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中國運河第一城－揚州 | the first canal city in China - Yangzhou HD

中國有許多美麗的城市，揚州是其中獨具魅力的一個城市，是個令人魂牽夢繞的地方。
揚州，古稱廣陵、江都、維揚，是江蘇省地級市，地處江蘇中部、長江與將行大運河交匯處，有著“中國運河第一城”的美譽。
與揚州邂逅於瘦西湖，泛舟游於瘦西湖之上，風景顯得格外秀麗。
品淮揚菜系（揚州炒飯，獅子頭），賞揚州彈詞，足以機視聽之娛，信可樂也。
揚州濃厚的文化底蘊無一不影響著一代代揚州人，馬可波羅紀念館，雙博館，工藝美術館，如何不讓人流連忘返？
走在雙東歷史文化街區，人們彷彿置身於明清古城區的大街。
There are a lot of beautiful cities in China, and Yangzhou is one of the most charming places.
Yangzhou, called Guangling, Jiangdu, and Weiyang in old days, is a prefecture-level city located at the intersection of central Jiangsu, Yangtze River, and Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and is renowned as “the first canal city in China”.
You can encounter Yangzhou in the Slender West Lake, boating on the river and enjoying the beauty of nature.
Taking a bite of Huaiyang cuisine (such as Yangzhou fried rice and meatballs) and listening to Yangzhou Tanci will be entertaining and relaxing.
The rich cultural heritage in Yangzhou influences natives from generation to generation. Marco Polo Memorial, China Block Printing Museum and Yangzhou Museum, and Art Museum will make you don’t want to tear yourself away.
Walking on Shuangdong historical and cultural block, you will feel like you are on the street in the old town in Ming and Qing dynasties.


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Fantastic China is a series of select bilingual travel publicity films about different cities and provinces in China. It aims to show the splendid and amazing sceneries of China to audience around the world and makes a good contribution to Chinese tourist industry. It will upload videos on several domestic platforms including Headline Today(Jinritoutiao), Tencent Video, iqiyi, and Youku and overseas websites Facebook and YouTube. Contributions are most welcome: travel@fjlytv.com.

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쑤저우를 지난 대운하는 양쯔강을 만난다. 흔히 장강이라고 부르는, 중국에서 가장 긴 강, 양쯔강을 건너서 대운하는 계속 북으로 향한다. 대운하로 물류의 중심지가 된 도시, 양저우로 간다. 양주팔괴 기념관을 찾았다. “왜 양조우에 오면 양주팔괴를 봐야하나요?” “양주팔괴가 유명하잖아요? 그들이 난이나 대나무를 아주 잘 그렸습니다. 서체도 매우 독창적이고 여러 가지 서법을 사용했습니다. 음양서법을 자유롭게 구사했는데 그건 쉬운 일이 아니죠. 그들의 서체는 다른 유파들과는 달라요. 기이하지만 아주 아름답습니다.“ 이들이 자유로운 작품세계를 구가 할 수 있었던 데는 대운하가 한 역할을 했다. 물류의 중심지가 된 양저우에서 소금 상인들이 큰돈을 벌게 되자 예술 후원자로 나섰던 것이다. 거대 상업 자본의 후원 속에서 싹튼 자유로운 창작 분위기가 이들이 기존의 화풍을 타파할 수 있는 원동력이 되었던 것이다. 이들은 천재적인 개성과 순수 예술 정신을 내세워 세태를 비판하고, 낯선 서체와 독창적인 화법으로 당시 예술계에 활력을 불어 넣었다. “그들의 인장은 매우 좋습니다. 요즘 사람들은 인장을 잘 모르죠. 하지만, 옛사람들은 인장을 매우 소중히 했죠. 어떤 그림에 어떤 인장을 사용할 것인지 매우 신경을 썼습니다. 인장이 아주 많았는데 전부 직접 팠습니다. 이건 하나의 유묵예술입니다.“ 여행지에서 멋진 예술 작품을 만나는 것은 호사다. 자유분방함을 느끼게 하는 양주팔괴 작품은 내 마음을 가볍게 해주었다. 그들의 자유로움에 마음의 찬사를 보낸다.

[English: Google Translator]
Grand Canal past the Suzhou meets the Yangtze River. Often referred to as the Yangtze River, the longest river in China, the Yangtze River continues to head north across the Grand Canal. The logistics center of the city to the Grand Canal, go to Yangzhou. Yangzhou found palgoe Memorial. Why do you have to encounter when it comes to the amount of liquor palgoe? You're supposed Yangzhou is famous palgoe? They had a very well painted or bamboo. Fonts are also very creative and used a variety of calligraphy. That's not the Yin-Yang and the mood was free to speak easy. Their typeface is different from other schools. Strange but very beautiful. They Canal has a role deneun it could obtain the free world works. In the logistics center of the salt merchants of Yangzhou doeja earn the big bucks will naseotdeon as art patrons. It will be sponsored in the commercial capital of enormous buds a free creative atmosphere that was the driving force that they can break the traditional painting style. It criticizes the social conditions naesewo the genius personality and art spirit, breathed new life into the art world at the time unfamiliar with the original typeface speech. Their tension is very good. Nowadays people do not know the tension well. But the old man did have a tensile highly prized. To use a certain tension on any picture wrote very nervous. It was all tension is very common dug directly. This is one of the yumuk art. It is wonderful to see the work of art on the road heading Sada. Yangzhou feel free bunbangham palgoe work gave my heart lightly. Applaud their freedom of mind in roum.

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■클립명: 아시아037-중국16-08 양주팔괴 기념관/Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou/Canal/Yangtze River/Jinghang Grand Canal/Calligraphy/Stamp
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Mapping the Landscape: Vision, Memory & Place-Making

Xin Conan-Wu gave a richly illustrated lecture exploring the story of mapping the landscape in 12th-century China, when the center of politics and economy was shifting from the north to the south and military defeats spurred a new search for identity. Wu examined visual, physical and textual materials in poetry, paintings, prints, architecture, gardens, landscape and philosophy and explored the impact of pedagogy and ritual upon vision and place-making, as well as the relationship between education and natural environment.

Speaker Biography: Xin Conan-Wu specializes in the history of the representation of nature in East Asia art and global contemporary environmental art and landscape architecture. As a Kluge Fellow at the Library, Wu has leveraged the Library's collections to help develop a book manuscript, Vision and Place-Making in the Neo-Confucian Academies of Song China. He is an associate professor of art and art history at the College of William and Mary.

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Chengdu | Wikipedia audio article

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00:04:12 1 Name
00:06:30 2 Logo
00:06:51 3 History
00:07:00 3.1 Early history
00:08:27 3.2 Imperial era
00:11:52 3.3 Modern era
00:17:10 4 Geography
00:20:32 4.1 Climate
00:23:24 4.2 Administrative divisions
00:24:14 5 Cityscape
00:25:20 5.1 Ancient fortress wall
00:26:10 6 Demography
00:27:13 7 Culture
00:27:30 7.1 Literature
00:28:47 7.2 Fine art
00:29:15 7.3 Religion
00:33:49 7.4 Education
00:34:20 7.5 Theatre
00:35:20 7.6 Language
00:35:51 7.7 Culinary art and tea culture
00:37:05 7.7.1 Teahouse
00:37:41 7.7.2 Hot Pot
00:38:17 7.8 Mahjong
00:39:31 7.9 Rural tourism: Nong Jia Le
00:40:34 7.10 Customs and festivals
00:40:43 7.10.1 Grand Temple Fair
00:41:22 7.10.2 Lantern Festival
00:41:54 7.10.3 Dujiangyan Water Releasing Festival
00:42:31 7.10.4 Huanglongxi Fire Dragon Festival
00:43:10 7.10.5 South China Snow and Ice Festival
00:43:51 8 Home of the giant panda
00:47:25 9 Main sights
00:47:34 9.1 World natural and cultural heritage sites
00:47:45 9.1.1 Mount Qingcheng
00:48:48 9.1.2 Dujiangyan Irrigation System
00:49:30 9.1.3 Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries
00:51:24 9.2 Culture of poetry and the Three Kingdoms
00:51:35 9.2.1 Wuhou Shrine
00:52:43 9.2.2 Du Fu thatched cottage
00:53:43 9.3 Ancient Shu civilization
00:53:52 9.3.1 Jinsha Ruins
00:54:48 9.3.2 Golden Sun Bird
00:55:47 9.3.3 Sanxingdui Museum
00:56:28 9.4 Buddhist and Taoist cultures
00:56:38 9.4.1 Chengdu Daci Monastery
00:57:17 9.4.2 Wenshu Monastery
00:57:49 9.4.3 Baoguang Monastery
00:58:32 9.4.4 Qingyang Taoist Temple
00:59:17 9.5 Featured streets and historic towns
00:59:28 9.5.1 The Wide and Narrow Lanes
01:00:09 9.5.2 Jinli
01:01:09 9.5.3 Huanglongxi Historic Town
01:02:04 9.5.4 Chunxi Road
01:02:42 9.5.5 Anren Historic Town
01:03:37 9.5.6 Luodai Historic Town
01:04:35 9.5.7 Du Fu Thatched Cottage
01:05:10 10 Economy
01:09:03 10.1 Electronics and IT industries
01:13:18 10.2 Financial industry
01:16:18 10.3 Modern logistic industry
01:17:37 10.4 Modern business and trade
01:19:17 10.5 Convention and exhibition industry
01:20:33 10.6 Software and service outsourcing industry
01:21:48 10.7 New energy industry
01:23:27 10.8 Electronics and information industry
01:24:16 10.9 Automobile industry
01:25:31 10.10 Modern agriculture
01:26:10 10.11 Defense industry
01:26:53 10.12 Investment
01:27:46 10.13 Industrial zones
01:28:22 10.14 Real estate
01:30:42 11 Transport
01:30:51 11.1 Air
01:34:01 11.2 Railway
01:36:34 11.3 Metropolitan expressways
01:39:04 11.4 Coach
01:39:57 11.5 Highways
01:40:38 11.6 Chengdu Metro
01:41:28 11.7 Bus
01:42:04 11.8 River transport
01:43:13 12 Education
01:44:02 12.1 Colleges and universities
01:46:16 12.2 International schools
01:47:00 12.3 Major secondary schools
01:47:50 13 Consulates
01:48:25 14 Sports
01:48:34 14.1 Football
01:50:10 14.2 Tennis
01:52:47 14.3 Overwatch
01:53:12 14.4 Multi-sport events
01:53:37 14.5 Major sports venues
01:55:26 15 International Relations
01:55:36 16 See also



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Chengdu (Chinese: 成都; Sichuanese: Cengtu UK: , US: , Standard Mandarin: [ʈʂʰə̌ŋ.tú] (listen)), formerly romanized as Chengtu, is a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of the Chinese province of Sichuan. It is one of the three most-populous cities in Western China, the other two being Chongqing and Xi'an. As of 2014, the administrative area housed 14,427,500 inhabitants, the largest in Sichuan, with an urban population of 10,152,632. At the time of the 2010 census, Chengdu was the fifth-most populous agglomeration in China, with 10,484,996 inhabitants in the built-up area including Xinjin County and Deyang's Guanghan City. Chengdu is considered a World City with a Beta + classification, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network.Chengdu is located in ...

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Chengdu (Standard Mandarin: [ʈʂʰə̌ŋ.tú] (listen)), formerly romanized as Chengtu, is a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of Sichuan province, People's Republic of China. It is one of the three most populous cities in Western China, the other two being Chongqing and Xi'an. As of 2014, the administrative area houses 14,427,500 inhabitants, with an urban population of 10,152,632. At the time of the 2010 census, Chengdu was the 5th-most populous agglomeration in China, with 10,484,996 inhabitants in the built-up area including Xinjin County and Deyang's Guanghan City. Chengdu is also considered a World City with a Beta + classification according to GaWC.The surrounding Chengdu Plain is also known as the Country of Heaven (Chinese: 天府之国; pinyin: Tiānfǔ zhi Guó) and the Land of Abundance. Its prehistoric settlers included the Sanxingdui culture. Founded by the state of Shu prior to its incorporation into China, Chengdu is unique as a major Chinese settlement that has maintained its name (nearly) unchanged throughout the imperial, republican, and communist eras. It was the capital of Liu Bei's Shu during the Three Kingdoms Era, as well as several other local kingdoms during the Middle Ages.It is now one of the most important economic, financial, commercial, cultural, transportation, and communication centers in Western China. Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, a hub of Air China and Sichuan Airlines is one of the 30 busiest airports in the world, and Chengdu Railway Station is one of the six biggest in China. Chengdu also hosts many international companies and more than 12 consulates. More than 260 Fortune 500 companies have established branches in Chengdu.

Timeline of Christian missions | Wikipedia audio article

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00:00:12 1 Apostolic Age
00:01:57 2 Early Christianity
00:05:57 3 Era of the seven Ecumenical Councils
00:16:04 4 Middle Ages
00:19:07 5 1000 to 1499
00:27:30 6 1500 to 1600
00:44:58 7 1600 to 1699
01:03:37 8 1700 to 1799
01:26:16 9 1800 to 1849
01:42:16 10 1850 to 1899
01:59:20 11 1900 to 1949
02:11:58 12 1950 to 1999
02:24:01 13 2000 to present
02:26:46 14 Footnotes
02:26:55 15 See also



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This timeline of Christian missions chronicles the global expansion of Christianity through a listing of the most significant missionary outreach events.

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00:02:09 1 Names
00:02:19 1.1 Chinese
00:03:12 1.1.1 iChang Jiang/i – Long River
00:05:48 1.1.2 iJinsha Jiang/i – Gold Sands River
00:06:59 1.1.3 Tongtian River
00:07:39 1.1.4 Tuotuo River
00:08:47 1.2 English
00:12:01 1.3 Tibetan
00:12:39 2 Geography
00:17:05 2.1 Image gallery
00:17:14 3 Characteristics
00:20:27 4 History
00:20:36 4.1 Geologic history
00:21:14 4.2 Early history
00:28:45 4.3 Age of steam
00:31:10 4.4 U.S. and French conflicts
00:34:19 4.5 Navigation on the upper river
00:41:33 4.6 Navy ships
00:46:56 5 Hydrology
00:47:05 5.1 Periodic floods
00:50:01 5.2 Degradation of the river
00:52:49 5.3 Contribution to ocean pollution
00:53:19 5.4 Reconnecting lakes
00:55:47 6 Major cities along the river
00:55:57 7 Crossings
00:58:43 8 Dams
00:59:30 9 Tributaries
01:00:52 10 Protected areas
01:01:11 11 Wildlife
01:01:32 11.1 Fish
01:06:58 11.2 Other animals



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The Yangtze or Yangzi (English: or ), which is 6,300 km (3,915 mi) long, is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest in the world and the longest in the world to flow entirely within one country. Its source is in the northern part of the Tibetan Plateau and it flows 6,300 km (3,900 mi) in a generally eastern direction to the East China Sea. It is the sixth-largest river by discharge volume in the world. Its drainage basin comprises one-fifth of the land area of China, and is home to nearly one-third of the country's population.The Yangtze has played a major role in the history, culture and economy of China. For thousands of years, the river has been used for water, irrigation, sanitation, transportation, industry, boundary-marking and war. The prosperous Yangtze River Delta generates as much as 20% of the PRC's GDP. The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze is the largest hydro-electric power station in the world. In mid-2014, the Chinese government announced it was building a multi-tier transport network, comprising railways, roads and airports, to create a new economic belt alongside the river.The Yangtze flows through a wide array of ecosystems and is habitat to several endemic and endangered species including the Chinese alligator, the narrow-ridged finless porpoise, the Chinese paddlefish, the (extinct) Yangtze River dolphin or baiji, and the Yangtze sturgeon. In recent years, the river has suffered from industrial pollution, plastic pollution, agricultural run-off, siltation, and loss of wetland and lakes, which exacerbates seasonal flooding. Some sections of the river are now protected as nature reserves. A stretch of the upstream Yangtze flowing through deep gorges in western Yunnan is part of the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Rimini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈriːmini] (listen); Romagnol: Rémin; Latin: Ariminum) is a city of 150,292 inhabitants in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It is located on the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient Ariminus) and Ausa (ancient Aprusa). It is one of the most famous seaside resorts in Europe, thanks to its 15-kilometre-long (9 mi) sandy beach, over 1,000 hotels, and thousands of bars, restaurants and discos. The first bathing establishment opened in 1843.
An art city with ancient Roman and Renaissance monuments, Rimini is the hometown of the famous film director Federico Fellini as well.
Founded by the Romans in 268 BC, throughout their period of rule Rimini was a key communications link between the north and south of the peninsula, and on its soil Roman emperors erected monuments like the Arch of Augustus and the Tiberius Bridge, while during the Renaissance, the city benefited from the court of the House of Malatesta, which hosted artists like Leonardo da Vinci and produced works such as the Tempio Malatestiano.
In the 19th century, Rimini was one of the most active cities in the revolutionary front, hosting many of the movements aimed at Italian unification. In the course of World War II, the city was the scene of clashes and bombings, but also of a fierce partisan resistance that earned it the honour of a gold medal for civic valor. Finally, in recent years it has become one of the most important sites for trade fairs and conferences in Italy.
The total approximate population of the Rimini urban area is 225,000 and the provincial population is 330,000.