prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of China ...
of
Hangzhou
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East China
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A concept abolished in 1978, for economical purposes the region was defined from 1949 to 1961 by the Chinese Central Govern ...
. Fuyang is located in the northwest of Zhejiang on the
Fuchun River
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, a tributary of the Qiantang River. The city is the birthplace of numerous notable individuals, including modern Chinese short story writer and poet
Yu Dafu
Yu Wen, better known by his courtesy name Yu Dafu (December 7, 1896 – September 17, 1945) was a modern Chinese short story writer and poet. He was one of the new literary group initiators, and this new literary group was named the Creation Soc ...
.
As of 2002, it has a population of approximately 680,000 of whom some 135,000 come from other cities and 90,000 Druzes inside the walls. The total area of Fuyang is .
History
Fuyang was founded during the
Qin dynasty
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in 221 BC. The settlement's first name was Fuchun with the name of Fuyang used from 394 AD onwards.
Recent research has shown that the
Ming dynasty
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Yuan dynasty
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forces during the closing years of that dynasty. Evidence of the pursuit has been found on the Tianzhong and Anding Mountains as well as in Yushan Village.
During an offensive against the rebels in Zhejiang at the time of the
Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion, also known as the Taiping Civil War or the Taiping Revolution, was a massive rebellion and civil war that was waged in China between the Manchu-led Qing dynasty and the Han, Hakka-led Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. It laste ...
(18501864), Imperial commander
Zuo Zongtang
Zuo Zongtang, Marquis Kejing ( also spelled Tso Tsung-t'ang; ; November 10, 1812 – September 5, 1885), sometimes referred to as General Tso, was a Chinese statesman and military leader of the late Qing dynasty.
Born in Xiangyin County, ...
laid siege to Hangzhou and gradually captured the surrounding towns, including Fuyang to the southwest. In the final assault, General Jiang Yili and French commander Paul d'Aiguebelle () destroyed part of the walls and took the city by storm, before sacking it.
In the early 20th century Fuyang was a hub for paper and bamboo products with Fuyanese bamboo used for the ribbing in paper umbrellas produced in Hangzhou.
Chinese
Guomindang
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forces fought numerous battles against the
Imperial Japanese Army
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in Fuyang and Xindeng, then a separate administrative area, during the World War II Japanese occupation of China. In December 1937 neighboring Hangzhou fell to the Japanese army and in January 1939 Japanese and Chinese forces fought for control of Fuyang. In 1942 Japanese forces clashed with Chinese Guomindang troops for control of Xindeng during a Japanese offensive against Jinhua, the then capital of Zhejiang province. The
United States Army Air Forces
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bombed Japanese positions in Fuyang in August 1943, reportedly inflicting hundreds of casualties. In early August 1945, Japanese troops launched an offensive from Fuyang and captured the neighboring centers of Tonglu, Xindeng, and
Lin'an City
Lin'an District () is one of ten District (China), urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang, Zhejiang Province, East China, East China. It is located in northwest Zhejiang as a separate urban area of Hangz ...
.
In 2011, a serious storm caused damage to many buildings in Fuyang. On the 23June, 457 farmhouses collapsed through storm damage, leading to compensation claims of more than 50,000 yuan. The seriousness of the catastrophe surpassed that of a 2009 typhoon in which 380 farmhouses suffered damage. The reconstruction cost the government a significant amount.
Geography and climate
Fuyang has a total area of and is located at . The city extends EW and NS.
The area has many low mountains, hills, valleys, hills, basins, plains and other types of landscape. The low hilly area covers (75.9%) of the total area, while the plains account for 18.7% and water areas 5.4%.
Located in northwestern Zhejiang province, in 1994 Fuyang was administratively merged into Hangzhou. The city has several highways including the
G320 national road
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* G-3 (Europe), the top three economies in the European Union
* G-3 (Latin America), the grouping of Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela
Military
* AEG G.III, a German World War I heavy bomber
* Al ...
, ''Hangxijing'', as well as highways 05, 23, 19 and 14. Fuyang is from Hangzhou and convenient transport makes it possible to reach
Hangzhou Train Station
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and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport within one hour.
In 2012, 45 natural disasters occurred in Fuyang, the majority not serious, although eight people died in October.
To the southeast of the city, mountains cover a total area of , accounting for the 16.9% of the city and 22.3% of the total mountain area. The elevation in this area exceeds while the relative height is more than .
The climate in Fuyang is
temperate
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and humid subtropical monsoon during the spring and summer seasons. The annual average temperature is with of precipitation.
Architecture
A significant percentage of historic Fuyang city was demolished by wars in the 1940s and China's modernization campaign that began in the 1980s. Many of the notable structures standing in Fuyang today are of recent construction.
The Fuchun River waterfront runs several kilometers along the left bank of the river and is a center for social gatherings and sightseeing. Yu Dafu Park is located on the riverfront.
The
Fuyang International Trade Center Hotel
() is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Anhui province, China. It borders Bozhou to the northeast, Huainan to the southeast, Lu'an to the south, and the province of Henan on all other sides.
Its population was 8,200,264 inhabitants at the ...
() is one of the most prominent structures in Fuyang. The five-star luxury hotel is situated on the left bank of the Fuchun River and was constructed with 320 million RMB in funding by the Zhejiang Sea & Land Holding Group Co., Ltd. The structure covers an area of , has 27 floors, and is the tallest building in Fuyang.
Mountains
Fuyang is known for its scenic mountain views and has numerous notable mountains, including Longmen Mountain, Ting Mountain, Guanshan Mountain and others. Many of these mountainous areas serve as places for locals to relax.
* Guan Mountain () is one of the best known tourist attractions in Fuyang. The mountain takes its name from its resemblance to a stork standing close to the nearby Fuchun River. Throughout history, the mountain has been deemed a place of seclusion with many historic figures including
Li Bai
Li Bai (, 701–762), also pronounced as Li Bo, courtesy name Taibai (), was a Chinese poet, acclaimed from his own time to the present as a brilliant and romantic figure who took traditional poetic forms to new heights. He and his friend Du F ...
, the well-known Chinese Tang dynasty poet and Song dynasty poet and politician
Su Dongpo
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Computer scientists and mathematicians often voc ...
repairing to the area. The Songjun Villa was the home of Fuyang poet and author
Yu Dafu
Yu Wen, better known by his courtesy name Yu Dafu (December 7, 1896 – September 17, 1945) was a modern Chinese short story writer and poet. He was one of the new literary group initiators, and this new literary group was named the Creation Soc ...
(18961945) and his mother. This and other sites have been preserved by the Fuyang local government.
* Longmen Mountain () is located in the village of Xingmeiwu, and at is the highest mountain in Fuyang.
* Mount Tianzhong is also a noted feature.
Parks and zoos
* Xinsha Island () is a small island in the middle of the Fuchun river, with an area of and is surrounded by water and trees. West of the island is the largest natural freshwater swimming pool in east China. The beach area extends to . The island is a popular tourist destination during the summer.
* Yu Dafu Park () is located near the Fuchun River and is a memorial to the writer
Yu Dafu
Yu Wen, better known by his courtesy name Yu Dafu (December 7, 1896 – September 17, 1945) was a modern Chinese short story writer and poet. He was one of the new literary group initiators, and this new literary group was named the Creation Soc ...
.
*
Hangzhou Wild Animal World Zoo
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()is the largest zoo in eastern China.
* Enbo Park () is one of the oldest parks in Fuyang and is home to the historic Enbo Bridge.
* Changpukan is a well known location in Fuyang and includes Changpuling mountain.
*
Guanshan Park Guanshan may refer to:
* Guanshan Subdistrict, a part of Hongshan District, Wuhan, Hubei, China
*Guanshan Village () in Xiangzikou, Ningxiang Prefecture, Hunan
*Guanshan, Taitung, an urban township in Taiwan
* Guanshan Waterfront Park, a park in G ...
()is located within Fuyang city east of the river, and is a first-level national scenic area, known as the east China culture notable mountains.
*
Huang Gongwang Forest Park Huang or Hwang may refer to:
Location
* Huang County, former county in Shandong, China, current Longkou City
* Yellow River, or Huang River, in China
* Huangshan, mountain range in Anhui, China
* Huang (state), state in ancient China.
* Hwang Riv ...
() was named after painter Huang Gongwang's well-known masterpiece ''Fu chun shan ju tu''. It covers of which 96.5% is forest.
*
Dong Wu Park
Dong or DONG may refer to:
Places
* Dong Lake, or East Lake, a lake in China
* Dong, Arunachal Pradesh, a village in India
* Dong (administrative division) (동 or 洞), a neighborhood division in Korea
Persons
*Queen Dong (1623–1681), prince ...
() is on Jiangbin West Road and occupies . Inside the park, there is a artificial lake. The design and the style of structure represent the culture of the
Three Kingdoms Period
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.
Surrounding Villages
* Longmen Village () lies from Fuyang and is a modern tourist attraction ranked as an AAAAclass national scenic spot. The village is surrounded by mountains. It is named after an ancient poem written by the poet Yan Ziling (严子陵) when he visited here. Also, it is the homeland of Sun Quan, who was the king of Wu during the Three Kingdom Period. A children's entertainment park is located near the ''Rainbow bridge.''
*
Jinzhu Village Jinzhu may refer to the following locations in China:
* Jinzhu, Sichuan (; ''Jīnzhū Zhèn''), in Daocheng County, Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan
* Jinzhu, Zhejiang (; ''Jīnzhú Zhèn''), in Suichang County
* Jinzhu Township, Cho ...
is located in Gaoqiao town.
One of the historic architectural features in Fuyang is Longmengkezhan (), noted for its local specialties and traditional snacks such as Shenxian Chicken and Youcaidofupi. People believe that the great Sun Quan set off from exactly here after his mother made him the special food of his hometown. Increasing numbers of tourists now visit this place of interest.
Government
The chief political officer of the Fuyang Municipal People's Government is the Mayor of Fuyang. Under the mayor are deputy mayors and chief directors of municipal departments of the office and city bureau. In addition there is a local Vice Secretary of the
Communist Party
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, a position currently occupied by
Huang Haifeng Huang or Hwang may refer to:
Location
* Huang County, former county in Shandong, China, current Longkou City
* Yellow River, or Huang River, in China
* Huangshan, mountain range in Anhui, China
* Huang (state), state in ancient China.
* Hwang Riv ...
() Huang also serves as the acting Mayor of Fuyang.
The executive vice mayor of Fuyang is Tong Dinggan. There are several vice mayors, including
Fang Renzhen
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Wang Xiaoding
Wang may refer to:
Names
* Wang (surname) (王), a common Chinese surname
* Wāng (汪), a less common Chinese surname
* Titles in Chinese nobility
* A title in Korean nobility
* A title in Mongolian nobility
Places
* Wang River in Thailand ...
Qiu Fushui Qiu may refer to:
*Qiū (surname), Chinese surnames
*Qiú (surname), Chinese surnames
* Qiu County, in Hebei, China
*Kǒng Qiū (), better known as Confucius
*''Qiu!'', a 2005 album by the ambient post-rock band Windsor Airlift
Windsor Airlift ...
Jiang Jun
Jiang may refer to:
* ''Jiang'' (rank), rank held by general officers in the military of China
*Jiang (surname), several Chinese surnames
**Jiang Zemin (1926–2022), as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
*Jiang River, an ancient riv ...
() is the secretary of Fuyang district committee of the Communist Party. The bureau chief of Fuyang is
Liu xuejun
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(), while
Xu Fengming
Xu or XU may refer to:
People and characters
* Xu (surname), one of two Chinese surnames ( or /), transliterated as Xu in English
* ǃXu, a name for the ǃKung group of Bushmen; may also refer to the ǃKung language or the ǃKung people
* ǃXu ...
() serves as the state taxation bureau chief of Fuyang
Administrative divisions
There are four
subdistricts A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a district.
Equivalents
* Administrative posts of East Timor, formerly Portuguese-language
* Kelurahan, in Indonesia
* Mukim, a township in Brunei, Indon ...
, 15
towns
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
, and six
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
under the city's administration:
Subdistricts
*
Fuchun Subdistrict
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Chunjiang Subdistrict
Chunjiang is a southern subdistrict of Fuyang
() is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Anhui province, China. It borders Bozhou to the northeast, Huainan to the southeast, Lu'an to the south, and the province of Henan on all other sides ...
Chang'an
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Longmen Longmen () may refer to:
*Longmen (mythology), The Dragon Gate in Chinese mythology, located at the top of a waterfall cascading from a legendary mountain
*Longmen Grottoes, collection of Buddhist cave art in Luoyang
*Longmen Mountains, mountain ra ...
Shangguan Township Shangguan is the atonal pinyin romanization of various Chinese words and names, and may refer to:
* Shangguan (surname), a Chinese compound surname
* Shangguan, Dali (上关镇, ''Shàngguān zhèn''), a town in Dali, Yunnan, China
* (上莞镇 ...
()
*
Yushan Township Yushan or Yu Shan may refer to:
Places
* Yu Shan (), highest point in Taiwan
* Yushan Range (), a mountain range in Taiwan
* Yushan National Park (), Taiwan
* Yushan County (), Jiangxi
* Yushan District (), Ma'anshan, Anhui
* Yushan (), Changshu, ...
The city's GDP in 2010 was 41.58 billion yuan while in December 2012 the consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.9%
Fuyang, especially the Chunjiang Subdistrict, is an industrial center with over 200
paper mills
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and
copper
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factories. Light industries including paper making and textiles industry constitute about eighty-percent of Fuyang's domestic industry. The paper-making industry was originally based in the small village of Liyuan with the best known product being strawboard.
Fuyang ranks in the top 100 towns in China for economic growth.
The first business village in Fuyang was Tangjiawu.
In May 1992, based on Fuyang's location, resources and industrial advantages, four centers were established in Fuchun Bay, Farmers City, Silver Lake and Takahashi to speed up the improvement of infrastructure, promote investment, and introduce a large number of projects driven by the tourism industry, real estate and other tertiary industries. Integration with Hangzhou's large scale transportation and travel infrastructure was also made a priority.
The
Fuyang Economic Development Zone
() is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Anhui province, China. It borders Bozhou to the northeast, Huainan to the southeast, Lu'an to the south, and the province of Henan on all other sides.
Its population was 8,200,264 inhabitants at the ...
(), formerly known as the Fuchun River Economic Development Zone was founded in 1992. It was the first provincial-level development zone approved by the People's Government of Zhejiang Province. In 2005, following a national audit it was upgraded to the Fuyang Economic Development Zone, and in 2012 it became the Fuyang National Economic and Technological Development Zone.
In 2002, the richest man in Fuyang was Jianyi Wang. He was also considered the 99th wealthiest Chinese by Forbes.
Notable companies
Zhejiang Fuchunjiang Smelting Co.,Ltd. () was founded in 1958 and is located on the banks of the Fuchun River. The company specializes in the production and operation of copper smelting and employees more than 990 people, include engineers and technical personnel. Average annual output is 36,000 tons of blister copper, 100,000 tons of electrolytic copper, four tons of gold, 120 tons of silver, and 80,000 tons of industrial sulfuric acid.
Zhejiang Fuchunjiang Environmental Thermoelectric Co.,Ltd. () was the first listed company in Fuyang. The company is mainly engaged in the business of cogeneration. The main products are electricity and steam, with a total installed capacity of 88 mW and an average heating capacity of 415 ZhengDun/hour. Electricity and steam respectively accounted for 30% and 70% of operating income.
Transportation
Fuyang District is served by
Line 6 (Hangzhou Metro)
Line 6 () is a partially operational subway line of the Hangzhou Metro. The line runs from (in Xihu District, Hangzhou, Xihu District) and (in Fuyang District), merging at station, stretching through the south bank of Qiantang River before tu ...
. Another mode of
public transportation
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in Fuyang is an extensive public bus system. The main bus terminals are located at Dapuzha, New Transport Station, Maternity Care Hospital, Second Food Market, Guanshan Park, Jiangnan High school, and Fuyang Film station.. The fare for Fuyang's ubiquitous taxis start at 7 yuan. There are two long-distance bus stations in Fuyang, Fuyang New Bus Station () and Fuyang New South Bus Station (). There are frequent buses running between Fuyang District and urban area of Hangzhou, and other nearby cities.
The major highway near Fuyang is the Highway 320, which begins in
Shanghai
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and ends in
Yunnan
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.
Lushan Street
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() is the main throughway in Fuyang. Private vehicles traveling along the highways connecting Fuyang with Hangzhou and neighboring urban centers are subject to toll fees.
Education
There are a number of primary and secondary schools located in Fuyang administered by the Fuyang Metropolitan Education Board.
Xu Yichao
Xu or XU may refer to:
People and characters
* Xu (surname), one of two Chinese surnames ( or /), transliterated as Xu in English
* ǃXu, a name for the ǃKung group of Bushmen; may also refer to the ǃKung language or the ǃKung people
* ǃXu ...
() is director general of the Fuyang Education Department. Among the schools that fall under the Fuyang Metropolitan Education Board's jurisdiction are:
Primary schools
*Yongxing Primary School (永兴小学)
*Fuyang No. 1 Primary School (富阳一小) Also known as Fuyang Experiment Primary School, it was founded in 1905 during the reign of the
Qing dynasty
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Guangxu Emperor
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.
*Fuyang No. 2 Primary School (富阳二小)
*Fuyang No. 3 Primary school (富阳三小)
*Fuyang No. 4 Primary school (富阳四小)
*Fuyang No. 5 Primary school (富阳五小)
*Fuyang No. 6 Primary school (富阳六小)
*Fuyang No. 7 Primary school (富阳七小)
*Fuyang Dayuanzhen Central School (富阳市大源镇中心小学)
*Fuyang Chunjiang Central School (富阳市春江中心小学)
*Fuyang Wanshizhen Central School (富阳市万市镇中心小学)
Middle schools
* Fuyang Yongxing Middle School (永兴中学) has 42 classes, more than 2400 students and 160 teachers. The school includes various courses, especially for the study of English. Students have six classes every week as well as morning and evening English reading time. Every Wednesday afternoon, there are more than 70 clubs for students to participate in and expand their outlook. Every year the school has a summer and winter camp, which provide students with opportunities to study aboard.
*Fuchun Middle School (富春中学)
*Yudafu Middle School (郁达夫中学)
*Dongzhou Middle School (东州中学)
*Fuchun Third Middle School (富春三中)
High schools
*
Fuyang High School
Fuyang High School (富阳中学) is a resident high school for seniors located in Fuyang, Zhejiang, China. It is known for its high academic standards and achievements through such means as providing native English speakers as English teachers, a ...
, includes the Fuyang AP Center (). There are a total of almost 260 students who study at the Fuyang AP center, almost 60 students in grade 12, 70 students in grade 11 and 130 students in grade 10. Fuyang High School has sub-campuses, including Fuyang High School, Fuyang South River High school, Fuyang Yongxin Middle School, Fuyang Chunjiang Middle School and Fuyang High School AP Center. These five schools are all well known in Fuyang.
*
Jiangnan High School
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Shiyan High School
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Daqing Vocational School
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Fuyangese cuisine has a long history and is based on the culinary traditions of Zhejiang Province. Taste, color, and freshness are important for components of traditional Fuyanese dishes, as is the shape of the final product. Some notable Fuyanese dishes includes Fuchun River Shad (), pork and vegetable dish called ''qianjiang rousi'' ()., Fuyangese roast duck (), ''You Deng Guo'' (), ''sanshan''
chestnuts
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The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce.
The unrelated ...
(), and a Fuyanese version of
tofu
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skin (). Local produce includes Anding Mountain watermelon (安顶山西瓜) Anding Mountain Yunwu Tea (), both cultivated on the farm land of local
Anding Mountain
Anding may refer to:
Places China Districts and counties ()
* Anding District, Dingxi, Gansu, formerly Anding County
* Zichang County, formerly Anding County
Towns ()
* Anding, Beijing, in Daxing District, Beijing
* , subdivision of Pi ...
. There is also a local fruit called ''baiguo'' ().
Huang Gongwang
Huang Gongwang (1269–1354), birth name Lu Jian (), was Chinese painter, poet, and writer born at the end of the Song dynasty in Changshu, Jiangsu. He was the oldest of the " Four Masters of the Yuan dynasty".
Biography
At the age of 10, the ...
. He began work on the painting in 1348 and took about three years to complete it then presented it to a
Taoist
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priest as a gift in 1350. A century later, the painting was acquired by the
Ming dynasty
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Shen Zhou
Shen Zhou (, 1427–1509), courtesy names Qi'nan () and Shitian (), was a Chinese painting, Chinese painter in the Ming dynasty. He lived during the post-transition period of the Yuan conquest of the Ming. Luckily, his family worked closely with ...
(1427–1509). During the reign of the
Chenghua Emperor
The Chenghua Emperor (; 9 December 1447 – 9 September 1487), personal name Zhu Jianshen, was the ninth Emperor of the Ming dynasty, who reigned from 1464 to 1487. His era name " Chenghua" means "accomplished change".
Childhood
Zhu Jianshen wa ...
(1465–1487), Shen Zhou sent the painting to an unnamed
calligrapher
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to be inscribed. However, the son of this calligrapher seized the painting which, after a few changes of hands, reemerged on the market for sale at a high price. Unable to afford it, there was nothing Shen Zhou could do except to make a copy of the painting himself. This imitation by Shen Zhou has become the most well-known and acclaimed copy among all others.
Not long after he made the copy, Shen Zhou gave it to a bureaucrat friend named Fan Shunju (). Fan Shunju then began to search for the authentic copy. When he found it, he bought it at a hefty price and invited Shen Zhou to inscribe it. Shen Zhou then noted down at the end of the scroll the story of how the painting was lost and found.
Over the following centuries, the painting passed through the hands of several owners, including Tan Zhiyi (),
Dong Qichang
Dong Qichang (; courtesy name Xuanzai (玄宰); 1555–1636), was a Chinese painter, calligrapher, politician, and art theorist of the later period of the Ming dynasty.
Life as a scholar and calligrapher
Dong Qichang was a native of Hua Ting (l ...
and Wu Zhengzhi (). When Wu Zhengzhi died, he passed the painting to his third son Wu Hongyu (), who loved the painting so much that when he went into seclusion, he left behind all valuables and only brought the painting and a copy of the ''
Thousand Character Classic
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'' by Master Zhiyong ().
Fortunately, Wu Hongyu's nephew Wu Jing'an rescued the painting, which was however already aflame and torn into two. The smaller piece, also the beginning section, measuring 51.4 centimeters long, was subsequently known as ''The Remaining Mountain'' (). After passing through the hands of numerous collectors, it came into the possession of Wu Hufan (), a painter and collector, during the 1940s. In 1956, it finally settled down in the
Zhejiang Provincial Museum
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in
Hangzhou
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.
In 2011, in order to help rebuild the relationship between mainland China and Taiwan, the ''Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountain'' was shown in Taipei's National Palace Museum.
Cinema
The spy film ''
Tianji(天机•富春山居图) Tianji may refer to:
*Tianji.com, Chinese social networking website
* Tianji, Funan County, Anhui, China
* Tianji Subdistrict, Huainan, Anhui, China
* Guangxi Tianji F.C., Chinese football club
See also
*Tian Ji
Tian Ji (), courtesy name Qi (齐 ...
'' will be released in June 2013. The film stars actress
Lin Zhiling
Lin Chi-ling (born 29 November 1974) is a Taiwanese model, actress, singer and television host.
Early life
Lin Chi-ling was born on 29 November 1974 in Taipei, Taiwan. Lin's father, Lin Fan-nan (), and her mother, Wu Tzu-mei (), are both from ...
and actor Liu Dehua and some scenes were shot in Fuyang.
Embroidery
Yongzhen Mao, the Director of Hunan Shaping Xiang Embroidery Museum, after two years planning invited the Chinese Crafts and Artisan Masters Aiyun Liu, Yan Shen, Yan Yang, Qiaoyun Chen, Min Yang, Ying Luo and over 30 other masters to recreate ''Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains'' as a tapestry. Over five months, the embroidery was finished according to its original size. The work is high and long, and uses threads of different shades of ink painting, in order to achieve "sub-colored ink" artistic effect. It is now stored in the
National Museum of China
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.
Festivals
* Annual Fuchun River Sports Festival () is an important part of the implementation of the five-year action plan to build the city's charismatic personality, expand its visibility and influence, and improve the city's image to enhance the quality of life.
*
Banshan Peach Blossom Festival
Banshan was a phase of the Chinese Neolithic Majiayao culture, c. 2600 to 2300 BC. The Banshan site is in Guanghe County, Gansu.
In 1923 and 1924, Swedish scholar J. G. Anderson discovered the sites of Banshan, Majiayao, Machang, Qijia and Xin ...
() Since 2004, Fuyang has successfully held a Peach Blossom Festival.
* Tea-picking Festival () People enjoy picking tea and to feel like a farmer.
Notable individuals
Fuyang is the birthplace of many notable people dating back to
Three Kingdoms period
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, including Li Zongmian, Li Tiao, and Lin Zhun.
Modern
*
Yu Dafu
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, one of the greatest Chinese literary figures of the first half of the 20th century. Among his works are the novels "Sinking", and "Guoqu." In 1945 Yu was executed in Singapore by the Japanese military and he is considered to be a Chinese martyr in the fight against Japanese imperialism.
* Sun Jie, Chinese Olympic rower, was born in Fuyang on June13, 1986.
* Hong Lei, the vice president of the
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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, was born in Fuyang in 1969 and attended Fuyang High School.
*
Yu Feng
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Life and career
Yu Feng was born on July 25, 1916, in Beijing, t ...
, noted artist and a niece of Yu Dafu. She was born in Fuyang in 1916.
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Jiang Zhenghua
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References
1937 births
Possibly living people
Vice Chairpersons of ...
, Vice-chairman of the
Standing Committee
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Mai Jia
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Biography
Jiang was born ...
, a writer and scriptwriter, was born in 1964. He was a recipient of the Mao Dun literature prize. He earned 28 million yuan in 2010, which made him the 15th wealthiest writer in China. Mai served in the army for seventeen years. Originally called Benxu Jiang, Mai Jia lives in Dayuan, Fuyang. He wrote the novels ''Jiemi,'' ''Ansuan,'' and ''Fengsheng.''
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Xu Yulan
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Early life
Xu Yulan was born in Zhejiang province (the location of present-day Xindeng township, Fuy ...
(), a noted
Yue opera
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Originating in Shengzhou, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province in 1906, Yue opera features actresses in male roles as well as femininity ...
tic.
Ancient
* Sun Quan, the king of Wu in the Three Kingdoms Period, was originally from
Longmen Longmen () may refer to:
*Longmen (mythology), The Dragon Gate in Chinese mythology, located at the top of a waterfall cascading from a legendary mountain
*Longmen Grottoes, collection of Buddhist cave art in Luoyang
*Longmen Mountains, mountain ra ...
in Fuyang.
*
Huang Gongwang
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Biography
At the age of 10, the ...
Luo Yin
Luo Yin ( 833 – 910, courtesy name Zhaojian), born Luo Heng, was a poet of the late Tang
Tang or TANG most often refers to:
* Tang dynasty
* Tang (drink mix)
Tang or TANG may also refer to:
Chinese states and dynasties
* Jin (Chinese s ...
was originally from Longmen, Fuyang. He was born in AD 833.
*
Li Zongmian
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Businesses and organizations
* Landscape Institute, a British professional body for landscape architects
* Leadership Institute, a non-profit organization located in Arlington, Virginia, US, that teaches "political tec ...
, () was a chancellor in the Tang dynasty.
* Tang Dynasty
calligrapher
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Sun Guoting
Sun Guoting () (646–691) or Sun Qianli (孫虔禮),It is not known whether Guoting was his name and Qianli his courtesy name, or the other way around. was a Chinese calligrapher of the early Tang Dynasty, remembered for his cursive calligraphy ...
wrote the notable work
Shu Pu
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().
* Two well known prime ministers in feudal China, Dong Bangda and Dong Hao, were a father and son who originated from Fuyang.