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Donghai (other)
Donghai (East Sea) may refer to: China *East China Sea, also known as Donghai from its Chinese name (东海), a marginal sea east of China **East Sea (Chinese literature), one of the Four Seas, a literary name for the boundaries of China *Donghai County (东海县), of Lianyungang, Jiangsu *Donghai Island (东海岛), island in Zhanjiang, Guangdong *Donghai Subdistrict () ** Donghai Subdistrict, Quanzhou, in Fengze District, Quanzhou, Fujian ** Donghai Subdistrict, Lufeng, Shanwei, Guangdong ** Donghai Subdistrict, Jixi, in Chengzihe District, Jixi, Heilongjiang ** Donghai Subdistrict, Tianjin, in Hexi District, Tianjin *Towns named Donghai (东海镇) ** Donghai, Putian County, Fujian ** Donghai, Jidong County, Heilongjiang ** Donghai, Qidong, Jiangsu *Donghai Commandery, historical commandery in present-day Shandong and Jiangsu Vietnam * Đông Hải District, in Bac Lieu Province, Vietnam See also *East Sea (other) *Nanhai (other) ("South Sea") *Beihai (disambi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East China Sea
The East China Sea is an arm of the Western Pacific Ocean, located directly offshore from East China. It covers an area of roughly . The sea’s northern extension between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula is the Yellow Sea, separated by an imaginary line between the eastern tip of Qidong at the Yangtze River estuary and the southwestern tip of South Korea's Jeju Island. The East China Sea is bounded in the east and southeast by the middle portion of the first island chain off the eastern Eurasian continental mainland, including the Japanese island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands, and in the south by the island of Taiwan. It connects with the Sea of Japan in the northeast through the Korea Strait, the South China Sea in the southwest via the Taiwan Strait, and the Philippine Sea in the southeast via gaps between the various Ryukyu Islands (e.g. Tokara Strait and Miyako Strait). Most of the East China Sea is shallow, with almost three-fourths of it being less than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donghae (other)
Donghae may refer to: * East Sea, the South Korean name of the Sea of Japan ** Donghae Expressway, the name of the expressway in South Korea ** Donghae Line, a railway line in Busan, South Korea * Donghae City, in South Korea ** ''Donghae''-class corvette, a class of four ships of navy of South Korea * Lee Donghae (born 1986), member of K-pop boy band, Super Junior See also * 東海 (other), the East Asian script for "East Sea" ** Donghai (other), Pinyin romanization ** Tōkai (other) Tōkai ( 東海, literally ''East Sea'') in Japanese may refer to: * Tōkai region, a subregion of Chūbu * Tōkai, Ibaraki, a village, also known as "Tokaimura" (Tokai-village) * Tōkai, Aichi, a city * Tōkai University, a private university in T ..., Japanese romanization ** Tunghai (other), Wade–Giles romanization {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
東海 (other)
東海 or 东海 means "East Sea" or "Eastern Sea" in Chinese characters. In Chinese, it may refer to: * East China Sea, a marginal sea east of China ** East Sea (Chinese literature), one of the Four Seas, a literary Names of China, name for the boundaries of China * Tunghai University, a university in Taiwan In Japanese, it may refer to: * Tōkai region, a subregion of Chūbu facing the Pacific Ocean * Tōkai, Ibaraki, a village in Ibaraki, Japan * Tōkai, Aichi, a city in Aichi, Japan * Tōkai University, a university in Tokyo, Japan * Tōkai Gakki, a Japanese guitar manufacturer * Tōkai (train), a train service In Korean hanja, it may refer to: * Sea of Japan, a marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, bordered by Japan, Korea and Russia * Donghae, Gangwon, a city in Gangwon, South Korea * Donghae (singer), a member of the Korean music group Super Junior See also * East Sea (other) * Donghae (other), Korean pronunciation * Tōkai (other), Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beihai (other)
Beihai ("North Sea") may refer to the following places in the People's Republic of China: * Beihai, a prefecture-level city in the south of Guangxi Autonomous Region * Beihai Park, an imperial garden in Beijing * Lake Baikal, the Beihai of the Four Seas * Beihaibei station, a station on Line 6 of the Beijing Subway * Beihai Commandery, a historical commandery in present-day Shandong, China See also *Hokkaido, literally means Northern Sea Circuit. *North Sea *Nanhai (other) ("South Sea") *Donghai (other) Donghai (East Sea) may refer to: China *East China Sea, also known as Donghai from its Chinese name (东海), a marginal sea east of China **East Sea (Chinese literature), one of the Four Seas, a literary name for the boundaries of China *Donghai C ... ("East Sea") * Xihai (other) ("West Sea") {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanhai (other)
Nanhai () may refer to: *''Nanhai'', the Chinese name for the South China Sea, one of the Four Seas *Nanhai Commandery, the former Chinese administration over Liangguang *''Nanhai'', the Chinese name for the South China Sea Islands *The '' Nanhai I'', a Chinese wreck from the Southern Song dynasty raised in 2007 * Nanhai, a lake in the Zhongnanhai complex in Beijing *Nanhai Academy, a collection of cultural and educational facilities located on Nanhai Road in Taipei, Taiwan * Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong * Nanhai, Hubei ( zh), town in Songzi, Hubei * Nanhai Township ( zh), subdivision of Pingtan County, Fujian *Nanhai Subdistrict, Maoming ( zh), in Maogang District, Maoming, Guangdong *Nanhai Subdistrict, Zhumadian ( zh), in Yicheng District, Zhumadian, Henan See also *South Sea (other) *Nankai (other) *Donghai (other) ("East Sea") *Beihai (other) Beihai ("North Sea") may refer to the following places in the People's Republic of China: * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Sea (other)
East Sea or Eastern Sea may refer to: * East China Sea, a marginal sea east of China, where it is called ''Dōnghǎi'' (/) in Chinese, meaning "East Sea" ** East Sea (Chinese literature), one of the Four Seas, a literary name for the boundaries of China * South China Sea, a marginal sea south of China and east and south of Indochina, called ''Biển Đông'' in Vietnamese, meaning "East Sea" * Sea of Japan, a marginal sea between the Korean Peninsula, Russia and the Japanese archipelago, called ''Donghae'' (; East Sea) in South Korea, and ''Chosŏn Tonghae'' (; Korean East Sea) in North Korea. ** Sea of Japan naming dispute * Baltic Sea, called "East Sea" in various languages * Dead Sea, a salt lake east of Israel, as used in the Bible (Joel 2:20; Ezek. 47:18) * Mare Orientale, Latin for "Eastern Sea", on the Moon * Atlantic Ocean, also referred to as the East Sea or Eastern Sea in poetry and other uses in North America * Pacific Ocean, called the East Sea in poetry and other uses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donghai Commandery
Donghai Commandery ( zh, 東海郡) was a historical commandery of China from Qin dynasty to Tang dynasty. It was located in present-day southern Shandong and northern Jiangsu. Donghai Commandery was established in the Qin dynasty, possibly under the name Tan Commandery (郯郡). In early Western Han, it became part of Liu Jiao's Chu Kingdom. After the abortive Rebellion of the Seven States, Donghai was carved out from Chu. Later, the commandery's borders gradually expanded as marquessates split from nearby kingdoms were added to the commandery. In late Western Han, it administered a total of 38 counties and marquessates: Tan (郯), Lanling (蘭陵), Xiangben (襄賁), Xiapi (下邳), Liangcheng (良成), Pingqu (平曲), Qi (戚), Qu (朐), Kaiyang (開陽), Fei (費), Licheng (利成), Haiqu (海曲), Lanqi (蘭祺), Zeng (繒), Nancheng (南成), Shanxiang (山鄉), Jianxiang (建鄉), Jiqiu (即丘), Zhuqiu (祝其), Linyi (臨沂), Houqiu (厚丘), Rongqiu (容丘), Dong'an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Sea (Chinese Literature)
The East Sea (), one of the Four Seas, is identified as the body of water east of the mainland according to ancient Chinese geography. In Chinese literature, the Four Seas are a metaphor for the boundaries of China. It contains modern day East China Sea as well as the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea. In Chinese mythology, East Sea is the domain of Ao Guang, the ''Donghai Longwang'' (東海龍王), or "the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea", who is responsible for controlling its storms and tides. Supposedly, the Dragon King resides in a large "Dragon Palace", the ''Donghai Longgong'' (東海龍宮), located at its bottom. See also *Dragon King *Mulberry fields (idiom) In China, at least since the middle of Tang dynasty, the phrase mulberry fields is a metonymy for the land which was or will be covered by oceans.Joseph Needham, as cited by Robert F. Campany, said that this subject gave a notion of the Taoist belie ... References Asia in mythology Locations in Chinese mythology Seas of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
