Tongcheng

Proper noun

Tongcheng

1. A county of Xianning, Hubei, China.
   • It is not so far to Hsiangsse Commune from Maotien. Only nine kilometres. But the way lies over a range of mountains through which the commune members, using a ton and a half of explosive most of which they made themselves, blasted a road a couple of winters ago. It not only connects the commune...[1973, Rewi Alley, “Some Hunan Journeys”, in 中国见闻 [Travels in China, 1966-71], Peking: New World Press, →OCLC, page 37
   • It is a custom among people living in Tongcheng county in Hubei province to commission their tomb while still alive, but the local authorities say the structures sprawl across the local area and have even been built in public parks as well as rural areas,[…]2018 April 9, Yujing Liu, “Thousands of tombs ‘taking up space of living’ demolished in China”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Apr 2018, People & Culture
2. A town in Wuxi, Chongqing, China.