Zhangjiajie

Proper noun

Zhangjiajie

1. A prefecture-level city of Hunan, China.
   • In 2007, the Southern Weekly newspaper alleged irregularities in a hotel construction contract awarded to the company by a district government in Zhangjiajie, in Hunan Province.2011 December 16, Michael Wines, “Revolt Begins Like Others, but Its End Is Less Certain”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 18 Dec 2011
   • The salamanders are considered a delicacy. In September, a three-day festival in the city of Zhangjiajie celebrated the propertied health benefits of the ancient species, which has lived largely unchanged since the Jurassic period. There's no scientific evidence to support the claims that eating...2015 December 16, Rachel Feltman, “Scientists find a 200 year old giant salamander just chilling”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Dec 2015, Speaking of Science