Danjiangkou

English

Alternative forms

• Tan-chiang-k'ou (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 丹江口 (Dānjiāngkǒu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑnˈd͡ʒɑŋˈkoʊ/, /dæn-/, /d͡ʒæŋ-/

Proper noun

Danjiangkou

1. A county-level city in Shiyan, Hubei, China.
   • [1979, Harold C. Hinton, “China's foreign policy and national interest”, in Ray Bonds, editor, The Chinese War Machine: A technical analysis of the strategy and weapons of the People's Republic of China‎^[1], New York: Crescent Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 59:

     2. Another hydroelectric project, this time at Tanchiangkou in Hupeh province, which includes a 900,000 kilowatt power station. China is rich in energy resources, having plentiful supplies of coal, oil, and water for hydroelectric schemes such as this.]

   • 2009 February 27, Chris Buckley, “China's water scheme opens torrent of discontent”, in Megan Goldin, editor, Reuters‎^[2], archived from the original on 10 June 2022, World News‎^[3]:

     The government has said 330,000 residents near Danjiangkou must move over 5 years from June, and it has promised them homes and farms elsewhere in Henan and Hubei provinces. The reservoir lies between these provinces, catching the Han and Dan Rivers.

Translations

county-level city in central China

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 丹江口 (zh) (Dānjiāngkǒu)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Danjiangkou”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[4], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 963, column 2