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Baykurut
Baykurut, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Township also Baykurt, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (بايقۇرۇت يېزىسى, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency / Байқурут, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency / Bayinkuluti ) is a Townships of China, township of Wuqia County in Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Baykurut is located in the central to eastern part of the county. It has 2 Villages of China, administrative villages under its jurisdiction. Its seat is at ''Baykurut Village'' (). Baykurut is located away northeast of the county seat Wuqia Town and south of Torugart Pass, Turugart Port (). It is adjacent to Terak Township in the east, Artux, Artux City and Wuqia T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuqia County
Ulugqat County (also known as Ulughchat County and Wuqia County; ) is a county in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. It is under the administration of the Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture of Kizilsu. The county has two towns, nine townships and one state-owned farm, eight communities and 34 villages under its jurisdiction in 2017, its county seat is Wuqia Town. It contains an area of and has a population of 56,633 (as of 2017) with main ethnic groups of Kyrgyz, Han and Uyghur peoples. Wuqia County is one of the two westernmost counties in China. It borders with Artux City to the east, Kashgar City to the south, Akto County to the southwest and the Kyrgyz Republic to the northwest. There are two national-level ports of Turugart () and Arkaxtam (), which are the link between Central and Western Asia and the bridgehead of opening up to the outside world. The county has harsh natural conditions, dry climate, earthquakes, floods, snow storms, sandstorms and other f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Flag (politics)
In politics, a red flag is predominantly a symbol of socialism, communism, Marxism, trade unions, left-wing politics, and historically of anarchism. It has been associated with left-wing politics since the French Revolution (1789–1799).Brink, Jan te''Robespierre and the Red Terror (1899). Socialists adopted the symbol during the Revolutions of 1848 and it became a symbol of communism as a result of its use by the Paris Commune of 1871. The flags of several socialist states, including China, Vietnam and former Soviet Union, are explicitly based on the original red flag. The red flag is also used as a symbol by some democratic socialists and social democrats, for example the League of Social Democrats of Hong Kong, the French Socialist Party and the Social Democratic Party of Germany. The Labour Party in Britain used it until the late 1980s. It was the inspiration for the socialist anthem, '' The Red Flag''. Prior to the French Revolution and in some contexts even to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyun
Toyun Township () is a Townships of China, township of Wuqia County in Xinjiang, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the northeast of the county, the township covers an area of l,546 square kilometers with a population of 2,651 (as of 2017). It has 3 Villages of China, administrative villages under its jurisdiction. Its seat is at ''Kaklik'' (). Toyun is located 103 kilometers away northeast of the county seat Wuqia Town. It is bordered by Ulugqat and Kiziloy townships to the southwest, Baykurut and Terak Township, Terak townships to the southeast. It is bordered by the Kyrgyzstan, Kyrghyz Republic with a boundary line of 115 kilometers to the northeast and west. There are 27 mountain passes connecting with Kyrgyzstan. The ''Turugart Port'' () to Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, is in the township and it is a national first-class port. History "The name "Toyun" is from Kyrgyz language, it means "a place to eat full stomach" () or "a rich land" (). The land i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torugart Pass
Torugart Pass (; ; ) is a mountain pass in the Tian Shan mountain range near the border between the Naryn Region of Kyrgyzstan and the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China. It is one of two border crossings between Kyrgyzstan and China, the other being Erkeshtam, some 165 km (103 mi) to the southwest. The scenic lake Chatyr-Köl lies near the pass on the Kyrgyz side. The road to Naryn and then to Balykchy and Bishkek—stretching for some —is narrow and in winter often impassable due to heavy snowfall and frequent avalanches. On the Chinese side, the Torugart Port of Entry (吐尔尕特口岸), where travelers must clear for customs, is located about from the pass itself in Ulugqat County of the Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture. Distances from the pass to major cities are: to Ulugqat, to Kashgar, to Artux and some to Ürümqi. The pass is also terminus of European route E125 and, under the new National Highway plans, the China National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Townships Of China
Townships (), formally township-level divisions (), are the basic level (fourth-level administrative units) of political divisions in China. They are similar to municipalities and communes in other countries and in turn may contain village committees and villages. In 1995 there were 29,502 townships and 17,532 towns (a total of 47,034 township-level divisions) in China. Much like other levels of government in mainland China, the township's governance is divided between the Communist Party Township Secretary, and the " county magistrate" (). The township party secretary, along with the township's party committee, determines policy. The magistrate is in charge of administering the daily affairs of government and executing policies as determined by the party committee. A township official is the lowest-level ranked official in the civil service hierarchy; in practice, however, the township party secretary and magistrate can amass high levels of personal power. A township governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuqia Town
Wuqia Town () is a town and the county seat of Wuqia County in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. Located in the middle east of the county, the town covers an area of 288 square kilometers with a population of 13,898 (as of 2017). It has 5 communities, its seat is at ''Tianhe Road'' (). History Kiziloy Town () was formed in 1947 and renamed to ''Chengguan Town'' () in 1984. A magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurred in Wuqia County on August 23, 1985, and it was destroyed. the new town was rebuilt and named Wuqia in Borux (), 6 km away to the northeast of the former town. Overview Basics for 2017 * Urban planned area: 39.4 square kilometers. ** Urban Built-up area: 6.68 square kilometers. * Household: 4,856 * Household population (): 13,898. of which ** Kyrgyz: 6,810 (49.00%) ** Han: 4,865 (35.01%) ** Uyghur: 1946 (14.00%) ** Others: 277 (1.99%) * Per capita disposable income: CNY The renminbi (; symbol: ¥; ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB) is the offici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renminbi
The renminbi (; currency symbol, symbol: ¥; ISO 4217, ISO code: CNY; abbreviation: RMB) is the official currency of the China, People's Republic of China and one of the world's most traded currencies, ranking as the fifth Template:Most traded currencies, most traded currency in the world as of April 2022. The Yuan (currency), yuan ( or ) is the basic unit of the renminbi, but the word is also used to refer to the Chinese currency generally, especially in international contexts. One yuan is divided into 10 Jiao (currency), jiao (), and the jiao is further subdivided into 10 Fen (currency), fen (). The renminbi is issued by the People's Bank of China, the Central bank, monetary authority of China. Valuation Until 2005, the value of the renminbi was Fixed exchange-rate system, pegged to the United States dollar, US dollar. As China pursued its Chinese economic reform, transition from planned economy, central planning to a market economy and increased its participation in foreig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tianshannet
Tianshannet () is the sole official news website of Xinjiang, China. The website was established by the government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the '' People's Daily'' Online on December 18, 2001. Tianshannet includes Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Uyghur, English and Kazakh Kazakh, Qazaq or Kazakhstani may refer to: * Someone or something related to Kazakhstan *Kazakhs, an ethnic group *Kazakh language *The Kazakh Khanate * Kazakh cuisine * Qazakh Rayon, Azerbaijan *Qazax, Azerbaijan *Kazakh Uyezd, administrative dis ... language versions. In July 2006, the English version of Tianshannet was started. In August 2007, BBC Learning English announced a partnership with Tianshannet. In July 2009, the Kazakh version of Tianshannet was started. See also * ''Xinjiang Daily'' * Xinjiang People's Broadcasting Station References Mass media in Xinjiang Internet properties established in 2001 2001 establishments in China Multilingual news services External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unincorporated Village
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have no unincorporated areas at all or these are very rare: typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or List of uninhabited regions, uninhabited areas. By country Argentina In Argentina, the provinces of Chubut Province, Chubut, Córdoba Province (Argentina), Córdoba, Entre Ríos Province, Entre Ríos, Formosa Province, Formosa, Neuquén Province, Neuquén, Río Negro Province, Río Negro, San Luis Province, San Luis, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero Province, Santiago del Estero, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, and Tucumán Province, Tucumán have areas that are outside any municipality or commune. Australia Unlike many other countries, Australia has only local government in Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cultural Revolution
The Cultural Revolution, formally known as the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, was a sociopolitical movement in the People's Republic of China (PRC) launched by Mao Zedong in 1966, and lasting until his death in 1976. Its stated goal was to preserve Chinese communism by purging remnants of capitalist and traditional elements from Chinese society. The Revolution marked the effective commanding return of Mao –who was still the Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)– to the centre of power, after a period of self-abstention and ceding to less radical leadership in the aftermath of the Mao-led Great Leap Forward debacle and the Great Chinese Famine (1959–1961). The Revolution failed to achieve its main goals. Launching the movement in May 1966 with the help of the Cultural Revolution Group, Mao charged that bourgeois elements had infiltrated the government and society with the aim of restoring capitalism. Mao called on young people to " bombard the hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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