Baoshan

See also: bǎoshān

English

Baoshan Prefecture in Yunnan

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) Pao-shan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʊ.ʃæn/

Etymology 1

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 保山 (Bǎoshān).

Proper noun

Baoshan

1. A prefecture-level city in Yunnan, China.

Synonyms

• Yung-ch'ang

Translations

prefecture-level city in China

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 保山 (zh) (Bǎoshān)

• Lü: ᦗᧁᦌᦱᧃᧈ (pawsaan¹)

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Baoshan”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[1], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 308, column 3

Etymology 2

Baoshan District in Shanghai

The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 寶山 / 宝山 (Bǎoshān, literally “Treasure Hill”), named for an artificial hill raised around 1412 by Chen Xuan to host signal fires.

Proper noun

Baoshan

1. (historical) A hill in Shanghai, China.
2. A district of Shanghai, China.
   • 2017 June 26, “Australia's Crown Resorts staff face trial in China”, in France 24‎^[2], archived from the original on 26 June 2017‎^[3]:

     The accused arrived at the Baoshan District Court in Shanghai in the morning and a tribunal officer told AFP that a verdict may be issued later on Monday, but it was up to the judge.

   • 2022 April 29, Agnes Chang, Amy Qin, Isabelle Qian, Amy Chang Chien, “Under Lockdown in China”, in The New York Times‎^[4], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-04-29‎^[5]:

     The Times found and analyzed three different angles of videos capturing a demonstration in late March in a community called Datang Huayuan, in Shanghai’s Baoshan District. In one video, a large group of people gathered outside. “We want supplies!” one woman yelled into a bullhorn. “We want to survive!” Videos of the incident have since been taken down from Weibo, the popular Twitter-like platform.

Translations

district of Shanghai, China

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 寶山 / 宝山 (zh) (Bǎoshān)

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Baoshan”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[6], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 308, column 3