Guangzhou 廣州 - Revision history

Greg at 03:43, 17 January 2011

Greg — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 03:43:04 GMT

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-	'''Guǎngzhōu 廣州''' is the capital of Guǎngdōng [[廣東]] ~~Province~~, and was one of the first cities opened to European traders. The city was an important base of revolutionary activity in the early twentieth century, providing a seat of power from which the Nationalists ~~consolodated~~ their power.	+	'''Guǎngzhōu 廣州''' is the capital of Guǎngdōng [[廣東]] province, and was one of the first cities opened to European traders. The city was an important base of revolutionary activity in the early twentieth century, providing a seat of power from which the Nationalists consolidated their power.

	== Important Buddhist Sites ==		== Important Buddhist Sites ==
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	* Temple of the Six Banyan Trees 六榕寺		* Temple of the Six Banyan Trees 六榕寺
	* Néngrén Temple 能仁寺 on Báiyún Mountain 白雲山		* Néngrén Temple 能仁寺 on Báiyún Mountain 白雲山
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	== Other Notes ==		== Other Notes ==
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	* The Guǎngzhōu Buddhist Propagation Society [[廣州弘佛學社]] was based here		* The Guǎngzhōu Buddhist Propagation Society [[廣州弘佛學社]] was based here
	* Dài Jìtáo [[戴季陶]] died here in [[1949]]		* Dài Jìtáo [[戴季陶]] died here in [[1949]]

Greg: moved 廣州 to Guangzhou 廣州

Greg — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:40:07 GMT

moved 廣州 to Guangzhou 廣州

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{{Geo_infobox
|placename=Guǎngzhōu 廣州
|historical-names=Canton; Kwangchow
|image=
|nearby-locations=Nearby Locations:
* Hong Kong [[香港]]
|region=South China
|editor-name=
}}

'''Guǎngzhōu 廣州''' is the capital of Guǎngdōng [[廣東]] Province, and was one of the first cities opened to European traders. The city was an important base of revolutionary activity in the early twentieth century, providing a seat of power from which the Nationalists consolodated their power.

== Important Buddhist Sites ==

* Temple of the Six Banyan Trees 六榕寺
* Néngrén Temple 能仁寺 on Báiyún Mountain 白雲山
** Mànshūjiēdì [[曼殊揭諦]] was abbot of this temple in the [[1930s]]

== Other Notes ==

* The Guǎngzhōu Buddhist Propagation Society [[廣州弘佛學社]] was based here
* Dài Jìtáo [[戴季陶]] died here in [[1949]]
* Bǎojìng [[寶靜]] spent time here in the [[1920s]]
* The periodical Pínqié yīn suíkān [[頻伽音隨刊]] was published here in the [[1930s]]

== References and Resources ==

* [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/kwang_tung_1878.jpg <nowiki>[Guangzhou]</nowiki> Kwang Tung Province 1878 with Canton town plan], Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin

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