Laohekou
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English
Alternative forms
- Laohokow (Postal Romanization)
- Lao-ho-k'ou (Wade–Giles)
Etymology
From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 老河口 (Lǎohékǒu).
Proper noun
Laohekou
- A county-level city in Xiangyang, Hubei, China.
- [1903 March, Miss Black, “The Work at Lao-ho-k'eo.”, in China's Millions, volume XI, number 3, China Inland Mission, →OCLC, page 34, column 2:
- In 1897 Ku-ch'eng Hsien, a city lying some fourteen miles below Lao-ho-k'eo, was opened as an out-station, and an evangelist sent down for permanent work.]
- 2018 April 3, Emily Feng, “Chinese developers seek piece of booming education market”, in Financial Times, archived from the original on 02 November 2021, Education:
- A middle school under construction on the outskirts of Laohekou, Hubei Province, China
Translations
Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Laohekou”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1686, column 1
- Laohekou in Encyclopædia Britannica
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