Meanings
Qishan1
alternative Kishan · alternative Chishan · alternative Chi-shan · alternative Ch'i-shan
- A county of Baoji, Shaanxi, China.
In one village in Chi-shan county . . . the village chief bought his son a wife with money be got by selling a cow and two huts.
[1965 [1959], C. K. Yang, Chinese Communist Society: The Family and The Village, The M.I.T. Press, →OCLC, page 2114 more examples
In 1977 a large body of fragments of Chou dynasty oracle bone inscriptions was discovered at Chi-shan county in Shensi province.
[1985, Benjamin I. Schwartz, The World of Thought in Ancient China, Belknap Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 424-425The Mao Kung Ting was unearthed in Chi Shan County, Shensi Province around 1848. Chi Shan, located 75 miles west of Sian, is also located forty-five miles beyond the site of the famous 1974 discovery of the army of 6,000 clay figures which guarded the grave of Emperor Chʻin Shih Huang Ti.
[1989, Edward Seu Chen Mau, “The Past as Prologue”, in The Mau Lineage, Honolulu: Hawaii Chinese History Center, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 15Throughout Chinese history, Qishan county in Shaanxi province has been known as the ancestral homeland of the Zhou 周 people. In reality, the actual site of the Zhou homeland, known as the Zhouyuan 周原 (Plain of Zhou), includes only the eastern edge of Qishan county, where it meets Fufeng county (fig. 12-1).
2004, Edward L. Shaughnessy, “Western Zhou Hoard and Family Histories in the Zhouyuan”, in Xiaoneng Yang, editor, New Perspectives on China's Past: Chinese Archaeology in the Twentieth Century, volume 1, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 255A quilt factory in Shaanxi's Qishan county was caught using juvenile workers who were forced to work 12 hours a day without pay for nearly six months.
2007 July 8, “Unpaid boys working in harsh conditions at Shaanxi factory”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2021
Qishan2
alternative Kishan · alternative Chishan · alternative Chi-shan · alternative Ch'i-shan
- alternativeAlternative spelling of Cishan (in Taiwan).
For two decades Mr. Lu, 76, cultivated his banana trees in the Qishan district, rising at 5 a.m. and working until sunset.
2013 September 13, Catherine Shu, “Taiwan Tries to Revive Its Banana Export Industry”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 16 Sep 2013, Global Business2 more examples
For Qishan, Meinong and Foguangshan you’re best off catching a bus outside Kaohsiung Zuoying HSR Station/Zuoying KMRT Station. From there Freeway Bus #10 is the quickest and cheapest service to Qishan (departs every 20mins on w/days 🕘 06.30-23.00 Mon-Fri, less frequent at w/ends; takes 40mins; NTD50).
2014, Steven Crook, “Kaohsiung and Pingtung”, in Taiwan (Bradt Guides), 2nd edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 246The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) stated that Minister Hsiao–yueh Chang today (June 9, 2017) participated in a “Mobile Service Train activity” held by the National Immigration Agency in Qishan District, Kaohsiung City.
2017 June 9, “MAC Minister Chang Participates in "Mobile Service Train" Activity and Emphasizes that the Government will Continue to Protect the Rights and Interest of Mainland Spouses Living in Taiwan”, in Mainland Affairs Council, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2022
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym of Mount Qi, A mountain in Baoji, Shaanxi, China.
Origin
Qishan · proper noun
- Mandarin岐山
- EnglishQishan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 岐山 (Qíshān).
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Full word history & related roots →Qishan · proper noun
- Mandarin旗山
- EnglishQishan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 旗山 (Qíshān).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 岐山
- 岐山 (Qíshān)all senses
Hindi चिशान
- चिशान (ciśān)all senses
Japanese 岐山
- 岐山 (kizan)all senses
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Qishan
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Cite this entry
Qishan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qishan
“Qishan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Qishan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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