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2 unusual facts about Bao'an County


Bao'an County

Hongwu Emperor (1368–1399), the founder of the Ming dynasty, found it necessary in the 27th year of his reign, to appoint an officer with the title Shou-yu-suo (守御所), "Protector of the region", in order to protect the population, which was rapidly increasing, against the bands of robbers and vagabonds which infested the district.

In Qing Dynasty, the Xin'an County, to which the mainland opposite to the Island of Hong Kong belongs, was one of the fourteen districts of the department of Guangdong.


Adi Ignatius

Ignatius is coeditor, with Bao Pu and Renee Chiang, of the book Prisoner of the State: The Secret Journal of Premier Zhao Ziyang.

Augustine Gbao

Augustine Gbao also known as Augustine Bao (born 13 August 1948) is a Sierra Leonean former paramilitary commander of the RUF.

Ba Tri District

The commune of Bảo Thạnh is the home of Phan Thanh Gian, a leading mandarin of Tự Đức who was also the first southerner to gain a PhD in the imperial court examinations.

Bai ye

Bai ye (Chinese: 百页, pinyin: bái yè; also 百页包, pinyin: bái yè bāo; literally "Hundred Pages" or "Hundred Pages Bun") is a traditional Chinese dish.

Bal des débutantes

In 2003, the first Chinese Debs made their premieres, including the year's "star" Bao Bao Wan, the granddaughter of Wan Li, the former chairman of the Chinese People's Congress and executive vice-premier of China.

BAO

Baryon acoustic oscillations, a signature of the early universe observed in galaxy surveys.

BAO 3

Körberg can be heard on a BAO studio album for the first time, after already appearing together with the group during their tours and also lending vocals to two tracks on Benny Andersson's two solo albums from the 1980s, Klinga mina klockor and November 1989.

Bao Bao

The cub of Mei Xiang, Bao Bao is a result of artificial insemination of Mei Xiang on March 23, 2013.

Bảo Lâm

Bảo Lâm can refer to several districts of South Vietnam.

Bao Ninh

A short story by Bảo Ninh, "A Marker on the Side of the Boat" (Khắc dấu mạn thuyền), translated by Linh Dinh, is included in the anthology Night, Again.

Bao Sanniang

Bao Sanniang appears in the 11th instalment of Koei's Romance of the Three Kingdoms video game series.

Bao Tong

Bao Tong's son Bao Pu, and daughter-in-law Renee Chiang, published the book Journey of Reform (改革歷程) in Hong Kong and translated and edited (along with Adi Ignatius) an English version of this book entitled Prisoner of the State: The Secret Journal of Premier Zhao Ziyang.

Bette Bao Lord

In 1949 Bette Bao Lord and her family were stranded in the United States when Mao Zedong and his communist rebels won the civil war in China.

Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science

The university is accessible within walking distance South West of Bao'an Station of Taiwan Railway Administration.

Chinese intelligence operations in the United States

The aggressiveness of Chinese penetration is well documented in multiple espionage cases including those of Larry Wu-Tai Chin, Katrina Leung, Gwo-Bao Min, Chi Mak, and Peter Lee.

Code of Honour

Joanne Peh was the initial announced choice for the role of Tang Jia Bao, but was turned down as she was offered a role in A Song to Remember.

Crystal Jade Culinary Concept Holdings

It opened the Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao outlet serving Lanzhou style la mian, jiaozi, xiaolongbao and northern style Chinese cuisine.

Dalongdong Baoan Temple

The present temple was originally built by clan members in the Tong'an District (同安) who immigrated to Taipei in the early 19th century and gave the temple the name Bao'an (保安) in order to "protect those of tong'an" (保佑同安).

Dugu Sun

Zhu agreed, and initially a large number of them were demoted and exiled—in Dugu's case, to be the prefect of Di Prefecture (棣州, in modern Binzhou, Shandong), and then to be the census officer of Qiong Prefecture (瓊州, in modern Ding'an, Hainan).

Erlang Shen

In the tale Lotus Lantern (Bao Lian Deng), Erlang had a sister known as the Holy Mother of Mount Hua (Hua Shan).

Fatal Termination

Fatal Termination (also known as Death Blow, original title Chi se da feng bao) is a 1990 Hong Kong action film starring Moon Lee and Robin Shou.

Hail the Judge

Bao Sing is Bao Zheng’s corrupt descendant, who’s hated by the public for his money-digging ways.

Invincible Shan Bao Mei

After Fated to Love You's success, Invincible Shan Bao Mei was launched as its successor.

Kang Cheng Xi

In a Mediacorp Forum poll, Ma Lu was voted as the second favourite character after Xiao Bao, surpassing veterans Li Nan Xing and Zoe Tay, with 22.5%(as of 1 March 2007) of the total votes.

However, after two weeks, Ma Lu resigned, along with new friend Xiao Bao (played by Felicia Chin).

Lý Thiên Bảo

Lý Nam Đế decided to relinquish his imperial authority and transferred his power to his older brother Thiên Bảo and trusted lieutenant Triệu Quang Phục as co-rulers in his place with the intention of continuing the struggle against the Han.

Majuli

Among the fascinating arrays of rice produced are the Komal Saul, a unique type of rice that can be eaten just after immersing the grains in warm water for fifteen minutes, and usually eaten as a breakfast cereal; the bao dhan, that grows under water, and is harvested after ten months and the Bora saul, a sticky brown rice used to make the traditional cake known as pitha,.

Mi Fang

In 219, Guan Yu launched an invasion against Cao Cao, leaving Mi Fang with the defence of the base city in Jiangling, and Shi Ren in Gong'an (公安, northwest of presentday Gongan, Hubei).

Nanjing–Qidong Railway

The railway serves several cities located between Nanjing and Nantong, in particular Yangzhou, Taizhou, and Hai'an.

Neolithic signs in China

Dadiwan (5800–5400 BCE) is a Neolithic site discovered in Qin'an County, in the province of Gansu.

Paris By Night 79

15. Khiêu Vũ Bên Nhau (Monday, Tuesday... Laissez-moi danser) (Pierre Delanoë, Toto Cutugno & Cristiano Minellono. Vietnamese lyrics: Vũ Xuân Hùng) - Lương Tùng Quang, Tommy Ngô, Dương Triệu Vũ, Minh Tuyết, Tâm Đoan, Bảo Hân, Tú Quyên, Hồ Lệ Thu & Lynda Trang Đài

Paris By Night 95

22. Nhạt Nắng & Biển Nhớ - Minh Tuyết, Tú Quyên, Quỳnh Vi, Trúc Lam, Trúc Linh, Ngọc Liên, Hương Thủy, Như Loan, Bảo Hân, Thùy Vân, Hồ Lệ Thu, Thanh Hà, Nguyệt Anh, Lynda Trang Đài

Shaun Rawcliffe

Though most of his clients were private businessmen, he also worked for Chan Kong-Sang Jackie Chan, Hong Jin Bao Sammo Hung and Cynthia Rothrock to name a few in the world of Martial arts.

Shenzhen Media Group

October 9, 2007, the Group respectively Bao'an and Longgang, Yantian, bright, Shekou signed Networks, Inc. (press station) the formation of the contract, marking the city's cable television network integration basically completed.

Shi Ren

He served at Gong'an in Jing Province, under Guan Yu, who was appointed by Liu Bei to guard Jing Province.

The Chinese Novel at the Turn of the Century

The front page of the November 10, 1897 Guowen Bao (T: 國聞報, S: 国闻报, P: Guówén Bào, W: Kuo-wen Pao), a newspaper from Tianjin, is used as the front cover of the book.

The Wandering Songstress

The song has been covered by numerous singers, including Li Xianglan in the 1944 Japanese film Yasen gungakutai (野戦軍楽隊, Military Combat Music Band), Bai Guang, Teresa Teng, Tsai Chin, Wakin Chau, Adia Chan (in Cantonese), Lin Bao (林寶, in Wu dialect), Song Zuying, Zhang Yan (張燕).

Tongbeiquan

According to the Boxing Chronicles by Xu Jianchi (1931), Qi Xin of Zhejiang went to teach back-through boxing at Gu'an County in Hebei Province in the middle and latter half of the Qing Dynasty.

Trần Nhân Tông

For the safeness of Thánh Tông and Nhân Tông's retreat, Princess An Tư was offered as present and diversion for prince Toghan while Marquis Bảo Nghĩa Trần Bình Trọng was captured and later killed in Battle of Đà Mạc in defending the two emperors.

Tran Trong Kim

According to his own account, Kim accepted the invitation to talk with Bảo Đại because Hoàng Xuân Hãn, a young friend, was also on the emperor's list.

Wang Bao

Wang Bao was a native of Ziyang, in Sichuan: the Sichuan area was then known as Shu and was one of the remote parts of the territory of the Han Empire.

Winston Lord

Lord is married in 1963 to best selling author and human rights activist Bette Bao Lord and has two children, Elizabeth Pillsbury and Winston Bao.

Wokou

Among them is the well-restored Chongwu Fortress in Chongwu Town, Huai'an County, and the ruins of the Liu'ao Fortress in Liu'ao, Zhangpu County.

Ye Zhiping

Ye Zhiping (born 1953) is the principal of Sangzao Middle School in An County, Sichuan, People's Republic of China, noteworthy for saving thousands of his students.

Yongnan languages

(clade M) Wuming (Shuangqiao) dialect (武鸣)*, Yongnan Zhuang proper (邕南), Yongnan Zhuang of Long'an (隆安), Yongnan Zhuang of Fusui (扶绥)

Zhidan County

Journalist Edgar Snow visited the communist leaders in Bao'an in the summer and fall of 1936, and named the third part of his book Red Star Over China after this town.


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