Xiantao

alternative Hsien-t'ao

1. A sub-prefectural city of Hubei, China.

   Wuhan grows steadily, changing its face quite a bit each year one comes. Hanyang spreads out, and Mianyang, where we halted for a meal and rest, at its county town of Xiantao, which is now becoming a modern city.

   1981 July, Rewi Alley, “Flood Strikes again in Hubei”, in Eastern Horizon, volume XX, number 7, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 13

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   Residing on the banks of the Hanshui River in south-central Hubei Province are more than 1.8 million inhabitants of Xiantao City. The central city area itself may only have about 250,000 people, but Xiantao has jurisdiction over a number of sprawling suburbs and surrounding villages which pushes its population up. Because of improved roads, Xiantao is now only a 50-minute drive from the provincial capital, Wuhan.

   2001 February, Paul Hattaway, China's Unreached Cities, volume 1, Chiang Mai, Thailand: Darawan Printing, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 100

   The mayor of a city in central China made a rare public address calling for calm after thousands of people protested against a waste incineration project over fears it would damage the environment and residents' health.[…] The city of Xiantao, in Hubei province, said on Sunday it would suspend the project but protests continued on Monday.

   2016 June 27, Megha Rajagopalan, “China city shuts down waste-burning plant project over protests”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2016