Xiang region
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The Xiang region is a historical area in south-central China centered around the Xiang River, corresponding largely to modern Hunan Province and known for its distinct cultural and linguistic traditions.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Central China | 3 |
| South Central China region | 1 |
Statements (78)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical region ⓘ |
| bordersRegion |
Ba-Shu region
NERFINISHED
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Gan region NERFINISHED ⓘ Jingchu region NERFINISHED ⓘ Qian region NERFINISHED ⓘ Yue region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Xiang River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correspondsLargelyTo | Hunan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | Xiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapitalCity | Changsha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalIdentity | Xiang culture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalTradition |
Xiang cuisine
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Xiang embroidery NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiang opera NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiang school of painting NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiang school of philosophy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialectGroup |
Chang-Yi dialect
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Chen-Xu dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ Hengzhou dialect ⓘ Luo-Shao dialect ⓘ New Xiang NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Xiang NERFINISHED ⓘ Yong-Quan dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEducationalTradition | Xiang school of Neo-Confucianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicMajority | Han Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLake | Dongting Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Xiang Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily | Sinitic languages ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity |
Changde
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Changsha NERFINISHED ⓘ Hengyang NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaoyang NERFINISHED ⓘ Xiangtan NERFINISHED ⓘ Yueyang NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhuzhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMinorityGroup |
Dong people
NERFINISHED
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Hui people NERFINISHED ⓘ Miao people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tujia people NERFINISHED ⓘ Yao people NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhuang people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableThinker |
Hu Linyi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mao Zedong NERFINISHED ⓘ Peng Dehuai NERFINISHED ⓘ Tan Sitong NERFINISHED ⓘ Yang Changji NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeng Guofan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegionalCuisine | Xiang cuisine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegionalOpera | Xiang opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver |
Li River (Hunan)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xiang River NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuan River NERFINISHED ⓘ Zi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Imperial China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
People's Republic of China period NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of China period ⓘ |
| historicalPrefecture |
Baoqing Prefecture
NERFINISHED
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Changde Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Changsha Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Chenzhou Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Daozhou Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Hengzhou Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Lizhou Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaoyang Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Yongzhou Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuezhou Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalProvince | Hunan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
freshwater fisheries
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revolutionary history ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ spicy cuisine ⓘ tea production ⓘ |
| locatedIn | south-central China ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Xiang River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hunan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | China Standard Time ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Chinese characters ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
South Central China