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Hanging Coffins
Hanging coffins are coffins which have been placed on cliffs. They are practiced by various cultures in China, Indonesia, and the Philippines. China Hanging coffins in China are known in Mandarin as ''xuanguan'' () which also means "hanging coffin". They are an ancient funeral custom of some ethnic minorities. The most famous hanging coffins are those which were made by the Bo people (now extinct) of Sichuan and Yunnan. Coffins of various shapes were mostly carved from one whole piece of wood. Hanging coffins either lie on beams projecting outward from vertical faces such as mountains, are placed in caves in the face of cliffs, or sit on natural rock projections on mountain faces. The Bo people were one of the non-Han peoples native to southern China prior to Qin-Han conquests southward. The sparse descriptions of them in Chinese records describe them as being a prosperous farming culture who were also accomplished horsemen. They became victims of genocide by the Ming Dynas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagada Hanging Coffins
Sagada, officially the Municipality of Sagada is a 5th class municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,510 people. Sagada is from Bontoc, the provincial capital, and from Manila via Halsema Highway. Sagada is famous for its hanging coffins. This is a traditional way of burying people that is still utilized. The elderly carve their own coffins out of hollowed logs. If they are too weak or ill, their families prepare their coffins instead. The dead are placed inside their coffins (sometimes breaking their bones in the process of fitting them in), and the coffins are brought to a cave for burial. The Sagada people have been practicing such burials for over 2,000 years however not everyone is qualified to be buried this way; among other things, one had to have been married and had grandchildren. Popular activities include trekking, exploring both caves and waterfalls, spelunking, bonfires, picnics, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qiubei County
Qiubei County () is under the administration of the Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in southeast Yunnan province, China. Administrative divisions In the present, Qiubei County has 3 towns, 4 townships and 5 ethnic townships. ;3 towns * Jinping () * Yuezhe () * Shuanglongying () ;4 townships ;5 ethnic townships Ethnic groups The ''Qiubei County Gazetteer'' 丘北县志 (1999) lists the following ethnic subgroups. *Han * Zhuang *Miao **Green Miao 青苗 (autonym: Mengshi 蒙史) **White Miao 白苗 (autonym: Mengdou 蒙斗) **Flowery Miao 花苗 (autonym: Mengzhua 蒙爪) * Yao **Landian Yao 蓝靛瑶 **Daban Yao 大板瑶 **Guoshan Yao 过山瑶 * Yi **Naisoupo 乃叟泼 (Black Yi 黑彝) **Guopo 锅泼 or Boren 僰人 (White Yi 白彝) **Sanipo 撒尼泼 (Sani 撒尼): in Badaoshao 八道哨, Shuanglongying 双龙营, and Yuezhe 曰者 (''Wenshan Prefecture Ethnic Gazetteer'' 2005:352) **Poulongpo 剖笼泼 (Pula 仆拉) **Boren 僰人: in Shede 舍得 (in Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yibin
Yibin (; Sichuanese Pinyin: nyi2bin1; Sichuanese Mandarin, Sichuanese pronunciation: ) is a prefecture-level city in the southeastern part of Sichuan province, China, located at the junction of the Min River (Sichuan), Min and Yangtze Rivers. Its population was 4,588,804 inhabitants, according to the 2020 census, of whom 2,158,312 lived in the built-up area comprising three urban districts. History Human habitation of Yibin dates back at least 4,000 years. Yibin was established as a county in the Han dynasty (206 BC − AD 220). Under the Ming dynasty, Ming and Qing dynasty, Qing, the town and its hinterland was known as Xuzhou fu (administrative subdivision), Commandery pinyin, p''Xùzhōufǔ''), which was variously romanized as Suifu, Suifoo, and Suchow. Its population around 1907 was estimated at 50,000. Geography and climate Yibin is located in the southeast portion of Sichuan at the southern end of the Sichuan Basin, bordering Zhaotong (Yunnan) to the south, Luzhou to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gong County, Sichuan
Gong County or Gongxian () is a county located in southern Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Yibin city. It is mainly known to travelers for the hanging coffins, a site which dates back nearly 3,000 years and is attributed to the Bo people, who died out around 400 years ago. Hanging coffins of Bo people Hanging coffins carved from a single log are found in the areas once inhabited by Bo people (China). Climate Notable people *Chang Xiangyu Chang Xiangyu () was a Chinese opera actress who performed renditions of the story of Hua Mulan across China in support of the Korean War and who appeared in a 1956 screen adaption. Biography Chang was born in 1923 into a poor farming family in ... References County-level divisions of Sichuan Counties and districts of Yibin {{Sichuan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guyue People
Zhongguyue () is a township-level division of Pingshan County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China. See also *List of township-level divisions of Hebei *Guyue Bridge The Guyue Bridge () is an arch bridge located in Yiwu, Zhejiang province, China. Introduction The bridge is located in Chi'an Town (), and it's about 100-meter western of the Yazhi Street (雅治街). It goes across the ''Dragon Creek'' (traditio ... * Xi'an guyue References Township-level divisions of Hebei {{Shijiazhuang-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yingtan
Yingtan () is a prefecture-level city in the east of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Fujian to the southeast. Its location near the trisection of Jiangxi, Fujian, and Zhejiang has made it a strategically important city for centuries. Today, it continues to be a major rail transport hub. It is best known as the ''Capital of Copper'', and here placed Jiangxi Copper and its smelting factory. Near the city of Yingtan is the resort area Mount Longhu which purports to be the birthplace of Taoism and hence has great symbolic value to Taoists. The region has many interesting temples, cave complexes, mountains and villages. Administration The municipal executive, legislature and judiciary are in Yuehu District (), together with the CPC and Public Security bureaux. Yingtan oversees two districts and a county-level city: *Yuehu District () * Yujiang District () *Guixi City Guixi () is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Yingt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longhushan
Mount Longhu (, Gan: Lung-fu San) is located in Yingtan, Jiangxi, China. It is famous for being one of the birthplaces of Taoism, with many Taoist temples built upon the mountainside. It is particularly important to the Zhengyi Dao as the Shangqing Temple and the Mansion of the Taoist Master are located here. It is known as one of the Four Sacred Mountains of Taoism. Two notable temples on Mount Longhu are the temples of Immortal City () and Zheng Yi (), both founded by Zhang Daoling (), the Han Dynasty founder of the religion. There are more Taoist temples in nearby Shangqing (), one of which is mentioned in the beginning of the famous Chinese famous traditional novel ''Outlaws of the Marsh'' (). Mount Longhu also has cultural significance as a historical burial site of the Guyue people, who placed their dead in hanging coffins on the mountains cliff faces. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiangxi
Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north into hillier areas in the south and east, it shares a border with Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the northeast, Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, Hunan to the west, and Hubei to the northwest. The name "Jiangxi" is derived from the circuit administrated under the Tang dynasty in 733, Jiangnanxidao (; Gan: Kongnomsitau). The abbreviation for Jiangxi is "" (; Gan: Gōm), for the Gan River which runs across from the south to the north and flows into the Yangtze River. Jiangxi is also alternately called ''Ganpo Dadi'' () which literally means the "Great Land of Gan and Po". After the fall of the Qing dynasty, Jiangxi became one of the earliest bases for the Communists and many peasants were recruited to join the growing people's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South China Morning Post
The ''South China Morning Post'' (''SCMP''), with its Sunday edition, the ''Sunday Morning Post'', is a Hong Kong-based English-language newspaper owned by Alibaba Group. Founded in 1903 by Tse Tsan-tai and Alfred Cunningham, it has remained Hong Kong's newspaper of record since British colonial rule. Editor-in-chief Tammy Tam succeeded Wang Xiangwei in 2016. The ''SCMP'' prints paper editions in Hong Kong and operates an online news website. The newspaper's circulation has been relatively stable for years—the average daily circulation stood at 100,000 in 2016. In a 2019 survey by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the ''SCMP'' was regarded relatively as the most credible paid newspaper in Hong Kong. The ''SCMP'' was owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation from 1986 until it was acquired by Malaysian real estate tycoon Robert Kuok in 1993. On 5 April 2016, Alibaba Group acquired the media properties of the SCMP Group, including the ''SCMP''. In January 2017, former D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zigui County
Zigui County () is a county of western Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yichang and encompasses the easternmost portion of the Yangtze River Gorges, including the Xiling Gorge. The county seat of Zigui is now the town of Maoping (), situated a few kilometers west of the Three Gorges Dam on the high southern shore of the river. The original Zigui town was upstream to the west and was abandoned and submerged under the rising waters of the reservoir in the early years of the 21st century. As it is common in China, Maoping is typically labelled as "Zigui County" () or simply "Zigui" () on most maps. Administrative divisions Eight towns: * Maoping (), Guizhou (), (), Shazhenxi (), Lianghekou (), Guojiaba (), Yanglinqiao (), Jiuwanxi () Four townships: * Shuitianba Township (), Xietan Township (), Meijiahe Township (), Moping Township () Climate Tourism A good view of the Three Gorges Dam, and of an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubei
Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The provincial capital, Wuhan, serves as a major transportation hub and the political, cultural, and economic hub of central China. Hubei's name is officially abbreviated to "" (), an ancient name associated with the eastern part of the province since the State of E of the Western Zhou dynasty of –771 BCE; a popular name for Hubei is "" () (suggested by that of the powerful State of Chu, which existed in the area during the Eastern Zhou dynasty of 770 – 256 BCE). Hubei borders the provinces of Henan to the north, Anhui to the east, Jiangxi to the southeast, Hunan to the south, Chongqing to the west, and Shaanxi to the northwest. The high-profile Three Gorges Dam is located at Yichang, in the west of the province. Hubei is the 7th-largest p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuyi Mountains
The Wuyi Mountains or Wuyishan (; formerly known as Bohea Hills in early Western documents) are a mountain range located in the prefecture of Nanping, in northern Fujian province near the border with Jiangxi province, China. The highest peak in the area is Mount Huanggang at on the border of Fujian and Jiangxi, making it the highest point of both provinces; the lowest altitudes are around . Many oolong and black teas are produced in the Wuyi Mountains, including Da Hong Pao ('big red robe') and lapsang souchong, and are sold as Wuyi tea. The mountain range is known worldwide for its status as a refugium for several rare and endemic plant species, its dramatic river valleys, and the abundance of important temples and archeological sites in the region, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Wuyi Mountains are located between Wuyishan City of the Nanping prefecture in northwest Fujian province, and the town of Wuyishan within Shangrao city in northeast Jiangxi province. Descr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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