Qindu
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 秦都.
Proper noun
[edit]Qindu
- A district of Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.
- 1990 October 23, Lena H. Sun, “CHINA SEEKS WAYS TO PROTECT ELDERLY”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 August 2023[2]:
- A case in point is the village of Tiezu, or Iron Mouth in English, located in Qindu county on the outskirts of Xianyang, a former ancient capital of China in central Shaanxi province.
Starting this year, newlyweds in Qindu district have been required to sign contracts pledging to support their parents after age 60.
- 1996, Lena H. Sun, “China Seeks Ways to Protect Elderly; Support Agreements Replacing Traditional Respect for the Aged”, in Ourselves and Others: The Washington Post Sociology Companion[3], 2nd edition, Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 131:
- To help protect the rights of the elderly, particularly in rural areas, some localities have begun requiring contracts of support between elderly parents and their children. A case in point is the village of Tiezu, or Iron Mouth in English, located in Qindu county on the outskirts of Xianyang, a former ancient capital of China in central Shaanxi province.
Starting this year, newlyweds in Qindu district have been required to sign contracts pledging to support their parents after age 60.
- 2006 July 23, “Shaanxi official's corruption case is the tip of iceberg”, in South China Morning Post[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on February 08, 2024[5]:
- Before being appointed Shangzhou party chief in 2000, Zhang served as the city's mayor between 1999 and 2000, and Qindu district party head between 1997 and 1999.
- 2017 October 16, “BRIEF-Rongan Property unit and real estate development firm to jointly develop land in Xianyang”, in Reuters[6], archived from the original on 04 September 2022, Financials[7]:
- Rongan Property Co Ltd
* Says co’s wholly owned management consulting unit and a Shaanxi-based real estate development firm will jointly develop land in Qindu District, Xianyang City
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