Jiangyan

Culture

There have been so many well-known people from Jiangyan in its long history. Yue Fei (??) and Wen Tianxiang (???) in Song dynasty have both stationed in Jiangyan to fight again the Jin invaders. The Ming dynasty general, Tang Shunzhi (???) had been fighting Japanese in Jiangyan until his died here. The pholisophy and one of the founders of 'Taizhou clique', Wang Dong (??) had been teaching in Jiangyan for decades, and his teaching place, Wanggong Temple (?????) is now preserved as a museum. The artist in Ming dynasty, Tang Zhique (???) and his brother Tang Zhiyi (???), nephew Tang Riyin (???), so called 'Three Tangs' were from Jiangyan. The go chess master in Qing dynasty, Huang Longshi (???) had leaded the chess game to the highest peak in the old times. Lu Fubao (???) was the consule of Taiwan. Liu Guorong (???) and Liu Guoqing (???) brothers were the martial champain.

Related Topics:
Yue Fei - Wen Tianxiang - Song dynasty - Jin - Ming dynasty - Tang Shunzhi - Wang Dong - Tang Zhique - Tang Zhiyi - Tang Riyin - Qing dynasty - Huang Longshi - Lu Fubao - Liu Guorong - Liu Guoqing

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In the modern history, the artist master Mei Lanfang (???) was born in Zhangmu (??) town (now in Baimi town), and he had visited Jiangyan for many times. Following the call from Chairman Mao Zedong, nodern poet and caligrapher Gao Ershi (???) had made a famous 'Lanting Argument' (????) with Guo Moruo (???). According to a preliminary statistics, there are over 200 professors, 600 county-level officials, and 5 military Sergents originated from Jiangyan as of 2000.

Related Topics:
Mei Lanfang - Baimi - Mao Zedong - Gao Ershi - Lanting Argument - Guo Moruo

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Jiangyan also has made its special marks in the history of modern China. The first Soviet base in northern Jiangsu was founded in Jiangyan by No 14 red army. The Chinese navy was also born in Jiangyan Baima Temple (???). The headquater of Battle of Huangqiao, one of the major battles in the civil war between Kuomingtang and Communist Armies, was in Jiangyan Qujianglou (???).

Related Topics:
Baima Temple - Battle of Huangqiao - Kuomingtang - Communist

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Jiang Zefeng (???), a sister of Jiang Zemin, is also living in Jiangyan. Hu Jintao, the current president of China is also born and raised in Jiangyan.

Related Topics:
Jiang Zemin - Hu Jintao

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Jiangyan has also actively engaged in a campaign to modernise the city by new technology and intense education. During 1992 and 1997, there are as many as 180 inovations and 155 new technologies were awarded and more than 70 patents were assigned. Jiangyan has been in Top 100 Counties since 1995.

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Five townships were named Advanced Folk-cultural (????????) in 1997 by Jiangsu province. Many culture centers, libraries have been founded, and the Qintong Boat Festival is more and more famous and has become a big tourist attraction. Numous people have had access to cable TV and internet. Jiangyan has the tallest TV tower in the whole northern Jiangsu.

Related Topics:
Jiangsu - Qintong Boat Festival

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