Rueifang

R1U1E1I1F4A1N1G2

A form of Ruifang — A district of New Taipei City, Taiwan.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Ruifang.

    Chang Ying-chieh […], general director of Rueifang Township's Tourism Promotion Association, decided to set up the association in 1995.

    2005, Taiwan Review, volume 55, number 1-12, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 41, column 2
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    The historic gold mining town of Jiufen, a short bus ride from Rueifang or Keelung, occupies a stunning hillside location with fine views of the northeast coast.

    2007, Stephen Keeling, Brice Minnigh, “North Taiwan”, in The Rough Guide to Taiwan (Rough Guides), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 175

    That programme, begun in the early 1990s, cost billions of Taiwan dollars, but eventually tamed the river, especially because of the Yuanshanzih flood diversion tunnel (sluiceway), which helps redirect run-off from the upper reaches of the river to the sea on the north-east coast, thus saving the often flooded townships of Rueifang and Hsichih (Sijhih)⁷ when future typhoons and heavy rains hit the area.

    2008, Jack F. Williams, Ch’ang-yi David Chang, “Back from the brink: resolving Taiwan's environmental problems”, in Taiwan's Environmental Struggle: Toward a Green Silicon Island, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 108

    After a fun-filled afternoon, take the bus back to Rueifang train station. From here you can either take the train one stop to arrive at Keelung City or take the train directly from Rueifang back to Taipei.

    2008, Scott B. Freiberger, Taipei in a Day, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 37, column 1

    The rite of prayer was initiated after the speeches of the county governor, the head of Rueifang Township and the local representative of the Taipei County Council (Taibeixian yihui 臺北縣議會).

    2010, Min-Chin Chiang, “The Hallway of Memory: A Case Study on the Diversified Interpretation of Cultural Heritage in Taiwan”, in Becoming Taiwan: From Colonialism to Democracy, →ISBN, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 122

    The project enables the bureau to control the rainfall of Huoshaoliao and 18% area of the basin, avoid levying the extensive private lands around middle and downstream areas in Sijhih, improve the bridges, divert 1310 CMS in peak from upper Keelung River with 200-year-frenquency flood 1620 CMS into the East China Sea, and lower the water level of the downstream Keelung River by 1.5 meters in average (3.13 meters in average in Rueifang segment).

    2017 September 30, “The Keelung River Overall Improvement Project (Early Stage) Contents of the Plan”, in The 10th River Management Office, WRA, archived from the original on 07 Jul 2022

Origin

  1. Mandarin瑞芳
  2. EnglishRueifang

From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 瑞芳 (Ruìfāng), Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Ruèifang.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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