Zhengzhou is the capital and largest city of Henan Province in the central part of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the National Central Cities in China, the centre of Central Plains area, and serves as the political, economic, technological, and educational center of the province, as well as a major transportation hub in China. The Zhengzhou metropolitan area is the core area of the Central Plains Economic Zone.
Wei Wei, originally known as Hong Jie, was a poet, a prose writer, a literary report writer, a journalist, a vice-editor-in-chief and the editor of various newspapers in China and a propagandist. His works are noted for their themes of patriotism, communism, and nationalism. Apart from using the name Wei Wei, he once used the pen name Hong Yangshu (紅陽樹) in some of his publications. He changed his name from Hong Jie to Wei Wei in 1937 when he had started a new page of his life, a political one.
Air China Cargo Co., Ltd. is a cargo airline of the People's Republic of China with its headquarters in Shunyi District in Beijing. It is an all-cargo subsidiary of Air China and operates scheduled freighter services to 20 cities in 10 countries around the world. Its main base is Beijing Capital International Airport.
National Central City was a concept proposed by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People's Republic of China in 2005 as a first step in reforming urbanization in China. The National Central Cities are described as a group of cities in charge of leading, developing, and performing tasks in political, economic, and cultural aspects.
The history of Zhengzhou, a city that is today the provincial capital of Henan Province, China. spans over 10,000 years from its beginnings as a Neolithic settlement to its emergence as a trading port during the final years of the Qing Dynasty.
The Battle of Yichang was fought in western Hubei on April 11, 1929 between the armies of Sichuan and Guangxi as part of the internal conflicts within the Kuomintang leading up to the Central Plains War. Both Liu Xiang and the new Guangxi clique were nominally independent from Chiang Kai-shek's authority despite their nominal affiliation with the Kuomintang.
The Second Battle of Guangzhou was fought between the rival armies of the Liangguang region in Southern China as part of the internal conflicts within the Kuomintang leading up to the Central Plains War. The previous month, the New Guangxi clique had fought the Sichuan clique at the Battle of Yichang in Hubei. The forces of the New Guangxi clique attacked Guangzhou from both their home province of Guangxi as well as Jiangxi. Guangdong forces captured a brigade commander of the New Guangxi clique's army.
The Battle of Nanning was between the invading Guangdong Army and the defending forces of the New Guangxi clique. The defenders, led by Yu Zuobai, Gong Hao and Zhang Yiyun retreated to Baise and Fuzhou in Nandan County.
The Battle of Nanning was fought between the invading Yunnan Army, allied to Chiang Kai-shek's faction, and the defending forces of the New Guangxi clique.
The Second Battle of Guilin was fought between the invading Hunan Army, allied to the forces of Chiang Kai-shek, and the forces of the New Guangxi clique personally commanded by Li Zongren. Li was facing a second invasion by the forces of the Yunnan Army targeted at Nanning. Li was forced to withdraw his forces from Guilin.
The Battle of Eastern Henan was between the Central Army of Chiang Kai-shek and those of Sun Dianying, a Henan native and ally of Feng Yuxiang and Yan Xishan. Sun's forces attacked the Longhai railway line, a stronghold on the eastern provincial border of Henan. The railway linked the cities of Kaifeng, Zhengzhou and Luoyang.
The Battle of Xinzheng was fought between the forces of Chiang Kai-shek and Feng Yuxiang. Feng's army abandoned the neighboring city of Zhengzhou as a result. The 11th Division of the National Revolutionary Army was the first to enter the city, followed by the 47th Division and 48th Division.
The Battle of Mi County was fought at Xinmi, near Zhengzhou between forces supporting Chiang Kai-shek and those opposing him.
The Battle of Shangcai was fought between the National Revolutionary Army and a coalition opposing Chiang Kai-shek. Both sides were part of the Kuomintang.
The Battle of Xuchang was fought between the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China and a coalition opposing Chiang Kai-shek. Both sides were part of the Kuomintang. Chiang Kai-shek's forces attacked but failed to capture Xuchang.
The Battle of Guanghua was fought between the National Revolutionary Army of Chiang Kai-shek and the Guominjun of Feng Yuxiang. Both sides were part of the Kuomintang.
The battle in Huizhou took place on May 15, 1929, in the eastern part of Guangdong, China. It was one of the civil wars that took place inside the National Revolutionary Army. The two warring parties in the Huizhou battle were the Guangdong Army Eighth Road and the Guangxi Army Xu Jingtang Division. On the same day, the New Guangxi clique fought against the Hunan Army at Guilin.
The northern Henan battle took place on May 27, 1929, and the location was in northern Henan, China. It was one of the civil war battles that took place inside the National Revolutionary Army. The two warring sides of the division were Han Fuju Army supported by Chiang Kaishek and Pang Bingxun Army supported by Feng Yuxiang. Han was a former subordinate of Feng while Pang had once been a commander of the Zhili clique's Wu Peifu before joining Feng.
The Battle of Guiping took place on June 21, 1929, and was located in the western part of Guangxi, China. It was one of the civil war battles that took place inside the National Revolutionary Army. The warring sides of Guiping's battle, one was the Li Mingrui Division of the 15th Division of the National Army, and the other was the Wei Yunsong Brigade of the New Guangxi clique.
The Battle of Heishiguan took place from October 26 to November 30, 1929. The location was in the northern part of Henan, China. It was one of the civil war battles that took place inside the National Revolutionary Army. The warring sides of the battle at Heishiguan, one side was Liu Xing and Ji Hao's Division of the 51 Division of Chiang Kai-shek, and the other was Peng Bingxun's army, which supported the Northwest Army by Feng Yuxiang. The battle triggered a fierce battle between the Northwest Army and the Chinese Central Army. Participants included Northwest Army Zhang Zizhong, Sun Liangcheng, Liang Guanying, and Cheng Xinming.