Yushan
See also: yǔshàn, yùshàn, Yu Shan, and Yùshān
English
Alternative forms
- (from Wade–Giles) Yü-shan, Yu Shan, Yü Shan
Etymology 1
From Mandarin 玉山 (Yùshān).
Proper noun
Yushan
- (Chinese mythology) Jade Mountain, a mythological mountain and residence of The Queen Mother of the West
- the highest mountain in Taiwan
- Synonym: Mount Morrison
- 2004, Phil Macdonald, National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan, National Geographic Society, →ISBN, OCLC 54962554, page 231:
- Yushan, Taiwan's tallest mountain, has numerous peaks rising over 10,000 feet (3,000 m). Climbing any of these peaks requires a high fitness level and experience.
- 2017 December 26, “Get used to drills, China tells Taiwan; Taipei says it seeks peace”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 10 December 2018, World News:
- Chinese state media has given broad coverage to “island encirclement” exercises near Taiwan this month, including showing pictures of Chinese bomber aircraft with what they said was Taiwan’s highest peak, Yushan, visible in the background.
- A county of Shangrao, Jiangxi, China.
- 1937, Hollington K. Tong, Chiang Kai-shek: Soldier And Statesman, volume 1, London: Hurst & Blackett, OCLC 1151219884, page 120:
- In order to compel him to give up Yenping and retreat to Chekiang, Chiang sent a division from Yushan in Kiangsi to advance into the border of Chekiang.
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- A town in Lantian, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Translations
mythological mountain; highest mountain in Taiwan; county in eastern China; town in western China
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Etymology 2
From Mandarin 峪山 (Yùshān).
Proper noun
Yushan
- A town in Xiangzhou district, Xiangyang, Hubei, China.
Translations
town in central China
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Anagrams
- Husayn