Jinshan
See also: jìnshàn, Jīnshān, and jīnshān
English
Jinshan District in Shanghai
Jinshan District in New Taipei
Alternative forms
- (from Wade–Giles) Chinshan, Chin-shan
Etymology
The atonal Hanyu Pinyin of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 金山 (Jīnshān, literally “Gold Mountain”), named for Dajinshan Island to its south, the highest point of natural elevation in Shanghai Municipality.
Proper noun
Jinshan
- A district of Shanghai, China.
- 2008, Wang Huimin (王慧敏), et al., editors, Shanghai (上海旅游) (China Travel Kit Series), 1st edition, Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, →ISBN, OCLC 320788346, OL 32141126M, page 13:
- Jinshan peasants’ paintings, an- other symbol of Shanghai’s Hai Pai style, characteristic of the plain tastes of local peasants, are well known both at home and abroad. The painters are all ordinary peasants. The studio is located in the ancient town Zhujing, Jinshan District.
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- A district of New Taipei, Taiwan.
- [1982 February 21, “Wulai: Hot springs resort with treasury of culture”, in Free China Weekly, volume XXII, number 7, Taipei, ISSN 0016-0318, OCLC 1786626, page 2, column 2:
- Another type, also common in the Taipei area has more chlorides than sulfates, and while it is also hot, its flavor is more salty than sour. The springs at Chinshan on the north coast are typical of this type.]
- [2003, “The North Coast”, in Vivien Kim, editor, Taiwan (Insight Guides), →ISBN, OCLC 1028406778, page 165:
- The next point of interest is Chinshan ⑥, which is worth pausing at for several reasons. For one. Chinpaoli Street, in the old town of Chinshan, is one of the few places in all of Taiwan where it is still possible to see some lingering Qing-era architecture, and is noted as one of the best-preserved old shopping streets on the island.]
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Translations
district of Shanghai, China
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