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Wudu, Longnan
Wudu District () is a district and the political and cultural center of Longnan, Gansu province, China. It borders the provinces of Shaanxi province and Sichuan to the southeast. It has a population of 546,616 as of the 2020 census, of which a portion lives in the urban area. Located along the Bailong River near the borders with Sichuan and Shaanxi province, it has been the site of numerous historic battles. A settlement has existed at the current district seat since at least 448. It was named Wuzhou (武州) in 572 and Jiezhou in 892. From 1260 it was part of Shaanxi province, becoming part of Gansu in 1729. In 1913, Wudu County was established. The current district was established from Wudu County in 2004. The epicenter of the 1879 Gansu earthquake was located in the district. Wudu is a tourist destination in Gansu, receiving over 2 million tourists in 2016. The Wanxiang cave is located 10 km from the district seat. Its agricultural output includes olive cultivation, tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postal Code Of China
Postal codes in the China, People's Republic of China () are postal codes used by China Post for the delivery of letters and goods within mainland China. China Post uses a six-digit all-numerical system with four tiers: the first tier, composed of the first two digits, show the provinces of China, province, province-equivalent direct-controlled municipalities of China, municipality, or autonomous regions of China, autonomous region; the second tier, composed of the third digit, shows the postal zone within the province, municipality or autonomous region; the fourth digit serves as the third tier, which shows the postal office within prefectures of the People's Republic of China, prefectures or prefecture-level city, prefecture-level cities; the last two digits are the fourth tier, which indicates the specific mailing area for delivery. The range 000000–009999 was originally marked for Taiwan (The Republic of China) but is not used because it not under the control of the People' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olive
The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'' ("European olive"), is a species of Subtropics, subtropical evergreen tree in the Family (biology), family Oleaceae. Originating in Anatolia, Asia Minor, it is abundant throughout the Mediterranean Basin, with wild subspecies in Africa and western Asia; modern Cultivar, cultivars are traced primarily to the Near East, Aegean Sea, and Strait of Gibraltar. The olive is the type species for its genus, ''Olea'', and lends its name to the Oleaceae plant family, which includes species such as Syringa vulgaris, lilac, jasmine, forsythia, and Fraxinus, ash. The olive fruit is classed botanically as a drupe, similar to the cherry or peach. The term oil—now used to describe any Viscosity, viscous Hydrophobe, water-insoluble liquid—was virtually synonymous with olive oil, the Vegetable oil, liquid fat made from olives. The olive has deep historical, economic, and cultural significance in the Mediterranean; Georges Duhamel (author), George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Administrative Divisions Of Gansu ...
Gansu, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of the following administrative divisions. Administrative divisions These administrative divisions are explained in greater detail at Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China. The following table lists only the prefecture-level and county-level divisions of Gansu. Recent changes in administrative divisions Population composition Prefectures Counties References {{Counties of China Gansu Gansu is a provinces of China, province in Northwestern China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeastern part of the province. The seventh-largest administrative district by area at , Gansu lies between the Tibetan Plateau, Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
G8513 Pingliang–Mianyang Expressway
The G8513 Pingliang–Mianyang Expressway (), commonly referred to as the Pingmian Expressway (), is an expressway in China that connects the cities of Pingliang, Gansu and Mianyang, Sichuan Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Cheng .... The Pingliang–Tianshui section includes the Guangshan tunnel through the Liupan Mountains. Current status References {{DEFAULTSORT:G8513 Pingliang-Mianyang Expressway Chinese national-level expressways Expressways in Gansu Expressways in Sichuan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
G75 Lanzhou–Haikou Expressway
The Lanzhou–Haikou Expressway (), designated as G75 and commonly referred to as the Lanhai Expressway (), is an expressway in China that connects the cities of Lanzhou, Gansu, and Haikou, Hainan. When fully complete, it will be in length. It is one of the most important routes between Northwest China and the Southwest China, Southwest, and considered one of the developmental axes of China Western Development, Development of Western China. Route Gansu G75 was fully completed in Gansu with the opening of the Wudu District, Wudu-Weiyuan County, Gansu, Weiyuan section on 1 January 2021. Starting from the south of Lanzhou, the expressway enters the New Qidaoliang tunnel (length ) through the Xinglongshan mountains, from where it follows the Tao River parallel to China National Highway 212, G212. Past Lintao County, Lintao, the route diverges from the Tao river valley and passes through hilly landscape through a couple of tunnels until exiting in the Wei River valley. From there i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China National Highway 345
China National Highway 345 runs from Qidong in Jiangsu to Nagqu in Tibet. Its exact length is not known yet, as parts of the route are still under planning, but once completed it will be around 3000 km long. It is one of the new trunk highways proposed in the China National Highway Network Planning (2013 - 2030). Route ;Jiangsu Construction on the section starting from Qidong commenced in May 2019. It is complete in Jingjiang and Taixing and under construction as a western ring road around Yangzhou. ;Anhui In Fuyang, provincial highway S102 and the Fuyang south ring road were reclassified as G345. G345 is mostly complete in Anhui. ;Henan ;Shaanxi ;Gansu A part of the Gansu section is relabeled and upgraded former Gansu provincial highways S305 and S307. ;Qinghai Parts of Qinghai Provincial Highway S309 were upgraded to G345. It connects to G214 at Gyêgu, leading west to Qapugtang. ;Tibet In Nagqu, G345 connects to G109. References See also * China National High ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China National Highway 212
China National Highway 212 (G212) runs from Lanzhou in Gansu to Chongqing. It was originally 1302 kilometres in length. In the 2013 National Highway Network Planning it was extended to Longbang, Guangxi, on the border with Vietnam. After the extension, the length is circa . Between Lanzhou and the junction at Huichuan Town (35 or so km south of Lintao), G212 is concurrent with China National Highway 316. It is the onlnational highway n road through Wen County, Gansu. As a result of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake An earthquake occurred in the province of Sichuan, China at 14:28:01 China Standard Time on May 12, 2008. Measuring at 8.0 (7.9–8.3 ), the earthquake's epicenter was located boxing the compass, west-northwest of Chengdu, the provincial ... and again during the 2020 China floods, the road was severely damaged and had to be repaired by rescue teams. Route and distance See also * China National Highways References {{China National Highways Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pingya
Pingya is a township of Wudu District, Longnan, China. It has a population of 6350 as of 2020, divided over 9 Villages of China, villages and 18 Residential communities of China, residential communities. Between 2016 and 2018, 5,731 people of the township were resettled from a mountaintop to the Bailong River valley as part of Targeted Poverty Alleviation, poverty alleviation efforts, to improve transportation and available amenities. References {{Reflist Township-level divisions of Gansu Longnan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sichuan Pepper
Sichuan pepper (, also known as Sichuanese pepper, Szechuan pepper, Chinese prickly ash, Chinese pepper, Mountain pepper, and ''mala'' pepper, is a spice commonly used in Sichuan cuisine in China, Bhutan and in northeast India. It is called mejenga in Assam, India. It is called thingey (ཐིང༌ངེ༌) in Bhutan and is used in preparing ezay (a side dish similar to chutney), to add spiciness to rice porridge (ཐུགཔ་), ba-thup and noodle (buckwheat noodles similar to soba) and other snacks. It is extensively used in preparing blood sausage throughout Bhutan, Tibet and China. Despite its name, Sichuan pepper is not closely related to black pepper or chili peppers. It is made from a plant of the genus ''Zanthoxylum'' in the family Rutaceae, which includes citrus and rue. When eaten, Sichuan pepper produces a tingling, numbing effect due to the presence of hydroxy-alpha sanshool. The spice has the effect of transforming other flavors tasted together or shortl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an alternative medicine, alternative medical practice drawn from traditional medicine in China. A large share of its claims are pseudoscientific, with the majority of treatments having no robust evidence of effectiveness or logical mechanism of action. Some TCM ingredients Traditional Chinese medicine#Safety, are known to be toxic and cause disease, including cancer. Medicine in traditional China encompassed a range of sometimes competing health and healing practices, folk beliefs, Scholar-official, literati theory and Confucianism, Confucian philosophy, Chinese herbology, herbal remedies, Chinese food therapy, food, diet, exercise, medical specializations, and schools of thought. TCM as it exists today has been described as a largely 20th century invention. In the early twentieth century, Chinese cultural and political modernizers worked to eliminate traditional practices as backward and unscientific. Traditional practitioners then selec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1879 Gansu Earthquake
The 1879 Gansu earthquake occurred at about 04:00 local time on 1 July. It had an estimated magnitude of 8.0 on the scale and a maximum perceived intensity of XI (''Extreme'') on the Mercalli intensity scale. The epicenter was in Wudu District in southern Gansu, close to the border with Sichuan. It caused widespread damage and killed an estimated 22,000 people. Tectonic setting The area of the earthquake lies just to the north of the eastern end of the Kunlun Fault, East Kunlun Fault, a major left-lateral strike-slip fault zone that forms the boundary between the Bayan Har block, to the south, and the Eastern Kunlun–Qaidam block to the north, two parts of the Tibetan Plateau. As a whole the Tibetan Plateau is spreading to the east. Where it reaches the Sichuan Basin, which overlies the Yangtze plate, a thick and less deformable part of the lithosphere, a series of southwest–northeast trending thrust faults have formed, known collectively as the Longmenshan Fault, the rupture o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
