Hsuehshan

English Etymology Borrowed from en cmn 雪山 Xuěshān en cmn-wadegiles - romanization: Hsüeh³-shan¹. Proper noun en Xueshan. en 1998 Robert Storey Taiwan w:Lonely Planet https://archive.org/details/taiwan00stor/ 4th 0-86442-634-8 970524541 8314799M 396 https://archive.org/details/taiwan00stor/page/396/ It's an interesting place for visitors, especially hikers who want to challenge Taiwan's second highest peak, Hsuehshan (xuěshān), which means Snow Mountain. It's 3884m in elevation and one of the chief attractions of Shei-Pa National Park. en 2003 Vivien Kim West-Central Taiwan Taiwan https://archive.org/details/insightguidetaiw00vivi_0/ w:Insight Guides 9789812349668 1028406778 195 https://archive.org/details/insightguidetaiw00vivi_0/page/195/ Lishan is the staging point for mountaineering expeditions to Hsuehshan ⑨, Taiwan’s second-highest peak at 3,885 meters (12,746 ft). en May 16, 2008 Kathryn Shattuck What's On Tonight https://web.archive.org/web/20221014225409/https://archive.nytimes.com/query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage-9E07E1DA1738F935A25756C0A96E9C8B63.html 14 October 2022 w:The New York Times 0362-4331 1645522 Engineers attempt to drive a tunnel through the Hsuehshan, an 11,500-foot-high mountain in Taiwan consisting of tough, fractured rock and subterranean cave systems. en 12/19/2008 Firs and arrow bamboo lost in forest fire https://web.archive.org/web/20221004181852/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/200812190030 04 October 2022 w:Focus Taiwan Society A forest fire on Hsuehshan, also known as Snow Mountain, was put out Friday afternoon, but not before four hectares of firs and arrow bamboo trees burned to the ground. en August 30, 2019 Chien-li Peng; Sherry Hsiao Rules for Shei-Pa visits to be relaxed for foreign tourists https://web.archive.org/web/20190829213307/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2019/08/30/2003721395 29 August 2019 w:Taipei Times 1563-9525 464696902 Taiwan News 2 The change comes as the office prepares for the Tourism Bureau’s Year of Mountain Tourism next year.Foreigners can submit applications to access Hsuehshan (zh 雪山) from four months before their planned departure date from Taiwan to 35 days before their expected date of entry, the office said. en 2021/08/13 Hsuehshan Forest Recreation Area https://web.archive.org/web/20220810045808/https://travel.taichung.gov.tw/en/attractions/intro/858 10 August 2022 Taichung City Government Tourism and Travel Bureau Hsuehshan Forest Recreation Area is located on the back section of the Southwestern part of the Hsuehshan main peak. en 2022 Nai-Chin Chen Investigation and Estimation of Groundwater Level Fluctuation Potential: A Case Study in the Pei-Kang River Basin and Chou-Shui River Basin of the Taiwan Mountainous Region Applied Sciences (journal) Applied Sciences https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/14/7060 12 14 10.3390/app12147060 2076-3417 820898926 3 of 19 The primary investigation river basin includes the Pei-Kang River Basin and the Chou-Shui River Basin. The geological zone covers from the west to the east, including the coastal plain, the western piedmont, and the Hsuehshan mountain. https://web.archive.org/web/20240415101706/https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/14/7060 15 April 2024 en 5 April 2022 Lawrence Chung Taiwan looks at tunnel bunker as emergency wartime military command centre https://web.archive.org/web/20220405101148/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3173135/taiwan-looks-tunnel-bunker-emergency-military-command-centre 05 April 2022 w:South China Morning Post 1563-9371 648902513 https://archive.ph/lQxnq The tunnel, which was bored through the Hsuehshan (meaning Snow Mountain) Range, is the longest in Taiwan and connects Taipei through New Taipei to Yilan county. en March 24, 2025 Shelley Shan Mountaineers face fines for unauthorized climbs w:Taipei Times https://web.archive.org/web/20250325164206/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/03/24/2003833953 https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/03/24/2003833953 March 25, 2025 1563-9525 464696902 Taiwan News 2 The agency issued the warning after mountaineering incidents on Hsuehshan (zh 雪山) and Yushan (zh 玉山) this month.A recent spike in mountaineering incidents in Hsuehshan and Yushan was mainly caused by waves of strong cold air mass, leading to a significant temperature decline, the agency said. en Further reading en 1998 Hsueh Shan Saul B. Cohen The Columbia Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/ 2 New York Columbia University Press 0-231-11040-5 98-071262 164337564 1319 https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee02cohe/page/1319/ 3