Sinsing

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proper noun

A district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Hsinhsing · alternative Hsin-hsing · alternative Hanyu Pinyin Xinxing

  1. A district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

    Sinsing Night Market on Nanhua Road has more clothes stalls and some food at the southern end.

    2007, Stephen Keeling, Brice Minnigh, The Rough Guide to Taiwan (Rough Guides), Penguin, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 351
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    Central Kaohsiung, including Cianjin, Yancheng, and Sinsing Districts, has very high thermal load and low dynamic potential. This suggests that these areas have intense anthropogenic heat release but limited air ventilation. These areas require specific planning action, such as increasing greenery coverage and reducing anthropogenic heat release.

    2015, Chao Ren, “Urban climatic map studies in Taiwan: Kaohsiung”, in Edward Ng, Chao Ren, editors, The Urban Climatic Map for Sustainable Urban Planning, Earthscan, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 201

    Accumulated rain in the last 24 hours in Fongshan, Lingya, Sanmin and Sinsing districts topped 300mm, records showed.

    2018, Wang Shu-fen, Chang Che-fong, Yeh Su-ping, Frances Huang, “Kaohsiung hit by heavy rain; schools, businesses closed Tuesday”, in Focus Taiwan

    Located in the Sinsing District of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, the luminous “Dome of Light” in the Formosa Boulevard was designed by Italian artist Narcissus Quagliata. Comprising 4,500 glass panels and measuring 98 feet in diameter, this dome is currently the largest glasswork in the world.

    2019 April 23, Kelly Richman-Abdou, “6 of the Most Beautiful Metro Stations Around the World”, in My Modern Met, archived from the original on 23 Apr 2019

    Currently, no plans for panel installation in Sinsing District, where the urban heat island effect can be better alleviated through greening facility construction, have been made.

    2021, Chien-Chiao Chao et al., “Application of a High-Density Temperature Measurement System for the Management of the Kaohsiung House Project”, in Sustainability, volume 13, number 2, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 13

Origin

The Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 新興 (Sinsing).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 新興 /新兴
  • 新興 /新兴 (san¹ hing¹)district in south Taiwan
Chinese Mandarin 新興 /新兴
  • 新興 /新兴 (Xīnxīng)district in south Taiwan

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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