Dengzhou 邓州
—  County-level city  —
邓州市
Dengzhou Location in China
Coordinates: 32°43′8.88″N 112°5′2.01″E / 32.7191333°N 112.0838917°E / 32.7191333; 112.0838917Coordinates: 32°43′8.88″N 112°5′2.01″E / 32.7191333°N 112.0838917°E / 32.7191333; 112.0838917
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Henan
Prefecture	Nanyang
Area
• County-level city	2,294 km2 (886 sq mi)
• Urban	35 km2 (14 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• County-level city	1,500,000
• Density	650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
• Urban	300,000
• Urban density	8,600/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
Time zone	China Standard (UTC+8)
Postal code	474170
Area code(s)	0377
Website	http://www.dengzhou.gov.cn

Dengzhou (simplified Chinese: 邓州; traditional Chinese: 鄧州; pinyin: Dèngzhōu), formerly Deng County (邓县), is a city in Nanyang, Henan, China. it has an area of 2,294 km² and a population of 1,500,000.^[1] The urban area is 35 km², and the urban population is 300,000.^[2] The city is located in the southwest of Henan province, adjacent to the borders between Henan, Hubei and Shaanxi. It geometrically lies in the center of the triangle of Zhengzhou, Wuhan and Xi'an, with equal distance to any of these three cities.

It is a city with a long cultural history in China. Historically well known celebrities include: Zhang Zhongjing (ancient Chinese medicine practitioner with superb skills), Han Yu (great poet), Kou Zhun (most respected senator of Song dynasty), Fan Zhongyan (great writer), Yao Xueyin (modern writer), Zhou Daxin (modern writer) etc.

Economy[link]

Agriculture is the No.1 including wheat, cotton, maize, sesame, peanuts, yellow beans, peppers, tobacco, etc.

Industry: Cigarette-packing, Jade art sculpting, Food processing, etc.

Transport[link]

• Airplane to nearest Nanyang airport;
• Drive along the National Expressway Network (Nanyang-Xiangfan link).
• China National Highway 207
• Railway by K149, K206/K207, K205/K208, K184, 6010/6011/6014, 1512/1513, 1389/1390, 1165/1168, 1126/1127.
• Public bus transport: many

Sightseeing[link]

Lan Xiu Ting (Pavilion with picturesque view), Pagoda of Fu Sheng, relics of ancient city wall and the recently built touring area along the Tuan River.

Education[link]

Dengzhou No.1 High School is the most popular high school of the city. Nanyang No.4 Teachers College is the only college of the city licensed to issue certified educational diplomas to students.

References[link]

1. ^ "Profile of Dengzhou" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2008-03-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20080314162625/http://www.xzqh.org/quhua/41hn/1381dz.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-29. 
2. ^ "Profile of Dengzhou" (in Chinese). Official website of Dengzhou Government. http://www.dengzhou.gov.cn/dzgk/index.asp?id_type=23. Retrieved 2008-05-29. ^{[dead link]}

External links[link]

• Official website of Dengzhou government

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Imee Ooi

Imee Ooi (pronounce as English "E-ME WOO --E"^{[needs Chinese IPA]} (connected) - Ch: 黃慧音, pinyin: Huáng Huìyīn, which means HUANG-Yellow - HUI-Wisdom - YIN-Sound/Music, being her original name by birth) is a Malaysian music producer, composer, arranger and vocalist who brings traditional Buddhist chants, mantras and dharanis (typically from the Sanskrit, Pali, Tibetan or Mandarin languages) into sung versions with accompanying musical scores. She also is a classical pianist by training.

Ooi is the musical director and composer of two highly-acclaimed stage musicals; Siddhartha and Above Full Moon, and is currently working on a musical entitled Jewel of Tibet. The musical is set during the Tang Dynasty and is about a Tang princess who marries a Tibetan king and how she brings Buddhism to Tibet.

Imee Ooi established I.M.M Musicworks in 1997, and to date has released over 20 albums.

Discography[link]

• Jayamangalagatha Mantra
• The Chant of Metta
• Great Compassionate Mantra
• Mantra of Guanyin
• Mantras of the Sanskrit
• Namo Amitabha (Mandarin)
• Diamond Sutra (Mandarin)
• Arya Ekdasa-Mukha Dharani
• Medicine Buddha Dharani
• Amitabha (Mandarin)
• Usnisa Vijaya Dharani Sutra
• Karaniya Metta Sutta
• Ratana Sutta, Discourse of the Jewels
• The Wisdom of Manjusri Bodhisattva
• Series of 10 Short Mantras, Volume 1
• Series of 10 Short Mantras, Volume 2
• Series of 10 Short Mantras, Volume 3
• Series of 10 Short Mantras, Volume 4
• Tisarana
• Heart Sutra
• Om Mani Padme Hum
• Green Tara Mantra
• The Mantra of Guru Rinpoche
• Chants from Heart to Heart
• Message in Music Vol.1
• Message in Music Vol.2
• Message in Music Vol.3
• Heart Of Repentance
• Hymns Of The Pureland
• The Shore Beyond Prajna Paramita Hrdaya Sutram (Sanskrit)
• Universal Door Chapter (The Lotus Sutra)
• The Mantra Of Vajrasattva ~ Om Benza Sato Hum
• World In One Heart : Voices Of The Heart Sutra
• Shurangama Mantra

References[link]

• Meet Imee the mantra musician
• I.M.M. Music Works
• An interview by 劉潔芬 in Chinese: 俗世慧音

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