Cixi
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 慈谿／慈溪 (Cíxī).
Proper noun
Cixi
- A county-level city in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, formerly a county.
- 2011 November 8, Fang Yan, Ken Wills, Tina Qiao, “In China, luxury car makers drive inland”, in Don Durfee, Matt Driskill, editors, Reuters, archived from the original on 07 November 2023:
- Chen, who hails from the tiny but wealthy city of Cixi in eastern Zhejiang province, not only reflects China’s burgeoning affluence, but she and others like her represent a new trend -- rich consumers far from the major metropolitan centers. […]
Cixi, a fifth the size of Shanghai but with an average personal wealth on par with mainland China’s financial capital, is among a slew of smaller cities that mark a new competitive frontier for top global luxury auto sellers.
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Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Cixi”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 812, column 1
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