Dazhou

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 達州／达州 (Dázhōu).

• IPA^(key): /(ˈ)dɑ(ˈ)d͡ʒoʊ/

Dazhou

1. A prefecture-level city in Sichuan, China.
   • 2001, 邓天梅 [Deng Tianmei], 四川 [Sìchuān, Sichuan] (中国西部开发丛书 [Introduction to West China Series])‎, Beijing: China Intercontinental Press (五洲传播出版社), →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 132:

     In the direction of Shaanxi, a high-grade road will be built between Sichuan's Dazhou City and Wanyuan City (close to Shaanxi).

   • 2010, Pamela Kyle Crossley, The Wobbling Pivot, China Since 1800: An Interpretive History‎, Wiley-Blackwell, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 4:

     Dazhou, Sichuan, has for years been showing the stress of popular anger against its mining industries, prostitu- tion rings, drug problems and a poorly managed outbreak of avian flu.

   • 2013 September 15, “China road accident kills 16 including 11 students”, in AP News‎, archived from the original on 09 June 2022:

     A passenger bus collided with a truck and plunged into a riverbed in southwest China, killing 16 people including 11 students, authorities said.
     The accident happened on Sunday afternoon in a village in Dazhou city in Sichuan province.

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