Zhonglu

Zhong·lu
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/ʒɔŋ.lu//d͡ʒɔŋ.lu/

proper noun

A town in Lichuan, Enshi autonomous region, Hubei, China.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Chunglu · alternative Chung-lu

  1. A town in Lichuan, Enshi autonomous region, Hubei, China.

    Approximately 90% of the trees are in two adjacent river valleys in Zhonglu Town, Lichuan, Hubei: the Xiaohe River Valley and Shiziba River Valley (unpublished data from the Metasequoia Station).

    2007, Hong Yang, Leo J. Hickey, Metasequoia : Back from the Brink? An Update, →OCLC, page 189
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    The main population occurs in a 25 km long and 1.5 km wide strip along the Modao River in the Shui-sha-ba Valley, Zhonglu Town, Lichuan County, Hubei Province at elevations ranging from 900—1250 m.

    2005, Ben A. LePage, Hong Yang, Midori Matsumoto, “The Evolution and Biogeographic History of Metasequoia”, in Ben A. LePage, Christopher J. Williams, Hong Yang, editors, The Geobiology and Ecology of Metasequoia, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 10

    Approximately 90% of the trees are in two adjacent river valleys in Zhonglu Town, Lichuan, Hubei: the Xiaphe River Valley and Shiziba River Valley (unpublsihed data from the Metasequoia Station).

    2017, Qin Leng et al., “Database of Native Metasequoia glyptostroboides Trees in China Based on New Census Surveys and Expeditions”, in Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History^([https://bioone.org/journals/bulletin-of-the-peabody-museum-of-natural-history/volume-48/issue-2/0079-032X_2007_48_185_DONMGT_2.0.CO_2/Database-of-Native-Metasequoia-glyptostroboides-Trees-in-China-Based-on/10.3374/0079-032X(2007)48[185:DONMGT]2.0.CO;2.short]), volume 48, number 2, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 189, column 1

Origin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 忠路 (Zhōnglù).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 忠路
  • 忠路 (Zhōnglù)town in central China
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