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Yishan County
Yizhou (), formerly Yishan County (宜山县), is a district under the administration of Hechi City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. Yizhou is located in the northwest of Guangxi on the Long River in an area noted for its magnificent karst formations. The limestone karst formations dot the district and surrounding country and several rivers cut through the landscape. The district of Yizhou has several hundred thousand inhabitants. The surrounding countryside is home to a number of ethnic Zhuang villages. The economy is centered on sugar production, with a British-Chinese jointly run sugar processing plant nearby. The countryside surrounding Yizhou is similar in appearance to the tourist Mecca Yangshuo, located in the east of Guangxi. While Yizhou has a convenient tourist infrastructure, foreign tourists are sparse. A notable person from Yizhou is the Song Dynasty singer Liu Sanjie 刘三姐, renowned for her voice. The people of Yizhou believe that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postal Code Of China
Postal codes in the People's Republic of China () are postal codes used by China Post for the delivery of letters and goods within mainland China. China Post uses a six-digit all-numerical system with four tiers: the first tier, composed of the first two digits, show the province, province-equivalent municipality, or autonomous region; the second tier, composed of the third digit, shows the postal zone within the province, municipality or autonomous region; the fourth digit serves as the third tier, which shows the postal office within prefectures or prefecture-level cities; the last two digits are the fourth tier, which indicates the specific mailing area for delivery. The range 000000–009999 was originally marked for Taiwan (The Republic of China) but is not used because it not under the control of the People's Republic of China. Mail to ROC is treated as international mail, and uses postal codes set forth by Chunghwa Post. Codes starting from 999 are the internal codes use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anma Township
''Anma'' ( ja, ) is a practice of traditional Japanese massage; the word also refers to practitioners of that art. Modern shiatsu is largely derived from ''anma''. History ''Anma'' is thought to be of Chinese origin, developing from ''Tui Na''. ''Tui Na'' techniques arrived in Japan during the Nara period (710–793 CE), along with other techniques of traditional Chinese medicine, and were practiced in government-sponsored hospitals. ''Anma'' as a unique system was founded in 1320 by Akashi Kan Ichi. ''Anma'' was popularised in the seventeenth century by acupuncturist Sugiyama Waichi, and around the same time the first books on the subject, including Fujibayashi Ryohaku's ''Anma Tebiki'' ("Manual of Anma"), appeared. The Fujibayashi school is the foundation of modern anma. ''Anma'' (masseurs) were often nomadic, earning their keep in mobile massage capacities, and paying commissions to their referrers. In the nineteenth century, the image of ''anma'' suffered somewhat from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tongde Township
Tongde County () is a county of Qinghai province, China. It is under the administration of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Geography Tongde County has an alpine subarctic climate (Köppen ''Dwc''), with long, very cold and dry winters, and short, rainy, mild summers. Average low temperatures are below freezing from mid/late September to mid May; however, due to the wide diurnal temperature variation (at an average ), only January has an average high that is below freezing. Despite frequent rain during summer, when a majority of days sees rain, no month has less than 50% of possible sunshine; with monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 51% in June to 81% in November, the county seat receives 2,806 hours of bright sunshine annually. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, while the annual mean is . Over 70% of the annual precipitation of is delivered from June to September. See also * List of administrative divisions of Qinghai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luodong Township
Luodong Township () is an urban township in the central part of Yilan County, Taiwan. Luodong is the smallest township in the county. Naming Its name and former name () derive from the Kavalan word '' rutung'', meaning "monkey", referring to a large population of monkeys there half century ago. History Qing Dynasty In 1804, Pingpu tribe chiefs Pan Xian Wen and Maoge from Changhua led a group of people to settle in the Luodong area, where they established Alishih and Ashushih communities and developed agriculture on a large scale. In 1812, Qing Dynasty officer Fan Bang Gan was assigned to Luodong. Two years later, Han settlers entered the region to begin clearing and developing the area. The Pingpu tribe and Han settlers fought over land ownership but eventually they ended up working together to develop Luodong. Years later, Luodong became a developed region with a combination of aboriginal and Han cultures. Japanese Empire Under Japanese rule, Luodong was developed into t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pingnan Township
__NOTOC__ Pingnan may refer to the following locations in the People's Republic of China: Counties *Pingnan County, Fujian (屏南县), in Ningde, Fujian *Pingnan County, Guangxi (平南县), in Guigang, Guangxi Subdistricts *Pingnan Subdistrict, Siping (平南街道), in Tiedong District, Siping, Jilin *Pingnan Subdistrict, Pingnan County, Guangxi, in Pingnan County, Guangxi Towns *Pingnan, Gansu (平南镇), in Tianshui, Gansu *Pingnan, Lingshan County (平南镇), in Lingshan County, Guangxi *Pingnan, Zhejiang (屏南镇), in Longquan, Zhejiang Townships *Pingnan Township, Guangxi (屏南乡), in Hechi, Guangxi *Pingnan Qiang Ethnic Township (平南羌族乡), in Pingwu County, Sichuan {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
