Hepu

alternative Ho-p'u

1. A county of Beihai, Guangxi autonomous region, China.

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   Here in Hepu County, an impoverished agricultural district just north of China's border with Vietnam, Chan and his business partners are hatching plans for a mammoth food processing operation they promise will be the world's largest producer of foie gras.[…] Hepu farmers say they can raise a single goose for less than 40 yuan--about $5. That's a fraction of what competitors in France must spend.

   2000 August 1, Clay Chandler, “A Golden Goose in Red China? Entrepreneur Bets Millions That Foie Gras Will Fatten Export Figures”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2017

   Synonyms: Hoppo