Meanings
- A prefecture-level city of Hunan, China.
In 2007, the Southern Weekly newspaper alleged irregularities in a hotel construction contract awarded to the company by a district government in Zhangjiajie, in Hunan Province.
2011 December 16, Michael Wines, “Revolt Begins Like Others, but Its End Is Less Certain”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Dec 20111 more example
The salamanders are considered a delicacy. In September, a three-day festival in the city of Zhangjiajie celebrated the propertied health benefits of the ancient species, which has lived largely unchanged since the Jurassic period. There's no scientific evidence to support the claims that eating the salamander or using skin products or medicines made from its body have any positive effects on human health, but desire for the traditional treat persists.
2015 December 16, Rachel Feltman, “Scientists find a 200 year old giant salamander just chilling”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Dec 2015, Speaking of Science
Origin
- Mandarin張家界 /张家界
- EnglishZhangjiajie
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 張家界 /张家界 (Zhāngjiājiè).
More words from Mandarin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 張家界 /张家界
- 張家界 /张家界 (zoeng¹ gaa¹ gaai³)prefecture-level city
Chinese Mandarin 張家界 /张家界
- 張家界 /张家界 (Zhāngjiājiè)prefecture-level city
Korean 장자제, 장가계
- 장자제 (jangjaje)prefecture-level city
- 장가계 (janggagye)prefecture-level city
Cite this entry
Zhangjiajie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zhangjiajie
“Zhangjiajie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zhangjiajie. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zhangjiajie,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zhangjiajie.
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