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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From the {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} romanization of the {{bor|en|cmn|-}} pronunciation of {{bor|en|zh|龍港||[[dragon|Dragon]] [[port|Port]]}}. As a Zhejiang city, a blend of its former name [[Longjiang]] [[port|Port]] [[area|Area]] ([[龍江]][[港區]]/[[龙江]][[港区]], ''Lóngjiāng gǎngqū'') adopted upon its elevation to town status in 1983. The name [[Longjiang]] itself derived from the "[[Qinglong]] [[river|River]]" ([[青龍]][[江]]/[[青龙]][[江]]), used locally for the lower [[Ao]] ([[鰲]][[江]]/[[鳌]][[江]]).
From the {{bor|en|cmn-pinyin|-}} romanization of the {{bor|en|cmn|龍港||[[dragon|Dragon]] [[port|Port]]}}.
* Of the city in Zhejiang: a blend of its former name [[Longjiang]] [[port|Port]] [[area|Area]] ({{zh-l|龍江港區|tr=Lóngjiāng gǎngqū}}) adopted upon its elevation to town status in 1983. The name [[Longjiang]] itself derived from the "[[Qinglong]] [[river|River]]" ([[青龍]][[江]]/[[青龙]][[江]]), used locally for the lower [[Ao]] ([[鰲]][[江]]/[[鳌]][[江]]).


===Proper noun===
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|archivedate=26 July 2022
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|text=Lei said the smell of exhaust gas from chemical plants in Huludao’s '''Longgang''' district is noticeable almost every day. “Sometimes there isn’t a noticeable odor but it just chokes you and makes you want to cough,” he said.}}
|text=Lei said the smell of exhaust gas from chemical plants in Huludao’s '''Longgang''' district is noticeable almost every day. “Sometimes there isn’t a noticeable odor but it just chokes you and makes you want to cough,” he said.}}
# {{place|en|city|p/Zhejiang|c/China}}.
# {{place|en|city|p/Zhejiang|c/China}}.

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Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 龍港龙港 (Lónggǎng, Dragon Port).

Proper noun

Longgang

  1. A district of Huludao, Liaoning, China.
    • 2022 July 26, Christian Shepherd, Vic Chiang, “A Chinese artist fights pollution with rock music”, in The Washington Post[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 July 2022, Asia‎[2]:
      Lei said the smell of exhaust gas from chemical plants in Huludao’s Longgang district is noticeable almost every day. “Sometimes there isn’t a noticeable odor but it just chokes you and makes you want to cough,” he said.
  2. A city in Zhejiang, China.

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