Men-t'ou-kou

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English

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Etymology

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From Mandarin 門頭溝门头沟 (Méntóugōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Mên²-tʻou²-kou¹.[1]

Proper noun

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Men-t'ou-kou

  1. Alternative form of Mentougou
    • 1967, Yuan-li Wu, “Efficiency in the Use of Transport Input”, in The Spatial Economy of Communist China[2], Frederick A. Praeger Publishers, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 192:
      Again, coal was shipped eastward from Kuan-yin-t'ang in Honan while the same kind of coal was being shipped westward from the Feng-feng and Chiao-tso mines — a typical instance of cross-hauling. Another example is the shipment of coal for household consumption from Yang-ch'uan in Shansi to Peking where local coal from Men-t'ou-kou was available, even though there may have been some quality difference.
    • 1968, “PEKING (PEIPING)”, in Encyclopedia Britannica[3], volume 17, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 533, column 1:
      Beyond Shih-ching-shan, at the end of a rail spur, 20 mi. west of the city centre, are the coal mines of Men-t'ou-kou.
    • 1996, Jacques Gernet, “The Beginnings of Modern China and the Crisis at the End of the Ming Dynasty”, in J. R. Foster, Charles Hartman, transl., A History of Chinese Civilization[4], 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 432:
      In 1603 the miners of the private mines of Men-t'ou-kou, thirty kilometres east of Peking, made a protest march to the capital.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Men-t'ou-kou.

References

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  1. ^ Shabad, Theodore (1972) “Index”, in China's Changing Map[1], New York: Frederick A. Praeger, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 345, 358:
    Chinese place names are listed in three common spelling styles: [] (1) the Post Office system, [] (2) the Wade-Giles system, [] shown after the main entry [] (3) the Chinese Communists' own Pinyin romanization system, which also appears in parentheses [] Mentowkow (Men-t’ou-kou, Mentougou)