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Xingqing

Syllables: Xing·qing/ʃɪŋˈt͡ʃɪŋ/

Xingqing proper noun: a district of Yinchuan, Ningxia autonomous region, China.

Proper noun

Xingqing

  1. A district of Yinchuan, Ningxia autonomous region, China.
    • Yinchuan is divided into three parts from east to west: Xixia, Jinfeng and Xingqing. All the main sights and the main bus station are located in Xingqing. The train station lies inconveniently in the west end of Jinfeng, some 12km away from Xingqing; given this location it may be wise to buy...2011, David Leffman, “The Yellow River”, in Rough Guide to China (Rough Guides), 6th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 212
    • As we will see in the following analysis, the migration settlements in Jinfeng District and Xingqing District adopt different modes of industrial support.2016, Lili Xun, “Inter-county Migration in Ningxia: A Case Study of Heshun New Village and Binhe Home”, in Ecological Migration, Development and Transformation: A Study of Migration and Poverty...
  2. (historical) The capital city of Western Xia, in modern-day Yinchuan, Ningxia, China.
    • […]eastern Kansu, northern Shensi and Ningsia. In 1038 Yuan Hao, leader of the Tanguts, declared himself emperor and called his country Hsia, known in Chinese history as Hsihsia. Hsingching (modern Yinchuan, Ningsia) was made the capital.[1965, Chi-ming Tung, A Short History of China: From Earliest Times to 1840, →OCLC, page 154
    • In 1038, Yuanhao assumed the imperial title and called his new regime Da Xia or Great Xia, known to historians as Xi Xia or West Xia. The capital was Xingqing (Yingchuan^([sic – meaning Yinchuan]), capital city of modern Ningxia Autonomous Region).1982, “The Five Dynasties, the Song and the Yuan: the Later Period of Ascendancy of Chinese Feudalism”, in Bai Shouyi [白寿彝], editor, An Outline History of China [中国通史纲要] (China Knowledge Series)...

Examples of Xingqing in a sentence

  • Yinchuan is divided into three parts from east to west: Xixia, Jinfeng and Xingqing.2011, David Leffman, “The Yellow River”, in Rough Guide to China (Rough Guides), 6th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 212:
  • Aerial photo shows residents lining up for nucleic acid tests at a testing site in Xingqing District of Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Oct. 23, 2021.2022 February 16, Fred Guterl, “The Rift Between the U.S. and China Is a Global Health Hazard”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on...
  • In 1227, Xingqing, the capital of the Western Xia, was sacked by Mongolian troops.2009 April, Qicheng Wang, “Chinese Muslim Province— Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region”, in China Tour Guide: Cartoons [漫画旅行中国], Beijing: China...

Origin of Xingqing

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 興慶 /兴庆 (Xīngqìng).

Questions about Xingqing

What does Xingqing mean?
Xingqing means a district of Yinchuan, Ningxia autonomous region, China.
How do you use Xingqing in a sentence?
Yinchuan is divided into three parts from east to west: Xixia, Jinfeng and Xingqing.
What part of speech is Xingqing?
Xingqing is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Xingqing?
Xingqing is pronounced /ʃɪŋˈt͡ʃɪŋ/.

Words near Xingqing in the dictionary

  1. Xinghua
  2. Xinghualing
  3. Xingjiang
  4. Xingkai
  5. Xingping
  6. Xingqing
  7. Xingren
  8. xings
  9. Xingshan
  10. xingshu
  11. Xingtai

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