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龍華

简龙华 · 繁龍華

Mandarin · pinyin Lóng huá

see 龍華區 Lóng huá Qū
Longhua, the name of numerous streets, railway stations, temples etc, notably Longhua Temple 龍華寺 Lóng huá Sì in Shanghai

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龙: lóng · dragon; symbolic of emperor
华: huá · flowery; illustrious; Chinese

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(～區) Longhua (a district of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China)
(～區) Longhua (a district of Haikou, Hainan, China)
(～鎮) Longhua (a town in Jing, Hengshui, Hebei, China)
(～鎮) Longhua (a town in Xianyou, Putian, Fujian, China)
(～鎮) Longhua (a town in Boluo, Huizhou, Guangdong, China)
(～鎮) Longhua (a town in Longmen, Huizhou, Guangdong, China)
(～鎮) Longhua (a town in Jiangjin district, Chongqing, China)
(～鎮) Longhua (a town in Pingshan, Yibin, Sichuan, China)
(～鄉) Longhua (a township in Baixiang, Xingtai, Hebei, China)
(～鄉) Longhua (a township in Nankang district, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, China)
(～街道) Longhua (a subdistrict of Xuhui district, Shanghai, China)
(～街道) Longhua (a subdistrict of Bao'an district, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China)
(～街道) Longhua (a subdistrict of Longtan district, Jilin, Jilin, China)
(～街道) Longhua (a subdistrict of Tiefeng district, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, China)
(～街道) Longhua (a subdistrict of Longhua district, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China)
(～街道) Longhua (a subdistrict of Zhanyi district, Qujing, Yunnan, China)

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