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Shihmen
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English
Etymology
From en cmn - *石門 Shímén, en cmn-wadegiles - romanization: Shih²-mên².
Proper noun
en Shimen.
September 5, 1976 September 4, 1976 w:Fox Butterfield TAIWAN DENYING ATOMIC OPERATION https://web.archive.org/web/20230721135526/https://www.nytimes.com/1976/09/05/archives/taiwan-denying-atomic-operation-asserts-reports-on-uranium.html 5 The reprocessing laboratory, which is located near Shihmen, about 25 miles south of Taipei, is not secret, Mr. Cheng insisted.
en April 20, 1980 Hotel building boom to meet all visitor demand Free China Weekly zh 自由中國週報 https://archive.org/details/sim_free-china-weekly_1980-04-20_21_15/ Taipei XXI 15 0016-0318 1786626 2 https://archive.org/details/sim_free-china-weekly_1980-04-20_21_15/page/n1/ 2 Outside Taipei, several new hotels have been opened in Kaohsiung, Taichung, Tainan and Hualien, and plans are also in the works to develop the Shihmen area just south of Taipei into Taiwan’s first international standard resort.
en 1994 July Robert Storey North Taiwan Taiwan - A Travel Survival Kit https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanettaiw00rob_fn4/ 3rd w:Lonely Planet 0-86442-228-8 38833257 8314521M 187 https://archive.org/details/lonelyplanettaiw00rob_fn4/page/187/ 2 If you go far enough upstream on the north shore road, you’ll reach Fuhsing Village (fùxīng xiāng), an attractive place which has a youth hostel - the only cheap place to stay in the Shihmen area.
en 2010 Taiwan: Recent Economic and Political Developments Yearbook https://books.google.com/books?id=oC2yDwAAQBAJ International Business Publications 1-4330-6268-2 946697098 130 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Taiwan_Recent_Economic_and_Political_Dev/oC2yDwAAQBAJ?gbpv=1&pg=PA130 WINDSince 2001, Taipower has installed eight wind-powered generators on Penghu, and in 2004 the main island's first commercial wind farm — located in Shihmen Township, Taipei County, and built by Taipower — went online.
en August 9, 2013 Faith Hung; Ben Blanchard Taiwan says nuclear plant may have leaked toxic water Raju Gopalakrishnan https://web.archive.org/web/20160306222600/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-nuclear-idUSBRE97803Y20130809 06 March 2016 w:Reuters The First Nuclear Power Plant, located at Shihmen in a remote northern coastal location but not far from densely populated Taipei, has been leaking toxic water from storage pools of two reactors, said the watchdog, called the Control Yuan.
en 2019/02/11 George Liao Qingshan Waterfall Trail in New Taipei offers magnificent views and delightful hiking experience https://web.archive.org/web/20190211223251/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3635778 11 February 2019 w:Taiwan News Travel & Cuisine Qingshan Waterfall (zh 青山瀑布) tucked in the mountainous area of the Shihmen District, New Taipei City is truly a hidden tourism gem that offers visitors magnificent natural views and an immensely delightful hiking experience.The trailhead can be conveniently accessed from New Taipei City Highway 17. The local road connects with Provincial Highway 2 (Coastal Highway) at the Laomei (zh 老梅) community in Shihmen District.
en 2020/10/26 The highest-bidding made from the AEA joint auction was around NTD 137,010,000 https://web.archive.org/web/20220810084626/https://www.tpk.moj.gov.tw/9400/9405/9433/928872/post 10 August 2022 Administrative Enforcement Agency (zh :zh:法務部行政執行署 法務部行政執行署) The highest-bidding amount made from the auction of the land located in Xizhi District and auctioned by Shilin Branch was NTD 389,999. The highest-bidding amount made from the auction of the land located at Shihmen District and auctioned by the Shilin Branch was NTD 41,600.
en 09/06/2021 Annual nuclear safety drill to be held in New Taipei Sept. 9-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20210906153741/https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202109060024 06 September 2021 w:Focus Taiwan Taiwan's annual nuclear emergency exercise will take place on Thursday and Friday at the First Nuclear Power Plant in Shihmen District, New Taipei, and its surrounding areas, the Atomic Energy Council (AEC) said Monday.
en July 18, 2022 Lee Hsin-fang; Liu Tzu-hsuan Museum listed as critical national infrastructure https://web.archive.org/web/20220717160516/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2022/07/18/2003781942 17 July 2022 w:Taipei Times 1563-9525 464696902 Front Page 1 The Executive Yuan has listed the National Palace Museum as critical national infrastructure, a source familiar with the issue said on Saturday.It also listed the Jinshan Nuclear Power Plant in New Taipei City’s Shihmen District (zh 石門), the Guosheng Nuclear Power Plant in Wanli District (zh 萬里) and the Ma-anshan Nuclear Power Plant in Pingtung County’s Ma-anshan (zh 馬鞍山), but removed the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant in New Taipei City’s Gongliao District (zh 貢寮), as it has been mothballed.
en August 03, 2022 Study finds more than 30 rip current hot spots in Taiwan https://web.archive.org/web/20220802162222/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2022/08/03/2003782893 02 August 2022 w:Taipei Times 1563-9525 464696902 Taiwan News 2 More than 30 popular coastal areas in Taiwan are potential rip current hot spots, National Cheng Kung University’s Coastal Ocean Monitoring Center said on Monday.The findings are the result of a study the center conducted with backing from the Central Weather Bureau that utilized satellite images and coastal photographs.The hot spots include Baishawan (zh 白沙灣) beach in New Taipei City’s Shihmen District (zh 石門), Yuguang Island (zh 魚光島) in Tainan, Sizihwan Bay (zh 西子灣) in Kaohsiung and Pingtung County’s Kenting (zh 墾丁), all of which should consider installing alarm systems, center director Doong Dong-jiing (zh 董東璟) said.
en April 10, 2023 Fresh growth https://web.archive.org/web/20230410064955/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2023/04/10/2003797652 10 April 2023 https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2023/04/10/2003797652 w:Taipei Times 1563-9525 464696902 Taiwan News 3 Visitors yesterday take pictures at the Laomei Green Reef, a scenic spot in New Taipei City’s Shihmen District known for its distinctive rock formations coated in a layer of sea lettuce.
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Further reading
en 1952 Shihmen Leon E. Seltzer The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbialippinco00selt/ Morningside Heights, NY Columbia University Press 802473294 1752 https://archive.org/details/columbialippinco00selt/page/1752/ 3
en 1998 Shihmen Saul B. Cohen The Columbia Gazetteer of the World https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee03cohe/ 3 New York Columbia University Press 0-231-11040-5 98-071262 164337564 2899 https://archive.org/details/columbiagazettee03cohe/page/2899/ 1