Xiangtan

See also: xiāngtán and Xiāngtán

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Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 湘潭 (Xiāngtán, literally [place of the] Xiang River eddy).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: shē-ängʹtänʹ

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Xiangtan

  1. A prefecture-level city in Hunan, China, on the lower Xiang River.
    • 2013 December 25, Gao Wenqian, “China Must Purge Mao's Ghost”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 December 2013, Opinion:
      Mao’s hometown, Xiangtan City, in Hunan Province, is spending $2.5 billion on public events celebrating him.

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