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Chiang Kai-shekPersonal detailsBornChiang Jui-yuan(1887-10-31)31 October 1887Xikou, Zhejiang, ChinaDied5 April 1975(1975-04-05) (aged 87)Taipei, TaiwanResting placeCihu MausoleumPartyKuomintangSpousesMao Fumei(m. 1901; div. 1921)Yao Yecheng (concubine)(m. 1913–1927)Chen Jieru(m. 1921–1927)Soong Mei-ling(m.1927)RelationsChiang familyChildrenChiang Ching-kuoChiang Wei-kuo (adopted)EducationBaoding Military AcademyTokyo Shinbu GakkoSignatureNicknames"Generalissimo""Red General""Big Gu...KuomintangAbbreviationTraditional Chinese國民黨Simplified Chinese国民党Literal meaningNationals' PartyThe Kuomintang (KMT) is a major political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was the sole ruling party of Mainland Chinafrom 1928 to 1949 until its relocation to Taiwan, and in Taiwan ruled under martial law until 1987. The KMT is a centre-right to right-wing party and the largest in the Pan-Blue Coalition, one of Taiwan's two main political groups. Its primary rival is the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP...
ShanxiThe name Shanxi means 'west of the mountains', a reference to its location west of the Taihang Mountains. Shanxi borders Hebei to the east, Henan to the south, Shaanxi to the west and Inner Mongolia to the north. Shanxi's terrain is characterised by a plateau bounded partly by mountain ranges. Shanxi's culture is largely dominated by the ethnic Han majority, who make up over 99% of its population. Jin Chinese is the only major Sinitic variety in northern China that is not classified within the Mandarin group. Sh...
People's Liberation ArmyThe People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the primary armed forces of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four services—Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, and Rocket Force—and four arms—Aerospace Force, Cyberspace Force, Information Support Force, and Joint Logistics Support Force. It operates under the CCP's absolute control and is led by the Central Military Commission (CMC) with its chairman as commander-in-chief. Alongside the paramili...
Traditional Chinese charactersTraditional Chinese characters are one of two standardized character sets used to write the Chinese language, with the other being simplified characters. Traditional characters predominated in written Chinese, the historical lingua franca of East Asia, until the mid-20th century. Today, they are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, as well as in most overseas Chinese communities outside of Southeast Asia. In the mid-20th century, People's Republic of China (PRC) began standardizing simplified Chinese, mostly wi...
Mikhail KutuzovPrince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov-Smolensky (Russian: Михаил Илларионович Голенищев-Кутузов-Смоленский; 16 September [O.S. 5 September] 1745 – 28 April [O.S. 16 April] 1813) was a field marshal of the Russian Empire. He served as a military officer and a diplomat under the reign of three Romanov monarchs: Empress Catherine II, and Emperors Paul I and Alexander I. Kutuzov was shot in the head twice while fighting the Turks (1774 and 1788) and survived ...
Simplified Chinese charactersStandardized set of Chinese characters Simplified ChineseScript type Logographic Published 19561964197719882013 Period1956–presentDirection Left-to-right Top-to-bottom, columns right-to-left Official scriptChinaSingaporeLanguagesChineseRelated scriptsParent systemsOracle bone scriptSmall seal scriptClerical scriptRegular scriptSimplified ChineseSister systemsTraditional charactersKanjiChữ NômHanjaKhitan large scriptKhitan small scriptBopomofoISO 15924ISO 15924Hans (501), Han (Simplified variant)UnicodeUn...
PinyinScheme for the Chinese Phonetic AlphabetSimplified Chinese汉语拼音方案Traditional Chinese漢語拼音方案Literal meaningscheme of spelled Han language sounds This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see . For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.The Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, commonly called Hanyu Pinyin or simply pinyin (pīnyīn), is the most common roman...Wade–GilesAdaptationsThere are several adaptations of Wade–Giles. MathewsThe romanization system used in the 1943 edition of Mathews' Chinese–English Dictionary differs from Wade–Giles in the following ways: It uses the right apostrophe: pʼ, tʼ, kʼ, chʼ, tsʼ, tzʼŭ; while Wade–Giles uses the left apostrophe, similar to the aspiration diacritic used in the International Phonetic Alphabet before the revisions of the 1970s: pʻ, tʻ, kʻ, chʻ, tsʻ, tzʻŭ.It consistently uses i for the syllable [i], while Wad...
ChinaChina, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is divided into 33 province-level divisions, including two special administrative regions. Beijing is the capital, while Shanghai is the most populous city by urban area. Its geography features the Central Plain, major rivers such as the Yangtze and Yellow River, deserts, subtropical and temperate forests, plateaus, and mountain ranges such as the Himalayas. It is the world's second-most populous country after India, with a pop...
YuanshuaiYuánshuài (simplified Chinese: 元帅; traditional Chinese: 元帥; lit. 'Chief commander') was a Chinese military rank that corresponds to a marshal in other nations. It was given to distinguished generals during China's dynastic and republican periods. A higher level rank of dayuanshuai, which corresponds to generalissimo, was awarded to Chiang Kai Shek of the Republic of China. It was also proposed for Mao Zedong on the mainland, but he ultimately never accepted it.Officer (armed forces)Person in a position of authority A British commissioned officer (left) and warrant officer (right) in Afghanistan. Comparative military ranks Armies,air forces (non-Commonwealth) Navies, coast guards Air forces(Commonwealth system)General officers, flag officers, air officers Marshal or field marshal Admiral of the fleet Marshal of the air force General orcolonel general orarmy general Admiral Air chief marshal Lieutenant general orarmy corps general Vice admiral Air marshal Major general ordivisional general R...*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.