Wulin (Han Dynasty City)
Wulin may refer to: * Wulin is the fictional society of Chinese martial arts heroes in Wuxia fiction. Wulin is considered a part of the broader term ''jianghu'', which refers to the underworld of bandits and other elements that live outside the mainstream of Chinese society. * Wulin (), the ancient name of Hangzhou, China, and Wulin School, a school of Ming dynasty painting in the area ** Wulin Academy of Arts (武林書畫院), a research institution in Hangzhou ** Wulin Square Wulin Square () is a square in the Xiacheng District of Hangzhou. It is served by the Wulin Square Station of the Hangzhou Metro The Hangzhou Metro () is a rapid transit system that serves Hangzhou in Zhejiang province, China. The system ope ... (武林廣場), a public square in the centre of Hangzhou * Wulin, Guangxi (武林镇), a town in Pingnan County, Guangxi, China * Wulin, Heilongjiang (五林镇), a town in Yangming District, Heilongjiang, China * Wulin, Hubei (乌林镇), a town in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jianghu
''Jianghu'' () is a term that generally refers to the milieu, environment, or sub-community in which many Chinese wuxia stories are set. The term is used flexibly, and can be used to describe a fictionalized version of Historical China (usually using loose influences from across the ~1000 BCE–280 AD period); a setting of feuding martial arts clans and the people of that community; a secret and possibly criminal underworld; a general sense of the "mythic world" where fantastical stories happen; or some combination thereof. Background In modern Chinese culture, ''jianghu'' is commonly accepted as an alternative universe coexisting with the actual historical one in which the context of the wuxia genre was set. Unlike the normal world, in the ''jianghu'' ''xia'' (wanderers, knight-errants) are free to act on their own initiative, including with violence, to punish evil and foes, and to reward goodness and allies. While the term literally means "rivers and lakes", it is broad ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hangzhou
Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, which separates Shanghai and Ningbo. Hangzhou grew to prominence as the southern terminus of the Grand Canal and has been one of China's most renowned and prosperous cities for much of the last millennium. It is a major economic and e-commerce hub within China, and the second biggest city in Yangtze Delta after Shanghai. Hangzhou is classified as a sub-provincial city and forms the core of the Hangzhou metropolitan area, the fourth-largest in China after Guangzhou-Shenzhen Pearl River agglomeration, Shanghai-Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou conurbation and Beijing. As of 2019, the Hangzhou metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (nominal) of 3.2 trillion yuan ($486.53 billion), making it larger than the economy of Nigeri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wulin Academy Of Arts
The Wulin Academy of Arts () is an independent research institute for Chinese arts and culture studies, located on the shores of the West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. It was founded in 1995 but, with antecedents dating back to the Southern Song Dynasty. History From the 1980s, a group of artists and scholars from China Academy of Art, Zhejiang University, Nankai University and Xiling Seal Art Society had discussed the idea of forming an independent institution for Chinese arts and culture studies that echoes to the Imperial Art Academy () founded by Emperor Gaozong 800 years ago on the lakeside of Wulin (the ancient name of Hangzhou), and also, reconnecting to the Wulin School that founded in the Ming Dynasty by Lan Ying. In 1995, The Dazhen National Institute was established at the antechamber of the Imperial Wenlan Library on the island of Solitary Hill () as the predecessor of Wulin Academy. In 1997, the archaeological excavation and restoration at the Imperial Lib ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wulin Square
Wulin Square () is a square in the Xiacheng District of Hangzhou. It is served by the Wulin Square Station of the Hangzhou Metro The Hangzhou Metro () is a rapid transit system that serves Hangzhou in Zhejiang province, China. The system opened on November 24, 2012. It is the 17th city in China to operate a rapid transit system. Network Metro Commuter rail Descrip .... References Squares in Hangzhou {{PRChina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Township-level Divisions Of Guangxi
This is a list of township-level divisions of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China (PRC). After province, prefecture, and county-level divisions, township-level divisions constitute the formal fourth-level administrative divisions of the PRC. There are a total of 1,230 such divisions in Guangxi, divided into 106 subdistricts, 707 towns, 367 townships, and 50 ethnic townships, the last type designated mainly for the Yao and Miao people. This list is divided first into the prefecture-level then the county-level divisions. City->County order--> Nanning Jiangnan District Subdistricts: * Jiangnan Subdistrict (江南街道), Fujianyuan Subdistrict (福建园街道), Shajing Subdistrict (沙井街道), Nahong Subdistrict (那洪街道) Towns: *Jiangxi (江西镇), Wuxu (吴圩镇), Suxu (苏圩镇), Yan'an (延安镇) Liangqing District Towns: *Liangqing Town (良庆镇), Nama (那马镇), Nachen (那陈镇), Datang (大塘镇), Nanxiao ( ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Township-level Divisions Of Heilongjiang
This is a list of township-level divisions of the province of Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China (PRC). After province, prefecture, and county-level divisions, township-level divisions constitute the formal fourth-level administrative divisions of the PRC. There are a total of 1,369 such divisions in Heilongjiang, divided into 393 subdistricts, 443 towns, 8 ethnic towns, 477 townships, and 48 ethnic townships. This list is divided first into the prefecture-level divisions then the county-level divisions. Harbin Acheng District Subdistricts: * Tongcheng Subdistrict (), Jindu Subdistrict (), Jincheng Subdistrict (), Hedong Subdistrict (), Ashihe Subdistrict (), Sheli Subdistrict (), Xinli Subdistrict (), Shuangfeng Subdistrict (), Yuquan Subdistrict () Towns: * Feiketu (), Jiaojie (), Xiaoling (), Pingshan (), Yagou (), Songfengshan (), Hongxing (), Jinlongshan () Townships: *Yangshu Township (), Liaodian Manchu Ethnic Township () Daoli District Subdis ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of Village-level Divisions Of Hubei
This is a list of an approximate rendering of the names of the village-level divisions of the province of Hubei, People's Republic of China (PRC) into a romanized form derived from Standard Mandarin Pinyin. After province, prefecture, county-level divisions, and township-level divisions, village-level divisions constitute the formal fifth-level administrative divisions of the PRC. This list is divided first into the prefecture-level, then the county-level divisions, then township-level divisions. Wuhan Caidian District Subdistricts: * Caidian Subdistrict (), Zhashan Subdistrict (), Yong'an Subdistrict (), Zhurushan Subdistrict (), Daji Subdistrict (), Zhangwan Subdistrict (), Zhuankou Avenue Subdistrict (), Junshan Subdistrict () Towns: * Suohe (), Yuxian () The only township is Xiaosi Township () Caidian Subdistrict Communities: *Zhengjie Committee (), Hejie (), Xinfu (), Sanyi (), Gongnong (), Mahao (), Yuejinqiao (), Gongjialing (), Wucengjie (), Maoyua ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |