Zigong

(Older Spelling) Tze·kung,

[zœ-gawng]

noun

Pinyin.

1. a city in southern Sichuan province, in central China.

Zigong

/ ˈdzɪɡʊŋ /

noun

1. an industrial city in W central China, in Sichuan. Pop: 1 123 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

A funeral service centre in the Sichuan province city of Zigong explained the purchase of 196,230 litres of diesel, a 40% increase from its annual average, by noting its supply was "almost exhausted."

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Organizers removed the holiday tent, winter stage and workshop but added an open-air gallery that explains the origins of lantern-making in Zigong City, China.

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Police in Zigong, a midsize city in Sichuan Province, bought 156 sets of the technology, the documents show.

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It will be the first in a three-year partnership between Magnolia and the Zigong Lantern Group, a China-based company that has designed and created lantern displays in more than 200 cities around the world.

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It has partnered with Zigong Lantern Group and China Lantern International to create a nighttime jungle filled with giant illuminated lanterns made from colorful silk by Chinese artisans.

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