Chongqing 重慶 - Revision history

Greg at 13:31, 12 January 2011

Greg — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:31:33 GMT

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	\|placename=Chóngqìng 重慶		\|placename=Chóngqìng 重慶
-	\|historical-names=Yúzhōu 渝州; Gōngzhōu 恭州; Yú 渝 (Abbreviation, used since 1997)	+	\|historical-names=Yúzhōu 渝州; Gōngzhōu 恭州; Yú 渝 (Abbreviation, used since 1997); Chungking (historical romanization)
	\|image=[[File:ChungKing.jpg\|200px\|center\|Chongqing in 1945]]		\|image=[[File:ChungKing.jpg\|200px\|center\|Chongqing in 1945]]
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Greg at 15:02, 15 April 2010

Greg — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:02:31 GMT

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	\|nearby-locations=Nearby Locations:		\|nearby-locations=Nearby Locations:
-	* [[~~Chéngdū~~ 成都]]	+	* Chéngdū [[成都]]
	\|region=West China		\|region=West China
	\|editor-name=		\|editor-name=
	}}		}}

-	'''Chóngqìng 重慶''' was the first inland port opened to foreigners, and was an important strategical location during the Second Sino-Japanese War, when it served as the wartime capital of the Nationalist government. Formerly part of [[~~Sìchuān~~ 四川]] province, from [[1929]] to 1954 it was a separate municipality, a status that it has regained since 1997.	+	'''Chóngqìng 重慶''' was the first inland port opened to foreigners, and was an important strategical location during the Second Sino-Japanese War, when it served as the wartime capital of the Nationalist government. Formerly part of Sìchuān [[四川]] province, from [[1929]] to 1954 it was a separate municipality, a status that it has regained since 1997.

	== Important Buddhist Sites ==		== Important Buddhist Sites ==
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	* Luohan Temple 羅漢寺 was built here in the 11th century		* Luohan Temple 羅漢寺 was built here in the 11th century
	* The Sino-Tibetan Institute [[漢藏教理院]] was established here in [[1932]]		* The Sino-Tibetan Institute [[漢藏教理院]] was established here in [[1932]]
-	* [[Hǎicháo yīn 海潮音]] was published here for a time during the Second Sino-Japanese War	+	* Hǎicháo yīn [[海潮音]] was published here for a time during the Second Sino-Japanese War
	* The Dazu rock carvings 大足石刻 are located about 110 km west of the city		* The Dazu rock carvings 大足石刻 are located about 110 km west of the city

	== Other Notes ==		== Other Notes ==

-	* [[Qū Yìngguāng 屈映光]] studied Esoteric Buddhism here between [[1937]] and [[1949]]	+	* Qū Yìngguāng [[屈映光]] studied Esoteric Buddhism here between [[1937]] and [[1949]]
-	* [[~~Kōngyě~~ 空也]] fled here in [[1942]]	+	* Kōngyě [[空也]] fled here in [[1942]]
-	* [[~~Táiyuán~~ 台源]] fled here in [[1937]], and later died here in [[1941]]	+	* Táiyuán [[台源]] fled here in [[1937]], and later died here in [[1941]]

	== References and Resources ==		== References and Resources ==

Greg at 22:45, 14 April 2010

Greg — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:45:56 GMT

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	\|image=[[File:ChungKing.jpg\|200px\|center\|Chongqing in 1945]]		\|image=[[File:ChungKing.jpg\|200px\|center\|Chongqing in 1945]]
	\|nearby-locations=Nearby Locations:		\|nearby-locations=Nearby Locations:
-	* ~~Chéngdū~~ [[成都]]	+	* [[Chéngdū 成都]]
	\|region=West China		\|region=West China
-	\|editor-name=~~Gregory Adam Scott~~	+	\|editor-name=
	}}		}}

-	== Chóngqìng 重慶 ==	+	'''Chóngqìng 重慶''' was the first inland port opened to foreigners, and was an important strategical location during the Second Sino-Japanese War, when it served as the wartime capital of the Nationalist government. Formerly part of [[Sìchuān 四川]] province, from [[1929]] to 1954 it was a separate municipality, a status that it has regained since 1997.

-	Chóngqìng was the first inland port opened to foreigners, and was an important strategical location during the Second Sino-Japanese War, when it served as the wartime capital of the Nationalist government. Formerly part of Sìchuān [[四川]] province, from [[1929]] to 1954 it was a separate municipality, a status that it has regained since 1997.	+	== Important Buddhist Sites ==
-		+
-	~~'''~~Important Buddhist Sites~~'''~~	+

	* Luohan Temple 羅漢寺 was built here in the 11th century		* Luohan Temple 羅漢寺 was built here in the 11th century
	* The Sino-Tibetan Institute [[漢藏教理院]] was established here in [[1932]]		* The Sino-Tibetan Institute [[漢藏教理院]] was established here in [[1932]]
-	* ~~Hǎicháo yīn~~ [[海潮音]] was published here for a time during the Second Sino-Japanese War	+	* [[Hǎicháo yīn 海潮音]] was published here for a time during the Second Sino-Japanese War
	* The Dazu rock carvings 大足石刻 are located about 110 km west of the city		* The Dazu rock carvings 大足石刻 are located about 110 km west of the city

-	~~'''~~Other Notes~~'''~~	+	== Other Notes ==

-	* ~~Qū Yìngguāng~~ [[屈映光]] studied Esoteric Buddhism here between [[1937]] and [[1949]]	+	* [[Qū Yìngguāng 屈映光]] studied Esoteric Buddhism here between [[1937]] and [[1949]]
-	* ~~Kōngyě~~ [[空也]] fled here in [[1942]]	+	* [[Kōngyě 空也]] fled here in [[1942]]
-	* ~~Táiyuán~~ [[台源]] fled here in [[1937]], and later died here in [[1941]]	+	* [[Táiyuán 台源]] fled here in [[1937]], and later died here in [[1941]]

-	~~----~~	+	== References and Resources ==

-	~~'''Resources'''~~
	* [http://pratyeka.org/books/australian-in-china/an-australian-in-china-map-of-chungking.jpg Chinese map of Chungking] from G.E. Morrison, ''An Australian in China'' Horace Cox, 1895. For an e-text version of this book see [http://pratyeka.org/books/australian-in-china/].		* [http://pratyeka.org/books/australian-in-china/an-australian-in-china-map-of-chungking.jpg Chinese map of Chungking] from G.E. Morrison, ''An Australian in China'' Horace Cox, 1895. For an e-text version of this book see [http://pratyeka.org/books/australian-in-china/].

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Greg: moved 重慶 to Chongqing 重慶

Greg — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:30:40 GMT

moved 重慶 to Chongqing 重慶

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Greg — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:16:38 GMT

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{{Geo_infobox
|placename=Chóngqìng 重慶
|historical-names=Yúzhōu 渝州; Gōngzhōu 恭州; Yú 渝 (Abbreviation, used since 1997)
|image=[[File:ChungKing.jpg|200px|center|Chongqing in 1945]]
|nearby-locations=Nearby Locations:
* Chéngdū [[成都]]
|region=West China
|editor-name=Gregory Adam Scott
}}

== Chóngqìng 重慶 ==

Chóngqìng was the first inland port opened to foreigners, and was an important strategical location during the Second Sino-Japanese War, when it served as the wartime capital of the Nationalist government. Formerly part of Sìchuān [[四川]] province, from [[1929]] to 1954 it was a separate municipality, a status that it has regained since 1997.

'''Important Buddhist Sites'''

* Luohan Temple 羅漢寺 was built here in the 11th century
* The Sino-Tibetan Institute [[漢藏教理院]] was established here in [[1932]]
* Hǎicháo yīn [[海潮音]] was published here for a time during the Second Sino-Japanese War
* The Dazu rock carvings 大足石刻 are located about 110 km west of the city

'''Other Notes'''

* Qū Yìngguāng [[屈映光]] studied Esoteric Buddhism here between [[1937]] and [[1949]]
* Kōngyě [[空也]] fled here in [[1942]]
* Táiyuán [[台源]] fled here in [[1937]], and later died here in [[1941]]

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'''Resources'''
* [http://pratyeka.org/books/australian-in-china/an-australian-in-china-map-of-chungking.jpg Chinese map of Chungking] from G.E. Morrison, ''An Australian in China'' Horace Cox, 1895. For an e-text version of this book see [http://pratyeka.org/books/australian-in-china/].

[[Category:Geography]]