Qindu

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 秦都.

Proper noun

Qindu

1. 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

Translations

district

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 秦都 (zh)

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