Rueifang

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English

瑞芳車站
Rueifang Station

Etymology

From the Tongyong Pinyin[1] romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 瑞芳 (Ruìfāng), Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Ruèifang.

Proper noun

Rueifang

  1. Alternative form of Ruifang
    • 2005, Taiwan Review, volume 55, number 1-12, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 41, column 2:
      Chang Ying-chieh [] , general director of Rueifang Township's Tourism Promotion Association, decided to set up the association in 1995.
    • 2007, Stephen Keeling, Brice Minnigh, “North Taiwan”, in The Rough Guide to Taiwan (Rough Guides)‎, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 175:
      The historic gold mining town of Jiufen, a short bus ride from Rueifang or Keelung, occupies a stunning hillside location with fine views of the northeast coast.
    • 2008, Jack Williams, Ch’ang-yi David Chang, “Back from the brink: resolving Taiwan's environmental problems”, in Taiwan's Environmental Struggle: Toward a Green Silicon Island, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 108:
      That programme, begun in the early 1990s, cost billions of Taiwan dollars, but eventually tamed the river, especially because of the Yuanshanzih flood diversion tunnel (sluiceway), which helps redirect run-off from the upper reaches of the river to the sea on the north-east coast, thus saving the often flooded townships of Rueifang and Hsichih (Sijhih)⁷ when future typhoons and heavy rains hit the area.
    • 2008, Scott B. Freiberger, Taipei in a Day, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 37, column 1:
      After a fun-filled afternoon, take the bus back to Rueifang train station. From here you can either take the train one stop to arrive at Keelung City or take the train directly from Rueifang back to Taipei.
    • 2010, Min-Chin Chiang, “The Hallway of Memory: A Case Study on the Diversified Interpretation of Cultural Heritage in Taiwan”, in Becoming Taiwan: From Colonialism to Democracy, →ISBN, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 122:
      The rite of prayer was initiated after the speeches of the county governor, the head of Rueifang Township and the local representative of the Taipei County Council (Taibeixian yihui 臺北縣議會).
    • 2017 September 30, “The Keelung River Overall Improvement Project (Early Stage) Contents of the Plan”, in The 10th River Management Office, WRA, archived from the original on 07 July 2022:
      The project enables the bureau to control the rainfall of Huoshaoliao and 18% area of the basin, avoid levying the extensive private lands around middle and downstream areas in Sijhih, improve the bridges, divert 1310 CMS in peak from upper Keelung River with 200-year-frenquency flood 1620 CMS into the East China Sea, and lower the water level of the downstream Keelung River by 1.5 meters in average (3.13 meters in average in Rueifang segment).
    • 2018 June 6, Keoni Everington, “Father of deceased F-16 fighter pilot bows to rescue workers in Taipei”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 31 August 2019, Society‎:
      At 8 a.m. this morning, Major Wu Yen-ting's (吳彥霆) father, also surnamed Wu, was accompanied by military personnel to the scene of the deadly crash on Wufen Mountain (五分山) in New Taipei's Rueifang District in order to pray for his son's soul.
    • 2018 August 2, “Shen'ao power plant negotiations still ongoing: minister”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 22 April 2021, Business‎:
      Minister of Economic Affairs Shen Jong-chin (沈榮津) said Thursday that the government will continue to "negotiate" with residents of Rueifang District in New Taipei to dispel their fears about the planned reopening and expansion of a decommissioned coal-fired power plant in the area.
    • 2022 August 24, “Dust off”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 August 2022, Taiwan News, page 3‎:
      Taiwanese documentary photographer Liu Chen-hsiang, right, poses with curator Hsieh Pei-ni during his latest exhibition “Dust in the Wind,” featuring still photographs taken on the set of Hou Hsiao-hsien’s 1986 film of the same title, at the Ho Base in Rueifang District, New Taipei City, yesterday.
    • 2023 February 22, Johnson (拱祥生) Kung, “A better approach to LNG projects”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 February 2023, Editorials, page 8‎:
      Taipower should bear in mind the lesson of its plan to expand and reopen the coal-fired Shenao Power Plant (深澳電廠) in New Taipei City’s Rueifang District (瑞芳), which was scrapped in 2018, and pay more attention to protecting the environment and respecting the local ecology.
    • 2023 March 2, Hannah Towey, “These 3 destinations in Europe and Asia will give you free hotel stays, flights, and cash to take your next vacation there”, in Yahoo! News, archived from the original on 23 March 2023:
      Tourists walking on the Bitoujiao trail in Rueifang District, in New Taipei City on March 1, 2020.

References

  1. ^ “Taiwan place names”, in Pinyin.info, 2006, archived from the original on 2006-10-01:鄉鎮市區別 / Hanyu Pinyin (recommended) / Hanyu Pinyin (with tones) / Tongyong Pinyin / old forms [] 瑞芳鎮 / Ruifang / Ruìfāng / Rueifang / Juifang

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