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Xining
Xining or Sining , city (1994 est. pop. 569,800), capital of Qinghai prov., W China, on the Xining River. For centuries it has been the major commercial hub on the caravan route to Tibet, trading in wool, hides, salt, and timber. More recently it has developed as a processing (flour-milling, wool-spinning, meatpacking) and distribution center for the NE Qinghai agricultural basin. Construction of a highway to the mineral-rich Qaidam basin and completion in 1959 of a link to the Chinese rail network via Lanzhou in Gansu prov. has spurred industrial development. Manufactures include iron and steel, chemicals, machinery, and textiles. Coal is mined in the area. Xining was the extraterritorial capital of the Koko Nor territory and remained in Gansu until 1928, when it became the capital of the newly formed Qinghai prov. The name sometimes appears as Hsi-ning. |
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"Xining." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Xining." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Xining.html "Xining." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Xining.html |
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Xining, Qinghai/China Huangzhongdi, Shan Zhou, Qingtang Its ancient name was derived from its position on the south bank of the Huang River, zhōng ‘middle’, and dì ‘place’. The present name was adopted in 1104 when the city was taken by the Chinese from the Tibetans. It is an amalgamation of two place‐names, Xidu and Changning, but the name can mean ‘Peace in the West’ from xī and níng ‘peaceful’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Xining." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Xining." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Xining.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Xining." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Xining.html |
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Xining
•Beijing, bing, bring, Chungking, cling, ding, dingaling, fling, I Ching, king, Kunming, ling, Ming, Nanjing, Peking, ping, ring, sing, Singh, sling, spring, sting, string, swing, Synge, thing, ting, wing, wring, Xining, zing
•saying, slaying
•bricklaying • minelaying
•being, far-seeing, unseeing
•sightseeing • well-being
•blackberrying
•dairying, unvarying
•unwearying
•self-pitying, unpitying
•belying, dying, lying, self-denying, tying, vying
•unedifying • unsatisfying • outlying
•drawing • underdrawing
•easygoing, flowing, going, knowing, mowing, outgoing, showing, sowing, thoroughgoing, toing and froing
•seagoing • ongoing • foregoing
•theatregoing • churchgoing
•following • borrowing • annoying
•bluing, doing, misdoing
•evil-doing • wrongdoing
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"Xining." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Xining." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Xining.html "Xining." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Xining.html |
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