Gaoling

Gaoling

See also: gaoling, gāolíng, and Gāolǐng

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 高陵 (Gāolíng).

Proper noun

Gaoling

1. A district of Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
   • 2016 March 6, “Chinese woman dies in elevator with power improperly cut off”, in AP News‎, archived from the original on 31 May 2022:

     The discovery of a woman’s corpse in an elevator in the Chinese city of Xi’an has led to the detention of an elevator maintenance crew who improperly cut off power to the elevator a month ago without checking if anyone was inside
     In a statement posted Saturday, the Gaoling district government said two maintenance workers turned off the power source on Jan. 30 to the elevator in a residential building after they were called to check on a glitch.

   • 2019, Brettell, Anna, “Examining China's compliance to emerging international norms regarding environmental rights”, in Sarah Biddulph; ‎Joshua Rosenzweig, editors, Handbook on Human Rights in China‎, Edward Elgar Publishing, →ISBN, LCCN 2018967910, OCLC 1287073093, page 192:

     In October 2016, authorities cracked down on a citizen protest involving thousands in Gaoling district of Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, also over a planned incinerator. Public security bureau officials reportedly took hundreds of participants into custody, beat protestors, did not allow journalists to cover the demonstrations, and censored internet postings (CHRD 2017b).

Translations

district

Chinese: Mandarin: 高陵 (zh) (Gāolíng) Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• ganglio-, goaling