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Banqiao Township, Youyang County
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Banqiao () may refer to: Taiwan * Banqiao District, seat of New Taipei Mainland China * Banqiao Dam (), dam on the Ru River near Zhumadian, Henan that suffered an infamous failure in 1975 * Banqiao Town (other) *Banqiao Township (other) Banqiao Township (板桥乡) may refer to the following locations in China: *Banqiao Township, Ningguo, in Ningguo City, Anhui * Banqiao Township, Xiuning County, Anhui * Banqiao Township, Youyang County, in Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banqiao District
Banqiao District () is a district and the seat of New Taipei City, Taiwan. It has the third-highest population density in Taiwan, with over . Until the creation of New Taipei City, Banqiao (then transliterated as Banciao or Pan-ch'iao) was an incorporated county-administered city and the former seat of Taipei County. Name origin The district's old name was ''Pang-kio'' (), which dates back to the Qing Dynasty during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor (1735 - 1796 AD). A wooden bridge, locally called ''Pang-kio-thau'' (枋橋頭), was built for pedestrians to cross a brook located in the west of today's Banqiao, the modern day Nanzigou (湳仔溝, literally "Nanzi Creek"). The spellings ''Pankyu'', ''Pankio'', and ''Pankyo'' can be found in English-language works of the early 20th century. In 1920, the Japanese government modified the name to . The same characters are still used today, but are read ''Bǎnqiáo'' in Mandarin. However, in Taiwanese Hokkien, the old name ''Pang-ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banqiao Dam
The Banqiao Reservoir Dam () is a dam on the River Ru (), a tributary of the Hong River in Zhumadian City, Henan province, China. The Banqiao dam and Shimantan Reservoir Dam () are among 62 dams in Zhumadian that failed catastrophically in 1975 during Typhoon Nina. The dam was subsequently rebuilt. History Construction Construction of the Banqiao dam began in April 1951 on the Ru River with the help of Soviet consultants as part of a project to control flooding and provide electrical power generation. The construction was a response to severe flooding in the Huai River Basin in 1949 and 1950. The dam was completed in . Because of the absence of hydrology data, the design standard was lower than usual. After the 1954 Huai River great flood, the upstream reservoirs including Banqiao were extended, constructed, and consolidated. Banqiao Dam was increased in height by . The dam crest level was above sea level and the crest level of the wave protection wall was above sea level. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banqiao Town (other)
Banqiao (板桥镇) may refer to the following towns in China: * Banqiao, Fengyang County, Anhui * Banqiao, Shou County, in Shou County, Anhui * Banqiao, Chongqing, in Yongchuan District, Chongqing * Banqiao Town, Linze County, in Linze County, Gansu * Banqiao, Pan County, in Pan County, Guizhou * Banqiao, Zunyi, in Huichuan District, Zunyi, Guizhou * Banqiao, Biyang County, in Biyang County, Henan * Banqiao, Taikang County, in Taikang County, Henan * Banqiao, Enshi City, in Enshi City, Hubei * Banqiao, Nanzhang County, in Nanzhang County, Hubei * Banqiao, Changning, Hunan, in Changning City, Hunan *Banqiao Town, Shangluo, in Shangzhou District, Shangluo, Shaanxi * Banqiao, Mianzhu, in Mianzhu City, Sichuan * Banqiao, Fushun County, Sichuan, in Fushun County, Sichuan * Banqiao, Ninghe County, in Ninghe County, Tianjin * Banqiao, Luliang County, in Luliang County, Yunnan * Banqiao, Luoping County, in Luoping County, Yunnan * Banqiao, Xuanwei, in Xuanwei City, Yunnan * Banqiao, Lin'an, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
