Wutongqiao District

Wutongqiao District
Wutongqiao District
Traditional Chinese	五通橋
Simplified Chinese	五通桥
Postal	Wutungkiao
Literal meaning	5-Passage Bridge
Hanyu Pinyin
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Wǔtōngqiáo
Wade–Giles	Wu-T'ung-Ch'iao

Wutongqiao

五通桥区
Wutongqiao 五通桥区
District
	Wutongqiao in Leshan
	Leshan in Sichuan
	Coordinates: 29°24′24″N 103°49′06″E / 29.40667°N 103.81833°ECoordinates: 29°24′24″N 103°49′06″E / 29.40667°N 103.81833°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Sichuan
Prefecture-level city	Leshan
Area
• Total	474 km2 (183 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Wutongqiao District is an urban district of the prefecture-level city of Leshan, Sichuan province, China. As a separate city on the banks of the Min River, Wutongqiao was formerly romanized as Wutungkiao.^[a]

It has been known for producing salt since at least the 19th century.^[1]

Transport[]

China National Highway 213

Notes[]

^ The name was also sometimes romanized as Woo-tung-keaou.^[1]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878), "China" , Encyclopædia Britannica, 5 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons

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[2] The name was also sometimes romanized as Woo-tung-keaou.^[1]

[eb9-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878), "China" , Encyclopædia Britannica, 5 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons

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