Xikou

For other uses, see Xikou (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Xiakou.

Xikou^[2] (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 [zh] of the former President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek.^[3][4] 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.

Xikou 溪口镇 Chikow/Hsikow/Kikow
Town
The second story of Chiang Kai-shek's home
Xikou Location in Zhejiang Show map of China Xikou Xikou (Zhejiang) Show map of Zhejiang
Coordinates: 29°41′23″N 121°16′34″E
Country	China
Province	Zhejiang
Sub-provincial city	Ningbo
District	Fenghua
Area [1]
• 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)
Chinese	溪口
Postal	Chikow/Hsikow/Kikow
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīkǒu Wade–Giles Hsi1-k'ou3