Anqing

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See also: ànqíng and Ānqìng

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Etymology

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From the Hanyu Pinyin[1] romanization of the Mandarin 安慶安庆 (Ānqìng).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɑːnˈt͡ʃɪŋ/, enPR: änʹchǐngʹ

Proper noun

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Anqing

  1. A prefecture-level city in Anhui, China.
    • 2015 August 21, Patrick Boehler, Josh Keller, K.K. Rebecca Lai, Vanessa Piao, Crystal Tse, “Tianjin Blast Exposes the Dangerous Proximity of Toxic Chemicals in China”, in The New York Times[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2015-08-21[3]:
      Another major producer of sodium cyanide, Anhui Shuguang, appears to have a subsidiary located not only close to a residential area of Anqing in Anhui Province, but also only a few hundred feet from the Yangtze River in central China. The Times found a kindergarten and another school within 1,000 meters of the factory.
    • 2020 August 20, “What's behind China's record floods?”, in France 24[4], archived from the original on 23 August 2020[5]:
      In addition to conventional weather monitoring technology, Anqing city in China's Anhui province is using virtual reality goggles linked to river-monitoring cameras that use 5G internet to transmit images to inspectors, according to Xinhua.
    • 2021 June 6, Tanika Godbole, “China: Man with knife kills 6 on commercial street”, in Deutsche Welle[6], archived from the original on 06 June 2021, News‎[7]:
      The attack happened on Saturday afternoon, on a shopping street in Anqing city, Anhui province, which is located around 430 kilometers from Shanghai.

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References

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  1. ^ “China”, in The New Encyclopedia Britannica[1], 15th edition, volume 16, 1995, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 42, column 1:Conventional/Wade-Giles Pinyin [] An-ch'ing.......Anqing

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