Jinta

See also: jinta and jīntǎ

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 金塔 (Jīntǎ).

Proper noun

Jinta

  1. A county of Jiuquan, Gansu, China.
    • 2009 August 24, Xianhui Yang, “‘Woman From Shanghai’”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 March 2021, Excerpt‎[2]:
      After the Communist takeover, he was appointed chief of staff at the Gansu governor's office. In September 1956, he came to Jinta County as part of his training. During his stay there, he shared the county Party secretary's position with Qin Gaoyang, another revolutionary veteran, who came from northern Shaanxi Province.
      Qi admired Lu because Lu was well educated and capable, modest and reliable. He spoke and wrote eloquently. On arriving in Jinta County, he visited ordinary people and listened to their problems and complaints.

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