Zigong

Definitions

A prefecture-level city of Sichuan, China.

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Examples

“Peking Radio broadcast⟳ about one particular department in the Szechwan city of Tzu-kung illustrated how easily the bureaucrats could influence⟳ the soldiers: There was a close⟳ connection between the department and the . . . Tzukung Municipal CCP Committee. Work⟳ was carried out by the department under the leadership of the municipal CCP committee.”

“In Tzukung, Szechuan province, extremely thin and soft strips that are almost transparent are cut⟳ from love⟳ bamboo and used to weave objects with “hidden designs” like⟳ those of figured silk. The warp and weft strips must cross at least a thousand times.”

“More than 800 lanterns handmade in Zigong in China’s Sichuan province will be presented to Auckland, honoring a centuries-long tradition dating from the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-221 A.D.) to usher in the new year with light⟳.”

“At least 16 people died in a fire at a shopping mall in southern China, state media reported on Wednesday. The incident occurred at a shopping complex in Zigong, a city in western Sichuan province.”

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