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St. Paul's Cathedral, Wenzhou
St. Paul's Cathedral, Wenzhou (), locally known as St. Paul's Cathedral, Zhouzhai Lane (), is the seat of the Catholic bishopric of the city of Wenzhou in Zhejiang, China, as well as a historic building of the country. History In September 1876, the Qing Empire and the Great Britain signed the Chefoo Convention, which stipulated the opening of additional treaty ports in Wenzhou. In December 1876, Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningbo Bishop Edmond-François Guierry came to Wenzhou to preach and bought a house in Zhouzhai Lane () as a church under the approval of local magistrate. In 1884, when the Sino-French War broke out, the church and other five churches were demolished in a fire. Reconstruction of the church, designed by Paul-Marie Reynaud, commenced in 1886 and was completed in 1891. In 1904, Bishop Cyprien Aroud refurbished and redecorated the church, making it the tallest building in Wenzhou. In 1935, Bishop Paweł Kurtyka added a priest dormitory to the church, which k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucheng District, Wenzhou
Lucheng District (; Wenzhounese: ''luo zen'') is a District of the People's Republic of China, district of the city of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China. It is the central district and government seat of Wenzhou. The literal meaning of the name Lucheng is the city of deer. It originated from a myth that a white deer was spotted in this area long time ago. It has an area of and a population of 1,293,300 residents as of 2010. The other 2 districts of the Wenzhou urban area are Longwan District, Longwan and Ouhai District, Ouhai. Lucheng was built in the first year of Taining in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (323 AD). Since ancient times, merchants have gathered in Lucheng, known as the ":zh:瓯海区, Famous Town of East Ou". In 2020, Lucheng District will achieve a regional GDP of 117.232 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 3.1% based on comparable prices. Administrative divisions Subdistricts: *Wuma Subdistrict, Wenzhou, Wuma Subdistrict (五马街道), Lianchi Subdistrict ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul-Marie Reynaud
Paul-Marie Reynaud (April 12, 1854 – February 26, 1926) was a French Roman Catholic bishop and missionary in China. He was born in the department of Loire. He was a Vincentian. He was Vicar Apostolic of Chekiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiangs ... (March 7, 1884 – May 10, 1910), Eastern Chekiang (May 10, 1910 – December 3, 1924) and Bishop of Ningbo (December 3, 1924 – February 23, 1926). See also * Roman Catholic Diocese of Ningbo''Une Autre Chine'', published by Paul-Marie Reynaud in 1897, ''Bibliothèque nationale de France'' website References 1854 births 1926 deaths Vincentians French Roman Catholic bishops in Asia French Roman Catholic missionaries Roman Catholic missionaries in China People from Loire (department) French exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Churches Completed In 1891
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1891 Establishments In China
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Roman Catholic Cathedrals In China
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Churches In Zhejiang
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Politics Of Zhejiang
The politics of Zhejiang Province in the People's Republic of China is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China. The Governor of Zhejiang is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Zhejiang. However, in the province's dual party-government governing system, the Governor has less power than the Zhejiang Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Provincial Committee Secretary, colloquially termed the "Zhejiang CCP Party Chief". Provincial-level leaders Secretaries of the Communist Party Zhejiang Committee #Tan Zhenlin (谭震林): May 1949 – September 1952 #Tan Qilong (谭启龙): September 1952 – August 1954 #Jiang Hua: August 1954 – January 1967 #Nan Ping (南萍): March 1968 – May 1973 #Tan Qilong (谭启龙): May 1973 – February 1977 #Tie Ying (铁瑛): February 1977 – March 1983 # Wang Fang (王芳): March 1983 – March 1987 #Xue Ju (薛驹): March 1987 – December 1988 #Li Zemin (李泽民): ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christmas
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating Nativity of Jesus, the birth of Jesus, Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people Observance of Christmas by country, around the world. A Calendar of saints, feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is preceded by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts Twelve Days of Christmas, twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night (holiday), Twelfth Night. Christmas Day is a public holiday in List of holidays by country, many countries, is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as Christian culture, culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the Christmas and holiday season, holiday season organized around it. The traditional Christmas narrative recounted in the New Testament, known as the Nativity of Jesus, says that Jesus was born in Bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Guards (China)
Red Guards () were a mass student-led paramilitary social movement mobilized and guided by Chairman Mao Zedong in 1966 through 1967, during the first phase of the Cultural Revolution, which he had instituted.Teiwes According to a Red Guard leader, the movement's aims were as follows: Despite being met with resistance early on, the Red Guards received personal support from Mao, and the movement rapidly grew. The movement in Beijing culminated during the "Red August" of 1966, which later spread to other areas in mainland China. Mao made use of the group as propaganda and to accomplish goals such as seizing power and destroying symbols of China's pre-communist past ("Four Olds"), including ancient artifacts and gravesites of notable Chinese figures. Moreover, the government was very permissive of the Red Guards, and even allowed the Red Guards to inflict bodily harm on people viewed as dissidents. The movement quickly grew out of control, frequently coming into conflict with au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cultural Revolution
The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated goal was to preserve Chinese communism by purging remnants of capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society. The Revolution marked the effective commanding return of Mao –who was still the Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)– to the centre of power, after a period of self-abstention and ceding to less radical leadership in the aftermath of the Mao-led Great Leap Forward debacle and the Great Chinese Famine (1959–1961). The Revolution failed to achieve its main goals. Launching the movement in May 1966 with the help of the Cultural Revolution Group, Mao charged that bourgeois elements had infiltrated the government and society with the aim of restoring capitalism. Mao called on young people to "bombard the headqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific War
The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War, was the theater of World War II that was fought in Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and Oceania. It was geographically the largest theater of the war, including the vast Pacific Ocean theater, the South West Pacific theater, the Second Sino-Japanese War, and the Soviet–Japanese War. The Second Sino-Japanese War between the Empire of Japan and the Republic of China had been in progress since 7 July 1937, with hostilities dating back as far as 19 September 1931 with the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. However, it is more widely accepted that the Pacific War itself began on 7 December (8 December Japanese time) 1941, when the Japanese simultaneously invaded Thailand, attacked the British colonies of Malaya, Singapore, and Hong Kong as well as the United States military and naval bases in Hawaii, Wake Island, Guam, and the Philippines. The Pacific War saw the Allies pitted against Japan, the latter ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airstrike
An airstrike, air strike or air raid is an offensive operation carried out by aircraft. Air strikes are delivered from aircraft such as blimps, balloons, fighters, heavy bombers, ground attack aircraft, attack helicopters and drones. The official definition includes all sorts of targets, including enemy air targets, but in popular usage the term is usually narrowed to a tactical (small-scale) attack on a ground or naval objective as opposed to a larger, more general attack such as carpet bombing. Weapons used in an airstrike can range from direct-fire aircraft-mounted cannons and machine guns, rockets and air-to-surface missiles, to various types of aerial bombs, glide bombs, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and even directed-energy weapons such as laser weapons. In close air support, air strikes are usually controlled by trained observers on the ground for coordination with ground troops and intelligence in a manner derived from artillery tactics. History Beginnings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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