Ping Tung

See also: Pingtung and P'ing-tung

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 屏東 (Píng Dōng) Wade–Giles romanization: Pʻing² Tung¹.

Proper noun

Ping Tung

1. Alternative form of Pingtung
   • 1967, Chen Kang Chai, Taiwan Aborigines: A Genetic Study of Tribal Variations‎^[1], Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 36:

     The Puyumas, a small, rather civilized tribe, live together with native Chinese in many villages around the city of Ping Tung.

   • 1991, Derek Walters, The Feng Shui Handbook‎^[2], Thorsons, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 183:

     At Ping Tung, a professional geomancer checks the alignment of a grave, to ensure that ancestors will rest happily

   • 1993 September, Paul A. Forbes, Using a Wargame to Explore the Effects of the Information Content of Messages on CVBG Anti-Air Warfare Defense‎^[3], Naval Postgraduate School, →OCLC, →OL, page 53:

     After securing Ping Tung, Taiwan and Batan island regular air patrols have resumed. It has been noted that increasing ground activity was occurring around daybreak.

   • 2009, Billy Ray Wilson, Enough is Enough‎^[4], AuthorHouse, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, pages 122–123:

     My duty assignment was[...]Tasked the Wing’s Squadrons to provide aircrew members for ferry missions to the United States and Ping Tung, Taiwan.[...]Regarding the ferry missions to Ping Tung, Taiwan. The 3rd wing had one squadron of T-38 (F-5s) called the Aggressor Squadron.[...]The reason for the flights to Ping Tung was the contractor's location that painted the aircraft to soviet specifications.

Translations

Pingtung — see Pingtung