Zhenjiang 鎮江

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* Chángzhōu [[常州]], by railway from about [[1906]]
* Chángzhōu [[常州]], by railway from about [[1906]]
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== Zhènjiāng 鎮江 ==
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'''Zhènjiāng 鎮江''' is a city on the south bank of the Yangzi River, close to the capital of the Republic of China, Nánjīng [[南京]]. It is an important transportation hub owing to its location on the river and on the Grand Canal, and was the capital of Jiāngsū [[江蘇]] province during the period of the Republic.
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Zhènjiāng is a city on the south bank of the Yangzi River, close to the capital of the Republic of China, Nánjīng [[南京]]. It is an important transportation hub owing to its location on the river and on the Grand Canal, and was the capital of Jiāngsū [[江蘇]] province during the period of the Republic.
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== Important Buddhist Sites ==
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'''Important Buddhist Sites'''
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* Jiāngtiān Chan Temple 江天禪寺 is located on Jīn Mountain 金山, northwest of the city
* Jiāngtiān Chan Temple 江天禪寺 is located on Jīn Mountain 金山, northwest of the city
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* Lǐ Yuányīn [[李元音]] lived here in the late 1910s and early 1920s
* Lǐ Yuányīn [[李元音]] lived here in the late 1910s and early 1920s
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== References and Resources ==
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'''Resources'''
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* [http://lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/blue_river_1912.jpg Blue River (Lower Course of the)] map showing railway link between Hángzhōu, Shànghǎi and Nánjīng in 1912.
* [http://lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/blue_river_1912.jpg Blue River (Lower Course of the)] map showing railway link between Hángzhōu, Shànghǎi and Nánjīng in 1912.
[[Category:Geography]]
[[Category:Geography]]

Current revision as of 23:24, 15 April 2010

Zhènjiāng 鎮江

Other names include: Yí 宜, Zhūfāng 朱方, Róngyáng 容陽, Dāntú 丹徒, Jīngkǒu 京口, Jīngjiāng 京江, and Rùnzhōu 潤州

Nearby Locations:
  • Nánjīng 南京 by boat, or railway from about 1906
  • Chángzhōu 常州, by railway from about 1906
Jiāngnán 江南 Region
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Zhènjiāng 鎮江 is a city on the south bank of the Yangzi River, close to the capital of the Republic of China, Nánjīng 南京. It is an important transportation hub owing to its location on the river and on the Grand Canal, and was the capital of Jiāngsū 江蘇 province during the period of the Republic.

Important Buddhist Sites

  • Jiāngtiān Chan Temple 江天禪寺 is located on Jīn Mountain 金山, northwest of the city
  • Dìnghuì Temple 定慧寺 is located on Jiāo Mountain 焦山, northeast of the city
    • Shì Dōngchū 釋東初 taught here in the 1930s
    • The Jiāoshān Buddhist Seminary 焦山佛學院 was located on Jiāo Mountain 焦山 in the 1930s and 1940s
  • Lóngchāng Temple 隆昌寺 is located on Bǎohuá Mountain 寶華山, southwest of the city
  • Zhúlín Temple 竹林寺 is located here
    • The Zhúlín Buddhist Seminary 竹林佛學院 was located here in the late 1920s and 1930s
    • Fúshàn 福善 was ordained here in the early 1930s
  • The periodical 'Midstream' (Zhōngliú 中流) was published here in the late 1940s
  • Lǐ Yuányīn 李元音 lived here in the late 1910s and early 1920s

References and Resources

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