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Feiying Tower

The Feiying Tower lies in Huzhou City of Zhejiang Province.

The Feiying Tower was originally built in the dagoba yard to the west of the Feiying Temple. Built in 864 during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the tower acquired its present name in 1005 during the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). The present tower was renovated between 1131 and 1162 during the
Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279). The outer tower was built between 968 and 976 in the Northern Song Dynasty and underwent many renovations by subsequent generations.

Assuming an octagonal shape, the stone tower has five stories at 14.55 meters. Although the top of the tower has been destroyed, its base has been preserved, displaying patterns of the nine mountains and eight seas; a Sumeru base is also engraved with patterns of lotus flowers and intertwining
twigs. In the middle are lifelike lions in various poses. Also built on the Sumeru base are the body, flat base and eaves. The eaves are finely carved and reflect the high level of Chinese ancient architecture.

The outer tower was erected on brick and wooden structures, and is octagonal in shape like the inner tower. The outer tower has seven stories measuring 36.34 meters. A set of staircases built in the inner wall spirals to the top. The outer wall has eaves and a flat base on each layer.

The present the Feiying Tower is the only tower within a tower among numerous ancient towers in China. The inner tower is a finely carved stone structure encircled by an imposing outer tower. The uniquely sculpted and structured the Feiying Tower has become a famous scenic spot in Huzhou City and
around the nation, as well.

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Founding Father of China’s A-Bomb and H-Bomb — Deng Jiaxian

Deng Jiaxian was born on June 25,1924 in Huaining, Anhui Province, and died on July 29,1986 in Beijing. He was a nuclear physics expert and academician of China Academy of Sciences.

He graduated from the physics department of the National South-West Associated University in 1945. In 1950, 26-year-old Deng was granted doctorate in physics in the United States and returned to serve the motherland with the advanced physics knowledge at that time.

He was the deputy research of Modern Physics Institute of China Academy of Sciences, deputy academic secretary of Physics, Math and Chemistry Department of China Academy of Sciences, President, vice president and researcher of the Ninth Research and Design Institute under the Ministry of Nuclear
Industry, deputy director of the Ministry of Nuclear Industry, deputy director of the Science and Technique Advisory Committee under Commission of Science Technology and Industry for National Defense. He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) in 1956.

Deng Jiaxian, who devoted his youth to the construction of China’s nuclear defense force, made great contributions to the development of China’s atom and hydrogen bombs. Deng spent 28 years in the forefront of China’s nuclear weapons’ development and performed outstanding exploits for the
successful tests of China’s first atom bomb and hydrogen bomb to be used as weapons.

Deng solved a series of theoretic problems with practical meaning, covering the areas of nuclear physics, theoretic physics, plasma physics, statistical physics, neutronics and hydrodynamics. He also made significant contributions to the research and tests of other new-type nuclear weapons.

Deng won the top prize of State Natural Science Award in 1982, two state-level Science and Technology Progress Awards in 1985, and the honorary title of National Model Worker in 1986. Deng won the special prize of National Science and Technology Progress Awards in 1987 and 1989, respectively. In
1999, the CPC Central Committee, State Council and the Military Commission of the CPC Central Committee decided to grant Deng Jiaxian the special prize of “Two Bombs and One Satellite Award”.

Deng passed away in 1986 because of cancer. In the last month of his life, the 28-year-secret experience of this famous scientist was revealed, and his reputation of being the “Founding Father of China’s A-Bomb” began to spread in China.

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Ming Enbo

Ming Enbo (1845-1932), whose original name was Smith Arthur Henderson, was a missionary of America Congregational Church, and later became an expert on China issues.

He was born in the United States in 1845 and began to study theology after graduation from university. In 1872 he came to Tianjin to begin his missionary work. He gradually realized that he should contact people from all walks of life to increase the influence of Christianity in China.

Besides his missionary work, he was also engaged in writing. He was once a correspondent ofNorth China Daily News. He brought forth many suggestions on China’s reform. Since he was familiar with Chinese traditional culture, he wrote a lot of articles on it.

The major contributions of Ming Enbo were his many works on China and Sino-US relations. In his late years, he took up writing in the field of theology in Beijing suburbs.

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