Cixi City
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Cixi (Chinese: 慈溪; pinyin: Cíxī; Wade-Giles: Tz'u-hsi; formerly also Tzeki) is a city within the sub-provincial city of Ningbo located in China's Zhejiang province. It was the site of the 1862 Battle of Cixi between Qing imperial forces and Taiping rebels.
[edit] Culture
The city also houses many Yue Kiln Sites, which are widely regarded as the origin of Chinese porcelain.
[edit] Notable people
- Han Zheng - Mayor of Shanghai
- Tan Jiazhen - founder of modern Chinese genetics
- Ren Mei'e - President of the Chinese Geographical Society
- Lu Yongxiang - President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Han Qide - Chairman of the China Association for Science and Technology
- Lu Zhangong - Secretary-in-General of Fujian Province
- Weng Wenhao - Prime Minister of the Republic of China
- Ing Chang-ki - Taiwan industrial magnate
- Zhou Xinfang - Master of Beijing Opera
- Zhu Zuxiang - agricultural scientist
[edit] External links
- Cixi City official website
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Coordinates: 30°10′N 121°14′E / 30.167°N 121.233°E
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