Longshan
Syllables: Long·shan
Longshan proper noun: a neolithic culture along the Yellow River in China, named for its type site.
Proper noun (1)
Longshan
- A neolithic culture along the Yellow River in China, named for its type site
- Many identified the Yangshao culture, or the Painted Pottery culture, as the remains of the Xia nation; and the Longshan culture, or the Black Pottery culture, as the remains of the Shang nation.2004, Xiaoneng Yang, “Introduction”, in New Perspectives on China's Past: Chinese Archaeology in the Twentieth Century, volume 1, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 44, column 2
- Han Chinese, who make up more than 90 per cent of the population of China, are genetically closer to the Longshan people, who are known to have farmed rice, the study said.2020 June 5, Stephen Chen, “Prehistoric ancestors of modern-day Chinese favoured rice over millet, study says”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Jun 2020...
- Various mountains in China
- Various placenames in China and Taiwan
- Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, sponsored by the Ministry of Education organized "Friendly Taiwan - foreign student homestay development program," in cooperation with Longsan community in Chiku District, Tainan.[2015 October 2, “"Friendly Taiwan - foreign student homestay development program" is full of goodwill: 26 students travelled to explore the beauty of Langshan in Chiku District.”, in Southern Taiwan...
- A district of Liaoyuan, Jilin, China.
- A county of Xiangxi, Hunan, China.
- Among the specific incidents the report cites was one in Xinning County, Hunan Province, where a resisting farmer cut off the ear of a township party official trying to collect fees. In Longshan County, also in Hunan, two officials died in a clash with protesters.2001 June 3, Erik Eckholm, “China's Inner Circle Reveals Big Unrest, and Lists Causes”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 May 2015, Section 1, page 14
Proper noun (2)
Longshan
Forms of Longshan
| alternative form | Lung-shan |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Lung Shan |
| alternative form | Mount Long |
| alternative form | Mount Lung |
Origin of Longshan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 龍山 /龙山 (Lóngshān) (Lóngshān, lit. "Dragon Mountain")
From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 隴山 /陇山 (Lǒngshān).
Words that rhyme with Longshan
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- clan
- ban
- Cheyenne
- Nanshan
- plan
- an
- gan
- Gushan
- han
- Hongshan
- mann
- nan
- stan
- tan
- unman
- Baoshan
- Dongshan
- flan
- Heshan
- Jinshan
- langshan
- marzipan
- panne
- Qishan
- ran
- rattan
- bantustan
- began
- chan
- Fengshan
- Fran
- Guanshan
- Hengshan
- Huangshan
- Huishan
- japan
- Lausanne
- Lianshan
- Lushan
- Marianne
- Pingshan
- scran
- sedan
- shan
- than
- trapan
- trepan
- Xi'an
Questions about Longshan
- What does Longshan mean?
- Longshan means a neolithic culture along the Yellow River in China, named for its type site.
- What part of speech is Longshan?
- Longshan is a proper noun.
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