Jinzhou 锦州
—  Prefecture-level city  —
锦州市
Location of Jinzhou in Liaoning
Jinzhou Location within China
Coordinates (city(3000000)): 41°07′N 121°08′E / 41.117°N 121.133°E / 41.117; 121.133
Country	China
Province	Liaoning
Districts and Counties	List Taihe District Guta District Beizhen City Yi County
Government
• CPC Party Secretary	Liu Zhiqiang (刘志强)
• Mayor	Wang Wenquan (王文权)
Area[1]
• Prefecture-level city	10,111 km2 (3,904 sq mi)
• Urban	535 km2 (207 sq mi)
• Metro	535 km2 (207 sq mi)
Population (2010 census)[2]
• Prefecture-level city	3,070,000
• Density	300/km2 (790/sq mi)
• Urban	886,008
• Urban density	1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postcode	121000
Area code(s)	416
Website	http://www.jz.gov.cn/

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Jinzhou (simplified Chinese: 锦州; traditional Chinese: 錦州; pinyin: Jǐnzhōu), is a prefecture-level city of Liaoning province, China. It is a geographically strategic city located in the "Liaoxi Corridor" (辽西走廊), which connects land transportation between North China and Northeast China. Jinzhou is China's northernmost seaport and the coastal economic center of West Liaoning on the north-western shore of the Bohai Sea. The total area under the jurisdiction of Jinzhou is 10,111 km², most of which is rural, encompassing a coastline of 97.7 km.

It is one of the biggest cities in Liaoning with a population of 3,126,463 at the 2010 census whom 880,706 in the built up area made of 3 urban districts.

Administration[link]

Jinzhou has eight immediate sub-municipal divisions:

Map
#	Name	Hanzi	Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2003 est.)	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)
1	Taihe District	太和区	Tàihé Qū	210,000	459	458
2	Guta District	古塔区	Gǔtǎ Qū	240,000	28	8,571
3	Linghe District	凌河区	Línghé Qū	420,000	48	8,750
4	Linghai City	凌海市	Línghǎi Shì	600,000	2,862	210
5	Beizhen City	北镇市	Běizhèn Shì	530,000	1,782	297
6	Heishan County	黑山县	Hēishān Xiàn	630,000	2,436	259
7	Yi County	义县	Yì Xiàn	440,000	2,496	176
8	Jinzhou Economic and Technical Development Zone	锦州经济 技术开发区	Jǐnzhōu Jīngjì Jìshù Kāifā Qū

The above eight are subdivided into 43 towns (镇), 69 rural towns (乡), and 1680 villages.

History[link]

Jinzhou is an ancient city boasting over a thousand years of history. Originally known as Tuhe (徒河), it became part of Yan in the Warring States period. Under the Qin, the majority of what is now Jinzhou became part of Liaodong township. It was part of Changli township in Youzhou during the Han and Three Kingdoms periods, but fell under the jurisdiction of Yingzhou in the Beiwei, Dongwei, and Beiqi periods, before becoming part of Liucheng^{[disambiguation needed ]} township and then Yan township during the Sui and Tang. During the Tang, it was the seat of the Andong township.

The name "Jinzhou" came into use in the Liao dynasty, when it belonged to Zhongjing prefecture. In the Jin dynasty, it was part of Dongjing^{[disambiguation needed ]} township and Beijing township. It belonged to Liaoyang Xingzhongshu in the Yuan dynasty and to Liaodong township in the Ming dynasty. It was ruled by Tianfu during the Qing dynasty, when its name was changed from Jinzhou to Jinxian. It was previously known in English as Chinhsien and Chinchow.

During the Republican period, Jinzhou was attached to Liaoning Province. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, Liaoxi Province was founded and Jinzhou became the provincial capital. Jinzhou then came back under the administration of Liaoning Province in 1954, when Liaoxi and Liaodong provinces merged.

Geography and geology[link]

Jinzhou is located in the southwestern portion of Liaoning, and borders Panjin, Anshan, and Shenyang to the east, and Huludao on the west. The city's southern coast is the Liaodong Bay. On the north are Chaoyang and Fuxin.

Jinzhou has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Koppen Dwa), with a relatively large variation in temperature over the course of a year, and four distinct seasons with their own characteristics. Monthly means range from −7.5 °C (18.5 °F) to 24.7 °C (76.5 °F) in July, with the annual average rainfall between 540 and 640 mm, heavily concentrated in July and August alone. It experiences four distinct seasons, each with their own characteristics; its monsoon climate is pronounced and exhibits strong continentality. The geographic and natural climatic conditions of Jinzhou are conducive to the development of such industries as agriculture, forestry, livestock and marine produce.

Fossil-bearing rocks are exposed in the city's vicinity, including the Yixian Formation. A genus of Early Cretaceous birds has been named Jinzhouornis in honor of the locality, but it appears to be a junior synonym of Confuciusornis which was found in the same formation some years earlier.

Economy[link]

Jinzhou has a wide range of industries. Major traditional industries include petrochemistry, metallurgy, textiles, pharmacy and building materials.

Jinzhou Economic and Technical Development Zone  : The Jinzhou Economic and Technical Development Zone was established in 1992. It is among the first province-level development zones approved by Liaoning Province. The development zone enjoys convenient transportation with easy access to Jinzhou Seaport, Jinzhou airport and several state highways.

Shopping and Services : Within the city, some western franchises have set up shop, most notably KFC, which has a long established foothold in Chinese markets. RT-Mart, New-Mart and Do-Do Express are major food and sundries retailers. Bank of Jinzhou (Jinzhou Yinhang) is the only bank in Jinzhou upon this writing with native English speaking staff, while Western Union, Bank of China and many other banking service are also present in the city. Visa and MasterCard are not accepted in Jinzhou, aside from a few large bank branches with access to these networks.

Photograph of a shopping mall in Jinzhou city.

Transport[link]

Jinzhou Airport provides air transport to major airports in China. There are two railway stations in the city, one designated for long trips and one for shorter routes. The most popular way to get around Jinzhou is on foot or by bicycle. Taxis crowd the streets and start at 5 RMB per trip. Bus routes also blanket the city and provide the most economical means of transportation, but are not always reliable.

Military[link]

Jinzhou is headquarters of the 40th Group Army of the People's Liberation Army, one of the three group armies that comprise the Shenyang Military Region responsible for defending China's northeastern borders with Russia and North Korea.

Major Tourist Sites[link]

"Liaoshen Campaign Memorial" (辽沈战役纪念馆): The Liaoshen Campaign Memorial is a large museum that holds and displays over 16,000 pieces of equipment used during the campaign, including rifles, machine guns, mortars, cannons, and tanks. It also holds thousands of pictures and documents. The best known exhibit inside the museum is the Panoramic Picture Hall, which reproduces the complete Battle of Jinzhou on a rotating circular screen.

"Yiwulü Mountain" (医巫闾山): Located in the west of Beizhen City of Jinzhou, it is one of the three sacred mountains in Northeast China. Wanghai Mountain is the main peak, with a height of 867 meters above the sea level, and tourist spots such as Beizhen Temple, Shenshui Bridge, Fish Pool, Guanyin Pavilion, Sijiao Pavilion, Kuangguang Pavilion, Lotus Stone, Cloud Pass and Wanghai Temple are scattered throughout the mountain range.

"Mount Bijia" (笔架山): This is an interesting island in the Bohai Sea south of Jinzhou's coastline. During most time of the day, Mt. Bijiashan can only be accessed by boat, but when the sea recedes, a natural zigzagging cobblestone bridge emerges from the Bohai Sea and connects Mt. Bijia to the mainland. People can walk to Mount Bijia from the seafront on foot and local people have named this natural wonder "Tian Qiao", (lit: Sky Bridge). On the top of the mountain there is a tall stone pavilion, which resembles a gigantic pen resting on a pen holder, hence the name "Bijiashan", meaning the "Pen Holder Mountain".

Photograph of Mount Bijia at high tide.

"Guangji Pagoda" (广济寺塔 ): The Guangji Pagoda is located in Guta Park situated at the heart of Jinzhou. The 72 metre tower is beautiful Liao style architecture, with thirteen levels in an octagonal shape. A quiet temple beneath completes the ancient Chinese setting. Visitors will see locals gather for early morning rituals, exercise and various other activities. There is no fee for admission to the temple grounds.

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  The statue of Yelü Chucai​ (耶律楚材), an ancient Chinese philosopher, located in the southeast corner of Guta Park.

Culture[link]

One of the best selling non-fiction novels during the 1990s, "Wild Swans:Three Daughters of China", provides some detailed descriptions of Jinzhou before and after the " 1949 Liberation of China".

Famous Citizens[link]

• Wang Lijun, municipal police chief. His dependability became known to Bo Xilai during his stint as Liaoning governor from 2000 to 2004. When Bo was promoted to secretary (of the Chongqing unemprovinced municipality) in 2008 and found the huge corruption-pyramid fostered under Wang Yang^{[disambiguation needed ]} (whose secretaryship had been moved to Guangdong), he called on Wang Lijun to take over this new municipal police force and use what he could of it to execute a crackdown, which led to the 2009 Chongqing Triad scandal.^[3]

• 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Liu Xiaobo is currently incarcerated at a prison in Jinzhou, although he is originally from the city of Changchun, Jilin Province.

Colleges and universities[link]

• Liaoning University of Technology 辽宁工学院 [1]
• Bohai University 渤海大学 [2]
• Liaoning Medical University 辽宁医学院 [3]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jinzhou

• Jinzhou Municipal Government 锦州人民政府

Coordinates: 41°07′N 121°08′E / 41.117°N 121.133°E / 41.117; 121.133

Timo Boll
Personal information
Full name	Timo Boll
Nationality	Germany
Playing style	Shakehand grip
Highest ranking	1 (January 2003, January 2011)[1]
Club	Hangzhou Nirui (China).[2]
Born	(1981-03-08) March 8, 1981 (age 31) Erbach, Hesse, Germany
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Weight	73 kg (160 lb; 11.5 st)[3]
Medal record Men's table tennis Competitor for  Germany Olympic Games Silver 2008 Beijing Team World Championships Silver 2012 Dortmund Team Bronze 2011 Rotterdam Singles Silver 2010 Moscow Team Bronze 2006 Bremen Team Silver 2005 Shanghai Doubles Silver 2004 Doha Team World Cup Bronze 2010 Magdeburg Singles Silver 2008 Liege Singles Gold 2005 Liége Singles Gold 2002 Jinan Singles European Championships Gold 2011 Gdańsk-Sopot Singles Gold 2011 Gdańsk-Sopot Team Gold 2010 Ostrava Singles Gold 2010 Ostrava Doubles Gold 2010 Ostrava Team Bronze 2009 Stuttgart Singles Gold 2009 Stuttgart Doubles Gold 2009 Stuttgart Team Gold 2008 Saint-Petersburg Singles Gold 2008 Saint-Petersburg Doubles Gold 2008 Saint-Petersburg Team Gold 2007 Belgrade Singles Gold 2007 Belgrade Doubles Gold 2007 Belgrade Team Bronze 2005 Aarhus Doubles Bronze 2003 Courmayeur Singles Silver 2003 Courmayeur Team Gold 2002 Zagreb Singles Gold 2002 Zagreb Doubles Silver 2002 Zagreb Team Silver 2000 Bremen Team

Timo Boll (born March 8, 1981 in Erbach im Odenwald, Hesse) is a German professional table tennis player who currently plays with Borussia Düsseldorf and is the German No.1 of the German Table Tennis National League.^[3] He is No.6 in the World Rankings as of March, 2012.^[1]

Childhood[link]

Already at the age of four years Timo Boll was playing table tennis and at that time was coached by his father. In 1987 he became a member of the TSV Höchst and played there at association level. At the age of eight years he was discovered by Helmut Hampel, a Hessian trainer who promoted him. In 1990, he started to train at the training centre Pfungstadt and four years later changed to FTG Frankfurt with which he took part in the second division, at which time other associations became attentive of him. TTV Gönnern hired him in 1995. Timo Boll was put in position five on the team but, nevertheless, lost only one match in the whole season and thus contributed to the rise of the team in the table tennis national league.

Career[link]

National league and international junior results[link]

At age 14, Timo Boll took together with Frank Klitzsch the title of the youngest player of the national league. Timo Boll celebrated his first international results during the student European championships in Den Haag 1995, where he won three gold medals. After a second place finish in his first junior European Championship 1996, he won during the following two years the title in the singles, in the doubles and with the team. He finished school with a secondary school level I certificate.

International results[link]

In 2002, Timo Boll joined the ranks of the world top-10 players with his Europe-Top-12-Tournament victory against Vladimir Samsonov. He reached final of the European Table Tennis Championships in Zagreb in the singles, and in doubles with Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth the gold medal. The German team was defeated in the finale by a score of 2–3, by the Swedish team. With his victory in the Chinese world cup in Jinan (he beat the world champion Wang Liqin and the Olympic champion Kong Linghui clearly), Timo Boll finished the year at first position in the world rankings in January, 2003. During the European-Championship 2003, Vladimir Samsonov led the Belorussian team to the final victory against the German. He was too strong for Timo Boll. After his elimination in the singles world championship in the second round, he lost the rank of the world's number one table tennis player.

Injury and comeback[link]

Back problems hampered Boll during the first half of 2004. These problems handicapped his preparation for the 2004 Summer Olympics, in which he was outclassed in the quarterfinal by Jan-Ove Waldner. After a period marked by public criticism, Timo Boll registered tournament victories in Poland, Austria and Germany. He also reached the semifinal of the Pro Tour in Peking, where he was edged out 3-4 in games by Ma Lin. Early in the 2005 season, Boll's back problems struck again; nevertheless, he won the silver medal in doubles with Christian Süß at the World Championship. After correcting a referee's wrong decision in favour of his opponent in the singles round of sixteen (in which he was defeated), he received the Fair Play Award from the ITTF. The year ended well as he won the Champions League with TTV RE-BAU Gönnern, and the world cup tournament in Liège in Belgium, in which he defeated all three Chinese first-class players. In 2007, he won the European Championship in singles, doubles, and in the team competition.

Draft to Borussia Düsseldorf[link]

In December 2006, Timo Boll signed a 3 year contract with Borussia Dusseldorf. Apart from the financial weakness of his old team and various other considerations, Timo Boll moved for the good training possibilities, in view of the upcoming Olympic Games 2008 and because of the possibility to be able to train there with his doubles partner Christian Süß.

During the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing he participated again with the German national team. After victories over Croatia, Canada, Singapore and Japan in preliminary rounds and the semi-final, the team lost 0–3 against the host Chinese team.^[4] As the first-seeded player in 2008, Boll defended his three European Champion titles from the year before.

Technique[link]

Timo Boll is a left-handed player whose best weapon is his forehand topspin drive but is also noted for his extremely quick backhand loop. His blade is the "Timo Boll ALC" with Tenergy 05 rubbers on both sides. His present doubles partner is Christian Süß.

Contract[link]

On 1 July 2007, his three-year contract began with Borussia Dusseldorf.

Private[link]

Timo Boll married his long time girlfriend, Rodelia Jacobi, on 31 December 2002.

Awards[link]

• 1997 Table Tennis Junior Player of the Year
• 1998 German Table Tennis player of the Year
• 2005 Bambi Sport
• 2005 German Sportsmen of the Year 3rd position
• 2006 Sportsmen of the Year in Hessen
• 2007 Fair-Play-Award of Minister (Secretary) of the Interior

Home Secretary

• 2007 German Sportsmen of the Year 2nd position
• 2008 Sportsmen of the Year in Hessen
• 2010 Sportsmen of the Year in Hessen
• 2010 German Sportsmen of the Year 2nd position

Titles[link]

• World Cup 2002 and 2005
• Single European Champion 2002, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011
• Team European Champion 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011
• Europe Top-12 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008 and 2010^[5]
• European Super Cup 2007, 2008 and 2009
• ITTF Pro Tour (18) and Grand Finals (1): Brasil 2001, Austria 2002, Japan 2003, Poland, Germany and Austria 2004, Japan, Sweden and Grand Finals 2005, China, Germany and Poland 2006, Austria, Germany and Poland 2008, Qatar, Germany, and Poland 2009, Japan 2010.
• Double: European Championship 2002 (together with Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth), 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 (together with Christian Süß), Japan Open 2005, Pro Tour Grand Final 2005, 2009 (together with Christian Süß)
• Double: 2nd position World Championship 2005, 3rd position European Championship 2005 together with Christian Süß
• Team: 2nd position Olympic Games 2008; 2nd position European Championship 2000, 2002, 2003, 2nd position World Championship 2004, 2010; 3rd position World Championship 2006.
• German Championship: 9-times Single-Winner (1998, 2001–2007,2009), 3-times Double-Winner (1999 together with Lars Hielscher, 2005 and 2007 together with Christian Süß
• Champions League: Winner 2005 and 2006 with TTV RE-BAU Gönnern
• 3rd position Qatar and Kuwait Open Single 2007
• 3rd position World Championship Single 2003, 2006
• As the first German number one of the world table tennis rankings (January 2003)

See also[link]

• List of table tennis players

References[link]

External links[link]

• official web page of Timo Boll
• ITTF-profile of Timo Boll
• World ranking Record for Timo Boll
• portrait of Timo Boll
• videos of Timo Boll
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Wang Liqin
Personal information
Full name	Wang Liqin
Nationality	China
Playing style	Shake hands grip
Born	(1978-06-18) June 18, 1978 (age 34) Shanghai, China
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	75.0 kg (165 lb; 11.81 st)
Medal record Men's table tennis Competitor for  China Olympic Games Bronze 2008 Beijing Singles Gold 2008 Beijing Team Bronze 2004 Athens Singles Gold 2000 Sydney Doubles World Table Tennis Championships Silver 2009 Yokohama Singles Gold 2008 Guangzhou Team Gold 2007 Zagreb Singles Silver 2007 Zagreb Doubles Gold 2007 Zagreb Mixed doubles Gold 2006 Bremen Team Gold 2005 Shanghai Singles Bronze 2005 Shanghai Doubles Gold 2005 Shanghai Mixed doubles Gold 2004 Doha Team Gold 2003 Paris Doubles Gold 2001 Osaka Singles Gold 2001 Osaka Doubles Gold 2001 Osaka Team Silver 2000 Kuala Lumpur Team Silver 1999 Eindhoven Doubles Bronze 1999 Eindhoven Mixed Doubles Bronze 1997 Manchester Mixed Doubles World Cup Gold 2007 Magdeburg Team Bronze 2007 Barcelona Singles Bronze 2006 Paris Singles Bronze 2003 Jiangyin Singles Silver 2001 Courmayeur Singles Bronze 2000 Yangzhou Singles Asian Games Gold 2002 Busan Singles Bronze 2002 Busan Doubles Bronze 2002 Busan Mixed Doubles Gold 2002 Busan Team Gold 1998 Bangkok Mixed Doubles Gold 1998 Bangkok Team

Wang Liqin (simplified Chinese: 王励勤; traditional Chinese: 王勵勤; pinyin: Wáng Lìqín; born June 18, 1978, Shanghai, China) is a Chinese table tennis player. As of October, 2011, he is ranked 8th in the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). He began playing at the age of 6 and was picked for the Chinese men's national squad in 1993 when he was only 15 years old. Wang is the last man since Jiang Jialiang to defend his world title (1987). He holds three majors (3 World Championships). He has been ranked #1 by ITTF for 25 consecutive months, from September 2000 to September 2002, which is the second longest period for being consecutive #1 of the world as of January, 2011.

Style/Equipment[link]

Wang Liqin uses the shakehand grip. He plays a forehand dominated style with the occasional backhand loop to open a topspin rally. His above average height allows him additional leverage for acceleration and momentum, creating more powerful shots. Many often describe him as possessing one of the most unique forehand shots.

Awards[link]

Wang won the gold medal in doubles at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, and the bronze medal in singles at the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece, as well as at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China. For most of 2004-6, he ranked as the world's best table tennis player.

Wang Liqin won his first World Championship in Osaka, Japan in 2001. In 2003, Wang made it to the quarter-finals of the World Table Tennis Championships. He has since won two more World Championships - 48th WTTC 2005 in Shanghai, China and 49th WTTC 2007 in Zagreb, Croatia. Wang Liqin is ranked #8 in the world for Men's Singles, based on the ITTF World Ranking page as of January 2011(www.ittf.com).

Wang and his teammates won the 2006 world table tennis team championships, beating Korea in the finals. Wang has won the highest number of pro tours, winning over 20. Wang now plays for the Shanghai city team.

He won the 2007 Men's Singles World Table Tennis Championship in Zagreb coming back from a 1-3 deficit to Ma Lin in a scintillating best of 7 match.

At the 2007 Pro Tour Grand Finals he has won the final with Chen Qi against Wang Hao/Ma Lin.

See also[link]

• Table tennis
• List of table tennis players
• List of World Table Tennis Champions
• Sports in China

References[link]

• Career profile of Wang Liqin Table Tennis Master
• Biography at CCTV.com

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