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Gutian County
(; Foochow Romanized: ''Kŭ-chèng Gâing'') is a county lying in the northeastern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Ningde City and is located in the southwest part of the municipality. It is also known as "the town of the former worthy", as Zhu Xi, a famous Chinese scholar once lived there. It is also known as Kutien or Kucheng. *Area: *Population: 429,463 History The county was set up in the Tang Dynasty by Liujiang in 741 AD. Since Zhuxi, one of the famous scholars in China, lived there, it is also called "the town of the former worthy." In 1895 the county was the site of a massacre of Christian missionaries. Geography The Min River (Fujian) runs through Gutian, covering a distance of . Climate Scenic Areas There are a number of scenic areas in Gutian. * The thousand-year-old Auspicious Tower (). * The Xishan Academy of Classical Learning (), where Zhuxi once taught. * The Linshui Palace (). * The Temple of Paradi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties Of The People's Republic Of China
Counties ( zh, t=縣, s=县, hp=Xiàn), formally county-level divisions, are found in the Administrative divisions of China#County level, third level of the administrative hierarchy in Provinces of China, Provinces and Autonomous regions of China, Autonomous regions and the second level in Direct-controlled municipality#People's Republic of China, municipalities and Hainan, a level that is known as "county level" and also contains autonomous county, autonomous counties, county-level city, county-level cities, Banners of Inner Mongolia, banners, Banners of Inner Mongolia#Autonomous banner, autonomous banners and District (China)#City districts, City districts. There are 1,355 counties in Mainland China out of a total of 2,851 county-level divisions. The term ''xian'' is sometimes translated as "district" or "prefecture" when put in the context of History of China, Chinese history. History ''Xian'' have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanyang Town
Shanyang may refer to the following locations in China: * Shanyang County (山阳县), county in Shaanxi ** Shanyang Formation (山阳组), geological formation *Shanyang District (山阳区), Jiaozuo, Henan *Huai'an District, Jiangsu, formerly Shanyang County *Shanyang Commandery Shanyang Commandery ( zh, 山陽郡) was a historical commandery in China, located in present-day southern Shandong province. In early Han dynasty, Shanyang was part of the Liang Kingdom. In 144 BC, Liang was split into five kingdoms among the s ... (山陽郡), historical commandery in China * Shanyang, Gutian County (杉洋镇), town in Fujian {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubin Village ...
{{disambig * Hubin (Lepelsk County) - village in 19th Century in Lepelsk County, today in Belarus * Hubin (Buczacz County) - village in 19th Century in Buczacz County, today in Ukraine Chinese places *Hubin District (湖滨区), - a district of Sanmenxia, Henan * Hubin, Yueyang (湖滨街道), - a subdistrict of Yueyanglou District, Yueyang, Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dajia Village
Dajia District () is a coastal suburban district in Taichung, Taiwan. It is located on the northwestern corner of Taichung. The climate of the region is Sub-tropical, and the average temperature is roughly 24 degrees Celsius. In March 2012, it was named one of the ''Top 10 Small Tourist Towns'' by the Tourism Bureau of Taiwan. History The local Taokas tribe people used to live in the area before the Han people arrived. Their main activities were hunting and farming. The Han Chinese started to arrive around 1669 during the Ming Dynasty in which most of them came from Fujian, especially Quanzhou. Dajia used to be an urban township of Taichung County. On 25 December 2010, it was upgraded to become a district of the new special municipality of Taichung. Administrative divisions Zhaoyang, Dajia, Shuntian, Kongmen, Pingan, Zhuangmei, Xinmei, Minshan, Zhongshan, Nanyang, Xunfeng, Yihe, Wuling, Wenqu, Wuqu, Wenwu, Fenghua, Dehua, Jiangnan, Dingdian, Taibai, Mengchun, Xingfu, Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuikou Town
Shuikou may refer to: *Shuikou, Meizhou, a town in Xingning City, Meizhou, Guangdong Province, China *Shuikou, Yanling, a town in Yanling County, Huzhou, Hunan Province, China * Shuikou, Gutian, a town in Gutian County, Ningde, Fujian Province, China * Shuikou, Dehua, a town in Dehua County, Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China * Shuikou, Kaiping, a town in Kaiping City, Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, China *Shuikou, Chongzuo, a town in Longzhou County, Chongzuo, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China * Shuikou, Liping, a town in Liping County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou, China * Shuikou, Suining, a town in Suining County, Shaoyang, Hunan Province, China * Shuikou, Binzhou, a town in Binzhou City, Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, China * Shuikou, Changxing, a township in Changxing County () is a county of the prefecture-level city of Huzhou, in the northwest of Zhejiang province, China. Situated on the southwest shore of Lake Tai, it borders the provin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fengdu Town
Fengdu County (; formerly ) is a county located in Chongqing Municipality, People's Republic of China. The county was established as Fengdu County () during the Sui Dynasty. The name was changed to Fengdu County () during the Ming Dynasty. In 1958, the name was changed back to Fengdu County (). Administration Before changes in 2013, Fengdu County had 2 subdistricts, 21 towns and 7 townships. , Fengdu County had 2 subdistricts, 23 towns and 5 townships. As of 2020, Fengdu County has the following 2 subdistricts, 23 towns, and 5 townships: Climate Ghost City The Fengdu Ghost City is a tourist attraction modelled after Diyu, the concept of hell in Chinese mythology and Buddhism. It was built over 1,800 years ago. The ghost city became an island once the Three Gorges Dam project was completed. Specifically, part of the Fengdu Ghost City is or will be submerged, but scenery above the "Door of Hell" remains or will remain above water. Transportation Fengdu has one Yangtze cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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