China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi), it is the third- or fourth-largest country by total area. Governed by the Communist Party of China, the state exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities, and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau.
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a state in East Asia. Neighbouring states include the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the west, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. Taiwan is the most populous state and largest economy that is not a member of the United Nations (UN).
The Battle of Wuhan, popularly known to the Chinese as the Defense of Wuhan, and to the Japanese as the Capture of Wuhan, was a large-scale battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War. Engagements took place across vast areas of Anhui, Henan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Hubei provinces over a period of four and a half months. This battle was the longest, largest and arguably the most significant battle in the early stages of the Second Sino-Japanese War. More than one million National Revolutionary Army troops from the Fifth and Ninth War Zone were put under the direct command of Chiang Kai-shek, defending Wuhan from the Central China Area Army of the Imperial Japanese Army led by Shunroku Hata. Chinese forces were also supported by the Soviet Volunteer Group, a group of volunteer pilots from the Soviet Air Forces.
Zhushan County is a county of northwestern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, bordering Shaanxi province to the north and Chongqing municipality in the far south. It is under the administration of Shiyan and has a total population of 440,000 residing in an area of 3,590 square kilometres (1,390 sq mi).
Dong'an chicken is a Chinese cuisine cold parboiled chicken dish from Hunan cuisine, flavoured with chili peppers, ground sichuan peppercorns, white rice vinegar, scallions and ginger. It is named after Dong'an County. It is one of the signature dishes of Hunan chefs.
Dawa District is a district of the city of Panjin, in central Liaoning province of Northeast China. The district has a land area of 1,683 square kilometres (650 sq mi) and a population of 390,000. The postal code is 124200. The district seat is located in Zhanqian Community in Dawa Town. The district was known as Dawa County until 2016, when it was converted to a district.
Beijing Welcomes You is a feature song for the 100-day countdown of the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China. The song comprises one hundred famous artists and entertainers from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan and South Korea. Its music video includes a montage of scenes from all over Beijing. It features the largest contingent of famous artists in a single Chinese-language music video. Its lyrics are composed by Hong Kong lyricist Albert Leung and its music is composed by mainland Chinese lyricist Ke Zhaolei also known as Xiao Ke.
Majiang County is a county of Guizhou, China. It is under the administration of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture.
Quanshan (泉山区) is a district of Xuzhou, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China (PRC).
Gongyuan Subdistrict (公园街道) may refer to the following locations in the PRC:
Zaoshi Town is an urban town in Chaling County, Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.
Shuiche Town is an urban town in Xinhua County, Loudi City, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.
Youjia Town is a town of Xinhua County in Hunan, China. The town is located in the central part of the county, it is bordered by Menggong Town and Youxi Township to the north, by Caojia Town to the east, by the subdistrict of Shangmei and Luguan Town to the south, by Xihe Town to the west. It has an area of 127.73 km2 (49.32 sq mi) with a population of 68,900. The town has 35 villages and a community under its jurisdiction in 2017.
Dongxi Township is a rural township in Cili County, Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, People's Republic of China.
Lianghekou Township is an rural township in Sangzhi County, Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, China.
Chaoyang Subdistrict may refer to the following subdistrict names in Chinese cities:
Huagu Subdistrict is a subdistrict of Dongkou County in Hunan, China. It was one of three subdistricts established in July 2015. The subdistrict has an area of 46.5 km2 (18.0 sq mi) with a population of 63,000. The subdistrict of Huagu has 9 villages and a community under its jurisdiction.
Wu Zhu is a type of Chinese cash coin produced from the Han dynasty in 118 BC when they replaced the earlier San Zhu cash coins, which had replaced the Ban Liang (半兩) cash coins a year prior, until they themselves were replaced by the Kaiyuan Tongbao (開元通寳) cash coins of the Tang dynasty in 621 AD. The name Wu Zhu literally means "five zhu" which is a measuring unit officially weighing 4 grams however in reality the weights and sizes of Wu Zhu cash coins varied over the years. During the Han dynasty a very large quantity of Wu Zhu coins were cast but their production continued under subsequent dynasties until the Sui.
