Giuseppe Castiglione (1688–1766), Jesuit missionary and artist who served as a painter in the Qing court for 50 years
Xiangning, a county in Linfen City 临汾市[lín fén shì], Shanxi
Changning district, central Shanghai
Changning, a county in Yibin City 宜宾市[yí bīn shì], Sichuan
Funing, a county in Yancheng City 盐城市[yán chéng shì], Jiangsu
Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia provinces
Jining, a district of Ulanqab City 乌兰察布市[wū lán chá bù shì], Inner Mongolia
Jingning, a county in Pingliang City 平凉市[píng liáng shì], Gansu
same as 宁缺毋滥[nìng quē wú làn]
better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
1.tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study2.cf Still waters run deep.
Groningen, province and city in the Netherlands
Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, a.k.a. Huning Railway
1.lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom)2.fig. great commotion3.pandemonium
1.Kaliningrad, town on Baltic now in Russian republic2.formerly Königsberg, capital of East Prussia
加里宁格勒州加里寧格勒州 Kaliningrad Oblast
宁夏回族自治区寧夏回族自治區 Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, capital Yinchuan 银川市[yín chuān shì] (short name 宁[níng])
宁蒗彝族自治县寧蒗彝族自治縣 Ninglang Yi Autonomous County, in Lijiang City 丽江市[lì jiāng shì], Yunnan
景宁畲族自治县景寧畲族自治縣 Jingning She Autonomous County, in Lishui City 丽水市[lí shuǐ shì], Zhejiang
丰宁满族自治县豐寧滿族自治縣 Fengning Manchu Autonomous County, in Chengde City 承德市[chéng dé shì], Hebei
马克思列宁主义馬克思列寧主義 Marxism-Leninism
see 宁夏回族自治区[níng xià huí zú zì zhì qū]
see 威宁彝族回族苗族自治县[wēi níng yí zú huí zú miáo zú zì zhì xiàn]