Wuci

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 梧棲 (Wúqī) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Wúci.

Proper noun

Wuci

1. Alternative form of Wuqi
   • 2005, Birdwatching in Taiwan‎^[3], Taipei: Wild Bird Society of Taipei, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 127‎^[4]:

     Exit Freeway 1 at the Jhonggang Interchange and take Jhonggang Rd. toward Wuci for about 3 kilometers to reach Tunghai University.

   • 2008, Nain-Feng Chu, 基層衛生保健單位角色定位與競爭模式研究－以中部某縣衛生所為例 [Role positioning and competitive situation analysis of public health center－An example of mid-Taiwan county] (國立臺灣大學高階公共管理組學位論文)‎^[5], →DOI, archived from the original on 28 March 2023‎^[6]:

     In comparison of these PHCs, Wuci Township PHC had better performances in all service criteria, the following was Cingshuei Township PHC.

   • 2013, Cancer Gene Therapy: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2013 Edition‎^[7], →ISBN, →OCLC, page 650:

     Patent number 8211659 is assigned to Tungs' Taichung Metroharbor Hospital (Wuci Township, TW).

   • 2015 April 6, Jean-Yves Bourgeois, “Make-up industry: Taiwanese suppliers are in working order (part 1)”, in Premium Beauty News‎^[8], archived from the original on 10 April 2015‎^[9]:

     The firm was founded in 1982 by Yun Chang Su. It is based in Wuci Dist in Taichung City and has twenty injection machines.

   • 2015 August 11, “Opening of 10th Elder Academy Moves Taichung Closer to Age-Friendly City”, in Social Affairs Bureau, Taichung City Government‎^[10], archived from the original on 13 July 2022‎^[11]:

     Deputy Mayor Pan offered his congratulations and said, “Today, we are very happy to inaugurate this 10th Elder Academy in Wuci District. With the assistance of Cao Nan Community Development Association (草湳社區發展協會), there are already over 30 elders attending this Elder Academy. […]
     Since 2007, the Cao Nan Community Development Association in Wuci District has set up the community care station, which has expanded its service scope to provide meals five days every week since 2013.

   • 2017 December 9, Renée Salmonsen, “Frostiest temps of the season across Taiwan lowlands Saturday morning”, in Taiwan News‎^[12], archived from the original on 09 December 2017, Environment‎^[13]:

     The temperature in Taichung and Wuci Saturday morning was recorded at 12.5 degrees Celsius (54.5 degrees Fahrenheit) by the Central Weather Bureau, the lowest of the Taiwan lowlands yet this year, reported the Central News Agency.

   • 2021 October 27, Steven Crook, “Environmental Impact Assessment: Higher seas: a clear and present danger to Taiwan”, in Taipei Times‎^[14], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 October 2021, Features, page 13‎^[15]:

     More recently, a team from National Taiwan Ocean University predicted that MSLs at four central Taiwan townships would rise by an average 2.8mm per year, or by a total 5.8cm, between last year and 2039. They categorized Wuci District (梧棲) in Taichung and three townships — Lukang (鹿港) in Changhua County and Mailiao (麥寮) and Taisi (臺西) in Yunlin County — as unusually susceptible to a rising ocean due to topography, subsidence and other factors.

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