Sijhih
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From the Tongyong Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 汐止 (Xìzhǐ), Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Sìjhǐh.
Senses: examples: text: The 106-kilometer section between Hsinchu and Sijhih of this new 11 7-kilometer freeway was opened to traffic in 1997, and the entire line was completed in 1999.
ref: 2003, Julie Ju et al., editors, A Brief Introduction to Taiwan, Government Information Office, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 118:
text: By all accounts, the system worked as planned and the cities of Wudu and Sijhih were spared significant flooding as a result.
ref: 2005 July 20, American Institute Taiwan, TYPHOON HAITANG SLAMS TAIWAN, WikiLeaks (United States diplomatic cables leak), 05TAIPEI3073, page https://archive.org/details/05TAIPEI3073/page/n1/:
text: On July 18th, 2000, a heavy rainfall occurred in the upstream watershed of Pachang Creek and induced a rapidly huge flow peak. Unfortunately, 4 professional hydraulic workers were flushed away. Three months later, Sijhih was inundated again by Typhoon Xangsane and nearly 2/3 of the urban area was flooded. Respectively, Cidu District and Nuannuan District in Keelung City suffered catastrophic floods, which caused 64 casualties, 65 injured, 25 disappearance and inestimable loss of agriculture, fishery and property.
ref: 2006 February, Wei-Hsien Teng, Ming-Hsi Hsu, Chung-Hsing Wu, Albert S. Chen, “Impact of Flood Disasters on Taiwan in the Last Quarter Century”, in Natural Hazards, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7:
text: That programme, begun in the early 1990s, cost billions of Taiwan dollars, but eventually tamed the river, especially because of the Yuanshanzih flood diversion tunnel (sluiceway), which helps redirect run-off from the upper reaches of the river to the sea on the north-east coast, thus saving the often flooded townships of Rueifang and Hsichih (Sijhih)⁷ when future typhoons and heavy rains hit the area.
ref: 2008, Jack F. Williams, Ch’ang-yi David Chang, “Back from the brink: resolving Taiwan's environmental problems”, in Taiwan's Environmental Struggle: Toward a Green Silicon Island, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 108:
text: During October 2007, an epidemic of AHC occurred in Taiwan. Cases were first noted in the northern areas of Taiwan, including Keelung city, and Yunlin county. Within the next few days, the disease spread to Sijhih, a city in Taipei county south of Keelung, and Taipei city.
ref: 2009, P-C Kuo, J-Y-S Lin, L-C Chen, Y-T Fang, Y-C Cheng, H-Y Wu, C-Y Tsai, Y-S Chen, S-Y Lin, C-L Wu, Q-D Ling, “Molecular and immunocytochemical identification of coxsackievirus A-24 variant from the acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis outbreak in Taiwan in 2007”, in Eye, volume 24, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 132, column 1:
text: Kao said that students at the school first came into contact with samba drums thanks to Tsai, a business owner from the Dream Community in Taipei's Sijhih District.
ref: 2013 June 6, “One Set of Drums, Six Years and Still Going - Love for Music Endures at Majia Junior High School in Pingtung Taiwan Amidst Adversity”, in 行政院莫拉克颱風災後重建推動委員會 [Morakot Post-Disaster Reconstruction Council], archived from the original on 04 Aug 2022:
english: Morakot Post-Disaster Reconstruction Council
translation: Morakot Post-Disaster Reconstruction Council
text: As anyone who visited or lived in Taipei back in the early 1990s or before will know, the metropolis (and its surrounding satellites) have undergone an amazing, almost unrecognizable transformation over the last 20 years. However, no part has changed more startlingly than New Taipei City’s Sijhih District (汐止), on the Keelung River about halfway between Taipei City and Keelung.[…]
Set in a deep, rocky ravine on the side of the steep ridge above Sijhih, the waterfall makes a fine show as it glides down a steep rock face eroded with countless crinkly serrations that give it a distinctive appearance, but in dry weather it dries up almost completely.
ref: 2017 September 1, Richard Saunders, “Off the Beaten Track: Dajian Mountain: Short but steep”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2017, Features, page 13:
text: “A Sculptor’s Secret Garden” features 16 sculptures inspired by Lee Kuang-yu’s own secret garden in the mountains of New Taipei City’s Sijhih District (汐止).[…]
Chini Gallery, which sponsored the show, said that the exhibition has released Lee Kuang-yu’s art from the confines of a gallery, allowing the pieces to work in tandem with their lush surroundings as they do at his Sijhih studio.
ref: 2021 July 27, Kayleigh Madjar, “Taiwanese artist’s work generates buzz in Singapore”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2021, Taiwan News, page 2:
text: Located in Sijhih District, New Taipei City, Yihlin Foundry and Machine Corp. was founded in 1977 by Hsu Ching Fu and his partners.
ref: n.d., “YIHLIN FOUNDRY AND MACHINE CORP.”, in 台灣鑄造品工業同業公會 [Taiwan Casting Industry Association], archived from the original on 28 Oct 2021:
english: Taiwan Casting Industry Association
translation: Taiwan Casting Industry Association
text: The celebration of Durga Puja in the New Taipei City Library in Sijhih District (汐止) early this month shows once again the deepening cultural and educational ties between Taiwan and India.
ref: 2022 October 18, “The ‘avenger of evil’ in Taiwan The yearly Durga Puja held by the Indian community in Taiwan demonstrates the deepening cultural ties between the two nations”, in National Chung Hsing University, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2023:
text: Elsewhere in New Taipei, the Taiwanese government has approved the construction of a metro [KS1] line with six stations from the Sijhih district to the Donghu area of Taipei.
ref: 2023 January 19, Robert Preston, “Opening of Taipei’s Ankeng light rail line delayed”, in International Railway Journal, →ISSN, archived from the original on 19 Jan 2023:
text: Lu Tsung-lung (魯宗龍) was arrested by the Railway Police Bureau’s criminal investigation unit at about 5pm in an Internet cafe in New Taipei City’s Sijhih District (汐止), the bureau said.[…]
After reviewing footage from more than 100 security cameras in Taipei and Hualien, investigators spotted him at the airport, and then buying a train ticket at Taipei’s Nangang Station (南港). He was later seen getting off a train in Sijhih.
ref: 2023 February 16, “Inmate arrested after failing to return from temporary leave”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Feb 2023, Taiwan News, page 2:
text: People leaving Taipei’s Wanhua District (萬華) mostly move to New Taipei City’s Banciao District (板橋), while those in Taipei’s Nangang District (南港) move to New Taipei City’s Sijhih District (汐止), he said.
ref: 2024 December 16, Tsai Si-pei, Shelley Shan, “Taipei’s population falls below 2.5m after brief rebound”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Dec 2024, Front Page, page 1:
glosses: Alternative form of Xizhi.