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Gepo
Gepo () is a town in Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China. As of the 2018 census it had a population of 17,810 and an area of . Administrative division As of 2016, the town is divided into one community and twelve villages: * Gepojie Community () * Lingui () * Zhaixiang () * Jile () * Shantang () * Banzhu () * Qishan () * Shenpo () * Maping () * Shangdong () * Hedong () * Macao () * Lou () History In 1984 it separated from Mailing Township (now Mailing). In 1996 it was upgraded to a town. Geography The town lies at the northern of Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, bordering Chengbei Town to the west, Fuyang Town and Fuli Town to the south, Mailing Town to the north, and Shijia Township to the east. The Fuchuan River flows through the town north to south. Economy The principal industries in the area are agriculture, forestry and mineral resources. Agricultural crops include grains, vegetables, fruits, tobacco, ''navel orange'' (), pear, and '' Ziziphus mauritiana''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chengbei, Fuchuan County
Chengbei () is a town in Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China. As of the 2018 census it had a population of 21,125 and an area of . Administrative division As of 2016, the town is divided into eleven villages and one community: * Chengbei Community () * Chengbei () * Liuhe () * Mashan () * Shishi () * Liayuan () * Siyuan () * Weifeng () * Xinzhai () * Ailing () * Fengling () * Limugang () History In ancient China, it belonged to Fengsheng () and Fu Zhou (). In the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), it came under the jurisdiction of Jiudu (). In the Qing dynasty (1644–1911), it was under the jurisdiction of Mashantuan (). In the Republic of China, it belonged to Chaodong District (). Geography The town lies at northwestern Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, bordering Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County to the west, Chaodong Town and Jiangyong County to the north, and Gepo Town to the east. The Fuchuan River flows north to south through the town. Economy The local economy is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuli, Fuchuan County
Fuli () is a town located in Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Centering on the Immortal Lake Ecological Park, the town is around in size and has jurisdiction over 12 village committees, 31 natural villages and 8680 households with a population of 49,318. Cittaslow, an Italian organization, has recently certified Fuli town as the first "international slow city" in Guangxi and the fourth in China. Before that, Fuchuan had been vigorously promoting tourism by developing rural home inns and eco-villages and making the best of unique local resources. History Fuli town is inhabited by Yao and Han nationalities and has been part of Fuchuan since the 4th year of the Kaibao period in the Song Dynasty. Its main industry revolves around agriculture, predominantly rice, organic vegetables, and citrus, and is the core agricultural demonstration zone in Guangxi. Cittaslow (slow city movement) In July 2015, Cittaslow sent a delegation to Fuchuan to do f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mailing, Fuchuan County
Mailing () is a town in Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China. As of the 2018 census it had a population of 26,000 and an area of . Administrative division As of 2016, the town is divided into one community and thirteen villages: * Mailing Community () * Mailing () * Changchun () * Daba () * Xinzao () * Xiaotian () * Xiulin () * Gaoqiao () * Yongquan () * Yuetang () * Cunhuang () * Jintian () * Hemu () * Sanmin () History In 1996 it was upgraded to a town. Geography The town is situated at the northeastern Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County. It is bordered to the north by Jiangyong County, to the east by Shijia Township, to the south by Gepo Town, and to the west by Chaodong Town. The Changchun Reservoir () is a reservoir located in the town, which provides drinking water and water for irrigation. The Mailing Stream (), Jintian Stream (), Fujiang River () and Gongtang Stream () flow through the town. Economy The main industries in and around the town are forestry and fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shijia Township, Fuchuan County
Shijia Township () is a township in Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China. As of the 2018 census it had a population of 13,400 and an area of . Administrative division As of 2016, the township is divided into one community and seven villages: * Shijia Community () * Shijian () * Caoli () * Chengshang () * Huangzhu () * Pingzhu () * Longwan () * Zeyuan () History It was incorporated as a township in 1984. Geography It lies at the northeastern of Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, bordering Gepo Town to the west, Fuli Town to the south, Mailing Town and Jiangyong County to the north, and Jianghua Yao Autonomous County to the east. The Shijia River flow the township north to south. Economy Agriculture and forestry also play roles in the local economy. Economic crops are mainly ''Navel orange'' (), medicinal materials and tobacco Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County
Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County () is an autonomous county of northeastern Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Hezhou City. Administrative divisions As of January 2016, Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County has nine towns and three townships under its jurisdiction. The county seat is Fuyang Town. Geography Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County is located in the northeastern Guangxi, on the border with Hunan. It is surrounded by Jiangyong County on the north, Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County on the west, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County on the east, and Zhongshan County on the south. It has an area of approximately . Most of the county is in the upper basin of the Fuchuan River (), a tributary of the He River (Guangxi) (, Hejiang). The Fuchuan is dammed near the southern border of the county. The dam forms the Guishi Reservoir (), which is used to irrigate agricultural land not only in Fuchuan County itself, but also in Zhongshan County and Babu District to the south. Mountains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towns Of China
When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese (traditional: ; ). The Constitution of the People's Republic of China classifies towns as third-level administrative units, along with for example townships (). A township is typically smaller in population and more remote than a town. Similarly to a higher-level administrative units, the borders of a town would typically include an urban core (a small town with the population on the order of 10,000 people), as well as rural area with some villages (, or ). Map representation A typical provincial map would merely show a town as a circle centered at its urban area and labeled with its name, while a more detailed one (e.g., a map of a single county-level division) would also show the borders dividing the county or county-level city into towns () and/or township () and subdistrict A subdistrict or sub-district is an administrative division that is generally smaller than a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autonomous Regions Of China
The autonomous regions () are the highest-level administrative divisions of China. Like Chinese provinces, an autonomous region has its own local government, but under Chinese law, an autonomous region has more legislative rights, such as the right to "formulate self-government regulations and other separate regulations." An autonomous region is the highest level of minority autonomous entity in China, which has a comparably higher population of a particular minority ethnic group. The autonomous regions are the creations of the People's Republic of China (PRC), as they are not recognized by the Republic of China (ROC) based in Taiwan, which previously ruled Mainland China before the PRC's establishment in 1949. History Established in 1947, the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region became the first autonomous region in the Chinese liberated zone. Xinjiang was made autonomous in 1955 after the PRC's founding, and Guangxi and Ningxia were made autonomous in 1958. Tibet was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guangxi
Guangxi (; ; alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, located in South China and bordering Vietnam ( Hà Giang, Cao Bằng, Lạng Sơn, and Quảng Ninh Provinces) and the Gulf of Tonkin. Formerly a province, Guangxi became an autonomous region in 1958. Its current capital is Nanning. Guangxi's location, in mountainous terrain in the far south of China, has placed it on the frontier of Chinese civilization throughout much of Chinese history. The current name "Guang" means "expanse" and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in 226 AD. It was given provincial level status during the Yuan dynasty, but even into the 20th century, it was considered an open, wild territory. The abbreviation of the region is "" (Hanyu pinyin: ; Zhuang: ), which comes from the name of the city of Guilin, the provin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prefecture-level City
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of China's prefectural cities were designated as counties as the country's second level division below a province. From 1949 to 1983, the official term was a province-administrated city (Chinese: 省辖市). Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative structure (alongside prefectures, leagues and autonomous prefectures). Administrative chiefs (mayors) of prefectural level cities generally have the same rank as a division chief () of a national ministry. Since the 1980s, most former prefectures have been renamed into prefectural level cities. A prefectural level city is a "city" () and "prefecture" () that have been merged into one consolidated and unified jurisdiction. As such it is simultaneously a city, which is a muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hezhou
Hezhou () is a prefecture-level city in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. Geography and climate Hezhou is located in northeastern Guangxi. It borders Hunan to the north and Guangdong to the east. The area is . The average elevation is and the highest is above sea-level. The city has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with mild, damp winters and hot and wet summers. The yearly average temperature is , and annual precipitation is . Administration Hezhou has 2 urban districts, 2 counties, and 1 autonomous county. Urban District: *Babu District () * Pinggui District () Counties: * Zhongshan County () * Zhaoping County () Autonomous County: * Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County () Demographics Hezhou was home to 2,007,858 inhabitants as of the 2020 Chinese census The Seventh National Population Census of the People's Republic of China (), also referred to as the 2020 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autonomous County
Autonomous counties () and autonomous banners () are county-level autonomous administrative divisions of China Chinese autonomous administrative divisions are associated with one or more ethnic minorities that are designated as autonomous within the People's Republic of China. These areas are recognized in the Constitution of the People's Republic of Chi .... The two are essentially identical except in name. There are 117 autonomous counties and three autonomous banners. The latter are found in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the former are found everywhere else. Maps List History Former autonomous counties of China See also * External links ChinaDataOnline.org website {{authority control C * Counties of China China, PRC Autonomous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time In China
The time in China follows a single standard UTC offset, time offset of UTC+08:00 (eight hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time), even though the country spans almost five geographical time zones. The official national standard time is called ''Beijing Time'' (BJT, ) domestically and ''China Standard Time'' (CST) internationally. Daylight saving time has not been observed since 1991. China Standard Time (UTC+8) is consistent across Mainland China, Hong Kong Time, Hong Kong, Macau Standard Time, Macau, Time in Taiwan, Taiwan, Philippine Standard Time, Philippines, Singapore Standard Time, Singapore, Time in Brunei, Brunei, Time in Mongolia, Mongolia, etc. History In the 1870s, the Shanghai Xujiahui Observatory was constructed by a French Catholic missionary. In 1880s officials in Shanghai French Concession started to provide a time announcement service using the Shanghai Mean Solar Time provided by the aforementioned observatory for ships into and out of Shanghai. By the end o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
