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1923 In China
Events in the year 1923 in China. Incumbents *President of the Republic of China, President: Li Yuanhong (until 13 June), Gao Lingwei (14 June – 10 October), Cao Kun (from 10 October) *Premier of the Republic of China, Premier: Wang Zhengting (until 4 January), Zhang Shaozeng (4 January – 9 September), Gao Lingwei (from 9 September) Events * January – Establishment of Radio Corporation of China * 26 January – Sun–Joffe Manifesto * 5 October – 1923 Republic of China presidential election, presidential election * 27 December – Establishment of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tingzhou, Prefecture Apostolic of Tingchow * Establishment of the 3rd Central Executive Committee of the Chinese Communist Party * Establishment of First United Front * Establishment of Jiangsu Tongzhou High School, in Nantong, Jiangsu * Establishment of Kunming Wujiaba International Airport, in Kunming, Yunnan Births * Chen Nengkuan * Fu Quanxiang * Li Wanheng * Li Yuan-tsu * Wang Shufeng * Yang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The Republic Of China
The president of the Republic of China, now often referred to as the president of Taiwan, is the head of state of the Republic of China (ROC), as well as the commander-in-chief of the Republic of China Armed Forces. The position once had authority of ruling over Mainland China, but its remaining jurisdictions has been limited to Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other smaller islands since the conclusion of Second Chinese Civil War. Originally elected by the National Assembly, the presidency was intended to be a ceremonial office with no real executive power as the ROC was originally envisioned as a parliamentary republic. Since the 1996 presidential election, the president is directly elected by plurality voting to a four-year term, with incumbents limited to serving two terms. The incumbent, Tsai Ing-wen, succeeded Ma Ying-jeou on May 20, 2016, to become the first female president in the history of Taiwan. Qualifications * The ''Presidential and Vice Presidential Ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunming Wujiaba International Airport
Kunming Wujiaba International Airport was the main airport serving Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province, China. It is located south-east of metropolitan Kunming. Originally built in 1923, the airport had been renovated numerous times into a modern facility before closing on 28 June 2012. It was a major hub for China Eastern Airlines, Kunming Airlines, and Lucky Air. The airport has been replaced by the new Kunming Changshui International Airport. As of 2021, Wujiaba Airport has been demolished and the land will be fully redeveloped before the end of 2021. History Wujiaba is among the oldest airports in China, with a history that can be traced back to about 100 years, and was first established into a military airbase and flight-training institute under the supervision of local warlord General Tang Jiyao in 1922; an additional 23 airports would be established in Yunnan from 1922-1929. The Sino-Japanese War was the beginning of World War II in Asia, and following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1923 In China
Events in the year 1923 in China. Incumbents *President of the Republic of China, President: Li Yuanhong (until 13 June), Gao Lingwei (14 June – 10 October), Cao Kun (from 10 October) *Premier of the Republic of China, Premier: Wang Zhengting (until 4 January), Zhang Shaozeng (4 January – 9 September), Gao Lingwei (from 9 September) Events * January – Establishment of Radio Corporation of China * 26 January – Sun–Joffe Manifesto * 5 October – 1923 Republic of China presidential election, presidential election * 27 December – Establishment of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tingzhou, Prefecture Apostolic of Tingchow * Establishment of the 3rd Central Executive Committee of the Chinese Communist Party * Establishment of First United Front * Establishment of Jiangsu Tongzhou High School, in Nantong, Jiangsu * Establishment of Kunming Wujiaba International Airport, in Kunming, Yunnan Births * Chen Nengkuan * Fu Quanxiang * Li Wanheng * Li Yuan-tsu * Wang Shufeng * Yang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fang Junying
Fang Junying (1884–1923) was a Chinese revolutionary. She was the niece of the progressive reformer Fang Jiashi, a follower of Weng Tonghe, and sister of the revolutionaries Fang Shengdong and Fang Shengtao. From 1901 to 1911, she studied in Japan, and became involved with the revolutionary republican movements among the Chinese students there. She became a member of the Tonghmenghui in 1905, and head of its assassination section in 1907. In 1908, she participated in a planned assassination of Prince regent Zai Feng. She was one of the ideologists who planned the Guangzhou Uprising on 27 April 1911. From 1912 to 1922, she studied in France. Upon her return to China, she committed suicide through an overdose of morphine Morphine is a strong opiate that is found naturally in opium, a dark brown resin in poppies (''Papaver somniferum''). It is mainly used as a analgesic, pain medication, and is also commonly used recreational drug, recreationally, or to make .... Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Xiefen
Chen Xiefen (Chinese language, Chinese: 陳擷芬; pinyin: chén xié fēn; Wade–Giles, Wade-Giles: ch'en hsieh fen; pen name: Chu‘nan nūzi; 1883 – 1923), a Chinese Feminism, feminist, revolutionary and journalist of the Qing dynasty, Qing era, is regarded as one of the first progressive Chinese women to utilize the press to further women’s rights. From 1899 to 1903, Chen published ''Nübao'' (later renamed ''Nüxuebao''), where she advocated for Female education, women's education, gender equality and economic independence. After her paper was banned in 1903, Chen Xiefen emigrated to Japan, where she briefly continued to print ''Nübao'' (now titled ''Nüxuebao).'' Chen Xiefen remained active in Anti-Qing sentiment, anti-Qing revolutionary circles until her fall from the public eye in 1911. Biography Early life Chen Xiefen was born in 1883 in Hengshan County, Hengshan, Hunan, Hunan Province, and was raised in Yanghu (currently Changzhou), Jiangsu, Jiangsu Province. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhou Ziqi
Zhou Ziqi () (17 November 1869 – 21 October 1923) was a Chinese educator and politician in the late Qing dynasty and early republican period. During the early part of the Republic, he served multiple roles: first in multiple ministry positions (including Communication and Finance), as a diplomat, then as acting President of the Republic, and, for a time, as acting Premier in 1922, during Liang Shiyi's illness. He was a member of the Communications Clique. Biography Born in Guangdong, Zhou, who spoke both Cantonese and Mandarin, later moved back to his ancestral province of Shandong. He attended Columbia University in the United States, and upon returning to China, he helped found Tsinghua University to prepare Chinese students to study abroad in America; among the subjects he emphasized were English, mathematics, and science. During his time at Tsinghua, Zhou was in charge of sending students to study abroad, and from 1911 to 1912, he served as president of the university. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Jingyuan
Yang Jingyuan (; February 1923 – 8 June 2015) also known by her pen name Yuan Qing (), was a Chinese translator. Yang is most notable for being one of the main translators into Chinese of the works of the English novelists Charlotte Brontë and Emily Brontë. Biography Yang was born in a wealthy and highly educated family, in Changsha, Hunan, in February 1923, with her ancestral home in Suzhou, Jiangsu. Her mother Yuan Changying () was a translator, scholar and author who graduated from University of Edinburgh and University of Paris. Her father Yang Duanliu () was an economist who graduated from Hunan Normal College, Hongwen Academy (), Tokyo Zhengze English College (). His brother, Yang Hongyuan (), was a graduate of Wuhan University. Yang started to publish works in 1943. After graduating from the Department of Foreign Language, Wuhan University, she attended the Department of English Language and Literature, University of Michigan, earning a Master of Arts in 1948. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Guanghua
Yang Guanghua or Guang-Hwa Yang (; 1923–2006), was a Chinese chemist and chemical engineer. He was the President of China University of Petroleum, and a pioneer of China's oil industry. Biography Yang was born in Liuyang, Hunan, on 10 April 1923. In 1945, he graduated from the Department of Chemical Engineering of Zhejiang University in Hangzhou. He was a teaching assistant in the same department. In 1948, Yang went to study in the United States, and obtained his Doctor of Engineering degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1951. Yang went back to China in May 1951. Yang was a professor at Peking University and Tsinghua University. In 1953, Yang joined to found the Beijing Petroleum College (北京石油学院; predecessor of current China University of Petroleum). In 1956, Yang was a visiting researcher at Moscow Petroleum Institute, USSR. In 1965, Yang was pointed Vice-president of Beijing Petroleum College. After 1969, Yang was Vice-president, later Preside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Shufeng
Wang Shufeng () (1923–1998) was a People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Luoyang, Henan. He was People's Congress Chairman of Jiangxi. He was a delegate to the 6th National People's Congress and 7th National People's Congress The 7th National People's Congress () was in session from 1988 to 1993. It held five sessions in this period. Election results Elected state leaders In the 1st Session in 1988, the Congress elected the state leaders: *President of the People's .... 1923 births 1998 deaths People's Republic of China politicians from Henan Chinese Communist Party politicians from Henan Delegates to the 6th National People's Congress Delegates to the 7th National People's Congress {{China-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Yuan-tsu
Lee Yuan-tsu (; 24 September 1923 — 8 March 2017), was a Kuomintang politician who served under Lee Teng-hui as the eighth Vice President of the Republic of China. He was of Hakka ancestry. Early life His family was Hakka had origin in Meixian, Guangdong. But he was born in Pingjiang, Hunan Lee obtained his bachelor's degree in law and politics from National Chengchi University in Nanjing in 1946. He retreated to Taiwan from Mainland China in 1949 after the end of Chinese Civil War with the National Revolutionary Army. He obtained his doctoral degree from University of Bonn in Germany in 1963. Political career Lee entered politics in 1969 when he became a legal consultant for the Ministry of National Defense. He served as Minister of Education from 1974 to 1978, then Minister of Justice until 1984 and Secretary-General to the President between 1988 and 1990. He was nominated by Lee Teng-hui to be the Vice President of the Republic of China after the death of President Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Wanheng
Li Wanheng (; October 1923 – 6 May 2016) was a Chinese colonel of the People's Liberation Army. He served as the commander of the 67th Army of the People's Liberation Army from 1981 to 1983. Biography Li Wanheng was born in Laishui County, Zhili (now Hebei). He joined the Eighth Route Army (18th Army Group of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China) in October 1940, and joined the Communist Party of China the following year. Li was the chief staff officer of the 597th Regiment, 199th Division in the Korean War. He saw action a series of battles with the 67th Army especially in the Battle of Kumsong, the last large-scale battle of the Korean War. Li became the deputy commander of the 597th Regiment, commander of the 597th Regiment, deputy commander of the 199th Division, chief staff officer of the 199th Division and commander of the 199th Division sequentially after he returned to China. He was promoted as the colonel of the People's Liberation Army in 1965. Li w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fu Quanxiang
Fu Quanxiang (3 August 1923 – 24 October 2017) was a well-known Chinese actress of Yue opera. In the Chinese press she was named as one of the ten leading female actors in Yue opera. In the view of others she was one of only two truly famous artists, the other being Yuan Xuefen. Her repertoire included ''Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai'', ''The Tale of Li Wa'', ''Du Shiniang ''Du Shiniang'' (杜十娘) is a popular story and theatre plot in China. It exists as a Yue opera, as a Sichuan opera, and also as a 2006 "hybrid" Chinese-language western-style opera in the repertoire of the China Central Opera. The plot concern ...'', and others. References 1 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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