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Wenchang (other)
Wenchang (Postal romanization, postal: Mencheong; ) is a county-level city in the northeast of Hainan province, China. Although Administrative divisions of China#Ambiguity of the word "city" in China, called a "city", Wenchang refers to a large land area in Hainan - an area which was once a county. The urban center and the seat of government of Wenchang is officially known as "Wencheng Town" (), which is also colloquially referred to as Wenchang City. History Wenchang, or in local Hainanese dialect as Boon Siou, is the source of most overseas Hainanese migrants, with the majority of Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, UK, Australia, USA, Canada & Europe Hainanese population having ancestral roots in Boon Siou / Wen Chang. The Wenchang dialect is considered the prestige form of the Hainanese language and is used by the island's provincial broadcasting media. It was promoted from a county to a city on November 7, 1995, and had a population of 86,551 in 1999 (estimated 2006: 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County-level City
A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a Administrative divisions of China#County level (3rd), county-level administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China. County-level cities have judiciary, judicial but no legislature, legislative rights over their own local ordinance, local law and are usually governed by Administrative divisions of China#Prefectural level (2nd), prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by Administrative divisions of China#Provincial level (1st), province-level divisions. A county-level city is a "city" () and "county" () that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction. As such it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal entity and a county which is an administrative division of a prefecture. Most county-level cities were created in the 1980s and 1990s by replacing denser populated Counties of Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qionghai
Qionghai, or in local Hainanese dialect as Kheng Hai, is one of the seven county-level cities of Hainan province, China. Although Administrative divisions of China#Ambiguity of the word "city" in China, called a "city", Qionghai refers to a large land area in Hainan - an area which was once a county. Within this area is the main city, Qionghai City. It is located in the east of the island at the mouth of the Wanquan River, from the provincial capital of Haikou. It has an area of and in 2010, it had a population of 483,217 people. The seat of government is at Jiaji (), locally referred to as Kachek city. Bo'ao, seat of the Boao Forum for Asia, belongs to Qionghai. The former counties of Qiongdong (Postal romanization, postal: Kiungtung) and Lehui (樂㑹, Postal romanization, postal: Lokwei) are now part of Qionghai City. Climate Qionghai has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification, Köppen ''Am''). Monsoonal influences are strong, with a relatively lengthy w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dongjiao Coconut Forest In Wenchang
Dongjiao may refer to the following locations in China: * Dongjiao Subdistrict, Tongling (东郊街道), in Shizishan District, Tongling, Anhui * Dongjiao Subdistrict, Shijiazhuang (东焦街道), in Xinhua District, Shijiazhuang, Hebei * Dongjiao Subdistrict, Guangzhou (东漖街道), in Liwan District, Guangzhou, Guangdong * Dongjiao Subdistrict, Ningbo (东郊街道), in Jiangdong District, Ningbo, Zhejiang * Dongjiao, Putian (), in Xiuyu District Xiuyu District () is a district of the city of Putian, Fujian, People's Republic of China. The district executive, legislature and judiciary are in Hushi Town (), together with the CPC and PSB branches. History In October 1952, PRC and ROC for ..., Putian, Fujian * Dongjiao, Wenchang (东郊镇), town in Hainan {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puqian
Puqian () is a port town on the eastern shore of Dongzhai Harbor in Wenchang, Hainan province, China. Old street A road running from the port at the west to the southernmost point of the main road is lined with tong lau buildings similar in style to those of Haikou's Bo'ai Road area and those on Wennan Old Street in Wencheng Town, Wenchang. While the Bo'ai Road area buildings are in the process of being restored, and Wennan Old Street buildings have been completely restored, the buildings on Puqian's old street are dilapidated, some of which have been condemned or structurally collapsed inside. Access Prior to 2019, access from Haikou was by road around Dongzhai Harbor, or by ferry boat from a small peninsula within the harbor. From 2019 onward, the Puqian Bridge, which crosses the mouth of the harbor provides more direct access to Haikou. Puqian still has ferry service to the nearby Beigang Island Beigang Island (), literally North Port Island, is a small island located in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo'ai Road Area
The Bo'ai Road area () is a historical neighbourhood in Haikou City, Hainan, China. It is located on the south side of the Haidian River, at the northern part of mainland Haikou. The main hub of the neighbourhood is the north-south Bo'ai Road itself, a commercial road with shops selling such items as fabrics, wholesale toys, and pets, in particular freshwater fish. Much of the area comprises tong lau-style, buildings with European fusion-type architectural facades with Indian and Arabic influences. The buildings are almost all painted white, and are usually no more than a few storeys tall. Many were dilapidated. However, much of the area has now been restored. The streets are mostly narrow with many winding alleyways. The area is populated almost entirely by indigenous Hainan people. Several roads running east and west from Bo'ai Road, and adjacent parallel streets specialize in certain goods. The eastern part of the neighbourhood is mostly residential. Hubs Since around 2010, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tong Lau
Tong lau or ke lau are tenement buildings built in late 19th century to the 1960s in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southern China, and Southeast Asia. Designed for both residential and commercial uses, they are similar in style and function to the shophouses with five-foot way ( nan, têng-á-kha) of Southeast Asia. Over the years, tong lau construction has seen influences of Edwardian style architecture and later the Bauhaus movement. Etymology ''Tong lau'' (Cantonese) or ''tang lou'' (Mandarin) means "Chinese building" – ''Tong'' or ''Tang'' () refers to the Tang dynasty and is used as a term to mean Chinese, and ''lau'' () is a building with more than one floor. It is a general term for a type of building found in Hong Kong that also developed in Macau and Canton (Guangzhou) from traditional Southern Chinese townhouses. Architecture The early buildings were generally long and narrow with width of between 12 and 15 feet determined by the length of the wooden beams. In Hong Kong's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auto Rickshaw
An auto rickshaw is a motorized version of the pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw. Most have three wheels and do not tilt. They are known by many terms in various countries including auto, auto rickshaw, baby taxi, mototaxi, pigeon, jonnybee, bajaj, chand gari, lapa, tuk-tuk, tum-tum, Keke-napep, Maruwa, 3wheel, pragya, bao-bao, easy bike, cng and tukxi. The auto rickshaw is a common form of urban transport, both as a vehicle for hire and for private use, in many countries around the world. They are especially common in countries with tropical or subtropical climates, since they usually are not fully enclosed, and in many developing countries because they are relatively inexpensive to own and operate. As of 2019, Bajaj Auto of India is the world's largest auto rickshaw manufacturer, selling 780,000 during the 2019 fiscal year. There are many different auto rickshaw designs. The most common type is characterized by a sheet-metal body or open frame resting on three wheels; a canvas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
