Longci

Long·ci
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proper noun

A district of Tainan, Taiwan.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Lung-ch'i · alternative Lungchi · alternative Hanyu Pinyin Longqi

  1. A district of Tainan, Taiwan.

    The bamboo forests of Longci produce large amounts of bamboo shoots

    Taiwan Town and Country

    2005, 台灣鄉鎮之美 [Taiwan Town and Country], 遠流出版事業股份有現公司, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 148
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    The continuous GPS data show that the coseismic deformation in the Longci district (west side of Guanmiao district) had the largest vertical displacement of 100 mm and west horizontal displacement of 50 mm.

    2018, Chih-Heng Lu, Chuen-Fa Ni, Chung-Pai Chang, Jiun-Yee Yen, Ray Y. Chuang, “Coherence Difference Analysis of Sentinel-1 SAR Interferogram to Identify Earthquake-Induced Disasters in Urban Areas”, in Remote Sensing, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4

    The firewood consists of bamboo charcoal produced in Tainan's Longci District, while the rice is championship quality from Houbi and Liujia districts.

    2019 November 15, Chang Jung-hsiang, Elizabeth Hsu, “Tainan to give top model 12 products as wedding gifts”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 15 Nov 2019

    Yung-Wang Chang, bamboo weaving artisan from Longci, recounts the stories of the once prosperous bamboo weaving industry and how he continues to create and pass on the skills.

    Made in Tainan

    2020 February, 美印臺南 [Made in Tainan], number 50, page 01

    The event, which cost the special municipality NT$7 million (US$232,357), was aimed at boosting tourism in the region between Longci and Yanshuei (鹽水) townships over the Lunar New Year and Lantern Festival periods, the city said.

    2020 February 10, Wu Chun-feng, Yan Hung-chun, William Hetherington, “Light festival draws 190,000 to Longci in its opening year”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Feb 2020, Taiwan News, page 2

    Two light festivals taking place in Tainan City’s Longci and Yanshuei districts are making nights in the city more scenic until Feb. 28 next year.

    2021 December 27, George Liao, “Two light festivals make nights in Taiwan’s Tainan more scenic”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 27 Dec 2021, Travel & Cuisine

Origin

  1. Mandarin龍崎
  2. EnglishLongci

From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 龍崎 (Lóngcí).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 龍崎 /龙崎
  • 龍崎 /龙崎district in south Taiwan
Chinese Mandarin 龍崎 /龙崎
  • 龍崎 /龙崎 (Lóngqí)district in south Taiwan
Cite this entry
APA

Longci. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Longci

MLA

“Longci.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Longci. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Longci,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Longci.

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