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Gulou Subdistrict, Huozhou
A Gulou () is a drum tower traditionally located in the center of Chinese cities. It may also refer to: Individual drum towers *Beijing Gulou and Zhonglou, the drum tower and bell tower of Beijing * Drum Tower of Xi'an * Drum Tower of Nanjing * Bianjing Drum Tower Administrative divisions in China Districts * Gulou District, Fuzhou, Fujian *Gulou District, Kaifeng, Henan *Gulou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu *Gulou District, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Subdistricts * Gulou Subdistrict, Beijing * Gulou Subdistrict, Ezhou, in Echeng District, Ezhou, Hubei * Gulou Subdistrict, Macheng, in Macheng, Huanggang, Hubei Townships * Gulou, Anhua, Hunan Province * Gulou, Dongkou (), Dongkou County Dongkou County () is a county in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Shaoyang City. Located in west-central Hunan, the county is bordered to the northeast by Longhui County, to the northwest by Xupu County and Hongji ..., Hunan See also * Gulou station (other) * Dru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drum Tower (Asia)
A drum tower () or gulou is a tower in the center of an old Chinese city or village, housing signal drums. There was usually also a bell tower nearby. There were once found all over China in villages, marking the symbolic center of the settlement and used to mark nightfall and to summon the people for civic ceremonies and significant occasions, such as Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar and solar Chinese calendar. In Chinese and other East Asian cultures, the festival is commonly referred to as the Spring Festival () a .... The drum tower often being located in the symbolic center of a city, downtown districts of several Chinese cities have been named after the tower. See also * Drum tower (Chinese Buddhism), a different type of drum tower Individual drum towers * Gulou and Zhonglou (Beijing) ( Drum Tower and Bell Tower of Beijing) * Drum Tower of Xi'an * Drum Tower of Nanjing * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulou Subdistrict, Ezhou
A Gulou () is a drum tower traditionally located in the center of Chinese cities. It may also refer to: Individual drum towers * Beijing Gulou and Zhonglou, the drum tower and bell tower of Beijing * Drum Tower of Xi'an * Drum Tower of Nanjing * Bianjing Drum Tower Administrative divisions in China Districts * Gulou District, Fuzhou, Fujian *Gulou District, Kaifeng, Henan *Gulou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu * Gulou District, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Subdistricts * Gulou Subdistrict, Beijing * Gulou Subdistrict, Ezhou, in Echeng District, Ezhou, Hubei * Gulou Subdistrict, Macheng, in Macheng, Huanggang, Hubei Townships * Gulou, Anhua, Hunan Province * Gulou, Dongkou (), Dongkou County Dongkou County () is a county in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Shaoyang City. Located in west-central Hunan, the county is bordered to the northeast by Longhui County, to the northwest by Xupu County and Hongji ..., Hunan See also * Gulou station (disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dongkou County
Dongkou County () is a county in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Shaoyang City. Located in west-central Hunan, the county is bordered to the northeast by Longhui County, to the northwest by Xupu County and Hongjiang City, to the southwest by Suining County, to the southeast by Xinning County. Dongkou County covers , as of 2015, it had a registered population of 870,900 and a permanent resident population of 784,500.the population of Dongkou County in 2015: according to the Statistical Communiqué of Dongkou County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development (洞口县2015年国民经济和社会发展统计公报)shaoyang.gov (25-Mar-16)o The county has 11 towns, nine townships and three subdistricts under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Wenchang Subdistrict ().the divisions of Dongkou County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Dongkou County on July 30, 2015shaoyang.gov (3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulou, Anhua
Gulou Township () is an rural township in Anhua County, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China. Administrative division The township is divided into 24 village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...s, the following areas: Gulouping Village, Nianyu Village, Fangshi Village, Zhuangli Village, Xintan Village, Sanqing Village, Liexi Village, Mengqi Village, Gong'an Village, Fengxiang Village, Mangxi Village, Laxi Village, Qingsong Village, Xinsong Village, Xinlin Village, Shenwan Village, Xiawan Village, Baishui Village, Anlin Village, Jianxin Village, Hexie Village, Sanhe Village, Xianlong Village, Suoyan Village, and Xinli Village (古楼坪村、年鱼村、方石村、庄里村、新潭村、三青村、烈溪村、蒙棋村、公安村、枫香村、蟒溪村、腊 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macheng
Macheng () is a city in northeastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, bordering the provinces of Henan to the north and Anhui to the northeast. It is a county-level city under the administration of Huanggang City and abuts the south side of the Dabie Mountains. The city's administrative area covers about , and includes some 704 villages and small towns. Total population was 849,092 at the 2010 census. History Macheng has a long history, dating back to the Spring and Autumn period as part of the state of Chu, and was the site of the historic Battle of Boju fought between Chu and Wu in 506 BC. It was named Macheng in 598 AD. In 1927, a major peasant revolt erupted in Macheng, creating a strong base for the ensuing Communist revolution in 1949. More than 100,000 people joined Mao's Red Army under local Generals, Wang Shusheng and Chen Zaidao. A guerilla base in Macheng was eliminated in the Campaign to Suppress Bandits in Dabieshan. Macheng played a key role during th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulou Subdistrict, Macheng
A Gulou () is a drum tower traditionally located in the center of Chinese cities. It may also refer to: Individual drum towers *Beijing Gulou and Zhonglou, the drum tower and bell tower of Beijing * Drum Tower of Xi'an * Drum Tower of Nanjing * Bianjing Drum Tower Administrative divisions in China Districts * Gulou District, Fuzhou, Fujian *Gulou District, Kaifeng, Henan *Gulou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu *Gulou District, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Subdistricts * Gulou Subdistrict, Beijing * Gulou Subdistrict, Ezhou, in Echeng District, Ezhou, Hubei * Gulou Subdistrict, Macheng, in Macheng, Huanggang, Hubei Townships * Gulou, Anhua, Hunan Province * Gulou, Dongkou (), Dongkou County Dongkou County () is a county in the Province of Hunan, China, it is under the administration of Shaoyang City. Located in west-central Hunan, the county is bordered to the northeast by Longhui County, to the northwest by Xupu County and Hongji ..., Hunan See also * Gulou station (other) * Dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echeng District
Echeng District () is one of the three administrative districts into which the prefecture-level city of Ezhou, China's Hubei province, is divided. The district is quite small, and includes Ezhou's main urban area (i.e., in informal terms, Ezhou "city proper") and its eastern and southern suburbs. Geography Administrative divisions As of 2018, Echeng District administered: Transport Airport *Ezhou Huahu Airport (opened on 17 July 2022) Railway *Ezhou railway station Ezhou railway station ( Chinese: 鄂州站) is a railway station in Echeng District, Ezhou, Hubei, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependenc ... * Ezhou East railway station * Huahu railway station References County-level divisions of Hubei Ezhou {{Hubei-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulou Subdistrict, Beijing
Gulou Subdistrict () is a subdistrict and the seat of Miyun District of Beijing, China. It borders Miyun Town and Tanying Ethnic Township to its north, Mujiayu Town to its east, Henanzhai Town to its south, and Guoyuan Subdistrict to its west. As of 2020, it had a population of 154,739. The subdistrict was created in 2005 from part of Miyun Town. its name Gulou () originates from the Miyun Drum Tower that used to exist within the region. Administrative divisions Here is a list of the 29 communities under Gulou Subdistrict as of 2021: See also * List of township-level divisions of Beijing This is a list of township-level divisions of the municipality of Beijing, People's Republic of China (PRC). After province, prefecture, and county-level divisions, township-level divisions constitute the formal fourth-level administrative di ... Gallery File:The MIXC, Miyun (20201029161730).jpg, Miyun MIXC on the southwest of the subdistrict, 2020 File:AW7653 at Miyun Gulou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing Gulou And Zhonglou
The Drum Tower of Beijing, or Gulou (), is situated at the northern end of the central axis of the Inner City to the north of Di'anmen Street. Originally built for musical reasons, it was later used to announce the time and is now a tourist attraction. The Bell Tower of Beijing (), stands closely behind the drum tower. Together, the Bell Tower and Drum Tower have panoramic views over central Beijing and before the modern era, they both dominated Beijing's ancient skyline. Function Bells and drums were musical instruments in ancient China. Later they were used by government and communities to announce the time. The Bell and Drum towers were central to official timekeeping in China in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. The Bell and Drum Towers continued to function as the official timepiece of Beijing until 1924, when the Beijing Coup led to the expulsion of Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, from the Forbidden City, and the adoption of western-styled clockwork for o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulou District, Xuzhou
Gulou District () is a district of the city of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China. It is named after the drum tower of Xuzhou, which built in 1379 but ruined in 1952 because of falling into disrepair. Gulou was a traditional business district before its expansion. History In 1938, the urban area of Tongshan County, namely the former No. 1 District was separated out to establish Xuzhou City by the Japanese military. KMT retained this administrative division. It was renamed Gulou in 1955. After the Cultural Revolution began, it was renamed Yan'an Yan'an (; ), alternatively spelled as Yenan is a prefecture-level city in the Shaanbei region of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Shanxi to the east and Gansu to the west. It administers several counties, including Zhidan (formerly Bao'an) ... in 1967, thereafter was restored its former name in 1980. Xuzhou Economic and Technological Development Zone was transferred to Gulou from Tongshan in 2005. Administrative districts In the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulou District, Nanjing
Gulou District () is one of 11 districts of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig .... It is named after the Drum Tower of Nanjing (Gulou). Administrative subdivisions Gulou has administrative jurisdiction to 13 subdistricts: In 2013, Xiaguan merged into Gulou gaining six additional subdistricts. See also * Hunan Road Commercial Street References www.njgl.gov.cn County-level divisions of Jiangsu Districts of Nanjing {{Jiangsu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
