Meaning of Pingshan | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A district of Benxi, Liaoning, China.
2. A county of Shijiazhuang, Hebei, in northeastern China.

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“Ch'in-huang-tao Shih-chia-chuang is the location of the Hopeh provincial revolutionary committee. Its textile, iron and steel, machine, and chemical industries are developed. Hsi-pai-p'o in P'ing-shan County, about 70 kilometers or more to the northwest of the city, was the site of the historic Second Plenary Session of the Seventh Central Committee of the Party, which was personally presided over and convened by Chairman Mao.”

“THE remains of the capital of the State of Chungshan founded by nomadic people from the north provide additional insight into life in the Warring States period (475-221 B.C.). Excavation was done between 1974 and 1977 in present-day Pingshan county, which is just northwest of the city of Shihchiachuang in western Hopei province.”

“And the hotels for pilgrims at Mt. Wu-t’ai were not the only ones in China: at the Yün-chü monastery of Mount Fang (in P’ing-shan county in modern Hopeh) there was an “equitable refectory” (i-fan t’ing).¹⁴⁹ Some chapels were even constructed for the specific purpose of providing a shelter to travelers.”

“Mr. Cao was born in Pingshan county in Hebei Province, in northern China. He was a composer from the age of 16 and reportedly wrote more than 1,500 songs.”

“Two sisters died after drinking the yogurt, which was placed with a notebook and a pencil in a plastic bag on the way to the other kindergarten in Pingshan County. Shijiazhuang Intermediate People’s Court in northern China found both the headmaster and the accomplice guilty of poisoning and sentenced them to death, CCTV said.”

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