Xueshan

See also: xuěshān and Xuěshān

English

Alternative forms

• Hsuehshan, Hsueh-shan (Wade–Giles)
• Syueshan (Tongyong Pinyin)
• Xue Shan

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 雪山 (Xuěshān, “Snowy Mountain”).

Proper noun

Xueshan

1. A mountain in Miaoli County, Taiwan.
   • 2007, Phil Macdonald, “Central West”, in National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan‎^[1], 2nd edition, National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 217, column 2:

     If you choose the northern route, in Wuling you can arrange mountaineering expeditions to Syueshan (Xueshan), or Snow Mountain, Taiwan’s second highest peak at 12,746 feet (3885 m).

   • 2019 May 10, Lane Nieset, “Robert Mapplethorpe-Inspired Jewelry, Taiwan’s New Hot-Spring Hotel and More”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 May 2019, NOTES ON THE CULTURE‎^[3]:

     The main appeal, of course, is the water, which flows down from Xueshan, or Snow Mountain, Taiwan’s second-highest peak, and into granite soaking tubs in each room.

   • 2024 February 13, Kuan Jui-ping, Wu Kuan-hsien, “Woman found dead after suspected fall during solo climb on Xueshan”, in Focus Taiwan‎^[4], sourced from Taipei CNA, archived from the original on February 13, 2024, Society‎^[5]:

     A female climber died after apparently slipping and falling while climbing Xueshan alone at the weekend, with her body recovered and flown down the mountain by a rescue helicopter Tuesday, according to Miaoli County Fire Bureau. […]
     The fire bureau noted that Xueshan is Taiwan's second-highest peak.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Xueshan.

Synonyms

• Mount Sylvia, Tsugitakayama (historical)

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雪山 (zh) (Xuěshān)

Further reading

• Leon E. Seltzer, editor (1952), “Sylvia, Mount”, in The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World‎^[6], Morningside Heights, NY: Columbia University Press, →OCLC, page 1856, column 3