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Danshui
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dànshuǐ Dànshuǐ
English
Alternative forms
en Tanshui Tan-shui Wade-Giles
en Danshuei Tongyong Pinyin
Etymology
From the en cmn-pinyin - romanization of the en cmn ^淡水.
Pronunciation
en /ˈdæn.ʃweɪ/ /(ˈ)dɑn(ˈ)ʃweɪ/
dänʹshwāʹen 1952 Tanshui Leon E. Seltzer The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbialippinco00selt/ Morningside Heights, NY Columbia University Press 802473294 1876 https://archive.org/details/columbialippinco00selt/page/1876/ 1
en Dan shui
Proper noun
en Tamsui: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.
en 2007 Phil Macdonald National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan https://archive.org/details/taiwan0000macd/ w:National Geographic Society 2nd 9780792265559 54962554 92 https://archive.org/details/taiwan0000macd/page/92/ To the west of Yangmingshan, and easily accessible by MRT from Taipei, is the rustic hot-springs resort of Beitou, Taiwan’s oldest. Here you can stay in a tranquil Japanese-style inn for a taste of hot-springs bathing in your own room. You can also reach another historic town, Danshuei (Danshui), by MRT from Taipei.
en June 10, 2010 Dan Nystedt China and Taiwan Connect on New Undersea Cable Project w:The New York Times https://web.archive.org/web/20230315143816/https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/external/idg/2010/06/10/10idg-china-and-taiwan-connect-on-new-undersea-cable-proje-78426.html 15 March 2023 0362-4331 1645522 Technology While North Korea and the South continue to bicker - most recently over the sinking of a South Korean warship - China and Taiwan have been building closer business ties. One project full of symbolism for the two is an undersea cable project that will link the northern Taiwan town of Tamsui (also called Danshui) to China's Fujian Province.
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