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1976 Tangshan Earthquake
The 1976 Tangshan earthquake () was a 7.6 earthquake that hit the region around Tangshan, Hebei, China, at 3:42 a.m. on 28 July 1976. The maximum intensity of the earthquake was XI (''Extreme'') on the Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli scale. In minutes, 85 percent of the buildings in Tangshan collapsed or were rendered unusable, all services failed, and most of the highway and railway bridges collapsed or were seriously damaged. The official count stated 242,469 deaths, while historians accepted at least 300,000 died, making it the Lists of earthquakes#Deadliest earthquakes, deadliest earthquake in recorded history (excluding the famine deaths from the 1556 Shanxi earthquake) and one of the worst list of disasters in China by death toll, disasters in China by death toll. Earthquakes The earthquake sequence comprised two shocks with magnitudes of at least 7.0. The first struck at 3:42:55 in the morning (local time), approximately under the southern part of Tangshan.. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hebei
Hebei is a Provinces of China, province in North China. It is China's List of Chinese administrative divisions by population, sixth-most populous province, with a population of over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. It borders Shanxi to the west, Henan to the south, Shandong and Liaoning to the east, and Inner Mongolia to the north; in addition, Hebei entirely surrounds the direct-administered municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin on land. Its population is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu people, Manchu, 0.8% Hui people, Hui, and 0.3% Mongols in China, Mongol. Varieties of Chinese spoken include Jilu Mandarin, the Beijing dialect of Mandarin, and Jin Chinese. During the Spring and Autumn period, Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods (771–226 BC), the region was ruled by the states of Yan (state), Yan and Zhao (state), Zhao. During the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), the region was called Zhongshu Sheng, Zhongshu. It was called North Zhili during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tianjin
Tianjin is a direct-administered municipality in North China, northern China on the shore of the Bohai Sea. It is one of the National Central City, nine national central cities, with a total population of 13,866,009 inhabitants at the time of the 2020 Chinese census. Its metropolitan area, which is made up of 12 central districts (other than Baodi District, Baodi, Jizhou District, Tianjin, Jizhou, Jinghai District, Jinghai and Ninghe District, Ninghe), was home to 11,165,706 inhabitants and is also the world's 29th-largest agglomeration (between Chengdu and Rio de Janeiro) and 11th-List of cities proper by population, most populous city proper. Tianjin is governed as one of the four municipalities (alongside Beijing, Shanghai, and Chongqing) under the direct-administered municipalities of China, direct administration of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, State Council of Government of China, China. The city borders Hebei Province and Beijing Municipality, bounded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Guye, Tangshan
Guye District () is a district of the city of Tangshan, Hebei province, China. The district is located approximately to the east of Tangshan's urban center. Guye District spans an area of , and has a population of 358,461 per the 2010 Chinese Census. History Prior to 1950, the area was governed by nearby Luan County (), now Luanzhou. In 1950, it was formed as Tangshan District Seven (). In 1955, the area was reorganized as East Mining District (). In 1995, the area was reorganized as Guye District, which it remains today. On July 12, 2020, the district was the epicenter of a Magnitude 5.1 earthquake. There were no fatalities. Geography Guye District is located approximately to the east of Tangshan's urban center. The northern portion of the district has a relatively higher elevation, which the southern portion is relatively lower. Climate Guye District experiences an average annual precipitation of , and an average temperature of . Administrative divisions Guye Distric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kaiping, Tangshan
Kaiping District () is a district of Tangshan, Hebei, China. The district spans an area of , and has a population of about 240,000 as of 2012. History From the Qin dynasty to the Han dynasty, the present-day Kaiping District was part of Youbeiping Commandery. During the Tang dynasty, the area was reorganized as Shicheng County (Hebei), Shicheng County (). Shicheng County was abolished during the Liao dynasty. The area was reorganized as Yifeng County (Hebei), Yifeng County () during the Yuan dynasty. During the Ming dynasty, the area fell under the jurisdiction of . In the Qing dynasty, the area was split between Luanzhou County () and Fengrun County (). People's Republic of China In 1949, upon the Proclamation of the People's Republic of China, establishment of the People's Republic of China, the area was reorganized as Tangshan Fifth District (). In 1956, it was placed under the jurisdiction of Jiao District (). The area was briefly organized as Kaiping District from 1961 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lunan, Tangshan
Lunan District () is a district of the city of Tangshan, Hebei province, China. The district spans an area of , and has a population of 430,312 per the 2020 government census. Toponymy Lunan District derives its name from its location to the south of the Beijing–Shanhaiguan railway. History Much of Tangshan's early industry was concentrated in the area, especially in present-day Xiaoshan Subdistrict. According to the Lunan District government, the area of the present-day district was the site of China's first mechanized mine, first standard gauge railway, first steam locomotive, and mainland China's first university professor. Lunan District was established in 1952. Geography The and the Qinglong river () both flow through the district. Administrative divisions Lunan District administers nine subdistricts, one town, and one township A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lubei, Tangshan
Lubei District () is a District (China), district of the city of Tangshan, Hebei, China. The district's population totaled 743,504 as of 2010. History Lubei District was first established in 1955, but was merged into Lunan District and the now-defunct the following year. Lubei District was re-established in 1963. In July 2013, the Towns of China, town of was transferred from Fengrun District to Lubei District. In February 2021, the Hebei Provincial Government upgraded Guoyuan from a Townships of China, township to a town, reflecting the area's increased urbanization. Administrative divisions Lubei District administers 11 Subdistricts of China, subdistricts and 2 Towns of China, towns. The district's 11 subdistricts are Qiaotun Subdistrict (), Wenhua Road Subdistrict, Tangshan, Wenhua Road Subdistrict (), Diaoyutai Subdistrict, Tangshan, Diaoyutai Subdistrict (), Dongxincun Subdistrict (), Gangyao Subdistrict (), Jichang Road Subdistrict (), Hebei Road Subdistrict (), Longdo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
County-level City
A county-level city () is a County-level divisions of China, county-level administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China. County-level cities have judiciary, judicial but no legislature, legislative rights over their own local ordinance, local law and are usually governed by Administrative divisions of China#Prefectural level (2nd), prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by Administrative divisions of China#Provincial level (1st), province-level divisions. A county-level city is a "city" () and "county" () that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction. As such, it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal entity, and a county, which is an administrative division of a prefecture. Most county-level cities were created in the 1980s and 1990s by replacing denser populated Counties of China, counties. County-level cities are not "city, cities" in the strictest sense of the word, since they usually contain rural areas many times the size ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Fengrun District
Fengrun District () is a district of the city of Tangshan, Hebei province, China. The district spans an area of , and has a population of 800,740 as of 2020. History During the Warring States period, the area of present-day Fengrun District belonged to the Yan State. In the Qin dynasty, the area was incorporated as part of the Youbeiping Commandery. During the Western Han dynasty, the area belonged to Tuyin County (), Xuwu County (), and Changcheng County (). During the Northern Qi dynasty, Tuyin County was abolished, and merged into Wuzhong County (). In 1187, during the Jin dynasty, the area was reorganized as Yongji County (). In 1209, Yongji County was reorganized as Fengrun County, which it remains today, although some put the date of this change at 1368, during the Ming dynasty. People's Republic of China In 1983, Fengrun County was placed under the jurisdiction of Tangshan. On February 1, 2002, Fengrun County was upgraded to a district, and absorbed the now-defunct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Diluvium
Diluvium is an archaic term applied during the 1800s to widespread surficial deposits of sediments that could not be explained by the historic action of rivers and seas. Diluvium was initially argued to have been deposited by the action of extraordinary floods of vast extent, specifically the Noachian Flood.Neuendorf, K.K.E., J.P. Mehl, Jr., and J.A. Jackson, eds. (2005) ''Glossary of Geology'' (5th ed.). Alexandria, Virginia, American Geological Institute. 779 pp. Kotlyakov, V. and Komarova, A., 2006. ''Elsevier's dictionary of geography: in English, Russian, French, Spanish and German.'' New York, Elsevier Scientific Publishing. 1072 pp. In 1822 and 1823, William Buckland published the term ''diluvium'' in his monograph ''Reliquiae Diluvianae''Buckland, W., 1823. ''Reliquiae Diluvianae, or Observations on the Organic Remains Contained in Caves, Fissures, and Diluvial Gravel, and on Other Geological Phenomena, Attesting the Action of an Universal Deluge.'' 1st ed. John Murray, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alluvium
Alluvium (, ) is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluvium is also sometimes called alluvial deposit. Alluvium is typically geologically young and is not Consolidation (geology), consolidated into solid rock. Sediments deposited underwater, in seas, estuaries, lakes, or ponds, are not described as alluvium. Floodplain alluvium can be highly fertile, and supported some of the earliest human civilizations. Definitions The present Scientific consensus, consensus is that "alluvium" refers to loose sediments of all types deposited by running water in floodplains or in alluvial fans or related landforms. However, the meaning of the term has varied considerably since it was first defined in the French dictionary of Antoine Furetière, posthumously published in 1690. Drawing upon concepts from Roman law, Furetière defined ''alluvion'' (the French term for al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1975 Haicheng Earthquake
On February 4, 1975, at 19:36 Chinese Standard Time, CST, an earthquake of 7.5 and Modified Mercalli intensity scale, intensity (MMI) IX hit the city of Haicheng, Liaoning, China. Much of the city was evacuated before the earthquake, so few died from building collapse; however, many died from fire and hypothermia in the subsequent days. The evacuees lived during the deep winter in self-made tents made of tree branches, bed sheets, Tarpaulin, tarps and straw,Photos of such tents taken in 1976 can be found in: 372 froze to death and 6,578 suffered frostbite, while a fire burned 341 to death and 980 suffered non-fatal burns.颤抖的地球—地震科学' (2005). Researched by CEA seismologists 冯万鹏,薑文亮,龚丽霞,公茂盛,胡进军; Revised by CEA seismologists 王文清,续春荣,张宝红; Edited by China Earthquake Administration, CEA chiefs 谢礼立,张景发. Tsinghua University Press. Pages XIII, 162. The fire was one of the most notable earthquake-induced List o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tongzhou District, Beijing
Tongzhou is a district of Beijing. It is located in southeast Beijing and considered the eastern gateway to the nation's capital. Downtown Tongzhou itself lies around east of central Beijing, at the northern end of the Grand Canal (China), Grand Canal (on the junction between the Tonghui Canal and the Northern Canal) and at the easternmost end of Chang'an Avenue. The entire district covers an area of , or 6% of Beijing's total area. It had a population of 673,952 at the 2000 Census, and has seen significant growth and development since then, growing to a population of 1,184,000 at the 2010 Census and 1,840,295 at the 2020 census. The district is subdivided into four subdistricts, ten towns, and one ethnic township. History Tongzhou was founded in 195 BC during the Western Han dynasty under the name of Lu (路) County, although there is evidence for human settlement in the Neolithic. At the start of the Eastern Han dynasty the character Lu by which it was known was altered by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
