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Jingzhou (other)
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Jingzhou is a prefecture-level city in Hubei, China Jingzhou may also refer to: * Jingzhou District, in Jingzhou, Hubei, China * Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County, in Hunan, China * Meizhou, formerly known as Jingzhou (敬州), city in Guangdong, China * Jingzhou (ancient China), an ancient Chinese province covering modern Hubei and Hunan * Jingzhou (historical prefecture in Shaanxi), a historical prefecture in modern Shaanxi, China during the 10th century * Jingzhou (historical prefecture in Gansu), a historical prefecture in modern Gansu, China between the 5th and 20th centuries See also * Jinzhou (other) Jinzhou (锦州) is a prefecture-level city in Liaoning, China. Jinzhou—an atonal pinyin romanization of various Chinese prefectures or prefectural seats—may also refer to: Prefectures * Jin Prefecture (金州) in Shaanxi, a former imperial p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jingzhou
Jingzhou () is a prefecture-level city in southern Hubei province, China, located on the banks of the Yangtze River. Its total residential population was 5,231,180 based on the 2020 census, 1,068,291 of whom resided in the built-up (''or metro'') area comprising two urban districts. Jingzhou's central urban area has grown out of Shashi City and Jingzhou Town (historically also known as Jiangling); their names were preserved in the names of Shashi District and Jingzhou District, which include the city's historical center, as well as Jiangling County, which administers the suburban areas of the larger historical area of Jiangling. The name "Shashi" also remains in the names of a number of local facilities, such as Jingzhou Shashi Airport and a railway freight station. Toponymy The contemporary city of Jingzhou is named after ancient province of the same name, which was one of the nine provinces of ancient China. Said province was named after the nearby Jing Mountains. G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jingzhou District
Jingzhou District () is a district of the city of Jingzhou, Hubei, Central China. Administrative divisions Three subdistricts: * Xicheng Subdistrict (), Dongcheng Subdistrict (), Chengnan Subdistrict () Seven towns: *Jinan (), Chuandian (), Mashan (), Balingshan (), Libu The Libu ( egy, rbw; also transcribed Rebu, Lebu, Lbou, Libou) were an Ancient Libyan tribe of Berber origin, from which the name ''Libya'' derives. Early history Their occupation of Ancient Libya is first attested in Egyptian language text ... (), Mishi (), Yingcheng () Two other areas: * Taihugang (), Lingjiaohu () References County-level divisions of Hubei Jingzhou {{Hubei-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jingzhou Miao And Dong Autonomous County
Jingzhou Miao and Dong Autonomous County (; usually referred to as Jingzhou County, commonly abbreviated as Jingzhou, ) is an autonomous county of Miao and Dong peoples in Hunan Province, China, the county is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Huaihua. It was known as "Jing County" (), renamed to the present name on February 19, 1987. Jingzhou is located on the southwestern margin of Hunan Province, adjacent to Guizhou Province. It borders Jinpin, Liping and Tianzhu Counties of Guizhou to the west, Tongdao County to the south, Suining County to the east, Huitong County to the north. The county covers , as of 2015, It had a registered population of 271,403 and a resident population of 253,000. oahmhxc.com/ref> The county has six towns and five townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is the town of Quyang ()., also see oxinhuanet.com/ref> Etymology The name "Jingzhou" appears on official papers dated 1103, when the local leader Yan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meizhou
Meizhou (, Hakka Chinese: Mòichû) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guangdong province, China. It has an area of , and a population of 3,873,239 million as of the 2020 census. It comprises Meijiang District, Meixian District, Xingning City and five counties. Its built-up or metro area made up of two urban districts was home to 992,351 inhabitants. History Since Neolithic age historical sites with unearthed a number of stone tools and pottery, have been discovered in dozens of places in the Meixian area of Meizhou. In the Meixian area, ancient kiln sites from the Western Zhou Dynasty and bells from the Warring States Period were also found. Before the Qin Dynasty, Meizhou was under Nanyue rule. After Qin unified the Nanyue, Meizhou was belonged to Nanhai Commandery. Originally name of Meizhou was Chengxiang (程乡), it was established under the prefecture of Jingzhou during the Southern Han (917-971). It became Meizhou at the 10th century and Jiaying Prefecture at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jingzhou (ancient China)
Jingzhou or Jing Province was one of the Nine Provinces of ancient China referenced in Chinese historical texts such as the '' Tribute of Yu'', '' Erya'' and ''Rites of Zhou''. Jingzhou became an administrative division during the reign of Emperor Wu (r. 141–87 BCE) in the Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE). It usually corresponded with the modern-day provinces of Hubei and Hunan until the Sui dynasty, after which it referred to the city of Jingzhou. History Pre-Qin era In the Warring States period, the Chu state covered most of present-day Hubei and Hunan, the areas that would form Jingzhou in a later era. The Qin state dropped the name "Chu" (楚) (literally " chaste tree") and used its synonym "Jing" (荊) instead to avoid a naming taboo, since the personal name of Qin's King Zhuangxiang (281–247 BCE) was "Zichu" (子楚; lit. "son of Chu") because his adoptive mother, Lady Huayang, was from Chu. Chu was conquered by Qin in 223 BCE in the final stages o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jingzhou (historical Prefecture In Shaanxi)
Jingzhou or Jing Prefecture (靜州) was a ''Zhou (country subdivision), zhou'' (prefecture) in history of China, imperial China centering around modern Mizhi County, Shaanxi, China. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period it was occupied by the Tangut people under the Dingnan Jiedushi's control. References * Former prefectures in Shaanxi {{China-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jingzhou (historical Prefecture In Gansu)
Jingzhou or Jing Prefecture () was a '' zhou'' (prefecture) in imperial China, centering on modern Jingchuan County, Gansu, China. It was created in the 5th century by Northern Wei and existed (intermittently) until 1913 after the establishment of the Republic of China. Geography The administrative region probably includes parts of modern: *Under the administration of Pingliang, Gansu: ** Jingchuan County **Pingliang ** Chongxin County ** Huating County ** Lingtai County *Under the administration of Xianyang, Shaanxi: ** Changwu County ** Bin County ** Xunyi County ** Yongshou County *Under the administration of Guyuan, Ningxia Ningxia (,; , ; alternately romanized as Ninghsia), officially the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (NHAR), is an autonomous region in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. Formerly a province, Ningxia was incorporated into Gansu in ...: ** Jingyuan County References * Prefectures of the Sui dynasty Prefectures of the Tang dynast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
