Shahekou

English

Alternative forms

• Sha-ho-k'ou (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From Mandarin 沙河口 (Shāhékǒu).

Proper noun

Shahekou

1. A district of Dalian, Liaoning, China.
   • [1920, “South Manchuria Railway Company and its Work”, in Economic History of Manchuria‎^[1], Seoul, Chosen, →OCLC, page 103:

     (b) Railway Workshops: The company, on its formation, took over from the Government a workshop at Dairen¹ Station. This was temporarily repaired to meet immediate needs pending the erection of the new workshops in contemplation. The latter were erected at Shahokou,² near Dairen,¹ the work being commenced toward the end of 1908 and completed on August 9, 1911.

     I Dairen (大連). 2 Shahokou (沙河口).]

   • 1988, Yu Bo, Xu Hong Yan, “Analysis of ten workers' colleges”, in Adult Higher Education: A Case Study on the Workers' Colleges in the People's Republic of China‎^[2], Paris: Unesco, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 53:

     As a further example, the main products of the Dalian Rolling Stock Plant, located in Shahekou District of Dalian City, were diesel locomotives, cars and railway fittings.

   • 2002, Xiaohuan [苏晓环] Su, translated by 陈耕 [Chen Geng], Education in China: Reforms and Innovations [中国教育：改革与创新] (China Basics Series (Contemporary Volume))‎^[3], Beijing: China Intercontinental Press [五洲传播出版社], →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 103:

     Fan Guiying, a working woman residing in Minquanfang neighborhood of Shahekou District, Dalian, got rid of illiteracy after one year of learning.

   • 2012, The Strength of Democracy: How will the CPC march ahead‎^[4], China Intercontinental Press [五洲传播出版社], →ISBN, →OCLC, page 98:

     Voters of the No. 3 Zone of Xinggong Street of Shahekou District of Luda (now Dalian) are looking at the List of Voters. (1953).

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Shahekou.

Translations

district in northeast China

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 沙河口 (Shāhékǒu)

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