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Anhui
Anhui (, ) is a province of the People's Republic of China. Located in eastern China across the basins of the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River, it borders Jiangsu to the east, Zhejiang to the southeast, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei to the southwest, Henan to the northwest, and Shandong for a tiny section in the north. The capital of the province is Hefei.
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Baiyue
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Bayi Rockets
Bayi Shuanglu Rockets (八一双鹿电池火箭) or Bayi Rockets or Bayi Army Rockets or Bayi Shuanglu are a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Ningbo, Zhejiang. Bayi ("eight one") means "August First", so the English name of the team could be translated as August First Rockets, but this name is very rarely seen in English-language Chinese media. They are occasionally called Bayi Deers because of their corporate sponsorship by the Pairdeer brand of batteries, whose logo is a pair of deer (双鹿, or shuanglu).
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Cai Yuanpei
Cai Yuanpei () (January 11, 1868 – March 5, 1940) was a Chinese educator and the chancellor of Peking University. He was known for his critical evaluation of the Chinese culture that led to the influential May Fourth Movement. In his thinking, Cai was heavily influenced by Anarchism.
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Chen Cheng
Chen Cheng (; January 4, 1897 - March 5, 1965), was a Chinese political and military leader, and one of the main Kuomintang (KMT) commanders during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. After moving to Taiwan at the end of the Civil War, he served as the Governor of Taiwan, Vice President and Premier of the Republic of China. He represented the Republic of China in visits to the United States. He also helped to initiate land reforms and tax reduction programs that caused Communism to become unattractive in Taiwan, where peasants were able to own land. His good reputation endures even to today. His alias was Chen Tsyr-shiou ().
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Chen Hongshou
This is a Chinese name; the family name is 陈 (Chen)
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Chiang Ching-kuo
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Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek (; but see names below) (October 31, 1887 – April 5, 1975) was a political and military leader of 20th century China.
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CPC Party Chief
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Cultural Revolution
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution or simply the Cultural Revolution was a violent mass movement in the People’s Republic of China that started in 1966 and officially ended with Mao Zedong's death in 1976. It resulted in social, political, and economic upheaval; widespread persecution; and the destruction of antiques, historical sites, and culture.
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Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping (; 22 August 1904 19 February 1997) was a Chinese politician, statesman, theorist, and diplomat. As leader of the Communist Party of China, Deng was a reformer who led China towards a market economy. While Deng never held office as the head of state, head of government or General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (historically the highest position in Communist China), he nonetheless served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China from 1978 to the early 1990s.
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Fujian
is a province on the southeast coast of China. Fujian borders Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait. The name Fujian came from the combination of Fuzhou and Jian'ou, two cities in Fujian, during the Tang Dynasty. It is one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse provinces in China with Han Chinese majority.
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Governor of Zhejiang
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Grand Canal of China
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Hu Zongnan
Hu Zongnan (), courtesy name Shoushan (壽山), native of Zhenhai, Ningbo, born May 16, 1896. A general in the National Revolutionary Army and then the Republic of China Army. Together with Chen Cheng and Tang Enbo, he formed the triumvirate of Chiang Kai-shek's most trusted generals during the Second Sino-Japanese War. After the retreat of the Nationalists to Taiwan in 1949, Hu served as the President's military strategy advisor until his death on 14 February 1962.
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Hui Chinese
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Jinyong
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Ling Tong
Ling Tong (189 - 237 or 217) was a military general who served the kingdom of Wu during the Three Kingdoms era of China. He started his service to the Sun family since his childhood (in today’s measure), and throughout his entire life-span, he had been contributing to the foundation and solidification of the Wu regime. He had participated in many campaigns, including those against Huang Zu, Liu Bei, and the aggressive Shanyue barbarians. But his most noted performance would lie with those against the powerful kingdom of Wei, in which he displayed great skills under extremely adverse situation.
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Lishui, Zhejiang
Lishui () is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It borders Quzhou, Jinhua and Taizhou to the north, Wenzhou to the southeast, and the province of Fujian to the southwest. Lishui means "Beautiful Water", in Chinese.
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Lu Xun
Lu Xun () or Lu Hsün (Wade-Giles), was the pen name of Zhou Shuren () (September 25, 1881 – October 19, 1936) is one of the major Chinese writers of the 20th century. Considered by many to be the founder of modern Chinese literature, he wrote in baihua (白話) (the vernacular) as well as classical Chinese. Lu Xun was a short story writer, editor, translator, critic, essayist and poet. In the 1930s he became the titular head of the Chinese League of the Left-Wing Writers in Shanghai.
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Mainland China
Mainland China, Continental China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term that refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China (PRC). This term excludes the PRC Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
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Mao Dun
Mao Dun (July 4, 1896–March 27, 1981) was the pen name of Shen Dehong (Shen Yanbing), a 20th century Chinese novelist, cultural critic, and journalist. He was also the Minister of Culture of China from 1949 to 1965. He is currently renowned as one of the best realist novelists in the history of modern China. His most famous works are Midnight, a grand novel depicting life in cosmopolitan Shanghai, and Spring Silkworms. He also wrote many short stories.
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Marco Polo
Marco Polo (; ) (c. 1254 – January 8, 1324) was a Christian merchant from the Venetian Republic who wrote Il Milione, which introduced Europeans to Central Asia and China. He learned about trading whilst his father and uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo, travelled through Asia and met Kublai Khan. In 1269, they returned to Venice to meet Marco for the first time. The three of them embarked on an epic journey to Asia, returning after 24 years to find Venice at war with Genoa; Marco was imprisoned, and dictated his stories to a cellmate. He was released in 1299, became a wealthy merchant, married and had 3 children. He died in 1324, and was buried in San Lorenzo.
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Ningbo Middle School
Ningbo Middle School () is a prestigious high school offering education from a junior-high to senior-high level in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China. Founded in 1898, Ningbo Middle School is among the best provincial middle schools. It has been acknowledged as the first modernized government-run boarding high school in Ningbo. It is a modern experimental school in education technology and one of the hundred provincial schools emphasizing science and research.
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Peking University
Peking University (), colloquially known in Chinese as Beida (北大, Běidà), is a major research university located in Beijing, China, and a member of the C9 League. It is the first formally established modern national university of China. It was founded as Imperial Capital University in 1898 as a replacement of the ancient Guozijian (國子監 guózǐjiàn). By 1920 it had become a center for progressive thought. Today, many national and international rankings frequently place Peking University as one of the best universities in China. In addition to its academics, Peking University is especially renowned for the beauty of its traditional Chinese architecture at its campus grounds.
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Province of China
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Qian Liu
Qian Liu () (March 10, 852-May 6, 932), courtesy name Jumei (具美), formally King Wusu of Wuyue (吳越武肅王), was founder and first king of the Kingdom of Wuyue (吳越國; pinyin: Wuyueguo) (907-978) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period in southern coastal China.
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Qiu Jin
Qiū Jǐn (秋瑾) (November 8, 1875 - July 15, 1907) was a Chinese anti-Qing Empire revolutionary, feminist and writer. She was executed after a failed uprising and today is considered a hero in China.
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Shanghai
Shanghai (; Shanghainese: Zånhae ; ) is the most populous city in China and the most populous city proper in the world. A global city, Shanghai exerts influence over global commerce, finance, culture, art, fashion, research and entertainment. The city is located at the middle portion of the Chinese coast, and sits at the mouth of the Yangtze River.
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Shen Kuo
Shen Kuo or Shen Gua () (1031–1095), style name Cunzhong (存中) and pseudonym Mengqi (now usually given as Mengxi) Weng (夢溪翁), was a polymathic Chinese scientist and statesman of the Song Dynasty (960–1279). Excelling in many fields of study and statecraft, he was a mathematician, astronomer, meteorologist, geologist, zoologist, botanist, pharmacologist, agronomist, archaeologist, ethnographer, cartographer, encyclopedist, general, diplomat, hydraulic engineer, inventor, academy chancellor, finance minister, governmental state inspector, poet, and musician. He was the head official for the Bureau of Astronomy in the Song court, as well as an Assistant Minister of Imperial Hospitality. At court his political allegiance was to the Reformist faction known as the New Policies Group, headed by Chancellor Wang Anshi (1021–1086).
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Shiing-Shen Chern
Shiing-Shen Chern (, October 26, 1911 – December 3, 2004) was a Chinese American mathematician, one of the leaders in differential geometry of the twentieth century.
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Su Buqing
Su Buqing (蘇步青) (September 23, 1902 – March 17, 2003) was a Chinese mathematician and educator.
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Sun Ce
Sun Ce (175 – 200) was a military general and warlord during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era in ancient China. He was the eldest of five sons and one daughter of Sun Jian, who was killed in battle when Sun Ce was only sixteen. Sun Ce then broke away from his father's former overlord Yuan Shu and headed into Southeastern China to establish his own power base there. With the help of several capable men, including Zhang Zhao and Zhou Yu, Sun Ce managed to lay down the foundation of the later Eastern Wu, of which his younger brother Sun Quan eventually became the first emperor. After Sun Quan declared himself emperor, he posthumously honored Sun Ce with the title Prince Huan of Changsha (長沙桓王, literally "the diligent prince").
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Sun Quan
Sun Quan (182 – 252), son of Sun Jian, formally Emperor Da of Wu, was the founder of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period in China. He ruled from 222 to 229 as King of Wu and from 229 to 252 as Emperor of Wu.
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Taiwan
Taiwan, also known (especially in the past) as Formosa (from , "Beautiful Island"), is an island situated in East Asia in the Western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. It comprises most (99%) of the territory of the Republic of China (ROC) since the 1950s. The term "Taiwan" is also a common name to refer to the entire country of the Republic of China.
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Tang Enbo
Tang Enbo (, [http://www.zjda.gov.cn/show_hdr.php?xname=CP0GHU0&dname;=TTSVHU0&xpos;=9])(1898–1954) was a Nationalist general in the Republic of China. Along with Hu Zongnan and Xue Yue, Tang was one of the Kuomintang generals most feared and respected by the Japanese during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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town of China
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Tsien Hsue-shen
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Wang Lang
Wang Lang (? - 228) was a politician during the end of the Han Dynasty and during the Three Kingdoms era of China. Through his granddaughter's marriage to Sima Zhao, he would become great grandfather to Sima Yan, who would later become Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty.
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Wang Xizhi
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Wu Changshuo
Wú Chāngshuò () (September 12, 1844 - November 29, 1927) is the name for which Wu Junqing is best known. He was born in Zhejiang from a scholarly family and for a time toward the end of the Qing he served as an official in Liaoning. He settled in Suzhou in his twenties.
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Xu Wei
Xu Wei (, 1521—1593) was a Ming Chinese painter, poet and dramatist famed for his artistic expressiveness. Revolutionary for its time, his painting style influenced and inspired countless subsequent painters, such as Bada Shanren, the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, and the modern masters Wu Changshuo and Qi Baishi. Qi once exclaimed in a poem that "How I wish to be born 300 years earlier so I could grind ink and prepare paper for Green Vine ( A Xu Wei pen name)" (恨不生三百年前，為青藤磨墨理紙). Xu Wei can be considered as the founder of modern painting in China. His influence continues to exert itself. Despite his posthumous recognition, Xu was manifestly mentally ill and unsuccessful in life, ending his life in poverty after the murder of his third wife and several attempts at suicide.
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Xu Zhimo
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Zhang Binglin
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Zhao Hongzhu
Zhao Hongzhu (Chinese: 赵洪祝; July 1947 -) is the current secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Zhejiang committee.
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Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai (in Wade-Giles Chou En-lai) (5 March 1898 – 8 January 1976) was the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, serving from October 1949 until his death in January 1976. Zhou was instrumental in the Communist Party's rise to power, and subsequently in the development of the Chinese economy and restructuring of Chinese society.
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Zhou Xinfang
Zhou Xinfang, (; January 28, 1895 – March 5, 1975), was a famous Beijing Opera actor who died in the Cultural Revolution. He is regarded as one of the greatest masters of Beijing Opera. He is the most famous and important member of the Shanghai School of Beijing Opera. He is also the father of Michael Chow and Tsai Chin.
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Zhu Kezhen
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Anhui
Anhui (, ) is a province of the People's Republic of China. Located in eastern China across the basins of the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River, it borders Jiangsu to the east, Zhejiang to the southeast, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei to the southwest, Henan to the northwest, and Shandong for a tiny section in the north. The capital of the province is Hefei.
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Baoguo Temple
Baoguo Temple () is a Mahayana Buddhist temple located in Jiangbei district, 15km north of Ningbo, in Zhejiang, China. It is famous as the oldest surviving wooden structure in southern China, as the main hall of the present temple dates back to 1013 in the Northern Song dynasty.
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Cixi City
Cixi (; formerly spelt Tsekee or Tzeki) is a city within the sub-provincial city of Ningbo located in China's Zhejiang province.
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Dinghai District
Dinghai (定海区) is a Chinese district of Zhoushan City made of 128 islands. It is based on the larger northwestern half of Zhoushan Island, where it borders Putuo in the east. The district boundary meets that of Daishan County entirely on sea to the north. Its southwestern boundary intersects those of Ningpo City entirely on sea.
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Fudan University
Fudan University (), located in Shanghai, is one of the oldest, most prestigious and most selective universities in China, and is a member of the C9 League. Its institutional predecessor was founded in 1905, shortly before the end of China's imperial Qing dynasty. Fudan University is composed of four campuses, including Handan (邯鄲), Fenglin (楓林), Zhangjiang (張江), and Jiangwan (江灣). It is a comprehensive university highly ranked in physical sciences, humanities, social sciences, and medicine.
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Fujian
is a province on the southeast coast of China. Fujian borders Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait. The name Fujian came from the combination of Fuzhou and Jian'ou, two cities in Fujian, during the Tang Dynasty. It is one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse provinces in China with Han Chinese majority.
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Gongshu District
Gongshu District (Chinese: 拱墅区; Pinyin: Gǒngshù Qū) is a district of Hangzhou, China.
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Guoqing Temple
The Guoqing Temple () of Tiantai Mountain, Zhejiang province, China is a Buddhist temple originally built in 598 AD during the Sui Dynasty, and renovated during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor (r. 1722-1735 AD) of the Qing Dynasty. It is located roughly 220 km from the city of Hangzhou. It was the initial site for the creation of the Tiantai Mahayana Buddhist school, founded by Zhiyi (智顗; 538-597 AD). The temple covers a square surface area of some 23000 square m (75440 ft squared). The temple features 600 rooms in a total of 14 different halls, including the Grand Hall of Sakyamuni, the Hall of Five Hundred Arhats, the Hall of Monk Jigong, etc. The exterior of the temple features Chinese pagodas such as the Sui Pagoda, the Seven Buddha Pagoda, and the Memorial Pagoda of Monk Yi Xing (683-727 AD).
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Haining, Zhejiang
Haining (Chinese: 海宁市) is a county-level city in Zhejiang Province, China, and under the jurisdiction of Jiaxing. It is in the south side of Yangtze River Delta, and in the north of Zhejiang. It is 125 kilometers west of Shanghai, and 61.5 kilometers east of Hangzhou, the capital of the province. To its south lies the Qiantang River. The city has a land area of 731.03 sq. kilometers and a population of 640,000. Haining is famous for its leather industry and spectacular tide in the QianTang River.
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Haishu District
Haishu District (Simplified Chinese: 海曙区; Hanyu Pinyin: Hǎishǔ Qū) is a county-level district under the jurisdiction of Ningbo city in Zhejiang Province of the People's Republic of China. Since the district has a drum tower (gulou) that was constructed during the Tang Dynasty, it is alternatively called "Haishu Lou". The district's total area is 29 square kilometers, and its population is 280,000 people. The district's postal code is 315000. The district people's government is located at 229 Lingqiao Road.
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Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty (; ; 206 BCE – 220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221–206 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220–265 CE). It was founded by the peasant rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han. It was briefly interrupted by the Xin Dynasty (9–23 CE) of the former regent Wang Mang. This interregnum separates the Han into two periods: the Western Han (206 BCE – 9 CE) and Eastern Han (25–220 CE). Spanning over four centuries, the period of the Han Dynasty is considered a golden age in Chinese history. To this day, China's majority ethnic group refers to itself as the "Han people".
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Hangzhou Bay
Hangzhou Bay, or the Bay of Hangzhou (), is an inlet of the East China Sea, bordered by the province of Zhejiang and the municipality of Shanghai. The Qiantang River flows into the bay.
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Japan
Japan (日本 Nihon or Nippon), officially the State of Japan ( or Nihon-koku), is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin" (because it lies to the east of nearby countries), which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
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Jiaxing
Jiaxing (; Wade-Giles:Chia-hsing; Postal map spelling: Kashing) is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. Lying on the Grand Canal of China, Jiaxing borders Hangzhou to the southwest, Huzhou to the west, Shanghai to the northeast, and the province of Jiangsu to the north.
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Jinhua
Jinhua (; lit. "Golden brilliance") is a prefecture-level city in central Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It borders the provincial capital of Hangzhou to the northwest, Quzhou to the southwest, Lishui to the south, Taizhou to the east, and Shaoxing the northeast.
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Kecheng District
Kecheng District is a district of Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China.
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Liandu District
Liandu District is a district of Zhejiang, China. It is under the administration of the Lishui city.
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Lishui, Zhejiang
Lishui () is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It borders Quzhou, Jinhua and Taizhou to the north, Wenzhou to the southeast, and the province of Fujian to the southwest. Lishui means "Beautiful Water", in Chinese.
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Lucheng District
Lucheng District (鹿城区) is a ward of the Wenzhou urban area (溫州市区), (equivalent to a Western "city") in the prefecture-level city (equivalent to provincial subregion) of Wenzhou (). It is the central district and government seat of Wenzhou subregion and its urban area by the same name(溫州市区).
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Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty (; ), or Empire of the Great Ming (, also anachronistically ), was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic Hans. Although the Ming capital Beijing fell in 1644 to a rebellion led by Li Zicheng who established the Shun Dynasty, which was soon replaced by the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, regimes loyal to the Ming throne (collectively called the Southern Ming Dynasty) survived until 1662.
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Mount Mogan
Mount Mogan () is a mountain located in Deqing County,Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China. It is sixty kilometers away from the city of Hangzhou and 200 km from Shanghai.
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Mount Putuo
Mount Putuo () is an island southeast of Shanghai, in Zhoushan prefecture of Zhejiang province, China. It is famous in Chinese Buddhism, and is considered the bodhimanda of Avalokitesvara (Guan Yin), a revered Bodhisattva in many parts of East Asia. Mount Putuo is one of the four sacred mountains in Chinese Buddhism, the others being Mount Wutai, Mount Jiuhua, and Mount Emei (Bodhimandas for Manjusri, Ksitigarbha, and Samantabhadra, respectively).
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Nanhu District
Nanhu District (Chinese: 南湖区; Pinyin: Nánhú Qū) is a district in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province of China. Its former name was Xiucheng District (秀城区), and it changed to current name on 17 May 2005. Total area is 425.83 km2, and total population is 450,000 in 2001.
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Ningbo
Ningbo (; literally "Tranquil Waves"; previous name: 明州 Mingzhou) is a seaport with sub-provincial administrative status. The city has a population of 2,201,000 and is located on the northeastern of Zhejiang province, China. Lying south of the Hangzhou Bay, and facing the East China Sea to the east, Ningbo borders Shaoxing to the west and Taizhou to the south, and is separated from Zhoushan by a narrow body of water.
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North China Plain
The North China Plain (; 'China,north,level,plain') is based on the deposits of the Yellow River and is the largest alluvial plain of eastern Asia. The plain is bordered on the north by the Yanshan Mountains and on the west by the Taihang Mountains edge of the Shanxi ('western mountains') plateau. To the south, it merges into the Yangtze Plain. From northeast to southeast, it fronts the Bohai Gulf, the highlands of Shandong Peninsula, and the Yellow Sea. The Yellow River flows through the middle of the plain into Bohai Gulf.
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Peking University
Peking University (), colloquially known in Chinese as Beida (北大, Běidà), is a major research university located in Beijing, China, and a member of the C9 League. It is the first formally established modern national university of China. It was founded as Imperial Capital University in 1898 as a replacement of the ancient Guozijian (國子監 guózǐjiàn). By 1920 it had become a center for progressive thought. Today, many national and international rankings frequently place Peking University as one of the best universities in China. In addition to its academics, Peking University is especially renowned for the beauty of its traditional Chinese architecture at its campus grounds.
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Quzhou
Quzhou () is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Zhejiang province, China. Sitting on the upper course of the Qiantang River, it borders Hangzhou to the north, Jinhua to the east, Lishui to the southeast, and the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi and Anhui to the south the south, southwest and northwest respectively.
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Republic of China
The Republic of China (ROC), commonly known as Taiwan, is a state in East Asia located off the east coast of mainland China. Subject to an ongoing dispute with the People's Republic of China (PRC) that has left it with limited formal diplomatic relations, the government of the Republic of China currently governs the islands of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor islands. Neighbouring states include the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south.
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Shanghai
Shanghai (; Shanghainese: Zånhae ; ) is the most populous city in China and the most populous city proper in the world. A global city, Shanghai exerts influence over global commerce, finance, culture, art, fashion, research and entertainment. The city is located at the middle portion of the Chinese coast, and sits at the mouth of the Yangtze River.
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Shaoxing
:For Shaoxing wine, see Shaoxing wine.
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Shengzhou
Shengzhou (Simplified Chinese: 嵊州, Traditional Chinese: 嵊州, pinyin: Shèngzhōu) is a county-level city in central Zhejiang inland south of the Hangzhou Bay, and is the south-eastern part of the prefecture-level city of Shaoxing. It is about 1.5 hours drive from the provincial capital of Hangzhou through the Hangzhou-Ningbo、Shangyu-Sanmen Expressway.
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Smithsonian
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Suzhou
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Join Zahi Hawass Inside the Mysterious Tunnel in the Tomb of Seti I
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:15
- Published: 07 May 2009
- Uploaded: 05 Dec 2011
- Author: heritagekeymedia
( heritage-key.com ) - Zahi Hawass takes viewers deep into the mysterious tunnel that leads from the burial chamber of King Seti I. No explorer has ever reached the end of this steep passageway, and no one knows why it exists. Join Hawass as he discusses his team's work to excavate and restore the tunnel, and their hope of solving the mystery of what may lie at its end.
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C&C; Generals: Zero Hour Trailer USA
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- Duration: 1:30
- Published: 08 Feb 2007
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- Author: AgentSmith850
USA Faction trailer for Command and Conquer Generals: Zero Hour billbrownmusic.com for soundtrack
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GSEZHLOS: RYTHM IS A GANGSTA (zh, g-string,besko)
neuer track vom kommenden gsezhlos tape!
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3. Pinyin (Initial Consonants : c, zh, ch, sh, r)
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- Duration: 4:23
- Published: 06 Jan 2011
- Uploaded: 13 Dec 2011
- Author: podcastyou00
Lesson #3. Pinyin (Initial Consonants : c, zh, ch, sh, r) Initial Consonants z [ts] unvoiced zoo c [ts'] students, cats zh, ch, sh, r Initial Consonants Initials International Phonetic Systems zh [tʂ ] ch [tʂ'] sh [ ʂ ] r [ ʑ ] Sophia Qian www.seemile.com
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Gsezhlos (ZH, Don Fuego, Jason) - Illuminati
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- Duration: 4:00
- Published: 04 Apr 2010
- Uploaded: 13 Dec 2011
- Author: Eye2theStreet
Gsezhlos - Illuminati Text: ZH, Don Fuego, Jason Instrumental: ZH-HITTEK Regie, Kamera und Schnitt: Eye2theStreet Produktion: Gsezhlos & Eye2theStreet © Eye2theStreet 2010
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learn basic mandarin pinyin ch sh zh
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- Duration: 6:10
- Published: 01 Nov 2010
- Uploaded: 12 Dec 2011
- Author: talktoweilai
Learn to speak basic mandarin chinese online with this tutorial teaching you how to pronounce pin yin consonants. Grasping the building blocks of pin yin will enable you to pronounce any words you see written in pin yin. This lesson includes the consonant sounds - ch sh and zh. Also included is loads of new vocab: tea eat long boat vehicle ten hand book water sofa paper pig table For more see www.weilaienterprises.co.uk
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C&C; Generals Zero Hour Cold War Crisis Mod
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- Duration: 3:45
- Published: 06 Sep 2008
- Uploaded: 08 Dec 2011
- Author: OverLord4141
I have tried many, many, many mods for Generals, but by far this one takes not only the cake, but the whole dessert table with it lol. Big points for the larger ammount of vehicles and infantry AND you can make the infantry go prone! OMGDZ ITS A DREAM! Mod: www.cold-war-crisis.de Music: USSR Natonal Anthem (By The Red Choir)
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ZH: China's Ghost Fleet (Mystery of China's Greatest Admiral Zheng He)
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- Duration: 5:30
- Published: 14 Jan 2009
- Uploaded: 02 Dec 2011
- Author: storiesthatstick
www.1000pictures.tvPlease visit us here to order your DVDs and books. GHOST FLEET: THE EPIC VOYAGE OF ZHENG HE - THE GREATEST EXPLORER YOU NEVER HEARD OF. A Muslim castrated as a young boy in China, this man would still serve his nation with total loyalty. Zheng He: China's Greatest Admiral who may have discovered America even before Columbus. A man of peace whose fleet had half the world in his grasp and the other half within easy reach. And a leader whose giant Treasure Fleet suddenly vanished because of a colossal mistake. 600 years ago, China emerges from an age of darkness - with the biggest naval fleet ever assembled. It will forge a new path across unknown oceans, led by a towering Admiral -- 100 years before Columbus. And China will stand as the world's undisputed superpower. But in time, this supreme leader would be brought to an end by a catastrophic decision. What happened? Join National Geographic photographer Mike Yamashita as he retraces Admiral Zheng He's epic journeys and discover how China's internal struggles turned this Admiral's forces into a ghost fleet, and setback this great nation for hundreds of years. From the breathtaking opening shots of the African Swahili coast, this film is cinematic celebration of timeless beauty. Medieval Yemeni hilltop towns, ancient martial arts portrayed with balletic artistry, brutal religious piercings and the incomparable majesty of Perahera, all contribute to a pallet of rarely equaled cultural diversity. From the <b>...</b>
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Command & Conquer Generals: Zero Hour - Challenge Mode (Hard) Air Force vs Kwai part 1 / 2
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- Duration: 8:50
- Published: 10 May 2009
- Uploaded: 10 Dec 2011
- Author: Wolfwood824
Command & Conquer Generals: Zero Hour - Challenge Mode (Hard) USA Laser vs Tao, part 3 / 3
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- Duration: 7:20
- Published: 08 May 2009
- Uploaded: 10 Dec 2011
- Author: Wolfwood824
Zero Hour: It's the first Hour Ep.5: IT'S ABOUT BLOODY TIME!
YES, IT'S HERE! The very waited episode 5 of ITFH is here. Like I said on my profile, I had awesome grades and I'm ready to go back to movie making for these 2 weeks ^_^. On this episode, effects of the producers "deal" can already be seen. Also, I haven't forgot about people's requests! Just give me a little more time! PS: Man, I'm gonna be honest: making this episode was a pain in the command center. Windows Movie Maker kept crashing ... recording lag ... sound distortion ... World Builder kept crashing too (I think it is in love with Movie Maker, I'm not sure ...) so I'm sorry if there are things that "are not in the right place or time". If only I could afford better hardware ... PPS: Woot, almost 100 subscribers! :D
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C&C; Generals Zero Hour music (GLA Anthem)
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- Duration: 3:42
- Published: 15 Mar 2008
- Uploaded: 14 Dec 2011
- Author: hapokas112
Music from Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour
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EK HUSN KI DEVI SE - MERI ZHNAGHMA
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:27
- Published: 09 Dec 2007
- Uploaded: 15 Dec 2011
- Author: jimmynoor68
mehdi hassan sings for rangeela
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Rupee- Tempted 2 touch
Rupee -Tempted 2 touch One of the best soca songs
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Airplane! vs. Zero Hour!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:16
- Published: 06 Nov 2008
- Uploaded: 09 Dec 2011
- Author: flipflomas
See this video in widescreen at www.youtube.com AIRPLANE! is an almost scene-for-scene remake of the '50s film ZERO HOUR. Here are some scenes from the two movies.
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We Rule the Fucking Land -- Zimmers Hole
We Rule the Fucking Land off of the album When You Were Shouting at the Devil, We Were In League with Satan by Zimmers Hole
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Jason feat. ZH - Han ich das verdient
JASON FT. ZH BEATS www.gsezhlos.ch
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Natok Chanrat Directed by ZH Helal
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- Duration: 3:24
- Published: 10 Apr 2007
- Uploaded: 27 Aug 2010
- Author: desiflicker
Eid Special Natok Staring: Ferdousi Mozumder, Sohel Arman, Shams Shumon, Najnin Hasan Chumki
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![The Limmat valley at Spreitenbach as seen from Waidberg. Limmat (German pronunciation: [ˈlimət]) is the name of a 35 km (22 mi) long river located in the cantons of Zürich (ZH) and Aargau (AG).](http://web.archive.org./web/20111218060712/http://cdn4.wn.com/pd/c2/5a/456150656915938b0bd852de7447_medium.jpg "The Limmat valley at Spreitenbach as seen from Waidberg. Limmat (German pronunciation: [ˈlimət]) is the name of a 35 km (22 mi) long river located in the cantons of Zürich (ZH) and Aargau (AG).")
![The Limmay valley at Altstetten (Zürich) Limmat (German pronunciation: [ˈlimət]) is the name of a 35 km (22 mi) long river located in the cantons of Zürich (ZH) and Aargau (AG).](http://web.archive.org./web/20111218060712/http://cdn0.wn.com/pd/9a/73/4f49c5f20b6b8daf68a6ad98902e_medium.jpg "The Limmay valley at Altstetten (Zürich) Limmat (German pronunciation: [ˈlimət]) is the name of a 35 km (22 mi) long river located in the cantons of Zürich (ZH) and Aargau (AG).")
![The valley and Rangierbahnhof Limmattal as seen from Heitersberg Pass. Limmat (German pronunciation: [ˈlimət]) is the name of a 35 km (22 mi) long river located in the cantons of Zürich (ZH) and Aargau (AG).](http://web.archive.org./web/20111218060712/http://cdn8.wn.com/pd/97/5a/6e2ab0ba987b12221b53e7249e77_medium.jpg "The valley and Rangierbahnhof Limmattal as seen from Heitersberg Pass. Limmat (German pronunciation: [ˈlimət]) is the name of a 35 km (22 mi) long river located in the cantons of Zürich (ZH) and Aargau (AG).")
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| Chinesename | 浙江省 |
|---|---|
| Pinyin | Zhèjiāng Shěng |
| Englishname | Zhejiang Province |
| Name | Zhejiang |
| Localtranscription1 | Wu Romanization: Tsek Kaon Sang |
| Abbreviation | 浙 |
| Abbrevpinyin | Zhè, Wu: Tsek |
| Isoabbrev | 33 |
| Map | China Zhejiang.svg |
| Originofname | Old name of Qiantang River |
| Administrationtype | Province |
| Capital | Hangzhou |
| Largestcity | Hangzhou |
| Secretary | Zhao Hongzhu |
| Governor | Xia Baolong |
| Area km2 | 101800 |
| Arearank | 25th |
| Latitude | 27° 09' to 31° 11' N |
| Longitude | 118° 02' to 122° 57' E |
| Popyear | 2010 |
| Pop | 54,426,891 |
| Poprank | 10th |
| Popdensity km2 | 495 |
| Popdensityrank | 8th |
| Gdpyear | 2010 |
| Gdp | 2.72 trillion ($US402 billion) |
| Gdprank | 4th |
| Gdppercapita | 44,335 ($US6,490) |
| Gdppercapitarank | 4th |
| Hdiyear | 2008 |
| Hdi | 0.841 |
| Hdirank | 5th |
| Hdicat | high |
| Nationalities | Han: 99.2% She: 0.4% |
| Dialects | Wu |
| Prefectures | 11 |
| Counties | 90 |
| Townships | 1570 |
| Website | http://www.zj.gov.cn }} |
Zhejiang borders Jiangsu province and Shanghai municipality to the north, Anhui province to the northwest, Jiangxi province to the west, and Fujian province to the south; to the east is the East China Sea, beyond which lie the Ryukyu Islands of Japan.
History
Zhejiang was outside the sphere of influence of early Chinese civilization during the Shang Dynasty (sixteenth century to eleventh century BC). Instead it was populated by peoples collectively known as the Yue, such as the Dongyue and the Ouyue. Starting from the Spring and Autumn Period, a state of Yue emerged in northern Zhejiang that was heavily influenced by Chinese civilization further north, and under King Goujian of Yue it reached its zenith and was able to wipe out, in 473 BC, the state of Wu further north, a major power at the time. In 333 BC, this state was in turn conquered by the state of Chu further west; and the state of Qin in turn subjugated all the states of China under its control in 221 BC, thereby establishing a unified Chinese empire.Throughout the Qin Dynasty (221 to 206 BC) and Han Dynasty (206 BC to 220 AD), Zhejiang was under the control of the unified Chinese state, though it was a frontier area at best, and southern Zhejiang was not under anything more than nominal control, it being still inhabited by Yue with their own political and social structures. Near the end of the Han Dynasty Zhejiang was home to minor warlords Yan Baihu and Wang Lang, who fell in turn to Sun Ce and Sun Quan, who eventually established the Kingdom of Wu (222–280), one of the Three Kingdoms.
From the fourth century onwards, China began to be invaded from the north by nomadic peoples, who conquered areas of North China and established the Sixteen Kingdoms and the Northern Dynasties. As a result, massive numbers of refugees arrived from the north and poured into South China, which hosted the refugee Eastern Jin Dynasty and Southern Dynasties; this accelerated the sinicization of South China, including Zhejiang.
The Sui Dynasty reestablished unity and built the Grand Canal of China, which linked Hangzhou to the North China Plain, providing Zhejiang with a vital link to the centers of Chinese civilization. The Tang Dynasty (618–907) presided over a golden age of China. Zhejiang was, at this time, part of the Jiangnandong Circuit, and there began to appear references to its prosperity. Later on, as the Tang Dynasty disintegrated, Zhejiang constituted most of the territory of the regional kingdom of Wuyue.
The Northern Song Dynasty re-established unity in around 960. Under the Song Dynasty, the prosperity of South China began to overtake North China. After the north was lost to the Jurchens in 1127, Zhejiang had its heyday: the modern provincial capital, Hangzhou, was the capital of the Han Chinese Southern Song Dynasty which held on to South China. Renowned for its prosperity and beauty, it may have been the largest city in the world at the time. Ever since then all the way to the present day, north Zhejiang has, together with neighbouring south Jiangsu, been synonymous with luxury and opulence in Chinese culture. Mongol conquest and the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty in 1279 ended Hangzhou's political clout, though Hangzhou continued to prosper; Marco Polo visited the city, which he called "Kinsay", and called the "finest and noblest city" in the world".
The Zhejiang province, particularly the Longquan district, became renowned during the Southern Song and Yuan dynasty for its production of a particular celadon (greenware) ceramic. The Southern Song Longquan celadon is characterized by a thick unctuous glaze of a particular bluish-green tint over an otherwise undecorated light-grey porcellaneous body that is delicately potted. Yuan Longquan celadons feature a thinner, greener glaze on increasingly larger vessels with decoration and shapes derived from Middle Eastern ceramic and metalwares. These were produced in large quantities for the Chinese export trade to Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and in the Ming, Europe. Ming wares are mainly noted for a decrease in quality and it is in this period that the Longquan kilns declined, to be eventually replaced in popularity and ceramic production by the kilns of Jingdezhen, in neighboring Jiangxi province.
The Ming Dynasty which drove out the Mongols in 1368 were the first to establish Zhejiang Province, and the borders of the province have since changed little. With the invasion of Western capitalism, Zhejiang became the most important bridge between Shanghai, the national economic center, and wealthy Southern China. Following the Doolittle Raid during World War II, most of the B-25 American crews that came down in China eventually made it to safety with the help of Chinese civilians and soldiers. The Chinese people who helped them, however, paid dearly for sheltering the Americans. The Imperial Japanese Army began the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Campaign to intimidate the Chinese from helping downed American airmen. The Japanese killed an estimated 250,000 civilians while searching for Doolittle’s men.
After the People's Republic of China took control of Mainland China in 1949, the Republic of China government based in Taiwan continued to control the Dachen Islands off the coast of Zhejiang until 1955, even establishing a rival Zhejiang provincial government there, creating a situation similar to Fujian province today. During the Cultural Revolution (1966–76), Zhejiang was in chaos and disunity, and its economy was stagnant, especially during its high tide (1966–69). These problems were intensified by an agricultural policy favoring grain production at the expense of industrial and cash crops. Mao’s self-reliance policy, and the reduction in maritime trade cut off the lifelines of the port cities of Ningbo and Wenzhou. While Mao invested heavily in railroads in interior China, no major railroads were built to improve the poor transportation conditions in South Zhejiang.
Zhejiang has been less favored by the central government due to the lack of natural resources, a location vulnerable to potential flooding from the sea, and an economic base at the national average. Zhejiang, however, has long been an epicenter of capitalist development in China, and has been leading the nation in marketisation and the development of private enterprises. Northeast Zhejiang, as part of the Yangtze Delta, is flat, more developed, and industry oriented, where the earliest civilization in Zhejiang was found. South Zhejiang is mountainous and ill-suited for farming, and has traditionally been poor and underdeveloped. The economic reforms of Deng Xiaoping, however, have brought change to that region unparalleled across the rest of China. Driven by hard work, an entrepreneuring spirit, low labour costs, and an eye for the world market, south Zhejiang (especially cities such as Wenzhou and Yiwu) has become a major center of export. This, together with the traditional prosperity of north Zhejiang, has allowed Zhejiang to leapfrog over several other provinces and become one of the richer provinces of China.
Although against the traditional Confucian ideas, intellectuals in Zhejiang, such as Shi Ye of the Yongjia School, had been promoting commercial activities. Over the years, Zhejiang has developed a tradition of active commercial activities and entrepreneurship.
Geography
Zhejiang consists mostly of hills, which account for about 70% of its total area. Altitudes tend to be highest to the south and west, and the highest peak of the province, Huangyajian Peak (), is located in the southwest. Mountains and mountain ranges include the Yandang Mountains, Tianmu Mountains, Mount Tiantai, and Mount Mogan, which traverse the province at altitudes of about .Valleys and plains are found along the coastline and rivers. The north of the province lies just south of the Yangtze Delta, and consists of plains around the cities of Hangzhou, Jiaxing, and Huzhou, where the Grand Canal of China enters from the northern border to end at Hangzhou. Another relatively flat area is found along the Qujiang River around the cities of Quzhou and Jinhua. Major rivers include the Qiangtang and Oujiang Rivers. Most rivers carve out valleys in the highlands, with plenty of rapids and other features associated with such topography. Well-known lakes include the West Lake of Hangzhou and the South Lake of Jiaxing.
There are over three thousand islands along the ragged coastline of Zhejiang. The largest, Zhoushan Island, is Mainland China's third largest island, after Hainan and Chongming. There are also many bays with Hangzhou Bay being the largest.
Zhejiang has a humid subtropical climate with four distinct seasons. Spring starts in March and is rainy with changeable weather. Summer, from June to September is long, hot and humid. Fall is generally dry, warm and sunny. Winters are short but cold except in the far south. Average annual temperature is around 15 to 19°C, average January temperature is around 2 to 8°C, and average July temperature is around 27 to 30°C. Annual precipitation is about 1000 to 1900 mm. There is plenty of rainfall in early summer, and by late summer Zhejiang is directly threatened by typhoons forming in the Pacific.
Administrative divisions
Zhejiang is divided into eleven prefecture-level divisions, all of them prefecture-level cities:
| ! Map | ! # | ! Name | ! Hanzi | ! Hanyu Pinyin | ! Administrative Seat |
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| 1 | Hangzhou | 杭州市 | Hángzhōu Shì | Gongshu District | |
| 2 | Ningbo | 宁波市 | Níngbō Shì | Haishu District | |
| 3 | Huzhou | 湖州市 | Húzhōu Shì | Wuxing District | |
| 4 | Jiaxing | 嘉兴市 | Jiāxīng Shì | Nanhu District | |
| 5 | Jinhua | 金华市 | Jīnhuá Shì | Wucheng District | |
| 6 | 丽水市 | Líshuǐ Shì | Liandu District | ||
| 7 | Quzhou | 衢州市 | Qúzhōu Shì | Kecheng District | |
| 8 | Shaoxing | 绍兴市 | Shàoxīng Shì | Yuecheng District | |
| 9 | 台州市 | Tāizhōu Shì | Jiaojiang District | ||
| 10 | Wenzhou | 温州市 | Wēnzhōu Shì | Lucheng District | |
| 11 | Zhoushan | 舟山市 | Zhōushān Shì | Dinghai District |
The eleven prefecture-level divisions of Zhejiang are subdivided into 90 county-level divisions (32 districts, 22 county-level cities, 35 counties, and one autonomous county). Those are in turn divided into 1570 township-level divisions (761 towns, 505 townships, 14 ethnic townships, and 290 subdistricts).
See List of administrative divisions of Zhejiang for a complete list of county-level divisions.
Politics
The politics of Zhejiang is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China.The Governor of Zhejiang is the highest ranking official in the People's Government of Zhejiang. However, in the province's dual party-government governing system, the Governor has less power than the Zhejiang Communist Party of China Provincial Committee Secretary, colloquially termed the "Zhejiang CPC Party Chief". Zhejiang was home to Chiang Kai-shek and many high ranking officials in the Nationalist Party, who fled to Taiwan in 1949 after losing the Civil War. Zhejiang has since become the forefront of China’s tense relations with Taiwan.
Economy
The province is traditionally known as the "Land of Fish and Rice". True to its name, rice is the main crop, followed by wheat; north Zhejiang is also a center of aquaculture in China, and the Zhoushan fishery is the largest fishery in the country. Main cash crops include jute and cotton, and the province also leads the provinces of China in tea production (the renowned Longjing tea is a product of Hangzhou). Zhejiang's towns have been known for handcraft production of products such as silk, for which it is ranked second among the provinces, and as market towns connecting the cities with the countryside.
Ningbo, Wenzhou, Taizhou and Zhoushan are important commercial ports. The Hangzhou Bay Bridge between Haiyan County and Cixi, is the longest sea-crossing bridge in the world.
Zhejiang's manufacturing is centered upon electromechanical industries, textiles, chemical industries, food, and construction materials. In recent years Zhejiang has followed its own development model, dubbed the "Zhejiang model", which is based on prioritizing and encouraging entrepreneurship, an emphasis on small businesses responsive to the whims of the market, large public investments into infrastructure, and the production of low cost goods in bulk for both domestic consumption and export. As a result, Zhejiang has made itself one of the richest provinces, and the "Zhejiang spirit" has become something of a legend within China. However, some economists are now worrying that this model is not sustainable, in that it is inefficient and places unreasonable demands on raw materials and public utilities, and also a dead end, in that the myriad small businesses of Zhejiang producing cheap goods in bulk are unable to move to more sophisticated or technologically-oriented industries. The economic heart of Zhejiang is moving from Hangzhou-surrounded North Zhejiang southeastward to more complex combinations of several strong municipalities. The per capita disposable income of urbanites in Zhejiang reached 24,611 yuan (US$3,603) in 2009, an annual real growth of 8.3%. The per capita pure income of rural residents stood at 10,007 yuan (US$1,465), a real growth of 8.1% year-on-year. Its nominal GDP for 2010 was 2.72 trillion yuan (US$402 billion) with a per capita of 44,335 yuan (US$6,490). In 2009, Zhejiang's primary, secondary, and tertiary industries were worth 116.2 billion yuan (US$17 billion), 1.1843 trillion yuan (US$173.4 billion), and 982.7 billion yuan (US$143.9 billion) respectively.
Zhejiang is the first province of China which has no counties in the poverty-county list of the central government. Zhejiang has become one of the most marketised and richest provinces in China. Compared to many other Chinese provinces, the development in different regions in Zhejiang is more balanced. While the countyside still lags behind, in 2006, the per capita disposable incomes for eleven major cities in Zhejiang were all ranked among the top 30 in Chinese cities.
Major cities:
Economic and Technological Development Zones
Demographics
Han Chinese make up the vast majority of the population, and the largest Han subgroup are the speakers of Wu varieties of Chinese. There are also 400,000 members of ethnic minorities - which can be divided into approximately 200,000 She people and approximately 20,000 Hui. Jingning She Autonomous County in Lishui is the only She autonomous county in China.
Media
The Zhejiang Radio & Television, Hangzhou Radio & Television Group, Ningbo Radio & Television Group are the local broadcasters in Zhejiang Province. Programs are produced by Guinness of China Television and entertainment is produced by Wenzhou Television.
Culture
Languages
Zhejiang is mountainous and has therefore fostered the development of many individual localized cultures. Linguistically speaking, Zhejiang is extremely diverse. The inhabitants of Zhejiang speak Wu, a branch of Chinese, but the Wu dialects are very diverse, especially in the south, where one valley may speak a dialect completely unintelligible to another valley a few kilometers away. Non-Wu dialects are spoken as well, mostly along the borders; Mandarin and Huizhou dialects are spoken on the border with Anhui, while Min dialects are spoken on the border with Fujian. (See Hangzhou dialect, Shaoxing dialect, Ningbo dialect, Wenzhou dialect, Taizhou (Zhejiang) dialect, Jinhua dialect, Quzhou dialect for more information).Throughout history there has been numerous lingua franca in the area to allow for better communication. The dialects spoken in Hangzhou, Shaoxing and Ningbo have taken on this role historically. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Mandarin, which is not mutually intelligible with any local dialects, has been promoted as the standard language of communication in all of China. As a result, most of the population now have a good grasp on speaking and comprehending Mandarin and can code-switch when necessary, while the majority of the population educated since 1978 can speak Mandarin flawlessly. Urban areas tend to be more fluent in Mandarin than rural areas. Nevertheless, a Zhejiang accent is detectable in almost everyone from the area communicating in Mandarin, and the home dialect of any native resident remains an important part of the everyday lives and cultural identity of most Zhejiang residents.
Music
Zhejiang is the home of Yueju (越劇), one of the most prominent forms of Chinese opera. Yueju originated in Shengzhou and is traditionally performed by actresses only, in both male and female roles. Other important opera traditions include Yongju (of Ningbo), Shaoju (of Shaoxing), Ouju (of Wenzhou), Wuju (of Jinhua), Taizhou Luantan (of Taizhou) and Zhuji Luantan (of Zhuji).
Cuisine
Longjing tea (also called dragon well tea), originating in Hangzhou, is one of the most prestigious, if not the most prestigious Chinese tea. Hangzhou is also renowned for its silk umbrellas and hand fans. Zhejiang cuisine (itself subdivided into many traditions, including Hangzhou cuisine) is one of the eight great traditions of Chinese cuisine.
Place names
Since ancient times, north Zhejiang and neighbouring south Jiangsu have been famed for their prosperity and opulence, and simply inserting north Zhejiang place names (Hangzhou, Jiaxing, etc.) into poetry gave an effect of dreaminess, as was indeed done by many famous poets. In particular, the fame of Hangzhou (as well as Suzhou in neighbouring Jiangsu province) has led to the popular saying: 上有天堂，下有苏杭 ("Above there is heaven; below there is Suzhou and Hangzhou"), a saying that continues to be a source of pride for the people of these two still prosperous cities.
Notable people
Politics and military
Arts
Sciences
Tourism
Tourist destinations in Zhejiang include: Baoguo Temple, one of the oldest intact wooden structures in Southern China, north of Ningbo.
Sports
Professional sports teams based in Zhejiang include:
Colleges and universities
Schools
References
External links
Zhejiang Government website Zhejiang Hangzhou
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