Pingsi
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Tongyong Pinyin[1] romanization of the Mandarin 平溪 (Píngxī), Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Píngsi.
Proper noun
[edit]Pingsi
- Alternative form of Pingxi
- 2007, Stephen Keeling, Brice Minnigh, “North Taiwan”, in The Rough Guide to Taiwan (Rough Guides)[3], Penguin Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 163:
- Inland, the Pingsi Branch Rail Line winds its way through a lush mountain valley, past scenic Shihfen Falls and Pingsi itself, home of Taiwan's most magical event, the release of hundreds of "heavenly lanterns" during the Lantern Festival.
- 2008 February 19, “President Chen's Remarks at the Spring Festival Banquet Hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Honor of Envoys to Taiwan”, in Office of the President, Republic of China (Taiwan)[4], archived from the original on 03 September 2023, News releases[5]:
- Taipei County's Pingsi Township is holding a Heavenly Lantern Festival, where people can write their wishes on sky lanterns, set them free and watch them float gracefully heavenwards.
- 2008 February 20, Jonathan Adams, “Taiwan Lantern Festival causes concern for environmentalists”, in The New York Times[6], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 February 2015, Asia Pacific[7]:
- PINGSI, Taiwan — On a bridge here one night this week, Candice Lee and Lynn Liu, both 22, laughed softly as they lit an oil-soaked wad of folded paper at the bottom of a meter-high lantern.
- 2009, Amy C. Liu, “Lunar New Year”, in Taiwan A to Z: The Essential Cultural Guide[8], 1st edition, Taipei: Community Services Center, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 119:
- In the township of Pingsi (平溪) southeast of Taipei, thousands of people gather on this night to send off tian deng with their wishes of the year written on the outside of the paper lantern.
- 2022 January 9, “Divine passengers”, in Taipei Times[9], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 8 January 2022, Taiwan News, page 3[10]:
- People in New Taipei City’s Pingsi District yesterday pose for photographs next to the Taiwan Railways Administration’s CK124 steam train, which is carrying Matsu statues from 25 temples for the launch of the Northern Taiwan Matsu Cultural Festival.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Pingsi.
References
[edit]- ^ “Taiwan place names”, in Pinyin.info[1], 2006, archived from the original on 2006-10-01[2]: “鄉鎮市區別 / Hanyu Pinyin (recommended) / Hanyu Pinyin (with tones) / Tongyong Pinyin / old forms […] 平溪鄉 / Pingxi / Píngxī / Pingsi / Pinghsi”