Liangshan
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Liangshan. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Liangshan, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Liangshan in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Liangshan you have here. The definition of the word Liangshan will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofLiangshan, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From Mandarin 涼山 / 凉山 (Liángshān).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Liangshan
- An autonomous prefecture of Sichuan, China
- 2008 May 14, David Barboza, “Workers on Chinese coast struggle after devastating earthquake back home”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 September 2023, Asia Pacific:
- Xiao Fuhua, 33, whose wife and three children are in Liangshan, in southern Sichuan Province, said he has been unable to reach his family. […]
It's said that the earthquake in Liangshan is not very big, but I'm still worried because my family lives in a mountainous area. And once an earthquake strikes Langshan it will be very terrible."
- 2016 May 27, Lindsey Bever, “Chinese schoolkids climb a 2,625-foot cliffside ladder to get home. Soon, they’ll have stairs.”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 June 2016, World:
- Every two weeks, when the students, ages 6 to 15, return from boarding school, they climb a chain of 17 bamboo ladders, secured to a sheer cliff face and leading some 2,625 feet up, according to reports.
Locals say the ladders — which lead through treacherous terrain in the Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture in Sichuan province — have been there nearly as long as the village.
- 2017 August 8, Ben Blanchard, “Landslide in southwest China kills 23”, in Nick Macfie, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 22 March 2024, Environment:
- Two people were missing after the landslide in mountainous Sichuan province's Liangshan, while one person was pulled out alive, the government said in a statement on its official microblog.
Translations
Yi autonomous prefecture
References
- ^ Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Liangshan”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 1048, column 3