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Laohekou
Laohekou () is a county-level city in the northwest of Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is located on the Han River (Hanshui), near the Henan border. The entire county-level city has an area of and a population of 490,000 (2002). It falls under the jurisdiction of Xiangyang City. The area includes the city of Laohekou proper, which has an area of . Before the Communist Revolution, the city was the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Laohekou. Geography and climate Laohekou has a monsoon-influenced, four season humid subtropical climate (Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ... ''Cfa''), with cold, damp (but comparatively dry), winters, and hot, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, while the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hankou–Danjiangkou Railway
The Hankou–Danjiangkou railway or Handan railway (), is a railroad in central China between Wuhan and Danjiangkou in Hubei Province. The line is long and follows the Han River from Wuhan's Hankou District north to Danjiangkou near the border with Henan Province. The line was built from 1958 to 1966 and double-tracked in 2009. Major cities and towns along route include Wuhan, Anlu, Suizhou, Zaoyang, Xiangyang, Laohekou and Danjiangkou. This line along with Xiangyang–Chongqing Railway is the traditional route linking Sichuan and Chongqing with Eastern China. After the completion of Yichang-Wanzhou Railway the line's importance decreased slightly but many conventional trains still use this route. Rail connections * Wuhan: Beijing–Guangzhou railway, Wuhan–Jiujiang railway, Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway, Hefei–Wuhan passenger railway * Sui County: Xiaolin–Lishan railway * Xiangyang: Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway, Xiangyang–Chongqing railway See also * List ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Laohekou
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Laohekou/Laohokow (, ) is a suffragan Latin diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Hankou in central China, but depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Its episcopal see is located in the city of Laohekou (Hubei). No statistics available. The see is vacant (?dormant) since 1966, without any Apostolic administrator. History * Established on 11 September 1870 as Apostolic Vicariate of Northwestern Hupeh 湖北西北, on territory split off from the then Apostolic Vicariate of Hupeh 湖北 * Renamed on 3 December 1924 as Apostolic Vicariate of Laohekou 老河口 / Laohokow / de Laohokow (Latin) * Lost territory on 25 May 1936 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Xiangyang 襄陽 * Promoted on 11 April 1946 as Diocese of Laohekou 老河口 / Laohokow / Laohocheuven(sis) (Latin). Episcopal ordinaries (all Roman Rite; so far European missionary members of Latin congregat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiangyang
Xiangyang is the second-largest prefecture-level city by population in northwestern Hubei province, China. It was known as Xiangfan from 1950 to 2010. The Han River (Hanshui), Han River runs through Xiangyang's centre and divides the city north–south. The city itself is an agglomeration of two once separate cities: Fancheng and Xiangyang (or Xiangcheng District, Xiangyang, Xiangcheng), and was known as Xiangfan before 2010. What remains of old Xiangyang is located south of the Han River (Hanshui), Han River and contains one of the oldest still-intact city walls in China, while Fancheng is located to the north of the Han River. Both cities served prominent historical roles in both ancient and pre-modern Chinese history. Today, the city has been a target of government and private investment as the country seeks to urbanize and develop the interior provinces. Its built-up area made up of 3 urban districts had 2,319,640 inhabitants at the 2020 census while the whole municipalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guanghua Subdistrict, Laohekou
Guanghua may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places in China County *Guanghua County (), former county in Hubei, now part of Laohekou Towns These are all written as "": * Guanghua, Jilin ( zh), in Tonghua County, Jilin * Guanghua, Xiangning County ( zh), Shanxi Townships These are all written as "": *Guanghua Township, Shanxi ( zh), in Wanrong County * Guanghua Township, Sichuan ( zh), in Yilong County Subdistricts * Guanghua Subdistrict, Laohekou ( zh; ), Laohekou, Xiangyang, Hubei * Guanghua Subdistrict, Qianjiang ( zh; ), Hubei *Guanghua Subdistrict, Wenzhou ( zh; ), in Lucheng District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Written as "": * Guanghua Subdistrict, Shantou ( zh), in Jinping District, Shantou, Guangdong *Guanghua Subdistrict, Liaoyang ( zh), in Hongwei District, Liaoyang, Liaoning *Guanghua Subdistrict, Chengdu ( zh), in Qingyang District, Chengdu, Sichuan ;Guanghua Road Subdistrict () *Guanghua Road Subdistrict, Anyang ( zh), in Wenfeng District, Anyang, Henan * Guanghua Road Subdistrict, Ping ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County-level City
A county-level city () is a County-level divisions of China, county-level administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China. County-level cities have judiciary, judicial but no legislature, legislative rights over their own local ordinance, local law and are usually governed by Administrative divisions of China#Prefectural level (2nd), prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by Administrative divisions of China#Provincial level (1st), province-level divisions. A county-level city is a "city" () and "county" () that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction. As such, it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal entity, and a county, which is an administrative division of a prefecture. Most county-level cities were created in the 1980s and 1990s by replacing denser populated Counties of China, counties. County-level cities are not "city, cities" in the strictest sense of the word, since they usually contain rural areas many times the size ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubei
Hubei is a province of China, province in Central China. It has the List of Chinese provincial-level divisions by GDP, seventh-largest economy among Chinese provinces, the second-largest within Central China, and the third-largest among inland provinces. Its provincial capital at Wuhan serves as a major political, cultural, and economic hub for the region. Hubei is associated with the historical state of E that existed during the Western Zhou dynasty (771 BCE). Its name means 'north of the lake', referring to Dongting Lake. It borders Henan to the north, Anhui and Jiangxi to the east, Hunan to the south, and Chongqing and Shaanxi to the west. The high-profile Three Gorges Dam is located at Yichang in the west of the province. History The Hubei region was home to sophisticated Neolithic cultures. By the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC), the territory of today's Hubei formed part of the powerful Chu (state), State of Chu. Chu, nominally a tributary state of the Zh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County-level City
A county-level city () is a County-level divisions of China, county-level administrative division of the China, People's Republic of China. County-level cities have judiciary, judicial but no legislature, legislative rights over their own local ordinance, local law and are usually governed by Administrative divisions of China#Prefectural level (2nd), prefecture-level divisions, but a few are governed directly by Administrative divisions of China#Provincial level (1st), province-level divisions. A county-level city is a "city" () and "county" () that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction. As such, it is simultaneously a city, which is a municipal entity, and a county, which is an administrative division of a prefecture. Most county-level cities were created in the 1980s and 1990s by replacing denser populated Counties of China, counties. County-level cities are not "city, cities" in the strictest sense of the word, since they usually contain rural areas many times the size ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
