should be included to distinguish its pronunciation from the single syllable xian.) The name was adopted in 1369 under the early Ming dynasty. Jesuit missionaries...

He was also a music writer, educator, and administrator. He was born in Xiangtan, Hunan in 1909 and became interested in music from an early age, learning...

Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 4 April 2018. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese)...

came from Jiangxi and settled in present day Yueyang, Changsha, Zhuzhou, Xiangtan, and Hengyang districts. After the middle of the Ming dynasty, migrants...

Examination. He was admitted by Hunan Normal Teacher's College in the city of Xiangtan. While his major was chemistry, Yu's main interest was literature, and...

"metro") area made up of Weidu and Jian'an districts (named from Emperor Xian of Han’s era name) and Changge City largely being urbanized. In 2007, the...

chief. The party chief heads the municipal party standing committee, the de facto top governing council of the municipality. The standing committee is...

of a family named Guan. From this derives the name borne by the county (xian) since the late 6th century BC—Guancheng (City of the Guan). The city first...

part of the Greater Changsha Metropolitan Region along with Zhuzhou and Xiangtan, also known as Changzhutan City Cluster. Greater Changsha was named one...

in Chinese history.: 58  Mao's ancestors were: Máo Yíchāng (毛貽昌, born Xiangtan 1870, died Shaoshan 1920), father, courtesy name Máo Shùnshēng (毛順生) or...

Guisui town was the center of Guisui County (歸綏縣; 归绥县; PRC: Guīsuí Xiàn, ROC: Guīsuī Xiàn) and the capital of Suiyuan Province in northern China. A bubonic...

which uses Wuhan's 27. Changsha 731 (8-digit) Zhuzhou 731 (8-digit) 21 Xiangtan 731 (8-digit) 22 Hengyang 734 Shaoyang 739 Yueyang 730 Changde 736 Zhangjiajie...

Li Rui wen ji. Xianggang: Xianggang she hui ke xue jiao yu chu ban you xian gong si. ISBN 978-9889958114. OCLC 688480117. Robinson, Thomas W. (1971)...

Puning city in Jieyang plus all of Chaozhou city largely conurbated. This is de facto the 5th built-up area in mainland China between Hangzhou-Shaoxing (13...

period of disorder, during which warlord Cao Cao held the last Han emperor Xian in Xuchang (196–220), Luoyang was restored to prominence when his son Cao...

el ejemplo de la ciudad de Mukden (Shenyang) bajo la ocupación japonesa.Territorialidad y etnicidad en Manchuria: El ejemplo de la ciudad de Mukden (Shenyang)...

planted upon the city wall during the 10th century. According to Étienne de la Vaissière, "Baghshūr" (lit. 'pond of salt water') may be the Sogdian name...

named the new settlement "Dihua" (Chinese: 迪化; pinyin: Díhuà; Manchu: Wen de dahabure fu), meaning "to enlighten and civilize". In 1771, another city named...

Liuyang*, Xiangyin, Miluo, Nanxian, Urban Zhuzhou, Zhuzhou County, Urban Xiangtan, Xiangtan County, Nanxian Yi-Yuan Urban Yiyang, Yuanjiang, Taojiang Yueyang...

learning Chinese painting. The "Eight Masters of Nanjing" headed by Gong Xian were active in Nanjing in the early Qing dynasty and created the Jinling...

citypopulation.de. "China: Administrative Division (Provinces and Prefectures) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". citypopulation.de. zj.people.com...

Mudanjiang Heihe Suihua Daxing'anling Prefecture Hunan *Changsha Zhuzhou Xiangtan Hengyang Shaoyang Yueyang Changde Zhangjiajie Yiyang Chenzhou Yongzhou...

Through the Prism of "The Great Dictionary of Modern Chinese Dialects". Walter de Gruyter. p. 63. ISBN 978-3-11-021914-2. Kurpaska (2010), pp. 64–73....

service, and finally retired in 1980. PLANS Kaifeng, re-armed cargo ship Xiang De (祥德) converted from ex-HMS Clover (K134), a Flower-class corvette. Retired...

Shì 83,414 18,367 4.5 Counties Tahe County 塔河县 Tǎhé Xiàn 92,473 14,103 6.6 Huma County 呼玛县 Hūmǎ Xiàn 51,861 14,300 3.6 Administrative Zones Huzhong Administrative...

(waihuan) Tianjin's roads often finish in dao (Chinese: 道; lit. 'avenue') and xian (simplified Chinese: 线; traditional Chinese: 線; lit. 'line'). These suffixes...

administrative divisions in China, based on two levels: jùn commanderies and xiàn counties. The Han dynasty that came immediately after added zhōu (usually...

Retrieved 9 January 2011. 二线关景观改造方案出炉 涉及8个主要的二线关口 [The plans for the ErXianGuan landscape reconstruction have been announced, involving 8 major former...

Lianyungang Economic & Technological Development Zone "Construção começa no cais de armazenamento petroquímico fortemente investido_portuguese.xinhuanet.com"...

county-level city and two counties. references:Xishuangbanna Gov, Citypopulation.de Yunnan Urban Populations. The prefecture has an area of 19,700 km2 (7,600 sq mi)...