Pingxi

píngxī píngxí English Pingxi District, New Taipei Alternative forms en Pinghsi Wade-Giles en Pingsi Tongyong Pinyin Etymology Borrowed from the en cmn-pinyin - romanization of en cmn 平溪. Pronunciation pĭng′shē′ en Ping xi Proper noun en district city/New Taipei c/Taiwan. en January 28, 2012 Pichi Chuang w:Reuters https://web.archive.org/web/20240211212439/https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/TAIWAN--GM1E81S1Q4N01.html February 11, 2024 https://pictures.reuters.com/archive/TAIWAN--GM1E81S1Q4N01.html People release sky lanterns to celebrate the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival in Pingxi, Xinbei city, northern Taiwan, January 28, 2012. Believers gathered to release sky lanterns as a form of prayer for good luck and blessings. The tradition of releasing lanterns began during the Ching Dynasty when bands of outlaws frequently raided villages, forcing local residents to seek refuge in the mountains. en 12/07/2013 Pingxi sky lantern festival chosen as a 'must-see before death' w:Focus Taiwan https://web.archive.org/web/20230821233612/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/201312070006 21 August 2023 https://focustaiwan.tw/society/201312070006 Society The annual sky lantern festival in northern Taiwan's Pingxi District was named by the world's largest publisher of travel guides as one of the world's 14 festivals a person must attend in their lifetime. en February 22, 2016 Image of Asia: Lanterns released in hopes of good fortune w:AP News https://web.archive.org/web/20241206110801/https://apnews.com/a45dc01cd0eb492d8ff9413d924892fe Associated Press https://apnews.com/a45dc01cd0eb492d8ff9413d924892fe December 06, 2024 In this photo by Chiang Ying-ying, hundreds of people release lanterns into the air in hopes of good fortune and prosperity at the traditional lantern festival during the Lunar New Year in the Pingxi district of New Taipei City, Taiwan. The lantern festival starts 15 days after the Chinese New Year and falls on Feb. 22 this year. Translations district of New Taipei, Taiwan Chinese: Cantonese: yue 平溪 ping4 kai1 Hokkien: nan-hbl 平溪 Pêng-khe Mandarin: cmn 平溪 Píngxī Further reading Pingki or P’ing-ch’i 1475 3 Pingki or P’ing-ch’i (both: pĭng′chē′), Jap. [Japanese] Heikei (hā′kā), Anagrams en giinpx Xiping pixing