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Chishan

Chishan proper noun: a village in Wanluan, Pingtung County, Taiwan. Also the alternative spelling of Cishan.

Proper noun

Chishan

  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.2012 December 31, Iok-sin Loa, “FEATURE: Pingtung villages’ Christmas parade a hit”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Jan 2013, Taiwan News, page 3
    • On Dec. 24th Christmas Eve, Wanjin Christmas Festival opened on the weekend made the district crowded with people and cars. In the evening, there were more and more people came to the place to visit. This year, Wanjin Christmas Festival scattered in Wanjin village, Chishan village and Wulaluzi...2017 January 11, “Thousands of People Crowded to Wanjin to Celebrate the Christmas”, in Ping Tung County Police Bureau [屏東縣政府警察局], archived from the original on 28 Jun 2023

Also used as

Chishan is also the alternative spelling of Cishan.

Chishan is also the alternative form of Jishan.

Chishan is also the alternative spelling of Qishan.

Examples of Chishan in a sentence

  • This year, Wanjin Christmas Festival scattered in Wanjin village, Chishan village and Wulaluzi tribe.2017 January 11, “Thousands of People Crowded to Wanjin to Celebrate the Christmas”, in Ping Tung County Police Bureau [屏東縣政府警察局], archived...
  • In December of the 8th year of Tongzhi (1869), a solid church was built in the Chishan area (now Chishan Village and Wanjin Village of Wanluan Township)(Can we date this quote?), “Wanjin Catholic Basilica”, in Indigenous Peoples Cultural Development Center [原住民族委員會原住民族文化發展中心], archived from...

Origin of Chishan

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.

Questions about Chishan

What does Chishan mean?
Chishan means a village in Wanluan, Pingtung County, Taiwan.
How do you use Chishan in a sentence?
This year, Wanjin Christmas Festival scattered in Wanjin village, Chishan village and Wulaluzi tribe.
What part of speech is Chishan?
Chishan is a proper noun.

Words near Chishan in the dictionary

  1. chisels
  2. chisels in
  3. chisels out
  4. chisels up
  5. chisenbop
  6. Chishan
  7. Chishminsky
  8. Chisholm
  9. Chisholms
  10. Chishti
  11. Chishtis

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