Sentence examples for Amoy from inspiring English sources

To the south of the Min is the Jiulong River, which has its outlet to the sea at Xiamen (Amoy).

The first four special economic zones were created in 1980 in southeastern coastal China and consisted of what were then the small cities of Shenzhen, Zhuhai, and Shantou in Guangdong province and Xiamen (Amoy) in Fujian province.

The official investigation found that the breeding ground for the Sars coronavirus in the Amoy blocks was the toilet system.

The Amoy Gardens outbreak also pointed to another factor that even rich cities find hard to master: sanitation.

Amoy Gardens is a cluster of 19 tower blocks in Hong Kong, home to no fewer than 19,000 people – enough to populate several rural villages.

Amoy Gardens suffered disproportionately, with 329 sick residents and 42 deaths.

This is followed, to the south, by the Fuzhou, or Northern Min, language of northern and central Fujian and by the Xiamen-Shantou (Amoy-Swatow), or Southern Min, language of southern Fujian and easternmost Guangdong.

I took a taxi to Amoy Gardens, a high-rise housing estate where dozens had been infected, and the driver dropped me 200 yards short – he wouldn't go any closer.

Open Tue-Sat 10am-11.30pm, Sun 10am-7pm Nestled in the intimate enclave of Amoy Street and just a stone's throw from the business district, Sugarhall is a neat introduction to Singapore's urban scene.

While the actions of authorities may have saved lives, the name of Amoy Gardens is now synonymous with one of the worst viral outbreaks of recent times – and proof, if we needed it, that excellent healthcare and proper surveillance are vital in protecting cities even as they become more interconnected and vulnerable than ever before.

He landed at the great Chinese port Zaytūn (identified as Quanzhou, near Xiamen [Amoy]) and then traveled on inland waterways as far as Beijing and back.