Chishan
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Definitions
- 1 A village in Wanluan, Pingtung County, Taiwan.
"Most people may not have expected it, but for residents in Pingtung County’s two small villages of Wanjin (萬金) and Chishan (赤山) — with a combined population of about 5,000 — Christmas is the most important festivity of the year, since about 80 percent of the villagers are Catholics."
- 2 Alternative spelling of Cishan (in Taiwan). alt-of, alternative
"The proposed plant will be located in Chishan, Kaohsiung, near the large banana plantations. It will have a daily capacity of 15 tons of paper at the first stage."
- 3 Alternative form of Jishan (Shanxi, China) alt-of, alternative
"The tremendous achievements of the movement for eliminating the “four pests” and promoting hygiene are well known and universally acclaimed. For example, Chishan County in Shansi Province and the city of Foshan in Kwangtung Province have emerged as the model county and city where the “four pests” have in the main been wiped out."
- 4 Alternative spelling of Qishan (in Shaanxi, China). alt-of, alternative
"Since 1966 a number of superb early Western Chou bronzes have been unearthed, such as the unique creature from Chishan County in Shensi, found in 1970, and the group of late Western Chou vessels found at Ching-shan, Hupeh."
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More examples"Most people may not have expected it, but for residents in Pingtung County’s two small villages of Wanjin (萬金) and Chishan (赤山) — with a combined population of about 5,000 — Christmas is the most important festivity of the year, since about 80 percent of the villagers are Catholics."
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 赤山 (Chìshān).
From Mandarin 旗山 (Qíshān), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻi²-shan¹.
From Mandarin 稷山 (Jìshān), Wade–Giles romanization: Chi⁴-shan¹.
From Mandarin 岐山 (Qíshān), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻi²-shan¹.
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