Xialu

English

Alternative forms

• Hsia-lu (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation for 下陸／下陆 (Xiàlù).

Proper noun

Xialu

1. A district of Huangshi, Hubei, China.
   • 2021, Hongshan Yang, “Reform of Management System for Sub-district Offices”, in Urban Governance in Transition‎^[1], China Renmin University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 166:

     Following the reform in Tieshan district, the abolition of sub-district offices was also carried out in other districts in the city, including 3 in the Xialu district in 2011, 4 in Huangshigang district and 5 in Xisaishan district in 2012.

   • 2023, Sunny Han Han, Amal Zhuo Li, “Community Engagement”, in A Hundred Stories: Industrial Heritage Changes China‎^[2], →DOI, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 104:

     Huangshi Shengli community is located in Xialu District of Huangshi, Hubei Province. […] In May 2011, Xialu District carried out community system reform, and the current Shengli community was merged with the former Shengli community and the former Jinxing community.

Translations

district in central China

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 下陸 / 下陆 (Xiàlù)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can