Feitsui

Fei`tsui´

(Min.) The Chinese name for a highly prized variety of pale green jade. See Jade.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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However, the Taipei-Yilan Line project has been stuck for over three years due to environmental concerns regarding the catchment area of Feitsui Reservoir, according to the Railway Bureau.

Government considers extending Taiwan High Speed Rail to Yilan

And they were less polluted than Xidayang catchment [61] and Feitsui catchment [62].

Sedimentary Record of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from the Shuanglong Catchment, Southwest China

Alteration of phytoplankton assemblages caused by changes in water hardness in Feitsui Reservoir, Taiwan.

Physical and chemical variables influencing riverine biota in a tropical river of northern Mindanao Philippines

Dinoflagellate associations in Feitsui Reservoir, Taiwan.

First record of Ceratium furcoides (Dinophyta), an invasive species, in a temporary high-altitude lake in the Iron Quadrangle (MG, Southeast Brazil)/Primeiro registro de Ceratium furcoides (Dinophyta), uma especie invasora, em um lago temporario de alta altitude no Quadrilatero Ferrifero (MG, Sudeste do Brasil)

The Forestry Bureau said it has decided to set up the sanctuary to protect rare turtles and other species at the Feitsui Reservoir near the capital Taipei.

Taiwan to set up island's 1st turtle sanctuary

Burrow habitat of Formosan pangolins (Manis pentadactyla pentadactyla) at Feitsui Reservoir.

Survey of the termites (isoptera: kalotermitidae, rhinotermitidae, termitidae) in a formosan pangolin habitat

Even if there should be substantial rain later this month, the water rationing is unlikely to be suspended immediately, Ou said, arguing that badly depleted water reserves at the city's main Feitsui reservoir need to be replenished first.

Taipei to implement draconian water rationing from Mon

After the Feitsui Dam was built in the 1980's however, the changing water levels from the dam drowned the azaleas and almost wiped out their entire population.

Pink azaleas flower in Wulai, Taiwan

City officials said earlier this week that water reserves at Feitsui Reservoir, the main supplier for the city's 2.6 million residents and some in the surrounding Taipei County, will only last until the end of May unless there is substantial rainfall in coming weeks.