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Zhejiang
Valleys and plains are found along the coastline and rivers. The north of the province lies just south of the Yangtze Delta, and consists of plains around the cities of Hangzhou, Jiaxing, and Huzhou, where the Grand Canal of China enters from the northern border to end at Hangzhou. Another relatively flat area is found...
What is a major river of the province in addition to the Qiangtang River?
{ "answer_start": [ 419 ], "text": [ "Ou Rivers" ] }
56f988a09b226e1400dd152f
Zhejiang
Valleys and plains are found along the coastline and rivers. The north of the province lies just south of the Yangtze Delta, and consists of plains around the cities of Hangzhou, Jiaxing, and Huzhou, where the Grand Canal of China enters from the northern border to end at Hangzhou. Another relatively flat area is found...
What is a well-known lake of Hangzhou?
{ "answer_start": [ 581 ], "text": [ "West Lake" ] }
56f988a09b226e1400dd1530
Zhejiang
Valleys and plains are found along the coastline and rivers. The north of the province lies just south of the Yangtze Delta, and consists of plains around the cities of Hangzhou, Jiaxing, and Huzhou, where the Grand Canal of China enters from the northern border to end at Hangzhou. Another relatively flat area is found...
What is a well-known lake of Jiaxing?
{ "answer_start": [ 611 ], "text": [ "South Lake" ] }
56f989239b226e1400dd1536
Zhejiang
There are over three thousand islands along the rugged coastline of Zhejiang. The largest, Zhoushan Island, is Mainland China's third largest island, after Hainan and Chongming. There are also many bays, of which Hangzhou Bay is the largest. Zhejiang has a humid subtropical climate with four distinct seasons. Spring s...
How many islands are along the rugged coastline of Zhejiang?
{ "answer_start": [ 10 ], "text": [ "over three thousand" ] }
56f989239b226e1400dd1537
Zhejiang
There are over three thousand islands along the rugged coastline of Zhejiang. The largest, Zhoushan Island, is Mainland China's third largest island, after Hainan and Chongming. There are also many bays, of which Hangzhou Bay is the largest. Zhejiang has a humid subtropical climate with four distinct seasons. Spring s...
What is the largest island near Zhejiang?
{ "answer_start": [ 91 ], "text": [ "Zhoushan Island" ] }
56f989239b226e1400dd1538
Zhejiang
There are over three thousand islands along the rugged coastline of Zhejiang. The largest, Zhoushan Island, is Mainland China's third largest island, after Hainan and Chongming. There are also many bays, of which Hangzhou Bay is the largest. Zhejiang has a humid subtropical climate with four distinct seasons. Spring s...
What is the largest bay of Zhejiang?
{ "answer_start": [ 213 ], "text": [ "Hangzhou Bay" ] }
56f989239b226e1400dd1539
Zhejiang
There are over three thousand islands along the rugged coastline of Zhejiang. The largest, Zhoushan Island, is Mainland China's third largest island, after Hainan and Chongming. There are also many bays, of which Hangzhou Bay is the largest. Zhejiang has a humid subtropical climate with four distinct seasons. Spring s...
How many distinct seasons does Zhejiang have?
{ "answer_start": [ 289 ], "text": [ "four" ] }
56f989239b226e1400dd153a
Zhejiang
There are over three thousand islands along the rugged coastline of Zhejiang. The largest, Zhoushan Island, is Mainland China's third largest island, after Hainan and Chongming. There are also many bays, of which Hangzhou Bay is the largest. Zhejiang has a humid subtropical climate with four distinct seasons. Spring s...
When does Spring start in Zhejiang?
{ "answer_start": [ 329 ], "text": [ "March" ] }
56f989939e9bad19000a0a5d
Zhejiang
The eleven prefecture-level divisions of Zhejiang are subdivided into 90 county-level divisions (36 districts, 20 county-level cities, 33 counties, and one autonomous county). Those are in turn divided into 1,570 township-level divisions (761 towns, 505 townships, 14 ethnic townships, and 290 subdistricts). Hengdian be...
How many prefecture-level divisions of Zhejiang are there?
{ "answer_start": [ 4 ], "text": [ "eleven" ] }
56f989939e9bad19000a0a5e
Zhejiang
The eleven prefecture-level divisions of Zhejiang are subdivided into 90 county-level divisions (36 districts, 20 county-level cities, 33 counties, and one autonomous county). Those are in turn divided into 1,570 township-level divisions (761 towns, 505 townships, 14 ethnic townships, and 290 subdistricts). Hengdian be...
How many county-level divisions of Zhejiang are there?
{ "answer_start": [ 70 ], "text": [ "90" ] }
56f989939e9bad19000a0a5f
Zhejiang
The eleven prefecture-level divisions of Zhejiang are subdivided into 90 county-level divisions (36 districts, 20 county-level cities, 33 counties, and one autonomous county). Those are in turn divided into 1,570 township-level divisions (761 towns, 505 townships, 14 ethnic townships, and 290 subdistricts). Hengdian be...
How many township-level divisions of Zhejiang are there?
{ "answer_start": [ 207 ], "text": [ "1,570" ] }
56f989939e9bad19000a0a60
Zhejiang
The eleven prefecture-level divisions of Zhejiang are subdivided into 90 county-level divisions (36 districts, 20 county-level cities, 33 counties, and one autonomous county). Those are in turn divided into 1,570 township-level divisions (761 towns, 505 townships, 14 ethnic townships, and 290 subdistricts). Hengdian be...
What is the largest base of shooting films and TV dramas in China?
{ "answer_start": [ 329 ], "text": [ "Jinhua" ] }
56f989939e9bad19000a0a61
Zhejiang
The eleven prefecture-level divisions of Zhejiang are subdivided into 90 county-level divisions (36 districts, 20 county-level cities, 33 counties, and one autonomous county). Those are in turn divided into 1,570 township-level divisions (761 towns, 505 townships, 14 ethnic townships, and 290 subdistricts). Hengdian be...
What is called 'China's Hollywood'?
{ "answer_start": [ 405 ], "text": [ "Hengdian" ] }
56f98a729b226e1400dd1540
Zhejiang
The politics of Zhejiang is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in Mainland China. The Governor of Zhejiang is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Zhejiang. However, in the province's dual party-government governing system, the Governor is subordinat...
How are the politics of Zhejiang structured?
{ "answer_start": [ 42 ], "text": [ "a dual party-government system" ] }
56f98a729b226e1400dd1541
Zhejiang
The politics of Zhejiang is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in Mainland China. The Governor of Zhejiang is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Zhejiang. However, in the province's dual party-government governing system, the Governor is subordinat...
Who is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Zhejiang?
{ "answer_start": [ 130 ], "text": [ "The Governor of Zhejiang" ] }
56f98a729b226e1400dd1542
Zhejiang
The politics of Zhejiang is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in Mainland China. The Governor of Zhejiang is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Zhejiang. However, in the province's dual party-government governing system, the Governor is subordinat...
Who is the Governor subordinate to?
{ "answer_start": [ 325 ], "text": [ "the Zhejiang Communist Party of China (CPC) Provincial Committee Secretary" ] }
56f98a729b226e1400dd1543
Zhejiang
The politics of Zhejiang is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in Mainland China. The Governor of Zhejiang is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Zhejiang. However, in the province's dual party-government governing system, the Governor is subordinat...
What is the Zhejiang Communist Party of China (CPC) Provincial Committee Secretary provincially known as?
{ "answer_start": [ 426 ], "text": [ "Zhejiang CPC Party Chief" ] }
56f98a729b226e1400dd1544
Zhejiang
The politics of Zhejiang is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in Mainland China. The Governor of Zhejiang is the highest-ranking official in the People's Government of Zhejiang. However, in the province's dual party-government governing system, the Governor is subordinat...
What type of party-government system are all governing institutions in Mainland China?
{ "answer_start": [ 44 ], "text": [ "dual" ] }
56f98b129e9bad19000a0a81
Zhejiang
Several political figures who served as Zhejiang's top political office of Communist Party Secretary have played key roles in various events in PRC history. Tan Zhenlin (term 1949-1952), the inaugural Party Secretary, was one of the leading voices against Mao's Cultural Revolution during the so-called February Counterc...
When was Tan Zhenlin's term as Zhenjiang's Communist Party Secretary?
{ "answer_start": [ 175 ], "text": [ "1949-1952" ] }
56f98b129e9bad19000a0a82
Zhejiang
Several political figures who served as Zhejiang's top political office of Communist Party Secretary have played key roles in various events in PRC history. Tan Zhenlin (term 1949-1952), the inaugural Party Secretary, was one of the leading voices against Mao's Cultural Revolution during the so-called February Counterc...
Who was the inaugural Communist Party Secretary of Zhenjiang?
{ "answer_start": [ 157 ], "text": [ "Tan Zhenlin" ] }
56f98b129e9bad19000a0a83
Zhejiang
Several political figures who served as Zhejiang's top political office of Communist Party Secretary have played key roles in various events in PRC history. Tan Zhenlin (term 1949-1952), the inaugural Party Secretary, was one of the leading voices against Mao's Cultural Revolution during the so-called February Counterc...
When was the so-called February Countercurrent?
{ "answer_start": [ 330 ], "text": [ "1967" ] }
56f98b129e9bad19000a0a84
Zhejiang
Several political figures who served as Zhejiang's top political office of Communist Party Secretary have played key roles in various events in PRC history. Tan Zhenlin (term 1949-1952), the inaugural Party Secretary, was one of the leading voices against Mao's Cultural Revolution during the so-called February Counterc...
When was Jiang Hua's term?
{ "answer_start": [ 352 ], "text": [ "1956-1968" ] }
56f98b129e9bad19000a0a85
Zhejiang
Several political figures who served as Zhejiang's top political office of Communist Party Secretary have played key roles in various events in PRC history. Tan Zhenlin (term 1949-1952), the inaugural Party Secretary, was one of the leading voices against Mao's Cultural Revolution during the so-called February Counterc...
When was the case against the Gang of Four?
{ "answer_start": [ 449 ], "text": [ "1980" ] }
56f98b729b226e1400dd154a
Zhejiang
The province is traditionally known as the "Land of Fish and Rice". True to its name, rice is the main crop, followed by wheat; north Zhejiang is also a center of aquaculture in China, and the Zhoushan fishery is the largest fishery in the country. The main cash crops include jute and cotton, and the province also lead...
What is the province traditionally known as?
{ "answer_start": [ 44 ], "text": [ "Land of Fish and Rice" ] }
56f98b729b226e1400dd154b
Zhejiang
The province is traditionally known as the "Land of Fish and Rice". True to its name, rice is the main crop, followed by wheat; north Zhejiang is also a center of aquaculture in China, and the Zhoushan fishery is the largest fishery in the country. The main cash crops include jute and cotton, and the province also lead...
What is the main crop of the province?
{ "answer_start": [ 86 ], "text": [ "rice" ] }
56f98b729b226e1400dd154c
Zhejiang
The province is traditionally known as the "Land of Fish and Rice". True to its name, rice is the main crop, followed by wheat; north Zhejiang is also a center of aquaculture in China, and the Zhoushan fishery is the largest fishery in the country. The main cash crops include jute and cotton, and the province also lead...
What is the second main crop of the province?
{ "answer_start": [ 121 ], "text": [ "wheat" ] }
56f98b729b226e1400dd154d
Zhejiang
The province is traditionally known as the "Land of Fish and Rice". True to its name, rice is the main crop, followed by wheat; north Zhejiang is also a center of aquaculture in China, and the Zhoushan fishery is the largest fishery in the country. The main cash crops include jute and cotton, and the province also lead...
What part of Zhejiang is a center of aquaculture in China?
{ "answer_start": [ 128 ], "text": [ "north Zhejiang" ] }
56f98b729b226e1400dd154e
Zhejiang
The province is traditionally known as the "Land of Fish and Rice". True to its name, rice is the main crop, followed by wheat; north Zhejiang is also a center of aquaculture in China, and the Zhoushan fishery is the largest fishery in the country. The main cash crops include jute and cotton, and the province also lead...
What is the largest fishery in the country?
{ "answer_start": [ 193 ], "text": [ "Zhoushan fishery" ] }
56f98bf79b226e1400dd1554
Zhejiang
Ningbo, Wenzhou, Taizhou and Zhoushan are important commercial ports. The Hangzhou Bay Bridge between Haiyan County and Cixi, is the longest bridge over a continuous body of sea water in the world.
What is an important commercial port along with Ningbo, Wenzhou and Taizhou?
{ "answer_start": [ 29 ], "text": [ "Zhoushan" ] }
56f98bf79b226e1400dd1555
Zhejiang
Ningbo, Wenzhou, Taizhou and Zhoushan are important commercial ports. The Hangzhou Bay Bridge between Haiyan County and Cixi, is the longest bridge over a continuous body of sea water in the world.
What bridge is between Haiyan County and Cixi?
{ "answer_start": [ 70 ], "text": [ "The Hangzhou Bay Bridge" ] }
56f98bf79b226e1400dd1556
Zhejiang
Ningbo, Wenzhou, Taizhou and Zhoushan are important commercial ports. The Hangzhou Bay Bridge between Haiyan County and Cixi, is the longest bridge over a continuous body of sea water in the world.
What is the longest bridge over a continuous body of sea water in the world?
{ "answer_start": [ 70 ], "text": [ "The Hangzhou Bay Bridge" ] }
56f98bf79b226e1400dd1557
Zhejiang
Ningbo, Wenzhou, Taizhou and Zhoushan are important commercial ports. The Hangzhou Bay Bridge between Haiyan County and Cixi, is the longest bridge over a continuous body of sea water in the world.
What kind of ports are Taizhou and Ningbo?
{ "answer_start": [ 52 ], "text": [ "commercial" ] }
56f98bf79b226e1400dd1558
Zhejiang
Ningbo, Wenzhou, Taizhou and Zhoushan are important commercial ports. The Hangzhou Bay Bridge between Haiyan County and Cixi, is the longest bridge over a continuous body of sea water in the world.
The Hangzhou Bay Bridge goes between Haiyan County and where else?
{ "answer_start": [ 120 ], "text": [ "Cixi" ] }
56f98cd19e9bad19000a0aa1
Zhejiang
Zhejiang's main manufacturing sectors are electromechanical industries, textiles, chemical industries, food, and construction materials. In recent years Zhejiang has followed its own development model, dubbed the "Zhejiang model", which is based on prioritizing and encouraging entrepreneurship, an emphasis on small bus...
What is Zhejiang's own development model dubbed?
{ "answer_start": [ 214 ], "text": [ "Zhejiang model" ] }
56f98cd19e9bad19000a0aa2
Zhejiang
Zhejiang's main manufacturing sectors are electromechanical industries, textiles, chemical industries, food, and construction materials. In recent years Zhejiang has followed its own development model, dubbed the "Zhejiang model", which is based on prioritizing and encouraging entrepreneurship, an emphasis on small bus...
What is the Zhejiang model based on prioritizing and encouraging?
{ "answer_start": [ 278 ], "text": [ "entrepreneurship" ] }
56f98cd19e9bad19000a0aa3
Zhejiang
Zhejiang's main manufacturing sectors are electromechanical industries, textiles, chemical industries, food, and construction materials. In recent years Zhejiang has followed its own development model, dubbed the "Zhejiang model", which is based on prioritizing and encouraging entrepreneurship, an emphasis on small bus...
What direction is the economic heart of Zhejiang moving toward?
{ "answer_start": [ 1078 ], "text": [ "southeast" ] }
56f98cd19e9bad19000a0aa4
Zhejiang
Zhejiang's main manufacturing sectors are electromechanical industries, textiles, chemical industries, food, and construction materials. In recent years Zhejiang has followed its own development model, dubbed the "Zhejiang model", which is based on prioritizing and encouraging entrepreneurship, an emphasis on small bus...
What was the annual real growth of urbanites in Zhejiang in 2009?
{ "answer_start": [ 1262 ], "text": [ "8.3%" ] }
56f98cd19e9bad19000a0aa5
Zhejiang
Zhejiang's main manufacturing sectors are electromechanical industries, textiles, chemical industries, food, and construction materials. In recent years Zhejiang has followed its own development model, dubbed the "Zhejiang model", which is based on prioritizing and encouraging entrepreneurship, an emphasis on small bus...
What was Zhejiang's nominal GDP in yuan for 2011?
{ "answer_start": [ 1419 ], "text": [ "3.20 trillion" ] }
56f98d699e9bad19000a0aab
Zhejiang
On Thursday, September 15, 2011, more than 500 people from Hongxiao Village protested over the large-scale death of fish in a nearby river. Angry protesters stormed the Zhejiang Jinko Solar Company factory compound, overturned eight company vehicles, and destroyed the offices before police came to disperse the crowd. P...
What day of the week was September 15, 2011?
{ "answer_start": [ 3 ], "text": [ "Thursday" ] }
56f98d699e9bad19000a0aac
Zhejiang
On Thursday, September 15, 2011, more than 500 people from Hongxiao Village protested over the large-scale death of fish in a nearby river. Angry protesters stormed the Zhejiang Jinko Solar Company factory compound, overturned eight company vehicles, and destroyed the offices before police came to disperse the crowd. P...
What village protested over the large-scale death of fish in a nearby river on September 15, 2011?
{ "answer_start": [ 59 ], "text": [ "Hongxiao" ] }
56f98d699e9bad19000a0aad
Zhejiang
On Thursday, September 15, 2011, more than 500 people from Hongxiao Village protested over the large-scale death of fish in a nearby river. Angry protesters stormed the Zhejiang Jinko Solar Company factory compound, overturned eight company vehicles, and destroyed the offices before police came to disperse the crowd. P...
How many company vehicles did angry protesters overturn at the Zhejiang Jinko Solar Company?
{ "answer_start": [ 227 ], "text": [ "eight" ] }
56f98d699e9bad19000a0aae
Zhejiang
On Thursday, September 15, 2011, more than 500 people from Hongxiao Village protested over the large-scale death of fish in a nearby river. Angry protesters stormed the Zhejiang Jinko Solar Company factory compound, overturned eight company vehicles, and destroyed the offices before police came to disperse the crowd. P...
How many more nights after the first day did protests last?
{ "answer_start": [ 345 ], "text": [ "two" ] }
56f98d699e9bad19000a0aaf
Zhejiang
On Thursday, September 15, 2011, more than 500 people from Hongxiao Village protested over the large-scale death of fish in a nearby river. Angry protesters stormed the Zhejiang Jinko Solar Company factory compound, overturned eight company vehicles, and destroyed the offices before police came to disperse the crowd. P...
Who was the deputy head of Haining's environmental protection bureau at the time?
{ "answer_start": [ 408 ], "text": [ "Chen Hongming" ] }
56f98ddc9e9bad19000a0ab5
Zhejiang
Han Chinese make up the vast majority of the population, and the largest Han subgroup are the speakers of Wu varieties of Chinese. There are also 400,000 members of ethnic minorities, including approximately 200,000 She people and approximately 20,000 Hui Chinese[citation needed]. Jingning She Autonomous County in Lish...
What kind of Chinese make up the vast majority of the population?
{ "answer_start": [ 0 ], "text": [ "Han" ] }
56f98ddc9e9bad19000a0ab6
Zhejiang
Han Chinese make up the vast majority of the population, and the largest Han subgroup are the speakers of Wu varieties of Chinese. There are also 400,000 members of ethnic minorities, including approximately 200,000 She people and approximately 20,000 Hui Chinese[citation needed]. Jingning She Autonomous County in Lish...
What varieties of Chinese do the largest Han subgroup speak?
{ "answer_start": [ 106 ], "text": [ "Wu" ] }
56f98ddc9e9bad19000a0ab7
Zhejiang
Han Chinese make up the vast majority of the population, and the largest Han subgroup are the speakers of Wu varieties of Chinese. There are also 400,000 members of ethnic minorities, including approximately 200,000 She people and approximately 20,000 Hui Chinese[citation needed]. Jingning She Autonomous County in Lish...
How many members of ethnic minorities are there?
{ "answer_start": [ 146 ], "text": [ "400,000" ] }
56f98ddc9e9bad19000a0ab8
Zhejiang
Han Chinese make up the vast majority of the population, and the largest Han subgroup are the speakers of Wu varieties of Chinese. There are also 400,000 members of ethnic minorities, including approximately 200,000 She people and approximately 20,000 Hui Chinese[citation needed]. Jingning She Autonomous County in Lish...
How many She people are there?
{ "answer_start": [ 208 ], "text": [ "200,000" ] }
56f98ddc9e9bad19000a0ab9
Zhejiang
Han Chinese make up the vast majority of the population, and the largest Han subgroup are the speakers of Wu varieties of Chinese. There are also 400,000 members of ethnic minorities, including approximately 200,000 She people and approximately 20,000 Hui Chinese[citation needed]. Jingning She Autonomous County in Lish...
Where is the only She autonomous county in China?
{ "answer_start": [ 316 ], "text": [ "Lishui" ] }
56f98e839b226e1400dd1568
Zhejiang
The predominant religions in Zhejiang are Chinese folk religions, Taoist traditions and Chinese Buddhism. According to surveys conducted in 2007 and 2009, 23.02% of the population believes and is involved in cults of ancestors, while 2.62% of the population identifies as Christian, decreasing from 3.92% in 2004. The re...
What is another predominant religion of Zhejiang besides Chinese folk religions and Taoist traditions?
{ "answer_start": [ 88 ], "text": [ "Chinese Buddhism" ] }
56f98e839b226e1400dd1569
Zhejiang
The predominant religions in Zhejiang are Chinese folk religions, Taoist traditions and Chinese Buddhism. According to surveys conducted in 2007 and 2009, 23.02% of the population believes and is involved in cults of ancestors, while 2.62% of the population identifies as Christian, decreasing from 3.92% in 2004. The re...
According to surveys in 2007 and 2009, what percent of the population believes in cults of ancestors?
{ "answer_start": [ 155 ], "text": [ "23.02%" ] }
56f98e839b226e1400dd156a
Zhejiang
The predominant religions in Zhejiang are Chinese folk religions, Taoist traditions and Chinese Buddhism. According to surveys conducted in 2007 and 2009, 23.02% of the population believes and is involved in cults of ancestors, while 2.62% of the population identifies as Christian, decreasing from 3.92% in 2004. The re...
According to surveys in 2007 and 2009, what percent of the population identifies as Christian?
{ "answer_start": [ 234 ], "text": [ "2.62%" ] }
56f98e839b226e1400dd156b
Zhejiang
The predominant religions in Zhejiang are Chinese folk religions, Taoist traditions and Chinese Buddhism. According to surveys conducted in 2007 and 2009, 23.02% of the population believes and is involved in cults of ancestors, while 2.62% of the population identifies as Christian, decreasing from 3.92% in 2004. The re...
What percent of the population identified as Christians in 2004?
{ "answer_start": [ 299 ], "text": [ "3.92%" ] }
56f98e839b226e1400dd156c
Zhejiang
The predominant religions in Zhejiang are Chinese folk religions, Taoist traditions and Chinese Buddhism. According to surveys conducted in 2007 and 2009, 23.02% of the population believes and is involved in cults of ancestors, while 2.62% of the population identifies as Christian, decreasing from 3.92% in 2004. The re...
What percent of the population may be irreligious?
{ "answer_start": [ 375 ], "text": [ "74.36%" ] }
56f98f199e9bad19000a0ac7
Zhejiang
In mid-2015 the government of Zhejiang recognised folk religion as "civil religion" beginning the registration of more than twenty thousand folk religious associations. Buddhism has an important presence since its arrival in Zhejiang 1,800 years ago.
What year did the government of Zhejiang recognise folk religion as 'civil religion'?
{ "answer_start": [ 7 ], "text": [ "2015" ] }
56f98f199e9bad19000a0ac8
Zhejiang
In mid-2015 the government of Zhejiang recognised folk religion as "civil religion" beginning the registration of more than twenty thousand folk religious associations. Buddhism has an important presence since its arrival in Zhejiang 1,800 years ago.
When did Buddhism arrive in Zhejiang?
{ "answer_start": [ 234 ], "text": [ "1,800 years ago" ] }
56f98f199e9bad19000a0ac9
Zhejiang
In mid-2015 the government of Zhejiang recognised folk religion as "civil religion" beginning the registration of more than twenty thousand folk religious associations. Buddhism has an important presence since its arrival in Zhejiang 1,800 years ago.
What has an important presence in Zhejiang since its arrival 1,800 years ago?
{ "answer_start": [ 169 ], "text": [ "Buddhism" ] }
56f98f199e9bad19000a0aca
Zhejiang
In mid-2015 the government of Zhejiang recognised folk religion as "civil religion" beginning the registration of more than twenty thousand folk religious associations. Buddhism has an important presence since its arrival in Zhejiang 1,800 years ago.
What part of 2015 did the government of Zhejiang recognise folk religion as 'civil religion'?
{ "answer_start": [ 3 ], "text": [ "mid" ] }
56f98f199e9bad19000a0acb
Zhejiang
In mid-2015 the government of Zhejiang recognised folk religion as "civil religion" beginning the registration of more than twenty thousand folk religious associations. Buddhism has an important presence since its arrival in Zhejiang 1,800 years ago.
More than how many thousand folk religious organisations were registered in Zhejiang in 2015?
{ "answer_start": [ 124 ], "text": [ "twenty" ] }
56f98f939b226e1400dd1578
Zhejiang
Catholicism arrived 400 years ago in the province and Protestantism 150 years ago. Zhejiang is one of the provinces of China with the largest concentrations of Protestants, especially notable in the city of Wenzhou. In 1999 Zhejiang's Protestant population comprised 2.8% of the provincial population, a small percentage...
How many years ago did Catholicism arrive in the province?
{ "answer_start": [ 20 ], "text": [ "400" ] }
56f98f939b226e1400dd1579
Zhejiang
Catholicism arrived 400 years ago in the province and Protestantism 150 years ago. Zhejiang is one of the provinces of China with the largest concentrations of Protestants, especially notable in the city of Wenzhou. In 1999 Zhejiang's Protestant population comprised 2.8% of the provincial population, a small percentage...
How many years ago did Protestantism arrive in the province?
{ "answer_start": [ 68 ], "text": [ "150" ] }
56f98f939b226e1400dd157a
Zhejiang
Catholicism arrived 400 years ago in the province and Protestantism 150 years ago. Zhejiang is one of the provinces of China with the largest concentrations of Protestants, especially notable in the city of Wenzhou. In 1999 Zhejiang's Protestant population comprised 2.8% of the provincial population, a small percentage...
Where are Protestants especially notable in Zhejiang?
{ "answer_start": [ 207 ], "text": [ "Wenzhou" ] }
56f98f939b226e1400dd157b
Zhejiang
Catholicism arrived 400 years ago in the province and Protestantism 150 years ago. Zhejiang is one of the provinces of China with the largest concentrations of Protestants, especially notable in the city of Wenzhou. In 1999 Zhejiang's Protestant population comprised 2.8% of the provincial population, a small percentage...
What percent of Zhejiang was Protestant in 1999?
{ "answer_start": [ 267 ], "text": [ "2.8%" ] }
56f98f939b226e1400dd157c
Zhejiang
Catholicism arrived 400 years ago in the province and Protestantism 150 years ago. Zhejiang is one of the provinces of China with the largest concentrations of Protestants, especially notable in the city of Wenzhou. In 1999 Zhejiang's Protestant population comprised 2.8% of the provincial population, a small percentage...
Which religion came to Zhejiang 400 years ago?
{ "answer_start": [ 0 ], "text": [ "Catholicism" ] }
56f9906d9e9bad19000a0ad3
Zhejiang
The rapid development of religions in Zhejiang has driven the local committee of ethnic and religious affairs to enact measures to rationalise them in 2014, variously named "Three Rectifications and One Demolition" operations or "Special Treatment Work on Illegally Constructed Sites of Religious and Folk Religion Activ...
When did the rapid development of religions in Zhejiang drive the local committee of ethnic and religious affairs to enact measures to rationalise them?
{ "answer_start": [ 151 ], "text": [ "2014" ] }
56f9906d9e9bad19000a0ad4
Zhejiang
The rapid development of religions in Zhejiang has driven the local committee of ethnic and religious affairs to enact measures to rationalise them in 2014, variously named "Three Rectifications and One Demolition" operations or "Special Treatment Work on Illegally Constructed Sites of Religious and Folk Religion Activ...
According to the locality, in addition to "Three Rectifications and One Demolition", what was another name for these measures?
{ "answer_start": [ 230 ], "text": [ "Special Treatment Work on Illegally Constructed Sites of Religious and Folk Religion Activities" ] }
56f9906d9e9bad19000a0ad5
Zhejiang
The rapid development of religions in Zhejiang has driven the local committee of ethnic and religious affairs to enact measures to rationalise them in 2014, variously named "Three Rectifications and One Demolition" operations or "Special Treatment Work on Illegally Constructed Sites of Religious and Folk Religion Activ...
These regulations have led to the demolition of churches and what else?
{ "answer_start": [ 420 ], "text": [ "folk religion temples" ] }
56f9906d9e9bad19000a0ad6
Zhejiang
The rapid development of religions in Zhejiang has driven the local committee of ethnic and religious affairs to enact measures to rationalise them in 2014, variously named "Three Rectifications and One Demolition" operations or "Special Treatment Work on Illegally Constructed Sites of Religious and Folk Religion Activ...
What have these regulations led to the removal of from churches?
{ "answer_start": [ 461 ], "text": [ "crosses" ] }
56f9906d9e9bad19000a0ad7
Zhejiang
The rapid development of religions in Zhejiang has driven the local committee of ethnic and religious affairs to enact measures to rationalise them in 2014, variously named "Three Rectifications and One Demolition" operations or "Special Treatment Work on Illegally Constructed Sites of Religious and Folk Religion Activ...
What was an exemplary case of all this?
{ "answer_start": [ 536 ], "text": [ "Sanjiang Church" ] }
56f990ce9e9bad19000a0add
Zhejiang
Islam arrived 1,400 years ago in Zhejiang. Today Islam is practiced by a small number of people including virtually all the Hui Chinese living in Zhejiang. Another religion present in the province is She shamanism (practiced by She ethnic minority).
How long ago did Islam arrive in Zhejiang?
{ "answer_start": [ 14 ], "text": [ "1,400 years" ] }
56f990ce9e9bad19000a0ade
Zhejiang
Islam arrived 1,400 years ago in Zhejiang. Today Islam is practiced by a small number of people including virtually all the Hui Chinese living in Zhejiang. Another religion present in the province is She shamanism (practiced by She ethnic minority).
What religion do the Hui Chinese living in Zhejiang practice?
{ "answer_start": [ 0 ], "text": [ "Islam" ] }
56f990ce9e9bad19000a0adf
Zhejiang
Islam arrived 1,400 years ago in Zhejiang. Today Islam is practiced by a small number of people including virtually all the Hui Chinese living in Zhejiang. Another religion present in the province is She shamanism (practiced by She ethnic minority).
How many of the Hui Chinese living in Zhejiang practice Islam?
{ "answer_start": [ 106 ], "text": [ "virtually all" ] }
56f990ce9e9bad19000a0ae0
Zhejiang
Islam arrived 1,400 years ago in Zhejiang. Today Islam is practiced by a small number of people including virtually all the Hui Chinese living in Zhejiang. Another religion present in the province is She shamanism (practiced by She ethnic minority).
What is practiced by the She ethnic minority in Zhejiang?
{ "answer_start": [ 200 ], "text": [ "She shamanism" ] }
56f990ce9e9bad19000a0ae1
Zhejiang
Islam arrived 1,400 years ago in Zhejiang. Today Islam is practiced by a small number of people including virtually all the Hui Chinese living in Zhejiang. Another religion present in the province is She shamanism (practiced by She ethnic minority).
What religion came to Zhejiang 1,400 years ago?
{ "answer_start": [ 0 ], "text": [ "Islam" ] }
56f9914a9b226e1400dd15ac
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is mountainous and has therefore fostered the development of many distinct local cultures. Linguistically speaking, Zhejiang is extremely diverse. Most inhabitants of Zhejiang speak Wu, but the Wu dialects are very diverse, especially in the south, where one valley may speak a dialect completely unintelligible...
How diverse is Zhejiang, linguistically speaking?
{ "answer_start": [ 137 ], "text": [ "extremely" ] }
56f9914a9b226e1400dd15ad
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is mountainous and has therefore fostered the development of many distinct local cultures. Linguistically speaking, Zhejiang is extremely diverse. Most inhabitants of Zhejiang speak Wu, but the Wu dialects are very diverse, especially in the south, where one valley may speak a dialect completely unintelligible...
What do most inhabitants of Zhejiang speak?
{ "answer_start": [ 191 ], "text": [ "Wu" ] }
56f9914a9b226e1400dd15ae
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is mountainous and has therefore fostered the development of many distinct local cultures. Linguistically speaking, Zhejiang is extremely diverse. Most inhabitants of Zhejiang speak Wu, but the Wu dialects are very diverse, especially in the south, where one valley may speak a dialect completely unintelligible...
Mandarin and Huizhou dialects are spoken on the border where?
{ "answer_start": [ 491 ], "text": [ "with Anhui" ] }
56f9914a9b226e1400dd15af
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is mountainous and has therefore fostered the development of many distinct local cultures. Linguistically speaking, Zhejiang is extremely diverse. Most inhabitants of Zhejiang speak Wu, but the Wu dialects are very diverse, especially in the south, where one valley may speak a dialect completely unintelligible...
Min dialects are spoken on the border where?
{ "answer_start": [ 547 ], "text": [ "with Fujian" ] }
56f9914a9b226e1400dd15b0
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is mountainous and has therefore fostered the development of many distinct local cultures. Linguistically speaking, Zhejiang is extremely diverse. Most inhabitants of Zhejiang speak Wu, but the Wu dialects are very diverse, especially in the south, where one valley may speak a dialect completely unintelligible...
What type of geography is Zhejiang?
{ "answer_start": [ 12 ], "text": [ "mountainous" ] }
56f991dc9e9bad19000a0ae7
Zhejiang
Throughout history there have been a series of lingua francas in the area to allow for better communication. The dialects spoken in Hangzhou, Shaoxing, and Ningbo have taken on this role historically. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Mandarin, which is not mutually intelligible with any of ...
When was the People's Republic of China founded?
{ "answer_start": [ 257 ], "text": [ "1949" ] }
56f991dc9e9bad19000a0ae8
Zhejiang
Throughout history there have been a series of lingua francas in the area to allow for better communication. The dialects spoken in Hangzhou, Shaoxing, and Ningbo have taken on this role historically. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Mandarin, which is not mutually intelligible with any of ...
What has been promoted as the standard language of communication throughout China since 1949?
{ "answer_start": [ 263 ], "text": [ "Mandarin" ] }
56f991dc9e9bad19000a0ae9
Zhejiang
Throughout history there have been a series of lingua francas in the area to allow for better communication. The dialects spoken in Hangzhou, Shaoxing, and Ningbo have taken on this role historically. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Mandarin, which is not mutually intelligible with any of ...
A majority of the population educated since what year can speak Mandarin?
{ "answer_start": [ 589 ], "text": [ "1978" ] }
56f991dc9e9bad19000a0aea
Zhejiang
Throughout history there have been a series of lingua francas in the area to allow for better communication. The dialects spoken in Hangzhou, Shaoxing, and Ningbo have taken on this role historically. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Mandarin, which is not mutually intelligible with any of ...
What type of residents tend to be more fluent in Mandarin than rural ones?
{ "answer_start": [ 614 ], "text": [ "Urban" ] }
56f991dc9e9bad19000a0aeb
Zhejiang
Throughout history there have been a series of lingua francas in the area to allow for better communication. The dialects spoken in Hangzhou, Shaoxing, and Ningbo have taken on this role historically. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Mandarin, which is not mutually intelligible with any of ...
Throughout history there have been a series of what in the area to allow for better communication?
{ "answer_start": [ 47 ], "text": [ "lingua francas" ] }
56f992449e9bad19000a0af1
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is the home of Yueju (越劇), one of the most prominent forms of Chinese opera. Yueju originated in Shengzhou and is traditionally performed by actresses only, in both male and female roles. Other important opera traditions include Yongju (of Ningbo), Shaoju (of Shaoxing), Ouju (of Wenzhou), Wuju (of Jinhua), Tai...
What is one of the most prominent forms of Chinese opera?
{ "answer_start": [ 24 ], "text": [ "Yueju" ] }
56f992449e9bad19000a0af2
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is the home of Yueju (越劇), one of the most prominent forms of Chinese opera. Yueju originated in Shengzhou and is traditionally performed by actresses only, in both male and female roles. Other important opera traditions include Yongju (of Ningbo), Shaoju (of Shaoxing), Ouju (of Wenzhou), Wuju (of Jinhua), Tai...
Where did Yueju originate?
{ "answer_start": [ 106 ], "text": [ "Shengzhou" ] }
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Zhejiang
Zhejiang is the home of Yueju (越劇), one of the most prominent forms of Chinese opera. Yueju originated in Shengzhou and is traditionally performed by actresses only, in both male and female roles. Other important opera traditions include Yongju (of Ningbo), Shaoju (of Shaoxing), Ouju (of Wenzhou), Wuju (of Jinhua), Tai...
Who is Yueju traditionally performed by?
{ "answer_start": [ 150 ], "text": [ "actresses only" ] }
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Zhejiang
Zhejiang is the home of Yueju (越劇), one of the most prominent forms of Chinese opera. Yueju originated in Shengzhou and is traditionally performed by actresses only, in both male and female roles. Other important opera traditions include Yongju (of Ningbo), Shaoju (of Shaoxing), Ouju (of Wenzhou), Wuju (of Jinhua), Tai...
Who plays male roles in Yueju?
{ "answer_start": [ 150 ], "text": [ "actresses" ] }
56f992449e9bad19000a0af5
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is the home of Yueju (越劇), one of the most prominent forms of Chinese opera. Yueju originated in Shengzhou and is traditionally performed by actresses only, in both male and female roles. Other important opera traditions include Yongju (of Ningbo), Shaoju (of Shaoxing), Ouju (of Wenzhou), Wuju (of Jinhua), Tai...
Who plays female roles in Yueju?
{ "answer_start": [ 150 ], "text": [ "actresses" ] }
56f992a89b226e1400dd15c0
Zhejiang
Longjing tea (also called dragon well tea), originating in Hangzhou, is one of the most prestigious, if not the most prestigious Chinese tea. Hangzhou is also renowned for its silk umbrellas and hand fans. Zhejiang cuisine (itself subdivided into many traditions, including Hangzhou cuisine) is one of the eight great tr...
What is Longjing tea also called?
{ "answer_start": [ 26 ], "text": [ "dragon well tea" ] }
56f992a89b226e1400dd15c1
Zhejiang
Longjing tea (also called dragon well tea), originating in Hangzhou, is one of the most prestigious, if not the most prestigious Chinese tea. Hangzhou is also renowned for its silk umbrellas and hand fans. Zhejiang cuisine (itself subdivided into many traditions, including Hangzhou cuisine) is one of the eight great tr...
Where does Longjing tea originate from?
{ "answer_start": [ 59 ], "text": [ "Hangzhou" ] }
56f992a89b226e1400dd15c2
Zhejiang
Longjing tea (also called dragon well tea), originating in Hangzhou, is one of the most prestigious, if not the most prestigious Chinese tea. Hangzhou is also renowned for its silk umbrellas and hand fans. Zhejiang cuisine (itself subdivided into many traditions, including Hangzhou cuisine) is one of the eight great tr...
What type of umbrellas is Hangzhou known for?
{ "answer_start": [ 176 ], "text": [ "silk" ] }
56f992a89b226e1400dd15c3
Zhejiang
Longjing tea (also called dragon well tea), originating in Hangzhou, is one of the most prestigious, if not the most prestigious Chinese tea. Hangzhou is also renowned for its silk umbrellas and hand fans. Zhejiang cuisine (itself subdivided into many traditions, including Hangzhou cuisine) is one of the eight great tr...
What type of fans is Hangzhou known for?
{ "answer_start": [ 195 ], "text": [ "hand" ] }
56f992a89b226e1400dd15c4
Zhejiang
Longjing tea (also called dragon well tea), originating in Hangzhou, is one of the most prestigious, if not the most prestigious Chinese tea. Hangzhou is also renowned for its silk umbrellas and hand fans. Zhejiang cuisine (itself subdivided into many traditions, including Hangzhou cuisine) is one of the eight great tr...
Zhejiang cuisine is one of how many great traditions of Chinese cuisine?
{ "answer_start": [ 306 ], "text": [ "eight" ] }
56f993459e9bad19000a0afb
Zhejiang
Since ancient times, north Zhejiang and neighbouring south Jiangsu have been famed for their prosperity and opulence[citation needed], and simply inserting north Zhejiang place names (Hangzhou, Jiaxing, etc.) into poetry gave an effect of dreaminess, a practice followed by many noted poets. In particular, the fame of H...
What neighbours north Zhejiang to the south?
{ "answer_start": [ 59 ], "text": [ "Jiangsu" ] }
56f993459e9bad19000a0afc
Zhejiang
Since ancient times, north Zhejiang and neighbouring south Jiangsu have been famed for their prosperity and opulence[citation needed], and simply inserting north Zhejiang place names (Hangzhou, Jiaxing, etc.) into poetry gave an effect of dreaminess, a practice followed by many noted poets. In particular, the fame of H...
What neighbours south Jiangsu to the north?
{ "answer_start": [ 27 ], "text": [ "Zhejiang" ] }
56f993459e9bad19000a0afd
Zhejiang
Since ancient times, north Zhejiang and neighbouring south Jiangsu have been famed for their prosperity and opulence[citation needed], and simply inserting north Zhejiang place names (Hangzhou, Jiaxing, etc.) into poetry gave an effect of dreaminess, a practice followed by many noted poets. In particular, the fame of H...
North Zhejiang and south Jiangsu are famed for their opulence and what else?
{ "answer_start": [ 93 ], "text": [ "prosperity" ] }
56f993459e9bad19000a0afe
Zhejiang
Since ancient times, north Zhejiang and neighbouring south Jiangsu have been famed for their prosperity and opulence[citation needed], and simply inserting north Zhejiang place names (Hangzhou, Jiaxing, etc.) into poetry gave an effect of dreaminess, a practice followed by many noted poets. In particular, the fame of H...
Inserting north Zhejiang names into poetry gave an effect of what?
{ "answer_start": [ 239 ], "text": [ "dreaminess" ] }
56f993459e9bad19000a0aff
Zhejiang
Since ancient times, north Zhejiang and neighbouring south Jiangsu have been famed for their prosperity and opulence[citation needed], and simply inserting north Zhejiang place names (Hangzhou, Jiaxing, etc.) into poetry gave an effect of dreaminess, a practice followed by many noted poets. In particular, the fame of H...
The fame of where led to a popular saying?
{ "answer_start": [ 319 ], "text": [ "Hangzhou" ] }
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Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is the British government department responsible for implementing the defence policy set by Her Majesty's Government, and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces.
Which government's Ministry of Defence is mentioned here?
{ "answer_start": [ 37 ], "text": [ "British" ] }
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Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is the British government department responsible for implementing the defence policy set by Her Majesty's Government, and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces.
What does MoD stand for?
{ "answer_start": [ 4 ], "text": [ "Ministry of Defence" ] }