Definition of "Liulin"

Liulin County, Shansi, has a population of 183,000 and an area of 1.92 million mou, of which more than 57,700 mou is cultivated land subject to serious water loss and soil erosion.

1973 November 21 , “SHANSI COUNTY GRAIN PRODUCTION”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China‎, volume I, number 225, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, page F 7‎

The wedding was held by Xing Libin - the Board Chairman of Liansheng Group, an energy company in Liulin county of North China's Shanxi province - for his daughter. Xing, who was reported to be the wealthiest man in Shanxi, spent a total of 70 million yuan ($11 million) on this wedding, including a grand gala staged by famous performers and singers, hiring several five-star hotels and three chartered planes to transport the guests to Sanya from elsewhere.

2012 March 23, “Wealthy dad spends $11m on daughter's wedding”, in China Daily‎, archived from the original on 24 March 2012‎

In 2009, of the 24 large coal mines in Liulin County, where Liansheng Group is headquartered, Liansheng controlled about a third.

2013 December 18, Didi Kirsten Tatlow, “A Chinese Coal Baron Tumbles into Debt”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on August 18, 2023, Sinosphere‎