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Major National Historical And Cultural Sites In Shanghai
This list is of Major Sites Protected for their Historical and Cultural Value at the National Level in the Municipality of Shanghai, People's Republic of China. As well as sites protected at the national level there are 238 sites in Shanghai that are protected at the municipal level (see 上海市文物保护单位). See also * Principles for the Conservation of Heritage Sites in China * List of historic buildings in Shanghai References {{DEFAULTSORT:Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Shanghai Shanghai-related lists Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flow ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major Site Protected For Its Historical And Cultural Value At The National Level
A Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National LevelEnglish translation for "全国重点文物保护单位" varies, it includes Major Site (to Be) Protected for Its Historical and Cultural Value at the National Level, Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level (both are official translations in thLaw and thRegulation), Cultural Heritage Sites under State-level Protection (by ''Atlas of Chinese Cultural Relics'' series), Key Cultural Relic Unit under State Protection (semi-literal translation), etc. (), often abbreviated as ''guobao'' (, "nationally protected"), is one of 5,058 monuments listed as of significant historical, artistic or scientific value by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage, which is the cultural relics administrative department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, State Council of China. This is the highest level of cultural heritage register in China at the national level, although there are m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longhua Revolutionary Martyrs Memorial
Longhua may refer to: Places in the People's Republic of China * Longhua County (隆化县), in Hebei * Longhua District, Shenzhen (龙华区), in Shenzhen, Guangdong * Longhua District, Haikou (龙华区), in Haikou, Hainan * Longhua Temple (龙华寺), a temple in Shanghai * Longhua Subdistrict (other) (龙华街道) Towns in the People's Republic of China Lónghuà (隆化镇): * Longhua, Longhua County, seat of Longhua County, Hebei * Longhua, Yicheng County, Shanxi Lónghuá (龙华镇): * Longhua, Chongqing, in Jiangjin District, Chongqing * Longhua, Xianyou County, Fujian * Longhua, Boluo County, Guangdong * Longhua, Longmen County, Guangdong * Longhua Town, Shenzhen, in Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong * Longhua, Jing County, Hebei * Longhua Town, Shanghai, in Xuhui District Xuhui District is a core urban district of Shanghai. It has a land area of and a population of 982,200 as of 2008. The Xuhui District is named after its namesake, the historic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Putuo District, Shanghai
Putuo District (), is a municipal district of Shanghai Municipality, People's Republic of China. It covers an area of . Putuo District borders Baoshan District to the north, Jing'an District to the east and south east, Changning District to the south west and Jiading District to the west. Overview The name of Putuo District comes from Putuo Road, located within the district. Suzhou Creek crosses the Putuo District and makes up the eastern boundary of the area, shared by Jing'an District. The Shanghai Putuo District People's Government is located on Daduhe Road. The Zhenru Temple, Jade Buddha Temple, and Changfeng Park are located in the district. The Shanghai West Railway Station is in Putuo District. East China Normal University has a Putuo campus. Administrative divisions Putuo District has eight subdistricts and two townships. Below is a list of subdistricts and towns in Putuo District. Economy O.C.T. Mami, a Chinese maternity wear brand, has its headquarters in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan dynasty (), officially the Great Yuan (; xng, , , literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai, the fifth khagan-emperor of the Mongol Empire from the Borjigin clan, and lasted from 1271 to 1368. In orthodox Chinese historiography, the Yuan dynasty followed the Song dynasty and preceded the Ming dynasty. Although Genghis Khan had been enthroned with the Han-style title of Emperor in 1206 and the Mongol Empire had ruled territories including modern-day northern China for decades, it was not until 1271 that Kublai Khan officially proclaimed the dynasty in the traditional Han style, and the conquest was not complete until 1279 when the Southern Song dynasty was defeated in the Battle of Yamen. His realm was, by this point, isolated from the other Mongol-led khanates and controlled most of modern-day China and its surrounding areas, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhenru Temple (Shanghai)
Zhenru Temple () is a Buddhist temple located in Putuo District of Shanghai, China. It is a Major National Historical and Cultural Site in Shanghai. Name The name "Zhenru" () means "thusness" or "reality as it is" in Chinese, and comes from the Buddhist sutra ''Vijnaptimatratasiddhi-sastra'' or ''Cheng Wei-Shih Lun'' () in Chinese. History Song dynasty In its first iteration, built in the Song dynasty (960–1276) it was called "Zhenru Yuan" () originally, and changed to "Zhenru Si" () by monk Yong'an () in the Jiading era (1208–1224) of the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1276). Yuan dynasty In 1320, during the reign of Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan in the Mongolian ruling Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), monk Miaoxin () moved the temple to the present site. Ming dynasty Zhenru Temple has been repaired two times in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), one in the Hongwu period (1368–1398) and the other in the Hongzhi period (1488–1505). Qing dynasty I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Dynasty
The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest of the Ten Kingdoms, ending the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The Song often came into conflict with the contemporaneous Liao, Western Xia and Jin dynasties in northern China. After retreating to southern China, the Song was eventually conquered by the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The dynasty is divided into two periods: Northern Song and Southern Song. During the Northern Song (; 960–1127), the capital was in the northern city of Bianjing (now Kaifeng) and the dynasty controlled most of what is now Eastern China. The Southern Song (; 1127–1279) refers to the period after the Song lost control of its northern half to the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty in the Jin–Song Wars. At that time, the Song court retreated south of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songjiang Square Pagoda
The Songjiang Square Pagoda or Songjiang Fangta, officially the Xingshengjiao Temple Pagoda, is a Buddhist pagoda in the old town of Songjiang in suburban Shanghai. Originally built in the 11th century, it is the only structure remaining from the Xingshengjiao Temple, and is now enclosed in the Fangta Park. The 9-story pagoda is tall, and has become Songjiang's most famous landmark. History The pagoda was built between 1068 and 1077, when Songjiang was the largest city in the Shanghai region, a prosperous stop on the Grand Canal between Hangzhou and Suzhou. Each side of the ground floor is about long and its nine stories reach high. It formed part of Songjiang's Xingshengjiao Temple, originally established in 949 but now completely destroyed. Its Northern Song style has not changed despite renovations under the Ming and Qing and, more recently, in the mid- to late-1970s.. In 1974, its first-floor staircase was restored. In 1974 or 1975, a brick vault was discovered under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xu Guangqi
Xu Guangqi or Hsü Kuang-ch'i (April 24, 1562– November 8, 1633), also known by his baptismal name Paul, was a Chinese agronomist, astronomer, mathematician, politician, and writer during the Ming dynasty. Xu was a colleague and collaborator of the Italian Jesuits Matteo Ricci and Sabatino de Ursis and assisted their translation of several classic Western texts into Chinese, including part of Euclid's '' Elements''. He was also the author of the ''Nong Zheng Quan Shu'', a treatise on agriculture. He was one of the "Three Pillars of Chinese Catholicism"; the Roman Catholic Church considers him a Servant of God. On April 15, 2011, Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi announced the beatification of Xu Guangqi. Name Xu Guangqi is the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of Xu's Chinese name. His name is written using the Wade–Giles system. His courtesy name was Zixian and his penname was Xuanhu. In the Jesuits' records, it is the last which is used as h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songjiang District
Songjiang is a suburban district (formerly a county) of Shanghai. It has a land area of and a population of 1,582,398 (2010). Owing to a long history, Songjiang is known as the cultural root of Shanghai. Songjiang Town, the urban center of the district, was formerly the major city in the area. It is now connected to downtown Shanghai by Line 9 of the Shanghai Metro. History About 7000 years ago, people living in Songjiang created four types of unique culture: Majiabang Culture, Songze Culture, Liangzhu Culture and Guangfulin Culture, which laid a solid foundation of multicultural characteristics of Shanghai Culture. Songjiang was formerly known as Huating County () and was part of Jiangsu province. In AD 751, during the mid-Tang Dynasty, Huating County was established at modern-day Songjiang, the first county-level administration within modern-day Shanghai. In the Yuan Dynasty, Huating County was raised to prefecture status and changed its name to Songjiang Prefecture (). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tang Dynasty
The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an Zhou dynasty (690–705), interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Historians generally regard the Tang as a high point in Chinese civilization, and a Golden age (metaphor), golden age of cosmopolitan culture. Tang territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, rivaled that of the Han dynasty. The House of Li, Lǐ family () founded the dynasty, seizing power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire and inaugurating a period of progress and stability in the first half of the dynasty's rule. The dynasty was formally interrupted during 690–705 when Empress Wu Zetian seized the throne, proclaiming the Zhou dynasty (690–705), Wu Zhou dynasty and becoming the only legitimate Chinese empress regnant. The devast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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