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Meitanba
Meitanba () is a rural town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Yujia'ao Township on the west, Yuejiaqiao Town on the north, Jinghuapu Township on the east, and Dachengqiao Township and Huilongpu Town on the south. As of the 2000 census it had a population of 50,567 and an area of . Administrative division The town is divided into six villages and one community: * Meitaba Community () * Shuanglong () * Heshiqiao () * Dongshan () * Heshiqiao () * Zhuantang () * Fujia () Geography The region abounds with coal. Culture Huaguxi is the most influence local theater. Transportation China National Highway 319 runs through the town's territory, as do Hunan Provincial Highway 206 (S206; ) and three county rural roads. The 1824 Provincial Highway () from Jinghuapu Township, running through Meitanba Town to Taojiang County. Attractions Baishi Temple (), built during the reign of the Ming dynasty Jiajing Emperor (r. 15211567), is a Buddhist temple in the town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinghuapu Township
Jinghuapu Township () is a rural township in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Meitanba Town on the west, Yuejiaqiao Town on the north, Shuangjiangkou Town on the east, and Baimaqiao Subdistrict and Chengjiao Subdistrict on the south. it had a population of 31,569 and an area of . Administrative division The township is divided into six villages: * Zhangshan () * Chenjiaqiao () * Honglunshan () * Jinghuapu () * Fujiatang () * Taolinqiao () Economy Citrus, peach and tobacco are important to the economy. Culture Huaguxi is the most influence form of local theatrical performance. Transportation China National Highway 319, Hunan Provincial Highway 1824 () and some county rural roads run through the town. The 319 National Highway runs from the township to Yiyang City. The G5513 Changsha–Zhangjiajie Expressway runs through Shuangjiangkou Town, Chengjiao Township, Jinghuapu Township. The Hunan Provincial Highway 1824 from Jinghuapu Township, runs thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dachengqiao
Dachengqiao () is a rural town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Shuangfupu Town on the west, Meitanba Town and Yujia'ao Township on the north, Huilongpu Town on the east, and Zifu and Batang Town on the south. it had a population of 31,355 and an area of . Administrative division The town is divided into five villages and three communities: * Dachengqiao Community () * Chenggongtang Community () * Qingquan Community () * Yuxin () * Erquan () * Meiming () * Queshan () * Yongsheng () Geography Wei River is known as "Mother River", a tributary of the Xiang River The Xiang River is the chief river of the Lake Dongting drainage system of the middle Yangtze, the largest river in Hunan Province, China. It is the 2nd largest tributary (after Min River) in terms of surface runoff, the 5th largest tributar ..., it flows through the town. Economy Watermelon is important to the economy. Culture Huaguxi is the most influence local theater. Trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ningxiang
Ningxiang () is a county-level city and the 2nd most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changsha. The city is bordered to the north by Heshan District of Yiyang and Taojiang County, to the west by Anhua County and Lianyuan City, to the south by Louxing District of Loudi, Xiangxiang City, Shaoshan City and Yuhu District of Xiangtan, to the east by Yuelu and Wangcheng Districts. Located in the central east of Hunan Province, Ningxiang covers with a registered population of 1,393,528 and a resident population of 1,218,400 (as of 2014). The city has 4 subdistricts, 21 towns and 4 townships under its jurisdiction, its administrative centre is at Yutan Subdistrict ()., , also see: The most famous historic resident was Liu Shaoqi, who lived in Ningxiang from 1898 until 1920, before he went to Beijing as President. The city is famous for its tourism as the home of attractions like He Shuhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yujia'ao Township
Yujia'ao Township () is a rural township in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Hengshi Town on the west, Huishangang Town and Yuejiaqiao Town on the north, Meitanba Town on the east, and Shuangfupu Town and Dachengqiao Town on the south. , it had a population of 35,670 and an area of . Administrative division The township is divided into eight villages: * Yujia'ao () * Nanling () * Yongquanshan () * Taipingshan () * Huxitang () * Shenwu () * Gaotian () * Quanlong () Geography Xiashankou Reservoir () is the largest reservoir and largest water body in the township. Economy Watermelon and tobacco are important to the economy. The region is a major source of Chinese coal. Culture Huaguxi is the most influence local theater. Transportation Provincial Highway The Provincial Highway S224 runs south to north through the township. Expressway The S71 Yiyang-Loudi-Hengyang Expressway, which connects Yiyang, Loudi and Hengyang, runs south through H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huilongpu
Huilongpu Town () is a rural town in Ningxiang City, Hunan Province, China. It is surrounded by Dachengqiao Town on the west, Meitanba Town and Jinghuapu Township on the north, Baimaqiao Subdistrict on the east, and Batang Town on the south. it had a population of 37,000 and an area of . Administrative division The town is divided into six villages and one community: * Houzhiting Community () * Huilongpu () * Jinyu () * Fengshou () * Baijin () * Jinwang () * Yanhe() Geography The Wei River, known as "Mother River" and a tributary of the Xiang River The Xiang River is the chief river of the Lake Dongting drainage system of the middle Yangtze, the largest river in Hunan Province, China. It is the 2nd largest tributary (after Min River) in terms of surface runoff, the 5th largest tributar ..., flows through the town. Economy Watermelon is important to the economy. Culture Huaguxi is the most influence local theater. Transport The Provincial Highway S209 and County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buddhism
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gradually spread throughout much of Asia via the Silk Road. It is the world's fourth-largest religion, with over 520 million followers (Buddhists) who comprise seven percent of the global population. The Buddha taught the Middle Way, a path of spiritual development that avoids both extreme asceticism and hedonism. It aims at liberation from clinging and craving to things which are impermanent (), incapable of satisfying ('), and without a lasting essence (), ending the cycle of death and rebirth (). A summary of this path is expressed in the Noble Eightfold Path, a training of the mind with observance of Buddhist ethics and meditation. Other widely observed practices include: monasticism; " taking refuge" in the Buddha, the , and the ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiajing Emperor
The Jiajing Emperor (; 16September 150723January 1567) was the 12th List of emperors of the Ming dynasty, Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1521 to 1567. Born Zhu Houcong, he was the former Zhengde Emperor's cousin. His father, Zhu Youyuan (1476–1519), Prince of Xing, was the fourth son of the Chenghua Emperor (reigned from 1464 to 1487) and the eldest son of three sons born to the emperor's concubine, Lady Shao. The Jiajing Emperor's Chinese era name, era name, "Jiajing", means "admirable tranquility". Early years Born as heir apparent of a vassal prince, Zhu Houcong was not brought up to succeed to the throne. However, the throne became vacant in 1521 after the sudden death of the Hongzhi Emperor's son, the Zhengde Emperor, who did not leave an heir. Prior to the Zhengde Emperor's death, the line of succession was as follows: * ''Chenghua Emperor, Zhu Jianshen, the Chenghua Emperor (1447–1487)'' ** ''Unnamed son (1466–1466)'' ** ''Zhu Youji (1469–1472)'' ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ming Dynasty
The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han Chinese, Han people, the majority ethnic group in China. Although the primary capital of Beijing fell in 1644 to a rebellion led by Li Zicheng (who established the short-lived Shun dynasty), numerous rump state, rump regimes ruled by remnants of the House of Zhu, Ming imperial family—collectively called the Southern Ming—survived until 1662. The Ming dynasty's founder, the Hongwu Emperor (r. 1368–1398), attempted to create a society of self-sufficient rural communities ordered in a rigid, immobile system that would guarantee and support a permanent class of soldiers for his dynasty: the empire's standing army exceeded one million troops and the naval history of China, navy's dockyards in Nanjin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taojiang County
Taojiang County () is a county in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Yiyang Prefecture-level City. Located in the north central part of the province, the county is bordered to the north by Hanshou County and Dingcheng District of Changde City, to the east by Ziyang and Heshan Districts, to the south by Ningxiang County, to the west by Anhua County. Taojiang County covers , as of 2015, it had a registered population of 888,400 and a permanent resident population of 792,300.the population of Taojiang County in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Taojiang County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development (桃江县2015年国民经济和社会发展统计公报)iy315.cno/ref> The county has 12 towns and 3 townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Taohuajiang (). Administrative divisions According to the result on adjustment of township-level divisions of Taojiang County in 2005, Taojiang County has 15 township-level d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China National Highway 319
China National Highway 319 (G319) runs northwest from Xiamen, Fujian towards Jiangxi Province, Hunan Province, Chongqing, and ends in Chengdu, Sichuan. It is 2984 kilometres in length. Route and distance See also * China National Highways The China National Highways (CNH/Guodao) () is a network of trunk roads across mainland China. Apart from the expressways of China that are planned and constructed later, most of the CNH are not controlled-access highways. History The bui ... {{China National Highways Transport in Fujian Transport in Jiangxi Transport in Hunan Transport in Chongqing Transport in Sichuan 319 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huaguxi
The flower-drum opera or Huaguxi () is a form of Chinese opera originating in Hunan province. Some other provinces, such as Hubei, Anhui, Henan, Shanxi, also have Huaguxi. It is known in China for its earthy quality, and is often referred to as the "spicy" form of Chinese opera. Most Huaguxi plays were originally ', short plays lasting an hour or less. These plays often dealt with everyday rural life. With the rise of professional Huaguxi performers and performances in the capital city of Changsha, longer plays, ', began to be performed. These plays dealt with grander themes of social satire and class struggle. Like other forms of Chinese opera, Huaguxi is staged with very few props. Music accompanying Huaguxi reflects the Changsha dialect spoken in Hunan. It is played with instruments like the ''datong'' (fiddle), ''yueqin'' (moon lute), '' dizi'' (bamboo flute), and ''suona'' (oboe). Percussion instruments provide the basic tempo for the performance. Origin Originating f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Coal is formed when dead plant matter decays into peat and is converted into coal by the heat and pressure of deep burial over millions of years. Vast deposits of coal originate in former wetlands called coal forests that covered much of the Earth's tropical land areas during the late Carboniferous ( Pennsylvanian) and Permian times. Many significant coal deposits are younger than this and originate from the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras. Coal is used primarily as a fuel. While coal has been known and used for thousands of years, its usage was limited until the Industrial Revolution. With the invention of the steam engine, coal consumption increased. In 2020, coal supplied about a quarter of the world's primary energy and over a third of its electricity. Some iron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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