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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of northeast China near the Great Wall northwest of Beijing.

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  • On Sunday, the eighth day of the near-standstill, trucks moved just over a kilometer (less than a mile) on the worst section, said Zhang Minghai, a traffic director in Zhangjiakou, a city about 150 kilometers (90 miles) northwest of Beijing.

    China's Traffic Jam Could Last For Weeks 2010

  • Zhang Minghai, director of Zhangjiakou city's Traffic Management Bureau general office, said in a telephone interview he didn't expect the situation to return to normal until around Sept. 17 when road construction is scheduled to be finished and traffic lanes will open up.

    China Traffic Jam Could Last Weeks 2010

  • The accident occurred near Zhangjiakou city in Hebei province, Xinhua news agency said.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • Xinhua News Agency says 17 other people were injured in the crash early Sunday near Zhangjiakou, a city northwest of Beijing.

    SFGate: Top News Stories 2011

  • Zhang Minghai, director of Zhangjiakou city's Traffic Management Bureau general office.

    Lead Stories from AOL 2010

  • Zhangjiakou city's Traffic Management Bureau general office.

    Times Leader News 2010

  • Zhang Minghai, director of Zhangjiakou city's Traffic Management Bureau general office.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010

  • Already, a significant amount of coal transport has shifted from China's overburdened rail lines to its crowded roads, with coal-laden trucks blamed for snarling roads, as with a two-week-long traffic jam that clogged the national highway between Beijing and Zhangjiakou this summer.

    NYT > Home Page By JOHN COLLINS RUDOLF 2010

  • Zhang Minghai, director of Zhangjiakou city's Traffic Management Bureau general office.

    Long Island Press 2010

  • On Sunday, the eighth day of the near-standstill, trucks moved just over a kilometer (less than a mile) on the worst section, said Zhang Minghai, a traffic director in Zhangjiakou, a city about 150 kilometers (90 miles) northwest of Beijing.

    WISTV - Local News RSS 2010

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