Wenchang
| Wenchang 文昌 | |
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| County-level city | |
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  Wenchang | |
 Wenchang | |
| Coordinates: 19°37′15″N 110°45′5″E / 19.62083°N 110.75139°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Hainan |
| Time zone | China standard time (UTC+8) |
Wénchāng (Chinese Postal Map Romanisation: Mencheong; Chinese: 文昌) is a county-level city located in the north east of Hainan province, China. It was promoted from a county to a city on November 7, 1995, and had a population of 86,551 in 1999 (estimated 2006: 115,000). It is 63 km southeast of the capital, Haikou.[1]
History
Wenchang is the source of most overseas Hainanese migrants, with the majority of Singapore's Hainanese population having ancestral roots in Wenchang. Wenchang Hainanese is considered to be the most prestige accent of the Hainanese language and is used by the provincial broadcasting media.
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.[2]
Postcode: 571300
Dialing code: 0898
Statistics
Area: 2403 km2
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 [3] after decades of postpone due to political concerns.
Culture
Wenchang Chicken originates from this city.
Points of interest
Wenchang is the ancestral home of the Soong sisters: Soong Ching-ling, Soong Ai-ling, Soong May-ling and the birthplace of their father Charlie Soong.
- Qinglan Harbour
- Temple of Confucius
Notable people
- Wu Rui, a Chinese eunuch in Lê Dynasty Annam (Vietnam)
- Soong Ching-ling
- Soong Ai-ling
- Soong May-ling
- T. V. Soong
- Charlie Soong
References
- ↑ Wenchang, http://en.hainan.gov.cn/englishgov/map/wenchang/index.html
- ↑ "小村改怪名 村民無法辦身份證". Ta Kung Pao. 2007-08-22. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
- ↑ China is going to construct the new Wenchang Satellite Launch Center, it will begin in
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Coordinates: 19°37′37″N 110°43′52″E / 19.627°N 110.731°E
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