Pingxi

See also: píngxī and píngxí

English

Alternative forms

• Pinghsi (Wade–Giles)
• Pingsi (Tongyong Pinyin)

Etymology

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 平溪 (Píngxī).

Proper noun

Pingxi

1. A district of New Taipei, Taiwan.
   • 2012 January 28, Pichi Huang, Reuters‎^[1], archived from the original on February 11, 2024‎^[2]:

     People release sky lanterns to celebrate the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival in Pingxi, Xinbei city, northern Taiwan, January 28, 2012. Believers gathered to release sky lanterns as a form of prayer for good luck and blessings. The tradition of releasing lanterns began during the Ching Dynasty when bands of outlaws frequently raided villages, forcing local residents to seek refuge in the mountains.

   • 2013 December 7, “Pingxi sky lantern festival chosen as a 'must-see before death'”, in Focus Taiwan‎^[3], archived from the original on 21 August 2023, Society‎^[4]:

     The annual sky lantern festival in northern Taiwan's Pingxi District was named by the world's largest publisher of travel guides as one of the world's 14 festivals a person must attend in their lifetime.

Translations

district of New Taipei, Taiwan

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 平溪 (ping⁴ kai¹)

  Hokkien: 平溪 (Pêng-khe)

  Mandarin: 平溪 (zh) (Píngxī)

Anagrams

• Xiping, pixing