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Anqing
Anqing ( zh, s=, t=安慶, p=Ānqìng, l=, also Yicheng, Nganking and formerly Hwaining, now the name of Huaining County) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Anhui province of China, province, China, People's Republic of China. Its population was 4,165,284 as of the 2020 Chinese census, 2020 census, with 728,501 living in the built-up (or metro) area made up of three urban districts. Anqing is famous as the birthplace of Chen Duxiu, one of the founding fathers of the Chinese Communist Party, who served as the first General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1921 to 1928. Huangmei opera, a renowned Chinese opera style, originated in the city of Anqing. This captivating art form gained immense popularity since the 1950s, largely attributed to the exceptional talents of local actors and actresses from Anqing. Huangmei opera is a significant cultural treasure that defines the rich heritage of the city of Anqing. Etymology During the Song dynasty, the Eight Countie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anhui
Anhui is an inland Provinces of China, province located in East China. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze and Huai rivers, bordering Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the east, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei and Henan to the west, and Shandong to the north. With a population of 61 million, Anhui is the 9th most populous province in China. It is the 22nd largest Chinese province based on area, and the 12th most densely populated region of all 34 Chinese provincial regions. Anhui's population is mostly composed of Han Chinese. Languages spoken within the province include Lower Yangtze Mandarin, Wu Chinese, Wu, Huizhou Chinese, Hui, Gan Chinese, Gan and small portion of Central Plains Mandarin. The name "Anhui" derives from the names of two cities: Anqing and Huizhou, Anhui, Huizhou (now Huangshan City). The abbreviation for Anhui is , corresponding to the historical , and is also used to refer to the Wan River and Mount Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anqing Railway Station
Anqing railway station is a railway station in Yixiu District, Anqing, Anhui, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after .... The station is the eastern terminus of the Anqing railway, a branch line from the Hefei–Jiujiang railway. It is the western terminus of the Nanjing–Anqing intercity railway. It is also the eastern terminus of a branch from the Hefei–Jiujiang high-speed railway. History The station opened in 1995. In 2004, a line heading east from this station to a nearby power plant was opened. This line is no longer in use, but the route east was reused by the Nanjing–Anqing intercity. A project to upgrade the station in preparation for the opening of the Nanjing–Anqing intercity railway began in May 2014. The refurbished station opened on 3 Decembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huangmei Opera
Huangmei Opera or Huangmei tone ( or , pinyin: or ) is a form of Chinese opera originating from Anqing, Anhui province, as a form of rural folk song and dance. It is also referred to as Anhui Opera. It has been in existence for the last 200 years and possibly longer. Huangmei opera is one of the most famous and mainstream opera in China (others are Beijing opera, Yue opera, Ping opera and Yu opera), and is a class of the typical Anhui opera. The original Huangmei opera was sung by women in Anqing areas when they were picking tea, and the opera was called the ''Picking Tea Song''. In the late Qing dynasty, the songs were popular in Anhui Huaining County adjacent regions, combined with the local folk art, Anqing dialect with singing and chants, and gradually developed into a newborn's operas. The music is performed with a pitch that hits high and stays high for the duration of the song. It is unique in the sense that it does not sound like the typical rhythmic Chinese opera. In th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anqing Yangtze River Bridge
Anqing Yangtze River Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge spanning over the Yangtze River at Anqing, Anhui Province in eastern China.(Chinese百年梦圆 全长5985.66米安庆长江大桥建成通车2004-12-27 The bridge is wide and carries four lanes of traffic on the G50 Shanghai–Chongqing Expressway between Anqing north of the river and Dongzhi County in Chizhou prefecture to the south. The bridge opened on December 27, 2004 and was the 35th bridge across the Yangtze River between Yibin and Shanghai. The bridge required investment of ¥1.3174 billion. The Anqing Yangtze River Bridge is located downstream from the Jiujiang Yangtze River Bridge and upstream from the Tongling Yangtze River Bridge.(Chinese安庆长江大桥建成通车2004-12-27 Wu Bangguo wrote the calligraphy for the bridge's name inscription. See also *List of largest cable-stayed bridges *Yangtze River bridges and tunnels *List of tallest bridges in the world This list of tallest bridges includes bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yixiu District
Yixiu District () is a district of the city of Anqing, Anhui Province, China. It has a population of and an area of square kilometers. Administrative divisions Yixiu District has jurisdiction over 1 subdistrict, 3 towns A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ... and 2 townships. Subdistricts * Daqiao Subdistrict () Towns * Dalongshan (), Luoling (), Yangqiao () Townships * Wuheng Township (), Baizehu Township () References County-level divisions of Anhui Anqing {{Anqing-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tongcheng, Anhui
Tongcheng () is a county-level city and former CPRC, county in the southwest of Anhui province and is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Anqing. Tongcheng is noted for the Tongcheng School, one of influenced Neo-Confucian schools during the Qing era. Administrative divisions Tongcheng City has jurisdiction over 3 Subdistrict (China), subdistricts, 12 towns and 2 others. ;Subdistricts *Longteng Subdistrict () *Wenchang Subdistrict, Anhui, Wenchang Subdistrict () *Longmin Subdistrict () ;Towns ;Others *Tongcheng Economic Development Zone () *Tongcheng Shuangxin Economic Development Zone () Climate Notable people * Zhang Tingyu, advisor to three Qing Dynasty emperors * Chu Bo, the former governor of Hunan Province, and currently party chief in Inner Mongolia, was born in Tongcheng. * Fang Bao, author * Fang Lanfen, author * Fang Quan, author, Qing prefect * Fang Chih, Chinese diplomat * Gui Congyou, diplomat, appointed China's ambassador to Sweden in 2017 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qianshan County
Qianshan() is a county-level city in the southwest of Anhui, Anhui Province, China; it is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Anqing. It has a population of 570,000 and an area of . The government of Qianshan County is located in Meicheng Town. The well-known Mount Tianzhu, Wan Mountain, or Tianzhu Mountain, is located within the borders of the County. Administrative divisions Qianshan has jurisdiction over 11 towns and 5 townships. ;Towns Meicheng, Qianshan County, Meicheng (), Yuantan (), Yujing, Qianshan County, Yujing (), Wanghe, Qianshan County, Wanghe (), Huangpu, Qianshan County, Huangpu (), Chashui (), Shuihou (), Guanzhuang, Qianshan County, Guanzhuang (), Huangni (), Huangbai Town, Huangbai (), Tianzhushan (town), Tianzhushan () ;Townships Tafa Township (), Youba Township (), Longtan Township, Qianshan County, Longtan Township (), Doumu Township (), Wumiao Township () ;others Anhui Qianshan Economic Development Zone (安徽潜山经济开发区), To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huaining County
Huaining County () is a county in the southwest Anhui Province, China, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Anqing. It has a population of and an area of . The government of Huaining County was originally based in Shipai (Shihpai) () Town and moved to its current location in Gaohe Town () on 18 January 2002. Administrative divisions Huaining County has jurisdiction over fifteen towns and five townships. Towns * Gaohe (), Shipai (Shihpai) (), Yueshan (), Hongpu (), Chaling (), Jingong (), Sanqiao (), Huangdun (), Jiangzhen (), Xiaoshi (), Lashu (), Huanglong (), Songling (), Pingshan (), Mamiao () Townships: * Liangxiang Township (), Xiushan Township (), Qinghe Township (), Leibu Township (), Shijing Township () Climate Transport * China National Highway 318 Culture Huaining County is noted as the birthplace of Huangmei opera. Notable people * Deng Jiaxian (1924–1986) developer of the first Chinese atomic bomb and guided missile. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Duxiu
Chen Duxiu ( zh, t=陳獨秀, p=Chén Dúxiù, w=Ch'en Tu-hsiu; 9 October 1879 – 27 May 1942) was a Chinese revolutionary, writer, educator, and political philosopher who co-founded the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1921, serving as its first General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, General Secretary from 1921 to 1927. Chen was a leading figure in the New Culture Movement and May Fourth Movement of 1919, which significantly influenced China's intellectual and political landscape in the early 20th century. Born in Anhui, Chen was raised in a traditional gentry family but became involved in revolutionary activities from a young age. He studied in Japan, where he was exposed to Western ideas and became involved with Chinese student activist groups. Returning to China, he played a key role in local revolutionary movements in Anhui, notably through journalism and education, advocating for a Written vernacular Chinese, vernacular literary revolution and the preservation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Licence Plates Of The People's Republic Of China
Vehicle registration plates in China are mandatory metal or plastic plates attached to motor vehicles in mainland China for official identification purposes. The plates are issued by the local traffic management offices, which are sub-branches of local public security bureaus, under the rules of the Ministry of Public Security. Hong Kong and Macau, both of which are special administrative regions of China, issue their own licence plates, a legacy of when they were under British and Portuguese administration. Vehicles from Hong Kong and Macau are required to apply for licence plates, usually from Guangdong province, to travel on roads in mainland China. Vehicles from mainland China have to apply for Hong Kong licence plates or Macau licence plates to enter those territories. The font used are in the Heiti (Traditional: 黑體, Simplified: 黑体) style. History 1986-series plate In July 1986, the 1986-series Plates were put into use. The layout and format for them are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Secretary Of The Chinese Communist Party
The general secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party ( zh, s=中国共产党中央委员会总书记, p=Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Zǒngshūjì) is the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Since 1989, the CCP general secretary has been the paramount leader of the PRC. The position of the general secretary of the Central Committee was established at the 4th Party National Congress in 1925, when Chen Duxiu, one of the founders of the CCP, was elected as the first General Secretary. After the 7th National Congress, the position was replaced by the Chairman of the Central Committee, which was held by Mao Zedong until his death. The post was re-established at the 12th National Congress in 1982 and replaced the Party Chairman as the highest leadership position of the CCP; Hu Yaobang was the first General Secretary. Since the 1990s, the holder of the pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Dynasty
The Song dynasty ( ) was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period#Ten Kingdoms, Ten Kingdoms, ending the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The Song frequently came into conflict with the contemporaneous Liao dynasty, Liao, Western Xia and Jin dynasty (1115–1234), Jin dynasties in northern China. After retreating to southern China following attacks by the Jin dynasty, the Song was eventually conquered by the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The History of the Song dynasty, dynasty's history is divided into two periods: during the Northern Song (; 960–1127), the capital was in the northern city of Bianjing (now Kaifeng) and the dynasty controlled most of what is now East China. The #Southern Song, 1127–1279, Southern Song (; 1127–1279) comprise the period following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
