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Nanyang Technological University Alumni
Nanyang is the romanization of two common Chinese place names. It may refer to: Written as 南洋 (Southern Ocean) * Nanyang (region), a Chinese term denoting the Southeast Asian lands surrounding the South China Sea ;China * Nanyang Fleet, Qing dynasty naval fleet based in Shanghai * Shanghai Jiao Tong University, originally Nanyang Public School * Nanyang Model High School, or Nanyang Middle School, Shanghai * Nanyang, Yancheng, a town in Tinghu District, Yancheng, Jiangsu ;Malaysia * '' Nanyang Siang Pau'', a Chinese language newspaper ;Singapore * Nanyang, Singapore, a residential precinct * Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts * Nanyang Girls' High School * Nanyang Junior College * Nanyang Polytechnic * Nanyang Primary School * Nanyang Technological University * Hwa Chong Institution, formerly Nanyang Overseas Chinese High School Written as 南陽/南阳 (Southern Yang, as in "yin and yang") * Nanyang, Henan, a prefecture-level city * Nanyang Basin, Henan * Nanyang Comman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanyang (region)
Nanyang () is the Chinese term for the warmer and fertile geographical region along the southern coastal regions of China and beyond, otherwise known as the ' South Sea' or Southeast Asia. The term came into common usage in self-reference to the large ethnic Chinese migrant population in Southeast Asia, and is contrasted with ''Xiyang'' (), which refers to the Western world, ''Dongyang'' (), which refers to East Asian cultural sphere and occasionally including the Greater India, and ''Beiyang'' (), which refers to Russia. The Chinese press regularly uses the term to refer to the region stretching from Yunnan Province to Singapore (north to south) and from Myanmar (Burma) to Vietnam (west to east); in addition, the term also refers to Brunei, East Malaysia, East Timor, Indonesia and the Philippines in the region it encompasses. The alternative term, " Great Golden Peninsula", came into common usage due to the large number of Chinese migrants – attempting to escape the reach o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanyang Commandery
Nanyang Commandery ( zh, 南陽郡) was a Chinese commandery that existed from the Warring States period to Tang dynasty. It was centered in present-day Nanyang, Henan. History Nanyang Commandery was established by Qin in the 35th year of King Zhao (272 BC). The seat was Wan (), present-day Nanyang, Henan. It consisted of the land north of the Han River previously conquered from Chu. In the Western Han dynasty, the commandery consisted of 36 counties: Wan, Chou (), Duyan (), Zan (), Yuyang (), Boshan (), Nieyang (), Yin (), Duyang (), Zhi (), Shandu (), Caiyang (), Xinye (), Zhuyang (), Jiyang (), Wudang (), Wuyin (), Xi'e (), Rang (), Li (), Anzhong (), Guanjun (), Biyang (), Pingshi (), Sui (), She (), Deng (), Chaoyang (), Luyang (), Chongling (), Xindu (), Huyang (), Hongyang (), Lecheng (), Bowang (), and Fuyang (). The total population in 2 AD was 1,942,051, in 359,116 households. By 140 AD, the population had grown to 2,439,618, in 528,551 households. During the Thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dafeng
Dafeng () is a coastal district under the administration of Yancheng, Jiangsu province, China. Located on the Jiangsu North Plain with a coastline of , Dafeng was historically one of the largest salt-making areas in China and now is famed for its well preserved eco-system and numerous national conservation parks. The district has the largest national nature reserve for a rare deer species, Père David's Deer or Milu () in Chinese. It borders the prefecture-level city of Taizhou to the southwest. The district nicknamed "the enclave of Shanghai" was a major destination for the sent-down youth from the city. Part of the county was put under Shanghai to establish a municipal farm since 1950, and there are still several farms and two prisons administered by Shanghai at present. History Zhang Jian established Ts'ao-yen-ch'ang Ta-feng Salt&Cultivation Limited Company () in 1917, at Caoyan, a town of Dafeng nowadays. The northern Dongtai under the CPC became a separate county in 1942 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leiyang
Leiyang () is a county-level city and the third most populous county-level division in Hunan Province, China. Leiyang is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hengyang. Located on the south of the province, the city is bordered to the north by Hengnan County, to the west by Changning City, to the south by Guiyang and Yongxing counties, to the east by Anren County. Leiyang City covers with registered population of 1,413,913 and resident population of 1,150,241 (as of the 2010 census). The city has six subdistricts, 19 towns and five townships under its jurisdiction, the government seat is Caizichi Subdistrict (). History Leiyang is the hometown of Cai Lun, the inventor of Papermaking technology, one of the Four Great Inventions. It has more than 2,000 years of history as an ancient city named after the ''north of Lei River''. Archaeological excavation proved that as early as the Neolithic Age, people have been lived in the territory of Leiyang. U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xingshan County
Xingshan County () is a county of western Hubei, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Yichang Prefecture-level City. Geography The county occupies the mountainous north-western corner of Yichang prefecture ("prefecture-level city"), bordering on Badong County in the west and Shennongjia in the north. The highest mountains within the county are Mount Wanchao ( elevation) and Mount Wanfu (). The county seat is in Gaofu town; this is the location that is simply marked as "Xingshan" on less detailed maps. Although the county is away from the Yangtze River itself, and most of its land is at high elevations, the construction of the Three Gorges Dam resulted in the flooding of the valley of the Yangtze's tributary Xiang Xi (香溪, "Fragrant Stream"), where many of the county's residents lived. Accordingly, some 20,000 residents had to be relocated from the flooded areas. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qingxiu District
Qingxiu District (; Standard Zhuang: ) is the county seat and one of 7 districts of the prefecture-level city of Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Guangxi (; ; alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam ..., South China. It is ''Xincheng District'' () approved to rename to the present name by the Chinese State Council on September 15, 2004. References External links District Government Website County-level divisions of Guangxi Nanning {{Guangxi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanchang County
Tanchang (), also pronounced Dàngchāng, is a county in the south of Gansu province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Longnan. In 2017 its population was 319,400 people. Administrative divisions Dangchang County or Tanchang County has 11 towns and 13 townships. ;Towns: -Towns are upgraded from Township. -Towns are established newly. ;Townships -Township is established newly. * Hejiabao Township() -Former Townships are merged to other. Climate Transport * China National Highway 212 See also * Dangxiang The Tangut people ( Tangut: , ''mjɨ nja̱'' or , ''mji dzjwo''; ; ; mn, Тангуд) were a Tibeto-Burman tribal union that founded and inhabited the Western Xia dynasty. The group initially lived under Tuyuhun authority, but later submitte ... * List of administrative divisions of Gansu References External links Official website (Chinese) County-level divisions of Gansu Longnan {{Gansu-geo-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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