Hengchun

• (also from Wade–Giles) Heng-ch'un

From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 恆春／恒春 (Héngchūn) Wade-Giles romanization: Hêng²-chʻun¹.

Hengchun

1. An urban township in Pingtung, Taiwan
   • 1903, James W. Davidson, “The Formosan Camphor Industry”, in The Island of Formosa Past and Present‎, page 209:

     Even the influence and authority that had once existed, had now been practically lost. We are told of a village, Siehmali (Sha-mari), about five miles east of Hengchun, inhabited by savages who during the reign of Kienlung (1736-1796) shaved their heads, and became loyal subjects of the emperor.

   • 1958 April, “Taiwan (Formosa)”, in Commercial Fisheries Review‎, volume 20, number 4, Washington, D.C.: Fish and Wildlife Service, page 74:

     WHALING IN 1957 UNSUCCESSFUL: The 185-ton Japanese catcher that operated from Hengchun (southern tip of Taiwan) from March to April 1957 caught only 4 whales. A 375-ton catcher arrived at Hengchun in late December 1957 under the same Sino-Japanese cooperation arrangement. With this earlier start, the boat is expected to have a more successful season in 1958.

   • 1982 September 12, “First national park: 'Hawaii of the Far East'”, in Free China Weekly‎, volume XXIII, number 36, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3:

     Chialoshui is situated on the Pacific Ocean coast of the Hengchun Peninsula 14 kilometers (8.7 miles) east of the town of Hengchun.

   • 2016 September 14, Fritz, Angela, “Typhoon Meranti blasted Taiwan, and now it’s headed to China”, in The Washington Post‎, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 September 2016, Capital Weather Gang‎:

     In Penghu County, an archipelago west of Taiwan, the wind gusted to 134 mph. Hengchun township reported gusts to 113 mph.

   • 2022 August 6, Li, Hui-ting; Frances Huang, “Vice president of weapons developer dies of heart attack”, in Focus Taiwan‎, archived from the original on 06 August 2022, Society:

     The 57-year-old Ouyang was not breathing when he was found by his aide in his hotel room in Hengchun Township at 7:20 a.m. Saturday, and the aide immediately called local police for help, according to an NCSIST statement.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Hengchun.

• Eng-chhun