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The Western Zhou (Chinese: 西周; pinyin: Xīzhōu; c. 1046 [1] – 771 BC) was a period of Chinese history corresponding roughly to the first half of the Zhou dynasty. It began when King Wu of Zhou overthrew the Shang dynasty at the Battle of Muye and ended in 771 BC when Quanrong pastoralists sacked the Zhou capital at Haojing and killed ...
Oldest covered bridge in California & longest wooden covered bridge in the world. [136] Menlo Park station: Menlo Park: 1867 Train station: Oldest train station in California. [137] San Buenaventura Pier: Ventura: 1870 Pier: Oldest pier in California. Weaverville Joss House: Weaverville: 1874 Taoist temple: Oldest continuously-operating Taoist ...
Exterior of the San Clemente house. La Casa Pacifica (Spanish: La Casa Pacífica, meaning "The House of Peace") [1] [2] is a classic California beachfront mansion located in the gated community of Cottons Point Estates/Cypress Shores in the South Orange County beach town of San Clemente, California, and overlooks the Pacific Ocean from its blufftop position.
The Western White House, a neoclassical Georgian Colonial in the San Francisco Bay Area, has sold for $23 million, according to Compass real estate. Alex Buljan of Compass closed the deal Wednesday.
The Da Ke ding (Chinese: 大克鼎; pinyin: Dà Kè dǐng) is an ancient Chinese bronze ding vessel from the Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 BC). It was unearthed in 1890 in Fufeng County, Shaanxi, after being buried for nearly 3000 years, and it is now on display in the Shanghai Museum. [1]
As King Wen (ruled c. 1099 –1050 BCE) expanded the territory of the Predynastic Zhou east into Shanxi in preparation for an assault on his nominal Shang overlords, he constructed a new capital on the west bank of the Feng about 100 kilometres (62 mi) downstream from Zhou's original capital on the Wei River below Mount Qi.
Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park is a state park located in the center of the town of Weaverville, California. The site is a Taoist temple which is still in use, and is the oldest Chinese temple in California.
The drone pilot allegedly hacked his drone so it could enter no-fly zones. Authorities identified him as Yinpiao Zhou, a Chinese citizen and a lawful permanent resident of the U.S.