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Xitang (Chinese: 西塘; ... 'Xu Pond'), is a historic town ... length and 1-metre (3 ft 3 in) width, and the narrowest point at the entrance is only 0.8-metre (2 ft ...
Xu Garden was built in 1915 on the site of the former Peach Blossom Dock (t 桃花 塢, s 桃花 坞, Táohuā Wù) garden. [2] Designed by Yang Bingyan, the garden was established by locals in appreciation of Xu's protection and patronage. [ 3 ]
The Kangxi Emperor visited Xu Garden five times during his six inspection tours of Jiangnan between 1684 and 1702. When the forces of Hong Xiuquan occupied Nanjing during the Taiping Rebellion (1851–64), the residence became the Heavenly King's Palace and the park its West Garden. The garden was entirely destroyed by the Qing army during its ...
Black Dragon Pool (simplified Chinese: 黑龙潭; traditional Chinese: 黑龍潭; pinyin: Hēilóngtán) is a famous pond in the scenic Jade Spring Park (Yu Quan Gong Yuan) located at the foot of Elephant Hill, a short walk north of the Old Town of Lijiang in Yunnan province, China.
Xuân Thủy National Park (Vietnamese: Vườn quốc gia Xuân Thủy) is a national park in Hong River Biosphere Reserve in Nam Định Province, Vietnam.The national park was established according to the Decision number 01/2003/QĐ-TTg dated 2 January 2003 signed by premier Nguyễn Tấn Dũng, this decision turned Xuân Thủy Wetland Nature Reserve into Xuân Thủy National Park.
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Growing up in China in the 1970s and 80s, Xu experienced the transformation of the urban landscape from traditional to modern. [4] With China's Reform and Opening of the 1980s, the rural population of China's historically agrarian society began to pour into cities seeking new opportunities; the countryside was left with the elderly and children, unattended farmland, and run-down houses. [5]
Xu Guangqi Memorial Hall. The Xu Guangqi Memorial Hall (徐光启纪念馆) is a memorial and museum for the 17th-century Chinese scholar Xu Guangqi. It is located besides the tomb of Xu Guangqi in Guangqi Park (光启公园), Xujiahui, Xuhui District, Shanghai, China. Formerly Nandan Park (南丹公园), the park was renamed in 1983 for the ...