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  Jiangsu Nanjing TV Tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Jiangsu Nanjing TV Tower is free-standing structure whose antenna reaches up to 318.5 meters (1045 feet).
It was built in 1996 in Nanjing, China.
This mast or transmitter tower article is a stub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jiangsu_TV_Tower   (79 words)

  
 Desi Hot OR Hot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
During the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), the Nanjing area was known as Jiangning and served as the seat of government for the Liangjiang Viceroy.
Nanjing was the capital of the Taiping Kingdom in the mid-19th century, being renamed Tianjing (lit.
Yuejiang Tower: a famous river-viewing tower that was initially proposed by Zhu Yuanzhang the first emperor of Ming dynasty and for six hundred years existed only on paper; it was constructed in actuality in modern times.
www.desihotornot.com /encyclopedia/index.php?title=Nanjing   (1341 words)

  
 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> Nanjing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Nanjing is also one of the fifteen sub-provincial cities in China's administrative structure, enjoying jurisdictional and economic autonomy only slightly less than that of a province.
Nanjing, with a total area of 6,598 km², is situated in the largest economic zone of China, the Yangtze River Delta, which is part of the downstream Yangtze River drainage basin.
Nanjing was the capital of the Taiping Kingdom in the mid-19th century, being renamed as Tianjing (天京) (lit.
www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/Nanjing   (3311 words)

  
 List of towers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is list of towers - structures with limited floor space as compared to more regular buildings, and which supporting their own weight (as opposed to masts which are held standing by guylines).
Towers with guylines for their main structure or antenna are currently included.
Except of the radio tower Jauerling, which uses a lattice tower as basement, the basement is made of reinforced concrete.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_towers   (484 words)

  
 Upto11.net - Wikipedia Article for Nanjing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Nanjing (; Wade-Giles: Nan-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Nanking), is the central city of downstream Yangtze Basin and is a renowned historical and cultural city.
Within Nanjing, there are over 60 highway long-distance passenger traffic lines leading to all parts of the province; the Tianjin-Pukou, Shanghai-Nanjing and Nanjing-Wuhu Trunk Railways meet in Nanjing which has become an important hub of railways linking north, east and central China, The main railway.
Nanjing City(and#21335;and#20140;and#22478;) means the area surrounded by city wall, i.e., the ancient Nanjing city.
www.upto11.net /generic_wiki.php?q=nanjing   (1347 words)

  
 The destination cities of Sino Language Gateway's Immersion Chinese Summer Camp
Nanjing (meaning southern capital) is one of the six ancient capitals of China; the capital of 10 dynasties.
Today, Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu province and covers an area of 860 square kilometers with a population of more than 5 million.
Nanjing is a pretty place, with tree-lined streets, hills and lakes, making the intense heat of east China's summers more bearable.
www.sinolanguage.com /thecityof.htm   (1277 words)

  
 Nanjing -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Nanjing (Chinese: 南京; Hanyu Pinyin: Nánjīng; Wade-Giles: Nan-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Nanking), is the capital of China's Jiangsu Province and a city with a prominent place in Chinese history and culture.
Nanjing has a sub-tropical climate, and is under the influence of East Asia Monsoon.
Nanjing is currently consisted of 13 county-level divisions, of which 12 are districts and 2 are counties.
www.southasiagrid.com /mediawiki/index.php/Nanjing   (3864 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Nanjing (Chinese: 南京; pinyin: Nánjīng; Wade-Giles: Nan-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Nanking), is the capital of China's Jiangsu Province and a city with a prominent place in Chinese history and culture.
Although fiercely debated, mostly by the people who are the Japanese equivalents of a Holocaust-deniers, it is commonly recognized that a systematic massacre was carried out by the occupying force in the city, with the estimated death toll varying greatly depending on the source.
Nanjing City (南京城) means the area surrounded by city wall, i.e., the ancient Nanjing city.
www.knowledgeisfun.com /N/Na/Nanjing.php   (3849 words)

  
 Nanjing - China Tour - Travel to China
Nanjing (zh-cpc=南京p=N?njīng; Wade-Giles: Nan-ching; Postal System Pinyin: Nanking, formerly Jinling 金陵, Jiangning 江宁, and Tianjing 天京) is the central city of downstream Yangtze Basin and is a renowned historical and cultural city.
Nanjing was the capital of the Taiping Rebellion in the mid-19th century.
After the Northern Expedition in 1928, the Kuomintang under Chiang Kai-Shek established Nanjing as the capital of China in opposition to a government in Beijing led by northern warlords, and an alternate government in Wuhan led by Wang Jingwei.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Nanjing   (1302 words)

  
 China Travel/Tour Resource
Nanjing Road is the center for theatres and cinemas as well as one of the most crowded shopping streets in the world.
Oriental Pearl is the world's third tallest TV tower after the 553-metre CN Tower in Toronto and the 535-metre Moscow TV tower.
Because sightseers must pay 50 Yuan to enter the tower, each hotel guest can bring in only two visitors, but with the room card, he or she has free access to any part of the tower, except a playground in the basement and a supporting trunk.
www.2002china.net /china_columns/provinces/shanghai.shtml   (1543 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
However, Yixing TV Transmitting Station in the upper reservoir area, Meiyuan village and the camp areas for builders in the lower reservoir area, are generally in the up prevailing wind direction.
There will be 45 tower foundations at the construction of 500kV transmission line, which will occupy about 2700m2, that is all in forestry area, with less and scattered land occupied, and have less impact on ecological environment.
The Yixing TV Transmitting Station and Yixing 173 Microwave Station, located at the peak of Mt.Tongguanshan, are about lkm and 1.3km away from the nearest transmission line, which are longer than the protection distance of 500m and 700m specified by the state respectively.
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 List of towers - Gurupedia
They tend to offer the usefulness of unmanned TV and radio masts but with the added appeal of some high floor space for a observation deck or restaurant like many skyscrapers.
Towers are also built for a few other purposes as well, such as for air traffic control or as a monument.
There are many other very tall structures such as bridges and dams that are not towers, however, there are many submerged towers such as for oil platforms.
www.gurupedia.com /l/li/list_of_towers.htm   (289 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Due to the limitation by the exploitable hydropower potential in Jiangsu province, the peak regulation capacity is at present taken by thermal plants.
Yixing City Yixing City is at the center of the delta with Shanghai, Nanjing and Hangzhou at the corner, and is richly endowed by its geographical condition.
Telephones and cable TV set: for the households who has got telephones and cable TV set before, after housing relocation, the branch will fix them unitely, and they shall not pay for them, if not and they want to fix them, they shall apply for the approval and they will pay for the work themselves.
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 SkyscraperCity Forums - Chinese Mainland projects and construction thread   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Jinao Tower is one of the tallest buildings which is currently under construction in Nanjing.
A 168m tall office tower in the new CBD area in Nanjing.
Nanjing International Center is one of the largest projects in Nanjing to this date.
www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=194163&page=3   (599 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Connected with Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces in the west, the city is exposed to the East China Sea in the east.
On the modern Pudong side of the river, the futuristic Oriental Pearl TV Tower, with a giddy height of 468 meters, stands as the world's third tallest TV tower, after the 553-meter CNN Tower in Toronto and the 535-meter Moscow TV Tower.
It has already come to symbolize Shanghai and is honored as one of the ten best views in the city.
people.bu.edu /zjjiang/am_hometown.htm   (612 words)

  
 Slide show on Jiangnan - Yangzte River Delta, China - ST Fan's Web World
The Bund or Zhongshan Road in Pudong, 1500 meters in length on the west shore of Huangpu River facing the Oriental Pearl TV Tower and Jin Mao Tower.
In the middle of the ShouXi Hu is an islet with the Lotus Temple and the White Dagoba Tower a replica of the Beihai White Dagoba in Beijing.
The Xiling Tower of Daming Monastery was burnt down during the Tang Dynasty, rebuilt in 1988 emulates the original Tang architectural style in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province.
www.stsite.com /jiangnan/show.php?directory=.¤tPic=5   (621 words)

  
 Shanghai - China
Its futuristic Oriental Pearl Tower, with a giddy height of 468 meters, stands as the world's third tallest TV tower.
The tower’s observation floor is 263 meters high and 45 meters in diameter.
The famous 5-km-long Nanjing Road, known as China's No. 1 Street, is lined with more than 350 shops and department stores selling clothing, food and specialty goods.
www.circleofasia.com /guide/index.asp?id=200   (565 words)

  
 A photo tour of Jiangnan, Yangtze River Delta, China - ST Fan's photo showcase(Jade collection)
Many of its cities are over thousands of years old with Wuxi at 3000 years, Suzhou 2500 years, Nanjing 2400 years and Hangzhou 2200 years.
Water, lakes, ponds and canals are common components of river delta thus creating some of the most notable landscapes in Jiangnan such as Zhouzhuang which is a tranquil picturesque water village of 900 years old in Suzhou.
Bordering Jiangsu and Zhejiang is the largest city of China, Shanghai AKA the “Pearl of the Orient”.
www.stsite.com /jiangnan/index.php   (300 words)

  
 Mary Washington College students come to Nanjing
The skyline east of the river shows the Pearl TV Tower, the tallest in Asia and third tallest in the world; also shown, but its distance belies its height: the Jin Mao Tower, third tallest skyscraper in the world, just ahead of the now-collapsed World Trade Center.
He died of liver cancer in 1925 and was initially buried in Beijing, but when the Nationalist government established its capital in Nanjing, Dr. Sun's body was moved here and placed in the specially constructed mausoleum.
This was a meaningful way to launch our week in Nanjing and we enjoyed the fellowship and time of preparation for the days ahead.
www.lynnsupdate.com /mwc_students.htm   (1647 words)

  
 The world's top list of towers websites
There are many other very tall structures such as bridges and dams that are not towers.
However, there are many submerged towers such as for oil platforms.
Note: The term tower has a more general usage for use with many skyscrapers such as the Twin Towers.
www.websbiggest.com /wiki-article-tab.cfm/list_of_towers   (365 words)

  
 Matt's Recif Journal
Tower detail looking up from inside the small courtyard, part of Igreja da Ordem de Sao Francisco.
Passed some beautiful scenery, although it was raining a little, arrived early in the evening in a town called Maragoji.
I went to a bar along the beach that night and had a couple of bottles of beer while watching TV with everyone else there, they were all watching one of the very popular TV shows that was on at the same time every night 'O Clone'..
www.greatestcities.com /users/travelphotos/South_America/Brazil/Recife   (986 words)

  
 Crowne Plaza Nanjing - Nanjing Hotels - Jiangsu - China Travel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
It is located 42km from Nanjing Lukou International Airport, 7km from Nanjing Railway Station, 14 km from Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway, and 3.5km from Xuanwu Lake.
Crowne Plaza Nanjing has 282 rooms from the 37th floor to the 54th floor in a 60 floor building.
Each room has a private safe, bathroom with separate shower and bath tub, electronic door lock, multi-channel TV with satellite reception, tea and coffee maker, mineral water and upgraded toiletry items.
www.wacts.com /hotel/index.asp?hotelcode=2061&city=Nanjing   (120 words)

  
 Mask of China, Dalian Edition: August 2003
This is from the 86th floor of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in the Jin Mao tower in Shanghai.
We could have taken bets, although I would have lost as I was adamant there was no way this woman was going to walk 50 feet from the salad bar back to her table unscathed.
It's a stone throw away from the Bund, a short walk to Nanjing Road and is across the river from the shiny Pudong skyscrapers.
www.maskofchina.com /2003_08_01_archive.html   (5958 words)

  
 Universal Tours - Tour Packages to China
With clear water flowing fast through the Gorges and precipices and peaks towering to the sky, you pass through the Qutang Gorge and the Wu Gorge.
Surrounded by gorges, you pass charming villages, lush terraced hillsides and historic landmarks dotting the riverbanks.
You head to Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu province, was the capital city for six dynasties in Chinese history.
www.uttours.com /china3.htm   (682 words)

  
 Shanghai, face of China’s future - Autumn 1999: CHINA: The Revolution at 50 - MSNBC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Pudong has Stalinist aspects: the world’s third tallest television tower, one of the tallest hotels in the world, a whole new downtown filled with skyscrapers and wide boulevards uncluttered by the hustle and bustle of street commerce.
Disregarding the market, provincial governments poured money from their coffers into trophy buildings in Pudong as well, contributing to what is today a massive glut of office space.
“Shanghai is cool,” said a young man from Jiangsu as he stood on the Bund gazing at the gigantic Pearl TV tower on the other side.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/3072137/from/RL.2   (1252 words)

  
 nanjing - OneLook Dictionary Search
Nanjing : The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
Nanjing : Columbia Encyclopedia, Six Edition [home, info]
Phrases that include nanjing: jiangsu nanjing tv tower, list of museums in nanjing, nanjing 3.29 movement, nanjing 329 movement, nanjing agricultural university, more...
www.onelook.com /?w=nanjing&loc=nophr   (173 words)

  
 China Vitae
He was born in 1937, graduated from the Nanjing Institute of Technology in 1961 and received a postgraduate degree from the Institute in 1965.
Lu Zhitao is an expert in structure engineering who took the lead in lead in the domestic study of the prestressing force.
Meanwhile Lu has done a great deal in the design and research of many major domestic projects including the Nanjing TV Tower, the Zhuhai Gongbei Customs, and the Beijing West Railway Station.
www.chinavitae.com /biography_display.php?id=1309   (294 words)

  
 odtn
yesterday, the studio hall on the second floor of Nanjing TV Tower was filled with audiences.
She arrived in Shanghai on July 1st and then went to Taichang, the hometown of her, in Jiangsu province to attend a series of activities.
Today, she will visit Sun Yat-Sen's Mausoleum, Zheng He'Tomb, etc. And then, she will go to Beijing to take part in the premiere of "Zheng He's Voyage to foreign", held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 9th.
www.odtn.com /odtn/news/picnews/userobject1ai17786.html   (313 words)

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