Baoshan

== English == === Alternative forms === (obsolete) Pao-shan === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baʊ.ʃæn/ enPR: bouʹshänʹ Rhymes: -æn Hyphenation: Bao‧shan === Etymology 1 === The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 保山 (Bǎoshān). ==== Proper noun ==== Baoshan A prefecture-level city of Yunnan, China. ===== Synonyms ===== Yung-ch'ang ===== Translations ===== ==== Further reading ==== Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Baoshan”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎[2], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 308, column 3 === Etymology 2 === The atonal Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 寶山 / 宝山 (Bǎoshān, literally “Treasure Hill”), named for an artificial hill raised around 1412 by Chen Xuan to host signal fires. ==== Proper noun ==== Baoshan (historical) A hill in Shanghai, China. A district of Shanghai, China. A rural township in Hsinchu County, Taiwan. ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === Saul B. Cohen, editor (2008), “Baoshan”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎[7], 2nd edition, volume 1, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 308, column 3