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1914 In China
Events in the year 1914 in China. 1914年6月28日 Incumbents *President of the Republic of China, President: Yuan Shikai *Vice President of the Republic of China, Vice President: Feng Guozhang *Premier of the Republic of China, Premier: Xiong Xiling (until 12 February), Sun Baoqi (from 12 February to 1 May), Xu Shichang (from 1 May) Events * Bai Lang Rebellion * 6 April - Establishment of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Shantou, Vicariate Apostolic of Kiaotsu, in Guangdong * Siege of Tsingtao * Simla Accord (1914), Simla Accord * Establishment of the Zhongshan Park (Shanghai), Zhongshan Park, in Shanghai * Establishment of the Sin Hua Bank, in Beijing Births *4 January - Chen Tingru, World War II army officer (d. 2017 in China, 2017) References 1910s in China Years of the 20th century in China {{China-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and Borders of China, borders fourteen countries by land across an area of nearly , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by land area. The country is divided into 33 Province-level divisions of China, province-level divisions: 22 provinces of China, provinces, 5 autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions, 4 direct-administered municipalities of China, municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is List of cities in China by population, its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center. Considered one of six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Shantou
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shantou/Swatow (, ) is a diocese located in the city of Shantou in the ecclesiastical province of Guangzhou in China. History * April 6, 1914: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Chaozhou 潮州 from the Apostolic Vicariate of Guangdong 廣東 * August 18, 1915: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Shantou 汕頭 * April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Shantou 汕頭 Leadership * Bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...s of Shantou 汕頭 (Roman rite) ** Bishop Peter Zhuang Jian-jian (2006–present) ''(Clandestinely)'' ** Bishop John Cai Tiyuan (1981–2000) ** Bishop Charles Vogel, M.E.P. (April 11, 1946–April 13, 1958) * Vicars Apostolic of Shantou 汕頭 (Roman Rite) ** Bishop Charles Vogel, M.E.P. (December 9, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 In China
Events from the year 2017 in China. Incumbents * General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party – Xi Jinping * President of the People's Republic of China, President – Xi Jinping * Vice President of the People's Republic of China, Vice President – Li Yuanchao * Premier of the People's Republic of China, Premier – Li Keqiang * Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Congress chairman – Zhang Dejiang * Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Consultative Conference chairman – Yu Zhengsheng Governors * Politics of Anhui, Governor of Anhui Province – Li Guoying * Politics of Fujian, Governor of Fujian Province – Yu Weiguo (until 2 January), Tang Dengjie (starting 2 January) * Gansu, Governor of Gansu Province – Lin Duo (until 11 April), Tang Renjian (starting 11 April) * Politics of Guangdong, Governor of Guangdong Province – Tang Renjian * Politics of Guizhou, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Tingru
Chen Tingru (; January 191427 April 2017) was a Chinese veteran. During the 2015 China Victory Day Parade, he was well known for sitting in the first row of veterans as the most senior veteran present. Chen was born in Lianshui, Jiangsu. He graduated from a normal school and became the principal of a primary school. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, his students scattered after the county was captured by the Imperial Japanese Army, forcing him to quit his position. Influenced by local guerrillas, Chen joined them in 1939. Based in northern Jiangsu province, he began spreading propaganda against the invaders and joined the Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ... in 1942. Later, Chen was promoted to a middle-ranking officer in charge of adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
4 January
Events Pre-1600 *46 BC – Julius Caesar fights Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina. * 871 – Battle of Reading: Æthelred of Wessex and his brother Alfred are defeated by a Danish invasion army. 1601–1900 *1642 – English Civil War: King Charles I, accompanied by 400 soldiers, attempts to arrest five members of Parliament for treason, only to discover the men had been tipped off and fled. *1649 – English Civil War: The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial. * 1717 – The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance. *1762 – Great Britain declares war on Spain, which meant the entry of Spain into the Seven Years' War. *1798 – Constantine Hangerli arrives in Bucharest, Wallachia, as its new Prince, invested by the Ottoman Empire. *1844 – The first issue of the Swedish-languaged ''Saima'' newspaper founded by J. V. Snellman is published in Kuopio, Finland. *1853 – After having been kid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sin Hua Bank
Sin Hua Bank (), or Sin Hua Trust and Savings Bank Limited, was a Chinese bank established in Beijing in 1914. It later moved its headquarters to Shanghai. Sin Hua established its Hong Kong branch in 1947 and was renamed to Sin Hua Trust, Savings and Commercial Bank Limited in 1948. It moved its headquarters back to Beijing in 1980. It merged (along with nine others) with Hong Kong–based Po Sang Bank in 2001 to form Bank of China (Hong Kong). Between 1989 (after the Hong Kong branch of the Bank of China The Bank of China (BOC; ; Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Banco da China'') is a state-owned Chinese Multinational corporation, multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Beijing, Beijing, China. It is one of ... moved to the new Bank of China Tower) and 2001, its headquarters were located at the Bank of China Building in Central. Defunct banks of China Defunct banks of Hong Kong Bank of China Banks based in Shanghai Companies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhongshan Park (Shanghai)
Zhongshan Park (), formerly called Jessfield Park and Zhaofeng Park (), is a park in Changning District, Shanghai, China. The park has a large collection of trees and flowers. People fly kites and play sport games on the large meadow areas. Location The park is located centrally in the Changning District. To the north is Suzhou Creek and the East China University of Politics and Law. There is a large shopping mall with a tall skyscraper above, Cloud Nine, southwest of the park. History Zhongshan Park was established in 1914 by the Shanghai Municipal Council as Jessfield Park (極司非爾花園), after Jessfield Road (now Wanhangdu Road) which led to the park. The park was in the extra-settlement roads area beyond the formal boundaries of the Shanghai International Settlement but was administered by the Settlement's authority, the Shanghai Municipal Council. Before the property became a public park, it was the southern half of a private garden owned by H. Fogg, a British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simla Accord (1914)
The Simla Convention (Traditional Chinese: 西姆拉條約; Simplified Chinese: 西姆拉条约), officially the Convention Between Great Britain, China, and Tibet,"Convention Between Great Britain, China, and Tibet, Simla (1914)" , Tibet Justice Center. Retrieved 20 March 2009 was an ambiguous concerning the status of negotiated by representatives of the |
Siege Of Tsingtao
The siege of Tsingtao (; ; zh, s=青岛战役, t=青島戰役) was the attack on the German port of Qingdao (Tsingtao) from Jiaozhou Bay during World War I by Empire of Japan, Japan and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom. The siege was waged against Imperial Germany between 27 August and 7 November 1914. The siege was the first encounter between Japanese and German forces, the first Anglo-Japanese operation of the war, and the only major land battle in the Asian and Pacific theatre of World War I, Asian and Pacific theatre during World War I. Background Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Germany joined other European powers in a scramble for colonial possessions such as the Scramble for Africa and the Scramble for China. As with the other world powers (including the United States and Japan), Germany began to interfere in Chinese local affairs. After two German missionaries were killed in the Juye Incident in 1897, China was forced to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bai Lang Rebellion
The Bai Lang Rebellion was a Chinese "bandit" rebellion lasting from mid 1913 to late 1914. Launched against the Beiyang government of Yuan Shikai, the rebellion was led by Bai Lang. His rebel army was an eclectic mix of anti-Yuan Shikai troops and rebels, bandit groups and Gelaohui (secret society) members. As a unit, they were allied to southern Guangdong based revolutionaries. Naqshbandi Khufiyya Sufi Muslim general Ma Anliang took advantage of the war to allow the massacre of the rival Muslim Xidaotang sect and then to execute the Muslim leader of the Xidaotang, Ma Qixi and his family. Bai Lang: The individual Bai Yung-chang or Bai Langzai, more commonly known by his pseudonym Bai Lang, was born in 1873, in Baofeng, Henan, to a wealthy family. As a youth, Bai took a variety of "hands-on" jobs including employment as a government salt transporter and service as an anti-bandit militiaman. Nevertheless, his life changed in 1897 when he was arrested for getting into a fight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The Republic Of China
The president of the Republic of China, also known as the president of Taiwan, is the head of state of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan), as well as the commander-in-chief of the Republic of China Armed Forces. Republic of China (1912–1949), Before 1949 the position had the authority of ruling over Mainland China, but losing control of it after Chinese Communist Party, communist victory in the Chinese Civil War, the Taiwan Area, remaining jurisdictions of the ROC have been limited to geography of Taiwan, Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu Islands, Matsu, and list of islands of Taiwan, smaller islands. Originally elected by the National Assembly (Republic of China), National Assembly, the presidency was intended to be a figurehead, ceremonial office with no real executive power because the ROC was originally envisioned as a parliamentary republic. Since the 1996 Taiwanese presidential election, 1996 election however, the president has been direct election, directly elected by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xu Shichang
Xu Shichang (Hsu Shih-chang; ; courtesy name: Juren (Chu-jen; 菊人); October 20, 1855 – June 5, 1939) was a Chinese politician who served as the President of the Republic of China, in Beijing, from 10 October 1918 to 2 June 1922. The only permanent president of the Beiyang government to be a civilian, his presidency was also the longest of the Warlord Era. Previously, he was Minister of the Cabinet of the Imperial Cabinet during the Qing Dynasty. Biography Xu Shichang's ancestral hometown was Yinxian County (current Yinzhou District), Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. Born in Weihui, Henan, he was Yuan Shikai's closest friend. He was at one time the Viceroy of the Three Northeast Provinces, served as minister of the cabinet in Prince Qing's Cabinet, and tutored Emperor of China Puyi. At the end of the Qing dynasty, Xu was made chief of the general staff despite being a civilian. Following the overthrow of the monarchy and the Republic of China's establishment, he was appoin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
