hsien

noun

1. (Taipei, Taiwan)An administrative subdivision of Taiwan, commonly translated as county. (Alternative form of xian for mainland China.)

   “In the hsien, there shall be a hsien government with a hsien magistrate who shall be elected by the people of the hsien.”

   “The fruit is largely eaten, the best coming from Yü-chau hien in Honan, and from Han-yang fu and T'ung-shan hien in Hupeh.”

   “General Li Shu-ch’eng was born at Ch’ien-chiang Hsien, Hupei province, in 1873 and was a salaried licentiate or Linsheng in the Ching Dynasty.”

   “Tea certificates were issued by the magistrates of the following localities: Ch'ien-shan and sixteen other hsien in Anhui; Shan-hua and sixteen other hsien in Hunan. In Hupeh, certificates were issued by the magistrate of Chien-shih to tea merchants. In Hsien-ning and six other chou and hsien, tea planters also received certificates to sell tea (Hu-pu tse-li, 32:4-5).”

   “(2) Huaipin hsien is restored; its present administrative area is the administrative area of the former Huaipin hsien incorporated into Hsi hsien and the two administrative areas of Ch'issu and Changchuang ch'u of the former Huaipin hsien incorporated into Kushih hsien.”

2. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of hsien.

   “In Ch'iung-hai Hsien of the same island, this year "Chen-chu-ai" has been cultivated over vast areas, yielding large increases and as 2,730 tons of the breed already harvested in June have been sent to Chekiang province, it is expected that it will be cultivated widely in Chekiang in 1966.”

   “To respond to clients’ requirements, we built a plant in Douliu industrial area of Yunlin Hsien in 1998 and cooperated with world-famous additive supplier, which supplies formulation of materials and technology for us to manufacture lubricant for automobiles and industry.”

   “Nestled in Nantou Hsien, Taiwan, this distillery was founded by the Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corporation in 1978, however, it was only in 2008 that it produced its first whisky.”