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Meixihu
Meixihu Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of Yuelu District in Changsha, Hunan, China. It was formed from a part of Tianding Township () in April 2007. The subdistrict has an area of with more than households of 29,359 and a permanent residential population of about 20,000 (as of 2017). As of 2017, the subdistrict has two villages and six communities under its jurisdiction. Its seat is Jiashun Community (). The subdistrict is the home and the core zone of Xiangjiang New Area. Meixihu is the key area of the pilot zone development in the west of Xiang river. Meixihu, which means "Meixi Lake", is in Xiangjiang new district, Changsha, Hunan province, between the second and third ring roads. Meixi Lake belongs to the Peach Blossom Ridge scenic area of Yuelu mountain. The tiger-shaped mountain is like a tiger at the foot of Yuelu peak. The dragon king harbor river and a tributary flow ahead. History On April 29, 2007, the subdistrict of Meixihu was formed from the five villages of Lianl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changsha
Changsha (; ; ; Changshanese pronunciation: (), Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China. Changsha is the 17th most populous city in China with a population of over 10 million, and the third-most populous city in Central China, located in the lower reaches of Xiang River in northeastern Hunan. Changsha is also called Xingcheng (星城, 'Star City') and was once named Linxiang (临湘）, Tanzhou (潭州), Qingyang (青阳) in ancient times. It is also known as Shanshuizhoucheng (山水洲城), with the Xiang River flowing through it, containing Mount Yuelu and Orange Isle. The city forms a part of the Greater Changsha Metropolitan Region along with Zhuzhou and Xiangtan, also known as Changzhutan City Cluster. Greater Changsha was named as one of the 13 emerging mega-cities in China in 2012 by the Economist Intelligence Unit. It is also a National Comprehensive Transportation Hub, and one of the first National Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuelu District
Yuelu District () is one of six urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Changsha, the capital of Hunan Province, China. It is the 4th most populous district (after Heshan, Dingcheng and Yueyanglou Districts) in Hunan. The district is bordered to the north by Wangcheng District, to the west by Ningxiang County, to the south by Yuhu District of Xiangtan City, across the Xiang river to the west by Tianxin, Furong and Kaifu Districts. Located on the west bank of the Xiang River, as the western part of the City proper, the district is named after Mount Yuelu, one of the national parks, Yuelu District covers with registered population of 644,834 and resident population of 818,900 (as of 2014). The district has 16 subdistricts and 2 towns under its jurisdiction, its administrative centre is at Wangyue (). History Yuelu District is one of five districts established on 22 April 1996 as a result of adjusting the administrative districts of Changsha. It covers most of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiangjiang New Area
The Xiangjiang New Area () is a new area at state level in Changsha City, Hunan Province, China. The new area was created on 8 April 2015, it is the 12th state-level new area approved to establish by the State Council. Xiangjiang New Area is located in the west of the Xiang River and covers parts of Yuelu, Wangcheng and Ningxiang. According to the official reply of the State Council, the new area has an area of .people.com.cn (25-Apr-15)o/ref> The Hunan CPC Party Secretary Xu Shousheng and Hunan Governor Du Jiahao attended the opening ceremony of the new area held in Changsha, 24 May 2015.Hunan establishes first new area to pilot reforms (24-Apr-15), according trednet.cno/ref> In 2015, Xiangjiang New Area covers a Built-up area of , it has a population of rough 1,340,000, its GDP reaches CNY 160.25 billion (US$25.73 billion), its GDP per capita is CNY 119,500 (US$19,186). Geography According to the ''Development Planning of Xiangjiang New Area'' approved by the Government of Hun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subdistricts Of China
A subdistrict ()' is one of the smaller administrative divisions of China. It is a form of township-level division which is typically part of a larger urban area, as opposed to a discrete town (zhèn, 镇) surrounded by rural areas, or a rural township (xiāng, 乡). In general, urban areas are divided into subdistricts and a subdistrict is sub-divided into several residential communities or neighbourhood A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural are ...s as well as into villagers' groups (居民区/居住区, 小区/社区, 村民小组). The subdistrict's administrative agency is the subdistrict office ()"【街道办事处】 jiēdào bànshìchù 市辖区、不设区的市的人民政府派出机关。在上一级政府领导下，负责本辖区内的社区服务、经 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changsha Dialect
The Changsha dialect () is a dialect of New Xiang Chinese. It is spoken predominantly in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, China. It is not mutually intelligible with Standard Mandarin, the official language of China. Classification The Changsha dialect is what Chinese dialectologists would call a New Xiang variety, as opposed to Old Xiang; the distinction is mainly based on the presence of the Middle Chinese voiced plosives and affricates. The Old Xiang varieties, being more conservative, have in general kept them while the New Xiang ones have altogether lost them and changed them to voiceless unaspirated consonants. Although most Chinese dialectologists treat New Xiang as part of the group, Zhou Zhenhe and You Rujie classify it as Southwestern Mandarin. Geographic distribution The Changsha dialect is spoken in the city of Changsha and its neighbouring suburbs. However, there are some slight differences between the urban and suburban speech. For instance, the retrofl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Changsha University
Changsha University (CCSU; ) is located in Changsha, Hunan, central south of China. Changsha University, or Changsha college, is authorized by the Ministry of Education May 2004. Reconstruction and update based on Changsha University status (specialized subject) that is an ordinary undergraduate course in colleges and universities. School was under the condominium by provinces and cities, mainly in Changsha city management system. The central school is located in the historical and cultural city ---- Changsha city, Hunan province. The school covers an area of 1.326 million square meters and now has two existing campuses. The school construction area is more than 290000 square meters, instruments and equipment for teaching and scientific research value 83.5 million Chinese yuan, the library now houses a collection of 1.18 million books, 13312 full time students. History Founded in 1970, Changsha university was upgraded from the original Changsha university (junior college) to an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunan University
Hunan University (HNU; ; pinyin: Húnán Dàxué''),'' colloquially abbreviated as HúDà (湖大), is a national key public research university located in Changsha, Hunan, and a Double First Class University as well as a member of Project 211 and Project 985 of Chinese universities. Hunan University is considered one of China's leading engineering research universities. History Hunan University traces its history back to the Yuelu Academy, founded in 976 AD during the Song dynasty. Shuyuan was one form of private educational institution in China; another form was government-sponsored academies including imperial central school Taixue or Guozijian and regional schools. The Yuelu Academy was a venue for Chinese scholars and their students to meet and discuss sophisticated topics in Confucian Studies. In 976 AD, the Yuelu Academy was founded. In 1015, the calligraphy of "Yuelu Academy" was written by Emperor Zhenzong of Song. In 1897, the modern school was founded, initi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central South University
Central South University (CSU; ) is a national public university in Changsha, Hunan, China. The university is sponsored by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, China Ministry of Education. It is a Chinese state Double First Class University Plan, Double First Class University. Hunan Medical University, Changsha Railway College, and Central South University of Technology merged to establish Central South University in April 2000. History CSU was established by approval of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, State Council on April 29, 2000 by merging three separate universities: Hunan Medical University (HMU), Changsha Railway University (CRU) and Central South University of Technology (CSUT). HMU, formerly under the administration of the Ministry of Health, dates back to 1914 when Xiangya Medical College was founded through the joint efforts of Hunan Yuqun Society and the Yale-China Association. CRU, one of the universities under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 tributary by drainage area of the Yangtze tributaries. The river flows generally northeast through Guangxi and Hunan two provinces, its tributaries reach into Jiangxi and Guangdong. Traditionally, it was regarded that the West (left) Branch is the Main Stream of the Upper Xiang, which rises in the ''Haiyang Mountains'' between xing'an and Lingchuan counties of Guangxi. In the 1st national water census of China in 2011, the East Branch Xiao River,湘江源头在湖南蓝山, 湘江干流全长948公里, 流域面积94,721平方公里 - When the source stream of the Xiang is the Xiao, beginning in Lanshan County, the main river of the Xiang has a length of with a drainage basin area of :hn.xinhuanet.como was identified as the Main Stem of the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Standard Time
The time in China follows a single standard time offset of UTC+08:00 (eight hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time), even though the country spans almost five geographical time zones. The official national standard time is called ''Beijing Time'' (BJT, ) domestically and ''China Standard Time'' (CST) internationally. Daylight saving time has not been observed since 1991. China Standard Time (UTC+8) is consistent across Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, Mongolia, etc. History In the 1870s, the Shanghai Xujiahui Observatory was constructed by a French Catholic missionary. In 1880s officials in Shanghai French Concession started to provide a time announcement service using the Shanghai Mean Solar Time provided by the aforementioned observatory for ships into and out of Shanghai. By the end of 19th century, the time standard provided by the observatory had been switched to GMT+08:00. The practice has spread to other coastal ports, and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standard Chinese
Standard Chinese ()—in linguistics Standard Northern Mandarin or Standard Beijing Mandarin, in common speech simply Mandarin, better qualified as Standard Mandarin, Modern Standard Mandarin or Standard Mandarin Chinese—is a modern Standard language, standardized form of Mandarin Chinese that was first developed during the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republican Era (1912‒1949). It is designated as the official language of Languages of China, mainland China and a major language in the United Nations languages, United Nations, Languages of Singapore, Singapore, and Languages of Taiwan, Taiwan. It is largely based on the Beijing dialect. Standard Chinese is a pluricentric language with local standards in mainland China, Taiwan and Singapore that mainly differ in their lexicon. Hong Kong written Chinese, used for formal written communication in Hong Kong and Macau, is a form of Standard Chinese that is read aloud with the Cantonese reading of characters. Like other Sinit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meixi Lake Park
Meixi Lake Park () is a public, urban park in Yuelu District of Changsha, Hunan, China. Covering an area of , the park was established in 2012 and opened to the public in 2016. Meixi Lake Park is bordered by West Fenglin Road () on the North, Third Ring Road () on the West, Taohualing scenery spot () on the South, and West Second Ring Road () on the East. It is a multifunctional botanical garden integrating recreation, physical activities, plant species collection and display as well as tourism. Tourist attractions The Meixi Lake Park is divided into several scenic areas, including Taohualing scenery spot, Meixi Lake, International Culture and Arts Center, Changsha Children's Playground, Peach Islet, Jieqing Islet, Gingko Park, and Waxberry Park. Meixi Lake The Meixi lake () is long and its surface area is . Jieqing Islet The Jieqing Islet () is long and wide, covering an area of . Peach Islet The Peach Islet () also known as Cultural Islet (), is located in the north of Mei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
