Meaning of Men-t'ou-kou | Babel Free

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Noun. [C1]

Examples

“Again, coal was shipped eastward from Kuan-yin-t'ang in Honan while the same kind of coal was being shipped westward from the Feng-feng and Chiao-tso mines — a typical instance of cross-hauling. Another example is the shipment of coal for household consumption from Yang-ch'uan in Shansi to Peking where local coal from Men-t'ou-kou was available, even though there may have been some quality difference.”

“Beyond Shih-ching-shan, at the end of a rail spur, 20 mi. west of the city centre, are the coal mines of Men-t'ou-kou.”

“In 1603 the miners of the private mines of Men-t'ou-kou, thirty kilometres east of Peking, made a protest march to the capital.”

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