Wu Quan (director)
Wu Quan or Wuquan may refer to: *Ngô Quyền (897–944), Vietnamese prefect and general *Go Seigen (1914–2014), or Wu Qingyuan, birth name Wu Quan, Chinese-born Japanese Go player * Wuquan Mountain *Wuquan railway station See also *Nantun metro station, of which name of secondary station is Wenxin Wuquan W. * Wucyuan Elementary School light rail station, a light rail station of Circular light rail The Circular light rail () is a light rail line in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, operated by Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation. The southern part of this line makes use of the defunct tracks of the Kaohsiung Harbor Railway Line. Construction cost ...

Ngô Quyền
Ngô Quyền ( vi-hantu, 吳權) (April 17, 898 – February 14, 944), often referred to as Tiền Ngô Vương (前吳王; "First King of Ngô"), was a warlord who later became the founding king of the Ngô dynasty of Vietnam. He reigned from 939 to 944. In 938, he defeated the Southern Han dynasty at the Battle of Bạch Đằng River north of modern Haiphong. The battle is usually remembered in Vietnamese national history as it ended 1,000 years of Chinese rule over Vietnam dating back to 111 BC under the Western Han dynasty. A central district in modern Haiphong is named after him. Early life and career Ngô Quyền was born in 898 AD in Đường Lâm (modern-day Sơn Tây District, Hanoi of northern Vietnam) during the Tang dynasty. He was the son of Ngô Mân, an influential official in Phong, Annan (today Phu Tho province). Ngô Mân's ancestor was Wu Ridai (Ngô Nhật Đại), a local tribal chief from Fuluzhou, Annan (Modern-day Ha Tinh Province). In 722, W ...
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Go Seigen
Wu Quan (), courtesy name Wu Qingyuan ()His courtesy name was created based on his real name (''Quan'' means "spring, fountain" and ''Qing Yuan'' means "clear and pure source of water"). (June 12, 1914 – November 30, 2014), better known by the Japanese pronunciation of his courtesy name, , was a Chinese-born Japanese master of the game of Go. He is considered by many players to have been the greatest Go player in the 20th century. Biography Born on June 12, 1914, in Minhou County, Fujian Province, southeast China, Go Seigen did not start learning Go until he was nine, a relatively late age for a professional ( Honinbo Dosaku first learned go at seven and Honinbo Shusaku before he was six). His father, who had taken go lessons from Honinbo Shuho while studying in Japan, was responsible for introducing him to the game. Go Seigen quickly excelled and soon became known as a Go After days and nights, the shape of his left index finger changed, bending backwards. At that ...
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Wuquan Mountain
Wuquan Mountain () is a mountain in southern Lanzhou in Gansu, China. It lies to the north of Gaolan Mountain (). According to legend, the famous Western Han general Huo Qubing Huo Qubing (140 BC – 117 BC) was a Chinese military general and politician of the Western Han dynasty during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han. He was the nephew of the general Wei Qing and Empress Wei Zifu (Emperor Wu's wife), and the half-br ... once led his forces here. They were very thirsty but could not find any water, so Huo slammed his horsewhip into the ground five times, and five springs appeared. This is the origin of the name Wuquan Mountain (literally Five Springs Mountain). There are many ancient architectural sites on the mountain, including Butterfly Pavilion, Jingang Hall, Main Hall, Wanyuan Court, Wenchang Palace, Dizang Temple, and Thousand Buddha Temple. References AAAA-rated tourist attractions Landforms of Gansu Lanzhou Mountains of Gansu {{Gansu-geo-stub ...
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Wuquan Railway Station
Wuquan () is a railway station located in South District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is owned by the Taiwan Railways Administration and is on the Taichung Line The Taichung line (), also known as the Mountain line (), is a line of the Taiwan Railway Administration, which one of two parallel lines in Central Taiwan section offsetting to inland mountain area. It has a total length of 85.5 km, all of .... It opened on October 28, 2018. The station is categorized as a B-class local station and is served by local trains only. The name means "five powers" is derived from nearby Wuquan Road, which references Taiwan's five branches of government.   Location Wuquan station is located at the intersection between Jianguo and Sanmin Roads. It is located near the National Library of Public Information and the Taichung Courthouse. References Railway stations in Taichung Railway stations served by Taiwan Railways Administration Railway stations in Taiwan opened in 2018
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Nantun Metro Station
Nantun is a metro station on the Green Line operated by Taichung Metro in Nantun District, Taichung, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northe .... Station layout Around the station * Taichung Mosque References Taichung Metro Railway stations in Taichung Railway stations opened in 2020 {{Taiwan-metro-stub ...
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