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Tai Shan (other)
Tai Shan may refer to: * Mount Tai, a mountain in Shandong Province, China * Tai Shan (giant panda), a giant panda born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in 2005 * ''Tai Shan'' (978), a Chinese military Type 071 amphibious transport dock * "Tai Shan", a song on the album ''Hold Your Fire'' by Rush * Tai Shan (), a 291m tall hill on Lantau Island, in Hong Kong People with the given name * Chang Tai-shan, Taiwanese baseball player * Tai-Shan Schierenberg Tai-Shan Schierenberg (born 1962) is a British portrait painter, based in London. He was the joint winner of the 1989 BP Portrait Award and is Head of Painting at the Art Academy in London. Early life and career Tai-Shan Schierenberg was born i ..., British painter See also * Taishan (other) {{disambiguation, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Tai
Mount Tai () is a mountain of historical and cultural significance located north of the city of Tai'an. It is the highest point in Shandong province, China. The tallest peak is the '' Jade Emperor Peak'' (), which is commonly reported as being tall. Mount Tai is known as the eastern mountain of the Sacred Mountains of China. It is associated with sunrise, birth, and renewal, and is often regarded the foremost of the five. Mount Tai has been a place of worship for at least 3,000 years and served as one of the most important ceremonial centers of China during large portions of this period. Because of its sacred importance and dramatic landscape, it was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. It meets 7 of the 10 evaluation standards of World Heritage, and is listed as a World Heritage site that meets the most standards, along with the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area in Australia. An earthquake or thunderstorm occurred in Mount Tai in 1831 BC or 1652 BC, also known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai Shan (giant Panda)
Tai Shan (, , also known as Butterstick after birth and before naming)"Pandamaniacs Want 'Butterstick,'" '' The Washingtonian'', Garrett M. Graff, October 5, 2005. is a giant panda born at the National Zoo in Washington D.C. on July 9, 2005. He is the first panda cub born at the National Zoo to survive for more than a few days. He is the oldest brother of Bao Bao, Bei Bei and Xiao Qi Ji. Lineage Tai Shan is the first cub born on July 9, 2005 at 3:41 AM to Mei Xiang () and Tian Tian (), the National Zoo's second pair of giant pandas. (The first pair, Ling-Ling (female) and Hsing-Hsing (male), were donated to the United States by China in 1972, shortly after Richard Nixon's historic visit. Ling-Ling died in 1992 and Hsing-Hsing in 1999 without producing any cubs that survived for more than a few days.) Both of Tai Shan's parents were born at the China Research and Conservation Center for the Giant Panda in Wolong, Sichuan Province. Mei Xiang, his mother, was artificially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai Shan (978)
Tai Shan may refer to: * Mount Tai, a mountain in Shandong Province, China * Tai Shan (giant panda), a giant panda born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in 2005 * ''Tai Shan'' (978), a Chinese military Type 071 amphibious transport dock * "Tai Shan", a song on the album ''Hold Your Fire'' by Rush * Tai Shan (), a 291m tall hill on Lantau Island, in Hong Kong People with the given name * Chang Tai-shan, Taiwanese baseball player * Tai-Shan Schierenberg Tai-Shan Schierenberg (born 1962) is a British portrait painter, based in London. He was the joint winner of the 1989 BP Portrait Award and is Head of Painting at the Art Academy in London. Early life and career Tai-Shan Schierenberg was born i ..., British painter See also * Taishan (other) {{disambiguation, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type 071 Amphibious Transport Dock
The Type 071 (NATO reporting name: Yuzhao) is a class of Chinese amphibious transport dock ships in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The Type 071 provides the PLAN with capabilities and flexibility not found in its previous landing ships. Design The amphibious warfare ship features a vehicle deck, well-deck, landing deck and a hangar. It can carry a combination of marines, vehicles, landing craft and helicopters. The ship may embark 600 to 800 troops. The stern helicopter deck offers two landing spots for supporting the operations of two Z-8 (SA 321 Super Frelon) transport helicopters. The twin-door cantilever hangar can house up to four Z-8 helicopters. The well deck houses up to four Type 726 air-cushioned landing craft, which can transfer vehicles or marines to the shore at high speed. The LCAC are launched by flooding of the docking area. The vessel can also carry landing craft on port / starboard davits. The vehicle deck can house amphibious assa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hold Your Fire
''Hold Your Fire'' is the twelfth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released on September 8, 1987. It was recorded at The Manor Studio in Oxfordshire, Ridge Farm Studio in Surrey, Air Studios in Montserrat and McClear Place in Toronto. ''Hold Your Fire'' was the last Rush studio album released outside Canada by PolyGram/ Mercury. 'Til Tuesday bassist and vocalist Aimee Mann contributed vocals to "Time Stand Still" and appeared in the Zbigniew Rybczyński-directed video. The album was not as commercially successful as most of the band's releases of the 1980s, peaking at number 13 on the ''Billboard'' charts, the lowest chart peak for a Rush album since 1978's ''Hemispheres''. However, it was eventually certified Gold by the RCAA. Writing After Rush's 1986 ''Power Windows'' tour ended, the band members took the summer off to spend more time with their families. A few months passed, and the group decided to start getting back into writing material.Banasiewicz, Bill (1988 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai Shan (Hong Kong)
Tai Shan may refer to: * Mount Tai, a mountain in Shandong Province, China * Tai Shan (giant panda), a giant panda born at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in 2005 * ''Tai Shan'' (978), a Chinese military Type 071 amphibious transport dock * "Tai Shan", a song on the album ''Hold Your Fire'' by Rush * Tai Shan (), a 291m tall hill on Lantau Island, in Hong Kong People with the given name * Chang Tai-shan, Taiwanese baseball player * Tai-Shan Schierenberg Tai-Shan Schierenberg (born 1962) is a British portrait painter, based in London. He was the joint winner of the 1989 BP Portrait Award and is Head of Painting at the Art Academy in London. Early life and career Tai-Shan Schierenberg was born i ..., British painter See also * Taishan (other) {{disambiguation, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lantau Island
Lantau Island (also Lantao Island, Lan Tao) is the largest island in Hong Kong, located West of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula, and is part of the New Territories. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands District of Hong Kong. A small northeastern portion of the island is located in the Tsuen Wan District. Originally an island with fishing villages, it has been developed since the late 20th century with the construction of Tung Chung New Town on its north-western coast and the completion of several major infrastructure projects, including Lantau Link (1997), Hong Kong International Airport (1998), Hong Kong Disneyland (2005), Ngong Ping 360 (2006) and Penny's Bay Quarantine Centre (2020). Geography With a land mass of , it is the largest island in Hong Kong, almost twice the size of Hong Kong Island. Lantau Island primarily consists of mountainous terrain. Lantau Peak () is the highest point of the island. It is the second highes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chang Tai-shan
Chang Tai-shan (; Amis name Ati Masaw; born 31 October 1976 in Taitung, Taiwan), is a Taiwanese former professional baseball player. Career He originally drafted by the Wei Chuan Dragons in 1996, he has played for the Sinon Bulls and Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. A well-known slugger, Chang has been a frequent member of the Chinese Taipei national baseball team since 1998 and holds the record of hitting the most home runs in CPBL history with 289. He also holds the career record for hits with 2,134. He was missing from the Olympic Games as because he tested positive for a banned substance. Chang denies taking any banned drugs and thinks it may be because of medication he took. As a result of the test he may be banned for 3 years. He was traded from Sinon Bulls to Uni-Lions for cash considerations of NT$2.5 Million (about US$85,000). His contract with the Lions expired after the and he signed with the Tokushima Indigo Socks of the independe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai-Shan Schierenberg
Tai-Shan Schierenberg (born 1962) is a British portrait painter, based in London. He was the joint winner of the 1989 BP Portrait Award and is Head of Painting at the Art Academy in London. Early life and career Tai-Shan Schierenberg was born in England in 1962, the eldest of three sons to a Chinese mother and a German father who was a painter. As a child, Tai-Shan spent the first years of his life with his grandparents in Malaysia but was eventually returned to his London-based parents for primary school. Being taken on frequent visits to the London Museums or art galleries made Tai-Shan familiar with painting of all realms and ages, while drawing soon became his favourite activity. After travels to Greece and Asia Minor, the family settled in the Black Forest and, in pursuit of a more ecologically centred life, did some subsistence farming. Tai-Shan attended a Jesuit-run grammar school nearby. He started painting in oils in his mid-teens. At the age of seventeen and with his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
