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Golden River (1976 Film)
Golden River may refer to: __NOTOC__ Rivers * Golden River (''Anchuhu''), a former Jurchen name for the Ashi River, China * Golden River or Golden Water River, in the outer court of the Forbidden City, Beijing, China * Golden River (''Ah-ur-tan''), a former Mongolian name for the Yellow River, China * Do Ouro River (other) or Golden River, several rivers in Brazil * Douro, nicknamed Golden River, in Spain and Portugal * Mas River, East Java, Indonesia * Zarrineh River, Iran Culture * ''The Golden River'' (album), 2003 album by Frog Eyes * "The Golden River" (comics), 1957 comic book story * ''The Golden River'', a children's game also known as ''May I Cross Your Golden River'' * '' The King of the Golden River'', 1841 book by John Ruskin * ''Three Golden Rivers'', 1948 young-adult novel by Olive Price Other uses * Golden Rivers Football League The Golden Rivers Football Netball League (GRFNL) is an Australian rules football Australian football, also call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashi River
The Ashi River is a right tributary of the Songhua in eastern Manchuria,. in Harbin's Acheng District in the People's Republic of China. Name The river has borne the name "Ashi" since the Qing (17th–20th century). Before that, it was known as the Anchuhu (Middle Chinese: '' ʔan-tsyhwit-xu''), a medieval Chinese transcription of its original Jurchen name ''Anchun'', ''Ancun'', or ''Alcun'', meaning 'gold' or 'golden', presumably from placer deposits along its banks. History From the to the , the river formed part of the Korean kingdom of Buyeo. The river was the home to Huining (now Acheng), the original settlement of the Wanyan clan of the Jurchens. When their chief Aguda declared himself the successor of the Liao , he adopted the dynastic name Jin as a Chinese translation of the river's name. Huining—as Shangjing (the "Upper Capital")—served as the Jin capital until 1234 and later served as a subsidiary capital after 1173. See also * Rivers of China This inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forbidden City
The Forbidden City () is a Chinese palace, palace complex in Dongcheng District, Beijing, China, at the center of the Imperial City, Beijing, Imperial City of Beijing. It is surrounded by numerous opulent imperial gardens and temples including the Zhongshan Park (Beijing), Zhongshan Park, the sacrificial Imperial Ancestral Temple, the Beihai Park, and the Jingshan Park. It is officially administered by the Palace Museum. The Forbidden City was constructed from 1406 to 1420, and was the former Chinese imperial palace and winter residence of the Emperor of China from the Ming dynasty (since the Yongle Emperor) to the end of the Qing dynasty, between 1420 and 1924. The Forbidden City served as the home of Chinese emperors and their households and was the ceremonial and political center of the Government of China, Chinese government for over 500 years. Since 1925, the Forbidden City has been under the charge of the Palace Museum, whose extensive collection of artwork and arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellow River
The Yellow River or Huang He (Chinese: , Standard Beijing Mandarin, Mandarin: ''Huáng hé'' ) is the second-longest river in China, after the Yangtze River, and the List of rivers by length, sixth-longest river system in the world at the estimated length of . Originating in the Bayan Har Mountains in Qinghai province of Western China, it flows through nine provinces, and it empties into the Bohai Sea near the city of Dongying in Shandong province. The Yellow River basin has an east–west extent of about and a north–south extent of about . Its total drainage area is about . The Yellow River's basin was the Yellow River civilization, birthplace of ancient Chinese, and, by extension, Far East, Far Eastern civilization, and it was the most prosperous region in early Chinese history. There are frequent devastating natural disasters in China, floods and course changes produced by the continual elevation of the river bed, sometimes above the level of its surrounding farm fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do Ouro River (other)
Do Ouro River or Rio do Ouro may refer to: Brazil * Ouro River (Acre) * Do Ouro River (Bahia) * Do Ouro River (Goiás) * Do Ouro River (Rio Grande do Sul) * Do Ouro River (Santa Catarina) * Do Ouro River (Rondônia) Other places * Rio do Ouro, a river in São Tomé and Príncipe See also * Ouro Preto River Ouro is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina in the South region of Brazil. See also *List of municipalities in Santa Catarina This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Santa Catarina (SC), located in the South Region of ..., Brazil * Gold River (other) * Golden River (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douro
The Douro (, , ; es, Duero ; la, Durius) is the highest-flow river of the Iberian Peninsula. It rises near Duruelo de la Sierra in Soria Province, central Spain, meanders south briefly then flows generally west through the north-west part of central Spain and into northern Portugal, to its mouth at Porto, the second largest city of Portugal. At its mouth it meets the Atlantic Ocean. The scenic Douro railway line runs close to the river. Adjacent areas produce port (a mildly fortified wine) and other agricultural produce. A small tributary of the river has the Côa Valley Paleolithic Art site which is considered important to the archaeological pre-historic patrimony, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Within Spain, it flows through the middle of the autonomous community of Castile and León, with the basin spanning through the northern half of the Meseta Central. The latter includes wine producing areas such as the Ribera del Duero DOP. History The Latin name ''Duriu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mas River
The Kali Mas ("Golden river" in Javanese) is a distributary of the Brantas River in East Java, flowing north easterly towards the Madura Strait. This river also forms part of the border between the Sidoarjo and Gresik regencies. History The port city of Surabaya is built along the river. The old Surabaya harbour, built centuries ago, is located near the river mouth. At one point in time, this was an entry port to the Kingdom of Majapahit, and it is also here that the founder of Majapahit empire (Raden Wijaya) fought off a Mongol invasion in 1293. During the times of the Dutch East Indies, this river was heavily utilized as a goods transport route. Large trade ships unload commodity goods at the Strait of Madura, where smaller ships take over and distribute the trade goods inland. The Kali Mas harbour was built to facilitate such trade. The areas along Kali Mas was split into two, which are called ''Westerkade Kalimas'' (west of Kali Mas) dan ''Oosterkade Kalimas'' (east of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zarrineh River
The Zarrineh River ( fa, زرینهرود , lit=''golden river'' ) is a river in Kurdistan Province and West Azarbaijan Province, Iran. It is 302 km long, arising in the Zagros Mountains of Kurdistan Province south of Saqqez, where it is also known as the Jaghatu River (Jaghatu Chay)."Mahabad, Iran; Iraq" Scale 1:250,000, Series 1501 Air Sheet NJ 38-15 edition 3 February 1991, United States Defence Mapping Agency"Zarineh Rood River in Baneh" Iran Tourism & Touring Organization Its real name is Jegatoo, a well known name among local residents over centuries. Names The name ''Zarrīneh Rūd'', meaning "gold ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden River (album)
''The Golden River'' is the second full length album by Canadian indie rock band Frog Eyes. It is critically acclaimed and regarded by many as their best work. Track listing #"One in Six Children Will Flee in Boats" – 4:15 #"Time Reveals Its Plan at Poisoned Falls" – 1:30 #"Masticated Outboard Motors" – 3:20 #"Miasma Gardens" – 4:27 #"A Latex Ice Age" – 3:37 #"Orbis Magnes" – 2:08 #"Time Destroys Its Plan at the Reactionary Table" – 3:04 #"Soldiers Crash Gathering in Sparrow Hills" – 3:02 #"World's Greatest Concertos" – 2:00 #"Picture Framing the Gigantic Men Who Fought on Steam Boats" – 3:43 #"The Secret Map Flees from Plurality" – 0:37 Emboldened Navigator and the Seagull Dots The Golden River was re-released in 2006 with an album of bonus tracks. This album was never officially released by itself. The liner notes call this album ''Emboldened Navigator and the Seagull Dots''. In this re-release, The Golden River is unchanged, followed by an intermis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden River (comics)
"The Golden River" is a Disney comics story written and drawn by Carl Barks in 1957 and first published in 1958, in '' Uncle Scrooge'' #22 ( Dell Comics, June 1958). It is somewhat based on the fairy tale '' The King of the Golden River'', by John Ruskin. Plot Scrooge McDuck is on the verge of a nervous breakdown due to the dry climate causing the banknotes in his Money Bin to shrink, resulting in the overall money level inside the bin decreasing. This makes him feel poorer and he begins to act more and more like a miser. At this point, Donald Duck and his nephews arrive and ask him for a donation to help fund a club for children. Scrooge throws them away to the streets (through a concealed scaffold), and rebuts further attempts from Donald to get the donation by exposing Scrooge as a tightwad. However, when his three nephews learn from Scrooge's staff the real reason of his bad mood, they try to solve his problem by suggesting to him to blow hot air into the money pile. Scroo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Bulldog (game)
British Bulldog is a tag-based playground and sporting game, commonly played in schoolyards and on athletic fields in the UK, Ireland, Canada, South Africa, Australia, and related Commonwealth countries, as well as in the U.S. The object of the game is for one player to attempt to intercept other players who are obliged to run from one designated area to another. British Bulldog is characterised by its physicality (i.e. the captor inevitably has to use force to stop a player from crossing) and is often regarded as violent, leading it to be banned from many schools due to injuries to the participants.Caroline Sanderson. "British Bulldog". In: ''Kiss Chase and Conkers: The Games We Played.'' Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd., Edinburgh 2008, , pp. 15–16. The game is a descendant of traditional chasing games recorded from the 18th and 19th centuries, which partially evolved into collision-sport-related games during the early 20th century by the inclusion of lifting and tackl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King Of The Golden River
''The King of the Golden River or The Black Brothers: A Legend of Stiria'' is a fantasy story originally written in 1841 by John Ruskin for the twelve-year-old Effie (Euphemia) Gray, whom Ruskin later married. It was published in book form in 1851, and became an early Victorian classic which sold out three editions. In the "Advertisement to the First Edition", which prefaces it, it is called a fairy tale, one, it might be added, that illustrates the triumph of love, kindness, and goodness over evil; however, it could also be characterised as a fable, a fabricated origin myth and a parable. It was illustrated with 22 illustrations by Richard Doyle (1824–1883). A later edition was illustrated by Arthur Rackham in 1932. Plot summary The richness of the Treasure Valley, high in the mountains of Stiria or Styria, southeastern Austria, is lost through the evil of it owners, the two elder "Black Brothers", Hans and Schwartz, who in their foolishness mistreat Southwest Wind, Esqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Golden Rivers
''Three Golden Rivers'' is an historical, young-adult novel by the American writer Olive Price Olive Price (1903–1991) was an American writer of books and plays for children. Born September 21 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Harry and Lydia (Barchfeld) Price, she attended the University of Pittsburgh in 1922–23, then worked as an ad .... Set in 1850, it tells the story of four orphaned siblings who must leave the family farm after their father is killed and head to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to find work. The children land in a multi-ethnic neighborhood where Stephen befriends a Scottish lad named Andrew Carnegie. Sources ''Contemporary Authors Online''. The Gale Group, 2002. PEN (Permanent Entry Number): 0000079845. 1948 American novels Novels set in Pittsburgh Novels about orphans Fiction set in 1850 {{1940s-ya-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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