Yushan

See also: yǔshàn, yùshàn, Yu Shan, and Yùshān

English

Alternative forms

• Yü-shan, Yu Shan, Yü Shan (Wade–Giles)

Etymology 1

From Mandarin 玉山 (Yùshān).

Proper noun

Yushan

1. (Chinese mythology) Jade Mountain, a mythological mountain and residence of The Queen Mother of the West
2. the highest mountain in Taiwan

   Synonym: Mount Morrison

   • 1963, Hui-Lin Li, “The Physical Background of Taiwan”, in Woody Flora of Taiwan‎^[1], Narberth, Penn.: Livingston Publishing Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 4:

     Another range is the Yushan or Mount Morrison Range, a group of lofty mountains with the general appearance of a high plateau. This range lies to the west of the main Taiwan Range across the mountain pass Patungkuan (Hattukan), which has an altitude of 2800 m. This group of mountains is dominated by Yushan or Mount Morrison (Niitakayama) , with a height of 3950 m., the highest peak of Taiwan as well as of all eastern Asia. North of Yushan are other peaks like Chuntashan (Gundaisan) 3323 m., and Luantashan (Randaisan) 3170 m.

   • 1981 September 13, Henry Kamm, “What's doing in TAIPEI”, in The New York Times‎^[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2015-05-25, Section 10, page 5‎^[3]:

     To get away from Taipei's humid heat and see some of the spectacular mountain scenery of central Taiwan, a number of plane, bus and rail tours are available. One of the most popular places within reach of two or three-day tours is Sun Moon Lake, which offers an exceptional view of 13,114-foot Mount Yushan and the Sea of Clouds that rings it.

   • 2004, Phil Macdonald, National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan, National Geographic Society, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 231:

     Yushan, Taiwan's tallest mountain, has numerous peaks rising over 10,000 feet (3,000 m). Climbing any of these peaks requires a high fitness level and experience.

   • 2017 December 26, “Get used to drills, China tells Taiwan; Taipei says it seeks peace”, in Reuters‎^[4], archived from the original on 10 December 2018, World News‎^[5]:

     Chinese state media has given broad coverage to “island encirclement” exercises near Taiwan this month, including showing pictures of Chinese bomber aircraft with what they said was Taiwan’s highest peak, Yushan, visible in the background.

   • 2022 August 8, “Final Call for Submissions to the E.SUN Awards”, in AP News, PR Newswire‎^[6], archived from the original on 2023-04-15‎^[7]:

     With its hundreds of mountains reach over 3,000 meters above sea level, Taiwan is home to a diversity of precious natural resources. Among its many mountains, Yushan or Mt. Jade Main Peak, at an elevation of 3,952 meters, is the highest, and has become a spiritual symbol of Taiwan.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Yushan.
3. A county of Shangrao, Jiangxi, China.
   • 1937, Hollington K. Tong, Chiang Kai-shek: Soldier And Statesman‎^[8], volume 1, London: Hurst & Blackett, →OCLC, page 120:

     In order to compel him to give up Yenping and retreat to Chekiang, Chiang sent a division from Yushan in Kiangsi to advance into the border of Chekiang.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Yushan.
4. A town in Lantian, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.

Translations

mythological mountain; highest mountain in Taiwan; county in eastern China; town in western China

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 玉山 (zh) (Yùshān)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Yushan”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[9], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 3542, column 2

Etymology 2

From Mandarin 峪山 (Yùshān).

Proper noun

Yushan

1. A town in Xiangzhou district, Xiangyang, Hubei, China.

Translations

town in central China

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 峪山 (Yùshān)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• Hanyus, Husayn