Xiangfu

Xiang·fu
X8I1A1N1G2F4U1

proper noun

A district of Kaifeng, Henan, China.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A district of Kaifeng, Henan, China.

    The local gazetteers of Xiangfu district, Kaifeng prefecture, and Henan province⁵ mention a surprisingly large number of Kaifeng Jews and their successes in Chinese society with dates.

    1998, Donald Daniel Leslie, “Chinese Native Sources”, in Jews and Judaism in Traditional China: A Comprehensive Bibliography (Monumenta Serica Monograph Series), volume XLIV, Nettetal, Germany: Steyler Verlag, →ISBN, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 42
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    China Fortune Land Development Co Ltd : * Says it signs MoU with government of Xiangfu District, Kaifeng City to provide development, construction and operation service within the fields authorized by the government

    2017 March 30, “BRIEF-China Fortune Land Development signs MoU with local government”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 31 Jul 2022, Financials

    In January 2013, as part of the project to develop Henan section of the passenger-dedicated railway between the cities of Zhengzhou and Xuzhou, which was jointly invested by the People's Government of Henan Province and the Ministry of Railways under the central government, more than 120 mu of land of Yanlingfu Village, Duliang Township, Xiangfu District, Kaifeng City, Henan Province, was occupied, and as compensation for the land, a total of RMB6,429,540 yuan was paid to the Yanlingfu Village, at the rate of RBM^([sic – meaning RMB]) 52,000 yuan per mu of land.

    2021, Xiaoyang Shang, “The People v. Yang X and Shi X (Misappropriation of Public Funds): Assessment and Application of the "Special Circumstances" Warranting a Sentence Lesser than the Statutory Penalties”, in Selected Cases from the Supreme People’s Court of the People's Republic of China, volume 2, Law Press China, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 134

Origin

  1. Mandarin祥符
  2. EnglishXiangfu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 祥符.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 祥符
  • 祥符district
Chinese Mandarin 祥符
  • 祥符district

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APA

Xiangfu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xiangfu

MLA

“Xiangfu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xiangfu. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Xiangfu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xiangfu.

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