Jilong

Proper noun

Jilong

1. Synonym of Keelung.
   • Heavy industry developed in the 1970s at Taiwan's other main cities: Jilong, Taizhong, and Gaoxiung^([sic – meaning Gaoxiong]). Jilong, 25 km. east of Taipei, is located near Taiwan's main coal deposit, which has an annual yield of about 2.5 million metric tons.1979, Frederic M. Kaplan, Julian M. Sobin, Stephen Andors, Encyclopedia of China Today, Eurasia Press, →ISBN, page 35
   • We began to think of moving because of the low salary but also because we were getting very tired of living in Jilong. The weather there is simply terrible: it rains constantly, and the wind blows.1987, Hill Gates, “Folk Religions, Old and New”, in Chinese Working-Class Lives, Cornell University Press, →ISBN, page 219

   Synonyms:

   Keelung