Tongchuan

Proper noun

Tongchuan

1. A prefecture-level city of Shaanxi, China.
   • Shensi has abundant coal deposits distributed throughout the province, one of the largest being at T’ung-ch’uan.[1973, Chiao-min Hsieh, “North China”, in Christopher L. Salter, editor, Atlas of China, McGraw-Hill, Inc., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 125, column 2
   • The blast, one of the worst in China in decades, hit the Chenjiashan coal mine in Tongchuan in the northwestern province of Shaanxi just days after the pit had caught fire.2006 October 29, “Briefly: 2 managers are jailed in blast that killed 166 - Asia - Pacific - International Herald Tribune”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Dec...