Tongshan

Tong·shan
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proper noun

A county of Xianning, Hubei, China.

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Tongshan1

proper noun

alternative Tungshan · alternative T'ung-shan

  1. A county of Xianning, Hubei, China.

    Vuchang commands over ten Cities, as Vuhang, Vuchang, Kiayu, Puki, Hienning, Cungyang, Tungching, Hingque, Taye, Tungxan.

    [1669 [1665], John Nievhoff, translated by John Ogilby, An Embassy from the Eaſt-India Company of the United Provinces, to the Grand Tartar Cham Emperour of China, London: John Macock, translation of original in Dutch, →OCLC, page 14
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    Self-reliance implies the ability to improvise out of one’s own resources, rather than rely on planned co-ordination and state investment grants. This can be illustrated by two examples, taken from many similar ones singled out for praise in official Chinese news releases in recent years. The first is a colliery in Tungshan County, Hupeh, opened during the Great Leap in 1958 which “originally had over 1,000 workers, but the agents of Liu Shao-ch’i ordered it to be closed. However, 18 revolutionary workers kept the mine in operation with primitive equipment and methods designed locally.[…]

    [1972 October, Audrey Donnithorne, “China's Cellular Economy: Some Economic Trends Since The Cultural Revolution”, in China Quarterly, volume 52, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 607; republished as Joseph C.H. Chai, editor, The Economic Development of Modern China, volume II, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2000, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 518

    "Our fiscal revenue has not recovered to the 2019 level, but the fiscal expenditure increases year by year. [We] must keep tightening our belt," Xinhua said, citing Jin Hannan, head of the finance bureau in Tongshan county, Xianning in China's Hubei province.

    2023 June 5, Ellen Zhang, Ryan Woo, “China's fiscal condition healthy, but local govts see high debt risks - Xinhua”, in Ed Osmond, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 05 Jun 2023, Asian Markets

Tongshan2

proper noun

alternative Tungshan · alternative T'ung-shan

  1. Synonym of Xuzhou (Jiangsu)

    Synonyms: Xuzhou

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Xuzhou (Jiangsu)

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Origin

  1. Mandarin通山
  2. EnglishTongshan

From Mandarin 通山 (Tōngshān).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 通山
  • 通山county in central China
Chinese Mandarin 通山
  • 通山 (Tōngshān)county in central China
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