Wenzhou

American  

[wœn-joh] / ˈwœnˈdʒoʊ /

(Wade-Giles) Wenchou,

noun

Pinyin.

1. a seaport in southeastern Zhejiang province, in eastern China.

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Wenzhou British  

/ ˈwɛnˈtʃuː /

noun

1. a port in SE China, in Zhejiang province: noted for its historic buildings. Pop: 1 475 000 (2005 est)

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Wenzhou

Several other cities have followed: Chengdu deployed a mixed squad of quadruped and humanoid robots, Shenzhen is testing humanoids that shake hands with passersby, and a Wenzhou model literally rolls.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026

The events in Wenzhou come the same week an underground church in the southwestern city of Chengdu said several of its key leaders had been detained.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

Sometimes known as "the Jerusalem of China", Wenzhou has more Christians than any other city in the country.

From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026

But senior administrators soon decided NIH’s claims that Wang held a position at Wenzhou Medical University and had received a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China did not hold up.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 22, 2023

He worked his way up to the post of Communist Party leader of Wenzhou, a position he held for three years until 2004.

From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2023