Xianshuigu
Xianshuigu, formerly known as Seen-shwuy Kow,[1] is a town in Tianjin's Jinnan District in the People's Republic of China.
| Xianshuigu | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 鹹水沽鎮 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 咸水沽镇 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Salty Creek Port Town | ||||||||
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History
Xianshuigu is recorded as having been a coastal town on the Bay of Bohai around AD 500 but was 18 miles (30 km) inland by the mid-19th century.[1]
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References
- "China" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. V, 1878.
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