Xinchengzi

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 新城子 (Xīnchéngzi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌʃɪnˈt͡ʃʌŋ(d)zɪ/

Proper noun

Xinchengzi

1. A town in Miyun district, Beijing, China.
   • 2000 May 31, “Capital's main dam shrinking fast”, in South China Morning Post‎^[1], archived from the original on 18 June 2023‎^[2]:

     In Xinchengzi, the rural township north of Miyun, farmers are no longer able to draw water from wells, forcing them to buy water from trucks.

   • 2004 February 13, Zhang Ran, “Monkeys Return to Miyun”, in Beijing Today‎^[3], number 141, →OCLC, page 5:

     Two macaques, the only species of monkey native to Beijing municipality, have made surprise appearances this year in Yaoqiaoyu Village, Xinchengzi Town of Miyun County.

   • 2022 July 19, “3,500-year-old Beijing cypress branches out”, in China Daily‎^[4], archived from the original on 20 July 2022:

     In May, a park was built around the cypress, creating a forest ecosystem that is conducive to the plant's growth and beneficial for the surrounding ecological environment.
     "The park has become a place of leisure and recreation and has also helped boost local tourism," says Feng Xiaogang, deputy head of Xinchengzi township in Miyun district.
     According to the Office of Beijing Greening Commission, 20 pilot protection zones for ancient trees have been set up in the city and such protection efforts for ancient trees will continue to be promoted.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Xinchengzi.

Translations

town

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 新城子 (Xīnchéngzi)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Xinchengzi at Google Ngram Viewer