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Linzhang County
Linzhang County () is a county of far southern Hebei province, China, named after the Zhang River within its borders. It is under the administration of Handan City, and, , it had a population of 590,000 residing in an area of . Administrative divisions There are 5 towns and 9 townships under the county's administration. The area was formerly part of Henan Province. Towns: *Linzhang (), Nandongfang (), Suntaoji (), Liuyuan (), Chenggouji () Townships: * Diqiu Township (), Zhangcunji Township (), Xiyanggao Township (), Xiangcaiying Township (), Ducunji Township (), Zhangliji Township (), Xiwen Township ''Nanxi'' (南戲) or xiwen (戲文) was an early form of Chinese opera, developed from ancient traditions of mime, singing, and dancing during the Song dynasty in the 12th century. The name means literally Southern drama, and the form originated ... (), Zhuanzhaiying Township (), Baiheji Township () Climate References County-level divisions of Hebei Handan [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County (People's Republic Of China)
Counties ( zh, t=縣, s=县, hp=Xiàn), formally county-level divisions, are found in the third level of the administrative hierarchy in Provinces and Autonomous regions and the second level in municipalities and Hainan, a level that is known as "county level" and also contains autonomous counties, county-level cities, banners, autonomous banners and 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 Chinese history. History ''Xian'' have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the Qin Dynasty. The number of counties in China proper gradually increased from dynasty to dynasty. As Qin Shi Huang reorganized the counties after his unification, there were about 1,000. Under the Eastern Han Dynasty, the number of counties increased to above 1,000. About 1400 existed when the Sui dynasty abolish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiwen Township
''Nanxi'' (南戲) or xiwen (戲文) was an early form of Chinese opera, developed from ancient traditions of mime, singing, and dancing during the Song dynasty in the 12th century. The name means literally Southern drama, and the form originated in the area around Wenzhou in southeastern China. Nanxi is an abbreviation of ''nanqu xiwen'' (南曲戲文, "Southern music theatre text") or ''nan xiwen''. ''Nanxi'' started as combinations of Song plays and local folk songs and ballads, using colloquial language with many scenes. Due to its coarse language, rough prosody, and unsophisticated literary style, ''Nanxi'' was considered a low art form during the Song and Yuan dynasties. However, its status was elevated with ''Tale of the Pipa'' written by Gao Ming, a play of better literary quality and more complex structure. It was highly regarded by the Ming Hongwu Emperor. By the middle of the Ming dynasty, ''Nanxi'' had developed into a more complex dramatic form known as ''chuanqi' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |