Ye Ting was a Chinese military officer and figure who played a key role in the Northern Expedition to reunify China after the 1911 Revolution. After serving with the Kuomintang, Ye later joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Zhang Guohua was a Chinese lieutenant general and a politician, serving during the invasion of Tibet and the Sino-Indian War and later as a Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary for the Tibet Autonomous Region.
USS Decker (DE-47) was an Evarts-class destroyer escort constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. She was sent off into dangerous North Atlantic Ocean waters to protect convoys and other ships from German submarines and fighter aircraft. She performed escort and antisubmarine operations in battle areas before sailing home victorious at the end of the conflict.
Lanzhou is the lead ship of the Chinese Type 052C destroyers. The ship was laid down in late 2002, launched on 29 April 2003, and commissioned in July 2004. The destroyer is active with the People's Republic of China's South Sea Fleet.
New Xiang, also known as Chang-Yi is the dominant form of Xiang Chinese. It is spoken in northeastern areas of Hunan, China adjacent to areas where Southwestern Mandarin and Gan are spoken. Under their influence, it has lost some of the conservative phonological characteristics that distinguish Old Xiang. While most linguists follow Yuan Jiahua in describing New Xiang as a subgroup of Xiang Chinese, Zhou Zhenhe and You Rujie classify it as Southwestern Mandarin. However, New Xiang is still very difficult for Mandarin speakers to understand, particularly the old style of New Xiang.
Heaven Style painting (天堂式画法) is a new style of Chinese painting created in the 21st century by a Chinese artist named Shaoqiang Chen. According to points of view by artists, art institutes, publications and media, the Heaven Style painting was derived based on painting techniques from the Song dynasty (960–1279) and Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). Also, some techniques of perspective science and contemporary photography were also introduced to search optimal surface of expressing objects in the painting.
The Political Department of the People's Liberation Army Navy is one of the main departments of the People's Liberation Army Navy. Its director is ranked at the deputy military region grade (副大军区级).
The Chief of Staff of the People's Liberation Army Navy is the third highest-ranking officer in the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). The Chief of Staff is the head of the Naval Forces Military Command authorities and responsible to assist the military officer in the navy command.
The Anthem of the Beiyang Fleet is the official anthem of Beiyang Fleet, Qing Dynasty, and was presumed lost after the defeat of the Beiyang Fleet in the First Sino-Japanese war. The piece was re-discovered by Yue Chen in the archives of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom in 2012. A modern adaptation was arranged by Xue Ye for the People's Liberation Army Navy. The documentary Rise and Fall of Beiyang Fleet presented by CCTV uses this anthem as its theme music.
Chun Ho is an early gunboat of the Qing Dynasty.
HMS Mohawk was a British Vigilant-class gunvessel launched in 1856.
HMS Africa was a Victorian screw sloop launched in 1862 and sold to China later that year.
Kwangtung was a British-made dispatch boat launched in 1863.
HMS Jasper was a British Algerine-class gunboat launched in 1857.
Qiqihar (121) is a Type 052D destroyer of the People's Liberation Army Navy. She was commissioned on 8 August 2020.
Chen Shaokun was a Chinese army officer and politician who served as minister of Metallurgical Industry from 1975 to 1977. Prior to that, he was director of Political Department of Shenyang Military Region between 1969 and 1970 and deputy political commissar of Shenyang Military Region between 1969 and 1975.
Fang Boqian (1854-1894) was a Chinese admiral who served the Qing dynasty under the Imperial Chinese Navy. He was a high-ranking officer of the Beiyang Fleet, he was the captain of the protective cruiser Jiyuan during the First Sino-Japanese War, but was executed after the Battle of the Yalu River for desertion.
Bai Yaoping is a major general (shaojiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), serving as deputy commander of Northern Theater Command Navy since July 2021. He previously served as deputy commander of Eastern Theater Command Navy.
Chen Yuanjing was a scholar of the Yuan dynasty known for writing the Shilin Guangji. Chen Yuanjing was born at the end of the Southern Song dynasty in Chong'an (崇安), Jianzhou. He probably lived from the late 13th century to the mid-14th century.
