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Weihui (simplified Chinese: 卫辉; traditional Chinese: 衛輝; pinyin: Wèihuī), formerly Jixian or Ji County (simplified Chinese: 汲县; traditional Chinese: 汲縣), is a county-level city in the north of Henan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xinxiang.
Landing of Chinese prisoners at Wei-Hai on 16 February 1895. Prehistorically, it was inhabited by Dongyi tribes, [7] and it was annexed into China proper by the state of Qi in 567 B.C. Before the 14th century, Weihai was a minor fishing settlement. In 1398, during the Ming dynasty, it became a military stronghold (wei) to defend against raids ...
Zhou Wei Hui (Chinese: 周卫慧; born 4 January 1973), known simply by her Chinese given name Wei Hui, is a Chinese novelist, living and working in Shanghai and New York City. Her novel Shanghai Baby ( 上海宝贝 ) (1999) was banned in the People's Republic of China [ 1 ] [ 2 ] as "decadent".
Wei Hui's second novel received contrasting reviews. Some reviewers praised the book for its daring, erotic and modern content, considering it to be groundbreaking because it explored subjects taboo in China. Marie Claire magazine praised Wei Hui for being an 'intelligent and passionate spokeswoman for the women of modern China'.
Wei (/ w eɪ /; [1] Chinese: 魏; pinyin: Wèi) was one of the seven major states during the Warring States period of ancient China. It was created from the three-way Partition of Jin, together with Han and Zhao. Its territory lay between the states of Qin and Qi and included parts of modern-day Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, and Shandong.
As of 2019, Huancui District has the largest aquaculture sector in Weihai, and the sector grew 10.7% that year. [5] In 2019, the district's aquaculture sector attracted ¥3.173 billion of investment, and the district government began a collaboration with Shandong University's Weihai Campus to promote industry research in the district.
China’s message at the time was that even if change was coming to Hong Kong, its spirit of “anything goes” would be staying put. The city was promised a high degree of autonomy for the next ...
Weihaiwei or Wei-hai-wei, on the northeastern coast of China, was a leased territory of the United Kingdom from 1898 until 1930. The capital was Port Edward , which lay in what is now the centre of Huancui District in the city of Weihai in the province of Shandong .