Meanings
proper noun
- A district of Sanmenxia, Henan, China.
This paper focuses on the sunken courtyard, a typical vernacular architecture that utilizes underground space, carries out field investigation and questionnaire survey in villages of Shanzhou District, China.
2022, Fang Wang, Shunyi Wang, Beijia Cheng, Wanjing Wang, “To inhabit, retain or abandon? Adaptive utilization of energy-efficient sunken buildings by rural households in Shanzhou, China”, in Energy and Buildings, volume 255, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Jan 2022
Origin
- Mandarin陝州 /陕州
- EnglishShanzhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 陝州 /陕州 (Shǎnzhōu).
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Chinese Mandarin 陝州 /陕州
- 陝州 /陕州 (Shǎnzhōu)district
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Shanzhou. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shanzhou
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“Shanzhou.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shanzhou. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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