XikouXikou is sometimes transliterated in pinyin as Qikou. Until the 20th century, 溪 was pronounced as qī ͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ as evidenced by its ''fanqie'' reading, 苦奚切. The old Postal Romanization Kikow reflects the 19th century pronunciation of 溪 in conservative Mandarin dialects (e.g., Nanjing dialect) in which velars had not undergone palatalization (from ʰto ͡ɕʰin this case). (), is a town of 84,000 in northeastern

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiangs ...

province, People's Republic of China. It is located west of

Ningbo Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 sate ...

and covers . It is under the administration of

Fenghua Fenghua (; ) is a district of the city of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China. The district and its administrative hinterlands has a population of over 480,000. Fenghua is most famous for being the hometown of former Presidents Chiang Kai-shek an ...

District, and is the of the former

President of the Republic of China The president of the Republic of China, now often referred to as the president of Taiwan, is the head of state of the Republic of China (ROC), as well as the commander-in-chief of the Republic of China Armed Forces. The position once had au ...

Chiang Kai-shek Chiang Kai-shek (31 October 1887 – 5 April 1975), also known as Chiang Chung-cheng and Jiang Jieshi, was a Chinese Nationalist politician, revolutionary, and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 ...

. Mao Fumei, divorced wife of ROC President Chiang Kai-Shek and mother of ROC President

Chiang Ching-Kuo Chiang Ching-kuo (27 April 1910 – 13 January 1988) was a politician of the Republic of China after its retreat to Taiwan. The eldest and only biological son of former president Chiang Kai-shek, he held numerous posts in the government ...

, was killed during the Japanese bombing of Xikou on December 12, 1939.

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