Hengshan

Heng·shan
H4E1N1G2S1H4A1N1

proper noun

A district of Jixi, Heilongjiang, China.

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Meanings

Hengshan1

proper noun

alternative Heng-shan

Hengshan2

proper noun

alternative Heng-shan

  1. A district of Yulin, Shaanxi, China.

    Then he tried to run away. He wanted to get to Yulin, 240 li away, or to Hengshan, 120 li away.

    Report from a Chinese Village

    1965 [1963], Jan Myrdal, quoting Li Yiu-hua, translated by Maurice Michael, Rapport från kinesisk [Report from a Chinese Village], New York: Vintage Books, published 1972, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 339
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    Born in Hengshan, Shensi, in 1891, he and Liu Chih-tan built the Party there, and its isolated Red base became a sanctuary for the Communists at the end of the Long March.

    1938, Edgar Snow, Red Star Over China, Grove Press, published 1978, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 518

    Small arrowheads, small elongated scrapers, and microblades have been found in the Heiliut’uho Valley in Heng-shan Hsien, in what may be a nonceramic context.

    [1968, Kwang-chih Chang, The Archaeology of Ancient China, Yale University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 162

    Investigators said the accident was caused by explosives illegally stored at a home in Hengshan County in Shaanxi Province, Xinhua said.[…] Officials in Hengshan County could not be immediately reached for comment Monday night.

    2001 July 16, “41 Die in China Explosives Blast”, in AP News, archived from the original on 26 May 2022
  2. A rural township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan.

    In Hengshan Township, Hsinchu County, one person died after being hit by a falling electric pole.

    2004 August 26, Chiu Yu-Tzu, Wang Hsiao-wen, “Village missing after landslide”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2004, Front Page, page 1
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    Meanwhile, Hsieh had time to post on Facebook, where he said that after the town of Wasaka in Tottori Prefecture and Hsinchu County's Hengshan Township signed a sister city agreement, the target of 140 pairs of sister cities was reached and he feels a great sense of achievement.

    謝長廷則在臉書發文表示,在大阪轄區鳥取縣若櫻町和台灣的新竹縣橫山鄉締結友好協定後,台日締結友好城市達到目標140個,強調紥根基層也是很有成就感。

    2021 December 30, C. Chuang, “Frank Hsieh Once Again Snubs Legislature [立院邀報告福島食品進口爭議 謝長廷再請假]”, in Public Television Service, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2022

Origin

Hengshan · proper noun

  1. Mandarin恒山
  2. EnglishHengshan

From Mandarin 恒山 (Héng Shān).

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Hengshan · proper noun

  1. Mandarin橫山 /横山
  2. EnglishHengshan

From Mandarin 橫山 /横山 (Héngshān).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 恒山, 橫山 /横山
  • 恒山district
  • 橫山 /横山district
Chinese Mandarin 恒山, 橫山 /横山
  • 恒山 (Héng Shān)district
  • 橫山 /横山 (Héngshān)district

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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