下关

下關
Xiàguān
proper noun #48,359

Meanings

  1. 1 Xiaguan, the main town of Dali in Yunnan
  2. 2 Shimonoseki, port city in western Japan
  3. 3 Xiaguan, the old riverside port district of Nanjing

Examples

HSK 6
Xiàguān shì Dàlǐ Shì de zhōngxīn chéngqū, fēng tèbié dà.
Xiaguan is the central district of Dali City, and it is especially windy.
HSK 7-9
Qīngcháo de Lǐ Hóngzhāng zài Rìběn Xiàguān qiāndìng le 《 Mǎguān Tiáoyuē 》.
Li Hongzhang of the Qing signed the Treaty of Shimonoseki in Shimonoseki, Japan.

Tips

culture
Dali's four famous sights are the wind of 下关风, the flowers of 上关花, the snow of 苍山雪 and the moon over 洱海月. Xiaguan is also famous for its 沱茶, bowl-shaped pressed tea.
history
The treaty is the 马关条约 because 马关 (Bakan) was the Japanese town's older name. Modern Chinese calls the city 下关, the same characters as its Japanese name.

Stroke Order

下 xià
关 guān