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Fengqiu

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Etymology

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From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 封邱 / 封丘 (Fēngqiū).

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  • IPA(key): /ˌfʌŋˈt͡ʃjoʊ/

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Fengqiu

  1. A county of Xinxiang, Henan, China.
    • [1972, Stewart E. Fraser, Hsu Kuang-liang, “Periodical Articles”, in China: The Cultural Revolution: Its Aftermath and Effects on Education and Society: A Select and Partially Annotated Bibliography[1], University of London Institute of Education Library, →OCLC, page 75:
      "A New Era of Poor and Lower-Middle Peasants Taking the Rostrum Has Begun." (January 11, 1969). []
      [The article] Reports the formation of lecture groups of poor and lower-middle peasants and their teaching in rural schools in Feng-ch'iu County, Honan Province.
      ]
    • [1974, Rewi Alley, “In an Ancient Kingdom the First People's Commune”, in Eastern Horizon[2], volume XIII, number 6, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 48, column 1:
      Back at Sinhsiang, we spent an evening watching the acrobats of Fengchiu. Fengchiu in north-eastern Honan has a reputation for producing the best acrobats, and they certainly put on an original show.]
    • 2008 March 10, “Shrinking Chinese work force pushes wages up”, in The New York Times[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 March 2023, International Business‎[4]:
      "This village is just old people and children," said Du Shicheng, 51, a farmer in Fengqiu County whose two adult children work at a cellphone factory in the east. "Everyone else has already left."
    • 2012 August 15, “China Digest”, in South China Morning Post[5], sourced from Xinhua News Agency, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on June 1, 2024, China‎[6]:
      Two young love-struck brothers were caught and severely scolded by police on Monday for knocking on the window of a 14-year-old girl every night in Fengqiu county, Xinxiang , Dahe.cn reports. The boys, whose ages were not given, had both failed in their pursuit of the girl.

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