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Upon completing the expansion, the Qing renamed the city Dihua (Chinese: 迪化; previously romanized as "Tihwa"), which means "to enlighten and civilize". [ 12 ] [ 13 ] Believing the name "Dihua" to be belittling and ethnically chauvinist , the Chinese Communist Party restored the name "Ürümqi" on 1 February 1954.
The Urumqi Confucius Temple was built on Culture Road (previously Confucius Temple Lane) in 1765–1767, [5] when the Qing government expanded the Dihua New City (迪化新城, now Urumqi City). [6] Originally known as the "God Temple" (上帝庙), [ 7 ] it was rebuilt in 1922 (the 11th year of the Republic of China ), [ 8 ] dedicated mainly to ...
In 1912, Yang Zengxin was appointed governor of Xinjiang by the newly established Republic of China. Yang converted Jian Hu into a public park, which was variously called Jianhu Park, West Lake Park, or West Park. It was later renamed Dihua Park and then Zhongshan Park, in honour of President Sun Yat-sen (Zhongshan). [2]
Yang was one of the few who supported Yuan's attempt to become emperor. During the National Protection War , he purged officers who sympathized with the Yunnan clique 's leader Cai E . After Yuan's death, he recognized whichever government ruled in Beijing and maintained an isolationist and neutrality policy which kept Xinjiang away from the ...
Dihua Jiang (simplified Chinese: 江迪华; traditional Chinese: 江迪華; pinyin: Jiāng Díhuá, born 1958) [1] is a Chinese-born American mathematician. He is a professor of mathematics at the University of Minnesota working in number theory , automorphic forms , and the Langlands program .
The Communist Party's liaison offices in cities under Nationalist control such as Chongqing, Guilin and Dihua (Ürümqi) were called Eighth Route Army Offices. Ethnic Koreans who fought in the Eighth Route Army later joined the Korean People's Army. In the Yan'an base area in September 1938, the Eighth Route Army established its first film group.
The most famous street in Dadaocheng was named Dihua Street after World War II and is the oldest street in Taipei. There are many stores selling dried goods and snacks, especially before the Lunar New Year. Taipei Xia-Hai City God Temple (大稻埕霞海城隍廟) is also on Dihua Street.
Some of the last vestiges of Twatutia's commercial importance is preserved on Dihua Street. The old town of Daronpon is in the northern part of the district. The Dihua Market has many buildings built during the Japanese colonial era. The Taipei Confucius Temple is adorned with southern Fujian-style ceramic adornments.