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Tongzhou West Railway Station
Tongzhou may refer to: Modern locations *Tongzhou District, Beijing (), named after a historical prefecture *Tongzhou District, Nantong (), Jiangsu, named after a historical prefecture *Tongzhou, Guizhou (), town in and subdivision of Pingtang County, Guizhou Historical locations *Tong Prefecture (Shaanxi) (), a prefecture between the 6th and 20th centuries in modern Shaanxi See also *Tong (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tongzhou District, Beijing
Tongzhou District (, alternate spellings ''Tungchow'' ''Tungchou'' (T'ung-chou), or Tong County during 1914–1997) is a district of Beijing. It is located in southeast Beijing and considered the eastern gateway to the nation's capital. Downtown Tongzhou itself lies around east of central Beijing, at the northern end of the Grand Canal (China), Grand Canal (on the junction between the Tonghui Canal and the Northern Canal) and at the easternmost end of Chang'an Avenue. The entire district covers an area of , or 6% of Beijing's total area. It had a population of 673,952 at the 2000 Census, and has seen significant growth and development since then, growing to a population of 1,184,000 at the 2010 Census. The district is subdivided into four subdistricts, ten towns, and one ethnic township. History Tongzhou was founded in 195 BC during the Western Han Dynasty under the name of Lu (路) County, although there is evidence for human settlement in the Neolithic. At the start of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tongzhou District, Nantong
Tongzhou District (), formerly known as Tongzhou City (1993-2009) or Nantong County (1912-1993), is one of three urban districts of Nantong, Jiangsu province, China. It was a county-level city under the administration of Nantong until July 2009, when it became a district of Nantong. As of 2010, Tongzhou had a population of 1,246,400. History The district takes its name from its former position as the capital of Tongzhou, a prefecture of imperial China. Under the southern Song dynasty, the city controlled not just its adjacent lands but also Xisha and Dongsha, the Yangtze River shoals that eventually developed into Chongming Island."Chongming County" in the ''Encyclopedia of Shanghai'', pp. 50 ff. Shanghai Scientific & Technical Publishers (Shanghai), 2010. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pingtang County
Pingtang County () is a county in the Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Guizhou province, China, bordering Guangxi to the south. It is a high mountain valley and is inhabited mainly by members of the Buyei and Miao ethnic minorities, who together make up 55% of the county's population. The county's area is 2,799.08 square km and at the 2010 Census its population was 228,560. The county's government is based in the town of Pinghu. The Five Hundred Meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) is located in the southwestern part of Pingtan County, near its Kedu and Tangbian Towns and Dongjia Township of the adjacent Luodian County. Administrative divisions The towns and townships under the jurisdiction of Pingtang County include: Towns *Pinghu () *Bairu () *Tongzhou () *Yazhou () *Datang () *Kedu () *Tangbian () *Zhemi () *Sizhai () Townships *Bailong () *Xintang () *Kapu Maonan Ethnic Township () *Xiliang () *Kaluo () *Gudong () *Zhangbu () *Shuchang () *Ganzhai () * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tong Prefecture (Shaanxi)
Tongzhou or Tong Prefecture (Chinese: t , s , p ''Tòngzhōu'') was a prefecture of imperial China seated in modern Dali County, Shaanxi. It existed intermittently from AD 554 to 1913. Between 1735 and 1913 during the Qing dynasty it was known as Tongzhou Prefecture ( t , s , p ''Tòngzhōufǔ''). Geography The administrative region of Tongzhou in the Tang dynasty is under the administration of modern Weinan in eastern Shaanxi: * Dali County * Hancheng City * Heyang County * Chengcheng County * Baishui County Baishui () is a county of Weinan City, Shaanxi Province, China. Baishui County Baishui County contains the following smaller divisions: Chengguan Township, Dukang Township, Xigu Township, Fenglei Township, Yaohe Township, Chengjiao Village, Nort ... References * Prefectures of the Sui dynasty Prefectures of the Tang dynasty Prefectures of the Song dynasty Prefectures of Qi (Five Dynasties) Prefectures of Later Tang Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
