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Datong

American  
[dah-tawng] / ˈdɑˈtɔŋ /
(Wade-Giles) Tatung

noun

Pinyin.
  1. a city in northern Shanxi province, in northeastern China.


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The day after Wang arrived in Datong, she said her local code turned yellow, which meant she would have to be centrally quarantined in a hotel.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2022

Other large cities across China including Zhengzhou, Datong and Xian have implemented new curbs this week to rein in local outbreaks.

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2022

“When his father is sentenced as a counter-revolutionary, he must present himself as even more communist and even more revolutionary than the others if he wants to survive,” says Chinese journalist Li Datong.

From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2022

Emergency authorities described the flash flooding in Qinghai’s Datong county as a “mountain torrent.”

From Washington Times • Aug. 18, 2022

Bin, incapacitated by a stroke, returns to Datong, but their relationship is no happier in the long run.

From The Guardian • Dec. 30, 2019

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