老城区

老城區
lǎochéngqū
noun #36,628

Meanings

  1. 1 old town
  2. 2 historic city center
  3. 3 old district of a city

Examples

Lìjiāng de lǎochéngqū shì shìjiè wénhuà yíchǎn.
The old town of Lijiang is a World Heritage Site.
Lǎochéngqū de hútòng lǐ cáng zhe hěn duō xiǎo cānguǎn.
Many small restaurants are tucked away in the alleys of the old district.

Tips

usage
老城区 contrasts with 新城 (xīnchéngqū — 'new district') or 开发区 (kāifāqū — 'development zone'). With initial capital, 老城区 is also a proper-noun district name in cities like Luoyang and Tianjin.

Stroke Order

lǎo
chéng