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Hengyang

American  
[hœng-yahng] / ˈhœŋˈjɑŋ /

noun

Pinyin, Wade-Giles.
  1. a city in E central Hunan province, in E China.


Hengyang British  
/ ˈhɛŋˈjæŋ /

noun

  1. a city in SE central China, in Hunan province on the Xiang River. Pop: 853 000 (2005 est)

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Hengyang was a serene location surrounded by hills and lotus ponds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Hengyang, a city in southern China, introduced a subsidy of nearly $5,000 to help technicians and undergraduate students buy their first homes.

From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2022

The lab that conducted the DNA test and the Hengyang police declined interview requests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2016

Ge's targets were spread across the public and private sectors in more than 10 provinces and cities and the cases involved millions of yuan, it said, quoting the Hengyang procuratorate.

From Reuters ● Oct. 22, 2013

I thought I could change trains in Hengyang, the second largest city in Hunan, but when I arrived it was 10 p.m. and the next train to Shaoyang wasn’t until 5 a.m.

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2012

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