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Shiquan

Syllables: Shi·quan

Shiquan proper noun: a county of Ankang, Shaanxi, China.

Proper noun

Shiquan

  1. A county of Ankang, Shaanxi, China.
    • This silkworm was found in 1985 in Shiquan County. It is 2.2 inches long, with a nine-jointed body. Its head is raised as if it were spinning silk. Shiquan County being a major producer, the silk industry prospered during the Han dynasty, and gilding techniques were also developed.1991 [1987], Zongxu (鄒宗緒) Zou, “The Heart of a Powerful Empire”, in Susan Whitfield, transl., The Land Within the Passes: A History of Xian, Viking, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 116
    • However, last June a police station in Shiquan county in Ankang, in Shaanxi, received a tip-off regarding the whereabouts of Ruixiang.2017 January 24, Mimi Lau, “Chinese sisters, abducted as teens, reunited with mother after 28 years”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2017, Society

Origin of Shiquan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 石泉.

Questions about Shiquan

What does Shiquan mean?
Shiquan means a county of Ankang, Shaanxi, China.
What part of speech is Shiquan?
Shiquan is a proper noun.

Words near Shiquan in the dictionary

  1. shipyards
  2. shiqdar
  3. shiqdars
  4. Shiqi
  5. Shiqian
  6. Shiquan
  7. shir
  8. Shira
  9. shirah
  10. Shirahs
  11. Shirak

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