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Tangshan (täng-shän), city (1994 est. pop. 1,110,200), NE Hebei prov., China. A coal-mining center in the Kailan basin, Tangshan is also a major industrial hub with iron- and steelworks. It was completely destroyed by a massive earthquake on July 28, 1976. The government estimated that over 250,000 people were killed. It has since been completely rebuilt. Its manufactures include machinery, motor vehicles, chemicals, textiles, glass, petroleum products, and cement.
Tangshan an industrial city in NE China, in Hebei province. Pop.: 1 773 000 (2005 est.) Tangshan a city in northern China, in Hopei Province. Station on the Tientsin-Shenyang railroad line. Population, 1.2 million (1972). Tangshan is an important industrial center, with ferrous metallurgy and machine building. It has plants for the production of locomotives, railroad cars, diesel engines, bicycles, building materials, and equipment for metallurgical and light industries. It also has enterprises of the cement, ceramics, chemical, and electronics industries. Educational institutions include a railroad transportation institute. Coal is mined near Tangshan, in the Kailan (K’ai-luan) basin. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | The 16 recruits showed off their wings at a parade day in Tangshan, in northern China. The Hong Kong-based Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy charged the deadly gas explosion at the Tangshan Iron and Steel Co. 1976: One of the greatest natural disasters of recent centuries occurred when an earthquake hit Tangshan in China, killing three-quarters of a million people. |
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