Zhaotong

alternative Chao-t'ung · alternative Chaotung

1. A prefecture-level city of Yunnan, China.

   The US Geological Survey said the magnitude-6.1 quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (6 miles) at around 8:30 a.m. (GMT). Most of the deaths were in Zhaotong City, the Xinhua state news agency reported.

   2014 August 3, “Hundreds dead after quake strikes Yunnan province”, in France 24, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2014

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   Military chieftains of three Communist "military regions" (Chengtu, Kunming and Canton) and five provincial “military districts” (Szechwon^([sic – meaning Szechwan]), Tibet, Yunnan, Kweichow and Kwangsi) held a joint conference last September in Chaotung, Yunnan, to discuss measures to be taken against the guerrilla forces.

   [1977 November 27, “Guerrilla activities”, in Free China Weekly, volume XVIII, number 47, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3, column 4

   Authorities in China's Yunnan province have reported that 47 people are missing after a landslide struck two villages near the city of Zhaotong early Monday morning, according to state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV).

   2024 January 22, “China: Landslide kills several people, dozens more missing”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2025