Tangshan

I was under the impression that during Qing, China was often referred to as Tangshan, and during the colonial period, people said 'zhina'.

Taipei Times Channels Me Michael Turton 2009

In addition to the typical sponsors, "Aftershock" was backed by the government of Tangshan, which is believed to have put up 50 million yuan ($7.4 million) of the production cost.

Blockbuster From China 2010

There had been an earthquake at a coal-mining city near Peking called Tangshan.

Wild Swans Jung Chang 1991

There had been an earthquake at a coal-mining city near Peking called Tangshan.

Wild Swans Jung Chang 1991

I'll admit 'Tangshan' is a new one on me, all I'm going on is Wu Zhuoliu's (a Hakkanese Taiwanese) use of 'dalu' in the Chinese version of his book 'Orphan of Asia' (which was itself originally published in Japanese).

Taipei Times Channels Me Michael Turton 2009

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake in 1976, thought to have killed at least a quarter of a million people, destroyed the city of Tangshan, which sits near China's northeast coast about 300 kilometers across the Bohai Sea from the Hongyanhe nuclear power plant under construction in the city of Dalian.

China, Also on Fault Lines, Faces New Atomic Scrutiny James T. Areddy 2011

A resolutely mainstream, rather tepid drama, it politely uses the devastating 1976 earthquake in Tangshan as a backdrop for a family saga.

Michael Giltz: DVDs: Craig Ferguson... Genius? Michael Giltz 2011

Last year CFIUS raised concerns over a planned joint venture between New Mexico fiber-optics company Emcore Corp. and China's Tangshan Caofeidian Investment Corp., prompting the companies to abandon the deal.

Exchange Merger Clears U.S. Hurdle Jacob Bunge 2011

Anhui Conch Cement rose 2.3%, Tangshan Jidong Cement was up 2.9%, while Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union rose by the 10% daily limit.

Indian Shares Tumble, Leading Asian Swoon 2011

China is building a plant in Dalian, across the Bohai Sea from Tangshan, a city that was leveled in 1976 by a 7.5-magnitude earthquake.

Reactors on Fault Lines Getting Fresh Scrutiny Ben Casselman 2011