Hsuehshan

H4S1U1E1H4S1H4A1N1

A form of Xueshan — A mountain in Miaoli County, Taiwan.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Xueshan.

    Hsuehshan Forest Recreation Area is located on the back section of the Southwestern part of the Hsuehshan main peak.

    2021 August 13, “Hsuehshan Forest Recreation Area”, in Taichung City Government Tourism and Travel Bureau, archived from the original on 10 Aug 2022
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    It's an interesting place for visitors, especially hikers who want to challenge Taiwan's second highest peak, Hsuehshan (xuěshān), which means Snow Mountain. It's 3884m in elevation and one of the chief attractions of Shei-Pa National Park.

    1998, Robert Storey, Taiwan (Lonely Planet), 4th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 396

    Lishan is the staging point for mountaineering expeditions to Hsuehshan ⑨, Taiwan’s second-highest peak at 3,885 meters (12,746 ft).

    2003, “West-Central Taiwan”, in Vivien Kim, editor, Taiwan (Insight Guides), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 195

    Engineers attempt to drive a tunnel through the Hsuehshan, an 11,500-foot-high mountain in Taiwan consisting of tough, fractured rock and subterranean cave systems.

    2008 May 16, Kathryn Shattuck, “What's On Tonight”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Oct 2022

    A forest fire on Hsuehshan, also known as Snow Mountain, was put out Friday afternoon, but not before four hectares of firs and arrow bamboo trees burned to the ground.

    2008 December 19, “Firs and arrow bamboo lost in forest fire”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 04 Oct 2022, Society

    The change comes as the office prepares for the Tourism Bureau’s Year of Mountain Tourism next year. Foreigners can submit applications to access Hsuehshan (雪山) from four months before their planned departure date from Taiwan to 35 days before their expected date of entry, the office said.

    2019 August 30, Chien-li Peng, Sherry Hsiao, “Rules for Shei-Pa visits to be relaxed for foreign tourists”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2019, Taiwan News, page 2

Origin

  1. Mandarin雪山
  2. EnglishHsuehshan

Borrowed from Mandarin 雪山 (Xuěshān) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsüeh³-shan¹.

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Cite this entry
APA

Hsuehshan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hsuehshan

MLA

“Hsuehshan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hsuehshan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hsuehshan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hsuehshan.

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