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Taocheng
Taocheng District () is district of Hengshui, Hebei province, China. History In the 1930s, Taocheng was home to a branch of the Yellow Sand Society which reorganised itself as "People's Anti-Japanese National Salvation Self-Defence Corps", fighting against the expansion of the Empire of Japan in the area. Administrative divisions Taocheng District is divided into 4 subdistricts, 3 towns and 1 township. ;Subdistricts: Hexi Subdistrict (), Hedong Subdistrict (), Lubei Subdistrict (), Zhonghua Avenue Subdistrict () ;Towns: Zhengjiaheyan (), Zhaoquan (), Dengzhuang () ;Township: Hejiazhuang Township () References Bibliography * County-level divisions of Hebei {{Hengshui-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hengshui
Hengshui () is a prefecture-level city in southern Hebei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Shandong to the southeast. At the 2010 census its population was 4,340,373 inhabitants whom 522,147 lived in the built-up (''or metro'') area made of Taocheng urban district. It is on the Beijing–Kowloon railway. Administrative divisions Education Hengshui High School and Hengshui University are located in Hengshui. Sights The Harrison International Peace Hospital is located in Hengshui. This comprehensive teaching and research hospital was named after Dr. Tillson Harrison, a martyr to the Chinese revolution. Dr. Harrison, a Canadian, died in 1947 while transporting medical equipment and supplies. Some of this equipment is on display in an exhibition room in the hospital. The hospital uses both traditional Chinese medicine and modern western diagnostic and therapeutic technology. The city is renowned as the centre for inside painting, mainly of small snuff bottles. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellow Sand Society
The Yellow Sand Society (), also known as Yellow Way Society (), and Yellow Gate Society (), was a rural secret society and folk religious sect in northern China during the 19th and 20th century. Inspired by millenarian ideas, the movement launched several uprisings against the late Qing Empire, the Republic of China, and the Chinese puppet states of Japan. The Yellow Sands were eventually suppressed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the second half of the 20th century. History Origins Similar to other secret societies in China, the exact origins and operations of the Yellow Sand Society are difficult to discern. Chinese secret societies occasionally changed names, and were highly decentralized, with several differently named branches operating as part of the same movement. Sometimes, completely unrelated groups also shared the same name. It is thus difficult to clearly differentiate between the secret societies. The Yellow Sands are known to have operated as "Yello ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lubei Subdistrict, Hengshui
Lubei Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of Taocheng District, Hengshui, Hebei, People's Republic of China, covering part of the northern portion of Hengshui's urban core , it has 10 residential communities () under its administration. See also * List of township-level divisions of Hebei This is a list of township-level divisions of the province of Hebei, People's Republic of China (PRC). After province, prefecture, and county-level divisions, township-level divisions constitute the formal fourth-level administrative divisions of ... References Township-level divisions of Hebei {{Hebei-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedong Subdistrict, Hengshui
Hedong Subdistrict () is a subdistrict of Taocheng District, in the southeastern part of Hengshui, Hebei, People's Republic of China. , it has 14 residential communities () and 14 villages under its administration. See also *List of township-level divisions of Hebei This is a list of township-level divisions of the province of Hebei, People's Republic of China (PRC). After province, prefecture, and county-level divisions, township-level divisions constitute the formal fourth-level administrative divisions of ... References Township-level divisions of Hebei Hengshui {{Hebei-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hexi Subdistrict, Hengshui
Hexi (河西) may refer to: Historical entities of China * Guiyi Circuit, a regime during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period that controlled the Hexi Corridor * Hexi Province (河西省), a province, now defunct, of the Republic of China * A name for the Western Xia, a Tangut-led Chinese dynasty Locations in the People's Republic of China ;Geographic region * Hexi Corridor, corridor in Gansu ;Districts * Hexi District, Tianjin * Hexi District, Sanya, township-level district of Sanya, Hainan ;Subdistricts *Hexi Subdistrict, Huazhou, Guangdong, in Huazhou City, Guangdong *Hexi Subdistrict, Lufeng, Guangdong, in Lufeng City, Guangdong *Hexi Subdistrict, Maoming, in Maonan District, Maoming, Guangdong *Hexi Subdistrict, Laibin, in Xingbin District, Laibin, Guangxi *Hexi Subdistrict, Liuzhou, in Liunan District, Liuzhou, Guangxi * Hexi Subdistrict, Tongren, in Bijiang District, Tongren, Guizhou * Hexi Subdistrict, Hengshui, in Taocheng District, Hengshui, Hebei *Hexi Subdist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebei
Hebei or , (; alternately Hopeh) is a northern province of China. Hebei is China's sixth most populous province, with over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. The province is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, and 0.3% Mongol. Three Mandarin dialects are spoken: Jilu Mandarin, Beijing Mandarin and Jin. Hebei borders the provinces of Shanxi to the west, Henan to the south, Shandong to the southeast, Liaoning to the northeast, and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to the north. Its economy is based on agriculture and manufacturing. The province is China's premier steel producer, although the steel industry creates serious air pollution. Five UNESCO World Heritage Sites can be found in the province, the: Great Wall of China, Chengde Mountain Resort, Grand Canal, Eastern Qing tombs, and Western Qing tombs. It is also home to five National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities: Handan, Baoding, Chengde, Zhengding and Shanhaiguan. Historic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postal Code Of China
Postal codes in the People's Republic of China () are postal codes used by China Post for the delivery of letters and goods within mainland China. China Post uses a six-digit all-numerical system with four tiers: the first tier, composed of the first two digits, show the province, province-equivalent municipality, or autonomous region; the second tier, composed of the third digit, shows the postal zone within the province, municipality or autonomous region; the fourth digit serves as the third tier, which shows the postal office within prefectures or prefecture-level cities; the last two digits are the fourth tier, which indicates the specific mailing area for delivery. The range 000000–009999 was originally marked for Taiwan (The Republic of China) but is not used because it not under the control of the People's Republic of China. Mail to ROC is treated as international mail, and uses postal codes set forth by Chunghwa Post. Codes starting from 999 are the internal codes use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire Of Japan
The also known as the Japanese Empire or Imperial Japan, was a historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the post-World War II 1947 constitution and subsequent formation of modern Japan. It encompassed the Japanese archipelago and several colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories. Under the slogans of and following the Boshin War and restoration of power to the Emperor from the Shogun, Japan underwent a period of industrialization and militarization, the Meiji Restoration, which is often regarded as the fastest modernisation of any country to date. All of these aspects contributed to Japan's emergence as a great power and the establishment of a colonial empire following the First Sino-Japanese War, the Boxer Rebellion, the Russo-Japanese War, and World War I. Economic and political turmoil in the 1920s, including the Great Depression, led to the rise of militarism, nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
