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Cijin
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English
Cijin District, Kaohsiung
thumb|zh 旗津海岸公園CIJIN SEASIDE PARK
Alternative forms
en Ch'i-chin Chichin Wade-Giles
en Qijin Pinyin
Etymology
From the en cmn-tongyong -en 2006 Taiwan place names https://web.archive.org/web/20061001212733/https://pinyin.info/taiwan/place_names.html Pinyin.info zh 鄉鎮市區別 / Hanyu Pinyin (recommended) / Hanyu Pinyin (with tones) / Tongyong Pinyin / old formszh 旗津區 / Qijin / Qíjīn / Cijin / Chichin romanization of the en cmn - Chinese pronunciation for 旗津 Cíjin.
Pronunciation
chē′jĭn′
en Ci jin
Proper noun
en district city/Kaohsiung c/Taiwan. from 21st c.
en 2009 Henry T. Chen The Culture and Daily Life of the Kaohsiung Fishing Communities Taiwanese Distant-Water Fisheries in Southeast Asia, 1936-1977 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Taiwanese_Distant_Water_Fisheries_in_Sou/l5BHDwAAQBAJ 2017 w:St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 978-0-9738934-9-6 1039084099 151 There were also numerous oyster farms along the beaches of Cijin District before ports and harbours were renovated (see figure 8.4). These farms created many job opportunities.
en 2019 https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/12/15/19/4-reasons-why-kaohsiung-should-be-your-next-destination 4 reasons why Kaohsiung should be your next destination Angelo G. Garcia w:ABS-CBN 25 October 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200223120413/https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/12/15/19/4-reasons-why-kaohsiung-should-be-your-next-destination 23 February 2020 Don't forget to visit the art installations at Cijin district, an island off the coast of Kaohsiung accessible via a tunnel or ferry ride.
en 06/11/2023 Joseph Yeh Vietnam's accusation of sovereignty infringement "unacceptable": Taiwan https://web.archive.org/web/20230611061627/https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202306110004 w:Focus Taiwan Politics Taiping, also known as Itu Aba, the largest of the naturally occurring Spratly Islands (Nansha Islands, zh 南沙群島), lies 1,600 kilometers southwest of Kaohsiung and is administered as part of the special municipality's Cijin District.
en February 24, 2025 Taiwan waves w:Taipei Times https://web.archive.org/web/20250430222934/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/02/24/2003832415 https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/02/24/2003832415 April 30, 2025 1563-9525 464696902 Taiwan News 3 Visitors hold Hakka-themed umbrellas at Taiwan’s pavilion at the Los Angeles Travel and Adventure Show on Saturday. Organized by the Tourism Administration, the Taiwan pavilion featured the famous rainbow arch from Kaohsiung’s Cijin District.
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en island of district/Cijin District city/Kaohsiung c/Taiwan. from 21st c.
en https://www.reuters.com/article/us-travel-postcard-idUSTON68543220080627 JUNE 26, 2008 Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Kaohsiung, Taiwan w:Reuters 21 October 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201021160648/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-travel-postcard-idUSTON68543220080627 21 October 2020 4 p.m. - Cijin island is a five-minute ferry ride from the navy base. There is a long beach -- far from Taiwan’s finest -- but the beautiful fort on the headland is the real reason to come here. The main town is full of seafood restaurants, should you wish to stay for dinner. Expect high quality, tasty food and very reasonable prices.
en https://archive.org/details/taiwan0000kell/ Taiwan 9th w:Lonely Planet Robert Kelly; Chung Wah Chow 2014 978-1-74220-135-1 951274659 256 https://archive.org/details/taiwan0000kell/page/256/ The Chinese settled on Cijin Island in the late Ming dynasty, and throughout the Qing period Kaohsiung was an administrative centre for the Taiwan territory.
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Translations
insular district of south Taiwan
Chinese:
Hokkien: nan-hbl 旗津 Kî-tin
Mandarin: cmn 旗津 Qíjīn
Japanese: ja 旗津 きしん, Kishin
References
Further reading
Cijin, Chichin, Qijin
en Kaohsiung
en 2-syllable words