P'u-tung

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Etymology

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From Mandarin 浦東浦东 (Pǔdōng) Wade-Giles romanization: Pʻu³-tung¹.

Proper noun

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P'u-tung

  1. Alternative form of Pudong
    • 1906, Daniel Coit Gilman, “Shanghai”, in The New International Encyclopedia[1], volume XVIII, New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, →OCLC, page 52:
      In Pʻu-tung, the district on the east bank of the river, are the shipyards, dry docks, foundries, engineering establishments, machine shops, etc., and the river bank is lined with wharves and great warehouses and stores.
    • 1968, “SHANGHAI (SHANG-HAI)”, in Encyclopedia Britannica[2], volume 20, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 345, column 2:
      From the walled city down river on the left bank, and for a longer distance up and down the river on the right bank (an area known as Pootung or P'u-tung) there were in the 1930s less than 10 mi. of riverside shipping frontages with a minimum depth of 12 ft. The congestion at Shanghai was great.

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