Shihchih

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Shihchih

1. Alternative form of Xizhi
   • 1990, Jye-Rwei Chen, “Introduction”, in Analysis and evaluation of Great Taipei New Town project with standpoint of real estate development in Taiwan‎^[1], University of Colorado at Denver, archived from the original on 03 March 2023, page 2:

     This plan calls for the construction of 3,000 units for the accommodation of 13,400 persons that will at least alleviate a portion of the pressure of population density in the Taipei Metropolitan area. Besides, government policy will built the second High-way (from Shihchih to Chutung), MRT system for Taipei Metropolitan Area and River-side express road to encourage and follow the private development investment.

   • 1992, 光華 [Sinorama]‎^[2], volume 17, numbers 7-12, Government Information Office, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 128, column 3:

     Just three years ago he was running a bread stand, but two to three years ago he "read the times correctly" and bought a few buildings in the busy Shihchih district.

   • 2008, “Keelung River”, in Saul B. Cohen, editor, The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[3], 2nd edition, volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1863, column 1:

     Keelung River (JEE-LUNG) or Chi-lung Ho (JEE-LUNG HUH), 40 mi/64 km long, N Taiwan; rises near N coast, SE of Chi-lung; flows WSW, past Chitu, Shihchih, and Sungshan, to Tanshui R. in N outskirts of Taipei; coal mining in valley.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Shihchih.

Further reading

• Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Shihchih”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World‎^[4], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 1752, column 2
• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Shihchih”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[5], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 2899, column 1