Zhangjiajie

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Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 張家界 /张家界 (Zhāngjiājiè).

1. A prefecture-level city of Hunan, China.

   “In 2007, the Southern Weekly newspaper alleged irregularities in a hotel construction contract awarded to the company by a district government in Zhangjiajie, in Hunan Province.”

   “The salamanders are considered a delicacy. In September, a three-day festival in the city of Zhangjiajie celebrated the propertied health benefits of the ancient species, which has lived largely unchanged since the Jurassic period. There's no scientific evidence to support the claims that eating the salamander or using skin products or medicines made from its body have any positive effects on human health, but desire for the traditional treat persists.”