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Zou Lu
Zou or ZOU may refer to: Places * Zou (state), Chinese state that existed during the Zhou Dynasty * Zou, Ivory Coast, town and sub-prefecture in Ivory Coast * Zou Department of Benin * Zou River of Benin * Zoucheng, formerly Zou County, in Jining, Shandong, China Other uses * Zou (surname) (邹), a Chinese surname * ''Zou'' (TV series), a French animated television series * Zou people, indigenous community living along Indo-Burma frontier * Zimbabwe Open University or "ZOU" See also * Zo language, the language spoken by the Zo people * Zo people The Zomi are an ethnic group which can be found in India, Myanmar and in Chittagong hill tracks of Bangladesh. The word Zomi is used to describe an ethnic group, which is also known as the Chin, the Mizo, the Kuki, or a number of other nam ..., a group of indigenous tribe in Burma and northeast India * Zoo (other) * Zu (other) {{Disambiguation, geo Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zou (state)
Zou (), originally Zhu () or Zhulou (), was a minor state that existed during the Zhou dynasty of ancient China. p. 144 History King Wu of Zhou granted Cao Xie (曹挾) control of the small state of Zhu as a vassal ruler under the State of Lu with the feudal title Viscount (子), but later holding the title Duke of Zhu (邾公). p. 138 p. 239 p. 306 The ancestral surname of the ruling family was Cao (曹). During the reign of Duke Mu of Lu (417–377), Zhu's name was changed to Zou. The state of Zou was located in the southwest of modern-day Shandong Province. p. 43 Its territory is now the county-level city of Zoucheng. Demise Zou was conquered and annexed by the state of Chu during the reign of King Xuan of Chu (r. 369–340 BC). The people of Zou and their descendants adopted the Zhu (朱) or Zou as their surnames. Legacy Zhu (朱), without the radical, is one of the most common surnames of modern-day China. Another, albeit less common surname Zou (鄒/邹) is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zou, Ivory Coast
Zou is a town in western Ivory Coast. It is a sub-prefecture of Bangolo Department in Guémon Region Guémon Region (also known as Yémahin Region) is one of the 31 regions of Ivory Coast. Since its establishment in 2011, it has been one of three regions in Montagnes District Montagnes District (french: District des Montagnes) is one of fourteen ..., Montagnes District. Zou was a commune until March 2012, when it became one of 1126 communes nationwide that were abolished. In 2021, the population of the sub-prefecture of Zou was 52,864. Villages The 14 villages of the sub-prefecture of Zou and their population in 2014 are: Population of the localities in the sub-prefecture of Zou Notes [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zou Department
Zou is one of the twelve departments of Benin, named for the Zou River which travels through the department before emptying into the Atlantic in the south of the country. The department of Zou was split in two in 1999, with the northern territory transferred to the newly created Collines Department. The capital of Zou is Abomey. Zou is subdivided into nine communes, each centred at one of the principal towns: Abomey, Agbangnizoun, Bohicon, Cové, Djidja, Ouinhi, Za-Kpota, Zangnanado and Zogbodomey. , the total population of the department was 851,580, with 407,030 males and 444,550 females. The proportion of women was 52.20%. The total rural population was 67.00%, while the urban population was 33.00%. The total labour force in the department was 275,249, of which 50.10% were women. The proportion of households with no level of education was 60.70% and the proportion of households with children attending school was 72.90%. Geography Zou Department borders Collines Departm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zou River
The Zou is a river of south-western Benin. It drains into the Ouémé River. The river banks are inhabited in parts by the Mahi people near the Togo border. See also *List of rivers of Benin This is a list of rivers in Benin. This list is arranged west to east by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. *''Volta River'' (Ghana) **Oti River ***Kara River *** Pendjari River *Mono River ** C ... References Rivers of Benin {{Benin-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoucheng
Zoucheng () is a county-level city in the south of Shandong province, China. Before it became a city, it was known as Zou County or Zouxian. Zoucheng is located about 20 km south of the city of Qufu, and like Qufu, is administratively under the prefecture-level city of Jining. Its population was 1,116,692 at the 2010 census even though its built-up (''or metro'') area is much smaller. Administrative divisions Three subdistricts: * Gangshan Subdistrict (), Qianquan Subdistrict (), Fushan Subdistrict () Thirteen towns: * Xiangcheng (), Chengqian (), Dashu (), Beisu (), Zhongxindian (), Tangcun (), Taiping (), Shiqiang (), Yishan (), Kanzhuang (), Zhangzhuang (), Tianhuang (), Guoli () Historical sites The philosopher Mencius was born in Zoucheng, then within the feudal State of Zou. His descendants lived in Zoucheng all the way to the present. Some of them migrated to Taiwan after the Chinese Civil War. In the present day, there are four major sites in the ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zou (surname)
Zou () is the 67th most common Chinese surname, which originated from the state of Zou of the Spring and Autumn period in ancient China. Depending on Chinese variety, Zou can be transliterated as Chow, Chau, Tsau, Trau, Tsou or Chew. It is the 35th name on the '' Hundred Family Surnames'' poem. Notable people * Zou Yan (鄒衍), Chinese philosopher best known as the representative thinker of the Yin and Yang School (or School of Naturalists) during the Hundred Schools of Thought era * Zou Rong, anti-Qing revolutionary *Zou Zhe: 鄒喆; pinyin: Zōu Zhé; Wade–Giles: Tsou Che 1636-ca. 1708), Chinese painter during the Qing Dynasty * Zou Taofen, journalist *Zou Jiahua, Vice Premier of China, son of Zou Taofen *Chen-Lu Tsou, Chinese biochemist * Zou Yinglong (deputy prime minister, Song Dynasty) * Zou Yuanbiao (judge, Ming Dynasty) *Zou Yiguai (judge, Qing Dynasty) * Olivia Chow (鄒至蕙; born 1957), Canadian politician, federal New Democratic Party (NDP) member of Parliament *Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zou (TV Series)
''Zou'' is an animated children's television series inspired by the books of French author Michel Gay. The show was produced by the French company Cyber Group Studios for Disney EMEA. It premiered on Disney Junior (UK & Ireland) in May 2012. Premise and format ''Zou'' is about the day-to-day life and adventures of a young anthropomorphic zebra, Zou (Bizou), and his family and friends. Most episodes contain Zou's name in the title and usually take place at Zou's house or in his backyard. Zou lives with his mother, father, grandparents, and great-grandmother. Each episode features some simple problem or issue that Zou must deal with, usually with the assistance of his family and friends. Characters *Bizou David Stripeman (Zou): A 5-year-old, fun-loving zebra. Zou is generally clad in a white T-shirt under yellow overalls. He is the main protagonist of the show, and shows interest in many career paths. His next-door neighbor is Elzee. A running plot of the show is that Zou exits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zou People
The Zou people ( my, ဇိုလူမျိုး; also spelled Yo or Yaw or Jo or Jou ) are an indigenous community living along the frontier of India and Burma, they are a sub-group of the Zo people (Mizo-Kuki-Chin). In India, they live with and are similar in language and habits to the Paite and the Simte peoples. In Burma, the Zou are counted among the Chin people.They are a hill people , "Zou" may plainly means "Hills" denoting the Zous are "people of the hills" or "of the hills", and "Zou" has also a different meaning in Zou language that is "complete" or another word for it is "finish". But, the Zou people believed that they incepted the name 'Zou' from their forefather 'Zou' or 'Zo', believed to be the progenitor of the broad Chin-Kuki-Mizo people. The Zous can be found in different parts of India and also of the world. In India, the Zou are officially recognized as one of the thirty-three indigenous peoples within the state of Manipur, and are one of the Schedul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zimbabwe Open University
Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) is an open distance education university in Zimbabwe. Established in 1999,The status of open learning and distance education in Zimbabwe ZOU is the only distance education university in the country. Student enrollment at ZOU has been growing steadily from the time of its formation and in terms of enrollment it is the largest university in Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwe Open University has seven faculties under which the academic programmes are conducted. History After independence, the adopted a policy of education for all.< ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zo Language
Zo or Zokam (literally "of the hills"), is a Northern Kuki-Chin-Mizo language originating in northwestern Burma and spoken also in Mizoram and Manipur in northeastern India, where the name is spelled Zou. The name Zou is sometimes used as a cover term for the languages of all Mizo people (Zo people) i.e. Kukish and Chin peoples, especially the Zomi people. The term 'Zo' has been employed in many books to denote the word 'Zo', for simple reason of phonetic usage. The Zo themselves employ the various terms Zo, Zou, and Jo to mean their tribe. Phonology The set of 23 Zou consonantal phonemes can be established on the basis of the following minimal pairs or overlapping words. Besides these 23 Phonemes, 1 consonant is a borrowed phoneme (i.e. /r/), which is found only in loan words, in very rare cases (e.g. /r/ in /rəŋ/ "color"). Along with these consonants, Zou has 7 vowels: i, e, a, ɔ, o, u, ə. Orthography Vowels * a - * aw - * e - /ə* i - ~j* o - * u - ~w Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zo People
The Zomi are an ethnic group which can be found in India, Myanmar and in Chittagong hill tracks of Bangladesh. The word Zomi is used to describe an ethnic group, which is also known as the Chin people, Chin, the Mizo people, Mizo, the Kuki people, Kuki, or a number of other names based on geographic distribution, that is a member of a large group of related Tibeto-Burman languages, Tibeto-Burman peoples spread throughout the Northeast India, northeastern states of India, northwestern Myanmar (Burma) and the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. In northeastern India, they are present in Chin State, Nagaland, Mizoram, Manipur and Assam. The dispersal across international borders resulted from a British Raj, British colonial policy that drew borders on political, rather than ethnic, grounds. They speak more than fifty dialects. Names Various names have been used for the Zomi peoples, but the individual groups generally acknowledge descent from ancestral Chin-Kuki. Among the more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoo (other)
A zoo (shortened form of "zoological garden") is a place where all animals are exhibited. Zoo may also refer to: Places * Zoo Junction, a major railroad junction in Philadelphia * Zoo station (other), several railway stations *One of the nicknames of Kalamazoo, Michigan Art, entertainment, and media Films *''Zoo'', a 1961 documentary film by Bert Haanstra *''Zoo'', a 1999 dark comedy with David Carradine * ''Zoo'' (2005 film), a Japanese portmanteau film based on short stories by Otsuichi * ''Zoo'' (2007 film), a documentary about the life and death of Kenneth Pinyan *'' Postcards from the Zoo'' (also known as ''Zoo''), a 2012 film by Edwin * ''Zoo'' (2017 film), a film by Colin McIvor * ''Zoo'' (2018 film), a Hindi-language drama film directed by Shlok Sharma *''A Zed & Two Noughts'' (also known as ''Zoo'' and ''Z00''), a 1985 film by Peter Greenaway Literature * ''Zoo'' (book), a non-fiction book by Louis MacNeice * ''Zoo'' (Patterson novel), a 2012 novel by James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
