Wutongqiao District
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.[lower-alpha 1]
Wutongqiao
五通桥区 | |
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 Wutongqiao in Leshan | |
 Leshan in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 29°24′24″N 103°49′06″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 | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 五通橋 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 五通桥 | ||||||||
| Postal | Wutungkiao | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | 5-Passage Bridge | ||||||||
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It has been known for producing salt since at least the 19th century.[1]
Transport
Notes
- The name was also sometimes romanized as Woo-tung-keaou.[1]
References
- Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878), , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 5 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
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