Xikou
Xikou
溪口镇 Chikow/Hsikow/Kikow | |
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The second story of Chiang Kai-shek's home | |
| Coordinates: 29°41′23″N 121°16′34″E / 29.68972°N 121.27611°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Sub-provincial city | Ningbo |
| District | Fenghua |
| Area | |
• Total | 381 km2 (147 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 84,000 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Xikou (the town when Fenghua was a county) | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 溪口 | ||||||||
| Postal | Chikow/Hsikow/Kikow | ||||||||
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Xikou (simplified Chinese: 溪口镇; traditional Chinese: 溪口鎮; pinyin: Xīkǒu Zhèn; Wade–Giles: Hsi1-k'ou3 Chen4), is a town of 84,000 in northeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It is located 39 kilometers (24 mi) west of Ningbo and covers 381 square kilometers (147 sq mi). It is under the administration of Fenghua District, and is the birthplace and ancestral home of the former President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek. Mao Fumei, divorced wife of ROC President Chiang Kai-shek and mother of ROC President Chiang Ching-kuo, was killed during the Japanese bombing of Xikou on December 12, 1939.