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Hengshan

Syllables: Heng·shan

Hengshan proper noun: a district of Jixi, Heilongjiang, China.

Proper noun (1)

Hengshan

  1. A district of Jixi, Heilongjiang, China.

Proper noun (2)

Hengshan

  1. A district of Yulin, Shaanxi, China.
    • Born in Hengshan, Shensi, in 1891, he and Liu Chih-tan built the Party there, and its isolated Red base became a sanctuary for the Communists at the end of the Long March.1938, Edgar Snow, Red Star Over China, Grove Press, published 1978, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 518
    • Then he tried to run away. He wanted to get to Yulin, 240 li away, or to Hengshan, 120 li away.1965 [1963], Jan Myrdal, quoting Li Yiu-hua, translated by Maurice Michael, Rapport från kinesisk [Report from a Chinese Village], New York: Vintage Books, published 1972, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL...
  2. A rural township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.
    • In Hengshan Township, Hsinchu County, one person died after being hit by a falling electric pole.2004 August 26, Chiu Yu-Tzu, Wang Hsiao-wen, “Village missing after landslide”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2004, Front Page, page 1
    • Meanwhile, Hsieh had time to post on Facebook, where he said that after the town of Wasaka in Tottori Prefecture and Hsinchu County's Hengshan Township signed a sister city agreement, the target of 140 pairs of sister cities was reached and he feels a great sense of achievement.2021 December 30, C. Chuang, “Frank Hsieh Once Again Snubs Legislature [立院邀報告福島食品進口爭議 謝長廷再請假]”, in Public Television Service, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2022

Forms of Hengshan

alternative formHeng-shan

Origin of Hengshan

From Mandarin 恒山 (Héng Shān).

From Mandarin 橫山 /横山 (Héngshān).

Words that rhyme with Hengshan

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Questions about Hengshan

What does Hengshan mean?
Hengshan means a district of Jixi, Heilongjiang, China.
What part of speech is Hengshan?
Hengshan is a proper noun.

Words near Hengshan in the dictionary

  1. Hengist
  2. Hengoed
  3. Hengqin
  4. Hengrove
  5. hengs
  6. Hengshan
  7. Hengshui
  8. Hengst
  9. Hengsts
  10. Hengyang
  11. Hengzhou

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