Infobox company name Mandarin Restaurants logo Image Mandarin logo1.jpg 200px type Privately held company Private traded as foundation 1979 founder location city Brampton , Ontario location country Canada location locations area served key people industry Restaurant s products services market cap revenue operating income net income assets equity owner num employees parent divisions subsid homepage http www.mandarinrestaurants.com mandarinrestaurants.com footnotes intl Mandarin Restaurants is a chain of all you can eat Chinese Canadian buffet s found in the Canada Canadian province of Ontario . ref Cite news title Readers Choice Awards newspaper Barrie Advance date 2007 url http www.simcoemediagroup.com media ads readerschoiceads readerschoice2007.pdf format dead link date May 2010 postscript None ref Mandarin Restaurants was founded in 1979 by James Chiu, George Chiu, Diana Chiu and K.C. Chang of Taiwan . There are currently 21 locations in Ontario. The restaurants offer la carte , take out and delivery items such as chow mein , noodle dishes, stir fry , and prime rib , as well as a salad bar , grilling grill counter, sushi table, and ice cream bar desserts. The first restaurant was a small la carte restaurant in Brampton , Ontario . The buffet concept was introduced in 1987 with the opening of their first franchise location in Missisauga . ref name Wwwmandarinbuffetcom www.mandarinbuffet.com ref The headquarters, in Brampton , includes a corporate restaurant, a banquet facility, a warehouse, and the corporate head office. ref name Wwwmandarinbuffetcom Canada Day event On July 1, 2009, Mandarin had a day long free buffet to any Canadian Citizen as part of their 30th anniversary ... as well. ref Cite web title Mandarin Free Canada Day Buffet date 2009 url http www.mandarinbuffet.com ... ?hub TorontoNewHome title Crowd swamps free lunch at Mandarin in Rexdale date 2009 07 01 publisher ... cite web last first authorlink coauthors title Mandarin named company of the year work publisher ... more details
Infobox TV channel name MTV Mandarin logofile logosize 150px country Taiwan br China broadcast area Taiwan, Mainland China and Chinese Communities across Asia headquarters Singapore br Taiwan br People s Republic of China br Hong Kong br Indonesia br Malaysia launch 21 April 1995 as MTV Mandarin now MTV Taiwan br 26 April 2003 MTV China owner MTV Networks Asia Pacific web http www.mtv.com.tw br http www.mtvchina.com sister names MTV Southeast Asia br Nickelodeon South East Asia Nickelodeon cable serv 1 StarHub TV Singapore cable chan 1 Channel 845 MTV China cable serv 2 First Media Indonesia cable chan 2 Channel 176 MTV China cable serv 3 Cablelink Philippines cable chan 3 Channel 105 MTV China sat serv 1 Combos TV Hong Kong sat chan 1 Channel 20 MTV China sat serv 2 D Sky Taiwan sat chan 2 Channel 3 MTV Taiwan sat serv 3 CBTV Sat China sat chan 3 Channel 501 MTV China sat serv 4 146 Sky Net Taiwan Philippines sat chan 4 Channel 2 MTV Taiwan MTV Mandarin is a 24 hour music channel combined mandarin and international music programs owned by MTV Networks Asia Pacific . One of the first three MTV Asia channels along with MTV Southeast Asia and MTV India . MTV Mandarin has two different feed. The Channel is now available in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Operating Channels MTV Taiwan Also known as MTV Mandarin based in Taipei MTV China based in Beijing Shows Main List of programmes broadcast by MTV in Asia Current VJs George Chang Andy Chen Emma Stacy Hsu Sammy Hu Meimei Tony Linda Liao Katherine See also MTV Music Television MTV Networks Asia Pacific MTV Southeast Asia External links http www.mtvchina.com MTV China zh icon http www.mtv.com.tw MTV Taiwan zh icon MTV Networks Television in Hong Kong Television in the Republic of China Television in the People s Republic of China DEFAULTSORT Mtv Mandarin Category Television stations in Taiwan Category Television channels and stations established in 1995 Category Hong Kong television Category Television ... more details
infobox Book name The Speaker of Mandarin title orig translator image Image Thespeakerofmandarin.jpg 200px image caption First edition cover author Ruth Rendell cover artist country United Kingdom language English language English series Inspector Wexford 12 genre Crime novel Crime , Mystery novel publisher Hutchinson publisher Hutchinson release date 7 February 1983 media type Print Hardcover Hardback & Paperback pages 224 pp first edition, hardback isbn ISBN 0 09 151060 0 first edition, hardback oclc 9517069 preceded by The Fever Tree followed by The Killing Doll The Speaker of Mandarin is a novel by British crime writer Ruth Rendell , first published in 1983. It is the 12th novel in her popular Inspector Wexford series. Plot introduction When Chief Inspector Reg Wexford takes a holiday to China, takes in the Great Wall, the Forbidden Palace, he doesn t expect his trip to revisit him in such a horrific way. Shortly after his return, he finds out that one of his fellow tourists from the trip has been killed in her home. A burglary, it seems like, but Wexford has other ideas. The Inspector Wexford Novels DEFAULTSORT Speaker of Mandarin, The Category 1983 novels Category Novels by Ruth Rendell crime novel stub ... more details
Taxobox name Mandarin dogfish image Mandarin dogfish2.jpg image width 240px status DD status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Chondrichthyes subclassis Elasmobranchii ordo Squaliformes familia Squalidae genus Cirrhigaleus species C. barbifer range map Cirrhigaleus barbifer and australis distmap.png range map width 200px range map caption Range of C. barbifer in dark blue and Cirrhigaleus australis C. australis in light blue. binomial Cirrhigaleus barbifer binomial authority Shigeho Tanaka S. Tanaka I , 1912 Portal Sharks The mandarin dogfish , Cirrhigaleus barbifer , is a Squaliformes dogfish , a member of the family biology family Squalidae in the order Squaliformes . It is found at depths of convert 140 650 m ft off southern Japan , Taiwan , and Indonesia Bali and Lombok . Populations off Australia and New Zealand were formerly included in this species, but in 2007 these were assigned to a new species, Cirrhigaleus australis C. australis . It is not clear which of these species is involved in other populations from the tropical West Pacific. References FishBase species genus Cirrhigaleus species barbifer month May year 2006 IUCN2011.1 assessors White, W.T. year 2007 id 41795 title Cirrhigaleus barbifer downloaded 29 September 2011 Squaliformes Category Squalidae de Mandarinschnauz Dornhai nl Mandarijndoornhaai zh ... more details
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 Mandarin is a lengthy Robert Elegant novel published by Simon & Schuster in 1983. It is set in China during the Taiping Rebellion . Plot Empty section date June 2008 Characters Saul Haleevie an Orthodox rabbi and Shanghai silk merchant. Sarah Saul s worrisome wife. Fronah Saul and Sarah s daughter. Aisek Lee a Chinese silk merchant and partner of Saul Haleevie born into Judaism . He becomes imprisoned and Saul, Aaron, and David try to bribe government officials to get him out of prison. Aaron Aisek s son. David Aisek s son. Lionel Fronah s first husband, who becomes an opium addict and dies. Gabriel Hyde Fronah s second husband, who has a Jewish mother. Yenehala ambitious, clever, and beautiful concubine who manipulates the corrupt emperor into having his first child by her. DEFAULTSORT Mandarin Novel Category 1983 novels Category Historical novels Category Novels set in Qing Dynasty Hist novel stub ... more details
Infobox Film name Paperland The Bureaucrat Observed image image size caption director Donald Brittain producer Donald Brittain br Marin Canell writer Donald Brittain br Ronald Blumer br John T. Random narrator Donald Brittain starring music cinematography Douglas Kiefer br Barry Perles editing Richard Todd film editor Richard Todd distributor National Film Board of Canada released 1979 in film 1979 runtime 58 minutes country Canada language English language English budget gross preceded by followed by Paperland The Bureaucrat Observed is a 1979 documentary film critiquing bureaucracy , written and directed by Donald Brittain and produced by the National Film Board of Canada and CBC TV . Genie Awards Paperland The Bureaucrat Observed won four Genie Awards and was nominated for two more. This was despite the fact that the NFB did not submit the film to the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television , with Brittain paying the entry fee and shipping charges himself. ref cite book last Nolan first Brian title Donald Brittain Man of Film publisher DigiWire chapter Chapter 22 Quints and Bureaucrats url http www.digiwire.com download quints.htm ref 2007 International Documentary Filmfestival Amsterdam Every year, the IDFA gives an acclaimed filmmaker the chance to screen his or her personal Top 10 favorite films. In 2007, Iran ian filmmaker Maziar Bahari selected Paperland The Bureaucrat Observed for his top ten classics from the history of documentary. ref http www3.nfb.ca nouvelles index.php?id 1606 NFB press release ref References Reflist External links http www.nfb.ca film paperland Watch the film at NFB.ca imdb title 0203774 Paperland The Bureaucrat Observed Category National Film Board of Canada documentaries Category English language films Category Canadian documentary films Category 1979 films Category CBC network shows Category Films directed by Donald Brittain Category Genie Award winners for Best Documentary Film Category 1970s documentary films Canada film stub poli ... more details
Lead too long too short date May 2010 ChineseText Infobox language name Taiwanese Mandarin nativename ... of the Republic of China ROC fam2 Chinese languages Chinese fam3 Mandarin Chinese Mandarin fam4 Beijing dialect fam5 Standard Mandarin script Traditional Chinese characters nation ROC TW Taiwan agency National Languages Committee Ministry of Education, ROC . iso3 notice IPA Taiwanese Mandarin is a dialects of Mandarin variant of Mandarin derived from the official Standard Mandarin spoken in Taiwan ... Chinese . Officially, Taiwanese Mandarin is almost identical except for the Chinese characters writing systems with the official Standard Mandarin used in the People s Republic of China , which is called P t nghu . However, Mandarin as spoken informally in Taiwan has some notable differences in vocabulary , grammar and pronunciation with official Standard Mandarin , differences which have arisen ... islands from Empire of Japan Japan , Mandarin was introduced as the official language and made compulsory in schools. A Mandarin Promotion Council now called National Languages Committee was established ... Mandarin in Taiwan. The Council was led by 21 Chinese Scholars such as Wei Jiangong , He Rong ... 1895 to 1945, Japanese language Japanese was the official language and taught in schools. Since then, Mandarin ... languages. Until the 1980s the Kuomintang administration heavily promoted the use of Standard Mandarin and discouraged the use of Taiwanese and other vernaculars, even portraying them as inferior. Mandarin .... Although some supporters of Taiwan independence tend to be opposed to standard Mandarin in favor of Taiwanese, efforts to replace standard Mandarin either with Taiwanese or with a multi lingual standard have not been successful. Today, Mandarin is taught by immersion starting in elementary school. After the second grade, the entire educational system is in Mandarin, except for local language classes that have been taught for a few hours each week starting in the mid 1990s. Taiwanese Mandarin ... more details
About the dialect of Mandarin indigenous to Sichuan and Chongqing the Sichuanese variant of Standard Mandarin Sichuanese Standard Mandarin Infobox language name Sichuanese nativename pronunciation ... Chinese fam3 Mandarin Chinese Mandarin fam4 Southwestern Mandarin Southwestern map Sichuanese in China.png mapcaption Sichuanese in China notice IPA Sichuanese Mandarin zh s t p S chu n ... , is a branch of Southwestern Mandarin Southwestern Mandarin Chinese Mandarin , spoken mainly in Sichuan ... 7 29 300 ref Although Sichuanese is generally classified as a dialect of Mandarin Chinese Mandarin , it is highly divergent in phonology, vocabulary, and even grammar from the standard language. ref name Minjiang dialect is especially difficult for speakers of other Mandarin ... dialect of Southwestern Mandarin, and is used widely in Sichuan Opera and other artistic fields ... to explain the distinctivity of Modern Sichuanese within the Mandarin dialect continuum . Phonology ... Mandarin, whose checked tone has been merged irregularly into the other 4 tones. According to Phonology ... dialects are highly and quite different from those of Beijing Mandarin. In Sichuanese, the first tone ... to resemble Ba Shu Chinese Middle Sichuanese or Proto Mandarin Southern Proto Mandarin , while literary readings tend to resemble modern standard Mandarin. For example, in Yaoling Dialect lang zh ... reading, IPA vo , is relatively similar to the standard Mandarin pronunciation IPA u . The table below ... center align center Example Colloquial Reading Literary Reading Meaning Standard Mandarin Pronunciation ... Gan varieties of Chinese, even though Sichuanese is usually classified as a dialect of Mandarin ... Sichuanese , Middle Chinese and the languages of the immigrants, including Proto Mandarin from Hubei ... standard Mandarin and English language English . Meanwhile, new Sichuanese words are developing in large ... on is a typical example of a novel Sichuanese word, equivalent to ji y u in standard Mandarin ... more details
Shrines . Another Yoshida The bureaucrat Shigeru Yoshida was often confused with another politician ... and Prime Minister of Japan . The bureaucrat Shigeru Yoshida was often referred to as Mejiro Yoshida ... Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Yoshida, Shigeru bureaucrat ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... more details
Infobox Person name Takeshi Watanabe image caption birth date 15 February 1906 Fact date October 2010 birth place Japan death date 23 August 2010 death place Tokyo , Japan occupation Bureaucrat , First President Asian Development Bank spouse Nihongo Takeshi Watanabe Watanabe Takeshi 15 February 1906 23 August 2010 was a Japanese bureaucrat and the first President of the Asian Development Bank ADB . Watanabe was considered to be the father of ADB, as it was under his leadership that many of ADB s policies and targets were established, the first bond was issued in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1969, and in September 1972, donors agreed to set up ADB s multilateral source of concessional lending, the Asian Development Fund. He served as President of ADB from its inception in 1966 to 1972. ref name TW Cite journal last first authorlink coauthors title First ADB President Takeshi Watanabe passes away aged 104 journal Seniors World Chronicle volume issue pages publisher location date 27 August 2010 url http www.seniorsworldchronicle.com 2010 08 japan takeshi watanabe first president.html issn doi id accessdate 2010 09 16 ref After resigning from ADB, Watanabe took on a number of roles including advisor to the Bank of Tokyo , President of the Japan Credit Rating Agency JCRA , and honorary chairman of Japan Silver Volunteers Inc. He was also the first Japanese chairman of the Trilateral Commission . His book of memoirs of ADB Towards a New Asia was published in 1973. ref name TW ref Watanabe Takeshi died in Tokyo on Monday 23 August 2010, at the age of 104. ref name JT Cite journal last first authorlink coauthors title Watanabe, 104, father of ADB, dies journal The Japan Times volume issue pages publisher location date 28 August 2010 url http search.japantimes.co.jp cgi bin nb20100828a6.html issn doi id accessdate 2010 09 16 ref References Reflist Use dmy dates date September 2010 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Watanabe, Takeshi ALTERNATIVE NA ... more details
For the Army of the Republic of Vietnam general Ton That Dinh Vietnamese name T n Ton nh T n Th t nh , ?&ndash 1885 was a mandarin bureaucrat mandarin of the Nguy n Dynasty who served under Emperor T c . He was the governor of Hai Duong Province H i D ng Province . His son T n Th t Thuy t went on to become a high ranking mandarin, who became the regent upon the death of T c. After Thuy t launched the Can Vuong movement that attempted to install the boy Emperor H m Nghi as the head of an independent Vietnam, the French colonial authorities captured nh in an attempt to get his son to capitulate. Thuy t continued fighting, so nh was deported. While on the sea voyage, nh died, and the authorities threw his body overboard. Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Ton That Dinh ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Vietnamese official DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1885 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Ton That Dinh Category Nguyen dynasty officials Category 1885 deaths ... more details
Li Wei zh c Chinese style name Styled Youjie Posthumous name Minda 1687 1738 was a famous Mandarinbureaucratmandarin during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor 1722 1735 of the Qing Dynasty , who was instrumental in carrying out Yongzheng s nationwide reforms in his role in various regional governing positions. Li was a native of Tongshan , Jiangnan present day Xuzhou , Jiangsu , and was orphaned at the age of 10. He was not literate, but learned martial arts . He entered the Board of Finance as a regular accountant in 1719. After Yongzheng ascended the throne, he became the Governor of Zhejiang in 1727, where he carried out the policy of returning soldiers to farms . In 1729, in a swift act, Li Wei led the efforts to stamp out Ming Dynasty loyalists present in the Nanjing area. He was appointed the Viceroy of Zhili in 1732. Along with Tian Wenjing and Manchu Ortai , Li was one of the Emperor s most trusted officials. In September 1738, while visiting Qinling tombs with the Qianlong Emperor , Li Wei fell ill with a lung infection, and died at the age of 52. The Emperor commemorated Li. Popular culture Several TV series China TV series are based, albeit very loosely, on the life of Li Wei. These include Yongzheng Dynasty and Li Wei the Official . External links http www.guoxue.com shibu 24shi qingshigao qsgx 294.htm Qing Histories Li Wei Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Li, Wei ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1687 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1738 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Li, Wei Category 1687 births Category 1738 deaths Category People from Xuzhou Category Qing Dynasty politicians no Li Wei mandarin vi L V zh ... more details
Infobox hotel hotel name Mandarin Oriental, Sanya image Mandarin Oriental Sanya Exterior.jpg image width 300 caption View of Mandarin Oriental, Sanya location 12 Yuhai Road, Sanya City 572000, Hainan , People ... operator Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group owner number of restaurants 10 number of rooms 296 number of suites floor area floors parking website http www.mandarinoriental.com sanya footnotes Mandarin Oriental ... by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. The hotel contains 10 restaurants and bars as well as the convert 3200 m2 sqft abbr on Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Sanya. Location Manadrin Oriental, Sanya is located ... publisher Lonely Planet year accessdate 2011 07 06 ref The Hotel File Mandarin Oriental Sanya Pool Area.jpg right thumb 300px Pool Area at Mandarin Oriental, Sanya Mandarin Oriental, Sanya is situated ... much of the property. ref cite web title General Information of Mandarin Oriental, Sanya url http www.mandarinoriental.com about mo media press kits sanya general.aspx publisher Mandarin Oriental Hotel ... of duplex villas, each with dedicated butler service and infinity pools. ref cite web title Mandarin .... ref cite web title Mandarin Oriental, Sanya Sports and Outdoor Activities url http www.mandarinoriental.com sanya leisure sports publisher Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group year accessdate 2011 07 06 ref Mandarin Oriental, Sanya contains the Spa Village, home to The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Sanya ... in the mornings. Yoga and Qigong classes are available too. ref cite web title Mandarin Oriental ... a seafood restaurant Fresh and MOBlues a cigar and whiskey lounge. File Mandarin Oriental Sanya Lobby.jpg right thumb 225px Lobby at Mandarin Oriental, Sanya The Spa The Spa at Mandarin Oriental ... Chinese Medicine. ref cite web title The Spa At Mandarin Oriental, Sanya url http www.mandarinoriental.com about mo media press kits sanya spa.aspx publisher Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group year 2011 accessdate 2011 07 06 ref Restaurants & Bars ref cite web title Mandarin Oriental Hotel Sanya Hainan ... more details
Infobox hotel hotel name Mandarin Oriental, Paris image image width 350 caption View of Mandarin Oriental ... date developer architect Jean Michel Wilmotte operator Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group owner number ... paris footnotes Mandarin Oriental, Paris is a luxury hotel in Paris . The 138 room hotel opened in June 2011 and is, to date, the most recent addition to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel ... by Michelin Guide Michelin star winning chef Thierry Marx as well as The Spa at Mandarin Oriental ... des Tuileries . The Hotel The 99 guest rooms and 39 suites at Mandarin Oriental, Paris are among the most spacious in the city. ref cite web title General Mandarin Oriental, Paris url http www.kiwicollection.com hotel detail mandarin oriental paris publisher Kiwi Collection Inc. year accessdate ... s art deco fa ade. ref cite web title Mandarin Oriental opens in Paris url http www.cntraveller.com news 2011 june mandarin oriental paris publisher Cond NetUK Limited year accessdate 2011 07 07 ref ... Neveux and Bernard Rouyer. ref cite web title Mandarin Oriental opens in Paris url http www.cntraveller.com news 2011 june mandarin oriental paris publisher Cond NetUK Limited year accessdate 2011 07 07 ref Mandarin Oriental, Paris has received much fanfare for its Thierry Marx led restaurants. The Michelin ... cite web title Buzz in Paris Mandarin Oriental Hotel Opens Soon url http www.fivestaralliance.com paris buzz in paris mandarin oriental hotel opens soon publisher Five Star Alliance year 2011 accessdate 2011 07 07 ref which aired on France s M6 TV channel M6 network. At Mandarin Oriental, Paris, Thierry Marx presides over two restaurants Sur Mesure and Cam lia. The Spa The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Paris is one of the largest spas in the city. ref cite web title Mandarin Oriental opens in Paris url http www.cntraveller.com news 2011 june mandarin oriental paris publisher Cond NetUK Limited year ... guests. Restaurants & Bars ref cite web title Mandarin Oriental, Paris Paris Luxury Dining and Cuisine ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2011 Infobox language name Central Plains Mandarin nativename Zhongyuan Guanhua familycolor Sino Tibetan region Yellow River Plain speakers 170 million fam2 Chinese languages Chinese fam3 Mandarin Chinese Mandarin map Zhongyuan Mandarin in China.png mapcaption linglist cmn zho Central Plains or Zhongyuan Mandarin zh t s p zh ngyu n gu nhu is a dialect of Mandarin Chinese spoken in the central part of Shaanxi , Henan , and southern part of Shandong . The archaic dialect of Peking opera is a form of Zhongyuan Mandarin. Among Hui people Chinese Muslims , it is sometimes written in the Xiao erjing Arabic alphabet . Sub dialects Guanzhong dialect Henan dialect Henan province Luoyang dialect Dungan language References reflist Chinese language Category Mandarin Chinese St lang stub fr Mandarin zhongyuan nl Zhongyuan Mandarijn ja no Zhongyuanmandarin uk zh ... more details
Infobox hotel hotel name Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo image Mandarin Oriental Exterior Tokyo.jpg image ... Cesar Pelli ref cite web title Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo A Historic Location url http www.mandarinoriental.com about mo media press kits tokyo historic.aspx publisher Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group year 2011 accessdate 2011 06 16 ref operator Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group owner number of restaurants ... tokyo footnotes Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo is located in Tokyo s Nihonbashi neighborhood, close to Tokyo ... . The hotel, opened in December 2005, is managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group . The hotel contains ... title Restaurants And Bars At Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo url http www.mandarinoriental.com about mo media press kits tokyo restaurants.aspx publisher Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group year 2011 accessdate ... readers as one of the Top 25 spas in the world. ref cite web title The Spa At Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo url http www.mandarinoriental.com about mo media press kits tokyo spa.aspx publisher Mandarin ..., a beauty salon and a business center. Location Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo is located in Tokyo s historic ... road distances between Tokyo and other points in Japan are measured. ref cite web title The Mandarin ... historic.aspx publisher Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group year 2011 accessdate 2011 06 16 ref With the Imperial ... largest stock exchange in the world ref cite web title MANDARIN ORIENTAL, TOKYO url http ... Forum are located close to the hotel as well. The Hotel File Mandarin Oriental East Lobby Tokyo.jpg left thumb 225px Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo Hotel Lobby Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo occupies the top ... through 36th floors of the building The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo and several of the hotel s restaurants ... and water. ref cite web title The Design Concept And Materials Of Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo url http www.mandarinoriental.com about mo media press kits tokyo design concept.aspx publisher Mandarin Oriental ..., large, living tree, with the guestrooms as branches. ref cite web title Guestrooms At Mandarin ... more details
Infobox hotel hotel name Mandarin Oriental, Munich image Mandarin Oriental Munich Exterior b.jpg image width 260 caption View of Mandarin Oriental, Munich location Neuturmstrasse 1, 80331, Munich , Germany coordinates opening date 1990 closing date developer architect operator Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group owner Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group number of restaurants 6 number of rooms 48 number of suites 25 floor area floors parking website http www.mandarinoriental.com munich footnotes Mandarin Oriental ... and the famous brewery Hofbr uhaus . ref cite web title Mandarin Oriental, Munich url http www.concierge.com ... ref The building that houses Mandarin Oriental, Munich was originally constructed in 1880 and served as the city s opera house. ref cite web title Mandarin Oriental, Munich General Information url http www.mandarinoriental.com about mo media press kits munich information.aspx publisher Mandarin Oriental ... use and was eventually purchased by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group in 2000. ref cite web title Three ... inspired French creations by chef Simon Larese. Location File Mandarin Oriental Munich Pool Area.jpg left thumb 160px Pool Area at Mandarin Oriental, Munich Mandarin Oriental, Munich is located ... Munich Maximilianstrasse and the Hofbr uhaus . ref cite web title Mandarin Oriental ... accessdate 2011 07 05 ref ref cite web title Mandarin Oriental, Munich url http www.concierge.com ... views of Munich are visible from the hotel s pool deck. ref cite web title Mandarin Oriental Munich url http www.traveldiamonds.com hotel Mandarin Oriental Munich publisher TRAVEL DIAMONDS year accessdate 2011 07 06 ref The Hotel The building that now houses Mandarin Oriental, Munich was constructed ... was converted to a hotel, then purchased by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group 10 years later. ref cite web title Mandarin Oriental, Munich General Information url http www.mandarinoriental.com about mo media press kits munich information.aspx publisher Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group year 2011 accessdate ... more details
Refimprove date August 2010 Infobox language name Sichuanese Standard Mandarin nativename familycolor Sino Tibetan states China region Sichuan and Chongqing fam2 Chinese languages Chinese fam3 Mandarin Chinese Mandarin fam4 Beijing dialect fam5 Standard Mandarin Sichuanese Standard Mandarin zh s linktext t linktext Sichuanese Pinyin Si sup 4 sup cuan sup 1 sup Pu sup 3 sup tong sup 1 sup hua sup 4 sup zh p S chu n P t nghu or Pepper Salt Standard Mandarin zh s linktext t linktext , is a variant of Standard Mandarin derived from the official Standard Mandarin spoken in Sichuanese speaking areas mainly Sichuan and Chongqing in China , and is often called Cuan sup 1 sup pu sup 3 sup or Chu np for short. Unlike Sichuanese Mandarin Sichuanese or Sichuanese Mandarin , which is a native language spoken in the Sichuan region and differs greatly from Standard Mandarin, Sichuanese Standard Mandarin or Chuanpu arose after the Popularize Mandarin Policy was implemented by the Chinese government in 1956 and is in fact Standard Mandarin with a Sichuanese accent and some elements of Sichuanese vocabulary and grammar. In this view, Chuanpu is, to a certain degree, similar to Taiwanese Mandarin and Singaporean Mandarin . Usage Chuanpu is spoken by Sichuanese people who are required to communicate with people from outside of Sichuan and Chongqing, but who cannot speak authentic Standard Mandarin. Chuanpu is also often used humorously among local people who find it funny. Citation needed date July 2010 Due to its humorous effect, Chuanpu is occasionally used in local television , broadcasting and popular music , with good results. Chuanpu Waichang , the music sung in Chuanpu, is very popular in Sichuan and Chongqing and is usually adapted from famous songs. ref cite web url http www.donews.com Content 200511 9867bd1e44e54415b5c7509ba616844a.shtm ... Sichuanese Chinese language Category Sichuan Category Chongqing Category Mandarin Chinese fr Mandarin ... more details
the Mandarin image Iron Man Enter the Mandarin.jpg caption Cover art to Iron Man Enter the Mandarin ... 2007 in comics 2007 May 2008 in comics 2008 issues 6 main char team Iron Man br Mandarin comics The Mandarin writers Joe Casey artists Eric Canete pencillers inkers letterers colorists editors creative team month creative team year creators TPB Iron Man Enter the Mandarin ISBN 0785126228 subcat Marvel Comics sort Iron Man Enter the Mandarin Iron Man Enter the Mandarin is a 2007 in comics 2007 ... , the series is a retelling of Iron Man s first encounter with the Mandarin comics Mandarin . The original ... exerting undue influence over the political climate. Iron Man flies to the Mandarin s castle and navigates through a gauntlet of security devices. After being discovered by the Mandarin, the two fight ending with a critically injured Iron Man barely managing to escape. As Iron Man heals, the Mandarin ... Iron Man. The Mandarin takes control of Stark s elite S.H.I.E.L.D. satellite and plans to use it against the West. Iron Man once again infiltrates the Mandarin s headquarters which nearly results in his death. Iron Man confronts the Mandarin a third time and though he has the upper hand, the Mandarin breaks away from the battle and launches the satellite at Beijing . Iron Man stops the satellite, deflecting away from earth, but when he returns to the Mandarin s compound, the villain is nowhere to be found. Reception Iron Man Enter the Mandarin was generally well received. Joseph ... news 2008 may 24 iron man must stop mandarin Iron Man must stop Mandarin , The Washington Times ref Alan Kistler of ComicMix.com included Enter the Mandarin among his 10 Must Read Stories ... paperback Iron Man Enter the Mandarin ISBN 0785126228 . References reflist External links comicbookdb type title id 15159 title Iron Man Enter the Mandarin http www.marvel.com catalog ?id 8644 Iron Man Enter the Mandarin at Marvel.com Iron Man Category 2007 comic debuts Category Iron Man titles ... more details
Infobox hotel hotel name Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona image Mandarin Oriental Barcelona.jpg image width ... closing date developer architect Carlos Ferrater and Joan Trias de Bes operator Mandarin Oriental ... website http www.mandarinoriental.com barcelona footnotes Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona is located ... and entertainment venues. The Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona opened in November 2009 and was designed ... developed, mid 20th Century building that was once home to a bank. ref cite web title Mandarin ... publisher Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group year 2011 accessdate 2011 06 21 ref ref cite web ... the mandarin oriental barcelona publisher Cond NetUK Limited year accessdate 2011 06 22 ref Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona also includes The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona and five restaurants ... Michelin starred chef. Location File Mandarin Oriental Barcelona Entrance.jpg left thumb 200px Entrance to Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona is located in the city s commercial ... , and Gaudi s Casa Mil La Pedrera and Casa Batll . ref cite web title Mandarin Oriental Barcelona New Luxury Hotel to Open url http www.luxurytravelmagazine.com news articles mandarin oriental barcelona ... ref cite web title Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona url http www.travelandleisure.com hotels mandarin ... The Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona, named Best City Hotel in the 2011 Tatler Travel Guide, ref cite web title Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona Celebrates Its First Anniversary With A Number Of Prestigious ... publisher Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group year accessdate 2011 06 20 ref is housed in a renovated ... s landscaped interior garden on the other side. ref cite web title Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona ... minimalism. ref cite web title Mandarin Oriental Barcelona Review url http www.fodors.com world .... year accessdate 2011 06 21 ref Wellness amenities at the hotel include The Spa at Mandarin Oriental ... also has five restaurants and bars as well as meeting and reception spaces. The Spa The Spa at Mandarin ... more details
Standard Singaporean Mandarin zh s t p X nji p Bi ozh n Hu y is the standard form of Singaporean Mandarin . ref cite web title The Rise and Challenges for Mandarin in the World ... form of Chinese used in Singapore is also based on this standard. Standard Singaporean Mandarin is also the register of Mandarin used by the Chinese elites of Singapore and is easily distinguishable from the Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin spoken by the general populace. In terms of phonology , vocabulary and grammar , Standard Singaporean Mandarin is similar to Putonghua Standard Chinese in the People s Republic of China . Minor discrepancies appear in different vocabulary usage. History Mandarin Chinese Mandarin a northern Chinese language has been used as a lingua franca in Singapore alongside ... the standardisation of Singaporean Mandarin in the year 1979, Mandarin was largely used in its colloquial form which is based on the Beijing speech, with infusions from various southern Non Mandarin ... . This colloquial form of Mandarin served as a bridge between speakers of various mutually unintelligible southern Chinese languages. Mandarin was also the language of instruction in the now defunct Chinese medium schools and education system. The use of Mandarin language in the Chinese medium schools ... Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew announced and kickstart the Speak Mandarin Campaign in 1979, the Promote Mandarin Council started research on Mandarin standardisation based on case studies in Mainland ... Singaporean Mandarin and Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin lie in their linguistic features. Standard Singaporean Mandarin uses standard Mandarin vocabulary and grammar which are very similar to that of the Beijing standard Putonghua , both spoken and written. Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin, though based on Standard Mandarin, is often mixed with loan words and syntax from other Chinese dialects ... due to their poorer command of Mandarin find it hard to find the Mandarin vocabulary for a certain ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2011 Infobox language name Lan Yin Mandarin familycolor Sino Tibetan speakers 10 million region Silk Road fam2 Chinese languages Chinese fam3 Mandarin Chinese Mandarin map Madarin in Chinese Mainland EN.PNG mapcaption Lan Yin Mandarin is the light yellow. linglist cmn lan Lan Yin or Lanyin zh t s p l ny n gu nhu is a Mandarin dialects dialect of Mandarin Chinese traditionally spoken throughout Gansu province and in the northern part of Ningxia . In recent decades in has expanded into northern Xinjiang . The name is a compound of the capitals of the two provinces where it dominates, Lanzhou and Yinchuan , which are also two of its principal subdialects. Among Hui people Chinese Muslims , it is sometimes written in the Xiao erjing Arabic alphabet . Sub dialects Lanzhou dialect Urumqi dialect Chinese Urumqi dialect Xining dialect Yinchuan dialect References reflist Chinese language Category Mandarin Chinese St lang stub fr Mandarin lanyin nl Lanyin Mandarijn no Lanyinmandarin uk zh ... more details
advert date November 2011 Infobox Company company name Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group company logo File ... footnotes Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group MOHG , a member of the Jardine Matheson Holdings Limited ... mohg.aspx publisher Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group year 2009 accessdate 2010 01 20 ref The group ... about mo awards publisher Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group year 2009 accessdate 2010 01 20 ref History The Group began with the opening of its flagship property, Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong The Mandarin ..., Mandarin International Hotels Limited was formed as a hotel management company. The Group s intention ... further through the acquisition of a 49 interest in Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Bangkok The Oriental ... s great hotels. Through the management of both The Mandarin in Hong Kong and The Oriental ... by combining these two properties under a common name, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. In 1987, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group was floated on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong under the name of Mandarin Oriental International Limited. Mandarin Oriental International Limited, is incorporated in Bermuda, and listed in London, Singapore and Bermuda. Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group Limited, which operates from Hong Kong, manages the activities of the Group s hotels. ref name pkcorpinfo Today, Mandarin ..., the Group operates, or has under development, 13 Residences at Mandarin Oriental, connected to the Group s properties. ref name pkcorpinfo Hotels Currently Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group operates ... our hotels publisher Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group year 2009 accessdate 2010 01 20 ref Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok main Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok is a five star ... properties of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group and is well known for its world class service, which consistently places it among the world s best hotels. ref name pkcorpinfo ref cite web title Mandarin ... bangkok overview.aspx publisher Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group year 2009 accessdate 2010 01 20 ref Mandarin ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 Infobox language name Ji Lu Mandarin nativename Beifang Mandarin familycolor Sino Tibetan speakers 83.6 million speakers2 12.6 of all Mandarin ref cite book last Brown first Keith title Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics year 2007 publisher Elsevier location Amsterdam isbn 0080442994 author Gu Y edition 2 page 344 ref date 1982 ref region Hebei, Shandong fam2 Chinese languages Chinese fam3 Mandarin Chinese Mandarin map Jin Lu Mandarin in China.png mapcaption linglist cmn jil Ji Lu or Jilu Mandarin Zh t s p j l gu nhu , formerly known as Beifang Mandarin Northern Mandarin , is a primary dialect of MandarinMandarin dialect spoken in the China Chinese provinces of Hebei and Shandong . Its name is a combination of the abbreviated names of the two provinces, which derive from ancient local provinces. Although these areas are near Beijing, Jilu has a different accent and some lexical differences from the Beijing dialect, which is the basis for Standard Chinese , the official national language. There are three dialect groups, Bao Tang, Shi Ji, and Cang Hui. Dialect groups Bao Tang dialect , incorporating a large part of Tianjin and northern part of Hebei province. Tianjin dialect Baoding dialect Tangshan dialect Shi Ji dialect , incorporating a large part of central Hebei province including the capital Shijiazhuang and western part of Shandong province, including the capital Jinan Xingtai dialect Shijiazhuang dialect Jinan dialect Cang Hui dialect , incorporating the coastal region of the Yellow River Delta The Bao Tang dialect shares the same tonal evolution of the inner tone from Middle Chinese as Beijing Mandarin and Northeastern Mandarin . Moreover, the popularization of Standard Chinese in the two ... towards the standard language. References Reflist Chinese language Category Mandarin Chinese St lang stub China stub fr Mandarin jilu nl Jilu Mandarijn ja no Jilu mandarin uk ... more details
Image mandarinpirates character and logo.jpg right thumb 150px Logo and Character The nihongo Ehime Mandarin Pirates Ehime Mandarin Pair tsu are a semi professional baseball team in the Shikoku Island League of Japan . Established in 2005, the Mandarin Pirates mainly play their home games at Botchan Stadium in Matsuyama, Ehime Matsuyama , the capital city of Ehime Prefecture . External links http www.iblj.co.jp pirates index.html Ehime Mandarin Pirates in Japanese Shikoku Island League Category Baseball teams in Japan Category Sports clubs established in 2005 Category Sport in Ehime Prefecture japan baseball team stub ko ja ... more details
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