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Hou Lianhai
Hou or HOU may refer to: * -hou, a place-name element * Hou (surname) * Hou (currency) (Chinese: ), a unit of currency in Greater China * Hou (Odder Municipality), a town in Denmark * Hou (title) (Chinese: ), a title in ancient China * Denglong (mythology) or Hou (Chinese: ), a Chinese legendary creature * Hands-On Universe, an educational program * Hellenic Open University, in Patras, Greece * Hero of Ukraine * Hounslow railway station (National Rail station code: HOU), London, England * A common abbreviation for the U.S. city of Houston, Texas and its major professional sports teams: ** Houston Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after ..., the city's Major League Baseball team ** Houston Rockets, the city's National Basketball Association team ** Houston Texans, the ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
-hou
''-hou'' or ''hou'' is a place-name element found commonly in the Norman toponymy of the Channel Islands and continental Normandy. Etymology and signification Its etymology and meaning are disputed, but most specialists think it comes from Saxon or Anglo-Saxon ''hōh'' "heel", sometimes ''hō'', then "heel-shaped promontory", "rocky steep slope", "steep shore". This toponymic appellative appears as a final ''-hou'' or associated with the Romance definite article ''le Hou''. It can be found everywhere in Normandy, but more in the western part of it. The English toponymy uses this Saxon or Anglo-Saxon element the same way, but its result is phonetically ''-hoo'' or ''-hoe'', sometimes ''-(h)ow'' or ''-ho'' e. g. : Northoo (Suffolk); Poddinghoo (Worcestershire); Millhoo (Essex); Fingringhoe (Essex); Rainow (Cheshire); Soho (London); etc. Eilert Ekwall, ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names'' (4th edition), Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1960, p. 244b. As an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hou (surname)
Hou () is a Chinese surname, listed the 80th in the ''Hundred Family Surnames''. It is romanized Hau in Cantonese. It originated from a Chinese nobility title, often translated as "marquis." Notable people * Alyson Hau (Hou Jiaming), Hong Kong DJ/presenter * Hau Yung Sang, Chinese/Republic of China international footballer * Hou Baolin, Xiangsheng performer * Hou Bin, athlete * Hou Ching-shan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China * Hou Chong-wen, Deputy Mayor of Chiayi City * Hou Dejian, songwriter from Taiwan * Hou Hsiao-hsien, film director * Hou Junji, Tang Dynasty general * Hou Minghao, actor * Hou Sheng-mao, Minister of Department of Health of the Republic of China (2005-2008) * Hou Yao, pioneering film director, screenwriter, and theorist * Hou Yaowen, actor * Hou Yifan, chess player * Hou You-yi, Deputy Mayor of New Taipei City (2016-2018) * John Hou Sæter, Norwegian football player * Yi-Jia Susanne Hou, violinist * Yojun Hou, Entrepreneur * Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hou (currency)
A jiao (; ), or mao () (Cantonese: hou []), is a unit of currency used in Greater China, including the People's Republic of China (Mainland China), the Republic of China (Taiwan), Hong Kong and Macao. One jiao is equal to of a yuan or 10 fēn (分). * The Renminbi has coins of 1, 2 and 5 jiao. * The New Taiwan dollar has coins of 5 jiao (rarely used). * The Hong Kong dollar has coins of 1, 2 and 5 hou (known as 10, 20 and 50 cents). * The Macanese pataca has coins of 1, 2 and 5 hou (known as 10, 20 and 50 avos). Gallery See also * Fen (currency) * Chinese yuan The renminbi (; symbol: ¥; ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB) is the official currency of the People's Republic of China and one of the world's most traded currencies, ranking as the fifth most traded currency in the world as of April 2022. ... References Currencies of China {{taiwan-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hou (Odder Municipality)
Hou or Hov is a town in Jutland, Denmark. It is located in Odder Municipality. Etymology The name is known from 1608 where the area was called ''Haa Havn'', indicating the presence of a harbour even before the town existed. In 2019 a vote among the citizens of Hou was initiated, in order to determine whether the official spelling of the town should be Hou or Hov. With 844 votes for Hou and 44 votes for Hov, the official spelling was determined to be Hou. Mayor of the municipality, Uffe Jensen, put up new signs with the new spelling later in the year. History The first residential building in Hou was built in 1837. The town grew up around the harbour, and in 1853 a granary was built on the harbour. A school was built in 1870. A ferry route between Hou and Aarhus began in 1873. In 1884 the Hads-Ning Hundreds' Railroad was established, connecting Hou to Odder Odder is a town in Jutland, Denmark. The town is the seat of Odder municipality, and is the biggest town in the municipali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hou (title)
Hou ({{zh, c=后, p=Hòu) was a title for an ancient Chinese ruler, equivalent to King/Queen or Emperor/Empress. The Chinese character ''Hou'' (后) is an ideogrammic compounds, in oracle bone script it is written the same as ''Si'' (司, means "to rule") as the combination of mouth (口) and hand (手). Hou usually refers to female rulers in oracle bone script. In Xia Dynasty, the title for Kings of Xia were ''Hou'', for example the expression ''Xia Hou Shi'' (夏后氏) means King of Xia, and the contemporary leader Houyi. Kings of Shang Dynasty The Shang dynasty (), also known as the Yin dynasty (), was a Chinese royal dynasty founded by Tang of Shang (Cheng Tang) that ruled in the Yellow River valley in the second millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty and ... had their own title ''Wang'', and ''Hou'' turned to refer to the Queen, ''the'' wife of the King. This may reflect the fact that rulers were female in ancient times. Ancient China Pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denglong (mythology)
The Dēnglóng (), or Wàngtiānhǒu (), Cháotiānhǒu (), or simply Hǒu () is a Chinese legendary creature. History Legend has it that Denglong is one of the sons of the Dragon King, and has the habit of guarding. Used on Huabiaos, it symbolises sending the will of heaven to humans, and delivering the conditions of the people to the heavens. There is also legend that says Avalokiteśvara rides on a Denglong, thus the name Chaotianhou. In Accounts of Marvels ({{Zh, c = , s = 述异记, t = 述異記), it recounts Denglong as a creature from East China Sea, it can eat the brains of dragons, hover in mid-air, and is very fierce. When it is in a fight with a dragon, it spews flames for few dozens of feet, and defeats the dragon. In the 25th year of Kangxi, during the summer, 3 Jiaolong and 2 dragons were sighted fighting one Denglong, and after killing a dragon and two Jiaolong, the Denglong was killed and fell to a valley. It was ten or twenty feet long, resembled a hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hands-On Universe
Global Hands-On Universe (GHOU) is an educational program that enables students to investigate the Universe while applying tools and concepts from science, math, and technology. Using the Internet, GHOU participants request observations from an automated telescope, download images from an image archive, and analyze them with the help of image processing software. History The International Astronomical Union (IAU) launched the Galileo Teacher Training Program (GTTP) in 2009. GHOU is a major component of GTTP. In Asia, the AS-HOU section is represented by China and Japan. In Africa, AF-HOU is represented by Kenya, which recently launched pilot project at Kenya High in Nairobi. The research-based astronomy and astrophysics curriculum aims to introduce scientific research methodologies into secondary education. In Europe, the Hands-On Universe project is led by Dr. Ferlet and Dr A.-L. Melchior. EU-HOU has been funded through the European Community (EC) program MINERVA (SOCRATES) for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellenic Open University
The Hellenic Open University (HOU; Greek: Ελληνικό Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο) was founded in 1992 in Patras and is the only online/distance learning university in Greece. Modelled on the British Open University, the Hellenic Open University was established to fill a gap for telematic and distance education in the higher education system of the Hellenic Republic in response to the growing demand for continuing education and lifelong learning. It is the first and only higher education institution (HEI) in Greece that provides open and distance education at undergraduate and postgraduate as well as doctoral level. Placing great emphasis on research, HOU promotes research programmes aiming towards the development of methodologies and corresponding high technologies for open and distance learning. History The Hellenic Open University was founded in 1992 in Patras, but remained defunct until 1997 at which time legislation was enacted (Act 2552/97) regarding its op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hero Of Ukraine
Hero of Ukraine (HOU; uk, Герой України, ''Heroi Ukrainy'') is the highest national title that can be conferred upon an individual citizen by the President of Ukraine. The title was created in 1998 by President Leonid Kuchma and as of 11 December 2022 the total number of awards is 687; some decrees on the assignment of the title Hero of Ukraine were not published. The title is granted to two different order recipients: the civilian Order of the State, and the military Order of the Gold Star. The first foreigner awarded the award was Belarusian Mykhailo Zhyznevskyi in June 2017.Belarusian Killed On Kyiv's Maidan Honored As Hero Of Ukraine |
Hounslow Railway Station
Hounslow () is a large suburban district of West London, west-southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hounslow, and is identified in the London Plan as one of the 12 metropolitan centres in Greater London. It is bounded by Isleworth to the east, Twickenham to its south, Feltham to its west and Southall to its north. Hounslow includes the districts of Hounslow West, Heston, Cranford and Heathrow. Although most of the district lay within the London Borough of Hounslow, some parts fall within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and the London Borough of Hillingdon including Heathrow Airport. Most of Hounslow, including its Town Centre, the area south of the railway station and the localities of Lampton and Spring Grove, falls under the TW3 postcode. The TW4 postcode is made up of Hounslow West and parts of Cranford, whilst the TW5 postcode includes Heston and Cranford. Heathrow Airport and parts of Hatton comprise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in 2020. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat and largest city of Harris County and the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, which is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second-most populous in Texas after Dallas–Fort Worth. Houston is the southeast anchor of the greater megaregion known as the Texas Triangle. Comprising a land area of , Houston is the ninth-most expansive city in the United States (including consolidated city-counties). It is the largest city in the United States by total area whose government is not consolidated with a county, parish, or borough. Though primarily in Harris County, small portions of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston Astros
The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after spending their first 51 seasons in the National League (NL). The Astros were established as the Houston Colt .45s and entered the National League as an expansion team in along with the New York Mets. The current name, reflecting Houston's role as the host of the Johnson Space Center, was adopted three years later, when they moved into the Astrodome, the first domed sports stadium and the so-called "Eighth Wonder of the World." The Astros moved to a new stadium called Minute Maid Park in 2000. The Astros played in the NL West division from 1969 to 1993, then the NL Central division from 1994 to 2012, before being moved to the AL West as part of a MLB realignment in 2013. The Astros posted their first winning record in 1972 and made the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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