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Grain coupon from Hebei province, 1975 The grain rationing system in China was implemented by the People's Republic of China in 1955 to control food production and boost industrialization . This system relied heavily on the use of grain coupons (Chinese: 粮票), which were a critical tool for implementing the policy. [ 1 ]
TECO Houston's origins can be traced to 1937 when the National Government of the Republic of China established a consulate in Houston. [5] The ROC was represented by a vice-consul. [6] After opening the consulate of the People's Republic of China in 1979, the TECO mission opened its doors in 1992. Consular district of TECO Houston.
China was first known as "China Grove", for a water stop for the Texas and New Orleans Railroad that sat amidst a grove of chinaberry trees. In the 1860s a small community grew around the water stop, and another a few miles away named Nashland. A post office with the name "China" was established there in 1893.
Murphy is a city in suburban Collin County, Texas, United States. The 2020 census reported the population as 21,013 [ 4 ] compared to 3,099 in 2000. Murphy is located northeast of Dallas and has a history that goes back to the late 1800s.
Fang's daughter, Anna Fang-Hamm, is a venture capitalist and the CEO of ZhenFund. [14] She is ranked 21st on Forbes ' Midas List . [ 15 ] Fang is also the son-in-law of Chinese economist and former Chinese Academy of Social Sciences deputy director Liu Guoguang ( 刘国光 ).
Fang's father, Fang Su (方肅), was a jinshi and Hangzhou-based magistrate who founded the Fang Clan of White Cloud (白雲方氏) in White Cloud Village, Tonglu, Zhejiang. [3] According to the tenth-century Jianjie lu ( 鑑誡錄 ) or Records of Warnings , [ 4 ] Fang Gan was the fourteenth son of his family.
Murphy Oil Corporation is an American energy company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration headquartered in Houston, Texas. [ 2 ] The company is ranked 625th on the Fortune 500 [ 3 ] and 1860th on the Forbes Global 2000 .