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Chekiang Province, Republic Of China
Chekiang was a province of the Republic of China (ROC) created after the end of the Qing dynasty. It was conquered by the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1955. The ROC abandoned Mainland China at the end of the Chinese Civil War, and Chekiang was reduced to coastal islands including Yushan, Toumenshan, Yijiangshan, Dachen, Pishan and Nanji. The ROC attacked the PRC from Chekiang, with raids on Zhejiang and occasionally areas near Shanghai. The province was seven organized into counties - Wenling, Linhai, Huangyan, Pinyang, Sanmen, Yueqing and Yuhuan. ROC President Chiang Kai-shek appointed General Hu Zongnan to establish the provincial government on the Dachen Islands in September 1951 to fight PRC. Chekiang was reorganized into four counties − Wenling, Linhai, Pinyang and Yuhuan − in 1952. Sanmen became the Yushan Administrative Bureau. The Zhuyu Administrative Bureau was also established. The administrative bureaus were intended to manage trade with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of The Administrative Divisions Of China (1912–1949)
The history of the administrative divisions of China is covered in the following articles: * Ancient Chinese states (before 221 ) * Administrative divisions of the Tang dynasty (618-907) * Administrative divisions of the Liao dynasty (916-1125) * Administrative divisions of the Yuan dynasty (1271-1368) * Administrative divisions of the Qing dynasty (1644-1912) * Administration of territory in dynastic China (before 1912) * Administrative divisions of the Republic of China (1912–1949) (Republic of China on the mainland) * History of the administrative divisions of China (1949–present) (People's Republic of China) See also * '' General History of Chinese Administrative Divisions'', 13-volume book series * Administrative divisions of China * Districts of Hong Kong * Municipal Affairs Bureau (Macau: Municipalities and Parishes) * Administrative divisions of Taiwan The Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan) is divided into multi-layered statutory subdivisions. Due to the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Civil War
The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led Nationalist government, government of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Armed conflict continued intermittently from 1 August 1927 until Communist victory resulted in their total control over mainland China on 7 December 1949. The war is generally divided into two phases with an interlude: from August 1927 to 1937, the First United Front alliance of the KMT and CCP collapsed during the Northern Expedition, and the Nationalists controlled most of China. From 1937 to 1945, hostilities were mostly put on hold as the Second United Front fought the Second Sino-Japanese War, Japanese invasion of China with eventual help from the Allies of World War II. However, armed clashes between the groups remained common. Exacerbating the divisions within China further was the formation of the Wang Jingwei regime, a Japan-sponsored puppet government led by Wang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yueqing
Yueqing () is a county-level city under the administration of Wenzhou, Zhejiang ) , translit_lang1_type2 = , translit_lang1_info2 = ( Hangzhounese) ( Ningbonese) (Wenzhounese) , image_skyline = 玉甑峰全貌 - panoramio.jpg , image_caption = View of the Yandang Mountains , image_map = Zhejiang i ... Province, in eastern China. It lies on the coast of the East China Sea, by the Yueqing Bay. Much of the Yandang Mountains lie in Yueqing. History Ancient China (until 1839) Jin Xiaowu Ningkang two years (374 AD), divided into Zhilecheng County, Yongning County, Yongjia County. Belonging to Yongjia County, Jianxian County began from now on. Song, Qi, Liang and Chen of the Southern dynasty. Emperor Wendi of the Sui dynasty opened the Emperor for nine years (AD 589). In the twelve years since the founding of the Emperor, the prefecture was changed to Kuozhou, and Lecheng County of the province entered Yongjia County, which belonged to Kuozhou Yongjia Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanmen County
Sanmen County (Tai-chow dialect: Sæn-meng Yön; ) is a coastal county under the jurisdiction of Taizhou city/municipality in the east of Zhejiang Province, China. The county's total area is , and has a population of about people. The county's postal code is 317100. The county government is located at 59 Renmin Road, in the town of Haiyou. The Sanmen Nuclear Power Station, the first power station to implement an AP1000 pressurized water reactor (PWR), can be found here. History During the late Qing dynasty, the Chinese forced the Italians to give up on a demand to hand over Sanmen Bay to them. p. 5. Italy demanded that the Chinese Empire grant it a lease for a naval coaling station at China's Sanmen Bay (known as "San-Mun Bay" to the Italians) similar to the lease the German Empire had secur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinyang County
Princess Pingyang (, formally Princess Zhao of Pingyang (, died March 623) was a Chinese princess and general. She was the only daughter of Li Yuan (later crowned as Emperor Gaozu), the founding emperor of the Tang dynasty, and his wife Empress Taimu. She helped him to seize power and eventually take over the throne from Sui dynasty by organizing an "Army of the Lady" (), commanded by herself, in her campaign to capture the Sui capital Chang'an. She was the first woman general of the Tang dynasty. Background The future Princess Pingyang was the third daughter of Li Yuan, then Duke of Tang, a hereditary nobleman of Sui China and cousin of Emperor Yang. She was his third daughter, but the only daughter of his wife Duchess Dou, who also bore four sons—Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin (later Emperor Taizong), Li Xuanba, and Li Yuanji. Eventually, Li Yuan gave her in marriage to Chai Shao, the son of Chai Shen (柴慎) the Duke of Julu. She is not to be confused with another Prince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huangyan District
( Tai-chow dialect: Wông-ngæn K'ü; zh, s=黄岩区 , t=黃巖區 , p=Huángyán Qū) is a district of Taizhou, a city in Zhejiang Province, China. Huangyan has an area of and a population of approximately 570,000. It has an average annual precipitation of and an annual average temperature of 17 °C. History In 1989, Huangyan County was upgraded to a county-level city. As of 1990 census, the population of Huangyuan City was 888,631. In 1994, Taizhou City was upgraded to a prefecture-level city, correspondingly Huangyan City was amalgamated in Taizhou City, and divided into two districts as Huangyan and Luqiao. Administrative divisions Subdistricts: * Dongcheng Subdistrict (东城街道), Xicheng Subdistrict (西城街道), Nancheng Subdistrict (南城街道), Beicheng Subdistrict (北城街道), Chengjiang Subdistrict (澄江街道), Xinqian Subdistrict (新前街道), Jiangkou Subdistrict (江口街道), Gaoqiao, Taizhou (高桥街道) Towns: * Ningxi (宁� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linhai
Linhai (; Tai-chow dialect: Lin-he) is a county-level city in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province situated on the banks of the Lin River in Eastern China. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,114,146 inhabitants even though its built-up (''or metro'') area is much smaller. Its Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Linhai. History and sights File:Linhai Ancient City Wall, 2016-06-10 10.jpg, Linhai Ancient City Wall, dubbed the "Great Wall of Jiangnan" File:20211003 临海站新站房以及临时站房.jpg, Linhai Railway Station Its wall attracts many tourists. Construction of the wall, originally over long, began in the Jin Dynasty (266–420) The Jin dynasty or Jin Empire, sometimes distinguished as the or the , was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty in China that existed from 266 to 420. It was founded by Emperor Wu of Jin, Sima Yan, eldest son of Sima Zhao, who had previou ... and was not finished until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County (Taiwan)
A county, constitutionally known as a hsien, is a ''de jure'' second-level Administrative divisions of Taiwan, administrative division unit in the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan). Under the administrative structure of Taiwan, it is at the same level as a Provincial city (Taiwan), provincial city. The counties were formerly under the jurisdiction of provinces, but the provinces were streamlined and effectively downsized to non-self-governing bodies in 1998, in 2018 all provincial governmental organs were formally abolished. Counties along with former "Provincial city (Taiwan), provincial cities" which alternately designated as simply "Cities", are presently regarded as principal subdivisions directed by the Executive Yuan, central government of Taiwan. History ''Hsien'' have existed since the Warring States period, and were set up nation-wide by the Qin dynasty. The number of counties in China proper gradually increased from dynasty to dynasty. As Qin Shi Huang reorganized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai
Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowing through it. The population of the city proper is the List of largest cities, second largest in the world after Chongqing, with around 24.87 million inhabitants in 2023, while the urban area is the List of cities in China by population, most populous in China, with 29.87 million residents. As of 2022, the Greater Shanghai metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (GDP (nominal), nominal) of nearly 13 trillion Renminbi, RMB ($1.9 trillion). Shanghai is one of the world's major centers for finance, #Economy, business and economics, research, science and technology, manufacturing, transportation, List of tourist attractions in Shanghai, tourism, and Culture of Shanghai, culture. The Port of Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanji Island
Nanji is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Azim Nanji Azim Nanji is a Kenyan-born professor of Islamic studies. From 1998 until 2008, he served as director of The Institute of Ismaili Studies in London, England. He is also on the board of directors of the Global Centre for Pluralism a joint partner ..., Kenyan-born professor of Islamic studies * Shenaaz Nanji (born 1954), Canadian writer See also * Nanaji * Nnaji {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pishan Island
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Pishan may refer to: *Pishan County, in Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China * Pishan Town, in Pishan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China * Pishan Island, an island in Chekiang Province, Republic of China Chekiang was a province of the Republic of China (ROC) created after the end of the Qing dynasty. It was conquered by the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1955. The ROC abandoned Mainland China at the end of the Chinese Civil War, and Chekia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dachen
The Dachen Islands, Tachen Islands or Tachens form an island group off the coast of Taizhou, Zhejiang, China, in the East China Sea. They are administered by the Jiaojiang District of Taizhou. Before the First Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1955, the islands were administered by the Republic of China (ROC). Subsequently, they have been administered by the People's Republic of China. History ROC evacuation Until 1955, the Dachen (Tachen) Islands were administered by the Republic of China (ROC), the government of which had been based in Taiwan ( south of the Dachen Islands) since major fighting ceased in the Chinese Civil War. As the People's Liberation Army advanced through Fujian Province in the late 1940s, the U.S.-supported Nationalist forces under Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang retreated to China’s offshore Islands. On 20 January 1955, the PLA's conquest of Yijiangshan led to the First Taiwan Strait Crisis. The Formosa Resolution of 1955 passed in Congress nine days later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
