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  Pengshui - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Southeast: Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County (酉陽土家族苗族自治縣)
On November 16, 1949, Pengshui was captured by the communists.
The autonomous county status was approved by the State Council on November 14, 1983.
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 Autonomous entities of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Autonomous administrative divisions can be found at the first (province), second (prefecture), and third (county) levels of local government.
Autonomous regions, prefectures, counties, and banners are covered under Section 6 of Chapter 3 (Articles 111-122) of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, and with more detail under the Law of the People's Republic of China on Regional National Autonomy (《中华人民共和国民族区域自治法》).
Autonomous administrative entities, as well as the various rights granted to them, are affirmed by the government as a positive example of local self-rule in ethnic areas, and an acknowledgement of minority self-determination unprecedented in Chinese history.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Tujia
Subsequent land reform meant that the spectre of starvation ceased to be the ever-present companion of the peasant farmer.
The Tujia were officially recognised as one of the 55 ethnic minorities in January 1957, and a number of autonomous prefectures and counties were subsequently established.
The Tujia are renowned for their singing and song composing abilities and for their tradition of the Baishou Dance (摆手舞), a 500 year old collective dance which uses 70 ritual gestures to represent war, farming, hunting, courtship and other aspects of traditional life.
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 Sick teacher's tale melts many hearts
Dou teaches Chinese language, ethics and sports for fifth graders at Luqing Village Primary School in Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County.
Luqing is a poor village more than 40 kilometers from the county seat.
But that did not stop students from Peng's class from traveling a long distance to sell corn and eggs at the market to raise more than 1,000 yuan ($128) to help pay for Dou's medical fees.
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 Autonomous entities of China - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Autonomous regions, prefectures, counties, and banners are covered under Section 6 of Chapter 3 (Articles 111-122) of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, and with more detail under the Law on Regional Ethnic Autonomy of the People's Republic of China.
Autonomous administrative entities, as well as the various rights granted to them, are affirmed by the government as a positive example of local self-rule in ethnic areas.
In addition, real power within the autonomous entity lies with the local Communist Party committee secretary (who is usually Han Chinese) rather than the head of government who is required to be of the designated minority by law.
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 County Down Encyclopedia Article @ 216.92.11.26 ()   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
County Down, (Contae An Dúin in Irish) is one of the six counties that form Northern Ireland (United Kingdom), covering an area of 2,448 km² (945 square miles).
The county borders County Antrim to the north, the Irish Sea to the east and County Armagh to the west.
County Down is where, in the words of the famous song by Percy French, "the mountains of Mourne sweep down to the sea", and the granite Mourne mountains continue to be renowned for their beauty.
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 Wikipedia: Pengshui
Northeast: Lichuan City, Hexi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (鄂西土家族苗族自治州利川市), Hubei
59.5% of Pengshui residents are of the 11 ethnic minorities: Miao, Tujia, Mongol, Hui, Gelao, Tong, Tibetans, Manchus, Zhuang, Yi, and Hani.
On November 16, 1949, Pengshui was overtook by the communistss.
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 dersimdestani.info: Main_Page : P/PE/PEN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
It is the county seat of Thurston County6.
Penermon is a village in Stoddard County, Missouri.
Penmaenmawr is a town in the county borough of Conwy, traditional county of Caernarfonshire, north Wales.
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Tujia 5,704,223 Yongshun, Longshan, Baojing, Sanzhii, Guzhang Counties in West Hunan Province, Laifeng, Hefeng, Xianfeng, Xuanen, Lichuan, Badong, Shijian, Wufeng, Changyanig Counties in West Hubei Province, Youyang, Xiushan, Qianjiang, Shizhu, Pengshui Counties in Sichuani Province.
Yunxian and Gengma Counties, Linchuang District; and Lancang.
Jingdong, Jinggu, Mojiang and Puer Counties, Simao District Maonan 71,968 Huanjiang.
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 Autonomous entities of China - Wikipedia Light!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Autonomous regions (Chinese: {{{c自治区}}}; Pinyin: {{{pzìzhìqū}}}), at the province level
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Autonomous counties (Chinese: {{{c自治县}}}; Pinyin: {{{pzìzhìxiàn}}}), at the county level
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Two terms, Miao and Hmong (or H'mong in Vietnam), are both currently used to refer to one of the aboriginal peoples of China.
The Miao groups have different self-designations and only a small proportion use the word "Hmong." The rest have no feeling that Hmong is in any way preferable to Miao as a common designator.
Miao continuously moving southwest and Li southeast as the Huaxia race, now known as Han Chinese, expanding southwards.
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 Science Fair Projects - Chongqing
For three years, Chongqing had been a sub-provincial city of Sichuan Province, until March 14, 1997, as decided in the Eighth National People's Congress, the original Chongqing City was merged with the neighbouring Fuling, Wanxian, and Qianjiang that had been governed by Chongqing City on behalf of the province since September of the previous year.
The municipality was formed to spearhead China's effort to develop its western regions as well as to coordinate the resettlement of refugees from the Three Gorges Dam project.
The municipality is divided in to 40 county-level subdivisions (3 were abolished since 1997): 15 districts, 4 county-level cities, and 21 counties.
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Lying between Nanhai and Houba townships in the Qianjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Xiaonanhai is 32 kilometers from the county seat.
People of the Tujia ethnic group hold prayers, sacrifice offerings, and celebrations on a large scale from the third to the 15th of the first lunar month.
The Miao ethnic group in the township are good at singing and dancing.
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Eight counties of Yongchuan merged into Chongqing.?In 1992, Chongqing was made an open city along the Yangtse River.
In Sept. 1996 the Central Government approved Chongqing to administer Wanxian, Fuling and Qianjiang Region on behalf of the province.
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