shilingとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Shiling (狮岭) (pronounced Sher-Ling) Town (镇) lies on the outskirts of Guangzhou, China. Shiling means "Lion Ridge" in Chinese, so called because of the local mountain ridge that is shaped like a lion . Shiling Town has long consisted of small farms abutting the mountains from which it gets its name. In the 1970s the government began centrally planned industrialization of Shiling as a leatherworking town. It is now the largest center for the leatherworking industry in China. In addition, its forested mountains and ancient temple make it a tourist destination. Recently, Shiling has seen suburban real-estate redevelopment of some of its land in Western style, with widely space houses, as opposed to the traditional Chinese closely clustered farming communities.