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Longhai - P1260559
Longhai may refer to: * Longhai District, a district in Zhangzhou, Fujian, China * Longhai Campaign, 1946 campaign during Chinese Civil War * Longhai Railway, China's east–west railway artery {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longhai District
Longhai District () is a District in Zhangzhou, in the south of Fujian province, China. Longhai spans an area of , and, as of 2016, it has a population of approximately 736,400. History Following the revocation of the sea ban (''haijin'') in the late Ming, Yuegang (within present-day Haicheng in Longhai) became a key port for China's silver trade with Manila in the Spanish Philippines. It was one of Fujian's four main commercial ports. It was formed from the merger of the former Longxi (Lungki) () and Haicheng () counties on August 15, 1960. Geography Longhai located along the lower banks of the Jiulong River, with mountainous terrain in its western, southern, and northern portions, and the Xiamen Bay to its east. The city's highest point is Mount Dajian () in , which reaches in elevation. The city's lowest point is Jiujiejiao () on Wuyu Island () in Gangwei, which lies below sea level. Longhai has three major river basins. Climate Administration Longhai's main ur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longhai Campaign
Longhai Campaign (陇海战役), also known as the Campaign along the Longhai (Lanzhou – Lianyungang) Railway (陇海路战役), was a campaign launched against the nationalists by the communists during Chinese Civil War in the post World War II era. The campaign was a coordinated offensive in support of the other two campaigns the Communists launched against the nationalists, namely, the Campaign of the North China Plain Pocket and the Central Jiangsu Campaign. Longhai Campaign resulted in the communist victory, achieving the Communists objective of relieving the pressure on their comrades in the other two campaigns this one supported, enabling those in the Campaign of the North China Plain Pocket to successfully escape from the nationalists and those in the Central Jiangsu Campaign to also score a huge victory over the nationalists. Prelude In the early August, 1946, over a dozen army-sized nationalist (reorganized) divisions were tied down in western Henan and southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
