Longshan

Long·shan
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proper noun

A neolithic culture along the Yellow River in China, named for its type site

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Meanings

Longshan1

proper noun

alternative Lung-shan · alternative Lung Shan · alternative Mount Long · alternative Mount Lung

  1. A neolithic culture along the Yellow River in China, named for its type site

    Han Chinese, who make up more than 90 per cent of the population of China, are genetically closer to the Longshan people, who are known to have farmed rice, the study said.

    2020 June 5, Stephen Chen, “Prehistoric ancestors of modern-day Chinese favoured rice over millet, study says”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Jun 2020, Science
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    Many identified the Yangshao culture, or the Painted Pottery culture, as the remains of the Xia nation; and the Longshan culture, or the Black Pottery culture, as the remains of the Shang nation.

    2004, Xiaoneng Yang, “Introduction”, in New Perspectives on China's Past: Chinese Archaeology in the Twentieth Century, volume 1, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 44, column 2

    The Lungshan culture of Shantong^([sic – meaning Shantung]) was spread around the middle and east of Shantong^([sic – meaning Shantung]) Province, and the Huaibei area in Jiangsu Province, 4,500 to 4,000 years ago.[…]From archaeological information we know that society in the Lungshan culture period had a clear hierarchy, and a special craftsman was in charge of pottery making.

    [n.d., “Longshan black pottery stem cup”, in Digital Taiwan - Culture & Nature, archived from the original on 12 Mar 2024
  2. Various mountains in China
  3. Various placenames in China and Taiwan

    Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, sponsored by the Ministry of Education organized "Friendly Taiwan - foreign student homestay development program," in cooperation with Longsan community in Chiku District, Tainan.

    [2015 October 2, “"Friendly Taiwan - foreign student homestay development program" is full of goodwill: 26 students travelled to explore the beauty of Langshan in Chiku District.”, in Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, archived from the original on 15 Oct 2022
    1. A district of Liaoyuan, Jilin, China.
    2. A county of Xiangxi, Hunan, China.

      Among the specific incidents the report cites was one in Xinning County, Hunan Province, where a resisting farmer cut off the ear of a township party official trying to collect fees. In Longshan County, also in Hunan, two officials died in a clash with protesters.

      2001 June 3, Erik Eckholm, “China's Inner Circle Reveals Big Unrest, and Lists Causes”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 May 2015, Section 1, page 14

Longshan2

proper noun

alternative Lung-shan · alternative Lung Shan · alternative Mount Long · alternative Mount Lung

  1. Various placenames in Gansu, named for the mountain

Origin

Longshan · proper noun

  1. Mandarin龍山 /龙山
  2. EnglishLongshan

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 龍山 /龙山 (Lóngshān) (Lóngshān, lit. "Dragon Mountain")

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Longshan · proper noun

  1. Mandarin隴山 /陇山
  2. EnglishLongshan

From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 隴山 /陇山 (Lǒngshān).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 龍山 /龙山, 隴山 /陇山
  • 龍山 /龙山culture; locations
  • 隴山 /陇山locations
Chinese Mandarin 龍山 /龙山, 隴山 /陇山
  • 龍山 /龙山 (Lóngshān)culture; locations
  • 隴山 /陇山 (Lǒngshān)locations

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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