Meanings
- A county of Zhumadian, Henan, China.
In Zhengyang county in May 1923, for instance, local gentry in the southern district built a county militia in response to rampant banditry.
1994, Mobilizing the Masses: Building Revolution in Henan, Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 601 more example
To fully implement the various militant tasks set forth by the 10th CCP National Congress, the Chumatien Military Subdistrict and offices directly under Chumatien Region recently sent over 180 cadres to stay and work for a lengthy period of time at selected backward basic-level units. Led by responsible comrades of Chumatien Region, these cadres have gone to such places as (Hsingtsai), (Nanching) and (Luho) communes in Chengyang County and (Machiang) commune in Janan County.
[1973 October 26 [1973 October 22], “Honan Region Sends Cadres to Guide Work in Backward Areas”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 207, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Chengchow Provincial Service, translation of original in Mandarin, →ISSN, →OCLC, People's Republic of China: Central-South Region, page D 1
Origin
- Mandarin正陽 /正阳
- EnglishZhengyang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 正陽 /正阳 (Zhèngyáng).
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Chinese Cantonese 正陽 /正阳
- 正陽 /正阳county
Chinese Mandarin 正陽 /正阳
- 正陽 /正阳 (Zhèngyáng)county
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Zhengyang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zhengyang
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