Citations:Wuhu

English citations of Wuhu

• 1911 December 21st, The Times, № 39,801 (Monday 22nd January 1912), “China: No advance in general prosperity” (Correspondent’s letter), page 36/2:

  Here we have another instance of the sentiment, or “old custom,” that sways the masses as well as the classes in China. The old Carolus dollar still exchanges for nearly a tael of sycee in the Wuhu district, and there are now signs that the old-style Mexican, which is certainly without honour in the country of its origin, is about to be placed on a pedestal.

• 1973 June 17, “Attempt on Maoist leader in Shanghai”, in Free China Weekly‎^[1], volume XIV, number 23, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3:

  The report said the investigation has extended to Wuhu, in Anhwei Province, and Hangchow in Chekiang Province.

• 2015 October 10, Kazunori Takada, “Accidental China restaurant explosion kills at least 17: Xinhua”, in Nick Macfie, editor, Reuters‎^[2], archived from the original on 08 August 2022, Emerging Markets‎^[3]:

  An explosion ripped through a restaurant in eastern China on Saturday, killing at least 17 people, the official Xinhua news agency reported, blaming the accident on a gas cylinder.
  The blast caused a fire at the restaurant in Wuhu city in Anhui province, the report said, citing local authorities. It gave no other details.

• 2022 April 19, Chris Buckley, “China’s Covid shutdowns go far beyond Shanghai.”, in The New York Times‎^[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-04-19, World‎^[5]:

  Inhabitants of the urban districts of Wuhu in Anhui Province awoke on Sunday morning to official orders to stay at home and get tested — daily — until the government decides that it has stamped out cases of the Omicron variant, which is straining China’s “zero Covid” policy to its limits.
  The Wuhu government said it took the drastic step after one school student tested positive. Despite the stay-at-home command, many in Wuhu rushed out to stock up on food before the restrictions took full force, videos and pictures online show.