Zhongwei

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Etymology: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 中衛 /中卫 (Zhōngwèi).

1. A prefecture-level city of the Ningxia autonomous region, China.

   “The Central Weather Bureau in Taipei pinpointed the epicenter of the August 16 earthquake on the Chinese mainland at a spot in the vicinity of Chungwei, Ninghsia province.[…] Chungwei is located on a railway near the Great Wall. It is close to the boundary of Kansu. The earthquake was powerful enough to damage the ancient wall, according to seismologists.”

   “WE GET OFF the train in the town of Zhongwei in the largely Muslim Ningxia autonomous region.”