Xizhou Baba
Xizhou is the atonal pinyin romanization of various Chinese words and names. It may refer to: * Xizhou, the Chinese name of the Western Zhou dynasty * Xizhou, Xinjiang (西州), a former name of Turpan in Xinjiang * Xizhou, Changhua (溪州鄉), in Changhua County on Taiwan * Xizhou, Zhejiang (西周镇), a town in Xiangshan County, Zhejiang * Xizhou, Dali (喜洲镇), a township in Dali City, Yunnan Province * Xizhou, Hanshou (西洲乡), a township in Hanshou County Hanshou County () is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Changde prefecture-city. The County is located on the north in Hunan Province and the southeast in Changde City, it borders to the north and the west by D ...

Western Zhou
The Western Zhou ( zh, c=, p=Xīzhōu; c. 1045 BC – 771 BC) was a royal dynasty of China and the first half of the Zhou dynasty. It began when King Wu of Zhou overthrew the Shang dynasty at the Battle of Muye and ended when the Quanrong nomads sacked its capital Haojing and killed King You of Zhou in 771 BC. The Western Zhou early state was successful for about seventy-five years and then slowly lost power. The former Shang lands were divided into hereditary fiefs which became increasingly independent of the king. In 771 BC, the Zhou were driven out of the Wei River valley; afterwards real power was in the hands of the king's nominal vassals. Civil war Few records survive from this early period and accounts from the Western Zhou period cover little beyond a list of kings with uncertain dates. King Wu died two or three years after the conquest. Because his son, King Cheng of Zhou was young, his brother, the Duke of Zhou Ji Dan assisted the young and inexperienced king as re ...
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Xizhou, Xinjiang
Turpan (also known as Turfan or Tulufan, , ug, تۇرپان) is a prefecture-level city located in the east of the autonomous region of Xinjiang, China. It has an area of and a population of 632,000 (2015). Geonyms The original name of the city is unknown. The form Turfan (while it is older than Turpan), was not used until the middle of the 2nd millennium CE and its use became widespread only in the post-Mongol period. Historically, many settlements in the Tarim Basin have been given a number of different names. Some of these names have also referred to more than one place: Turpan/Turfan/Tulufan is one such example. Others include Jushi/Gushi, Gaochang/Qocho/Karakhoja and Jiaohe/Yarkhoto. The center of the region has shifted a number of times, from Yar-Khoto (Jiaohe, to the west of modern Turpan) to Qocho (Gaochang, to the southeast of Turpan) and to Turpan itself. History Turpan has long been the centre of a fertile oasis (with water provided by the ''karez'' canal sys ...
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Xizhou, Changhua
Xizhou Township (; Wade-Giles: Hsi1-chou1 Hsiang1) is a rural township in Changhua County, Taiwan. It has a population total of 30,753 and an area of . It is the third largest township in Changhua County after Erlin and Fangyuan. Administrative divisions The township comprises 19 villages: Caigong, Chaoyang, Chenggong, Dazhuang, Ganyuan, Jiumei, Kengcuo, Rongguang, Santiao, Sanzun, Shuiwei, Tungzhou, Wacuo, Weicuo, Xicuo, Xipan, Xizhou, Zhangcuo and Zunliao. Tourist attractions * Changhua Fitzroy Gardens * Xiluo Bridge Notable natives * Bobby Chen, singer and producer * Hsieh Yi-fong, member of Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ... References External links Xizhou Government website Townships in Changhua County {{taiwan-geo-stub ...
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List Of Township-level Divisions Of Zhejiang
This is a list of township-level divisions of the province of Zhejiang, 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 1,356 such divisions in Zhejiang, divided into 375 subdistricts, 670 towns, 293 townships, 4 ethnic towns and 14 ethnic townships, the last two types designated for the She people. This list is divided first into the prefecture-level then the county-level divisions. City->County order.--> Hangzhou Binjiang District Subdistricts: *Puyan Subdistrict (浦沿街道), Xixing Subdistrict (西兴街道), Changhe Subdistrict (长河街道) Gongshu District Subdistricts: * Mishixiang Subdistrict (米市巷街道), Hushu Subdistrict (湖墅街道), Xiaohe Subdistrict (小河街道), Hemu Subdistrict (和睦街道), Hongchenqiao Subdistrict (拱宸桥街道), Daguan Subdistrict (大关街道), Shangtang Sub ...
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Xizhou, Dali
Xizhou () is a town located north of Dali Old Town in Dali City, part of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in northwestern Yunnan, China. The town consists of 13 small villages with a combined population estimated at 54,779, mostly consisting of Bai people with a small population of Hui and Han residents. Xizhou is located about from the shores of Erhai Lake to the east, and to the Cang Mountain to the west. Xizhou has been historically important as a trading post along the Tea Horse Road, it was once home to a landing strip and radio station for the Flying Tigers during WWII, has been home to notable rulers and governors of local polities past and present, and has gained notoriety in modernity for its high concentration of preserved and restored traditional Bai architecture and protected heritage sites. History Although Xizhou's ancient origins are unclear, the fertile valley that Xizhou lies in has been continuously inhabited for thousands of years. The history of Xizhou da ...
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