变迁第一集：大道沧桑 重庆城口纪录片Chongqing Chengkou documentary:“Change”EP1 : Avenue vicissitudes
14集大型历史文献记录片《变迁》，以独特视角讲述过去20年来城口交通、扶贫、教育、旅游、文化等经济社会发展各方面取得的深刻变化和显著进步。《变迁》中14集片名目录分别为《大道沧桑》《天堑通途》《穷则思变》《换了人间》《五谷丰登》《六畜兴旺》《百年树人》《安居乐业》《森林人家》《绿水青山》《金山银山》《康乐人生》《在水一方》《万紫千红》
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This documentary tells about the profound changes and remarkable progress made in the economic, social and social development of transportation, poverty alleviation, education, tourism and culture in Chengkou County (Chongqing, China) over the past 20 years.
Chongqing
Chongqing (Chinese: 重庆; pinyin: Chóngqìng (English pronunciation: /tʃɒŋ ˈtʃɪŋ/); former official name: Chungking (English pronunciation: /tʃʌŋ ˈkɪŋ/)) is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities in the People's Republic of China (PRC). Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities (the other three are Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin), and the only such municipality in inland China.
The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the sub-provincial city administration that was part of Sichuan province. As of 2010 census, the municipality had a population of 28,846,170. According to this census, Chongqing is the most populous Chinese municipality, although the urbanized area is estimated to have a population of only 6 or 7 million, whereas the built-up area made up of 8 out of 9 urban districts (all but Beibei not yet built-up) was home to 6,777,229 inhabitants at the 2010 census. Chongqing is the largest direct-controlled municipality in China, and comprises 21 districts, 13 counties, and 4 autonomous counties.
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Sichuan (四川; formerly romanised as Szechuan or Szechwan), is a province in southwest China occupying most of the Sichuan Basin and the easternmost part of the Tibetan Plateau between the Jinsha River on the west, the Daba Mountains in the north, and the Yungui Plateau to the south. Sichuan's capital city is Chengdu. The population of Sichuan stands at 81 million.
In antiquity, Sichuan was the home of the ancient states of Ba and Shu. Their conquest by Qin strengthened it and paved the way for the First Emperor's unification of China under the Qin dynasty. During the Three Kingdoms era, Liu Bei's Shu was based in Sichuan. The area was devastated in the 17th century by Zhang Xianzhong's rebellion and the area's subsequent Manchu conquest, but recovered to become one of China's most productive areas by the 19th century. During the Second World War, Chongqing served as the temporary capital of the Republic of China, making it the focus of Japanese bombing. It was one of the last mainland areas to fall to the Communists during the Chinese Civil War and was divided into four parts from 1949 to 1952, with Chongqing restored two years later. It suffered gravely during the Great Chinese Famine of 1959–61 but remained China's most populous province until Chongqing Municipality was again separated from it in 1997.
The people of Sichuan speak a unique form of Mandarin, which took shape during the area's repopulation under the Ming. The family of dialects is now spoken by about 120 million people, which would make it the 10th most spoken language in the world if counted separately. The area's warm damp climate long caused Chinese medicine to advocate spicy dishes; the native Sichuan pepper was supplemented by Mexican chilis during the Columbian Exchange to form modern Sichuan cuisine, whose dishes—including Kung Pao chicken and Mapo tofu—have become staples of Chinese cuisine around the world.
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00:02:20 1 History
00:02:29 1.1 Ancient history
00:02:47 1.2 Imperial era
00:05:20 1.3 Provisional capital of the Republic of China
00:06:55 1.4 Municipality status
00:08:15 1.5 Organised crime and the gang trials
00:09:47 2 Geography
00:09:56 2.1 Physical geography and topography
00:13:31 2.2 Climate
00:16:34 2.3 Air
00:17:09 3 Administrative divisions
00:18:13 3.1 Urban areas
00:18:35 4 Central Chongqing
00:18:45 4.1 Districts
00:21:02 4.2 Landforms
00:22:29 4.3 Bridges
00:23:22 4.4 Aerial tramway
00:24:09 5 Demographics
00:26:57 6 Politics
00:30:20 7 Military
00:31:11 8 Economy
00:37:35 8.1 Economic and technological development zones
00:38:16 9 Transport
00:39:10 9.1 River port
00:40:23 9.2 Railways
00:42:23 9.3 Highways
00:44:28 9.4 Airports
00:49:36 9.5 Public transit
00:51:16 10 Culture
00:51:25 10.1 Language
00:52:14 10.2 Tourism
00:57:48 10.3 Media
00:58:28 10.4 Cuisine
01:01:21 10.5 Sports and recreation
01:01:30 10.5.1 Association football
01:03:36 10.5.2 Basketball
01:03:59 10.5.3 Sport venues
01:05:15 10.6 Religion
01:06:04 10.7 Notable people
01:08:23 11 Education
01:08:33 11.1 Colleges and universities
01:10:27 11.2 Notable high schools
01:11:41 11.3 International schools
01:12:06 12 International relations
01:12:16 12.1 Consulates
01:12:25 12.2 Twin towns – sister cities
01:14:24 13 See also
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Chongqing (, also US: , Chinese: [ʈʂʰʊ̌ŋ.tɕʰîŋ] (listen)), alternately romanized as Chungking, is a major city in southwest China. Administratively, it is one of China's four municipalities under the direct administration of central government (the other three are Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin), and the only such municipality in China located far away from the coast.Chongqing was a municipality during the Republic of China (ROC) administration, serving as its wartime capital during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945); during this period, Chongqing was listed as one of the world's four anti-fascist command centers, along with Washington, D.C., London and Moscow. The current municipality was recreated on 14 March 1997 to help develop the central and western parts of China. The Chongqing administrative municipality has a population of over 30 million, spread over an area the size of Austria. The city of Chongqing made of 9 urban districts has a much smaller population of 18,384,100 as of 2016 estimation. According to the 2010 census, Chongqing is the most populous Chinese municipality, and also the largest direct-controlled municipality in China, containing 26 districts, eight counties, and four autonomous counties.
The official abbreviation of the city, Yu (渝), was approved by the State Council on 18 April 1997. This abbreviation is derived from the old name of a part of the Jialing River that runs through Chongqing and feeds into the Yangtze River.
Chongqing has a significant history and culture. Being one of China's National Central Cities, it serves as the economic centre of the upstream Yangtze basin. It is a major manufacturing centre and transportation hub; a July 2012 report by the Economist Intelligence Unit described it as one of China's 13 emerging megalopolises.
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00:01:49 1 Names
00:03:16 2 History
00:03:24 2.1 Prehistory
00:03:58 2.2 Ba and Shu Kingdoms
00:05:40 2.3 Qin dynasty
00:06:50 2.4 Han dynasty
00:07:19 2.5 Three Kingdoms
00:08:11 2.6 Tang dynasty
00:08:53 2.7 Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
00:09:24 2.8 Song dynasty
00:11:07 2.9 Ming dynasty
00:12:24 2.10 Qing dynasty
00:13:23 2.11 Republic of China
00:15:18 2.12 People's Republic of China
00:17:09 3 Administrative divisions
00:17:44 3.1 Urban areas
00:17:53 4 Geography and biodiversity
00:20:37 4.1 Giant Panda
00:21:11 4.2 Linpan settlements
00:21:36 5 Politics
00:22:10 6 Economy
00:25:35 6.1 Foreign trade
00:26:34 6.2 Minimum wage
00:27:17 6.3 Economic and technological development zones
00:27:27 6.3.1 Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone
00:28:25 6.3.2 Chengdu Export Processing Zone
00:29:01 6.3.3 Chengdu Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone
00:30:22 6.3.4 Mianyang Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone
00:31:17 7 Transportation
00:31:50 7.1 Airports
00:33:11 7.2 Expressways
00:34:02 7.3 Rail
00:34:22 8 Demographics
00:35:46 8.1 Religion
00:36:48 9 Culture
00:38:35 9.1 Languages
00:40:20 9.2 Cuisine
00:41:33 10 Education
00:41:42 10.1 Colleges and universities
00:43:07 11 Tourism
00:44:16 12 Notable individuals
00:46:02 13 Sports
00:46:33 14 Sister states and regions
00:47:48 15 See also
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I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
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Sichuan (四川; alternately romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan) is a province in southwest China occupying most of the Sichuan Basin and the easternmost part of the Tibetan Plateau between the Jinsha River on the west, the Daba Mountains in the north, and the Yungui Plateau to the south. Sichuan's capital city is Chengdu. The population of Sichuan stands at 81 million.
In antiquity, Sichuan was the home of the ancient states of Ba and Shu. Their conquest by Qin strengthened it and paved the way for the Qin Shi Huang's unification of China under the Qin dynasty. During the Three Kingdoms era, Liu Bei's Shu was based in Sichuan. The area was devastated in the 17th century by Zhang Xianzhong's rebellion and the area's subsequent Manchu conquest, but recovered to become one of China's most productive areas by the 19th century. During the World War II, Chongqing served as the temporary capital of the Republic of China, making it the focus of Japanese bombing. It was one of the last mainland areas to fall to the Communists during the Chinese Civil War and was divided into four parts from 1949 to 1952, with Chongqing restored two years later. It suffered gravely during the Great Chinese Famine of 1959–61 but remained China's most populous province until Chongqing Municipality was again separated from it in 1997.
The people of Sichuan speak a unique form of Mandarin, which took shape during the area's repopulation under the Ming. The family of dialects is now spoken by about 120 million people, which would make it the 10th most spoken language in the world if counted separately. The area's warm damp climate long caused Chinese medicine to advocate spicy dishes; the native Sichuan pepper was supplemented by Mexican chilis during the Columbian Exchange to form modern Sichuan cuisine, whose dishes—including Kung Pao chicken and Mapo tofu—have become staples of Chinese cuisine around the world.
Hubei
Hubei (Chinese: 湖北; pinyin: Húběi; Wade–Giles: Hu-pei; Postal map spelling: Hupeh) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the easternmost part of Central China. The name of the province means north of the lake, referring to its position north of Lake Dongting. The provincial capital is Wuhan, a major transportation thoroughfare and the political, cultural, and economic hub of Central China.
Hubei is officially abbreviated to 鄂 (È), an ancient name associated with the eastern part of the province since the Qin dynasty, while a popular name for Hubei is 楚 (Chǔ), after the powerful State of Chu that existed here during the Eastern Zhou dynasty. It borders Henan to the north, Anhui to the east, Jiangxi to the southeast, Hunan to the south, Chongqing to the west, and Shaanxi to the northwest. The high-profile Three Gorges Dam is located at Yichang, in the west of the province.
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00:00:56 1 History
00:06:56 2 Geography
00:09:43 3 Administrative divisions
00:10:44 3.1 Urban areas
00:10:53 4 Politics
00:13:52 5 Economy
00:15:33 5.1 Economic and Technological Development Zones
00:18:23 6 Demographics
00:19:02 6.1 Religion
00:19:48 7 Culture
00:21:05 8 Education
00:21:24 8.1 Universities
00:22:34 9 Transportation
00:23:24 9.1 Rail
00:24:30 9.2 Air
00:24:55 10 Tourism
00:27:09 11 Sports
00:27:27 12 Twinning
00:27:46 13 See also
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The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
- Socrates
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Hubei (湖北; formerly romanised as Hupeh) is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the Central China region. The name of the province means north of the lake, referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The provincial capital is Wuhan, a major transportation thoroughfare and the political, cultural, and economic hub of Central China.
Hubei is officially abbreviated to 鄂 (È), an ancient name associated with the eastern part of the province since the State of E of the Western Zhou dynasty, while a popular name for Hubei is 楚 (Chǔ), after the powerful State of Chu that existed in the area during the Eastern Zhou dynasty. It borders Henan to the north, Anhui to the east, Jiangxi to the southeast, Hunan to the south, Chongqing to the west, and Shaanxi to the northwest. The high-profile Three Gorges Dam is located at Yichang, in the west of the province.
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00:00:54 1 History
00:07:07 2 Geography
00:09:57 3 Administrative divisions
00:11:06 3.1 Urban areas
00:11:15 4 Politics
00:14:13 5 Economy
00:15:50 5.1 Economic and Technological Development Zones
00:18:40 6 Demographics
00:19:19 6.1 Religion
00:20:06 7 Culture
00:21:23 8 Education
00:21:52 8.1 Universities
00:23:03 9 Transportation
00:23:54 9.1 Rail
00:25:02 9.2 Air
00:25:26 10 Tourism
00:27:46 11 Sports
00:28:06 12 Twinning
00:28:25 13 See also
Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago.
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- increases imagination and understanding
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I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
- Socrates
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Hubei (湖北; formerly Hupeh) is a landlocked province in Central China. The name of the province means north of the lake, referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The provincial capital is Wuhan, a major transportation thoroughfare and the political, cultural, and economic hub of Central China.
Hubei is officially abbreviated to 鄂 (È), an ancient name associated with the eastern part of the province since the State of E of the Western Zhou dynasty, while a popular name for Hubei is 楚 (Chǔ), after the powerful State of Chu that existed in the area during the Eastern Zhou dynasty. It borders Henan to the north, Anhui to the east, Jiangxi to the southeast, Hunan to the south, Chongqing to the west, and Shaanxi to the northwest. The high-profile Three Gorges Dam is located at Yichang, in the west of the province.