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Jiaohe Township
Jiaohe may refer to the following locations in China: *Jiaohe, Jilin (蛟河市), county-level city of Jilin City *Jiaohe ruins (交河故城), archaeological site near Turpan, Xinjiang *Jiao River (Shandong) The Jiao River () is a river of Shandong, China. It is part of the Yellow Sea basin. See also *List of rivers in China This incomplete list of rivers that flow through China is organized according to the body of water into which each river emp ... (胶河), or Jiao He, river in Shandong * Jiaohe, Botou, Hebei (交河镇), town in Botou, Hebei See also * Jiahe (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiaohe, Jilin
Jiaohe () is a middle-sized county-level city in east-central Jilin province, People's Republic of China, bordering Heilongjiang to the northeast. It is under the administration of Jilin City, to the west, and it is well known for its production of tobacco. The mayor of the city is Wang Gang (). The sister city (or twin town) of Jiaohe is Folsom, California, United States. Administrative divisions The city administers 7 subdistricts, 8 towns, 1 township, and 1 ethnic township. The city's 7 subdistricts are , , Henan Subdistrict, , Lafa Subdistrict, Hebei Subdistrict, and . The city's 8 towns are Xinzhan, , , , , , , and . The city also administers and . Geography The city borders the county-level city of Dunhua to the east, Huadian to the south, and Fengman District to the west. The Songhua River and the Mudan River both run through the city. Climate Jiaohe has a four-season, monsoon-influenced, humid continental climate (Köppen ''Dwa/Dwb''). Winters are long (lasting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiaohe Ruins
Jiaohe or Yarkhoto is a ruined city in the Yarnaz Valley, 10 km west of the city of Turpan in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It was the capital of the Tocharian kingdom of Jushi. It is a natural fortress located atop a steep cliff on a leaf-shaped plateau between two deep river valleys, and was an important stop along the Silk Road. Names The '' Hou Hanshu'', in discussing ''Jiaohe'', alludes to a conventional reading of the name, as meaning "river junction": :The king of Nearer Jushi lives in the town of Jiaohe. A river divides into two and surrounds the town, which is why it is called Jiaohe. Lionel Giles recorded the following names for the city (with his Wade-Giles forms of the Chinese names substituted with pinyin): :Jiaohe, ancient capital of Turfan an :Jushi Qianwangting (Royal Court of Anterior/Nearer Jushi) ater Han:Gaochang Jun in:Xi Zhou ang:Yarkhoto odern name Aurel Stein has suggested that the name Yarkhoto is a combination of Turkic and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiao River (Shandong)
The Jiao River () is a river of Shandong, China. It is part of the Yellow Sea basin. See also *List of rivers in China This incomplete list of rivers that flow through China is organized according to the body of water into which each river empties, beginning with the Sea of Okhotsk in the northeast, moving clockwise on a map and ending with the Arctic Ocean. Se ... References Rivers of Shandong {{China-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
