Huxi

See also: hūxī and Húxī

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 湖西 (Húxī).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ho͞oʹshēʹ

Proper noun

Huxi

  1. A rural township in Penghu County, Taiwan.
    • 2014 July 23, Faith Hung, “Leaders of Taiwan, China offer condolences for 48 dead in plane crash”, in Robert Birsel, editor, Reuters[1], archived from the original on 04 October 2023, Industrials‎[2]:
      The aircraft took off from Taiwan’s southern city of Kaohsiung, headed for the island of Makong, but crash-landed in Huxi township of Penghu County, the main island of the chain also known as the Pescadores.
    • 2018 June 4, “The Windswept Allure of Penghu”, in Taiwan Business TOPICS[3], archived from the original on 25 September 2020[4]:
      There is much to see and do in Magong City and the adjacent township of Huxi, but even those staying on the islands for just one night should make good use of the bridges and causeways that provide access to the islands of Baisha and Xiyu.
      Road 203 heads north out of Magong – home to over half of the county’s 104,000 permanent residents as well as serving as the archipelago’s administrative center — and through Huxi before veering westward across Baisha.
    • 2018 July 23, “Oil spill recovery likely to take two years: CPC”, in Radio Taiwan International[5], archived from the original on 04 May 2024[6]:
      The spill, which took place last June, has only recently come to light. Company executives say they were not notified of the spill until a year after it took place. Seven employees are facing punishment for their role in the incident.
      The affected area is more than 0.8 hectares plot of land in Huxi Township, on the offshore islands of Penghu.
    • 2025 January 27, Chen Chi-ching, Wu Kuan-hsien, “Rice bag turtles set to bless Penghu for Lantern Festival”, in Focus Taiwan[7], sourced from Taipei (CNA), archived from the original on 27 January 2025[8]:
      Temples across Penghu County have crafted "rice bag turtles" in preparation for the traditional "Ciguei" (乞龜) ceremony held on the islands for Lantern Festival, which falls on Feb. 12 this year. []
      The largest turtle, located in Huxi Township's Longmen Guanyin Temple, also carries a small turtle on its back and is trailed by three even smaller ones, symbolizing generational inheritance, according to temple director-general Yang Chao-wu (楊昭武).
  2. A rural village in Huxi, Penghu County, Taiwan.

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