Xishan Island | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 西山 島 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 西山 岛 | ||||||||
Literal meaning | West Mountain/Hill/Island Island | ||||||||
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Xishan Island is an island in Lake Tai administered as part of Taihu County,Suzhou, [1]
Xishan is the largest island in Lake Tai, [2] with an area of 79.8 square kilometers (30.8 sq mi). It is highly mountainous,with 41 of the 72 mountains in Taihu Co. located on the island. Its highest peak,Piaomiao Mountain ( 缥缈 峰 ), [3] reaches 336.6 meters (1,104 ft) above sea level.
The name of the island derived from its principal settlement,Xishan Town ( 西山 镇 ), [4] but the town's name was changed to Jinting ( 金庭 镇 ) on 28 June 2007.
The Xishan Scenic Area ( 西山 风景区 ) was established to encourage tourism in the area. [5] Natural attractions include Mt Shigong ( 石公 山 ), [6] Linwu Cave ( 林屋 洞 ), [7] Mingyue Bay ( 明月 湾 ), [8] Baoshan Temple ( 包山 寺 ), [9] and "Xiangxuehai" ( 香雪海 ). [10] Xishan Island also produces plums,waxberries,oranges,loquats,and peaches.
Lin'an District is one of ten urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou,the capital of Zhejiang Province,East China. It is located in northwest Zhejiang as a separate urban area of Hangzhou,and borders Anhui province to the west and northwest. Lin'an held a population of 573,100 in 2014,over an area of 3,124 km2 (1,206 sq mi). The postal code is 311300,and the phone area code 0571.
Shuanghedong,is the longest cave in China,in Asia,and the 3rd longest in the world in May 2023.
The Nisoish or Yi languages,which contains both the Northern Loloish and Southeastern Loloish branches,are a branch of the Loloish languages proposed by Lama (2012). Northern Loloish and Southeastern Loloish were established by Bradley (1997),while the Nisoish group combining Bradley's two branches was proposed by Ziwo Lama (2012). Lama (2012) refers to Northern Loloish as Nisoid or Nisu–Lope,and Southeastern Loloish as Axi–Puoid.
Gantang Town is a rural town in Shuangfeng County,Hunan Province,People's Republic of China. As of the 2018 census it had a population of 89,000 and an area of 133.8-square-kilometre (51.7 sq mi). It is surrounded by Jinshi Town of Lianyuan on the northwest,Zhuoshicao Township of Shaodong County on the southwest,and Santangpu Town and Yintang Township on the southeast.