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Sangpu Mountain
Sangpu Mountain () is named after the mulberry trees that were once abundant at the mountain area near the Rong River. It is located at the junction of the 3 prefecture-level cities of Shantou, Chaozhou and Jieyang in eastern Guangdong Province of China. With an altitude of 484 meters and a stretch of 27 kilometers, the mountain is a Guangdong provincial nature reserves area, and is known as "the First Mountain in Chaoshan". The Tropic of Cancer passes through here, and Shantou University is located in it. Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport and Chaoshan railway station, the largest airport and the largest high-speed rail station in eastern Guangdong, both lie nearby. Shantou University Shantou University, or STU, is located in the Sangpu Mountain area of Shantou City. It is jointly established by the Chinese Ministry of Education, the People's Government of Guangdong Province and the Li Ka Shing Foundation. The campus covers a total area of 1,889.28 ''mu'' and a total b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rong River (Guangdong)
The Rong River, (Chinese: 榕江, tr. Róngjiāng) commonly referred to as the South River (南河, tr. nánhé), formerly known as the Jieyang River (揭阳江, tr. jiēyángjiāng) is located in Guangdong Province of the People's Republic of China and is the second longest river on the eastern coast of Guangdong. It is named for the many Banyan trees (róngshù) in the city of Jieyang. It rises in the southern foothills of Phoenix Mountain in Luhe County and flows northeast through the towns of Dongkeng and Shuichun, in Jiexi County the towns of Wuyun, Hepo, Daxi, and Qiankeng, in Puning the town of Lihu, then again in Jiexi the towns of Mianhu and Fengjiang, Jieyang city, and finally empties into the South China Sea at Shantou. The river is 196 km long with a drainage basin area of 4650 km2 and an average annual discharge of 6.1 billion m3. Typhoons, flooding, waterlogging, and droughts A drought is a period of drier-than-normal conditions.Douville, H., K. Raghavan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Ka Shing Foundation
The Li Ka Shing Foundation () is a Hong Kong-based charitable organization founded in 1980 by Hong Kong entrepreneur Li Ka-shing. The Third Son Li Ka-shing considers the Li Ka Shing Foundation to be his "third son" and has pledged to donate one-third of his assets to support philanthropic projects. He has called for other Asian entrepreneurs to do the same, in the hope of altering the traditional notion of passing wealth through lineage. Three main focuses * Encourage giving to nurture a new culture of philanthropy in Asia * Support educational reform to create a paradigm shift that develops positive and sustainable change * Support medical research and services to create a healthier world Major contributions To date, Li Ka-shing has invested over HK$30 billion in projects covering education, medical services, charity and anti-poverty programmes, with about 80% of the projects in mainland China and Hong Kong. Hong Kong * In 2005, announced a donation of HK$1 billion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountains Of China
The following is an incomplete list of mountains in China, the People's Republic of China, sorted in alphabetical order. Some of these mountains that are claimed by the PRC, including those List of mountains in Taiwan, under the control of the Republic of China and those disputed with other countries, such as Mount Everest, are noted after the list. List See also * Geography of China * Sacred Mountains of China * Mountains of Southwest China References {{Authority control Lists of mountains by country, China Mountains of China, * Lists of mountains of China, China Lists of mountains of Asia, China Lists of landforms of China, Mountains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paotai Town (Jieyang)
Paotai Town () is located in south east China. It is a township-level administrative unit under the jurisdiction of Rongcheng District, Jieyang City, Guangdong Province. Paotai Town has a population of 114,400 (according to the census in 2010) and a total area of 51.43 km², with the population density of 2,224/km². Administrative division Paotai Town has jurisdiction over the following sub-units: *Paotai Community (), *Xinshi Village (), *Nanchao Village (), *Puzai Village (), *Fengxi Village (), *Fugang Village (), *Tangbian Village (), *Taoshan Village (), *Longtou Village (), *Xialong Village (), *Shipai Village (), * Qingxi Village (). In China, there is another town also called Paotai Town, which is located in Xinjiang. Transportation The Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport, the largest airport in Eastern Guangdong Province, is located next to Paotai. Paotai is also located by the side of Rong River, the mother river of Jieyang and the second lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaxi (Chaozhou)
Shaxi Town () is a township-level administrative unit under the jurisdiction of Chao'an District, Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province, the People's Republic of China. It has a population of 57,677 (according to the census in 2010) and a total area of 33.41 km², with the population density of 1,726/km². The Chaoshan Station of the Xiamen-Shenzhen Railway, serving Shantou, Chaozhou and Jieyang, is located in Shaxi Town. Administrative division Shaxi Town has jurisdiction over the following subdivisions: *Shaxi Community (), *Qianlong 1st Village (), *Qianlong 2nd Village (), *Shangxilin Village (), *Xiaxilin Village (), *Neichi Village (), *Shengju Village (), *Shaxi 1st Village (), *Shaxi 2nd Village (), *Gaosha 1st Village (), *Gaosha 2nd Village (), *Gaolou Village (), *Wujialong Village (), *Jiali Village (), *Liupan Village (), *Renli Village (), *Chengpan Village (), *Yuhu Village (). Transportation The Chaoshan Station of the China High-Speed Railway is located in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ming Dynasty
The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of China ruled by the Han people, the majority ethnic group in China. Although the primary capital of Beijing fell in 1644 to a rebellion led by Li Zicheng (who established the short-lived Shun dynasty), numerous rump state, rump regimes ruled by remnants of the House of Zhu, Ming imperial family, collectively called the Southern Ming, survived until 1662. The Ming dynasty's founder, the Hongwu Emperor (1368–1398), attempted to create a society of self-sufficient rural communities ordered in a rigid, immobile system that would guarantee and support a permanent class of soldiers for his dynasty: the empire's standing army exceeded one million troops and the naval history of China, navy's dockyards in Nanjing were the largest in the world. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guangdong Technion – Israel Institute Of Technology
The Guangdong Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT) is a technological institute in Shantou, Guangdong, China. It was established in 2015 as a joint venture between Shantou University and Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology. It is located on the southeast of the Shantou University campus. History Guangdong Technion – Israel Institute of Technology is a joint cooperative higher education institution established by China and Israel. It is located at the east side and south side of Shantou University. On April 9, 2015, the establishment of the Guangdong Technion was approved by the Ministry of Education of China.广东省教育厅 Accessed 1.1.2016 It was initially named "Technion Guangdong Institute of Technology". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
