Taiyuan

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Shanxi, in northern China.

    ""On Wednesday 7th August 1901 a party from T'ai Yüan Fu, consisting of Mr. Duncan, Dr. Creasy Smith, Major Pereira, and Dr. Edwards, arrived to take part in the memorial service ; Mr. Hoste and Mr. Ernest Taylor of the China Inland Mission having arrived a day or two earlier."

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yangku

Example

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"He arrived in China in October 2014 and soon established himself comfortably in Taiyuan."

Etymology

From Mandarin 太原 (Tàiyuán).

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