longxi

name

1. A county of Dingxi, Gansu, China.

   “In early 1971 we received a box of fossils and a letter from a worker at an alcohol plant in Lunghsi county, Kansu province.”

   “Middle and primary schools in Lunghsi County, Fukien, have vigorously popularized part-time work and part-time study activities. Before liberation, Lunghsi County was very backward in education, but after liberation, particularly since the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, Lunghsi has made rapid progress in education.”

   “I come from Longxi County in Gansu Province.”

   “The launch marks Luoyang the first city to be featured in the iQIYI Chinese Historic City Universe (iCHCU), which, encompassing a variety of content drawing inspiration from Beijing, Guangzhou, Longxi county of Dingxi, Dunhuang, Nanjing, and other Chinese cities, aims to bridge between China’s local culture and iQIYI’s global audience.”

2. (historical)A region in Gansu west of Mount Long.

   “On one occasion, or so legend has it, a ball fell from a dragon; when no tremor could be felt, scholars were mystified. But many days later came reports of an earthquake in Longxi (present-day Western Gansu Province) a thousand kilometres away.”

3. (historical)A commandery of ancient China in the southern area of present-day Gansu.