Meilan

Mei·lan
M3E1I1L1A1N1

proper noun

A district of Haikou, Hainan, China.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A district of Haikou, Hainan, China.

    This is what happened when an unnamed Chinese man got into an argument with a woman over a parking place in the Meilan District of Haikou City, Hainan, China. She parked her scooter and attacked the man when he began shouting at her to move.

    2014, Jamie Frater, “Crime”, in Listverse.com's Ultimate Book of Bizarre Lists: Fascinating Facts and Astounding Trivia on Movies, Music, Crime, Celebrities, History and More, Ulysses Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 497
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    On Thursday, the woman, surnamed Chen, was convicted of posing a threat to public safety after she slapped the driver, Fu Chuanming, on the face during a dispute in December at Haikou, Hainan island, the website of the People’s Daily reported. Meilan District People’s Court passed judgment in the 29-year old,^([sic – meaning year-old]) but it was unclear if she would appeal, the report said.

    2018 May 30, Keith Chan, “Haikou’s convention and exhibition industry hits world stage”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 May 2019, Business

    On paper, this has resulted in an unprecedented level of Party-state penetration, particularly in rural areas. Thus, Shaanxi's Yangchuan, with a population of only 170,100, constructed a whopping 387 Civilized Practice Centers, one for every 440 people (Yan'an Ribao 2019). Oddly, the difference between heavily populated and less populated areas is negligible: Shandong's Pingdu boasted the third-lowest number of people served per Center (765) (Qingdao Wenmingwang 2020), whereas Hainan's Meilan District, with half the population, succeeded in penetrating far less successfully, with each center serving a median of 11,635 (Haikouwang 2019).

    2024, Jean Christopher Mittelstaedt, Patricia M. Thornton, “How to Think Xi Jinping Thought”, in Stanley Rosen, Daniel C. Lynch, editors, Chinese Politics: The Xi Jinping Difference, 2nd edition, →DOI, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages https://books.google.com/books?id=OiT6EAAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PT28

Origin

  1. Mandarin美蘭 /美兰
  2. EnglishMeilan

From Mandarin 美蘭 /美兰.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 美蘭 /美兰
  • 美蘭 /美兰district

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APA

Meilan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meilan

MLA

“Meilan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meilan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Meilan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meilan.

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