Baoting

See also: bàotíng

English

Alternative forms

• Pao-t'ing (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 保亭 (Bǎotíng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʊ.tɪŋ/

Proper noun

Baoting

1. A Li and Miao autonomous county in Hainan, China.
   • [1978 November 15, People's Republic of China, Agriculture‎^[1], number 12, U. S. Joint Publications Research Service, →OCLC, page 60:

     HAINAN COUNTY FLOODS—The leadership organs at all levels in Paoting County adopted emergency measures to reduce the losses caused by typhoons and rainstorms to the minimum and tried by every way possible to reap n bumper harvest.]

   • [1978 November 27 [1978 November 24], “Hainan Holds Memorial Service for Former Cadre”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 228, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, sourced from Haikow Hainan Island Regional Service, translation of original in Mandarin, →ISSN, →OCLC, Central-South Region, page H 5‎^[2]:

     The memorial service for him took place in Tungtsa on the morning of 15 November. Wreaths were sent by […] responsible comrades of the autonomous prefectural and Chiungchung, Paoting and Paisha County party committees; and (Wang I-ching's) friends, some 190 people in all. […]
     Present at the memorial service were […] Secretary of the Paoting County party committee (Yang Wen-kuei); […] and (Wang I-ching's) relatives and friends, some 1,100 people in all.]

   • 2000, Paul Hattaway, “Li, Jiamao”, in Operation China: Introducing all the Pooples of China‎^[3], Piquant, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 293:

     Fifty-two thousand speakers of the Jiamao language were reported in a 1987 study.¹ They live in the southeastern part of Hainan Island, concentrated in the eastern and southern parts of Baoting County, as well as in parts of Lingshui and Qiongzhong counties.

   • 2019 November 15, Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports of Hainan Province, “5 great family-friendly holiday attractions on Chinese tropical island of Hainan”, in South China Morning Post‎^[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 November 2019‎^[5]:

     If you have time to visit only one of the many rainforests in Hainan, then you must visit Yanoda Rainforest Cultural Tourism Zone in Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County.

   • 2021 November 17, “Health Expo Stuns Visitors With High-Tech Products And Record-Setting Area”, in AP News, Business Wire‎^[6], archived from the original on 2023-04-07‎^[7]:

     At the opening ceremony, the results of “Hainan Climate Favorable City (County)” in 2021 were announced. After comprehensive evaluation by experts, Baoting Li and Miao Autonomous County was awarded the title.

Translations

Li and Miao autonomous county

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 保亭 (zh) (Bǎotíng)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• Tongbai, boating