Shihmen

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A form of Shimen — A county of Changde, Hunan, China.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Shimen.

    The reprocessing laboratory, which is located near Shihmen, about 25 miles south of Taipei, is not secret, Mr. Cheng insisted.

    1976 September 5 [1976 September 4], Fox Butterfield, “TAIWAN DENYING ATOMIC OPERATION”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2023, page 5
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    Outside Taipei, several new hotels have been opened in Kaohsiung, Taichung, Tainan and Hualien, and plans are also in the works to develop the Shihmen area just south of Taipei into Taiwan’s first international standard resort.

    自由中國週報

    1980 April 20, “Hotel building boom to meet all visitor demand”, in Free China Weekly [自由中國週報], volume XXI, number 15, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2, column 2

    If you go far enough upstream on the north shore road, you’ll reach Fuhsing Village (fùxīng xiāng), an attractive place which has a youth hostel - the only cheap place to stay in the Shihmen area.

    1994 July, Robert Storey, “North Taiwan”, in Taiwan - A Travel Survival Kit, 3rd edition, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 187, column 2

    WIND Since 2001, Taipower has installed eight wind-powered generators on Penghu, and in 2004 the main island's first commercial wind farm — located in Shihmen Township, Taipei County, and built by Taipower — went online.

    2010, Taiwan: Recent Economic and Political Developments Yearbook, International Business Publications, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 130

    The First Nuclear Power Plant, located at Shihmen in a remote northern coastal location but not far from densely populated Taipei, has been leaking toxic water from storage pools of two reactors, said the watchdog, called the Control Yuan.

    2013 August 9, Faith Hung, Ben Blanchard, “Taiwan says nuclear plant may have leaked toxic water”, in Raju Gopalakrishnan, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 06 Mar 2016

    Qingshan Waterfall (青山瀑布) tucked in the mountainous area of the Shihmen District, New Taipei City is truly a hidden tourism gem that offers visitors magnificent natural views and an immensely delightful hiking experience.[…] The trailhead can be conveniently accessed from New Taipei City Highway 17. The local road connects with Provincial Highway 2 (Coastal Highway) at the Laomei (老梅) community in Shihmen District.

    2019 February 11, George Liao, “Qingshan Waterfall Trail in New Taipei offers magnificent views and delightful hiking experience”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 11 Feb 2019, Travel & Cuisine

Origin

From Mandarin 石門 (Shímén), Wade–Giles romanization: Shih²-mên².

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APA

Shihmen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shihmen

MLA

“Shihmen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shihmen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shihmen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shihmen.

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