Jiangling
English
Alternative forms
- (postal romanization) Kiangling
- (from Wade–Giles) Chiang-ling, Chiangling
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 江陵 (Jiānglíng).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɑŋˌlɪŋ/
Proper noun
Jiangling
- A county of Jingzhou, Hubei, China.
- 2007 November 9, “China jails 3 for selling fake pig disease vaccine”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 17 May 2021, Latest Crisis:
- The three were given jail sentences ranging from one and a half to 3 years for selling bogus vaccine that lead to the death of more than 500 pigs and losses of 328,250 yuan ($44,280) for a company in Jiangling county, in central Hubei province, […] reported, citing a court official.
Police in Jiangling had also charged a local vaccine inspection official with "dereliction of duty" for his involvement in the case, the paper added.
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