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Ji'an
Ji'an (}; }) is a prefecture-level city in Jiangxi province of the People's Republic of China. It has an area of 25,271 km² and a population of 245,000 (2000). The local speech is a variety of Gan Chinese. The former deputy governor of the central bank of the PR of China, Xiao Gang is from here. ..
Ji'an (disambiguation)
Ji'an is the name of: Ji'an, Jiangxi, ChinaJi'an, Jilin, China ..
JIA
JIA might be an acronym or abbreviation for: Jetstream International Airlines, which is now known as PSA AirlinesJohannesburg International Airport, a large airport near the city of Johannesburg, South Africa ..
Jiaban de Tianshi
假扮的天使 (py. Jiǎbàn de Tiānshǐ, en. Pretend Angel) is an album by Taiwanese singer/actress/model Vivian Hsu, released September 19, 2000 on the BMG label. This is Vivian's first album that prominently features hard rock songs. Track 10 is a children's sing-along with Vivian which she re..
Jiabong, Samar
Jiabong is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 15,397 people in 34 households. Barangays Jiabong is politically subdivided into 34 barangays. BawangBughoCamarobo-anCandayaoCantongtongCasapaCatalinaCristinaDogongan..
Jiading District
Jiading is one of the 18 districts of Shanghai, People's Republic of China. It has an area of 458.8 km², population of 474 100 (as of 2001) and is located about 20 km away from downtown Shanghai. It is connected to downtown by the Hujia Expressway, which was the first expressway in Shanghai. The ..
Jiaganj Azimganj
Jiaganj Azimganj is a city and a municipality in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Jiaganj Azimganj had a population of 47,228. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Jiaganj..
Jiahu
Jiahu (賈湖) was the site of a Neolithic Yellow River settlement based in the central plains of ancient China, modern Wuyang, Henan Province. Archaelogists consider the site to be one of the earliest examples of the Peiligang culture. Settled from 7000 to 5800 BC, the site was later floo..
Jiajing Emperor
The Jiajing Emperor (September 16, 1507–January 23, 1567) was the 11th emperor of China (Ming dynasty) between 1521-1567. Born Zhu Houcong, he was the Zhengde Emperor's cousin. Contents 1 Early years2 Reign as Emperor3 Taoist pursuits4 Legacy and death Early years Ji..
Jiali
Jiali(佳里) Township is located in Tainan County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China. It was named Caio-Long(蕭隴), one of four Ping-Pu tribles' houses. Due to the Candyworld activities in 2005 and 2006, it has become well-known. ..
Jialing River
The Jialing River (Simplified Chinese: }}}; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: chia-ling-chiang) is a tributary of the Yangtze River with its source in Gansu province. It gets its name from its crossing the Jialing Vale in Feng County of Shaanxi. It was once known as Langshui (Simplified C..
Jiali Plaza
Jiali Plaza is a 251 metre (823 foot) tall skyscraper located in Wuhan, China. The 61 storey building was completed in 1997 under the design by WMKY Lim. The building has 2 underground floors which are used as a car park. The building is the 97th tallest existing building in the world when measured..
Jiali Township
Jiali is a properous town in Tainan country, Taiwan. It was named Ciau-Long. ..
Jiamusi
Jiamusi (}; }) is a prefecture-level city in the province of Heilongjiang, in the People's Republic of China, located on the riverside of the middle and lower reaches of Songhua Jiang. Population 555,000. Prefecture-level divisions of Heilongjiang '''Sub-provincial cities: Harbin '''Pre..
Jian
Jian is also the title of a large novel by Eric Van Lustbader concerning three men at the center of an international conflict. Jian (Chinese: 劍 Pinyin jiàn, Wade-Giles chien4, Cantonese IPA: [gim33], Cantonese Jyutping: gim3, Korean geom, Japanese ken, Vietnamese kiếm) is a double-edg..
Jian'ou
Jian'ou (建瓯; pinyin: Jiàn'ōu) is a county-level city of Nanping in the Fujian province of the People's Republic of China. Jian'ou is within a major rice-growing area. Jian'ou is about 70 km from Jianyang. ..
Jian-Hua Zhuang
Jian-Hua Zhuang (born 1959) is a Chinese-born composer active in the Netherlands. Zhuang received a Bachelor of Music degree from the Sichuan Conservatory of Music in 1988. Later, he moved to the Netherlands, completing a master's degree, also in music, at the Rotterdam Conservatory of Music in 1..
Jianchuan Lu
Jianchuan Lu is a metro station in the city of Shanghai. This station is part of Line 5. ..
Jianfengia
Jianfengia is an extinct genus of arthropod. ..
Jiang
Jiāng (江, 姜) or Jiǎng (蔣) are Chinese surnames.Jiāng means river in Chinese, and is sometimes used to refer to Chang Jiang (Yangtze River). This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may ..
Jianghan University
Jianghan University (江汉大学) is a local university under the city government of Wuhan. It is located in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province. The 1.4km² campus is in Wuhan Economy and Technology Development Zone by the Lake Sanjiao. There are ten disciplines in the university: economics, law, ed..
Jianghu
The Jianghu (江湖; Cantonese: gong woo) world is the milieu, environment, or sub-community, often fictional, in which many Chinese classical wuxia stories are set. The term can be translated literally as "rivers and lakes". Metaphorically, however, it refers not to a physical place or geographic ..
Jianghu class frigate
Jianghu class (Type 053H) is the NATO code-name for several types of frigates, currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). In the PLAN, the Jianghu-class is part of the Type 053-series frigate family. The latest version is exported as F-22 (Frigate-22). The Type 053 Frigat..
Jiangling
Jiangling is a city in Hubei, China. Administratively, it is under the juridiction of Jingzhou. ..
Jiangling Motors
The Landwind at the IAA 2005 in Frankfurt The Jiangling Motors Corporation Limited, abbreviated JMC, is an automobile manufacturer in China. The company has been producing their version of the Ford Transit van in a joint venture with Ford Motor Company since 1997, and in 2005 it started to se..
Jiangling Motors Landwind
The Jiangling Motors Landwind or JMC Landwind is a Chinese-built SUV. It is also sold on some of the European markets, being the first Chinese vehicle that has ever been exported to Europe. The first 200 European market Landwinds reached the Belgian port of Antwerp on July 4, 2005. The JMC Land..
Jiangling Tractors
Jiangling Tractor Company, a division of Jiangling Motor Company, produces the Lenar tractors for export to the US and Europe. The parent company has been an automotive manufacturer for over thirty years and counts Ford Motor Company and Isuzu Motors as stockholders. External links [Lenar Trac..
Jiangmen
江門市Jiāngmén Shì Administration Type Prefecture-level city City Seat 99.99% |- | County-level divisions | 7 |- | Township-level divisions | ? |- | CPC Committee Secretary | ? |- | Mayor | ? |- | Area code | 750 |- | Postal Code | 529000 |- | License Plate Prefix | 粤J |} The ..
Jiangmen Prison
Jiangmen Prison is a prison in Guangdong province of China. It is connected to Yingding Tea Factory. It is situated in Jiangmen, Heshan prefecture. Jiangmen Prison was established in 1951. ..
Jiangmen Stadium
Jiangmen Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Jiangmen, China. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was one of the six stadiums used for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup. The stadium has a capacity of 14,000 people. ..
Jiangnan
Village in Jiangnan Jiangnan or Jiang Nan (Chinese: 江南; Pinyin: Jiāngnán; Wade-Giles: Chiang nan) is a geographic area referring to lands immediately to the south of the lowest reaches of the Yangtze River, including the southern part of the Yangtze Delta. This region is largely Wu-speak..
Jiangqi
Jiangqi is the Chinese pronunciation of the Chinese characters for two games similar to Western chess: janggi (將棋), a Korean gameshogi (将棋), a Japanese game This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to th..
Jiangshanosaurus
Jianshanosaurus was a titanosaurian dinosaur. ..
Jiangsu
[Jiangsu] ([Media helphelp]·[info]) (Simplified Chinese: }}}; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chiang-su; Postal System Pinyin: Kiangsu) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jia..
Jiangsu cuisine
This article is part of the series: Chinese cuisine History History of Chinese cuisine Eight Great Traditions Hui 徽菜 (Anhui 安徽菜)Yue 粤菜 (Cantonese 广东菜)Min 闽菜 (Fujian 福建菜)Xiang 湘菜 (Hunan 湖南菜)Su 苏菜 (Jiangsu 江苏菜)Lu 鲁菜 (Shandong 山东菜)Chuan ..
Jiangsu Dragons
Jiangsu Nangang Dragons (江苏南钢龙同曦) or Jiangsu Dragons or Jiangsu Nangang or Jiangsu Tongxi are a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Nanjing, Jiangsu. In the 2004–2005 season, the Jiangsu Dragons finished in first place in the Sou..
Jiangsu Lu
Jiangsu Lu (江苏路) is a metro station in the city of Shanghai. This station is part of Line 2. ..
Jiangsu Nanjing TV Tower
The Jiangsu Nanjing TV Tower is free-standing structure whose antenna reaches up to 318.5 meters (1045 feet). It was built in 1996 in Nanjing, China. See also List of towers External links http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Teach/Nanjing-TV-tower.jpghttp://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b7780 ..
Jiangsu Province Kunqu Theatre
Jiangsu Province Kun Opera is a professional company, based in Nanjing, engaged in Kunqu research, production and performance. Six members of the opera have won the Plum Blossom Prize: Zhang Jiqing, Shi Xiaomei, Hu Jinfang, Huang Xiaowu and Zhang Jidie. Performers graduated in three generations (1..
Jianguomen
Jianguomen (建国门) is a major transportational hub in Beijing. Flanked by Jianguomen Inner Street to the west, Jianguomen Outer Street to the east, the Eastern 2nd Ring Road runs through it in a north-south direction. The Beijing subway also has an interchange here; lines 1 and 2 cross at Jian..
Jianguomen Inner Street
Jianguomen Inner Street (September 2004 image) Jianguomen Inner Street (Hanyu Pinyin: Jianguomen Nei Dajie) is a major street in urban Beijing. It forms part of the extended Chang'an Avenue. Its path begins after the Dongdan intersection heading east until Jianguomen Bridge. During its short..
Jianguomen Outer Street
Jianguomen Outer Street (Hanyu Pinyin: Jianguomen Wai Dajie) is a major street in urban Beijing. It forms part of the extended Chang'an Avenue. It runs from Jianguomen Bridge in the west through to Guomao on the east. It runs through some remarkably commercialised areas. The Beijing Friendship Sto..
Jianguo Expressway
Jianguo Expressway (建國高架道路) is an expressway in Taipei City, which begins at Yuanshan IC. of National Highway No. 1 and ends in the intersection of Jianguo South Road and Xinhai (Sinhai) Road. Intersections with other Freeways and Expressways National Hig..
Jianguo Road
Jianguo Road Jianguo Road (Hanyu Pinyin: Jianguo Lu) is a major road in eastern Beijing. It forms part of the extended Chang'an Avenue. It runs from the Dabeiyao crossing (Guomao Bridge) in the west to the start of the Jingtong Expressway in the east, although it also acts as an auxiliary roa..
Jiangwan Zhen
Jiangwan Zhen (江湾镇) is a metro station in the city of Shanghai. This station is the current northern terminus of Line 3. However work is being done on an extension of this line further north. Next to this station is a big supermarket with a lot of small cloth stores and some dinner locations...
Jiangwei class frigate
The Jiangwei-class frigate is a continued development of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)'s 053-series ships. These ships are the first multi-role frigates in PLAN capable of fleet air defense, anti-shipping, and anti-submarine warfare with helicopter capability. Contents 1 History2..
Jiangxi
[Jiangxi] ([Media helphelp]·[info]) (Chinese: 江西; Pinyin: Jiāngxī; Wade-Giles: Chiang-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Kiangsi) is a southern province of the People's Republic of China, spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River in the north into hillier areas in t..
Jiangxi cuisine
This article is part of the series: Chinese cuisine History History of Chinese cuisine Eight Great Traditions Hui 徽菜 (Anhui 安徽菜)Yue 粤菜 (Cantonese 广东菜)Min 闽菜 (Fujian 福建菜)Xiang 湘菜 (Hunan 湖南菜)Su 苏菜 (Jiangsu 江苏菜)Lu 鲁菜 (Shandong 山东菜)Chuan ..
Jiangxi Soviet
The Jiangxi Soviet, formally called the Chinese Soviet Republic (中华苏维埃共和国 Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Sūwéi'āi Gònghēguó), also translated as the Soviet Republic of China or the China Soviet Republic, existed from 1931 to 1934. Mao Zedong was the chairman. Contents 1 History2&n..
Jiangyan
姜堰市Jiāngyàn Shì Administration Type County-level city City Seat --> In the modern history, the artist master Mei Lanfang (梅兰芳) was born in Zhangmu (张沐) town (now in Baimi town), and he had visited Jiangyan for many times. Following the call from Chairman Mao Zedong, no..
Jiangyan High School
Jiangyan Zhongxue Simplified Chinese江苏省姜堰中学 Traditional Chinese江苏省姜堰中学 pinyinjiangyan zhongxue Enrolled Classes52 Staff260 Students2,800 Area130 mu Construction area50,000 m² PresidentDiao Chengcai Jiangsu Jiangyan Zhongxue (Chinese: 江苏省姜堰中学), also cal..
Jiangyin
Jiangyin (Simplified Chinese: }}}; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kiangyin) is a city in China's Jiangsu province on the Yangtze River. It has an urban population of 110,400 (est. 2002). The Jiangyin Suspension Bridge, spanning the Yangtze, links the southern half of the province with..
Jiangyin Suspension Bridge
The Jiangyin Suspension Bridge is the most seaward bridge to cross the Yangtze River of China. It connects the cities of Jiangyin and Jingjiang. The main span of the bridge is 1385 meters long, making it the fifth largest suspension bridge in the world and the largest in China at the time of its ..
Jiangyong County
Jiangyong County is a county in the Hunan Province of central China. Nüshu is a special written language understood only by women of Jiangyong County. ..
Jiang (surname)
Jiang can be a pinyin transliteration of one of several Chinese surnames: 江, Jiāng蔣 (traditional) or 蒋 (simplified), Jiǎng姜, Jiāng Contents 1 Branches2 Famous people surnamed 江:3 Famous people surnamed 蔣/蒋/장:4 Fa..
Jiang Chunyun
Jiang Chunyun is vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress. Jiang was born in Laixi county, Shandong province, April 1930, and started work in 1946; he joined Communist Party of China in February 1947. Since then, Jiang has served as secretary-general of Commu..
Jiang Gui
Jiang Gui 姜貴 (also Chiang Kuei, 1908-1980) was a Chinese novelist active in Taiwan. Jiang was born in mainland China. As a young man, he was influenced by the May Fourth Movement (1919) and joined the Kuomintang at age 18 in Guangzhou. He married at age 29, and attended college in Beijing. In 1..
Jiang Hu (film)
Jiang Hu (江湖) (aka "Gong Wu", "Blood Brothers") is a 2004 Hong Kong film about Hong Kong gangs. It was directed by Ching-Po Wong and stars Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung. Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Jiang Hu simultaneously tells two stories..
Jiang Jin
Jiang Jin (born 17 October, 1968 in Tianjin) is a retired Chinese football goalkeeper. He played for Tianjin Teda and Shanghai Zhongyuan. He played for China national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. ..
Jiang Jing
Jiang Jing(蒋敬) was a character in the Water Margin. Jiang Jing was from Tanzhou, Hunan. He once failed in an exam, and after that he shifted his focus from books to martial arts. He was an expert in martial arts, mathematics and in deploying troops, so he was nicknamed the 'Magic mathematician'..
Jiang Kui
Jiāng Kuí (姜夔) (c.1155 – c.1221) was a famous Chinese poet, composer and calligrapher of the Song Dynasty. ..
Jiang Lijun
Jiang Lijun is a Chinese citizen serving a four-year prison term after being convicted in November 2003 on charges of seeking to use "violent means" to impose democracy. Jiang had written and posted articles on the Internet that were critical of the government, including an open letter to the 16th C..
Jiang Mianheng
Jiang Mianheng is the son of Jiang Zemin, former People's Republic of China president. Mianheng is one of the co-founders of Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, located in Shanghai. Mianheng has a PhD in Physics from Drexel University. [Business Week] References ..
Jiang Ping
Jiang Ping (Chinese character: 江平; Pinyin: Jiāng Píng; 1930 - ) is a legal scholar in China. He was the President of China University of Political Science and Law, and a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. Biography Jiang Ping was born in 1930. He was admitte..
Jiang Qin
Jiang Qin (蔣欽), also transliterated Gongyi, was an officer in the kingdom of Wu during the Three Kingdoms periods and lived between 168 – 213 A.D. In the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, Jiang Qin was a pirate at the time he joined Sun Ce. He joined Sun Ce when ..
Jiang Qing
Jiang Qing (Chinese: 江青; Pinyin: Jiāng Qīng; Wade-Giles: Chiang Ch'ing) (March 1914 – May 14, 1991) stage name Lan Ping, the fourth wife of Mao Zedong, and also known as Madame Mao was a Chinese political leader most famous for forming the Gang of Four. Contents 1 Early years2..
Jiang Qinqin
Jiang Qinqin (Chinese: 蒋勤勤, pinyin: jiǎng qín qín) is a popular actress from mainland China. Fans also know her by her stage name Shui Ling (水灵), but she refers to herself by her birth name. Her most famous projects include The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon..
Jiang Shu
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Jiang Tingxi
"Eleven Pigeons" painting by Jiang Tingxi Jiang Tingxi (Traditional Chinese: 蔣廷錫; Simplified Chinese: 蒋廷锡; Hanyu Pinyin: Jiǎng Tíngxí Wade-Giles: Chiang T'ing-hsi) (1669-1732) was a chinese painter, and an editor of the encyclopedia Gujin tushu jicheng (Complete Collection of ..
Jiang Wan
Jiang Wan (蔣琬) (? – 245), courtesy name Gongyan (公琰) was an official of Shu Han. After Zhuge Liang's death, he succeeded Zhuge as the regent for the emperor Liu Shan. Early career Jiang was from Lingling Commandery (零陵, in modern northwestern Hunan), and both he and his brother-i..
Jiang Wei
Jiang Wei (姜維, Wade-Giles: Chiang Wei, 202-264), courtesy name Boyue (伯約), was a general and later (arguable) regent of Shu Han during the reign of its second emperor Liu Shan. He was originally a Cao Wei middle level army officer, but joined the Shu Han regent Zhuge Liang on Zhuge's first n..
Jiang Weiping
Jiang Weiping is a Chinese journalist and whistleblower, who was jailed in 2000 for violating the State Secrets Law on charges of "subversion." On January 3, 2006, Weping was released after his prison sentence, due to expire in a year, was commuted. In 1999 Jiang wrote articles for the Hong Kong ma..
Jiang Wen
Jiang Wen (}; }; born January 5, 1963) is a Chinese film actor and director. He is probably best known internationally as the male lead opposite Gong Li in Zhang Yimou's directorial debut Red Sorghum. Born in Tangshan, Hebei province into an army family, Jiang Wen shifted to Beijing at the ag..
Jiang Yanmei
Jiang Yanmei (Simplified Chinese: 江彦媚) (born February 26, 1981) is a Singaporean SB badminton player. Jiang played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Jie Yao of the Netherlands in the round of 32. ..
Jiang Yanyong
Jiang Yanyong Jiang Yanyong (Traditional Chinese: 蔣彥永, Simplified Chinese: 蒋彦永, Hanyu Pinyin: Jiǎng Yànyǒng, Wade-Giles: Chiang Yen-yung) (born 4 October 1931) is a Chinese physician from Beijing who publicized a coverup of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic in..
Jiang Yiqu
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Jiang Zemin
Jiang Zemin Hanyu PinyinJiāng Zémín Wade-GilesChiang Tse-min Simplified Chinese江泽民 Traditional Chinese江澤民 Order:3rd President Term of Office:March 27, 1993 – March 15 2003 Predecessor:Yang Shangkun Successor:Hu Jintao Date of Birth:August 17, 1926 Place of Birth: Yangzhou, J..
Jiang Ziya
Jiang Ziya (姜子牙;姜子牙) (a.k.a. Jiang Taigong & Jiang Shang) (dates of birth and death unknown), a Chinese semi-mythological figure, resided next to the Weishui River about 3,000 years ago. The region was the feudal estate of King Wen of Zhou. Jiang Ziya knew K..
Jiankang
Jiankang (建康城 in pinyin: Jiànkāng chéng), formerly known as Jianye (建業 Jiànyè) until Eastern Jin Dynasty (317 – 420), was an ancient city in China, located west of present-day Nanjing, in south Jiangning County (江寧縣 Jiāngníng Xiàn). It was during the Sui Dynasty that Jianka..
Jianmin Tao
Jianmin (Jian Min Tao, Tao Jian Min) is a master of Chen-style Tai Chi in the SEGA/FREE/Action/Adventure/Video game series, Shenmue 2. He was taught Chen-style Tai Chi by his long-term friend, Guixang Lee, who lives in the Yan Tin Apartments in the South Carmain QR. He is always seen training ggrace..
Jianshui
Seventeen Span Bridge, which lies just outside of the town of Jianshui. Jianshui (Chinese: 建水; pinyin: Jiànshuǐ) is a city in Honghe prefecture, Yunnan province, China. It was historic center of the province and remains an important transportation crossroad. Geography To the east li..
Jianwen Emperor
The Jianwen Emperor (December 5, 1377–July 13, 1402), with the personal name Zhu Yunwen, reigned as the second Emperor of the Ming dynasty. His father, Crown Prince Zhu Biao (朱標), was the son and designated heir of the Hongwu Emperor. When Zhu Biao died in 1392 before ascending to the ..
Jianyang
Jianyang in Nanping prefecture Jianyang (建阳; pinyin: Jiànyáng) is a county-level city in Nanping prefecture in the northern part of Fujian province of the People's Republic of China. Jianyang has rich natural resources: bamboo, tea and water power. The commercial publishers there, from..
Jianzhen
Part of a onBuddhism History of Buddhism Timeline of Buddhism Buddhist councils Foundations Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path The Five Precepts Nirvāna · Three Jewels Buddhism In Depth Three marks of existence Skandha · Karma · Dharma Samsara · Rebirth..
Jianzhou Jurchens
The Jianzhou Jurchens were a grouping of the Jurchens as identified by the Chinese of the Ming Dynasty. They were the southernmost group of the Jurchen people (the other being the Wild Jurchens and Haixi Jurchens) in the fourteenth century, inhabiting modern Jilin province in China. Origins In 13..
Jianzi
Shuttlecock Player Jianzi (毽子) is a traditional Asian shuttlecock game which originated in ancient China in the Han dynasty. In English, both the sport and the object with which it is played, are referred to as "shuttlecock" or "featherball". Contents 1 Jianzi1.1 Origins of ..
Jian (era)
Jian (治安) is the name of a Japanese era equivalent to the years 1021-1024 on the Western calendar. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Jian Ghomeshi
Jian Ghomeshi (born June 9, 1967 in London, England) is a Canadian musician, writer and broadcaster. Ghomeshi, of Iranian descent, moved to Thornhill, Ontario with his family in 1973. Joining together with Mike Ford, Murray Foster, Dave Matheson, he formed the band Moxy Früvous in 1990. As sing..
Jian Min Tao
Jianmin (Jian Min Tao, Tao Jian Min) is a master of Chen-style Tai Chi in the SEGA/FREE/Action/Adventure/Video game series, Shenmue 2. He was taught Chen-style Tai Chi by his long-term friend, Guixang Lee, who lives in the Yan Tin Apartments in the South Carmain QR. He is always seen training ggrace..
Jian Seng
The Jian Seng is a ghost ship, an 80 meter tanker of unknown origin that was spotted drifting 180km south-west of Weipa, Queensland in the Gulf of Carpentaria by an Australian Coastwatch aeroplane in 2006. Photographs were taken and analysed at the Australian Customs Service, who dispatched the Au..
Jian Shuo
Jian Shuo (寋碩) (d. 189) was the leader of the Eunuch Faction of the Han imperial court in China, along with Zhang Rang. He eventually became a leading member of the Ten Attendants, who became the most powerful Eunuchs during the time. When Emperor Ling died in 189, Jian wanted to make his you..
Jian Yong
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Jian Yong a minister serving under that of Liu Bei who hailed from the same region. Jian Yong served under Liu ..
Jiao
Jiao can be: Jiao (角宿) is a Chinese constellation, see Horn (Chinese constellation).Jiao (焦) is also a Chinese constellation. It means the same as Chiao.The jiao is a lower form of Chinese dragon which lives in swamps. See Jiao (dragon) or Chinese Mythology.The jiao is also a unit of currency ..
Jiaodaruisun Stadium
Jiaodaruisun Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Xi'an, China. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 51,000. ..
Jiaogulan
Gynostemma pentaphyllum, also called Jiaogulan (}; }) or Southern ginseng, is an herbaceous vine of the family Cucurbitaceae (cucumber or gourd family) indigenous to the southern reaches of China. The plant is best known for its use as an herbal medicine in traditional Chinese medicine. It is ..
Jiaohe
Jiaohe (蛟河) is a middle-sized city attached to Jilin City in the Jilin Province of China. It is famous for its production of tobacco and rice. The mayor of Jiaohe is Wang Gang (王钢). The sister city (or twin town) of Jiaohe is Folsom, California in the USA. External links [City hall ..
Jiaohu
The jiaohu (角胡; pinyin: jiǎohú) is a Chinese bowed string instrument in the huqin family of instruments. It has two strings and its sound box is made from a the horn of a cow. The open front end of the sound box is covered with snake skin. The instrument is used primarily by the Gelao peopl..
Jiaoling
Jiaoling (Simplified Chinese: }}}; Traditional Chinese: ) is a northeastern county of Guangdong province. ..
Jiaoling Prison
Jiaoling Prison is a prison in Guangdong province of China. It is situated in Guangfu town, Jiaoling County of Meizhou prefecture. Jiaoling Prison was established in 1963. Industrial production takes place in this prison. ..
Jiaolong
Jiaolong, in Chinese mythology, is the horned dragon, which is one of the nine Chinese dragons. It does not seem to be powerful enough to be able to fly in the sky, and therefore is mainly known to live in sea and the big river. For this reason, the Jiaolong is also known as the flood dragon. In Ta..
Jiaosi, Yilan
Jiaosi (礁溪) is a rural township in the northern part of Yilan County, Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. Jiaosi is famous for hot springs. Area: 101.43 km²Population: 37,034 people (2004) Transportation Jiaosi is served by the Yilan Line of Taiwan Railway Administration. ..
Jiaotong
Jiaotong is the transliteration of the Chinese term 交通 (pinyin: Jiāotōng; Wade-Giles: Chiaotung). In its present daily usage, it means traffic, transportation, and communication, although it also means connectedness and liaison. The term came into English perhaps along with the names of a num..
Jiaotong University
Jiaotong University is the name of several universities: Northern Jiaotong University, in BeijingShanghai Jiaotong University, in ShanghaiSouthwest Jiaotong University, in ChengduXi'an Jiaotong University, in Xi'anNational Chiao Tung University in Hsinchu This is a [disambiguationdisambiguatio..
Jiaozhou Bay
The Jiaozhou Bay ([36°7′24.44″N, 120°14′44.3″E]) was a 552km² German colonial Concession, which existed from 1898 to 1914. It was in the imperial province of Shandong, situated on the southern coast of the Shandong Peninsula in northern China. Jiaozhou used to be romanized as K..
Jiaozhou Governor's Hall
The building's front gate as seen from the south-west, 2004-10-04 Jiaozhou Governor's Hall is a former government building in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, that was built from 1904 to 1906 and designed by German architect Mahlke. It has a gross space of 7,500 square metres and originall..
Jiaozi
Jiaozi Jiaozi (Traditional Chinese: 餃子; Simplified Chinese: 饺子; Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎozi; Wade-Giles: chiao-tzu; Cantonese IPA: [kɑu35 tsi35], Jyutping: gaau2 zi2) or gyōza is a Chinese dumpling, widely popular in Japan and Korea as well as outside of East Asia. This dumpling ..
Jiaozuo
焦作市Jiāozuò Shì Administration Type Prefecture-level city Area 4,071 km² Population 3,455,000 GDP ¥13,413 per capita (2004) Major Nationalities Han, Hui County-level divisions 10 Township-level divisions 116 Area Code 391 Jiaozuo (Simplified Chinese: }}}; piny..
Jiao Bingzhen
Jiāo Bǐngzhēn(1689-1726) was a native of Shandong who became a noted painter and astronomer. In painting he is noteworthy as one of the first Qing dynasty painters to be influenced by the West. He is also was among the more significant portrait and miniature painters in the early Qing. The West..
Jiao Ting
Jiao Ting was one of the 108 Liangshan heroes found in the epic Chinese tale, the Water Margin. Born into a wrestling family, it is little wonder that his nickname was the 'Merciless One'. Whilst Jiao was on his way to join the legendary bandit Bao Xu of Mount Dead Tree, Li Kui asked him for a fav..
Jiao Xiu
Horn mansion (角宿, pinyin: Jiǎo Xiù) is a constellation in Chinese astronomy. Introduction Gan Shi Xing Jing describes The two stars in Jiao are celestial gate (角二星為天門), also says, The left of Jiao is celestial farmland, the right is celestial gate (天門), the middle is Celestia..
Jiaqing Emperor
Clan name: Aixin-Jueluo (愛新覺羅)Aisin-Gioro Given name: Yongyan (永琰), later Yongyan (顒琰)¹Yong Yan Dates of reign: 9 February, 1796–2 September, 1820 Era name: Jiaqing (嘉慶 ; Chia-ch'ing)Saicungga Fengšen Era dates: 9 February, 1796–2 February, 1821 Temple nam..
Jiashan County
Jiashan County (嘉善县; pinyin Jiāshàn Xiàn), the land of milk and honey, is a county of the Zhejiang province of China, under the juridiction of Jiaxing. It is closer to Shanghai than to the Zhejiang provincial capital Hangzhou. The second campus of Sanda University, known as Guangbiao Inst..
Jiasian
Jiasian (甲仙) is a rural township in Kaohsiung County, Taiwan. Located far from the coast, the township is regarded as a gateway to Taiwan's Central Mountain Range. Situated at the intersection of Highway 20 (the Southern Cross-Island Highway) and Highway 21, Jiasian's downtown serves as a marke..
Jiaxing
嘉兴市Jiāxīng Shì Abbreviation: 禾 (Pinyin: Hé) Administration Type Prefecture-level city Area 3,915 km² Population 3,320,000 (2001) Major Nationalities Han County-level divisions 7 Township-level divisions 75 Mayor Chen Derong (陈德荣) Area Code 573 City ..
Jiayuguan
Jiayuguan City (Simplified Chinese: }}}; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a prefecture-level city in Gansu province, China. Jiayuguan Pass Jiayuguan is home to Jiayuguan Pass, the largest and most intact pass, or entrance, of the Great Wall. Jiayuguan Pass was built in the late Ming dynasty, so..
Jiayuguan Pass
Jiayuguan Pass, also called Jiayu Pass, is the first pass at the west end of the Great Wall of China. The pass was built during the Ming Dynasty, and is located 6 kilometers southwest of Jiayuguan City, which is in the Gansu Province. It is located at the foot of Jiayuguan Hill, between two hills..
Jia Baoyu
Jia Baoyu (賈寶玉) is the name of the principal character of the classical Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber, also known as the Story of the Stone. Baoyu was born with the magical jade stone of the book's title in his mouth. The crater Pao-yu on asteroid 433 Eros was named af..
Jia Chen
Dr. Jia Chen is a researcher in Nanoscale Science and Technology at IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York. She received her B. S. from Fudan University, Shanghai, China, and her Ph.D in physics from Yale university. She was recognized as one of the top technology inno..
Jia Chong
Jia Chong (賈充) (217-282), courtesy name Gonghe (公闔), formally Duke Wu of Lu (魯武公), was an important official during the reign of Jin Dynasty (265-420)'s founding emperor, Emperor Wu. Contents 1 Early life and career during Cao Wei2 Career during Jin3 Family life4 ..
Jia Dao
《尋隱者不遇》 賈島 松下問童子 言師採藥去 隻在此山中 雲深不知處 Seeking the Master but not Meeting by Jia Dao Beneath a pine I asked a little child. / He said the Master went to gather herbs. / Alone was he upon this mountainside, / The clouds so deep he knew not wh..
Jia Fan
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Jia Hua
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Jia Kenmin
Jia Kenmin is an Asian-American inmate on the HBO drama Oz played by Michael Delmare. Imprisoned on drug charges, he also is tried in federal court for arranging a horrid ship ride that brought over some illegal aliens from China. Upon his arrival, the refugees and he are separated from each other ..
Jia Kui
Jia Kui, (賈逵) (174, modern day Lifen, Shanxi – c.230), courtesy name Liangdao (梁道), was an general and bureaucrat of the Han Dynasty and subsequently of the Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. After appointments to several posts as prefect, governor, and Chief Secretary of the..
Jia Qinglin
Jia Qinglin --> Hanyu Pinyin Jiǎ Qìnglín Wade-Giles Chia Ch`ing-lin Simplified Chinese 贾庆林 Traditional Chinese 賈慶林 Order 10th Chairman of the People's PoliticalConsultative Conference Term of office March, 2003 - Preceded by: Li Ruihuan Succeeded ..
Jia Xu
Jia Xu (賈詡) (147 - 224 AD), styled Wenhe, was an advisor to the Wei Kingdom. Jia Xu was born in Gozang in Wu Wei. No one recognized his talents in his youth except a man named Yan Zhong. Yan Zhong stated Jia Xu had the genius of Zhang Liang and Chen Ping. Jia Xu served Dong Zhuo when he [D..
Jia Yi
Jia Yi (賈誼, pinyin; Chia I, Wade-Giles; 200 BCE-168 BCE) was a Chinese poet and statesman of the Han Dynasty. Being one of the youngest official during the reign of Emperor Wen, he was greatly favoured upon for his precise analysis of the political situations at that time. As an advocate of Conf..
Jia Zhang-ke
Chinese auteur Jia Zhang-Ke has garnered international praise for his films Zhantai (Platform), Ren xiao yao (Unknown Pleasures), and Shijie (The World), despite their limited theatrical runs throughout the world and his obscurity in China. Detectable features of his films include themes of alienate..
Jia Zhangke
Jia Zhangke (Simplified Chinese: }}}; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (born 1970) is a Chinese film director. His latest movie, the first made with official approval, is The World (世界) (2004). It was nominated for a Golden Lion award. Selected filmography 200? Hotel America 2006 Still Life ..
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