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Lung-shan

Lung-shan is the alternative form of Longshan.

Meaning of Longshan

Proper noun (1)

Longshan

  1. 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
  2. Various mountains in China
  3. 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...
    1. A district of Liaoyuan, Jilin, China.
    2. 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

  1. A mountain in China.

See all 7 meanings of Longshan

Origin of Lung-shan

From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 龍山 /龙山 (Lóngshān) (Lóngshān, lit. "Dragon Mountain") Wade-Giles romanization: Lung²-shan¹.

Questions about Lung-shan

What is Lung-shan the alternative form of?
Lung-shan is the alternative form of Longshan.

Words near Lung-shan in the dictionary

  1. lung-digit syndrome
  2. lung-grown
  3. Lung-hai
  4. Lung-ling
  5. lung-power
  6. Lung-shan
  7. Lung-yen
  8. lungan
  9. Lungani
  10. lungans
  11. Lungchi

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