Enshi
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Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 恩施 (Ēnshī).
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Proper noun
Enshi
- An autonomous prefecture of Hubei, China.
- 2012 April 26, Mark McDonald, “A Man on a Wire Above China’s ‘Grand Canyon’”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 October 2022:
- The line was strung above China’s so-called Grand Canyon, located in Enshi Prefecture in Hubei Province. It is a remote spot, rarely visited by tourists and unexplored even by experienced climbers or other extreme-sport athletes.
- A county-level city in Enshi prefecture, Hubei, China.
- 2019 September 3, Amy Qin, “Attack at School in China Leaves at Least 8 Children Dead”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 September 2019, Asia Pacific:
- The attack occurred around 8 a.m. on the first day of the semester at the school in Chaoyangpo village of Enshi city in Hubei Province, the local police said.
- 2020 April 8, “Wuhan exodus sparks virus hope despite mounting death toll”, in France 24, sourced from Wuhan (China) (AFP), archived from the original on April 12, 2020:
- "You have no idea! I was already up around 4 am. I felt so good. My kids are so excited. Mum is finally coming home," said Hao Mei, a 39-year-old single mother rushing to nearby Enshi to see her young children for the first time in two months.
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Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Enshi”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1154, column 2
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