Pronunciation/Chinese readings
How do you pronounce 铅山?
铅(yán)山yán shān
Commonly said as: reading 铅 as qiān, as in pencil lead
盐山
铅山
What it is
Yanshan County sits in Shangrao, Jiangxi, a copper-producing area since the Song dynasty.
Why it gets said wrong
As the metal, 铅 is qiān, but the county keeps the older reading yán. It tops most lists of misread Chinese place names.
Hear it in a sentence
Yanshan's handmade paper is an intangible heritage craft.
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