Meaning of Nanshan | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Various towns, districts, and subdistricts of China.
2. A district of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, across Deep Bay from Hong Kong.
3. A district of Hegang, Heilongjiang, China.
4. An island in the Spratly archipelago of the Philippines.
5. A dormant volcano in northeastern China's Keluo volcanic field.
6. An alternative term for the Qilian Mountains between Gansu and Qinghai in western China, from their position south of the Hexi Corridor.
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Examples

“In the election on May 9, Chen Huibin won, but the other candidate, Wu Haining, cried foul. As Chen was preparing for a five-year term as the local delegate, starting with the fourth Nanshan District People’s Congress held on May 27, Wu claimed the election was fraudulent and reported it to the Shenzhen and Nanshan District People’s Congress Standing Committee.”

“Shenzhen’s Nanshan District is scattered with state-of-the-art high-rises, impressive corporate headquarters, government buildings, five-star hotels, and fancy shopping malls.”

“On Tuesday, the Shenzhen Nanshan District Court sentenced Wang Jianmin, 63, to five years and three months in jail and Guo Zhongxiao, 41, to two years and three months, Wang’s lawyer, Chen Nansha, said.[...] The Shenzhen Nanshan District Court, district government and foreign affairs office did not immediately respond to a request comment. The Hong Kong police said arrests in mainland China were outside of their jurisdiction.”

“The modern industrial zone is located in the northeast of the Hegang coal mining area, including Xinlu West, Yixin West and Nanshan West, with a planned area of 13 km2. The administrative area is mainly affiliated to the northeastern part of Xingshan District of Hegang City, the southeast of Xiangyang District, and the eastern part of Nanshan District. It is less than 5km away from Hegang Railway Station.”

“Brawner said that the government hoped to install desalination machines and communications equipment on Thitu Island and Nanshan Island. Thitu, known to Manila as Pag-asa, is the largest Philippine-occupied feature in the South China Sea, boasting an airstrip and landing dock, and supporting a population of around 200. A handful of Philippine soldiers and their families are stationed on Nanshan or Lawak Island. All nine Philippine-occupied outposts exist in a precarious umbilical relationship to the Philippine mainland, reliant on regular navy supply missions and acutely vulnerable to blockade by Chinese vessels.”

“The Philippine Congress has earmarked 800 million pesos (US$14.3 million) for the transportation department to build a port facility on Nanshan Island (馬歡島) where boats, including those for fishing, could seek shelter.”

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