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Song Jiang was a Chinese historical figure who led an armed rebellion against the ruling Song Dynasty in the early 12th century. His band marauded over a region straddling the present-day Chinese provinces of Shandong and Henan. They eventually surrendered to the Imperial Court.
Hua-t'ing Hsien. Songjiang is a suburban district (formerly a county) of Shanghai. It has a land area of 605.64 km 2 (233.84 sq mi) and a population of 1,909,713 (2020). [ 1 ][ 2 ] Owing to a long history, Songjiang is known as the cultural root of Shanghai. Songjiang Town, the urban center of the district, was formerly the major city in the area.
Songjiang, from the Chinese for " Pine River" and formerly romanized as Sungkiang, usually refers to one of the following areas within the municipal limits of Shanghai : Songjiang, Shanghai, a present suburban district of Shanghai. Songjiang Prefecture ( 松江 府, Songjiang fu ), the area of Jiangsu province administering much of Shanghai ...
Water Margin, also called Outlaws of the Marsh or All Men Are Brothers, [note 1] is a Chinese novel from the Ming dynasty that is one of the preeminent Classic Chinese Novels. Attributed to Shi Nai'an, Water Margin was one of the earliest Chinese novels written in vernacular Mandarin Chinese. [1]
Thames Town (simplified Chinese: 泰晤士小镇; traditional Chinese: 泰晤士小鎮; pinyin: Tàiwùshì Xiǎozhèn) is a new town in Songjiang District, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from central Shanghai. Completed in 2006, it is named after the River Thames, which flows through London, United Kingdom. The architecture is themed according to ...
Songjiang Square Pagoda. The Songjiang Square Pagoda or Songjiang Fangta, officially the Xingshengjiao Temple Pagoda, is a Buddhist pagoda in the old town of Songjiang in suburban Shanghai. Originally built in the 11th century, it is the only structure remaining from the Xingshengjiao Temple, and is now enclosed in the Fangta Park.
Song Jian (Chinese: 宋健; Wade–Giles: Sung Chien; born 29 December 1931) is a Chinese aerospace engineer, demographer, and politician. He was deputy chief designer of China's submarine-launched ballistic missile ( JL-1 ) and one of the country's leading scientists in the post- Cultural Revolution era.
The 108 Heroes are the main characters of the Ming dynasty classic Chinese novel the Water Margin, which was written in the 14th century and usually attributed to Shi Nai'an. The heroes are divided into the 36 Heavenly Spirits and 72 Earthly Fiends, groups that are based on a belief in Daoism that Ursa Major has 36 Heavenly stars and 72 Earthly ...