Fenghua

Fenghua (Chinese: 奉化; pinyin: Fènghuà) is a county-level city in the north of Zhejiang province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of Ningbo prefecture-level city. The city and its administrative hinterlands has a population of over 480,000. Fenghua is most famous for being the hometown of Generalissimo and former ROC President Chiang Kai-shek. Geographically, it is dominated by the Tiantai and Siming mountain ranges. Fenghua was established as a county in the Tang dynasty, in the territory of Mingzhou. Its name means "received teaching" and was a tribute to imperial rule. During the Song dynasty, immigration from the north increased exponentially, peaking during the loss of north China to the Jurchen invasions. In 1129, Fenghua was...