Liulin

English

Alternative forms

• Liu-lin (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From Mandarin 柳林 (Liǔlín).

Proper noun

Liulin

1. A county of Lüliang, Shanxi, China.
   • 1973 November 21 [1973 November 18], “SHANSI COUNTY GRAIN PRODUCTION”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China‎^[1], volume I, number 225, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page F 7‎^[2]:

     Liulin County, Shansi, has a population of 183,000 and an area of 1.92 million mou, of which more than 57,700 mou is cultivated land subject to serious water loss and soil erosion.

   • 2012 March 23, “Wealthy dad spends $11m on daughter's wedding”, in China Daily‎^[3], archived from the original on 24 March 2012‎^[4]:

     The wedding was held by Xing Libin - the Board Chairman of Liansheng Group, an energy company in Liulin county of North China's Shanxi province - for his daughter. Xing, who was reported to be the wealthiest man in Shanxi, spent a total of 70 million yuan ($11 million) on this wedding, including a grand gala staged by famous performers and singers, hiring several five-star hotels and three chartered planes to transport the guests to Sanya from elsewhere.

   • 2013 December 18, Didi Kirsten Tatlow, “A Chinese Coal Baron Tumbles into Debt”, in The New York Times‎^[5], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on August 18, 2023, Sinosphere‎^[6]:

     In 2009, of the 24 large coal mines in Liulin County, where Liansheng Group is headquartered, Liansheng controlled about a third.

Translations

county

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 柳林 (zh) (Liǔlín)

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