Cingcyuan

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A form of Qingquan — A village in Taoshan, Wufeng, Hsinchu County, Taiwan.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Qingquan.

    From Jhudong, drive 25 kilometers to Cingcyuan, then 4 kilometers to the Cingcyuan Checkpoint.

    2005, “Northern Taiwan”, in Birdwatching in Taiwan, Taipei: Wild Bird Society of Taipei, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 94
    2 more examples

    Cingcyuan (Qingquan) 清泉 County Rd 122 runs up a deep river valley in a rugged, chillingly beautiful part of the country that is too often completely cut off from the rest because of landslides. The last major village along the road before Guanwu FRA is Cingcyuan (Qīngquán).

    2011 March, Robert Kelly, Joshua Samuel Brown, “Northern Taiwan”, in Taiwan (Lonely Planet), 8th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 148, column 1

    The village of Cingcyuan (清泉, clear springs), located in the mist-shrouded hills of Wufeng (五峰) Township in Hsinchu County, clings precariously to steep slopes on both sides of a verdant valley, through which a sparkling river noisily tumbles on its way to the plains far below.[…] Although a greater sense of their cultural identity has been restored to the people of Cingcyuan in the past three decades through the efforts of churches, volunteers, schools and some government workers, it is clear to the first-time visitor that this village, like so many others in Aboriginal areas, has been neglected by the authorities and that its inhabitants have few opportunities to earn a decent living, develop their talents and work to secure a future.

    2013 April 18, Carina Koen, “When a spark lights a fire”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2013, Features, page 12

Origin

  1. Mandarin清泉
  2. EnglishCingcyuan

From Mandarin 清泉 (Qīngquán) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Cingcyuán.

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APA

Cingcyuan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cingcyuan

MLA

“Cingcyuan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cingcyuan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cingcyuan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cingcyuan.

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