Meaning of Yiyang | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A county of Shangrao, Jiangxi, China.
2. A county of Luoyang, Henan, China.
3. A prefecture-level city of Hunan, China.

Examples

“A scene from China’s great drought of 1960. Members of the Sanhsiang people's commune in Yiyang County form⟳ a "bucket brigade" to bring⟳ water from the Lo River, reduced to a trickle. China Reconstructs (Peiping), November 1960”

“Li Ho (790-816), or Li Chang-chi, came from Changku County (present-day Yiyang County) in the province of Honan.”

“2. In 1980, a batch of more than 75 kilograms (about 2,000 pieces) of hollow head spades with slant shoulder and arc foot was excavated at Liuquan Village, Yiyang County, Henan Province².”

“Chickens ranged freely down the single mud lane of Wu Yuegou village, pecking at stray seeds and scattering with excited clucks when the dogs came barking.[…] In this small community in the plains of northern Henan province, and across the rest⟳ of China, farmers in remote villages have⟳ made a tradition of keeping a few chickens around the barnyard.[…] Even though the chickens in Li's village have⟳ not been vaccinated, officials in surrounding Yiyang County appear⟳ to have⟳ reacted to the call⟳ for action from Beijing. The Communist Party's tight organization at every level of the country's administration has long been an effective tool for handing down orders.”

“Piglets at a farm in Yiyang County in China’s Henan Province. China has culled 1.2 million pigs in an effort to contain⟳ a deadly swine disease.”

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