Whampoa

Proper noun

Whampoa

1. Synonym of Huangpu (Guangzhou)
   • River traffic is important on the Si, although navigation is obstructed at many points by rapids and shallows. Ships of 10,000 tons call at Whampoa, Canton’s outer port, and vessels of 9-foot draft can travel upriver to Wuchow, the limit for ocean-going ships. Junks reach far into Kwangsi, and the...1965, R. Kay Gresswell, Anthony Huxley, editors, Standard Encyclopedia of the World's Rivers and Lakes, New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 248
   • Lin Biao or Lin Piao [lin byow] (1907-71) Chinese military leader, born in Huang-kang, EC China. He trained at Whampoa military academy in 1926, joined the Communists, and became a marshal of the Red Army.2004, David Crystal, editor, The Penguin Encyclopedia, 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 901

   Synonyms:

   Huangpu

2. An area of Hung Hom, Kowloon City district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
   • A group of masked, black-clad protesters attacked outlets in Whampoa, a mainly residential area, trashing restaurants and shops perceived to have links to mainland China.2019 December 1, Jeffie Lam, Lilian Cheng, Linda Lew, “Masked protesters attack and trash shops in Hong Kong’s Whampoa district after stand-off with police following end of march”, in South China...
   • After nightfall on Sunday, the upscale residential neighbourhood of Whampoa became a flashpoint between protesters and police.2019 December 2, Holmes Chan, “‘Don’t forget our original intentions’: Thousands protest in Kowloon, as Hong Kong police fire tear gas”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 23 Sep...