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Guanxi
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guanxi guānxi guānxì guànxǐ
English
Guanxi Township, Hsinchu County
Alternative forms
en Kuanhsi Wade-Giles
en Guansi Tongyong Pinyin
Etymology
From the en cmn-pinyin -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 關西鎮 / Guanxi / Guānxī / Guansi / Kuanhsi romanization of the en cmn ^關西//.
Pronunciation
gwän′shē′Kwansi, Kuansi, or Kuan-hsi 998 2 Kwansi, Kuansi, or Kuan-hsi (all: gwän′shē′), Jap. [Japanese] Kansai (kän′sī),
en Guan xi
Proper noun
en urban township county/Hsinchu County c/Taiwan.
en 31 July 2019 Ralph Jennings A bridge to the past in Taiwan: Guanxi, quiet retreat of century-old town houses, tea, and Hakka food https://web.archive.org/web/20241217101808/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3020595/bridge-past-taiwan-guanxi-quiet-retreat-century-old-town 17 December 2024 https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3020595/bridge-past-taiwan-guanxi-quiet-retreat-century-old-town w:South China Morning Post 1563-9371 648902513 Travel & Leisure Visitors who do reach the town, in the hills of Hsinchu County southwest of the island’s capital city, Taipei, will find quiet, rural scenery, unique local food, unusual types of tea and a museum tour they’d be hard pressed to get anywhere else. Guanxi Township is also notable for its predominantly Hakka population; the Hakka were a nomadic people who settled widely around southern China and Taiwan, and are known for their courtyard homes. The first Hakka reached Taiwan in the 1600s.
en November 15, 2023 Yang Yuan-ting; Jason Pan Official defends efforts to control stray dogs w:Taipei Times https://web.archive.org/web/20240529002950/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2023/11/15/2003809206 May 29, 2024 https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2023/11/15/2003809206 1563-9525 464696902 Taiwan News 3 Education and training sessions were implemented after a baboon was shot by a member of the public after escaping from the Leofoo Village theme park in Hsinchu County’s Guanxi Township (zh 關西), he said.There has been a focus on training to coordinate local authorities, set up communication channels, dispatch animal control personnel, and protect and transport injured animals, he said.
Translations
urban township
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 關西
Mandarin: cmn ^關西
References
Further reading
Guanxi, Kuanhsi