Huludao

See also: Húlúdǎo

English

Alternative forms

• Hu-lu-tao (Wade–Giles)
• Hulutao (Postal Romanization)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 葫蘆島／葫芦岛 (Húlúdǎo).

Pronunciation

• enPR: ho͞oʹlo͞oʹdouʹ

Proper noun

Huludao

1. A prefecture-level city in Liaoning, China, formerly known as Jinxi.
   • 2008 April 13, “Coal mine gas blast leaves 14 dead, two missing”, in China Daily‎^[2], archived from the original on 20 April 2008‎^[3]:

     A coal mine gas explosion in northeast China's Huludao City, Liaoning Province, has killed at least 14 and left two missing, local authorities said Sunday. Two others were injured.
     The accident took place at the No. 3 Coal Mine of Shaguotun Village in Nanpiao District at 10:15 a.m. Saturday when 39 miners were working in a shaft, according to the Huludao City coal mine safety supervision authority.

   • 2015 December 17, “Chinese mine accidents leave as many as 36 dead”, in AP News‎^[4], archived from the original on 05 October 2023‎^[5]:

     In the city of Huludao in Liaoning province, 17 miners died following a fire in the pit caused by sparks thrown off by welders, the State Administration of Work Safety reported on its website.

   • 2019 October 11, “25 of the strangest Guinness World Records ever”, in USA Today‎^[6], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 March 2023:

     With ages ranging from 4 to 69 years old, 3,090 girls and women participated in a world record-breaking largest bikini photo shoot on a beach in Huludao, Liaoning Province, China, in August 2011.

   • 2021 September 27, Shivani Singh, Min Zhang, Beijing newsroom, “China's power crunch begins to weigh on economic outlook”, in Ana Nicolaci da Costa, editor, Reuters‎^[7], archived from the original on 27 September 2021, China‎^[8]:

     The city of Huludao in the province has asked residents to not use high-energy electronics like water heaters and microwaves during the peak power use periods from 10:00-12:00 am (0200-0400 GMT), 3:00-4:00 p.m. and 07:00-08:00 p.m.

   • 2022 July 26, Christian Shepherd, Vic Chiang, “A Chinese artist fights pollution with rock music”, in The Washington Post‎^[9], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 July 2022, Asia‎^[10]:

     Lei said the smell of exhaust gas from chemical plants in Huludao’s Longgang district is noticeable almost every day. “Sometimes there isn’t a noticeable odor but it just chokes you and makes you want to cough,” he said.

2. Former name of Longgang.
   • 1966 [1957], Михаил Иосифович Сладковский, “Economic Relations Between the Soviet Union and China in 1925-1936”, in M. Roublev, transl., edited by G. Grause, History of Economic Relations Between Russia and China [Ocherki Ekonomicheskikh Othosnenii SSSR c Kitaem]‎^[11], Jerusalem: Israel Program for Scientific Translations, →OCLC, page 188:

     The seizure of Chinese industrial and commercial enterprises, of railroads and ports (including Huludao port, then still under construction) in Manchuria, and the forcible eviction of Chinese peasants from a number of areas clearly revealed the real intentions of the Japanese imperialists.

   • 1979 June, “The Liaoning-Shenyang Campaign”, in Eastern Horizon‎^[12], volume XVIII, number 6, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 35, column 1:

     At the same time, he had Du Yuming set up command at Huludao to direct the Kuomintang troops deployed at Jinxi and Huludao to push from the south to the north, hoping to crush the Liberation Army in between.

   • 1980, “Chronology of Events 1945-1980”, in China: U.S. Policy Since 1945‎^[13], →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 79, column 1:

     On Nov. 2, as the Communist attacks continued, U.S. transports landed Nationalist troops at Huludao in Manchuria.

Translations

prefecture-level city

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 葫蘆島／葫芦岛 (zh) (Húlúdǎo)

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Huludao”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[14], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1331, column 2