Xikou
[Xikou is sometimes transliterated as Chikow/Qikou/Kikow. Until the 20th century, 溪 was pronounced ͡ɕʰi55 as evidenced by its ''fanqie'' reading (苦奚切). This archaic pronunciation of 溪 gives rise to the spelling 'Chikow', or 'Qikou' in the Hanyu Pinyin system. The old Postal Romanization 'Kikow' reflects the 19th century pronunciation of 溪 in conservative Mandarin dialects (e.g. Nanking dialect) in which velars had not undergone palatalization (from ʰto ͡ɕʰin this case). ] (), is a town of 84,000 in northeastern
Zhejiang
)
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province, People's Republic of China. It is located west of
Ningbo and covers . It is under the administration of
Fenghua District, and is the of the former
President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek.
, divorced wife of ROC President Chiang Kai-shek and mother of ROC President
Chiang Ching-kuo, was killed during the
Japanese bombing of Xikou on December 12, 1939.
References
Towns of Zhejiang
AAAAA-rated tourist attractions
Geography of Ningbo
Chiang Kai-shek
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