Yungshu

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 永暑礁 (Yǒngshǔjiāo) Wade–Giles romanization: Yung³-shu³.

Proper noun

Yungshu

Alternative spelling of Yongshu (Fiery Cross Reef)
- 1988 June 21, Guy Dinmore, “China's military shakes up for regional struggles”, in The Jerusalem Post, volume LVI, number 16858, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7, column 6:
  On June 12, Peking announced that it had established an oceanographic post on the Yungshu reef in the Spratlys, which the Chinese call the Nansha islands.
- 1988 July 6, Michael Richardson, “China's Claims to Spratly Islands Raise Concerns of Southeast Asians”, in International Herald Tribune, number 32,771, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 4:
  Beijing announced last month that it was building a maritime observation station on Yungshu Reef in the archipelago. Some analysts believe that the station will be used as a forward base by Chinese forces.
- 1990 April 26 [1990 April 13], Lin Ning (2651 1337) [林宁], “Notes on First Satellite Position Survey of Nansha”, in Daily Report: China‎^[1], number 90-081, sourced from Hong Kong TA KUNG PAO, translation of original in Chinese, →ISSN, →OCLC, National Affairs, page 40, column 1:
  The Yungshu reef, Chigua reef, and Huayang reef, which belong to the Nansha archipelago, are located in the “dangerous zone” of the western reef clusters. The Huayang, a bow-shaped reef, is also known as “Tongchongzi.” The Yongshu, also called “Shangmao,” has three protuding^{[sic – meaning protruding]} parts, covering an area of four to five nautical miles.
- 1994 October 17, Debbie Kuo, “Taipei To Establish Spratlys Meteorological Site”, in Daily Report: China, number 94-200, sourced from Taipei CNA, →ISSN, →OCLC, Taiwan, page 89, column 1:
  The station is the first program to be carried out under the policy guidelines for the South China Sea approved by the Executive Yuan council in April, 1993.
  Hsieh said that the station, to be located at Yungshu islet, will engage in surface, sounding and marine meteorological observation and data collecting.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Yungshu.