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Yi'an District
Yi'an District (), formerly Tongling County, is a district of the city of Tongling, in the south of Anhui province, lying on the southern and eastern (right) bank of the Yangtze River. The total area is . The population (Han nationality) is 716,300. Tongling is known as “a place with 8 blessings”. The city has already identified thirty minerals, among which, copper reserves occupy more than 70% of Anhui Province, pyrite reserves rank first in East China and second in China, the reserves of limestone, gold and silver all stand first in Anhui. Yi'an is a district with many rare aquatic animals, such as the White dolphins, white dolphin, finless porpoise and Yangtze alligator. Tongling, an origin of Chinese bronze culture, is known as “Chinese Ancient Bronze Capital”. Yi'an lies roughly midway between Shanghai and Wuhan, Nanjing and Jiujiang. It is also the northern gate of the scenery resorts, Huangshan and Jiuhua Mountain, Jiuhua mountains. Geography Yi'an is situated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Of The People's Republic Of China
The term ''district'', in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China. In the modern context, district (), formally city-governed district, city-controlled district, or municipal district (), are subdivisions of a municipality or a prefecture-level city. The rank of a district derives from the rank of its city. Districts of a municipality are prefecture-level; districts of a sub-provincial city are sub-prefecture-level; and districts of a prefecture-level city are county-level. The term was also formerly used to refer to obsolete county-controlled districts (also known as district public office). However, if the word ''district'' is encountered in the context of ancient Chinese history, then it is a translation for ''xian'', another type of administrative division in China. Before the 1980s, cities in China were administrative divisions containing mostly urban, built-up areas, with very little farmland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuhan
Wuhan (, ; ; ) is the capital of Hubei, Hubei Province in the China, People's Republic of China. It is the largest city in Hubei and the most populous city in Central China, with a population of over eleven million, the List of cities in China by population, ninth-most populous Chinese city and one of the nine National Central City, National Central Cities of China. The name "Wuhan" came from the city's historical origin from the conglomeration of Wuchang District, Wuchang, Hankou District, Hankou, and Hanyang District, Hanyang, which are collectively known as the "Three Towns of Wuhan" (). Wuhan lies in the eastern Jianghan Plain, at the confluence of the Yangtze river and its largest tributary, the Han River (Hubei), Han River, and is known as "Nine Provinces' Thoroughfare" (). Wuhan has historically served as a busy city port for commerce and trading. Other historical events taking place in Wuhan include the Wuchang Uprising of 1911, which led to the end of 2,000 years of d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xinqiao Subdistrict
__NOTOC__ Xinqiao () may refer to a number of locations in China: Townships * Xinqiao Township, Fujian, in Taining County * Xinqiao Township, Henan, in Yongcheng * Xinqiao Township, Guang'an, in Guang'an District, Guang'an, Sichuan * Xinqiao Township, Xiaojin County, Sichuan * Xinqiao Township, Zhejiang, in Changshan County * Xinqiao, Zhangjiajie (新桥镇), a town of Yongding District in Zhangjiajie, Hunan * Xinqiao, Hengshan (新桥镇), a town of Hengshan County, Hunan. ;Subdistricts * Xinqiao Subdistrict, Chongqing, in Shapingba District * Xinqiao Subdistrict, Zhangzhou, in Xiangcheng District, Zhangzhou, Fujian * Xinqiao Subdistrict, Wenzhou, in Ouhai District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Village * Xinqiao, Huilong, a town in Huilong, Hanchuan, Xiaogan, Hubei Other uses * Hefei Xinqiao International Airport, the main airport in Hefei, Anhui Province, China * Xinqiao railway station, on the Shanghai–Kunming Railway The Shanghai–Kunming Railway or Hukun Railway (), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiuhua Mountain
Mount Jiuhua () located in Chizhou, Anhui Province in China is an important Buddhist site and natural scenic spot. It is one of the four famous Buddhist mountains in China, one of the first batch of 5A level scenic spots in China, one of the first batch of natural and cultural heritage sites in China, and the main scenic spot of "two mountains and one lake" (Jiuhua Mountain, Taiping Lake, Huangshan) tourism development strategy in Anhui Province. The planned area of the scenic spot is 120 square kilometers, and the protected area is 174 square kilometers, which is composed of 11 scenic spots. History Mount Jiuhua was called Mount Lingyang during the time of the Han Dynasty. It was called Mount Jiuzi (九子山) in Liang and Chen Dynasties of South Dynasties. A legend says that the great poet Li Bai of Tang Dynasty travelled here and wrote "Magic is divided to two branches, sacred mountain generates nine glories." (), giving rise to its name Mount Jiuhua. Mount Jiuhua is loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
