"Shihlin" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Mandarin 士林 (Shìlín) Wade–Giles romanization: Shih⁴-lin².",
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          "ref": "1983, James C. H. Shen, “Rejoining the Government”, in Robert Myers, editor, The U.S. & Free China: How the U.S. Sold Out Its Ally, Washington, D.C.: Acropolis Books Ltd., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 21:",
          "text": "My first meeting with Madame Chiang Kai-shek, however, was hardly a reassuring one. One day, shortly after I had joined the President's staff, I was asked to see her at their residence in Shihlin (Scholars' Woods) on the outskirts of Taipei.",
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          "ref": "1994 July, Robert Storey, “South-West Taiwan”, in Taiwan - A Travel Survival Kit, 3rd edition, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 152, column 1:",
          "text": "Tienmu (usually misspelled ‘Tienmou’), is not exactly a renowned tourist attraction. Rather, you might think of it as the foreigners’ ghetto in the Shihlin district of northern Taipei.",
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          "ref": "2006, Laura Tyson Li, “The Resurrection”, in Madame Chiang Kai-shek: China's Eternal First Lady, 1st edition, New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 341:",
          "text": "The Wednesday afternoon ladies' prayer group, which met at the presidential residence in Shihlin, became a tradition that lasted decades.",
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          "english": "Information Management Office",
          "ref": "2009 January 1, 資訊管理室 [Information Management Office], “TAIPEI CITY TO HAVE 8 CONSTITUENCIES FOR LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS”, in Yangmingshan National Park, archived from the original on 2022-09-20:",
          "text": "The second constituency will be comprised of Tatung district and 38 boroughs in the Shihlin district; the third constituency will include the Chungshan district and 20 boroughs in the Sungshan district.",
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          "ref": "2016 April 26, Austin Ramzy, “Taiwan Party Organizer Sentenced to Nearly 5 Years in Water Park Fire”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2016-04-26, ASIA PACIFIC:",
          "text": "The so-called Color Play Party at the Formosa Fun Coast park in New Taipei City in June featured tons of colored powder that was thrown over participants as they listened to music and danced. But the material was flammable, and it ignited when it was blown over a hot electric light, the Shihlin District Court said in its ruling.",
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          "ref": "2020 May 26, “Eslite to close Shihlin outlet at end of May”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 2020-06-04, Business:",
          "text": "Eslite Spectrum Corp., which runs the popular Eslite bookstore chain in Taiwan, said Tuesday that it will close a store located in Shihlin District of Taipei by the end of May.",
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          "ref": "2021 December 18, Crystal Hsu, “Taipei 101 still the ‘King of the Land’”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-12-17, Business, page 12:",
          "text": "Shihlin District (士林) saw its land value rise 2.26 percent, as it remains affected by a lack of domestic and international tourists, officials said.",
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          "ref": "2022 June 14, Keoni Everington, “Photo of the Day: Supermoon coming to Taiwan tonight”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 2022-06-14, Photo of the Day:",
          "text": "The Taipei Astronomical Museum, which is situated in Taipei City's Shihlin District, posted this photo on its website of a supermoon climbing over Taipei 101 to announce the arrival of the astronomical phenomenon.",
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          "text": "My first meeting with Madame Chiang Kai-shek, however, was hardly a reassuring one. One day, shortly after I had joined the President's staff, I was asked to see her at their residence in Shihlin (Scholars' Woods) on the outskirts of Taipei.",
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          "ref": "1994 July, Robert Storey, “South-West Taiwan”, in Taiwan - A Travel Survival Kit, 3rd edition, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 152, column 1:",
          "text": "Tienmu (usually misspelled ‘Tienmou’), is not exactly a renowned tourist attraction. Rather, you might think of it as the foreigners’ ghetto in the Shihlin district of northern Taipei.",
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          "text": "The Wednesday afternoon ladies' prayer group, which met at the presidential residence in Shihlin, became a tradition that lasted decades.",
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          "english": "Information Management Office",
          "ref": "2009 January 1, 資訊管理室 [Information Management Office], “TAIPEI CITY TO HAVE 8 CONSTITUENCIES FOR LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS”, in Yangmingshan National Park, archived from the original on 2022-09-20:",
          "text": "The second constituency will be comprised of Tatung district and 38 boroughs in the Shihlin district; the third constituency will include the Chungshan district and 20 boroughs in the Sungshan district.",
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          "ref": "2016 April 26, Austin Ramzy, “Taiwan Party Organizer Sentenced to Nearly 5 Years in Water Park Fire”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2016-04-26, ASIA PACIFIC:",
          "text": "The so-called Color Play Party at the Formosa Fun Coast park in New Taipei City in June featured tons of colored powder that was thrown over participants as they listened to music and danced. But the material was flammable, and it ignited when it was blown over a hot electric light, the Shihlin District Court said in its ruling.",
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          "ref": "2020 May 26, “Eslite to close Shihlin outlet at end of May”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 2020-06-04, Business:",
          "text": "Eslite Spectrum Corp., which runs the popular Eslite bookstore chain in Taiwan, said Tuesday that it will close a store located in Shihlin District of Taipei by the end of May.",
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          "ref": "2021 December 18, Crystal Hsu, “Taipei 101 still the ‘King of the Land’”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2021-12-17, Business, page 12:",
          "text": "Shihlin District (士林) saw its land value rise 2.26 percent, as it remains affected by a lack of domestic and international tourists, officials said.",
          "type": "quote"
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          "ref": "2022 June 14, Keoni Everington, “Photo of the Day: Supermoon coming to Taiwan tonight”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 2022-06-14, Photo of the Day:",
          "text": "The Taipei Astronomical Museum, which is situated in Taipei City's Shihlin District, posted this photo on its website of a supermoon climbing over Taipei 101 to announce the arrival of the astronomical phenomenon.",
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