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Huangshi
Huangshi or Hwangshih , city (1994 est. pop. 538,400), E Hubei prov., China, on the Chang (Yangtze) River. It is a new industrial center, built after 1950, with a giant iron and steel complex supplied with iron from the mines at Daye and with coking coal from Pingxiang. Other manufactures include cement, building materials, and textiles. |
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Huangshi
Huangshi, Hubei/China Shidanyao Founded in 1950, it takes its name from either the nearby Yellow Stone Harbour or Yellow Stone Mountain from huáng and shí ‘stone’ or ‘rock’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Huangshi." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Huangshi." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Huangshi.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Huangshi." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Huangshi.html |
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