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Furen Literary Society
The Furen Literary Society, also known as the Chinese Patriotic Mutual Improvement Association, or the 'Furen Cultural Society Restoration Association (Foo Yan Man Ser Kwong Fook Hui)', was founded in Colonial Hong Kong in 1892. It was founded by Yeung Ku-wan, together with Tse Tsan-tai and others, with Yeung as their leader. The guiding principles of the society were: "Open up the people's minds" (開通民智) and "''Ducit Amor Patriae''" (盡心愛國, "Love your country with all your heart"). Other wikt:tenet, tenets were: * To purify the character in the highest possible degree * To prohibit indulgences in the vices of the world * To set an example for future young Chinese * To improve in all possible ways Chinese and foreign knowledge both in a civil and a military point of view * To obtain a good knowledge of western science and learning: and * To learn how to be and act as a patriot and how to wipe out the unjust wrong our country has suffered. The society met in Pak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dr Sun Yat-sen Historical Trail
The Dr Sun Yat-sen Historical Trail () was set up in November 1996 by the Central and Western District Council to commemorate the 130th birthday of Sun Yat-sen. It includes 16 spots in the areas of Central, Hong Kong, Central and Sheung Wan in Hong Kong, related to the life of Sun Yat-sen and other revolutionaries in the late Qing Dynasty, Qing era. Originally the Sun Yat-sen Historical Trail had 13 markers; in 2001, it was renovated and renamed, and two spots (now the 1st and the 7th spots) were added to it. In 2018, the trail was further updated under a Revitalization Project, where artists were commissioned by the government to create art at each location. There are multiple bronze markers embedded in sidewalks and handrails throughout the city, noting the trail. Although about 600m north of the trail, the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park in Sai Ying Pun contains a large concrete map of the trail near its main gate. The Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum was opened in 2006 and is about 200m south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaiping
Kaiping (), postal map romanization, alternately romanization of Chinese, romanized in Cantonese as Hoiping, is a county-level city in Guangdong provinces of China, Province, China. It is located ín the western section of the Pearl River Delta and administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Jiangmen. The surrounding area, especially Sze Yup (), is the ancestral homeland of many overseas Chinese, particularly in the Chinese Americans, United States. Kaiping has a population of 688,242 as of 2017 and an area of . The locals speak a variant of the Taishanese, Toishan (Hoisan) dialect. History During the Northern Song dynasty (960–1127), Kaiping was under the administration of Xin'an county () Under the Qing Empire, Qing (1649), made up part of the fu (administrative subdivision), commandery of Zhaoqing, Shiuhing (Zhaoqing). It was promoted to county-level city status in 1993. Administration Administratively, Kaiping is administered as part of the prefecture-level ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timeline Of Late Anti-Qing Rebellions
Numerous rebellions against China's Qing dynasty took place between the mid-19th and early 20th centuries, prior to the abdication of the last Emperor of China, Puyi, in February 1912. The table below lists some of these uprisings and important related events. Taiping Rebellion Nian Rebellion {, class="wikitable" width="800" , - valign="top" ! scope="row" width="14%", Date , , War , , Pro-Chinese parties , , Rebels , , Death , , Length , -valign="top" style="text-align:center;" , 1851 – 1868 , , Nian Rebellion , , , , Nian rebels''Co-belligerents:'' Taiping Heavenly KingdomRed Turban rebels , , {{center, 100,000+ killed , , {{Age in months, weeks and days, year1=1853, year2=1868(minimum){{Age in months, weeks and days, year1=1851, year2=1868(maximum) Miao Rebellion {, class="wikitable" width="800" , - valign="top" ! scope="row" width="14%", Date , , War , , Pro-Chinese parties , , Rebels , , Death , , Length , -valign="top" , {{center, 1854 – 1873 , , {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home Affairs Bureau
The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau () is one of the policy bureaux of the Hong Kong Government. One of the important roles of the Home and Youth Affairs Bureau is to enhance liaison and communication with all sectors of the community including the Legislative Council and the general public. Alice Mak became the Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs in 2022. Shirley Lam became the Permanent Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs in 2022. Responsibilities Home Affairs is responsible for policies such as: * Social Harmony and Civic Education * District, Community and Public Relations * Youth development List of agencies linked to HAB: Government Departments * Home Affairs Department * Information Services Department The Information Services Department (ISD) is the Hong Kong Government's public relations office, publisher, advertiser, and news agency, serving as the link between the government and the media. It was also commonly called Government Informat ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhongshan
Zhongshan (; ) is a prefecture-level city in the south of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong province, China. As of the 2020 census, the whole city with 4,418,060 inhabitants is now part of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen conurbation with 65,565,622 inhabitants. The city-core subdistricts used to be called Shiqi or Shekki (). Zhongshan is one of the few Chinese cities to be named after a person. It was originally named Xiangshan (, "Fragrant Mountain"; Cantonese: ''Heung-saan''), but was renamed in 1925 in honor of Sun Yat-sen, who is known in China as "Sun Zhongshan". Sun was the founding father of the Republic of China who is also regarded positively by the People's Republic. He was born in Cuiheng village in Nanlang Township of what was then Xiangshan County. Names Until 1925, Zhongshan was generally known as Xiangshan or Heung-san (Siangshan) (), in reference to the many flowers that grew in the mountains nearby. The city was renamed in honor of Sun Yat-sen, who had adopted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panyu District
Panyu, alternately romanized as Punyu, is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong Province, China. It was a separate county-level city before its incorporation into modern Guangzhou in 2000. The present district covers an area of about . Geography Panyu lies at the heart of the Pearl River Delta, its boundary straddles from latitudes 22.26' to 23.05', and sprawls from longitudes 113.14' to 113.42'. Facing the Lion Sea in the east and the estuary of the Pearl River in the south, its eastern border is separated from Dongguan by a strip of water, and the western border of Panyu is adjacent to the cities of Nanhai, Shunde and Zhongshan, while it abuts the downtown of Guangzhou in the north. The site of the People's government of Panyu is Shiqiao which is from downtown Guangzhou and from the cities of Hong Kong and Macau, respectively. Shiqiao may have once been called "Stone Bridge town", but because of war, the characters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhaoqing
Zhaoqing (), alternately romanized as Shiuhing, is a prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province, China. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,113,594, with 1,553,109 living in the built-up (or metro) area made of Duanzhou, Dinghu and Gaoyao. The prefectural seat—except the Seven Star Crags—is fairly flat, but thickly forested mountains lie just outside its limits. Numerous rice paddies and aquaculture ponds are found on the outskirts of the city. Sihui and the southern districts of the prefecture are considered part of the Pearl River Delta. Formerly one of the most important cities in southern China, Zhaoqing lost its importance during the Qing dynasty and is now primarily known for tourism and as a provincial "college town". Residents from Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and the other cities of the Pearl River Delta often visit it for weekend excursions. It is also a growing manufacturing center. Name Zhaoqing was known to the Qin and Han as Gaoyao (高要). It was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luk King-fo
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Luk or LUK may refer to: Surname Luk or Loke is the Cantonese romanization of several (but not all) Chinese surnames that are romanized as Lu in Mandarin. It may refer to: *Lu (surname 陆) *Lu (surname 禄) *Lu (surname 逯) *Lu (surname 鹿) Other uses *Luk (band), a Ukrainian band *LuK, a Schaeffler Group brand *Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport, US, IATA airport code *Leucadia National, US company, NYSE symbol See also *Luc (surname) Luc is a surname. Notable persons with that name include: * Giraut del Luc ( 1190–1197), French troubadour * Jacques de Saint-Luc, (1616– 1710), Flemish lutenist and composer * Jean-André de Luc (1727–1817), Swiss geologist and meteorologist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Government Central School
Queen's College () is a sixth form college for boys with a secondary school and the first public secondary school founded in Hong Kong by the British colonial government. It was initially named The Government Central School () in 1862 and later renamed Victoria College () in 1890, and finally obtained the present name of Queen's College in 1894. It is currently located in Causeway Bay. Brief history The history of the college can be traced back to the Chinese village schools that were believed to have existed prior to the founding of British Hong Kong as a colony in 1842. In August 1847, the British colonial government decreed that grants would be given to existing Chinese village schools in Hong Kong. It appointed an Education Committee in November of that year to examine the state of Chinese schools in Victoria, Stanley and Aberdeen, the aim being to bring the schools under closer government supervision. Following its examinations, the Committee reported that 3 Chinese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taishan, Guangdong
Taishan (), alternately romanized in Cantonese as Toishan or Toisan, in local dialect as Hoisan, and formerly known as Xinning or Sunning (), is a county-level city in the southwest of Guangdong province, China. It is administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Jiangmen. During the 2020 census, there were 907,354 inhabitants (941,095 in 2010), but only 433,266 were considered urban. Taishan calls itself the "First Home of the Overseas Chinese". An estimated half a million Chinese Americans are of Taishanese descent. Geography Taishan is located in the Pearl River Delta in southwestern Jiangmen Prefecture. It includes 95 islands and islets, including Shangchuan Island, the largest island in Guangdong now that Hainan has become a separate province. Taishan is one of Guangdong's " Four Counties" (''Sze Yup''), which excluded Heshan and is now part of the Greater Taishan Region. Climate History During the Ming dynasty, the area of present-day Taishan was carved ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wen Tsung-yao
Wen Tsung-yao () (1876 – November 30, 1947), courtesy name Qinfu (欽甫), was a politician and diplomat in the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. In the late Qing era, he belonged to the pro-reform group. In the era of the Republic, he participated in the Sun Yat-sen's Canton Militarist Government. However, during the invasion of Japanese, he was a leading politician in the Reformed Government of the Republic of China and the Wang Jingwei regime, which were puppets state installed by the Japanese. He was born in Sunning (, now Taishan), Kwangtung. Biography In late Qing Dynasty He entered the Government Central School, Hong Kong (), and Sun Yat-sen was his schoolmate.Shao Guihua, ''Wen Tsung-yao''. Who's Who in China 3rd ed's description had some different points (year, order of event, etc) with Shao. He was a member of the Furen Literary Society which advocated revolution against the Qing Dynasty. In 1895 Wen joined the Revive China Society founded by Sun. In 1897 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shunde District
Shunde District, also known as Shuntak, is a District (PRC), district of the city of Foshan, Guangdong province, located in the Pearl River Delta. It had a population of 2,464,784 as of the 2010 census. Once a traditional agricultural county, it has become one of the most affluent counties in Guangdong and mainland China. Since 2009 it has been administrated independently of Foshan city, answerable directly to the Guangdong provincial government. History According to archaeological discoveries, human settlements appeared during the Spring and Autumn period. In the third year of Jinghai era (1452 AD), after the Ming dynasty suppressed the rebellion led by Huang Xiao Yang (), Shunde county was formally established. Before that, this area was part of Nam Hoi county (Nanhai Xian) and Sun Hui county (Xinhui Xian). The people of Daliang Subdistrict, Daliang subdistrict of Shunde have a long history of consuming water buffalo cheese and milk products (particularly double skin milk dess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
