Wenchang
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Wenchang (Chinese: 文昌) is a county-level city in NE Hainan province, China. It was promoted from a county to a city on November 7, 1995 and has a population of 86,551 in 1999 (estimated 2006: 115,000). Wenchang is the source from where most overseas Hainanese migrated. Majority of Singapore's Hainanese population has ancestral roots in Wenchang. Wenchang Hainanese is considered the "best" variety of Hainanese dialect.
Tianmeidong, a village located in Wenchang, received international attention in 2007 when they changed their name to Tianweiban; officials were unsure how to type the final character of the new name on computers, causing various difficulties for villagers.[1]
Postcode:571300
Dialing code: 0898
Statistics:
Area: 2403 sq.km
Famous Places:
Qinglan Harbour
Ancestral home of the Soong sisters: Soong Ching-ling, Soong Ai-ling, Soong May-ling (A birthplace of Charlie Soong, their father)
[edit] Spaceport
The Wenchang Satellite Launch Center is located in Wenchang. This is China's fourth and southernmost space vehicle launch facility and because of its low latitude, the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center has been selected to launch China's space station. On 22 September, 2007, CCTV officially announced the construction of an expanded Wenchang Satellite Launch Center has been approved by the State Council and the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China [2] after decades of postpone due to political concerns.
[edit] Famous Things
Famous Food: Wenchang Chicken
Famous People: Soong Ching-ling, Soong Ai-ling, Soong May-ling, T. V. Soong, Charlie Soong
[edit] References
- ^ "小村改怪名 村民無法辦身份證", Ta Kung Pao, 2007-08-22. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
- ^ China is going to construct the new Wenchang Satellite Launch Center
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