Shen-nung-chia

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English[edit]

Map including Shen-nung-chia (DMA, 1975)

Etymology[edit]

From Mandarin 神農架神农架 (Shénnóngjià), Wade–Giles romanization: Shên²-nung²-chia⁴.

Proper noun[edit]

Shen-nung-chia

  1. Alternative form of Shennongjia
    • 1959, Po-chieh Kêng, Botanical Geography of China by Regions[1], →OCLC, page 78:
      At Shen-nung-chia (elevation around 4,000 meters) on the borders of Fanghsien, Hsing-shan hsien and Pa-tung hsien in western Hupeh, we find remnants of primary forests of Picea and Tsuga chinensis.
    • 1960s, Material and Technical Groundwork Concluded in China Afforestation - additional progress in spring afforestation activities[2], CIA, page 8?:
      The primeval forest (Shen-nung-chia) that straddles three hsiens - Hsing-shan, Pa-tung and Fang - in the northern sector of Hupeh Province along the middle reaches of the Yangtze River is being developed since 1965.
    • 2005, Pauline Holdstock, The Blackbird's Song[3], Cormorant Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 208:
      "Your Eminence, please have patience with my ignorance. You are sent by the revered Chang-ch'ao, are you not?"
      "Yes, indeed. I am on my way across to Shen-nung-chia."
    • 2014 October 6, Yuling Han, Lili Shi, Jing Meng, Hongbo Yu, Xiaoyu Zhang, “Azo Dye Biodecolorization Enhanced by Echinodontium taxodii Cultured with Lignin”, in PLOS One[4], volume 9, number 10, →DOI, →ISSN, →LCCN, →OCLC, archived from the original on November 11, 2020:
      No specific permissions were required for Shen-nung-chia Nature Reserve (Hubei Province, P.R. China) and the location was a scenic spot.
      . . .
      Echinodontium taxodii (GenBank accession number, EF422215) was isolated from rotten wood in Shen-nung-chia Nature Reserve (a scenic spot in Hubei Province, P.R. China) and preserved by our laboratory [24].

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