Muyu

See also: muyu, mǔyǔ, mùyú, and mùyù

English

Alternative forms

• Mu-yü (Wade–Giles)

Etymology

From Mandarin 木魚／木鱼 (Mùyú).

Proper noun

Muyu

1. A town in Shennongjia, Hubei, China.
   • 2011, David Leffman, Rough Guide to China (Rough Guides)‎^[1], 6th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 441:

     To reach the reserve from Muyu, either flag down Songbai-bound buses on the main road (note that the reserve gates are as far up this road as foreigners are allowed to travel) or bargain with the Xingshan minibus drivers for a charter (about ¥50 to the reserve gates, or ¥400 for the day), who otherwise run back to Xingshan until the afternoon.

   • 2015, Kevin R. Messenger, Yong Wang, “Notes on the natural history and morphology of the Ningshan Lined Snake (Stichophanes ningshaanensis Yuen, 1983; Ophidia: Colubridae) and its distribution in the Shennongjia National Nature Reserve, China”, in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation‎^[2], volume 9, number 2, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 112, column 2:

     Subsequent individuals were photographed and released unless they differed from the previous specimens in such attributes as pattern, gender, or age. Specimens were deposited with the museum officials in Shennongjia, headquartered in the town of Muyu.

   • 2018 August 26, “Dreamers, crackpots or realists? The diehards on the trail of China’s ‘Bigfoot’”, in South China Morning Post‎^[3], archived from the original on 25 August 2018:

     Tour companies offer “yeren discovery” packages, and various restaurants in the forestry district’s main town of Muyu proudly feature yeren in their signage.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Muyu.
2. A village in Muyu, Shennongjia, Hubei, China.

Translations

town and village in central China

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 木魚／木鱼 (zh) (Mùyú)

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