Xikou

Xikou
(the town when Fenghua was a county)
Xikou; (the town when Fenghua was a county)
Chinese	溪口
Postal	Chikow/Hsikow/Kikow
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xīkǒu
Wade–Giles	Hsi1-k'ou3

Xikou

溪口镇
Chikow/Hsikow/Kikow
Xikou 溪口镇 Chikow/Hsikow/Kikow
Town
	The second story of Chiang Kai-shek's home
	Xikou
	Coordinates: 29°41′23″N 121°16′34″E
Country	China
Province	Zhejiang
Sub-provincial city	Ningbo
District	Fenghua
Area [1]
• Total	381 km2 (147 sq mi)
Population
• Total	84,000
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Xikou[2] (simplified Chinese: 溪口镇; traditional Chinese: 溪口鎮; pinyin: Xīkǒu Zhèn; Wade–Giles: Hsi¹-k'ou³ Chen⁴), is a town of 84,000 in northeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It is located 39 kilometers (24 mi) west of Ningbo and covers 381 square kilometers (147 sq mi). It is under the administration of Fenghua District, and is the birthplace and ancestral home of the former President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek.[3][4] Mao Fumei, divorced wife of ROC President Chiang Kai-Shek and mother of ROC President Chiang Ching-Kuo, was killed during the Japanese bombing of Xikou on December 12, 1939.

References

"The Introduction of Xikou Town". 宁波市奉化区人民政府 English. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2019. It covers 381 square kilometers,
Xikou is sometimes transliterated as Chikow/Kikow. Until the 20th century, 溪 was pronounced [t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵], as evidenced by its fanqie reading (苦奚切). The old Postal Romanization Kikow reflects the 19th century pronunciation of 溪 in conservative Mandarin dialects (e.g. Nanking dialect) in which velars had not undergone palatalization (from [kʰ] to [t͡ɕʰ] in this case).
Guang Hua. Kwang Haw Pub. (USA). 1998. p. 35. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
China Tourism. HK China Tourism Press. 2001. p. 34. Retrieved 10 May 2019. Xikou and Mount Xuedou Scenic Area Xikou Town, 20 km south of the Yinxian county seat, is the hometown of Chiang Kai-shek and his son Chiang Ching-kuo — noted personages in modern Chinese history.

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[1] "The Introduction of Xikou Town". 宁波市奉化区人民政府 English. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2019. It covers 381 square kilometers,

[2] Xikou is sometimes transliterated as Chikow/Kikow. Until the 20th century, 溪 was pronounced [t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵], as evidenced by its fanqie reading (苦奚切). The old Postal Romanization Kikow reflects the 19th century pronunciation of 溪 in conservative Mandarin dialects (e.g. Nanking dialect) in which velars had not undergone palatalization (from [kʰ] to [t͡ɕʰ] in this case).

[Guang_Hua_1998_p._35-3] Guang Hua. Kwang Haw Pub. (USA). 1998. p. 35. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

[China_Tourism_2001_p._34-4] China Tourism. HK China Tourism Press. 2001. p. 34. Retrieved 10 May 2019. Xikou and Mount Xuedou Scenic Area Xikou Town, 20 km south of the Yinxian county seat, is the hometown of Chiang Kai-shek and his son Chiang Ching-kuo — noted personages in modern Chinese history.