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unusual facts about P.R. China



2006–07 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Beijing, China

The 2004 DTM race around the streets of Pudong in Shanghai was hampered by crashes due to manhole covers becoming undone; the 2005 Chinese Grand Prix on the Shanghai International Circuit was interrupted when the safety car had to be deployed when a water runoff drain became open.

2007–08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Zhuhai, China

The 2007–08 A1 Grand Prix of Nations, Zhuhai, China is an A1 Grand Prix race, to be held on December 16, 2007 at the Zhuhai International Circuit, China.

Akha people

Akha language is closely related language to the Lisu and it is conjectured that the Akha once belonged to the Lolo hunter tribe people that once ruled the Baoshan and Tengchong plains before the invasion of Ming Dynasty (A.D 1644) in Yunnan, China.

Akifumi Sakamoto

At the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, Sakamoto held off his teammate Masahiro Sampei to take home the men's BMX silver medal in 31.379, trailing closely behind Hong Kong's Steven Wong by more than a full second.

Altamira, Pará

It is the largest municipality in the Americas by area, and the second in the world, after Jiuquan, China.

Audrey Meadows

Her parents, the Rev. Francis James Meadows Cotter and his wife, the former Ida Miller Taylor, had been Episcopal missionaries in Wu-ch'ang, China, where her three elder siblings were born.

AUTC UAV

A1 UAV is an unmanned helicopter of conventional layout, and along with its larger cousin A2, it has been deployed for aerial cinematography mission by China Central Television and Survivor: China of CBS.

A1 UAV is an unmanned helicopter of conventional layout, and along with its smaller cousin A1, it has been deployed for aerial cinematography mission by China Central Television and Survivor: China of CBS.

Bianca Elmir

Since starting to box, Elmir is hoping to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, for which she hopes to qualify at the 2012 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chongqing, China.

Caitlin Halligan

Halligan also taught writing, American history, and American literature at a university in Wuhan, China, through the Princeton in Asia program.

Cancerquest

Through partnerships with St. Petersburg State University, Russia, University of Siena, Italy, Peking University, China, China Medical University, Taiwan and volunteers in the U.S. the website is available in English, Russian, Italian, Chinese and Spanish.

Canton, South Dakota

The residents named the community Canton, believing the location to be the exact opposite of Canton, China.

Charles Denby, Jr.

In 1900, he was appointed as secretary general of the provisional government in Tientsin, China during the Boxer Rebellion, and then from 1902 to 1905 he served as the chief foreign adviser to the Viceroy of Zhili, Yuan Shikai.

Chen Zhangliang

Chen, Zhangliang (born February 3, 1961, Fuqing, Fujian, P.R. China) graduated from the School of South-China Tropical Botany in 1983, and then was sent to study in the United States by the Chinese Government.

Cheung Yuk

At the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, Cheung and his new partner Jiang Huajun captured the silver medal in the mixed doubles, with a set score of 1–4, losing out to the host nation's duo Xu Xin and Guo Yan.

Circle-Vision 360°

A system substantially similar is in use at the site of the Terracotta Army exhibit at Xian, China.

Eat a Bowl of Tea

When Wah Gay approaches Ben Loy about going to Sunwei, China to find a bride, Ben Loy is skeptical and unwilling.

Fort Liscum

On September 6, 1900, the post was named Fort Liscum in honor of Colonel Emerson H. Liscum, who had died July 13, 1900 in Tianjin, China leading the U.S. Army's 9th Infantry Regiment as part of the Eight-Nation Alliance to put down the Boxer Rebellion.

Francis D. Rauber

Arriving in Guam, Mariana Islands in May 1948, he served in this capacity until November, and in Tsingtao and Shanghai China until April 1949, when he returned to Camp Witek, Guam.

Geert Hofstede

He also received Honorary professorships of the The University of Hong Kong 1992–2000; the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), Beijing, China; and the Renmin University of China, Beijing, China.

Gegeen Khan, Emperor Yingzong of Yuan

When Shidebala stayed at Nanpo on his way from the summer palace Shangdu to the capital Dadu of the Yuan Dynasty, Shidibala and Bayiju were assassinated by Tegshi, who attacked Shidibala's Ordo with Asud guards and other soldiers under him.

Gregg Troy

He has served as an assistant women's coach at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, the men's head coach for the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and the men's assistant head coach for the U.S. Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

Hatsu Hioki

Hioki is scheduled to face Ivan Menjivar on March 1, 2014 at The Ultimate Fighter: China Finale.

History of science and technology in the People's Republic of China

Only the largest mines, oil fields, or factories, such as the Anshan iron and steel complex in Liaoning Province or the Yanshan petrochemical complex in Beijing, had their own research units, dedicated to solving immediate problems in production in the late 1980s.

I Love You, China

The song is now unofficially in a position in China similar to that of America the Beautiful in USA.

Isaac Hinckley

Hinckley was born on Oct. 28, 1815, in Hingham, Massachusetts, a son of Isaac Hinckley (1793-1818), who had gone to sea at a young age and rose to command three ships: the brig Reaper (1809-10), which he sailed on a trading voyage from Boston to Aden and Calcutta; the ship Tartar (1812-13), on another voyage to Calcutta; and finally the ship Canton (1815-18) for three voyages from Boston to Canton, China.

Jade Kwan

She then competed in the New Talent Singing Awards International Finals 1999 (1999 年全球華人新秀歌唱大賽, also representing Vancouver) and won the "Best Potential Newcomer Award" (最具潛質獎) at the International Finals held in Shanghai, China.

Joyce Jacobi

Jacobi represent Panamá in the Miss International 2009 in Chengdu, China finals was held on November 28, 2009 at Sichuan International Tennis Center, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

King Cuo of Zhongshan

The Tomb of King Cuo of Zhongshan is an archaeological site located in Sanji, Pingshan, Hebei, China.

Krystal Vee

Krystal worked as a model in Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Philippines, and upon returning to Thailand in 2008 she got a role in Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, starring Kristin Kreuk, Chris Klein, and Neal McDonough.

Makalu Barun National Park

The inaccessible valleys of the Barun River, the glacier-fed tributary to the Arun River, treasure some of the last remaining pristine forests and alpine meadows.

Manchukuo

Inner Manchuria came under strong Russian influence in the 1890s with the building of the Chinese Eastern Railway through Harbin to Vladivostok.

Øystein Alme

He wrote, with Morten Vågen, the book "Silenced - China’s Great Wall of Censorship", published by Amaryllis Media in late may, 2006.

Peddle Thorp

The firm also designed the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, which was used in the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and the TEDA football (soccer) stadium in Tianjin, China.

Pugu Huai'en

With An Lushan having been assassinated by his own son An Qingxu early in 757, An Qingxu was the new emperor of Yan, and after Tang and Huige forces recaptured Chang'an, they recaptured Luoyang as well, forcing An Qingxu to flee to Yecheng.

Seong Moy

Moy was born in a small town outside of Canton, China; he emigrated to the United States at the age of 10 in 1931, and moved to St. Paul, Minnesota.

Shu-Park Chan

In 1984, during a period when China was establishing cooperative ventures with Western countries, Chan took a leave of absence from Santa Clara University and moved to Shenzhen, China, to establish a university there.

Silenced: China's Great Wall of Censorship

Silenced : China's Great Wall of Censorship is a political book by Oystein Alme and Morten Vågen, published by Amaryllis Media in 2006.

Tahiti at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

Tahiti competed at the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China, July 16-31, 2011.

The Postmodern Life of My Aunt

The film is set and was filmed in Shanghai and in Anshan, Liaoning, Northeast China (note: Anshan is the birthplace of director Ann Hui).

She decides to leave Shanghai to live with her working-class husband and cook daughter (Zhao Wei) in Anshan.

Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center

TBRC also has international offices at the E. Gene Smith Library at Southwest University for Nationalities in Chengdu, China, and in scanning centers in New Delhi, India, and Kathmandu, Nepal.

Tiger Balm Garden

Tiger Balm Garden (Fujian) – Located in Yongding County, Fujian Province, China; it was originally founded in 1946, but the location was abandoned in 1949.

Toghon Temür

When Köke Temür lost battles against Ming General Xu Da and the Ming troops approached Hebei, Toghon Temür gave up Khanbalik and fled to the summer base Xanadu.

UWRF ZISU Partnership

The University of Wisconsin-River Falls (River Falls, Wisconsin) and Zhejiang International Studies University (Hangzhou, China) have enjoyed a partnership dating back to the 1980s.

Wong Kam-po

President of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China Timothy Fok expressed concern for the case.

Xing Rongjie

Xing was born in Heipei, China and started his career in the army in 1933 as a Mission Commander of the Defend Group, which joined the Chinese Republic Army in 1937.


see also

Zhang Fangguo

Zhang Fangguo is an associate professor at the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering of the School of Information Science and Technology at Sun Yat-sen University in P.R. China.