Dongshan

See also: Dōngshān

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 東山／东山 (Dōngshān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔŋ.ʃæn/, /dɑŋ.ʃɑn/

Proper noun

Dongshan

1. A county of Zhangzhou, Fujian, China.
   • 2010, Elizabeth C. Economy, “China: The Great Leap Backward?”, in Environmental Policy: New Directions for the Twenty-First Century‎^[1], 7th edition, CQ Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 317:

     Less than a year later in Dongshan County (about 60 miles southwest of Xiamen), rumors spread that the chemical plant would be relocated there instead, only to spark another wave of protests.

Translations

county

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 東山／东山 (zh) (Dōngshān)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Dongshan”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[2], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1044, column 2