Tangshan

or T'ang·shan

[ tahng-shahn ]

noun

, Pinyin, Wade-Giles.

1. a city in NE Hebei province, in NE China.

Tangshan

/ ˈtæŋˈʃæn /

noun

1. an industrial city in NE China, in Hebei province: the 1976 earthquake, which killed an estimated 255 000 people, was the most lethal of the 20th century. Pop: 1 773 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

In the city of Tangshan, in the country’s northeast, anyone buying a home had to hold the property for at least three and a half years.

From New York Times

Then it sailed back to China, entering Tangshan port on June 14.

From Washington Post

Chen Jizhi was found guilty of the assault in the north-eastern city of Tangshan in June which began when one of the women rejected his advances.

From BBC

The search and rescue operation has ended and an investigation into the cause of the Sept. 2 flood is underway, the Tangshan city government said in a brief statement.

From Seattle Times

More recently, the censors were busy after a group of men brutally beat several women at a restaurant in the Chinese city of Tangshan in June, leaving two of the women hospitalized.

From New York Times