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Bihou
Bihou () or Pei Hou, is a village located in Hexin Residential Community in Taicheng Subdistrict, Taishan City, in Guangdong Province, southern China. The village is located at latitude 22.2489234°N and longitude 112.7630542°E, 11 meters above sea level, off Guishui Road (). Rice, fish, bananas, pawpaw and pig feed are grown around the village. History Bihou was founded in the 18th century by Tan Gong Chang (), one of the many descendants of the viscounts of the feudal State of Tan (1046BC-684BC) in present-day Shandong Province. All of its inhabitants are still of one patrilineage with the clan name of Tan (), and have family in Taicheng and Yangjiang. Expatriate family members have settled in Australia and the United States. On March 3, 1941, Japanese troops attacked the village as part of the assault on the neighboring Taicheng Township. Bullet holes are still visible in the fabric of the now-defunct village clan school, and through one of the neighboring palm t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taicheng Subdistrict
Taicheng Subdistrict () is a subdistrict which serves as the capital of the county-level city of Taishan, Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, China. The subdistrict lies on the right bank of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong. History The area of present-day Taicheng Subdistrict has been continuously incorporated since 1499, when the area was incorporated as Xinning City (). In 1891, the Presbyterian Church of America constructed a chapel on the main thoroughfare of Tai Xi Road, which was reconstructed in elegant red-brick in 1922 with a capacity of 300. In 1906, under the oversight of Chin Gee Hee, the Sun Ning Railway Company began building a railway to connect Sunning (Xinning) County to its northern and southern neighbors. On March 1, 1909, the Sunning Railway Station () was opened in what is now the subdistrict. The rail line, which was completed in 1920, drew attention both domestically and internationally for being the first Chinese-funded and Chinese-constructed railroad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taishan, Guangdong
Taishan (), alternately romanized in Cantonese as Toishan or Toisan, in local dialect as Hoisan, and formerly known as Xinning or Sunning (), is a county-level city in the southwest of Guangdong province, China. It is administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Jiangmen. During the 2020 census, there were 907,354 inhabitants (941,095 in 2010), but only 433,266 were considered urban. Taishan calls itself the "First Home of the Overseas Chinese". An estimated half a million Chinese Americans are of Taishanese descent. Geography Taishan is located in the Pearl River Delta in southwestern Jiangmen Prefecture. It includes 95 islands and islets, including Shangchuan Island, the largest island in Guangdong now that Hainan has become a separate province. Taishan is one of Guangdong's " Four Counties" (''Sze Yup''), which excluded Heshan and is now part of the Greater Taishan Region. Climate History During the Ming dynasty, the area of present-day Taishan was carved ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tan (surname)
Tan is a common Chinese surname wikt:譚, 譚.''China Renews Top 100 Surnames, Li Still the Biggest'' ''People's Daily'' online (English), 11 January 2006 It is considered the 56th most common surname. Origin Two origins have been suggested for the Tan surname: * The surname came from the ancient Tan (Shandong), State of Tan which was located in the western part of what is now Shandong Province. During the Spring and Autumn period, this state was conquered by the neighbouring Qi (state), State of Qi. The court changed their surname to Tan in remembrance of their defeated homeland, and later prospered in Hunan Province. * The surname came from the less common surname 談, another with the same pronunciation in Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese Chinese. In or ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tan (Shandong)
Tan (; 1046–684 BCE) was an ancient state located in present-day Shandong Province, China. It is the first state reported to be "extinguished" during the Spring and Autumn period. Foundation In 1046 BCE, Zhou, the last king of the Shang Dynasty, was defeated at the Battle of Muye by King Wu, founder of the Zhou Dynasty. Following this victory, he founded a number of small subordinate vassal states It is estimated that there were some 170 vassal states established during the reign of the Zhou dynasty. to be ruled by his brothers and generals. One of these was the State of Tan, which was located just east of present-day Jinan, the capital of the present-day Shandong Province. The Tan rulers, who were reputed to be descendants of Yu the Great (the legendary ancient king and founder of the Xia Dynasty), were given the then-new heredity title of ''zijue'' (''tzu-chueh'' - 子爵) or viscount.''Tan Genealogy: Heritage and Lineage'' by Henry Tom, privately published, Frederick (MD) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheongsam
''Cheongsam'' (, ), also known as the ''qipao'' () and sometimes referred to as the mandarin gown, is a Chinese dress worn by women which takes inspiration from the , the ethnic clothing of the Manchu people. The cheongsam is most often seen as a longer, figure-fitting, one piece garment with a standing collar, an asymmetric, left-over-right () opening and two side slits, and embellished with Chinese frog fasteners on the lapel and the collar. It was developed in the 1920s and evolved in shapes and design over years. It was popular in China from the Republic of China (1912–1949), 1920s to 1940s, overlapping the Republican era, and was popularized by Chinese socialites and high society (social class), high society women in Shanghai. It was also one of the national dress of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China in 1929 and is currently the national dress of China, which symbolizes a generic Chinese national identity rather than a specific ethnic and/or ancest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tencent
Tencent Holdings Ltd. () is a Chinese multinational technology and entertainment conglomerate and holding company headquartered in Shenzhen. It is one of the highest grossing multimedia companies in the world based on revenue. It is also the world’s largest company in the video game industry based on its investments, with Tencent Games being the subdivision of Tencent Interactive Entertainment Group (IEG) focused on publishing of games. Founded in 1998, its subsidiaries globally market various Internet-related services and products, including in entertainment, artificial intelligence, and other technology. Its twin-skyscraper headquarters, Tencent Seafront Towers (also known as Tencent Binhai Mansion) are based in the Nanshan District of Shenzhen. Tencent is the world's largest video game vendor, as well as one of the most financially valuable companies. It is among the largest social media, venture capital, and investment corporations. Its services include social netwo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Ninth Festival
The Double Ninth Festival (''Chong Yang Festival'' or ''Chung Yeung Festival'' in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan; ; ''Jungyangjeol'' (Hangul: , Hanja: ), observed on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar, is a traditional Chinese holiday, mentioned in writings since before the Eastern Han period (before AD 25). According to the ''I Ching'', ''nine'' is a yang number; the ninth day of the ninth month in the Chinese calendar (or double nine) has too much ''yang'' (a traditional Chinese spiritual concept) and is thus a potentially very auspicious date. Hence, the day is also called "Double Yang Festival" (). It is customary to climb a high mountain, drink chrysanthemum liquor, and wear the ''zhuyu'' () plant ''Cornus officinalis''. (Both chrysanthemum and ''zhuyu'' are considered to have cleansing qualities and are used on other occasions to air out houses and cure illnesses.) On this holiday, some Chinese also visit the graves of their ancestors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meituan-Dianping
Meituan (, literally "beautiful group"), formerly Meituan-Dianping, is a Chinese shopping platform for locally found consumer products and retail services including entertainment, dining, delivery, travel and other services. The company is headquartered in Beijing and was founded in 2010 by Wang Xing. The company operates different apps and websites for different services. The Meituan site offers deals of the day by selling vouchers on local services and entertainment. By May 2014, the company had 5,000 employees. In 2015, Meituan merged with Dazhong Dianping and changed its name to "Meituan-Dianping". dianping.com (:zh:大众点评网, 大众点评网 ''Dàzhòng diǎnpíng wǎng'', literally "public reviews net") hosts consumer reviews of restaurants, similar to Yelp and TripAdvisor, and also offers group buying similar to Groupon. Meituan-Dianping is one of the world's largest online and Video on demand, on-demand delivery platforms. It has over 290 million monthly active users ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bei Hou Village - Guardian Altar
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Bei may refer to: * North, commonly encountered as (Mandarin: ''běi'') in Chinese placenames * Chinese stelae (, ''bēi'') * Bei River, a tributary of the Pearl River in southern China * Bei (surname) (贝/貝), a Chinese surname * (''mathematics'') bei, a Kelvin function * Yelü Bei (899–937), Khitan prince (Yelü being his clan name) See also * BEI (other) * Bey Bey ( ota, بك, beğ, script=Arab, tr, bey, az, bəy, tk, beg, uz, бек, kz, би/бек, tt-Cyrl, бәк, translit=bäk, cjs, пий/пек, sq, beu/bej, sh, beg, fa, بیگ, beyg/, tg, бек, ar, بك, bak, gr, μπέης) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bei Hou Village - Growing Pig Food & Fish
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Bei may refer to: * North, commonly encountered as (Mandarin: ''běi'') in Chinese placenames * Chinese stelae (, ''bēi'') * Bei River, a tributary of the Pearl River in southern China * Bei (surname) (贝/貝), a Chinese surname * (''mathematics'') bei, a Kelvin function * Yelü Bei (899–937), Khitan prince (Yelü being his clan name) See also * BEI (other) * Bey Bey ( ota, بك, beğ, script=Arab, tr, bey, az, bəy, tk, beg, uz, бек, kz, би/бек, tt-Cyrl, бәк, translit=bäk, cjs, пий/пек, sq, beu/bej, sh, beg, fa, بیگ, beyg/, tg, бек, ar, بك, bak, gr, μπέης) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yangjiang
Yangjiang (, ), alternately romanized as Yeungkong, is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Guangdong Province in the People's Republic of China. It borders Maoming to the west, Yunfu to the north, Jiangmen to the east, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south. The local dialect is the Gaoyang dialect, a branch of Yue Chinese. During the 2020 census, its population was 2,602,959 inhabitants of whom 1,292,987 lived in the built-up (''or metro'') and largely urbanized area comprising Jiangcheng District and Yangdong County. History Under the Qing, made up part of the commandery of Zhaoqing. It was later split off as a separate prefecture in its own right. Administration The prefecture-level city of Yangjiang administers 4 county-level divisions, including 2 districts, 1 county-level city and 1 counties. Yangjiang is located, 2:30 hours from Guangzhou by bus. Notable areas include the Zhapo Beach and Hailing Island near Shapa Town. Economy and culture Yangjia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
