Huazhou

See also: Huàzhōu

English

Alternative forms

• Hua-chou (Wade–Giles)

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 化州 (Huàzhōu).

Proper noun

Huazhou

1. A county-level city in Maoming, Guangdong, China.
   • 2019 December 2, Gao Feng, “Riot Police Win Back Control of Protest Town in China's Guangdong”, in Luisetta Mudie, transl., edited by Luisetta Mudie, Radio Free Asia‎^[1], archived from the original on December 03, 2019, China‎^[2]:

     Authorities in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong have shelved plans to build a public crematorium near Huazhou city after clashes between protesters and riot police firing tear gas and wielding batons.
     Last week's clashes in Huazhou's Wenlou township, some 100 kilometers (60 miles) from Hong Kong, saw around 1,000 armed riot police take over the town after residents made barricades on the streets to block the passage of armored vehicles, local residents told RFA at the time.

Translations

county-level city

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 化州 (zh) (Huàzhōu)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Huazhou”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[3], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1325, column 2

Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 華州／华州 (Huàzhōu).

Proper noun

Huazhou

1. A district of Weinan, Shaanxi, China.
   • 2020 July 31, “Chinese prickly ash planting encouraged in Weinan City, NW China to help farmers raise income”, in huaxia, editor, Xinhua News Agency‎^[4], archived from the original on 01 August 2020‎^[5]:

     A villager selects Chinese prickly ashes at Daming Town of Huazhou District in Weinan City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, July 30, 2020. Local authorities encourage Chinese prickly ash planting in Huazhou District and help farmers raise their income.

2. A subdistrict of Huazhou district, Weinan, Shaanxi, China, formerly a town.

Translations

district; subdistrict

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 華州／华州 (Huàzhōu)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can