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French Concession Of Hankou
The French concession of Hankou (Chinese language, Chinese: 汉口法租界; ''Hànkǒu fǎ zūjiè''; French language, French: ''Concession française de Hankou'') was one of four France, French Concessions in China, concessions in the late Qing dynasty, Qing Dynasty (the others being in Shamian, Shamian Island, Tianjin, and Shanghai), under administration from 1896 to 1943. It was one of five concession districts within Hankou, present day Wuhan, Hubei. History Establishment In 1896, France signed the "Hankou French concession lease" with the Qing government, formally establishing a concession area of 187 acres that expanded once again in 1902. The Russian concession of Hankou was established in the same year; both were established in the same area, with the Russian concession accounting for 2/3rds of the area and the French accounting for 1/3rd. Expansion After the Chinese government took back the Japanese concession of Hankou on August 13, 1938, only the French concess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Language
Chinese (, especially when referring to written Chinese) is a group of languages spoken natively by the ethnic Han Chinese majority and many minority ethnic groups in Greater China. About 1.3 billion people (or approximately 16% of the world's population) speak a variety of Chinese as their first language. Chinese languages form the Sinitic branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages family. The spoken varieties of Chinese are usually considered by native speakers to be variants of a single language. However, their lack of mutual intelligibility means they are sometimes considered separate languages in a family. Investigation of the historical relationships among the varieties of Chinese is ongoing. Currently, most classifications posit 7 to 13 main regional groups based on phonetic developments from Middle Chinese, of which the most spoken by far is Mandarin (with about 800 million speakers, or 66%), followed by Min (75 million, e.g. Southern Min), Wu (74 million, e.g. Shangh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
