Xueshan
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Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 雪山 (Xuěshān, “Snowy Mountain”).
Proper noun
Xueshan
- A mountain in Miaoli County, Taiwan.
- 2007, Phil Macdonald, “Central West”, in National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan, 2nd edition, National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 217, column 2:
- If you choose the northern route, in Wuling you can arrange mountaineering expeditions to Syueshan (Xueshan), or Snow Mountain, Taiwan’s second highest peak at 12,746 feet (3885 m).
- 2019 May 10, Lane Nieset, “Robert Mapplethorpe-Inspired Jewelry, Taiwan’s New Hot-Spring Hotel and More”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 May 2019, NOTES ON THE CULTURE:
- The main appeal, of course, is the water, which flows down from Xueshan, or Snow Mountain, Taiwan’s second-highest peak, and into granite soaking tubs in each room.
- 2024 February 13, Kuan Jui-ping, Wu Kuan-hsien, “Woman found dead after suspected fall during solo climb on Xueshan”, in Focus Taiwan, sourced from Taipei CNA, archived from the original on February 13, 2024, Society:
- A female climber died after apparently slipping and falling while climbing Xueshan alone at the weekend, with her body recovered and flown down the mountain by a rescue helicopter Tuesday, according to Miaoli County Fire Bureau. […]
The fire bureau noted that Xueshan is Taiwan's second-highest peak.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Xueshan.
Synonyms
- Mount Sylvia, Tsugitakayama (historical)
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Further reading
- Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Sylvia, Mount”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World, Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 1856, column 3