Sanchih
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From Mandarin 三芝 (Sānzhī), Wade–Giles romanization: San¹-chih¹.
Senses: examples: text: The families are about equally distributed among three communities: a cluster of villages in Sanchih township, the small city of Tanshui, and the metropolitan center of Taipei.
ref: 1988, Susan Greenhalgh, “Intergenerational Contracts: Familial Roots of Sexual Stratification in Taiwan”, in A Home Divided: Women and Income in the Third World, Stanford, Cali.: Stanford University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 52:
text: 4.1 X; go straight on NR2 toward Sanchih. A left turn here leads to Shalun Beach, which is suitable for camping if you decide to stay the night in Tamshui.
ref: 1994, Roger Grigsby, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China's East Coast (China by Bike), The Mountaineers, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 63:
text: Lee died Friday of heart and lung failure at his family home in Sanchih, on Taiwan’s northern tip, family members said.
ref: 1998 August 15, “Taiwan Puppet Master Lee Dies”, in AP News, archived from the original on 10 Oct 2022:
text: My father worked for the police long enough to be eligible for a pension, and upon his retirement, our family moved back to his hometown of Sanchih, where he served for some time as the chief of the village irrigation council and treasurer of the local agricultural association. After World War II ended, he became a member of the county legislature.
ref: 1999, Lee Teng-hui, “My Intellectual and Spiritual Journey”, in Taiwan no sucho [The Road to Democracy: Taiwan's Pursuit of Identity], 1st edition, PHP Institute, Inc., →ISBN, →OCLC, page 22:
english: The Road to Democracy: Taiwan's Pursuit of Identity
translation: The Road to Democracy: Taiwan's Pursuit of Identity
text: Sanchih Township was celebrating the fourth anniversary of Cherry Blossoms Festival that has become one of the significant local activities since January 21st.
ref: 2008 February 2, “Sanchih cherry blossoms fest opens”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2022:
text: Other parts of Taiwan have joined the trend, putting money in the pockets of farmers in Sanchih, a rural area outside Taipei that now supplies up to 600,000 cherry tree saplings a year.
"Lots of our cherry tree farmers have benefited from the booming demand," said Chou Zheng-nan, an official at the Sanchih Farmers Association, but declined to provide figures.
ref: 2012 March 26, Benjamin Yeh, “The empire smiles back: Taiwan's Japanese cherry festival”, in ABS CBN News, archived from the original on 20 Sep 2022:
text: On Nov. 17, 2013, a 55m-long pedestrian suspension bridge at a water reservoir park in New Taipei City’s Sanchih District (三芝) fell. The bridge was only six years old, but heavy corrosion was found in the joints and the screw bolts in the bridge deck where the suspension cables snapped, which officials said was due to wind exposure and salt-laden rain blowing in from the sea.
ref: 2019 October 5, “EDITORIAL: Taiwan bridges must be assessed”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2019, Editorials, page 8:
text: DPI Design not only provides commercial design services, but also serves as a "community planning" team of sorts for the local community in Sanchih District, New Taipei City, and has extensive experience in executing community building for local children, youth, farmers, arts & culture, and environmental issues.[…]
Through this project, they hope to expand partnerships in social development in Sanchih District and link all related organizations in the area by promoting overall community building at the township level.
ref: 2022 May 16, “街角巷弄 黃富隆 [Sanchih Corner Huang Fu-long]”, in Ministry of Culture, archived from the original on 25 May 2022:
english: Sanchih Corner Huang Fu-long
translation: Sanchih Corner Huang Fu-long
glosses: Alternative form of Sanzhi.