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Jinxi Iron And Steel
Jinxi may refer to the following locations in China: *Huludao, Liaoning *Jinxi County (金溪县), Fuzhou, Jiangxi * Jinxi, Hengyang (金溪镇), a town of Hengyang County, Hunan. *Jinxi, Kunshan (锦溪镇), a town in Kunshan, a city in Jiangsu Province *Jinxi, Longquan (锦溪镇), a town in Longquan, a city in Zhejiang Province See also *Jin Xi (Han), a Han general during the Chu-Han Contention *Jingxi (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huludao
Huludao (), formerly known as Jinxi () until 1994, is a coastal prefecture-level city in southwestern Liaoning province, People's Republic of China. Its name literally means "Gourd Island", referring to the fiddle-shaped contour of the peninsula ("half-island" in Chinese), which resembles a bottle gourd, at the city's Longgang District. It has a total area of and as of the 2020 census a population of 2,434,194 of whom 1,252,660 inhabitants lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 urban districts and Xingcheng City largely being conurbated. Located on the northwestern shore of the Liaodong Bay, Huludao is one of the three principal cities (along with Jinzhou and Hebei province's Qinhuangdao) in the Liaoxi Corridor, and is Northeast China's gateway through the Shanhai Pass into North China. It borders Jinzhou to the northeast, Chaoyang to the north, and Qinhuangdao to the southwest, as well as sharing maritime boundaries with Yingkou and Dalian to the east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinxi County
Jinxi County () is a county of Jiangxi province in the People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the 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' ... of Fuzhou. Jinxi is the hometown of Lu Xiangshan (), a famous educator and thinker in the Southern Song Dynasty. He was honored as one of "the greatest Confucianist of all generations" in Chinese history as well as one of China's top ten thinkers. Jinxi has nurtured many famous figures, including Wei Su (), a famous historian in the Yuan Dynasty, Gong Tingxian (), a great medical scientist in the Ming Dynasty and Cai Shangxiang (), an outstanding scholar in the Qing Dynasty. Zhou Jianping (), the commander of the Red Tenth Army and one of the founders of Mingzhegan Revolution Base, also came ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hengyang County
Hengyang County () is a counties of China, county and the List of County-level divisions of Hunan by population, 5th most populous county-level division in the Provinces of China, Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of Hengyang, Hengyang prefecture-level city. Located in the north of Hengyang City and the south east of Hunan province, the county is bordered to the north by Shuangfeng County, to the west by Shaodong County, to the south by the counties of Qidong County, Qidong and Hengdong County, Hengdong and the districts of Zhengxiang District, Zhengxiang, Shigu District, Shigu and Zhuhui District, Zhuhui, to the east by Nanyue District and Hengshan County. Hengyang County covers with a population of 1,235,100 (as of 2015). The county has 17 towns under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Xidu Town ().According to the ''Official Reply of Hunan Provincial Civil Affairs Department on approving township-level division adjustment programmes of Hengyang County'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunan
Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Guangdong and Guangxi to the south, Guizhou to the west and Chongqing to the northwest. Its capital and largest city is Changsha, which also abuts the Xiang River. Hengyang, Zhuzhou, and Yueyang are among its most populous urban cities. With a population of just over 66 million residing in an area of approximately , it is China's 7th most populous province, the fourth most populous among landlocked provinces, the second most populous in South Central China after Guangdong and the most populous province in Central China. It is the largest province in South-Central China and the fourth largest among landlocked provinces and the 10th most extensive province by area. Hunan's nominal GDP was US$ 724 billion (CNY 4.6 tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinxi, Kunshan
Jinxi () is a historic canal town in southwest Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, China. It lies 8 kilometers from the famous ancient town Zhouzhuang. It is surrounded by lakes – Dianshan Lake to its east, Cheng Lake to its west, Wubao Lake to its south and Fanqing Lake, Bailian Lake to its north. History Early in the Neolithic Age, this place was inhibited by humans, who created the brilliant prehistoric culture. In Spring and Autumn Period, King Helü of Wu ordered Wu Zixu to build a city outside Suzhou, which was the prototype of Jinxi. Ma Yuan, a famous general in the Han dynasty once organized and trained his soldiers here; Zhang Zhao, a famous minister serving Lord Sun Quan in the Three Kingdoms Period was buried here. The famous painter Gu Kaizhi in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, refused to assume any official positions in his old age and lived in seclusion there. During the Song dynasty, Emperor Xiaozong's consort Lady Chen was infatuated with this town's scenery and chose to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunshan
Kunshan is a county-level city in southeastern Jiangsu province with Shanghai bordering its eastern border and Suzhou on its western boundary. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Suzhou. Name There is a strong possibility that the name Kunshan is derived from a hill, but which one is controversial. According to an impacted version, the hill is present-day Little Kunshan (''Xiaokunshan'') in Shanghai's Songjiang District. The character (''Kun'') was the old Chinese name for the Kunlun Mountains. From it developed the Chinese idiom "a jade from Kunlun Mountains", meaning any "outstanding figure". This was applied to Lu Ji and a hill in his hometown was designated as Kun to commemorate him. History Lou county () which administered Kunshan and the area around was established in Qin dynasty. It was named after Lou River (; present-day Liu River: ), while its seat was located in the north eastern of Kunshan. In 507, Xinyi county () which hold Lou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longquan
Longquan () is a county-level city and former county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lishui in southwestern Zhejiang Province, China, located on the upper reaches of the Ou River and bordering Fujian province to the southwest. Called Longyuan () before the Tang dynasty, Longquan adopted its current name because of the naming taboo of Emperor Gaozu, the founder of Tang whose personal name was Li Yuan (). Demographics Longquan has a population of around 270,000. There is an ''Ethnic Township'' set aside for the She-nation minority at Zhuyang (). Celadons and swords Longquan is famous locally for its swords and Longquan celadon ceramics, both of which are often regarded as historically the finest in China. Longquan celadon was one of China's finest ceramics from the Song dynasty until it fell out of fashion in the Imperial court during the Ming dynasty. Production continued but at lower quality. The swords made in Longquan (Longquanjian) are fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jin Xi (Han)
Jin Xi () was a general under Emperor Liu Bang. In 209 BC, Jin "joined in the attack on Qin forces, defeating Li You", for which Jin received various titles and honors from Liu Bang including being named Commandant of Cavalry.Michael Loewe, ''A Biographical Dictionary of the Qin, Former Han and Xin Periods, 221 BC - AD 24'' (2000), p. 198. In this capacity, in 206 BC, Jin "took part in the pacification of the Qin metropolitan area", and in 202 BC, during the Chu–Han Contention, Jin conquered the Kingdom of Linjiang of the Eighteen Kingdoms, capturing its ruler, Gong Wei, who was then escorted to Luoyang and executed. Jin was further rewarded for this and other military victories in the period, being "nominated as Marquis of Xinwu (lit. honest and martial)". References * Sima Qian. ''Records of the Grand Historian''. * Ban Gu et al. ''Book of Han The ''Book of Han'' or ''History of the Former Han'' (Qián Hàn Shū,《前汉书》) is a history of China finished in 111A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
