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Guiping National Geopark
Guiping () is a county-level city in eastern Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Guigang City, located at the confluence of the Qian and Yu rivers, which are the Xi River's primary north and south tributaries, respectively. Names Guiping was formerly known as Xunzhou. From 1855 to 1861 it was the capital of the rebel state of Da Cheng and was called ''Xiujing''. Geography and climate Guiping has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate ( Köppen ''Cfa''), with short, mild winters, and long, hot, humid summers. Winter begins dry but becomes progressively wetter and cloudier. Spring is generally overcast and often rainy, while summer continues to be rainy though it is the sunniest time of year. Autumn is sunny and dry. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, and the annual mean is . The annual rainfall is around , and is delivered in bulk (~46%) from May to July, when the plum rains occur and often create the risk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaozhou
Chaozhou (), alternatively Chiuchow, Chaochow or Teochew, is a city in the eastern Guangdong province of China. It borders Shantou to the south, Jieyang to the southwest, Meizhou to the northwest, the province of Fujian to the east, and the South China Sea to the southeast. It is administered as a prefecture-level city with a jurisdiction area of and a total population of 2,568,387. Its built-up (or metro) area encompassing most of Shantou and Jieyang cities was home to 12,543,024 inhabitants on 13 local administrative areas. Along with Shantou and Jieyang, Chaozhou is a cultural center of the Chaoshan region. History In 214 BC, Chaozhou was an undeveloped part of Nanhai Commandery () of the Qin Dynasty. In 331 during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Haiyang () was established as a part of Dongguan Commandery (). The Dongguan Commandery was renamed Yi'an Commandery () in 413. The commandery became a prefecture in 590 during the early Sui Dynasty, first as Xun Prefecture (), then as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Asian Rainy Season
The East Asian rainy season (), also called the plum rain, is caused by precipitation along a persistent stationary front known as the Meiyu front for nearly two months during the late spring and early summer in East Asia between mainland China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Northern Vietnam, the Philippines, and the Russian Far East. The wet season ends during the summer when the subtropical ridge becomes strong enough to push this front north of the region. These weather systems can produce heavy rainfall and flooding. Etymology In China, the term "plum rain" was used for the rain in the fourth and fifth lunar month.Lu Dian's ''Piya'' (published in the Song dynasty). Cited in It specifically refers to the historical belief that, when the plums turn yellow and fall at the south of the Yangtze in the fourth and fifth months, the moisture that evaporates from the plant turns into rain. The term appears in the following poem by Du Fu (fl. 8th century) of the Tang dynasty: Japan later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mugen (town)
Mugen, a word of Japanese origin meaning "infinite", may refer to: *Mugen (Nana Mizuki song), "Mugen" (Nana Mizuki song), 2009 *Mugen (Porno Graffitti song), "Mugen" (Porno Graffitti song), 2002 *''M.U.G.E.N'', a freeware 2D fighting game engine *Mugen Motorsports, a Japanese automotive company *Mugen Seiki, a Japanese manufacturer of radio-controlled cars *Mugen (town), in Guiping, Guangxi, China *Mugen, Samurai Champloo#Characters, a character in the Japanese anime series ''Samurai Champloo'' * ''Mugen'', a realm or plane of existence that contains an infinite space {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shepo
Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's most populous island, home to approximately 56% of the Indonesian population. Indonesia's capital city, Jakarta, is on Java's northwestern coast. Many of the best known events in Indonesian history took place on Java. It was the centre of powerful Hindu-Buddhist empires, the Islamic sultanates, and the core of the colonial Dutch East Indies. Java was also the center of the Indonesian struggle for independence during the 1930s and 1940s. Java dominates Indonesia politically, economically and culturally. Four of Indonesia's eight UNESCO world heritage sites are located in Java: Ujung Kulon National Park, Borobudur Temple, Prambanan Temple, and Sangiran Early Man Site. Formed by volcanic eruptions due to geologic subduction of the Australian P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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