Baoshan
See also: bǎoshān
English
Alternative forms
- (obsolete) Pao-shan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baʊ.ʃæn/
Etymology 1
The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 保山 (Bǎoshān).
Synonyms
Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Baoshan”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 308, column 3
Etymology 2
The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 寶山/宝山 (Bǎoshān, literally “Treasure Hill”), named for an artificial hill raised around 1412 by Chen Xuan to host signal fires.
Proper noun
Baoshan
- (historical) A hill in Shanghai, China.
- A district of Shanghai, China.
- 2017 June 26, “Australia's Crown Resorts staff face trial in China”, in France 24, archived from the original on 26 June 2017:
- The accused arrived at the Baoshan District Court in Shanghai in the morning and a tribunal officer told AFP that a verdict may be issued later on Monday, but it was up to the judge.
- 2022 April 29, Agnes Chang, Amy Qin, Isabelle Qian, Amy Chang Chien, “Under Lockdown in China”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-04-29:
- The Times found and analyzed three different angles of videos capturing a demonstration in late March in a community called Datang Huayuan, in Shanghai’s Baoshan District. In one video, a large group of people gathered outside. “We want supplies!” one woman yelled into a bullhorn. “We want to survive!” Videos of the incident have since been taken down from Weibo, the popular Twitter-like platform.
Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Baoshan”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 308, column 3
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