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Qingtian
Qingtian (), is a county in southeastern Zhejiang Province, on the middle-lower reaches of the Ou River which flows 388 kilometers (241 mi) before finally reaching the city of Wenzhou and emptying into the East China Sea. The county is known from AD 711 on and was named for its rich rice paddy fields. Subtropical monsoon climate: annual average temperature , annual rainfall . Hilly territory with many ravines. Its capital is Hecheng, also known as Qingtian City. The inhabitants speak Wenzhounese and Qingtianese, both Wu dialects. Before 1963, when Qingtian county was ruled by the central government to go under the administration of Lishui, the area had been organised under Wenzhou from 323-1963 AD, a total of 1640 years. The area is well known by its traditional stonecarving industry, that has been defined as "embroidery on stone" since the Northern and Southern dynasties period at least. Administrative divisions Towns: * Hecheng (鹤城镇), Wenxi (温溪镇), Dongyuan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qingtian Dialect
The Qingtian dialect () is a dialect of the Chinese language. It is spoken in Qingtian county of Lishui, Zhejiang, Lishui prefecture in Zhejiang, China. The Qingtian dialect is one of the Chuqu Wu dialects, Chuqu dialects of Wu Chinese spoken in Quzhou and Lishui prefectures of Zhejiang. References External links A Study on the Phonetics of the Qingtian Dialect Wu Chinese {{St-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lishui, Zhejiang
Lishui (; Lishuinese: ''li⁶ syu³'' ) is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It borders Quzhou, Jinhua and Taizhou to the north, Wenzhou to the southeast, and the province of Fujian to the southwest. The name of the city literally means "Beautiful Waters." History Lishui has a very long history, for during the Liangzhu culture period 4000 years ago, there were tribes living in the area. In 589, a prefecture called Chuzhou was established by the Sui dynasty with Kuocang, Songyang, Linhai, Yongjia, Angu and Lechen counties under its jurisdiction. Three years later, the prefecture's name was changed to Kuozhou and then to Yongjia County in 607. The name was changed back to Kuozhou in 621 during the Tang dynasty, to Jinyun County in the first year of the Tianbao era (742) and back to Kuozhou in the first year of Qianyuan Era (758). In 779, during the Tang dynasty, it was renamed Lishui County. The name o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaohu, Zhejiang
Gaohu () is a town in Qingtian County, in Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiangs ... province, China. , it has 10 villages under its administration. References Towns of Zhejiang Qingtian County {{Zhejiang-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu Chinese
The Wu languages (; Wu romanization and IPA: ''wu6 gniu6'' [] ( Shanghainese), ''ng2 gniu6'' [] (Suzhounese), Mandarin pinyin and IPA: ''Wúyǔ'' []) is a major group of Sinitic languages spoken primarily in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Zhejiang Province, and the part of Jiangsu, Jiangsu Province south of the Yangtze River, which makes up the cultural region of Wu. The Suzhou dialect was the prestige dialect of Wu as of the 19th century, and formed the basis of Wu's koiné dialect, Shanghainese, at the turn of the 20th century. Speakers of various Wu languages sometimes inaccurately labelled their mother tongue as "Shanghainese" when introduced to foreigners. The languages of Northern Wu are mutually intelligible with each other, while those of Southern Wu are not. Historical linguists view Wu of great significance because it distinguished itself from other varieties of Chinese by preserving the voiced initials of the ancient Middle Chinese and by preserving the checked ton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhangcun Township, Qingtian County
Zhangcun may refer to the following locations in China: Towns * Zhangcun, Yushan County (樟村镇), Jiangxi * Zhangcun, Anji County (章村镇), Zhejiang Written as "张村镇": * Zhangcun, Anhui, in Lixin County * Zhangcun, Dengzhou, Henan * Zhangcun, Mianchi County, Henan * Zhangcun, Shandong, in Huancui District, Weihai * Zhangcun, Pinglu County, Shanxi Townships * Zhangcun Township, Qingtian County (章村乡), Zhejiang Written as "张村乡" * Zhangcun Township, Hebei, in Xian County * Zhangcun Township, Henan, in Huixian * Zhangcun Township, Jiangxi, in Dexing * Zhangcun Township, Shanxi, in Qinshui County * Zhangcun Township, Jiangshan, Zhejiang * Zhangcun Township, Qingyuan County, Zhejiang Subdistricts * Zhangcun Subdistrict, Xingtai (章村街道), in Qiaoxi District, Xingtai, Hebei * Zhangcun Subdistrict, Houma, Shanxi Zhangcun may refer to the following locations in China: Towns * Zhangcun, Yushan County (樟村镇), Jiangxi * Zhangcun, Anji County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County (People's Republic Of China)
Counties ( zh, t=縣, s=县, hp=Xiàn), formally county-level divisions, are found in the third level of the administrative hierarchy in Provinces and Autonomous regions and the second level in municipalities and Hainan, a level that is known as "county level" and also contains autonomous counties, county-level cities, banners, autonomous banners and City districts. There are 1,355 counties in Mainland China out of a total of 2,851 county-level divisions. The term ''xian'' is sometimes translated as "district" or "prefecture" when put in the context of Chinese history. History ''Xian'' have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the Qin Dynasty. The number of counties in China proper gradually increased from dynasty to dynasty. As Qin Shi Huang reorganized the counties after his unification, there were about 1,000. Under the Eastern Han Dynasty, the number of counties increased to above 1,000. About 1400 existed when the Sui dyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
