Nanjing,alternatively romanized as Nanking,is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city,and a megacity. The city has 11 districts,an administrative area of 6,600 km2 (2,500 sq mi),and a population of 9,423,400 as of 2021. Situated in the Yangtze River Delta region,Nanjing has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture,having served as the capital of various Chinese dynasties,kingdoms and republican governments dating from the 3rd century to 1949,and has thus long been a major center of culture,education,research,politics,economy,transport networks and tourism,being the home to one of the world's largest inland ports. The city is also one of the fifteen sub-provincial cities in the People's Republic of China's administrative structure,enjoying jurisdictional and economic autonomy only slightly less than that of a province. Nanjing has been ranked seventh in the evaluation of "Cities with Strongest Comprehensive Strength" issued by the National Statistics Bureau,and second in the evaluation of cities with most sustainable development potential in the Yangtze River Delta. It has also been awarded the title of 2008 Habitat Scroll of Honor of China,Special UN Habitat Scroll of Honor Award and National Civilized City. Nanjing is also considered a Beta city classification,together with Chongqing,Hangzhou and Tianjin by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network,and ranked as one of the world's top 100 cities in the Global Financial Centres Index.
Jiangsu is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance,education,technology,and tourism,with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the third smallest,but the fifth most populous and the most densely populated of the 23 provinces of the People's Republic of China. Jiangsu has the highest GDP per capita and second-highest GDP of Chinese provinces,after Guangdong. Jiangsu borders Shandong in the north,Anhui to the west,and Zhejiang and Shanghai to the south. Jiangsu has a coastline of over 1,000 kilometers (620 mi) along the Yellow Sea,and the Yangtze River passes through the southern part of the province.
Zhou Yu (175–210),courtesy name Gongjin,was a Chinese military general and strategist serving under the warlord Sun Ce in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. After Sun Ce died in the year 200,he continued serving under Sun Quan,Sun Ce's younger brother and successor. Zhou Yu is primarily known for his leading role in defeating the numerically superior forces of the northern warlord Cao Cao at the Battle of Red Cliffs in late 208,and again at the Battle of Jiangling in 209. Zhou Yu's victories served as the bedrock of Sun Quan's regime,which in 222 became Eastern Wu,one of the Three Kingdoms. Zhou Yu did not live to see Sun Quan's enthronement,however,as he died at the age of 35 in 210 while preparing to invade Yi Province. According to the Records of the Three Kingdoms,Zhou Yu was described as a strong man with beautiful appearance. He was also referred to as "Master Zhou". However,his popular moniker "Zhou the Beautiful Youth" does not appear in either the Records or the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Some Japanese writers such as Fumihiko Koide believe that this was a later invention by Japanese storytellers such as Eiji Yoshikawa.
Xuzhou,also known as Pengcheng (彭城) in ancient times,is a major city in northwestern Jiangsu province,China. The city,with a recorded population of 9,083,790 at the 2020 census,is a national complex transport hub and an important gateway city in East China. Xuzhou is a central city of Huaihai Economic Zone and Xuzhou metropolitan area. Xuzhou is an important node city of the country's Belt and Road Initiative,and an international new energy base. Xuzhou has won titles such as the National City of Civility (全国文明城市) and the United Nations Habitat Scroll of Honour award.
Jiangnan is a geographic area in China referring to lands immediately to the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River,including the southern part of its delta. The region encompasses the city of Shanghai,the southern part of Jiangsu Province,the southeastern part of Anhui Province,the northern part of Jiangxi Province and the northern part of Zhejiang Province. The most important cities in the area include Anqing,Changzhou,Hangzhou,Nanjing,Ningbo,Shaoxing,Suzhou,Wuxi,Wenzhou,Yangzhou and Zhenjiang.
The Great Clearance,also translated as the Great Evacuation or Great Frontier Shift,was caused by edicts issued in 1661,1664,and 1679,which required the evacuation of the coastal areas of Guangdong,Fujian,Zhejiang,Jiangnan,and Shandong,in order to fight the Taiwan-based anti-Qing loyalist movement of the erstwhile Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
Bu Zhi,courtesy name Zishan,was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Originally a scholar of humble background,he became a subordinate of the warlord Sun Quan in the late Eastern Han dynasty and gradually rose through the ranks. Between 210 and 220,he served as the governor of the remote and restive Jiao Province in southern China. During the Battle of Xiaoting/Yiling of 221–222,he quelled local uprisings in Sun Quan's territories in southern Jing Province and maintained peace in the area. After Sun Quan became emperor in 229,Bu Zhi oversaw the Wu armed forces guarding the Wu–Shu border at Xiling for about 20 years. During this time,he also gave advice to Sun Quan's first heir apparent,Sun Deng,and spoke up for officials affected by LüYi's abuses of power. In 246,he became the fourth Imperial Chancellor of Wu,but died in office in the following year.
Yizheng is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yangzhou,Jiangsu province,China,with a population of about 600,000 (2007). It borders the prefecture-level divisions of Chuzhou (Anhui) to the north,Nanjing to the west,and Zhenjiang to the south.
The Viceroy of Liangjiang,fully named in Chinese as the Governor-General of the Two River Provinces and Other Local Admirals,in Charge of Military Affairs,Food and Wages,Management of Rivers,and Administration on Nanhe Affairs,was one of eight regional Viceroys during the Qing dynasty. The Viceroy of Liangjiang had jurisdiction of military,civil,and political affairs over then Jiangnan Province and then Jiangxi Province. The position was set up in 1647 and abolished in 1912.
Xuyi is a county under the administration of Huai'an Prefecture in central Jiangsu Province in eastern China. The southernmost of Huai'an's county-level divisions,it borders the prefecture-level cities of Suqian,Jiangsu,to the north and Chuzhou,Anhui,to the south and west. Xuyi is the site of the Ming Zuling tombs and also noted for production of crayfish.
The conquest of Wu by Jin was a military campaign launched by the Jin dynasty against the state of Wu from late 279 to mid 280 at the end of the Three Kingdoms period of China. The campaign,which started in December 279 or January 280,concluded with complete victory for the Jin dynasty on 1 May 280 when the Wu emperor Sun Hao surrendered. After the campaign,the Jin emperor Sima Yan changed the era name of his reign from "Xianning" to "Taikang",hence the campaign has also been referred to as the Taikang campaign.
Jiangning District is one of 11 districts of Nanjing,the capital of Jiangsu province,China. The District has a population of 1,025,000 and an area of 1,600 square kilometers. It includes southern and south-eastern suburbs of Nanjing.
Zhenning Buyei and Miao Autonomous County is an autonomous county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Anshun,in the southwest of Guizhou Province,China.
Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County (simplified Chinese:道真仡佬族苗族自治县;traditional Chinese:道真仡佬族苗族自治縣;pinyin:Dàozhēn GēlǎozúMiáozúZìzhìxiàn;usually referred to as "Daozhen County",is a county in northernmost Guizhou province,China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zunyi. Daozhen Gelao and Miao Autonomous County is surrounded by Chongqing on the north,Zheng'an County on the southwest,and Wuchuan Gelao and Miao Autonomous County on the southeast. The county covers 2,156 km2,as of 2018,it has a census registered population of 352,149. The county has one subdistrict,eleven towns,one ethnic township and two townships under its jurisdiction,the county seat is Yinzhen Subdistrict.
Ningyuan County is a county of Hunan Province,China,it is under the administration of Yongzhou prefecture-level City.
Yangzhou,Yangchow or Yang Province was one of the Nine Provinces of ancient China mentioned in historical texts such as the Tribute of Yu,Erya and Rites of Zhou.
Fang Quan,courtesy name Peiqing (培卿),was a late Qing Empire Mandarin,scholar,author and educator.
Dongnyeong Prefectures were administrative divisions of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty of China located in the northwest Korean Peninsula between 1259 and 1290.
Qingjiangpu District is one of four urban districts in the prefecture-level city of Huai'an in China's Jiangsu Province. It was established on 8 June 2016. The district has an area of 420 km2 (160 sq mi) with a population of 735,900 (2016). Qingjiangpu includes 12 subdistricts and 7 towns or townships under its jurisdiction. Its seat is in Chengnan Subdistrict (城南街道).
The Chinese famine of 1906–1907 struck the middle and lower course of Huai River in Qing Dynasty from Autumn 1906 to Spring 1907,administratively in northern Anhui and northern Jiangsu provinces. This Chinese famine was directly caused by the 1906 China floods,which hit the Huai River particularly hard and destroyed both the summer and autumn harvest.
