Meaning of P'ing-tung | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

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“The hilly, mixed crop and forest land⟳ produces tea and citronella in the north and bananas and pineapples in the central and southern parts of the island. In the P'ing-tung section of this region some rice is grown, and also bananas, sweet potatoes, soy beans, jute, and millet, but the main crop is sisal.”

“P'ing-tung was settled nearly 200 years ago and thus did not benefit from city planning under the Japanese administration (1895-1945). It is a typical market town with numerous light⟳ industries including rattan weaving, small machine shops and woodworking shops. A military airbase is located nearby. It serves as the seat of the P'ing-tung hsien (country) government.”

“In the original series, played at Williamsport, Pa., Taiwan won its seventh world championship in ten years. A team from P'ing-tung, a small village in southern Taiwan, beat⟳ the U.S. West champs, the San Ramon Valley Little Leaguers of Danville, Calif., 11-1 in the final game.”

“Before beginning his more recent work⟳ in Chung-she, Pasternak devoted a year to a study⟳ of Ta-t’ieh, a Hakka-speaking community located at the southern end⟳ of the coastal plain, 15 miles south of P’ing-tung City (see⟳ Map 25.1).”

“In 1933, he resigned as Castanhal's manager due to his advancing age and disease, and returned to Japan. However, his passion for rice soon led him to a new farm at P'ing-tung, Taiwan, and he eventually died in 1939 at his son's rice plantation in Webster, Texas.”

“Privately held Kemflo International Co. Ltd. operates a 432,000-square-foot molding, tooling and assembly plant⟳ in P'ing-tung, Taiwan.[…] The company now has 70 Taiwanese-made presses in P'ing-tung, and it has annual sales of $35 million.”

“Ang Lee, who directed Tobey Maguire in 1997's The Ice Storm as well as in 1999's Ride⟳ with the Devil, has built an admirable résumé. Born in 1954 in P'ing-tung, Taiwan, Lee attended the National Taiwan College of Arts in 1975 before coming to the United States.”

“Tsai Ing-wen, (born August 31, 1956, Fang-shan township, P’ing-tung county, Taiwan), educator and politician who was the first female president of Taiwan (2016– ).”

“They follow⟳ the recipe of Tien Liyuan, who was born in 1932 the Fang-shan township of Taiwan’s P’ing-tung county.”

““If you protect⟳ the coral reef, you protect⟳ the ocean ecosystem,” says Chiahsin Lin, who works on coral preservation at the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium in P’ing-tung, Taiwan.”

“Born in 1956, Fang-shan township, P’ing-tung county, Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen is an educator and politician who was the first female president of Taiwan.”

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