Beilin

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A district of Suihua, Heilongjiang, China.

    "The Chinese state news media identified the man as the deputy director of a government poverty alleviation agency in the Beilin district of Suihua, a city in Heilongjiang Province.[…] Government offices in the city of Suihua and the district of Beilin, as well as the Beilin district police, did not respond to requests for comment."

  2. 2
    A district of Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.

    "Downtown Xi'an is divided between two districts, Beilin and Lianhu. The vibrant Beilin District comprises the core downtown area within the city wall and some territory east and south of it. Beilin has more than it: fair share of ancient sites, but it's modern as well, home to upscale malls high-end hotels, and 17 universities."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 北林 (Běilín).

Etymology 2

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 碑林 (Bēilín).

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