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東京 (other)
東京 may refer to: *, the capital of Japan **Tokyo (other) *''Đông Kinh'' (東京), a former name of Hanoi, Vietnam *Tonkin, a part of Vietnam ** Tonkin (other) * Dongjing (other) (東京) in Chinese **Luoyang **Kaifeng Kaifeng () is a prefecture-level city in east-central Henan province, China. It is one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China, having been the capital eight times in history, and is best known for having been the Chinese capital during the Nort ... See also * Eastern Capital (other) {{disambiguation, chinese, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo (other)
or Tokyo Metropolis is the capital of Japan. Tokyo may also refer to: Places * Edo, former name of Tokyo until 1868 *Tokyo Prefecture (1868–1943), Tokyo Prefecture, former Japanese prefecture 1868–1943 that preceded Tokyo *Tokyo City, former city within Tokyo Prefecture 1889–1943 *Special wards of Tokyo, 23 wards that cover the urban portion of Tokyo * Greater Tokyo Area, metropolitan area that covers Tokyo and the surrounding region *Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, U.S.A People *Tokyo Rose, generic name for female radio broadcasters of Japanese propaganda during World War II *Iva Toguri D'Aquino, American accused of being "the Tokyo Rose" after World War II *Tokyo Sexwale, South African businessman and former politician Films * ''Tokyo-Ga'', a 1985 film by Wim Wenders * ''Tokyo!'', a 2008 film by Michel Gondry, Leos Carax, and Bong Joon-ho Literature * Tokyo: A View of the City, a 1999 book by Donald Richie * Tokyo (novel), ''Tokyo'', a 2004 crime novel by British author ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanoi
Hanoi or Ha Noi ( or ; vi, Hà Nội ) is the capital and second-largest city of Vietnam. It covers an area of . It consists of 12 urban districts, one district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi is the cultural and political centre of Vietnam. Hanoi can trace its history back to the third century BCE, when a portion of the modern-day city served as the capital of the historic Vietnamese nation of Âu Lạc. Following the collapse of Âu Lạc, the city was part of Han China. In 1010, Vietnamese emperor Lý Thái Tổ established the capital of the imperial Vietnamese nation Đại Việt in modern-day central Hanoi, naming the city Thăng Long (literally 'Ascending Dragon'). Thăng Long remained Đại Việt's political centre until 1802, when the Nguyễn dynasty, the last imperial Vietnamese dynasty, moved the capital to Huế. The city was renamed Hanoi in 1831, and served as the capital of French Indochina from 1902 to 1945. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonkin
Tonkin, also spelled ''Tongkin'', ''Tonquin'' or ''Tongking'', is an exonym referring to the northern region of Vietnam. During the 17th and 18th centuries, this term referred to the domain ''Đàng Ngoài'' under Trịnh lords' control, including both the Northern and Thanh- Nghệ regions, north of the Gianh River. From 1884 to early 1945, this term was used for the French protectorate of Tonkin, composed of only the Northern region. Names "Tonkin" is a Western rendition of 東京 ''Đông Kinh'', meaning 'Eastern Capital'. This was the name of the capital of the Lê dynasty (present-day Hanoi). Locally, Tonkin is nowadays known as ''miền Bắc'', or ''Bắc Bộ'' (北部), meaning ' Northern Region'. The name was used from 1883 to 1945 for the French protectorate of Tonkin (Vietnamese: ''Bắc Kỳ'' 北圻), a constituent territory of French Indochina. Geography It is south of Yunnan (Vân Nam) and Guangxi (Quảng Tây) Provinces of China; east of northern Laos and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonkin (other)
Tonkin refers to: ;Vietnam: *''Đông Kinh'', a former name of Hanoi, Vietnam *Tonkin, an exonym for northern Vietnam *the French protectorate of Tonkin, the northern part of French Indochina *Gulf of Tonkin, a gulf in the South China Sea *Gulf of Tonkin incident, a 1964 naval incident that precipitated the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution *Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, the 1964 resolution of the US Congress that precipitated the buildup of US forces in Vietnam *In France, the Sino-French War (1884–1885) is termed the ''Tonkin War''. *the Tonkin Affair, a political crisis in France ;People: * Anthony Tonkin (b. 1980), English footballer *Arthur Tonkin (politician) (b. 1930), Australian politician * Arthur Tonkin (rugby union) (1922–1991), Australian rugby player *David Tonkin (1929–2000), Premier of South Australia *Felicity Tonkin (b. 1985), daughter of Mark Phillips and Heather Tonkin *Humphrey Tonkin (b. 1939), American-British professor and Esperantist *John Tonkin (1902–1995) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dongjing (other)
Dongjing may refer to: Eastern Capital (東京) * Luoyang, eastern capital of Sui and Tang dynasties * Kaifeng, eastern and main capital of the Northern Song dynasty * Shangjing Longquanfu, or Dongjing * Tonkin, Vietnam * Tokyo, Japan Other uses * Dongjing, Changsha (), a subdistrict of Yuhua District, Changsha, Hunan province * Dongjing, Shanghai (), a town of Songjiang District, Shanghai ** Dongjing Station (), on Shanghai Metro Line 9 * Dongjing (music) Dongjing music ( 洞 经 音乐; ''dòngjīng yīnyuè'') or donjiang is a type of Chinese ritual music traditionally performed by the Nakhi people, Han people, and Bai people of Yunnan province, southwest China. History Prior to the establishme ... (), Chinese ritual music See also * Dongjin (other) {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luoyang
Luoyang is a city located in the confluence area of Luo River (Henan), Luo River and Yellow River in the west of Henan province. Governed as a prefecture-level city, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the east, Pingdingshan to the southeast, Nanyang, Henan, Nanyang to the south, Sanmenxia to the west, Jiyuan to the north, and Jiaozuo to the northeast. As of December 31, 2018, Luoyang had a population of 6,888,500 inhabitants with 2,751,400 people living in the built-up (or metro) area made of the city's five out of six urban districts (except the Jili District not continuously urbanized) and Yanshi District, now being conurbated. Situated on the Central Plain (China), central plain of China, Luoyang is among the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities#East Asia, oldest cities in China and one of the History of China#Ancient China, cradles of Chinese civilization. It is the earliest of the Historical capitals of China, Four Great Ancient Capitals of China. Name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaifeng
Kaifeng () is a prefecture-level city in east-central Henan province, China. It is one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China, having been the capital eight times in history, and is best known for having been the Chinese capital during the Northern Song dynasty. As of 31 December 2018, around 4,465,000 people lived in Kaifeng's Prefecture, of whom 1,652,000 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Xiangfu, Longting, Shunhe Hui, Gulou and Yuwantai Districts. Located along the Yellow River's southern bank, it borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to the west, Xinxiang to the northwest, Shangqiu to the east, Zhoukou to the southeast, Xuchang to the southwest, and Heze of Shandong to the northeast. Kaifeng is also a major city in the world by scientific research outputs as tracked by the Nature Index. The city is home to a campus of Henan University, one of the national key universities in the Double First Class University Plan. Names The postal romanization for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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