Shiquan

English

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 石泉.

Proper noun

Shiquan

1. A county of Ankang, Shaanxi, China.
   • 1991 [1987], Zongxu (鄒宗緒) Zou, “The Heart of a Powerful Empire”, in Susan Whitfield, transl., The Land Within the Passes: A History of Xian‎^[1], Viking, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 116:

     This silkworm was found in 1985 in Shiquan County. It is 2.2 inches long, with a nine-jointed body. Its head is raised as if it were spinning silk. Shiquan County being a major producer, the silk industry prospered during the Han dynasty, and gilding techniques were also developed.

   • 2017 January 24, Mimi Lau, “Chinese sisters, abducted as teens, reunited with mother after 28 years”, in South China Morning Post‎^[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2017-01-25, Society‎^[3]:

     However, last June a police station in Shiquan county in Ankang, in Shaanxi, received a tip-off regarding the whereabouts of Ruixiang.

Translations

county

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 石泉 (zh)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• quishan