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Yongchang Subdistrict, Dandong
__NOTOC__ Yongchang is the transliteration of various Chinese names: 永昌 ''Yǒngchāng'' Locations in China *Yongchang County, a county in Jinchang, Gansu *Baoshan, Yunnan, a city in Yunnan, formerly known as Yongchang Subdistricts * Yongchang Subdistrict (永昌街道), a subdistrict of Qidong County in Hunan. * Yongchang Subdistrict, Dandong (永昌街道), a subdistrict of Zhenxing District in Dandong prefecture-level city, Liaoning. * Yongchang Subdistrict, Changchun, a subdistrict in Chaoyang District, Changchun, Jilin * Yongchang Subdistrict, Lanxi, a subdistrict in Lanxi, Zhejiang * Yongchang Subdistrict, Chengwu County, a subdistrict in Chengwu County, Shandong *Yongchang Subdistrict, Kunming, a subdistrict in Kunming, Yunnan *Yongchang Subdistrict, Baoshan, Yunnan, a subdistrict in Baoshan, Yunnan Towns * Yongchang, Hangzhou, a town in Hangzhou, Zhejiang *Yongchang, Sichuan, a town in Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, Sichuan * Yongchang, Wuwei, Gansu, a town in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yongchang County
Yongchang County () is a county located in the southern half of the prefecture-level city of Jinchang in north-central Gansu province, China, bordering Qinghai to the south. It has been associated with the historical Liqian and Fanhe counties. The village of Zhelaizhai, located in Jiaojiazhuang township, has been the subject of international academic and media attention for its potential connection to Sino-Roman relations. History The ancient Northern Silk Road passes through Yongchang County; numerous Han envoys were sent west along this trackway, some parties exceeding 100 members, late in the first millennium BC. The Han dynasty sent one mission to Parthia, which was reciprocated around 100 BC: Roman emissaries were captured by the Chinese in 30 BC along the Silk Road at Yongchang. At various times during the 20th century and early 21st century, the county has entered the sight of media because some of the inhabitants of Jiaojiazhuang township's Liqian village () (Zhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chengwu County
Chengwu County () is a county of southwestern Shandong Shandong is a coastal Provinces of China, province in East China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River. It has served as a pivotal cultural ... province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Heze city. The population in 1999 was 622,871. Administrative divisions , this County is divided to 10 towns and 2 townships. ;Towns ;Townships * Dangji Township () * Zhanglou Township () Climate References External links Official site Counties of Shandong Heze {{Shandong-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Yuan Of Jin
Emperor Yuan of Jin (; 276 – 3 January 323), personal name Sima Rui (), courtesy name Jingwen (), was an emperor of the Jin dynasty and the first emperor of the Eastern Jin. He was the great-grandson of Sima Yi, the grandson of Sima Zhou and the son of Sima Jin (). During the Upheaval of the Five Barbarians, he was stationed south of the Yangtze in Jiankang where he avoided the chaos that befell northern China. Primarily through the help of the cousins, Wang Dun and Wang Dao, he emerged as a legitimate authority figure within the empire, backed by both the southern gentry clans and northern emigres families who fled to his domain for refuge. After Emperor Min of Jin was executed by the Han-Zhao dynasty in 318, he proclaimed himself Emperor and officially moved the capital to Jiankang. At the time of his death, he left the state under the heel of Wang Dun, but the Eastern Jin dynasty as it became known lasted until its fall in July 420, contending with the Sixteen Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuwei, Gansu
Wuwei ( zh, c=武威 , p=Wǔwēi) is a prefecture-level city in northwest central Gansu province. In the north it borders Inner Mongolia, in the southwest, Qinghai. Its central location between three western capitals, Lanzhou, Xining, and Yinchuan makes it an important business and transportation hub for the area. Because of its position along the Hexi Corridor, historically the only route from central China to western China and the rest of Central Asia, many major railroads and national highways pass through Wuwei. History In ancient times, Wuwei was called Liangzhou (—the name retained by today's Wuwei's central urban district) and is the eastern terminus of the Hexi Corridor. People began settling here about 5,000 years ago. It was a key link for the Northern Silk Road, and a number of important archaeological finds were uncovered from Wuwei, including ancient copper carts with stone animals. The motifs and types of objects in the Wuwei graves, as well as their ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County
Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County (; Qiang: Juda Rrmea nyujugvexueaji xae) is a county under the jurisdiction of Mianyang City in northern Sichuan province, China. It is located in an ethnically diverse mountainous region of Sichuan. Its Chinese name literally means "North" (bei) "River" (chuan). Its new county seat is located at Yongchang after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Geography Beichuan County has an area of . The county varies in elevation from 540 to 4,769 meters in height. The county's major rivers, which include the , the , and the Pingtong River () belong to the larger Fu River watershed. History and culture The first administrative county of Beichuan was set up in 564 A.D. during the Northern Zhou dynasty. The Tang dynasty first created another county, Shiquan () inside the original Beichuan county in 634 A.D., then in 651 A.D. merged Beichuan county into Shiquan. The Republic of China changed the county name back to Beichuan in 1914 because there had been a ''Shi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yongchang, Sichuan
Yongchang Town () is the new county seat of Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County in Mianyang, Sichuan, China, one of the worst-hit areas in 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 .... It is between Yong'an Town () and Anchang Town () of An County, about from the former county seat of Beichuan. It is named after the two towns as "Yongchang Town", which means "eternal prosperity" in Chinese. Construction will be carried out here, including housing, schools, government buildings and hospitals. References 2008 Sichuan earthquake Towns in Sichuan Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County Populated places destroyed by earthquakes {{Sichuan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hangzhou
Hangzhou, , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ; formerly romanized as Hangchow is a sub-provincial city in East China and the capital of Zhejiang province. With a population of 13 million, the municipality comprises ten districts, two counties, and one county-level city in northwestern Zhejiang. It is situated at the head of Hangzhou Bay and the estuary of the Qiantang River. Established as a county seat in 221 BC, Hangzhou later served as the capital of the Wuyue Kingdom (923–997) and the Southern Song dynasty (1138–1276). The city has three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, which are the West Lake Cultural Landscape, the Grand Canal, and the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City. Hangzhou is designated as a sub-provincial city. Hangzhou ranked ninth in GDP among mainland Chinese cities and 14th according to the Global Innovation Index. The city hosts the headquarters of Alibaba Group, Ant Group, DeepSeek, Geely, and NetEase. According to the Nature Index, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yongchang Subdistrict, Baoshan, Yunnan
__NOTOC__ Yongchang is the transliteration of various Chinese names: 永昌 ''Yǒngchāng'' Locations in China *Yongchang County, a county in Jinchang, Gansu *Baoshan, Yunnan, a city in Yunnan, formerly known as Yongchang Subdistricts * Yongchang Subdistrict (永昌街道), a subdistrict of Qidong County in Hunan. * Yongchang Subdistrict, Dandong (永昌街道), a subdistrict of Zhenxing District in Dandong prefecture-level city, Liaoning. * Yongchang Subdistrict, Changchun, a subdistrict in Chaoyang District, Changchun, Jilin * Yongchang Subdistrict, Lanxi, a subdistrict in Lanxi, Zhejiang * Yongchang Subdistrict, Chengwu County, a subdistrict in Chengwu County, Shandong * Yongchang Subdistrict, Kunming, a subdistrict in Kunming, Yunnan * Yongchang Subdistrict, Baoshan, Yunnan, a subdistrict in Baoshan, Yunnan Towns * Yongchang, Hangzhou, a town in Hangzhou, Zhejiang *Yongchang, Sichuan, a town in Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, Sichuan * Yongchang, Wuwei, Gansu, a town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunming
Kunming is the capital and largest city of the province of Yunnan in China. The political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province, Kunming is also the seat of the provincial government. During World War II, Kunming was a Chinese military center and the location of the headquarters for the US Army Forces China-Burma-India. Kunming Wujiaba International Airport, Wujiaba Airport served as the home of the Flying Tigers, First American Volunteer Group (AVG) of the Republic of China Air Force, nicknamed the Flying Tigers. Kunming was also a transport terminus for the Burma Road. Kunming is at an altitude of Above mean sea level, above sea level and a latitude just north of the Tropic of Cancer, and is situated in the middle of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau. Kunming is the fourth most populous city in Western China, after Chongqing, Chengdu, and Xi'an, and the third most populous city in Southwestern China after Chongqing and Chengdu. As of the 2020 census, Kunmin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yongchang Subdistrict, Kunming
__NOTOC__ Yongchang is the transliteration of various Chinese names: 永昌 ''Yǒngchāng'' Locations in China *Yongchang County, a county in Jinchang, Gansu *Baoshan, Yunnan, a city in Yunnan, formerly known as Yongchang Subdistricts * Yongchang Subdistrict (永昌街道), a subdistrict of Qidong County in Hunan. * Yongchang Subdistrict, Dandong (永昌街道), a subdistrict of Zhenxing District in Dandong prefecture-level city, Liaoning. * Yongchang Subdistrict, Changchun, a subdistrict in Chaoyang District, Changchun, Jilin * Yongchang Subdistrict, Lanxi, a subdistrict in Lanxi, Zhejiang * Yongchang Subdistrict, Chengwu County, a subdistrict in Chengwu County, Shandong * Yongchang Subdistrict, Kunming, a subdistrict in Kunming, Yunnan *Yongchang Subdistrict, Baoshan, Yunnan, a subdistrict in Baoshan, Yunnan Towns * Yongchang, Hangzhou, a town in Hangzhou, Zhejiang *Yongchang, Sichuan, a town in Beichuan Qiang Autonomous County, Sichuan * Yongchang, Wuwei, Gansu, a town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
