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Datong

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

noun

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


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Ten minutes later, the health code turned green, and the pandemic prevention workers at the station allowed Wang to leave Datong, she said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2022

Over the past week, authorities have raced to get a handle on rising cases in cities across China, including Datong, Xining, Nanjing, Xian, Zhengzhou and Wuhan, forcing temporary lockdown measures.

From Reuters • Oct. 31, 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

After she gets out, Qiao realises Bin has moved away from Datong and abandoned her, and she tries to confront him.

From The Guardian • Dec. 30, 2019

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