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Nanxun
Nanxun () is a historic town in Nanxun District of Huzhou, Zhejiang, China. As of the 2007 census it had a population of 119,300 and an area of . Name The name of Nanxun was coined by a combination of the initial Chinese characters of two place' names in the region: "Nanlin" () and "Xunxi" (). History Established in 1252 in the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279), Nanxun is located in the northeast of Huzhou city. It was one of the richest towns in Jiangnan from mid-Ming down to mid-Qing dynasties. During this period, with the development of silk industry and rise of commodity economy, it experienced unprecedented prosperity, and developed into the center of China's silk trade at the beginning of 20th century. It became the most prosperous town in Jiangnan region, producing hundreds of magnates. As a popular saying went, "What counts as a city in Huzhou is barely half the size of Nanxun." () Religion The introduction of Christianity into the Nanxun area began in 1860, belong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanxun District
Nanxun District () is a district in the prefecture-level city of Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China. Nanxun Town, an ancient Venetian town, is located in the district. It is one of the most well-preserved old towns in this region and is known for its cultural heritage. Other towns in the district include Shuanglin, Lianshi, Linghu, Shanlian, Qianjin and Shicong. History It was called Xunxi in the 9th century; Nanxun was established in the 13th century. The town turned into an important distribution center of farm and other products due to convenient transportation by water. Between the 16th to 19th centuries. The area emerged as one of the first entrepreneurial regions in the regions south of the Yangtze River. Production of silkworm and silk reels flourished and the raw silk trade developed. Naxun became a commodity economy situated between in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Site description The ancient town looks like a cross when viewed from above, with a total area of 68 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanxun Christian Church
Nanxun Christian Church () is a Protestant church located in Nanxun District of Huzhou, Zhejiang, China. History The introduction of Christianity into the Nanxun area began in 1860, belonging to the American Methodist Episcopal Mission. In 1927, American Christian Slote appropriated USD$30 million for building the Church. It was named "Slote Church" in memory of her after completion. Yu Zhizhai () was the first rectorship and Tang Musan () was the first archpriest. After the defeat of the Nationalists by the Communists in Chinese Civil War in 1949, Nanxun Christian Church under the jurisdiction of the Communist Government. Religious activities had been forced to stop in the following year. In 1958 the Church was used as residential building for locals. In 1966, Mao Zedong launched the ten-year Cultural Revolution, the Red Guards had attacked the Church and it was spared destruction and was boarded up till 1986. After the 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Renjie
Zhang Renjie (Chang Jen-chieh 19 September 1877 − 3 September 1950), born Zhang Jingjiang, was a political figure and financial entrepreneur in the Republic of China. He studied and worked in France in the early 1900s, where he became an early Chinese Anarchist under the influence of Li Shizeng and Wu Zhihui, his lifelong friends. He became wealthy trading Chinese artworks in the West and investing on the Shanghai stock exchange. Zhang gave generous financial support to Sun Yat-sen and was an early patron of Chiang Kai-shek. In the 1920s, he, Li, Wu and the educator Cai Yuanpei were known as the fiercely anti-Communist Four Elders of the Chinese Nationalist Party. Early years Zhang was born September 13, 1877, in Wuxing, Zhejiang, but his family's ancestral home was Nanxun, Zhejiang Province, where his grandfather was a prosperous salt and silk merchant. Zhang's father, Zhang Baoshan (张宝善, 1856–1926), developed the family business, and married into a family of Shan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guanghui Bridge
The Guanghui Bridge () is a historic stone arch bridge over the Nanshi River in Nanxun, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China. In is backed by the Taoist temple Guanghui Palace. History The current bridge was rebuilt in 1800, in the 5th year of Jiaqing period of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). It was renovated in 1866, in the reign of Tongzhi Emperor The Tongzhi Emperor (27 April 1856 – 12 January 1875), born Zaichun of the Aisin Gioro clan, was the ninth Emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the eighth Qing emperor to rule over China proper. His reign, from 1861 to 1875, which effectively laste .... In March 1989, it was inscribed as a municipal cultural preservation unit by the Huzhou Municipal Government. Architecture The bridge measures long, wide, and approximately high. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Guanghui Bridge Bridges in Zhejiang Arch bridges in China Bridges completed in 1800 Qing dynasty architecture Buildings and structures completed in 1800 1800 in China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hongji Bridge
The Hongji Bridge () is a historic stone arch bridge over the Dongshi River in Nanxun, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China. History The bridge was firstly mentioned in the ''Prefecture Topography of Huzhou'' () during the reign of Wanli Emperor in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). In 1805, in the ruling of Jiaqing Emperor of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), it was rebuilt by local people. On November 15, 1937, in order to stop the attack of the Imperial Japanese Army The was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945. It was controlled by the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office and the Ministry of the Army, both of which were nominally subordinate to the Emperor o ..., the National Army blew up part of the bridge deck. Architecture The bridge measures long, wide, and approximately high. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hongji Bridge Bridges in Zhejiang Arch bridges in China Bridges completed in 1805 Qing dynasty architecture Buildings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jin Zhang (artist)
Jin Zhang () (1884–1939) was a painter, calligrapher, and art instructor active during China's Republican era. Her name is occasionally listed as Jin Taotao, though Jin Zhang is how she is most commonly known in historical record. Biography Jin Zhang was born in 1884 in the town of Nanxun in China to a prominent silk merchant family. Her grandfather founded a successful silk business that her father, Jin Dao, was able to expand internationally. His openness to foreign ideas led to his children growing up alongside popular Western inventions like microscopy, phonography, and the camera. Jin Zhang had several brothers and sisters, one of whom became Republican cultural leader Jin Cheng (1878–1926). One of her younger brothers, Jin Shaoji, co-founded the Peking Laboratory of Natural History in 1925 with American Amadeus William Grabau. Education As they came from what was considered a wealthy family, Jin Zhang and her siblings were privately tutored throughout their ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huzhou
Huzhou (, ; Huzhounese: ''ghou² cieu¹'') is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province (Hangzhou–Jiaxing–Huzhou Plain, China). Lying south of the Lake Tai, it borders Jiaxing to the east, Hangzhou to the south, and the provinces of Anhui and Jiangsu to the west and north respectively. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,367,579 inhabitants, of whom 1,015,937 lived in the built-up (''or metro'') area made of Wuxing District as Nanxun District is not being conurbated yet. Location Huzhou, in its general aspect, is in the center of the Yangtze River Delta Economic Area, with the city center south of the Chinese third largest freshwater lake Lake Tai. There are transportation links to the provincial capital of Hangzhou away in the south, Jiangsu and Anhui province in the west, and the metropolitan municipality of Shanghai to the northeast. Flowing quietly through the city is the Changxing-Huzhou-Shanghai Channel, it is also referred to as the "Eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tongjin Bridge
The Guanyin Bridge () is a historic stone arch bridge in Nanxun, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China. It is the largest bridge in the town of Nanxun. History The original bridge dates back to the Song dynasty (960–1279). The current bridge was reconstructed in 1798, during the reign of Jiaqing Emperor of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911). It underwent three renovations, respectively in the 5th year of Xianfeng period (1855) and in the 7th year of Xianfeng period (1857) and in the ruling of Tongzhi Emperor (1866). In the Ming The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han peop ... (1368–1644) and Qing dynasties, a bustling silk fair was held near the bridge. In March 1989, it was designated as municipal level cultural heritage by the Huzhou Municipal Government. Architecture The brid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Former Residence Of Zhang Shiming
The Former Residence of Zhang Shiming (), also known as Hall of Yide () is located in Nanxun, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China. It was the former residence of Zhang Shiming, grandson of Zhang Songxian (). History It was built between 1899 and 1905, during the ruling of Guangxu Emperor in late Qing dynasty (1644–1911). In 2001, it was inscribed to the fifth batch of "Major National Historical and Cultural Sites in Zhejiang" by the State Council of China. Architecture It covers a building area of and consists of 244 rooms. It is influenced by the architecture style of Renaissance architecture in the Western Europe and at the same time preserves the basic form of the residential houses in Jiangnan Jiangnan or Jiang Nan (; formerly romanized Kiang-nan, literally "South of the River" meaning "South of the Yangtze") is a geographic area in China referring to lands immediately to the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, incl ... region. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guanghui Palace
Guanghui Palace (), commonly known as Zhang–Wang Temple (), is a Taoist temple located in Nanxun of Huzhou, Zhejiang, China. History The temple was first established in the reign of Yingzong of the Northern Song dynasty (960–1127). In late Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), Zhang Shicheng used the temple as his ''Xinggong'' (). It has been burned down and rebuilt several times, due wars and natural disasters. The current temple was rebuilt in 2003. Architecture The statues of Three Pure Ones The Three Pure Ones (), also translated as the Three Pure Pellucid Ones, the Three Pristine Ones, the Three Divine Teachers, the Three Clarities, or the Three Purities, are the three highest gods in the Taoist pantheon. They are regarded as pure ... are enshrined in the main hall of the temple. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Guanghui Palace Taoist temples in Zhejiang Buildings and structures in Huzhou Tourist attractions in Huzhou 2003 establishments in China Religious building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Former Residence Of Zhang Jingjiang
The Former Residence of Zhang Jingjiang (), also known as Hall of Zunde (), is the birthplace and former residence of Zhang Jingjiang, one of the "Four Elder Statesmen" of the Kuomintang. History The Former Residence of Zhang Jingjiang was built by Zhang Songxian (), the grandfather of Zhang Jingjiang, in 1898, during the region of Guangxu Emperor in late Qing dynasty (1644–1911). In March 2013, it was designated as a Major National Historical and Cultural Site by the State Council of China. Architecture The house comprise 7 rooms. Some wooden plaques with couplets written by Zhang Jian, Sun Yat-sen, Tan Yankai, Weng Tonghe and Chen Lifu Chen Lifu or Ch'en Li-fu (; 21 August 1900 – 8 February 2001) was a Chinese politician and anti-communist of the Republic of China. Chen was born in Wuxing, Zhejiang, China (modern Huzhou). In 1925, Chen formally joined Kuomintang (KMT) in Sa ... are hung on the pillars of the house. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Former Residence o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiayetang
Jiayetang () is a library and book publisher in Nanxun District, Huzhou, China. It was established by a local gentry Liu Chenggan (1881-1963) in the 1920s. It was built next to the Lesser Lotus Manor. Previously, the library was also a bookstore. History Jiayetang's founder Liu Chenggan was a bibliophile from a wealthy banker family of Huzhou. Chenggan invested a tremendous amount of money collecting rare publications from different dynasties of China. Jiayetang, at its peak, included parts of the Yongle Encyclopedia and drafts of Siku Quanshu. Among its collections were the Song dynasty version of the Early Four Historiographies (Shiji, Han Shu, Hou Hanshu and Sanguo Zhi). In 1950, after the communist revolution, the library was specifically protected due to its value. Jiayetang's unique documents concerning Sino-Indian borders were later used as strategic resources during the Sino-Indian War of 1962. Currently, Jiayetang possesses over 150 thousand woodcut plates original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
