Wenzhou,historically known as Wenchow is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province in the People's Republic of China. Wenzhou is located at the extreme south east of Zhejiang Province with its borders connecting to Lishui on the west,Taizhou on the north,and Fujian to the south. It is surrounded by mountains,the East China Sea,and 436 islands,while its lowlands are almost entirely along its East China Sea coast,which is nearly 355 kilometres in length. Most of Wenzhou's area is mountainous as almost 76 percent of its 11,784-square-kilometre (4,550 sq mi) surface area is classified as mountains and hills. It is said that Wenzhou has 7/10 mountains,1/10 water,and 2/10 farmland. At the time of the 2010 Chinese census,3,039,500 people lived in Wenzhou's urban area;the area under its jurisdiction held a population of 9,122,100 of which 31.16% are non-local residents from outside of Wenzhou.
Xie Lingyun,also known as the Duke of Kangle (康樂公),was one of the foremost Chinese poets of the Southern and Northern Dynasties and a famous practitioner of the Six Dynasties poetry.
Lishui is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Zhejiang province,People's Republic of China. It borders Quzhou,Jinhua and Taizhou to the north,Wenzhou to the southeast,and the province of Fujian to the southwest. The name of the city literally means "Beautiful Waters."
Wen Zhengming,born Wen Bi,was a Chinese painter,calligrapher,and poet during the Ming dynasty. He was regarded as one of the Four Masters of Ming painting.
Tāizhōu,alternately known as Taichow,is a city located at the middle of the East China Sea coast of Zhejiang province. It is located 300 km (190 mi) south of Shanghai and 230 km (140 mi) southeast of Hangzhou,the provincial capital. It is bordered by Ningbo to the north,Wenzhou to the south,and Shaoxing,Jinhua,and Lishui to west. In addition to the municipality itself,the prefecture-level city of Taizhou includes 3 districts,3 county-level cities,and 3 counties. As of the 2020 census,its total population was 6,662,888 inhabitants whom 3,578,660 lived in the built-up area made of the three urban Districts and Wenling City now being largely conurbated.
Ye Shi,courtesy name Zhengze (正则),pseudonym Mr. Shuixin (水心先生),was a Chinese neo-Confucian of the Song dynasty.
Yueqing is a county-level city under the administration of Wenzhou,Zhejiang Province,in eastern China. It lies on the coast of the East China Sea,by the Yueqing Bay. Much of the Yandang Mountains lie in Yueqing.
Yongjia County is a county in Wenzhou in the southeast of Zhejiang province,People's Republic of China,located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of the city proper of Wenzhou city,which administers the county. The Nanxi River Scenic Area is located within this county,and the river has been nominated on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Wenzhounese,also known as Oujiang,Tong Au or Au Nyü,is the language spoken in Wenzhou,the southern prefecture of Zhejiang,China. Nicknamed the "Devil's Language" for its complexity and difficulty,it is the most divergent division of Wu Chinese,with little to no mutual intelligibility with other Wu dialects or any other variety of Chinese. It features noticeable elements in common with Min Chinese,which is spoken to the south in Fujian. Oujiang is sometimes used as the broader term,and Wenzhou for Wenzhounese proper in a narrow sense.
Yongjia or Yung-chia may refer to:
Wenzhou people or Wenzhounese people is a subgroup of Oujiang Wu Chinese speaking peoples,who live primarily in Wenzhou,Zhejiang province. Wenzhou people are known for their business and money-making skills. The area also has a large diaspora population in Europe and the United States,with a reputation for being enterprising natives who start restaurants,retail and wholesale businesses in their adopted countries. About two-thirds of the overseas community is in Europe. Wenzhounese people have also made notable contributions to mathematics and technology.
The Jinxiang dialect is a Taihu Wu dialect,or a Northern Wu dialect,spoken in the county of Cangnan of the prefecture-level city Wenzhou. It is considered to be a Taihu Wu linguistic exclave within the mostly Min Nan-speaking part of Southern Zhejiang.
Ou opera,originally known as Wenzhou luantan or Yongjia luantan,is a regional form of Chinese opera from Yongjia County,Wenzhou in southeastern Zhejiang province. In addition to Wenzhou and parts of neighboring Lishui and Taizhou,it is also influential in parts of northern Fujian and northeastern Jiangxi.
Wenzhou North railway station,formerly known as Yongjia railway station,is a railway station on the Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou railway located in Yongjia County,Wenzhou,Zhejiang,China.
The Ningbo–Taizhou–Wenzhou railway or Yong-Tai-Wen railway is a dual-track,electrified,high-speed rail line in Zhejiang Province,China. It is named after the three prefecture-level cities along route:Ningbo,whose abbreviated Chinese name is Yong,Taizhou and Wenzhou. The line has a total length of 282.4 kilometres (175.5 mi) and forms part of Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen railway. Construction began in October 2005,and the line opened to commercial service on September 28,2009. Trains running on the line reach top speeds of 250 kilometres per hour,and the shortest trip between Ningbo and Wenzhou takes 1 hour 12 minutes.
Yongjia Xuanjue,also known as Yongjia Zhenjue,was a Zen and Tiantai Buddhist monk who lived during the Tang dynasty. The name Yongjia is derived from the city of his birth,which is now called Wenzhou. He is also known by his nickname "The Overnight Guest" because of his first encounter with his teacher,Huineng. On a visit to Caoxi (漕溪),where Huineng's Nanhua Temple is located,Yongjia was convinced to stay just one night,during which his enlightenment was acknowledged. He supposedly died while meditating in 713. He is best remembered today as the author of the Song of Enlightenment,often known by its Japanese name Shodoka (證道歌). This work remains popular in contemporary Zen practice.
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.
Li Qiang is a Chinese politician. He became the 8th premier of the People's Republic of China in March 2023,having been elevated to the second-ranking member on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee Politburo Standing Committee in October 2022. Li was the party secretary for Shanghai City from 2017 to 2022 where he pursued pro-business policies and handling the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lì is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 厲 in traditional characters and 厉 in simplified characters. It is also spelled Lai according to the Cantonese pronunciation. It is listed 247th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.
Wenzhou or Wen Prefecture (文州) was a zhou (prefecture) in imperial China seated in modern Wen County in Gansu,China. It existed (intermittently) from 558 to 1371.
