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鳳凰古城

简凤凰古城 · 繁鳳凰古城

Mandarin · pinyin Fèng huáng Gǔ chéng

Fenghuang Ancient Town, in Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Prefecture, Hunan, added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2008 in the Cultural category

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凰: huáng · female phoenix
古: gǔ · old, classic, ancient
城: chéng · castle; city, town; municipality
凤: fèng · male phoenix; symbol of joy

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4–2–3–2 · Feng4 huang2 Gu3 cheng2

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