Hulan

See also: hulan and hùlán

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 呼蘭 / 呼兰 (Hūlán).

Proper noun

Hulan

1. A district of Harbin, Heilongjiang, China.
   • 2006, “The Diary of Father Francis Tan Tiande”, in Michael Miller, transl., edited by Gerolamo Fazzini, The Red Book of Chinese Martyrs: Testimonies and Autobiographical Accounts‎^[1], San Francisco: Ignatius Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 66:

     The joy that I experienced at that moment cannot be described in words. However “heaven disappoints us”. The train had scarcely reached the district of Hulan (it was destined for Harbin) when I was arrested.

   • 2014 September 22, “Jinan air quality ranked poorest; rare disease turns muscle into bone”, in South China Morning Post‎^[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 September 2014, China Insider‎^[3]:

     A two-year-old girl was badly injured when she was attacked by the family’s dog at their farm in Hulan district, Harbin, […]

Translations

district

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 呼蘭 / 呼兰 (zh) (Hūlán)

• Manchu: ᡥᡡᠯᠠᠨ (hūlan)