Zhili was a province in northern China from the Ming Dynasty until it was dissolved in 1928. It was one of the 18 provinces sometimes called China proper, and was named because the emperor or the central government exercised direct rule over the province....
Location: Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea Geographic coordinates: 40 00 N, 127 00 E Map references: Asia Area: total: 120,540 sq km land: 120,410 sq km water: 130 sq km Area -...
Photo: Wikichenwl, CC BY-SA 4.0. Shan County or Shanxian is a county in the southwest of Shandong province, China, bordering the provinces of Anhui to the southeast and Henan to the southwest.Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Public domain.ShandongType...
Changzhi is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Shanxi Province, China, bordering the provinces of Hebei and Henan to the northeast and east, respectively.Yangquan Photo: Boboaiguo, CC BY-SA 3.0. Yangquan is a prefecture-level city in the east of Shanxi province, People's Republic ...
Changzhi is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Shanxi Province, China, bordering the provinces of Hebei and Henan to the northeast and east, respectively.Yangquan Photo: Boboaiguo, CC BY-SA 3.0. Yangquan is a prefecture-level city in the east of Shanxi province, People's Republic ...
Koreankoryo, dynastic name, meaning high serenity. Primary subdivisions: North Korea is divided into nine do (provinces) and two si (special cities). The final syllable of the name tells which type each division is. After "buk" (north), the -do changes to -to by assimilation. (Nam = ...
Eastern Asia, northern half of the Korean Peninsula bordering the Korea Bay and the Sea of Japan, between China and South Korea Geographic coordinates: 40 00 N, 127 00 E Map references: Asia Area: total: 120,540 sq km land: 120,410 sq km water: 130 sq km Area - comparativ...
Mosaic on a buildingside with both the South and North Hwanghae Provinces highlighted Geobukseon, or “the turtle ship,” was a type of large warship used by the Royal Korean Navy during the Joseon Dynasty from the early 15th century up until the 19th century. ...
MapDirectionsSatellitePhoto Map Popular Destinations Destinations Shanxi Latitude of center 37.6667° or 37° 40' north Longitude of center 112.25° or 112° 15' east Population 34,100,000 Elevation 1,152 metres (3,780 feet) GeoNames ID ...
Henan, Yu for short, is a province located in the Northern Central Region of China. It shares its borders with six other provinces, Shandong to the northeast, Hebei to the north, Shanxi to the northwest, Shaanxi to the west, Hubei to the south, and Anhui to the east....