Lijiang
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See also: Lìjiāng
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (from Wade–Giles) Li-chiang
- (dated) Likiang
Etymology[edit]
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 麗江／丽江 (Lìjiāng).
Proper noun[edit]
Lijiang
- A prefecture-level city northwestern Yunnan, China.
- [1922 December 2, [Francis] Kingdon Ward, “Mr. Kingdon Ward’s Seventh Expedition in Asia. No. III. To Lichiang.”, in The Gardeners’ Chronicle: A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Horticulture and Allied Subjects, volume LXXI (Third Series), number 1875, London: 5 Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, W.C.2, →OCLC, page 325, column 1:
- The main road to Lichiang-fu, by Ho-ch'ing, is not followed by the muleteers, except by request, as there is a high mountain to cross.]
- 2022 January 2, Munroe, Tony; Min Zhang, “Earthquake in southwest China's Yunnan injures 15 people”, in Neil Fullick, editor, Reuters[1], archived from the original on 02 January 2022, China:
- A 5.5 magnitude earthquake that rattled the city of Lijiang in southwestern China's Yunnan province on Sunday injured 15 people, the Yunnan Earthquake Agency said on its social media feed.
Translations[edit]
a prefecture-level city in west China