Meanings
alternative Hsiangtan · alternative Hsiang-t'an · alternative Siangtan
- A prefecture-level city of Hunan, China, on the lower Xiang River.
Mao’s hometown, Xiangtan City, in Hunan Province, is spending $2.5 billion on public events celebrating him.
2013 December 25, Gao Wenqian, “China Must Purge Mao's Ghost”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Dec 2013, Opinion1 more example
The Industry Foundation of the Chinese city of Xiangtan, in the southern province of Hunan, Geely-backed GLy Capital and South Korea's Mirae Asset also participated in the capital raise, according to the statement.
2022 October 26, Roxanne Liu, Kane Wu, “Chinese automaker Geely's new energy brand Farizon raises over $300 mln”, in Bernadette Baum, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 26 Oct 2010, Autos & Transportation
Origin
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 湘潭
- 湘潭 (soeng¹ taam⁴)city in Hunan
Chinese Mandarin 湘潭
- 湘潭 (Xiāngtán)city in Hunan
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