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Mingzhou City Model In Tang Dynasty
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Ming Prefecture or Mingzhou may refer to: * Ming Prefecture (Hebei) (洺州), a prefecture between the 6th and 13th centuries * Mingzhou (Hebei town), the seat of the Hebei prefecture, now Guangfu Ancient City in Handan Prefecture, Hebei * Ming Prefecture (Zhejiang) (明州), a prefecture between the 8th and 12th centuries * Mingzhou (Zhejiang town), the seat of the Zhejiang prefecture, now Ningbo, Zhejiang See also *Ming (other) The Ming dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that existed from 1368 to 1644. Ming may also refer to: People * Ming (surname) (明), a Chinese surname * Ming (given name), a Chinese given name * MING (DJ), American DJ * William Robert Ming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ming Prefecture (Hebei)
Ming Prefecture, also known by its Chinese name Mingzhou, was a prefecture ('' zhou'') of imperial China in present-day Hebei Province. It existed intermittently from AD578 to 1278. Its seat—also known at the time as Mingzhou—was at Guangfu in Handan's Yongnian District. Geography The administrative region of Ming Prefecture in the Tang dynasty is under the administration of modern Handan in southern Hebei. It probably includes parts of modern: *Handan *Handan County *Qiu County *Feixiang County * Wu'an City * Jize County * Yongnian County *Quzhou County Quzhou is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Handan, in the south of Hebei Province, China. It has a population of 400,000 residing in an area of . Administrative divisions There are 5 towns and 5 townships under th ... References * Prefectures of the Sui dynasty Prefectures of the Tang dynasty Prefectures of the Song dynasty Prefectures of the Jin dynasty (1115–1234) Prefectures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mingzhou (Hebei Town)
Guangfu is a town in Yongnian District, Handan, Hebei, China. It comprises the , a AAAAA-rated tourist attraction that preserves the appearance of a Ming-era Chinese town through its architecture, large city walls, and expansive moat. Names "Guangfu" is an elision of the town's older name Guangpingfu, referring to its former status as the seat of Guangping ("Expansively Pacified" or "Peaceful") Prefecture under the Ming.. The name was first borne by the town under the Han. By the Tang, it was known as Mingzhou from its former prefecture, itself named after the nearby Ming River. It has also been known as Yongnian ("Longevity") from the name of its former county and present district. Geography Guangfu is located in the middle of Yongnian Marsh in the western reaches of Handan's Yongnian District. History The area around Guangfu has been typically marshy since the earliest historical records. Guangfu itself was first settled during the Spring and Autumn Period around th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ming Prefecture (Zhejiang)
Mingzhou or Ming Prefecture (738–1194) was a '' zhou'' (prefecture) in imperial China located in modern northeastern Zhejiang, China, around modern Ningbo. The prefecture was called Yuyao Commandery from 742 to 758. Located on the coast of the East China Sea and the southern bank of Hangzhou Bay (which connects it to Hang Prefecture and the Grand Canal), Ming Prefecture was one of the most important international ports during the Tang (618–907), Wuyue (907–978) and Song (960–1279) dynasties. Cargo ships to and from Japan, Silla (57 BC – 935 AD), Goryeo (918–1392), and Liao (907–1125) frequented this prefecture. Ming Prefecture also administered Zhoushan, an island archipelago off the Zhejiang coast, including Zhoushan Island. Counties For most of its history, Ming Prefecture administered the following 4–6 counties (縣): Before 764, Xiangshan (which is separated from the prefectural seat by Xiangshan Harbor) was under the administration of Tai Prefecture. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mingzhou (Zhejiang Town)
Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 satellite county-level cities, and 2 rural counties, including several islands in Hangzhou Bay and the East China Sea. Ningbo is the southern economic center of the Yangtze Delta megalopolis, and is also the core city and center of the Ningbo Metropolitan Area. To the north, Hangzhou Bay separates Ningbo from Shanghai; to the east lies Zhoushan in the East China Sea; on the west and south, Ningbo borders Shaoxing and Taizhou respectively. As of the 2020 Chinese National Census, the entire administrated area of Ningbo City had a population of 9.4 million (9,404,283), of which 4,479,635 lived in the built-up (or metro) area of its five urban districts. Within the next decade, the cities of Cixi, Yunhao and Fenghua will likely also be con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
