Wenchang

Wenchang

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.cite news|url=http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/07/08/22/ZM-784189.htm|publisher=Ta Kung Pao|date=2007-08-22|accessdate=2007-08-23|title=小村改怪名 村民無法辦身份證]

Postcode:571300

Dialing code: 0898

Statistics:

Area: 2403 sq.km

Famous Places:

Qinglan Harbour

Temple of Confucius

Ancestral home of the Soong sisters: Soong Ching-ling, Soong Ai-ling, Soong May-ling (A birthplace of Charlie Soong, their father)

paceport

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 [ [http://news.sohu.com/20070922/n252300944.shtml China is going to construct the new Wenchang Satellite Launch Center] ] after decades of postpone due to political concerns.

Famous Things

Famous Food:Wenchang Chicken

Famous People:
Soong Ching-ling, Soong Ai-ling, Soong May-ling, T. V. Soong, Charlie Soong

References


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