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Zhaozhou (other)
Zhaozhou may refer to: *Zhaozhou Congshen (趙州從諗; 778–897), Chinese Chán (Zen) Buddhist master *Zhaozhou County (肇州县), Heilongjiang, China *Zhaozhou, Heilongjiang (肇州镇), town in and seat of Zhaozhou County *Zhao County (赵州), formerly named Zhaozhou, in Hebei, China *Zhaozhou Bridge (赵州桥), world's oldest open-spandrel fully stone segmental arch bridge, in Zhao County *Zhaozhou, Hebei (赵州镇), town in and seat of Zhao County See also *Chaozhou, a city in Guangdong, China *Teochew (other) * Joushuu (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhaozhou Congshen
Zhàozhōu Cōngshěn (; Wade-Giles: ''Chao-chou Ts'ung-shen''; ja, Jōshū Jūshin) (778–897) was a Chán (Zen) Buddhist master especially known for his "paradoxical statements and strange deeds". Zhaozhou became ordained as a monk at an early age. At the age of 18, he met Nánquán Pǔyuàn (南泉普願 748–835; J: Nansen Fugan), a successor of Mǎzǔ Dàoyī (709–788; J. Baso Do-itsu), and eventually received the Dharma from him. When Nanquan asked Zhaozhou the koan "What is the Way?", the two had a dialogue, at the height of which Zhaozhou attained enlightenment. Zhaozhou continued to practice under Nanquan until the latter's death. Subsequently, Zhaozhou began to travel throughout China, visiting the prominent Chan masters of the time before finally, at the age of eighty, settling in Guānyīnyuàn (觀音院), a ruined temple in northern China.''Ibid.'' There, for the next 40 years, he taught a small group of monks. Zhaozhou is sometimes touted as the greatest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhaozhou County
Zhaozhou County () is a county of southwestern Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China, bordering Jilin province to the south. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Daqing. History History of Jin says that in the eighth year of Tianhui(during the reign of Emperor Jianwen of Jin) since the Taizu defeated the Liao Dynasty, the King Zhaoji was here. And he was built as a state with a county called Shixing. Because of its name Zhaozhou, it was called Zhaozhou. Administrative divisions Zhaozhou County is divided into 6 towns and 6 townships. ;6 towns * Zhaozhou Town, Heilongjiang, Zhaozhou (), Yongle, Heilongjiang, Yongle (), Fengle, Heilongjiang, Fengle (), Zhaoyanggou, Heilongjiang, Zhaoyanggou (), Xingcheng, Heilongjiang, Xingcheng (), Erjing, Heilongjiang, Erjing () ;6 townships * Shuangfa, Heilongjiang, Shuangfa (), Tuogu, Heilongjiang, Tuogu (), Zhaoyang, Heilongjiang, Zhaoyang (), Yongsheng, Heilongjiang, Yongsheng (), Yushu, Heilongjiang, Yu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhaozhou, Heilongjiang
Zhaozhou () is a town in and the seat of Zhaozhou County in southwestern Heilongjiang province, China. , it has 11 residential communities () and 7 villages under its administration. It is serviced by China National Highway 203 China National Highway 203 (G203) runs from Suihua in Heilongjiang to Shenyang in Liaoning. It is 720 kilometres in length and runs straight south from Mingshui, going via Chongyuan. Route and distance See also * China National Highways .... References {{reflist Township-level divisions of Heilongjiang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhao County
Zhao County (Zhaoxian) (), a historic town called Zhaozhou () in the past, is located in the southwest of Hebei province southeast of the provincial capital Shijiazhuang, and south of Beijing. Its total land area is and total population is around 550,000. There are many historical sites in Zhao County, including the Anji Bridge, Yongtong Bridge, Tuoluonijing Tower (), and Bailin (Cypress Grove) Temple (). The county is also famous for its agricultural products: snowflake pears (xuehua pear), asparagus, and wheat. Geography Zhao Xian is located in the middle of North China Plain; its elevation is fairly low and topography fairly flat. Administrative Divisions Towns: *Zhaozhou, Zhao County, Zhaozhou (), Fanzhuang (), Beiwangli (), Xinzhaidian (), Hancun, Zhao County, Hancun (), Nanbaishe (), Shahedian, Zhao County, Shahedian () Townships: *Qiandazhang Township (), Xiezhuang Township, Hebei, Xiezhuang Township (), Gaocun Township, Zhao County, Gaocun Township (), Wangxizhang Town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhaozhou Bridge
The Anji Bridge () is the world's oldest spandrel, open-spandrel segmental arch bridge of stone construction.This title strictly applies only to the ''sum of attributes given'' (O’Connor, Colin: ''Roman Bridges'', Cambridge University Press 1993, , p.171): Various Roman stone pillar bridges featured wooden open-spandrel segmental arches as early as the 2nd century CE, among them Trajan's bridge, the longest bridge of the world to have been built for over a thousand years. Also, a dozen or more Roman close-spandrel stone segmental arch bridges are known from the 1st century BC onwards, such as the Ponte San Lorenzo (Padua), Alconétar Bridge and the Makestos Bridge (Turkey), the last having half-open spandrels. The 27 segmental arches of the Bridge at Limyra (300 ce) feature span to rise ratios between 5.3 and 6.5 to 1, making it an earlier example of a stone quarter circle segmental arch bridge. This leaves the Anji bridge the title of "the oldest ''open-spandrel'' stone quarter c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhaozhou, Hebei
Zhaozhou, Zhao County () is a township-level division of Zhao County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China. See also *List of township-level divisions of Hebei This is a list of township-level divisions of the province of Hebei, People's Republic of China (PRC). After province, prefecture, and county-level divisions, township-level divisions constitute the formal fourth-level administrative divisions of ... References Township-level divisions of Hebei {{Shijiazhuang-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaozhou
Chaozhou (), alternatively Chiuchow, Chaochow or Teochew, is a city in the eastern Guangdong province of China. It borders Shantou to the south, Jieyang to the southwest, Meizhou to the northwest, the province of Fujian to the east, and the South China Sea to the southeast. It is administered as a prefecture-level city with a jurisdiction area of and a total population of 2,568,387. Its built-up (or metro) area encompassing most of Shantou and Jieyang cities was home to 12,543,024 inhabitants on 13 local administrative areas. Along with Shantou and Jieyang, Chaozhou is a cultural center of the Chaoshan region. History In 214 BC, Chaozhou was an undeveloped part of Nanhai Commandery () of the Qin Dynasty. In 331 during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Haiyang () was established as a part of Dongguan Commandery (). The Dongguan Commandery was renamed Yi'an Commandery () in 413. The commandery became a prefecture in 590 during the early Sui Dynasty, first as Xun Prefecture (), then as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teochew (other)
Teochew or Chiuchow (; peng'im: ''Dio⁵ziu¹'' ) is a historical area that is mostly within the modern Chaoshan region, eastern Guangdong, China. Teochew may also refer to: * Teochew dialect, a dialect of Southern Min Chinese, commonly used in eastern Guangdong and Southeast Asia *Teochew people, a group of people originating from eastern Guangdong, known as the Teochew prefecture during the Qing dynasty * Teochew cuisine, a branch of Chinese cuisine created by the Teochew people *Teochew opera, a branch of traditional Chinese opera originating from Chaoshan The most common modern romanization for the characters is ''Chaozhou'' using Hanyu Pinyin. ''Teochew'' is a local romanisation of ''潮州''. Chaozhou (Mandarin romanization) or Teochew may also mean: *Chaozhou city, a prefecture-level city in Guangdong, China *Chaozhou, Pingtung (潮州鎮), an urban township in western Pingtung County, Taiwan *5217 Chaozhou, a main belt asteroid See also *Zhaozhou (other) Zhao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
