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西海 (other)
西海, meaning "West Sea (other), west sea", may refer to: In the Chinese reading Xīhǎi: *Xihai Jun, a prefecture of ancient China *Qinghai Lake, one of the Four Seas of China In the Korean reading Seohae, alternatively spelled Sŏhae: *Sohae University (:ko:서해대학교, 서해대학교/西海大學校) in Gunsan, South Korea *Former name of Hwanghae, one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon dynasty *The Yellow Sea, sometimes also called the West Sea of Korea In the Japanese readings Saikai or Nishiumi: *Saikaidō, a region of ancient Japan *Saikai, Nagasaki (西海市), city in Nagasaki Prefecture *Nishiumi, Ehime (西海町), former village in Ehime Prefecture {{chinese title disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Sea (other)
West Sea or Western Sea may refer to: *Atlantic Ocean *Pacific Ocean *Indian Ocean *Mediterranean Sea *Yellow Sea, as used in Korea *Baltic Sea, the English translation of the Estonian name for the sea *North Sea, the English translation of an alternative Danish name for the sea *Qinghai Lake, the English translation of an alternative Chinese name for the lake and one of the Four Seas *Sea of the West, mythical sea in North America * Xihai (other) (西海), translated into English as West Sea *West Sea Barrage, Nampho, North Korea See also * Western Sea (other) * North Sea (other) * East Sea (other) * South Sea (other) * 西海 * * * West (other) West is a cardinal direction or compass point. West or The West may also refer to: Geography and locations Global context * The Western world * Western culture and Western civilization in general * The Western Bloc, countries allied with NAT ... * Sea (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xihai Jun
Xihai Jun (西海郡) is a prefecture of ancient China located in Qingzang Plateau. ''Xi'' means west, ''Hai'' means sea, and ''Jun'' is a kind of administrative unit above county in ancient China and may be translated as prefecture or province. Xihai Jun or Xihai Prefecture was first established in the 4th year of Yuanshi (元始四年, AD 4) in the Han dynasty. The site of the Longqi (龍耆), the capital city of Xihai Jun in the Han dynasty, is located on the south bank of Huangshui River (湟水), near Qinghai Lake at {{coord, 36.9074, N, 100.9809, E, display=inline,title. Today, it is called Sanjiao Cheng (三角城, Delta City). It is near the county town of Haiyan County (海晏縣) and 90 kilometers west to Xining City, the capital city Qinghai province. In the 23rd year of Zhenguan (貞觀二十三年, AD 649), King of Xihai Jun (西海郡王) was conferred upon Songtsen Gampo (松贊幹布), the King of Tubo (吐蕃, or Tibet), by Tang Gaozong (唐高宗), the emper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qinghai Lake
Qinghai Lake is the list of lakes by area, largest lakes of China, lake in China. Located in an endorheic basin in Qinghai Province, to which it gave its name, Qinghai Lake is classified as an alkaline lake, alkaline saline lake, salt lake. The lake has fluctuated in size, shrinking over much of the 20th century but increasing since 2004. It had a surface area of , an average depth of , and a maximum depth of in 2008. Names ''Qinghai'' is the Chinese tones, atonal pinyin romanization of Chinese, romanisation of the Standard Chinese, Mandarin pronunciation of the Chinese language, Chinese name Although modern Chinese distinguishes between the colors blue and green, Blue–green distinction in language, this distinction did not exist in classical Chinese. The color (''qīng'') was Blue–green distinction in language#Chinese, a "single" color inclusive of both blue and green as separate shades. The name is thus variously translated as "Blue Sea", "Green Sea", "Blue-Green Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sohae University
Sohae Satellite Launching Station (, also known as Tongch'ang-dong Space Launch Center and Pongdong-ri) is a rocket launching site in Tongch'ang-ri, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, North Korea. The base is located among hills close to the northern border with China. The spaceport was built on the site of the village Pongdong-ri which was displaced during construction. It was the site for the 13 April 2012 launch of the North Korean satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3, which was launched to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung. The rocket launch failed, but on 12 December of the same year Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 was successfully launched and brought into Earth orbit. The launches were controversial as they were dismissed by the US as tests of ballistic missile technology and hence of breach of an agreement made between North Korea and the US in February 2012. During the 2018 North Korea–United States summit, Kim Jong Un promised that North Korea would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunsan
Gunsan (; ), also romanized as Kunsan, is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in North Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is on the south bank of the Geum River just upstream from its exit into the Yellow Sea. It has emerged as a high-tech manufacturing industrial city and an international trade seaport that is approximately southwest of Seoul on the midwest coast of the Korean Peninsula. Kunsan Air Base operated by the United States Air Force is in the city. To encourage investment, a free trade zone has been declared. History Gunsan was a small fishing village on the banks of the Geum River, near where the river spills into the Yellow Sea. It sits on the fertile western ''Honam'' plain where much rice is harvested. Gunsan became a port in the late 19th century largely due to pressure from the Japanese on the Koreans to ship rice to Japan. In 1899, Gunsan Port officially opened up to international trade. Gunsan was largely settled by Japanese during the period of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hwanghae
Hwanghae Province (''Hwanghae-do'' ) was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon era. Hwanghae was located in the northwest of Korea. The provincial capital was Haeju. The regional name for the province was Haeseo (). It is a region of Korea that occupies what is now North Hwanghae and South Hwanghae provinces of North Korea, as well as Baengnyeong Island and Ongjin County of South Korea. Etymology The name of the region, ''Haeseo'', means "West of the Sea", in reference to the region being to the west of Gyeonggi Bay, the portion of the Yellow Sea offshore of Incheon and Ganghwa Island. History In 1395, the province was organized as Punghae (). In 1417, the province was renamed Hwanghae. The name derived from the names of the two principal cities of Hwangju () and Haeju ). In 1895, the province was reorganized into the Districts of Haeju () in the west and Gaeseong () in the east, but in 1896, a new system of thirteen provinces was established, and Hwan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yellow Sea
The Yellow Sea, also known as the North Sea, is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula, and can be considered the northwestern part of the East China Sea. Names It is one of four seas named after color terms (the others being the Black Sea, the Red Sea and the White Sea), and its name is descriptive of the golden-yellow color of the silt-ridden water discharged from major rivers. The innermost bay of northwestern Yellow Sea is called the Bohai Sea (previously Gulf of Zhili / Beizhili), into which flow some of the most important rivers of northern China, such as the Yellow River (through Shandong province and its capital Jinan), the Hai River (through Beijing and Tianjin) and the Liao River (through Liaoning province). The northeastern extension of the Yellow Sea is called the Korea Bay, into which flow the Yalu River, the Chongchon River and the Taedong River. Geography Extent The International Hydrographi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saikaidō
The is a Japanese geographical term. It means both an ancient division of the country and the main road running through it. Saikaido was one of the main Circuit (subnational entity), circuits of the Gokishichidō system, which was originally established during the Asuka period. This name identified the geographic region of Kyūshū and the islands of Tsushima Island, Tsushima and Iki Island, Iki. It consisted of nine Old provinces of Japan, ancient provinces and two islands.Compare Nankaidō, which includes all of Shikoku, is the "southern sea circuit" and Tōkaidō (region), Tōkaidō is the "eastern sea circuit", made famous by the wood-block prints of Hokusai and Hiroshige. The provinces included Chikuzen Province, Chikuzen, Chikugo Province, Chikugo, Buzen Province, Buzen, Bungo Province, Bungo, Hizen Province, Hizen, Higo Province, Higo, Hyūga Province, Hyūga, Satsuma Province, Satsuma and Ōsumi Province, Ōsumi. See also * Comparison of past and present administrativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saikai, Nagasaki
270px, Saikai Bridge is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Population , the city had an estimated population of 25,184 in 12447 households, and a population density of 100 people per km2. The total area of the city is . History Sakai is within ancient Hizen Province. The city of Saikai was established on April 1, 2005, from the merger of five towns on the northern tip of Nishisonogi Peninsula: the former town of Saikai, Ōseto, Ōshima, Sakito and Seihi (all from Nishisonogi District). Its city hall is the former town hall of Ōseto. Geography Saikai is located on the northern tip of the Nishisonogi Peninsula, surrounded on three sides by the Goto Sea, Sasebo Bay, and Ōmura Bay, and islands scattered around the area. Most of the area has a ria coastline, with a complex, indented coastline. The highest peak on the peninsula is Mount Nagaura, 561 meters above sea level (the summit is in Nagasaki City). The area down to the coast is hilly and includes everg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
