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Rulin
Rulin Town () is a town and the seat of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County in Hunan, China. The town has an area of with a population of 64,364 (as of 2010 census). As of the 2015 census it had a population of 75,900. It is surrounded by Maoping Town on the north, Dankou Town on the west, Lanrong Township on the east, and Tingping Township on the south. The town of Rulin has 25 villages and 11 communities under its jurisdiction. Name The name of the town is named after Rulin Academy (), an academy of classical learning built by Yang Zaicheng () in 1313 during the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). History The town of Rulin is an ancient town. In the late period of Sui dynasty (about 610s AD), the separatist leader Xiao Xian created Jian Prefecture (), as a county of the prefecture, Wuyou County () was formed and its seat was located in the place of modern Rulin Town. The county of Wuyou was renamed to Wugang () which was a part of Nanliang Prefecture () in 621 AD. The county seat of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chengbu Miao Autonomous County
Chengbu Miao Autonomous County (; usually referred to as "Chengbu County", commonly abbreviated as "Chengbu", ) is an autonomous county of Miao people in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Shaoyang City. Located on the south western margin of Hunan, the county is bordered to the northeast by Wugang City, to the northwest by Suining County, to the southwest by Longsheng Autonomous County of Guangxi, to the southeast by Ziyuan County of Guangxi, to the south by Xinning County. Chengbu County covers , as of 2015, it had a registered population of 285,845 and a permanent resident population of 262,245. ochengbu.gov/ref> The county has six towns and six townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Chengbei Community of Rulin Town (). Administrative division In the present,Chengbu Miao Autonomous County has 6 towns and 6 townships. As of October 2015, Chengbu Miao Autonomous County has six townships and six towns under its jurisdiction. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanrong Township
Lanrong Township () is a rural township in Chengbu Miao Autonomous County, Hunan, China. As of the 2015 census it had a population of 8,982 and an area of . The town is bordered to the north by Rulin Town, to the east by Huangjin Township of Xinning County, to the south by Guali Township of Ziyuan County, and to the west by Baimaoping Township. Name Legend said that someone set up a card here to intercept rhinos, so it is called "Lanniu" (). "Lan" means intercept and "Niu" means rhinos. In the local dialect, the pronunciation of the phrases "Lanniu" and "Lanrong" () are similar, so this is origin of "Lanrong". Administrative division As of 2015, the township is divided into 7 villages: Jiantoutian (), Xinzhai (), Baomuping (), Huilong (), Shuiyuan (), Qianfeng () and Qingyun (). Geography The township is located in the southeast of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County. It has a total area of , of which is land and is water. There are a number of popular mountains located immediately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maoping, Chengbu County
Maoping () is a rural town under the administration of Chengbu Miao Autonomous County, Hunan, China. , it has 5 residential communities and 10 villages under its administration. As of the 2015 census it had a population of 21,000 and an area of . The town is bordered to the north by Xiyan Town, to the east by Huangjin Township of Xinning County, to the south by Rulin Town, and to the west by Suining County. Name In the Tang dynasty (618–907), the Miao people moved from Xuzhou to Maoping, and changed their surname from "Yang" to " Mao". And named the residence "Maoping" (), meaning the Mao family's land. "Ping" means a flat piece of land. Later, due to the drought, the area became increasingly barren, Maoping became "Maoping" (). "Mao" () means thatch grass. Administrative division As of 2015, the town is divided into 4 communities: the 1st Community (), 2nd Community (), 3rd Community (), Yanzishan Community (), and 10 villages: Tonglong (), Lianlong (), Jinxing (), Gaoping ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dankou
Dankou () is a rural town in Chengbu Miao Autonomous County, Hunan, China. As of the 2015 census it had a population of 25,800 and an area of . It is surrounded by Guanxia Town of Suining County on the north, Chang'anying Town on the west, Dingping Township on the south, and Rulin Town on the easth. Because there are many bamboos and trees in the town, it is hailed as "the home of bamboo and wood" (). History In 1995, four townships, namely Dankou (), Yangshi (), Liuzhai () and Pinglin (), merged to form the Dankou Town. Administrative division As of 2015, the town is divided into 1 community: Xiatuan Community (), and 15 villages: Qianjin (), Shuangshun (), Qianzhou (), Pingnanzhai (), Taolin (), Bianxi (), Yongping (), Xian'e (), Qunwang (), Yangshi (), Shazhouyanmen (), Qingtong (), Xinshi (), Dankou (), Gonghe (), Hualong (), Jinyan (), Taiping (), Beixi (), Shuanglong (), Longzhai (), Yangliu (), Dongtoushan () Geography The town is located in the southwest of Chengbu Miao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tingping Township
Tingping Township () is a rural township in Chengbu Miao Autonomous County, Hunan, China. As of the 2015 census it had a population of 17,200 and an area of . The town shares a border with Wutuan Town to the west, Baimaoping Township to the east, Rulin Town to the north, and Jiangdi Township of Longsheng Various Nationalities Autonomous County to the south. Name There is a river name "Jiebei River" () crossing the township. The headwaters meet with the river in the shape of Chinese character "". In Chinese, the pronunciation of the characters "" and "" are similar. "" means a flat piece of land. Therefore, it is named "Tingping". History In 1995, the townships of Pengdong () and Yangmei'ao () merged into Tingping Township. Administrative division As of 2015, the township is divided into 16 villages: Tingping (), Guihua (), Hengshui (), Changtan (), Dahou (), Pengying (), Aishang (), Tuanxinzhai (), Dashui (), Gutian (), Yangmei (), Gaoqiao (), Anle (), Longtang (), Taiyang () and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sui Dynasty
The Sui dynasty (, ) was a short-lived imperial dynasty of China that lasted from 581 to 618. The Sui unified the Northern and Southern dynasties, thus ending the long period of division following the fall of the Western Jin dynasty, and laying the foundations for the much longer lasting Tang dynasty. Founded by Emperor Wen of Sui, the Sui dynasty capital was Chang'an (which was renamed Daxing, modern Xi'an, Shaanxi) from 581–605 and later Luoyang (605–18). Emperors Wen and his successor Yang undertook various centralized reforms, most notably the equal-field system, intended to reduce economic inequality and improve agricultural productivity; the institution of the Five Departments and Six Board (五省六曹 or 五省六部) system, which is a predecessor of Three Departments and Six Ministries system; and the standardization and re-unification of the coinage. They also spread and encouraged Buddhism throughout the empire. By the middle of the dynasty, the newly unifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yao People
The Yao people (its majority branch is also known as Mien; ; vi, người Dao) is a government classification for various minorities in China and Vietnam. They are one of the 55 officially recognised ethnic minorities in China and reside in the mountainous terrain of the southwest and south. They also form one of the 54 ethnic groups officially recognised by Vietnam. In China in the last census in 2000, they numbered 2,637,421 and in Vietnam census in 2019, they numbered 891,151. History Early history The origins of the Yao can be traced back 2000 years starting in Hunan. The Yao and Hmong were among the rebels during the Miao Rebellions against the Ming dynasty. As the Han Chinese expanded into South China, the Yao retreated into the highlands between Hunan and Guizhou to the north and Guangdong and Guangxi to the south, and stretching into Eastern Yunnan. Around 1890, the Guangdong government started taking action against Yao in Northwestern Guangdong. The first Chinese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tujia People
The Tujia ( Northern Tujia: ''Bifjixkhar'' / ''Bifzixkar'', IPA: , Southern Tujia: ''Mongrzzir'', ; ) are an ethnic group and, with a total population of over 8 million, the eighth-largest officially recognized ethnic minority in the People's Republic of China. They live in the Wuling Mountains, straddling the common borders of Hunan, Hubei and Guizhou Provinces and Chongqing Municipality. The endonym ''Bizika'' means "native dwellers". In Chinese, ''Tujia'' literally means "local families", in contrast to the Hakka (), whose name literally means "guest families" and implies migration. Origins Although there are different accounts of their origins, the Tujia may trace their history back over twelve centuries and possibly beyond, to the ancient Ba people who occupied the area around modern-day Chongqing some 2,500 years ago. The Ba Kingdom reached the zenith of its power between 600 BC and 400 BC but was destroyed by the Qin in 316 BC. After being referred to by a long suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hui People
The Hui people ( zh, c=, p=Huízú, w=Hui2-tsu2, Xiao'erjing: , dng, Хуэйзў, ) are an East Asian ethnoreligious group predominantly composed of Chinese-speaking adherents of Islam. They are distributed throughout China, mainly in the northwestern provinces and in the Zhongyuan region. According to the 2011 census, China is home to approximately 10.5 million Hui people. The 110,000 Dungan people of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan are also considered part of the Hui ethnicity. The Hui have a distinct connection with Islamic culture. For example, they follow Islamic dietary laws and reject the consumption of pork, the most commonly consumed meat in China, and have developed their own variation of Chinese cuisine. They also dress differently than the Han Chinese, some men wear white caps (taqiyah) and some women wear headscarves, as is the case in many Islamic cultures. The Hui people are one of 56 ethnic groups recognized by China. The government defines the Hui pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dong People
The Kam people, officially known in China as Dong people (; endonym: , ), a Kam–Sui people of Southern China, are one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China. They are famed for their native-bred ''Kam Sweet Rice'' (), carpentry skills and unique architecture, in particular a form of covered bridge known as the "wind and rain bridge" (). The Kam people live mostly in Eastern Guizhou, Western Hunan and Northern Guangxi in China. Small pockets of Kam speakers are found in Tuyên Quang Province in Vietnam. The Kam people call themselves Kam, Geml, Jeml or Gaelm. History The Kam are thought to be the modern-day descendants of the ancient Liáo (僚) peoples who occupied much of southern China.D. Norman Geary, Ruth B. Geary, Ou Chaoquan, Long Yaohong, Jiang Daren, Wang Jiying (2003). ''The Kam People of China: Turning Nineteen''. (London / New York, RoutledgeCurzon 2003). . Kam legends generally maintain that the ancestors of the Kam migrate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miao People
The Miao are a group of linguistically-related peoples living in Southern China and Southeast Asia, who are recognized by the government of China as one of the 56 List of ethnic groups in China, official ethnic groups. The Miao live primarily in southern China's mountains, in the provinces of Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Guangdong, and Hainan. Some sub-groups of the Miao, most notably the Hmong people, have migrated out of China into Southeast Asia (Myanmar, Northern Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand). Following the History of Laos since 1945#Communist Laos, communist takeover of Laos in 1975, a large group of Hmong refugees resettled in several Western nations, mainly in the United States, France, and Australia. Miao is a Chinese language, Chinese term, while the component groups of people have their own autonyms, such as (with some variant spellings) Hmong people, Hmong, Hmu, Qo Xiong language, Xong (Qo-Xiong), and A-Hmao. These people (except those in Hainan) spea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suining County, Hunan
Suining County () is a county in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Shaoyang City. Located in the southwest of the province, the county is bordered to the north by Dongkou County, to the west by Huitong and Jingzhou Counties, to the southwest by Tongdao County, to the southeast by Chengbu County, to the east by Wugang City. Suining County covers , as of 2015, it had a registered population of 387,800 and a permanent resident population of 356,800. ohnsn.gov (25-Mar-16)/ref> The county has nine towns and eight townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is the town of Changpu ().hnsnnews (1-Dec-15)ohnsnnews.com/ref> Administrative divisions ;8 towns * Changpu () * Huangtukuang () * Jinwutang () * Lixiqiao () * Tangjiafang () * Wawutang () * Wuyang () * Hongyan () ;1 township * Shuikou Shuikou may refer to: *Shuikou, Meizhou, a town in Xingning City, Meizhou, Guangdong Province, China *Shuikou, Yanling, a town in Yanling County, Huzho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
