The Humen, also known as the Bocca Tigris or the Bogue, is a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta that separates Shiziyang in the north and Lingdingyang...
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Humen Town (simplified Chinese: 虎门镇; traditional Chinese: 虎門鎮; pinyin: Hǔmén zhèn; Jyutping: Fu2mun4 zan3), formerly Fumun, is a town in Dongguan city...
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The Humen Pearl River Bridge (simplified Chinese: 虎门大桥; traditional Chinese: 虎門大橋; pinyin: Hǔmén Dàqiáo; Jyutping: Fu2mun4 Dai6kiu4) is a bridge over the...
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the First Opium War, large quantities of seized opium were destroyed in Humen, a town that now belongs to Dongguan. Several of the major battles of the...
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The destruction of opium at Humen began on 3 June 1839, lasted for 23 days, and involved the destruction of 1,000 long tons (1,016 t) of illegal opium...
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Humen Ferry Terminal (虎门港澳码头) (IATA: ZTI)[citation needed] is a ferry terminal in the Humen Town of Dongguan, in the Southern China's Guangdong province...
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("West River") from Zhaoqing to Gaoyao Pearl River at night, Guangzhou Humen Pearl River Bridge viewed from Zhenyuan Fort Zhuhai and Jiuzhou Islands...
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Nansha Bridge (redirect from Second Humen Bridge)
Expressway. While it was under construction it was due to be named the Humen Second Bridge (Chinese : 虎门二桥) The Nansha Bridge opened to traffic on April...
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Humen railway station (Chinese: 虎门站) is a station in Baisha Village (Chinese: 白沙村), Humen, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China. It is one of the...
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20,000 chests (1,300 metric tons) over to Lin, who had them destroyed at Humen. Elliott then wrote to London advising the use of military force to resolve...
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cost around US$4.83 billion. It is located about 27 km downriver from the Humen Bridge, previously the only bridge crossing of the estuary, and some 32 km...
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(simplified Chinese: 鸦片战争博物馆; traditional Chinese: 鴉片戰爭博物館)(Alternative name:Humen Lin Zexu Memorial Hall; simplified Chinese: 虎门林则徐纪念馆; traditional Chinese:...
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Bao first lured then ambushed Lin Guoliang (林國良), brigade-general (統兵) of Humen, and destroyed his fleet of 35 ships near Mazhou Island, located east of...
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Humen North railway station (Chinese: 虎门北站) is a railway station in Dongguan, Guangdong, China. It is an intermediate stop on the Guangzhou–Shenzhen intercity...
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opium. On 3 June 1839, Lin ordered the opium to be destroyed in public on Humen Beach to show the Government's determination to ban smoking. All other supplies...
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of Line 2 from Dongguan railway station in Shilong Town to Humen railway station in Humen Town opened on 27 May 2016. The line was called R2 in planning...
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Dongguan East railway station Foshan railway station Jiangmen railway station Humen railway station Huizhou railway station Zhaoqing railway station All cities...
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Admiral Order of the British Empire Second Sino-Japanese War Battle of Humen Battle of Hong Kong Shen Honglie Admiral Order of Blue Sky and White Sun...
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engagement fought between British and Chinese ships at the entrance of the Humen strait (Bogue), Guangdong province, China, on 3 November 1839 near the beginning...
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the Pearl River Delta, with its connection to the sea protected at the Humen Strait. The present city spans 7,434.4 km2 (2,870.4 sq mi) on both sides...
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The Battle of Humen-Shijing was fought on November 18, 1927 between the supporters of Li Jishen and Zhang Fakui within the Guangdong Army. It was the...
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expected to open in 2027. Station list Humen North (虎门北) Humen Avenue (虎门大道) Humen Jinjie Road (虎门金捷路) Humen Guangming Road (虎门光明路) Binhaiwan (滨海湾) Qingchuangcheng...
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Shenzhen, Macau and Humen (Dongguan) – were initially served. As of August 2007, SkyPier serves Shenzhen's Shekou and Fuyong, Dongguan's Humen, Macau, Zhongshan...
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Gaoming (高明), Foshan Gongyi, Taishan (台山公益) Heshan (鶴山), Jiangmen Humen (虎門), Dongguan - Humen Ferry Terminal Jiangmen (江門) Lianhuashan, Panyu (番禺蓮花山), Guangzhou...
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started a band named The Mighty Wallop!. Augustyniak joined a band named Only Humen. On December 5, 2001, a 10,000 Maniacs line-up comprising Gustafson, Drew...
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Hum Tum Ho Gaye Deewane" Kishore Kumar, Asha Bhosle 3 "Aaiye Aapka Tha Humen Intezar" Dev Anand, Asha Bhosle 4 "Hum Tujhe Dhoond Lenge" (Part 1) Mohammed...
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Weiyuan Fort (Chinese: 威远炮台) is a coastal-defense fort, now in ruins, in Humen, Dongguan city, Guangdong province, China. The fort was constructed in 1835...
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improvised explosive devices Oued Irara–Krim Belkacem Airport, in Algeria Humen railway station, China Railway pinyin code HME Hazardous Materials Endorsement...
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– Upkar (1967) "Lakhon Hain Yahan Dilwale" – Kismat (1968) "Jiske sapne humen roz aate rahe" – Geet (1970) "Iktara Bole" – Yaadgar (1970) "Bharat Ka Rahnewala...
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