Hanoi is the capital city of Vietnam. It covers an area of 3,358.6 km2(1,296.8 sq mi).The second largest city in Vietnam, it consists of 12 urban districts, 1 district-leveled town and 17 rural districts. Located within the Red River Delta, Hanoi is the cultural and political centre of Vietnam. Hanoi traced its history back to the third century BCE, when a portion of the modern-day
Haotian Pagoda or Liangxiang Pagoda is an octagonal brick pagoda situated in Haotian park in the Fangshan District of Beijing. It has 5 octahedral shaped hollow tiers and is 36m high. Originally constructed during Sui dynasty, the pagoda has been rebuilt a few times in the last few centuries. The brick tower standing today is built during the Liao dynasty (907–1125). In 1984 and
Haryanvi (हरियाणवी hariyāṇvī or हरयाणवी harayāṇvī) is a Central Indo-Aryan language or dialect spoken in Haryana, India. It is also spoken in metropolitan cities like Delhi and Kolkatato a lesser extent. Haryanvi is considered to be a Western Hindi dialect, like Khariboli and Braj and it is written in Devanagari script. Contents In popular culture In Pakistan Sample sentences See also References In popular culture Bollywood films like Dangal,Sultan, and Tanu Weds Manu: Returns have used the Haryanvi
Hebei is a coastal province of the People’s Republic of China, and is part of the North China region. The modern province was established in 1911 as Chihli Province (Zhili Province). Its capital and largest city is Shijiazhuang. Its one-character abbreviation is “冀” (Jì), named after Ji Province, a Han dynastyprovince (zhou) that included what is now southern Hebei. The name Hebei literally means “north of the river”,referring to
Hemadpanti Sculpture (Many times spelled as Hemadpanthi) is an architectural style, named after its founder, the prime minister Hemadpant (1259-1274 CE) from the court of Seuna Yadavas of Devagiri. Architectural elements This building style was formed during the 13th Century in Maharashtra, and incorporated black stone and lime, which were readily available. Notable examples This section does not cite any sources.Please help improve this section by adding citations
Henan /həˈnæn/ (河南; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuanor Zhongzhou (中州), which literally means “central plain” or “midland”, although the name is also applied to the entirety of China proper. Henan is a birthplace of Chinese civilization, with over 3,000 years of recorded historyand remained China’s cultural, economic and political center until
Hermann Kulke (born 1938 in Berlin) is a German historian and Indologist, who was professor of South and Southeast Asian history at the Department of History, Kiel University (1988–2003). After receiving his PhD in Indology from Freiburg University in 1967, he taught for 21 years at the South Asia Institute of Heidelberg University (SAI). He was a founding member of the Orissa Research
Hōryū-ji (法隆寺, Temple of the Flourishing Dharma) is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, Japan. Its full name is Hōryū Gakumonji (法隆学問寺), or Learning Temple of the Flourishing Law, the complex serving as both a seminary and monastery. The temple was founded by Prince Shōtoku in 607, but according to the Nihon Shoki, in 670 all buildings were burned
The Guoqing Temple (simplified Chinese: 国清寺; traditional Chinese: 國清寺; pinyin: Guóqīng sì; Wade–Giles: Kuo-ch’ing Ssu) is a Buddhist temple on Mount Tiantai, in Taizhou, ZhejiangProvince, China. Originally built in 598 during the Sui Dynasty, and renovated during the reign of the Qing Yongzheng Emperor (r. 1722–1735), the temple is located roughly 220 kilometres (140 mi) from the city of Hangzhou. It was the initial site for the creation of the Tiantai school of MahayanaBuddhism, founded by Zhiyi (538–597 AD). The
Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people. Gujarati is part of the greater Indo-Europeanlanguage family. Gujarati is descended from Old Gujarati(c. 1100–1500 CE). In India, it is the official language in the state of Gujarat, as well as an official language in the union territoryof Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. As of 2011,