Meanings
- alternativeAlternative form of Pinggu.
Three polished stone axes with sharp blades have been found in a village of Pingku County on Peking’s eastern outskirts.
1972 [1972 July 10], “After Peking Man”, in Eastern Horizon, volume XI, number 4, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 67, column 11 more example
In 1974 the Beijing Women’s Federation after a careful study and investigation protested against wage discrimination in Pingku County. Since then men and women have received equal work-points there. Prior to their protest in 1974, men earned 10 work-points for a day’s work and women only 8 doing the same labour.
1979, Govind Kelkar, “China's Women: The Change And The Challenge”, in China After Mao: A Report on Socialist Development, New Delhi: USHA Publications, →OCLC, page 164
Origin
- Mandarin平谷
- EnglishPingku
From Mandarin 平谷 (Pínggǔ) Wade–Giles romanization: Pʻing²-ku³.
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