Sun Wu may mean Sun Tzu , a Chinese military strategist of the sixth century BC and the author of The Art of War Sun Wukong , or the Monkey King, a figure from Chinese legend Eastern Wu , a state in southeastern China during the Three Kingdoms Period beidi Sun Wu Xianwu , lead peoples of Beidi , kind of Xianbei disambig ... more details
RoughTranslation date May 2011 Rong Di is one of the names for Chi Di , Beidi , and, Xi Rong , Xionites . origin Xi Rong , China Barbarian in the history of living in the west migrants also known as the call said. Rong Di as a representation throughout the northern and western barbarians even nominal, but defense, depending on each of four corners typically separated by Dong Yi , Xi Rong, Beidi has been called into. In BC 200 AD 200, Beidi joined the Donghu people , Yan state s any people, they are Xianbei , so actually Xianbei not Xiongnu . Beidi Bai Di Xian Yu Bu make Zhongshan state Types Beidi Bei Di Chang Di Chi Di Xionites Bai Di Xian Yu, Sun Yu, Seon Woo Xi Rong Xionites Donghu people Dingling Gao Cha, Go Ke Tie Le, Die Lei, Chul Ruk Wuhuan Wu Huan , Oh Hwan See also Xianbei Xian Bei Zhongshan state Wuhuan Wu Huan china stub Category Eurasian nomads Category Pre Islamic history of Afghanistan Category History of the Turkic people Category History of Uzbekistan Category Huns ... more details
Bai Di may refer to Baidicheng , Baak Dai, Baek Ge , alternate name for an ancient temple complex on a hill on the northern shore of the Yangtze River in China Beidi , Baak Di, Baek Jek , alternate name for groups of people who lived to the north of what was then China during the Zhou Dynasty disambiguation ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2010 Chinese text File Tianxia zh hans.svg thumb right The Southern Man zh s t p N n M n were an ethnic tribal group in ancient China. According to the Sinocentrism sinocentric Mandate of Heaven All Under Heaven viewpoint, along with the Xirong , Dongyi and Beidi , the Southern Man formed one of the four barbarian peoples of ancient China References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Southern Man Ethnic Group Category Ethnic groups in Chinese history China hist stub nl Man volk ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2009 chinese w Chi Bo p Q b c z Qibo zh c p Q b w Chi Bo , was a mythological Chinese doctor, employed by Huangdi the Yellow Emperor as his minister. It is said that he was enlightened with the knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine by an ethereal being from the heavens. He was a doctor in shanggu shidai zh t s p sh ngg sh d i in legend . He lived in Beidi Place Beidi zh c p b id , now Qingyang . It is said that he had learned medicine from some celestial being like Guangchengzi , Chisongzi zh c p ch s ngz , Zhongnanzi zh c p zh ngn nz . He recognized medicinal herb in daylight, learned Tao of health maintenance and mastered Meridian Chinese medicine jingluo medicine. Zhongnanzi recommended Qibo to Huangdi, while Huangdi asked Tao to Guangchengzi in Kongtong Mountains . Qibo became the chancellor of Huangdi. He sampled medicinal herbs by the order of Huangdi. Huangdi Neijing is the a book comprising the dialogues regarding medicinal problems between Huangdi and Qibo. Category Traditional Chinese medicine Category Chinese mythology Asia myth stub china stub de Qi Bo zh ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Unsourced image removed Image goldentemplekit.jpg frame Front Entrance to the Golden Hall in the Wudangshan area of China The Golden Hall Jindian or Jinding , situated at the top of Tianzhu Peak Hubei Tianzhu Peak 1612m , is one of the most distinctive landmarks in Wudangshan . It was built in 1416 during the Ming Dynasty . According to local histories, the hall was forged in Beijing , then carried to Wudangshan. The Golden Hall is one part of the Supreme Harmony Temple Taihe Palace . Built entirely of gilded copper an incredible 20 tons of fine copper, and 300 kilograms of gold , the hall is one of the biggest gilded copper temples in China . The Golden Hall contains a bronze statue of Zhen Wu , another name for the Northern Emperor, Beidi Cantonese Pak Tai , a popular Daoist deity. Around the statue stand more gilded copper statues. Between them, the statues and hall represent the best in Ming copper work. Coord missing Hubei Category Buildings and structures in Hubei Category Taoist temples in China Category Ming Dynasty PRC struct stub ... more details
File GZ FS Prayers 3.jpg thumb 300px Foshan Ancestral Temple Foshan Ancestral Temple zh s is a Daoist temple in Foshan , Guangdong , China . It was first built in the Song dynasty during the reign of Emperor Zhezong of Song Emperor Zhezong , in the Yuanfeng Era 1078 1085 , but was ruined towards the end of the Yuan Dynasty . It was rebuilt in the 5th year of Hongwu Emperor Hongwu Era of the Ming Dynasty 1372 . The temple is dedicated to Xuan Wu god Beidi , the Northern God, who is said to have power over the waters of Guangdong. After the foundation of the People s Republic of China in 1949, the temple was converted into Foshan Municipal Museum and listed as one of the main cultural relics under the preservation by the Guangdong provincial government. ref http www.chinaetravel.com attraction att07d.html Foshan Ancestral Temple ref ref http www.china guide.de english a profile of china guangdong province foshan Ancestral Temple.html Foshan Ancestral Temple ref References reflist coord 23.035151 113.116307 display title Category Foshan Category Taoist temples in China nl Foshan vooroudertempel zh ... more details
The term Qiang appears in the Shi Jing in reference to Tang of Shang 1675 BC 1646 BC . ref Shi Jing , Sacrificial Odes of Shang , Yin Wu . ref They seem to have lived in a diagonal band from northern Shaanxi to northern Henan , somewhat to the south of the later Beidi . They were skilled in making oracle bones and had a close relation to Zhou. One of their groups was called the Many Horse Qiang . Edwin G. Pulleyblank connects them with the later Rong people . ref Chapter 14 of Keightley, The Origins of Chinese Civilization ,1983 ref Not until the rise of the state of Qin state Qin under Duke Mu was the Qiang expansion effectively halted. A Qiang leader, Yao Chang , founded the Later Qin kingdom 384 417 during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of Chinese history. See also Qiang people References references Category Ancient peoples of China ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2010 cleanup date June 2011 Other uses Quan , , , , is one of several East Asian surname s. Quan Chuan This section is linked from Quan Chinese surname Quan zh c wikt p Qu n , is a rare Chinese family name . The character is rendered as Jeon in Korean language Korean and is one of several hanja for the common Korean Jeon Korean name surname Jeon Chun . The name is spelled Chuan in Taiwan, based on the Wade Giles romanization system. See also Jeon Korean name origin from public office name of Zhou Dynasty from area name of Quan Town , Chuan De in china from name of Wan Quan , Man Jeon of Yuan Dynasty Historical Figures Empress Quan , an empress of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period Quan Cong , an officer of the Three Kingdoms that served under that of the Kingdom of Wu Quan Chyun Quan Chinese pinyin Qu n, Chyun , Chun is a Chinese language Chinese family name. Cantonese is Chyun , Mandarin is Quan. origin from public office name of Zhou Dynasty from surname Quan , Chyun at Three Kingdoms age from sons of Yeon Gaesomun , Yuan disambiguation Yuan Gai Su Wen of Goguryeo from Chi Di people alike Rong Di , Beidi Bai Di , Beidi Bei Di Xian Yu , Seon wu , Beidi Chang Di . Quan Kwon Quan zh t wikt s wikt p Qu n first t , is Chinese language Chinese , Korean language Korean family name. See also Kwon origin from fall of Quan state from Shang Dynasty from Xiong clan of Quan Country from Chu state Chu State BC 700 Guan Quan This section is linked from Quan Vietnamese surname Quan H n t wikt Chinese pinyin Gu n , Cantonese Kwan , Vietnamese Quan is a Chinese language Chinese and Vietnamese language Vietnamese surname. See also Kwan surname Origin from Dong Fu from Liaoning from Yin Xi , Yun Hi of Zhou Dynasty from Dong Guan Bi Wu in Jin Chinese state Jin State from Zhou Dynasty from Guan Yu , he no had surname or had Gao from Guaerjia clan of Jurchen p ... more details
chinese name Liu Chinese t s Liu Chen died 263 , Prince of Beidi , was the fifth son of Liu Shan , the second ruler of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of History of China Chinese history . Liu Chen opposed the plans of Qiao Zhou to surrender to the opposing force under general Deng Ai from the rival state of Cao Wei . Liu Chen attempted to convince his father to fight for the honor of Shu, so Liu Bei the founder of Shu could look upon him as a redeemed ruler of Shu. However, Liu Shan threw Liu Chen out of the court for this. He then went to Liu Bei s ancestral temple and killed his wife and children before committing suicide. Liu Chen s story is reenacted in a play of the Yueju opera . See also List of people of the Three Kingdoms References cite book last Low first C.C. title A General History of China, vol. 4 publisher Canfonian PTE Ltd. date 1994 location Singapore, Singapore pages 508 isbn 981 00 6288 5 People of Shu Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Liu, Chen ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 263 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Liu, Chen Category Shu Han imperial princes Category 263 deaths Category Year of birth unknown China royal stub ca Liu Chen ko ja sh Liu Chen th zh ... more details
Chinese t s chinese name Huangfu Huangfu Song died 195 , Chinese style name style name Yizhen , was a military general of the late Han Dynasty period of History of China Chinese history . He is best known for helping to suppress the Yellow Turban Rebellion and Liang Province Rebellion . He was one of three imperial commanders when the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, along with Zhu Jun Han Dynasty Zhu Jun and Lu Zhi Han Dynasty Lu Zhi . He was known to be a modest and generous person, he gave most of his credit in suppressing the rebellion to Zhu Jun and pleaded for Lu Zhi to be pardoned when the latter is wrongly accused for a crime he did not commit. Huangfu retired after the rebellion ended however after the death of Dong Zhuo , he was called back to the court and appointed Grand Commandant a post he assumed until his death. Appointments and titles held Administrator of Beidi General of the Household of the Left General on the Left Colonel of the City Gates Grand Commandant In fiction In Luo Guanzhong s historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms , Huangfu was involved in Wang Yun s plot in getting rid of Dong Zhuo, and led the imperial forces to capture Dong s family members and remnants in the capital. ref Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong Chapter 7 ref See also List of people of the Three Kingdoms References Reflist People of the end of Han Dynasty Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Huangfu, Song ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 195 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Huangfu, Song Category Han Dynasty generals Category 2nd century births Category 195 deaths China mil bio stub fr Huangfu Song ko it Huangfu Song ja sh Huangfu Song th vi Ho ng Ph Tung zh ... more details
Youzhou is a historical place name in northern China. From the reign of Emperor Wu of Han Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty in 106 BC to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period Five Dynasties period in the 10th century AD, Youzhou generally referred to the prefecture around modern day Beijing and parts of Hebei Province . The prefectural capital was for most of this period was the City of Ji . During the Sixteen Kingdoms period, however, when more than a dozen small kingdoms ruled northern China, several kingdoms named administrative divisions within their domain Youzhou. ref name autogenerated1 Chinese http www.chinabaike.com article 1 78 422 2007 20070513112065.html Chinabaike Accessed 2011 02 08 ref When Liu Yuan Han Zhao Liu Yuan ruled the kingdom of Former Zhao , the Youzhou of Former Zhao was based in Lishi in modern day Shanxi Province . ref name autogenerated1 When Liu Yao ruled the kingdom, the Youzhou of Later Zhao was moved to Beidi in present day Yao County of Shaanxi Province . ref name autogenerated1 The Youzhou of the Southern Yan was based in Liaocheng , Shandong Province and the Youzhou of the Xia was based in modern day Hanggin Banner of Inner Mongolia . ref name autogenerated1 At one time in the 4th century AD, there were four Youzhous in northern China, in Northern Yan , Southern Yan, Xia and Northern Wei . ref name autogenerated1 Of these, the Youzhou of the Northern Wei was the original and remained so into the Sui Dynasty Sui and Tang Dynasty Tang Dynasties. ref name autogenerated1 In 938, Youzhou was one of the Sixteen Prefectures ceded by the Later Jin Dynasty to the Khitans . Under Khitan control, Youzhou was renamed Nanjing, or the southern capital of the Liao Dynasty . From then on, the place name Youzhou disappeared from the map of China. References Reflist See also History of Beijing Yanjing coord missing China China hist stub PRC geo stub Category Former provinces of China ko ja zh ... more details
Mingshan District zh s t p M ngsh n Q is a District PRC District under the administration of Benxi City, Liaoning province, People s Republic of China . It has a total area of convert 410 sqkm , and a population of approximately 300,000 people as of 2002. Administrative Divisions ref http www.xzqh.org html list 75.html ref There are 7 Subdistrict China subdistricts and 2 Town China towns in the district. Subdistricts Jinshan Subdistrict, Benxi Jinshan Subdistrict , Dongxing Subdistrict, Benxi Dongxing Subdistrict , Xinming Subdistrict, Benxi Xinming Subdistrict , Gaoyu Subdistrict , Mingshan Subdistrict, Benxi Mingshan Subdistrict , Niuxintai Subdistrict , Beidi Subdistrict Towns Wolong, Benxi Wolong , Gaotaizi References reflist External links http www.mingshan.gov.cn Mingshan District Government website Chinese coord 41 18 30 N 123 49 03 E region CN 21 type adm2nd source kolossus dewiki display title county level divisions of Liaoning Category County level divisions of Liaoning liaoning geo stub de Mingshan Benxi fr District de Mingshan ko ja no Mingshan Benxi ru vi Minh S n zh ... more details
X r ng together with the eastern Dongyi D ng Y , northern Beidi B id and southern Nanman ... among the cities of the North China Plain. It seems that the Beidi were pressing the Rong ... BCE Beidi drive the Rong out of Taiyuan . 650 BCE Beirong attacked by the States of Qi and Xu state ... more details
for the warship ROCS Tian Dan FFG 1110 Expand Chinese date November 2010 Chinese text Ti n D n zh s c , from Linzi , was a general during ancient China s Warring States Period and member of the royal house of Qi Shandong who was known for a spectacular military tactic called Fire Cattle Columns . ref Cite web url http military.china.com zh cn history2 06 11027560 20050415 12245022.html title Characters of the Warring States Period Tian Dan language Chinese publisher MilitaryChina.com date 2005 accessdate November 6, 2010 ref After the kingdom was nearly destroyed under King Min of Qi in 284 BC, he helped regain its territory and restored the king s son. He later fought the Beidi nomads, either in the far north or some pocket of these people living in or between the Chinese states. Yan and Qi Conflicts In 314 BC , Zizhi, the Chancellor of Yan state Yan Kingdom , rebelled against his king and brought the country into months of inner fighting. King Xuan of Qi desired to take advantage of Yan s weakened defenses and launch a military attack on Ji near modern Beijing , the capital of Yan. However, the attack was unsuccessful. In 286 BC , King Min of Qi attacked the state of Song state Song and destroyed it, annexing its land into Qi territory. Although successful, the attack incited hostility against Qi from the remaining six kingdoms. The following year, General Meng Wu of Qin state Qin led an attack on Qi that captured nine cities. By 284 BC, King Min was resented by most Qi citizens and had drawn the ire of the powerful Qin kingdom, which led a semi coalition army to attack Qi. The Qi army suffered heavy losses and lost many portions of its territory. References Reflist Category Zhou Dynasty people China hist stub ca Tian Dan ja vi i n an zh ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 ChineseText File Tianxia en zh hans.svg thumb The Siyi four barbarian foreign tribes on the Chinese borders Dongyi in the east, Nanman in the south, Xirong tribe Xirong in the west, and Beidi in the north. Nanman Zh t wikt s wikt p N nm n w Nan man l southern barbarians were Indigenous peoples aboriginal tribes who lived in Southwest China southwestern China . They may have been related to the Sanmiao , dated to around the 3rd century BC. The Nanman were multiple ethnic groups including the Hmong people Miao , the Vietnamese people Kinh , the Thai people Thai , and some Tibeto Burman groups such as the Bai people Bai . There was never a single polity that united these people. During the Three Kingdoms period, the Nanman alliance fought against the Chinese incursion under the leadership of Meng Huo . After being captured and released no fewer than seven times, he finally submitted to Zhuge Liang . During the Tang Dynasty , the Miao people Miao Hmong ceased as a major non Chinese group except in the province of Yunnan where they were ruled by the six Zhao . The southernmost, known as Mengshezhao or Kingdom of Nanzhao Nanzhao , united all six Zhaos and founded the first independent Nanman state during the early 8th century. The Kingdom of Dali royalties were thought to be the Bai people. Nanzhao regularly paid tributes through the head of military district Jiannan Jiedushi . When the Tang Dynasty gradually declined, Nanman gained more independence, but was assimilated by later dynasties. However, some of Nanzhao s cultural influence was Tai ethnic groups in Southeast Asia carried south due to its location. See also Sinocentrism Huawaizhidi Nanban trade Tai peoples Zhuang people Tai ethnic groups in China Baiyue Category Ethnic groups in China fr Nanman ko id Nanman ja no Nanman ru uk vi Nam Man zh ... more details
Infobox road name Middle Ring Road translation country CHN province Shanghai marker image photo Xiangyin Road.jpg photo notes The Middle Ring Road in Yangpu District . map orbital Shanghai partially complete length mi length km 59.25 length round length ref ref name baike http baike.baidu.com view 2630822.htm zh icon ref length notes Length so far sections incomplete. established junction Counterclockwise from Jungong Road Tunnel br Xiangyin Road and Jungong Road, to Xiangyin Road Tunnel br Yixian Elevated Road at the Dabaishu Interchange, to Inner Ring Road Shanghai Inner Ring Road br South North Elevated Road at the Middle Ring Gonghexin Road Interchange br S5 Hujia Expressway Shanghai S5 Hujia Expressway br File China Expwy G2 sign with name.png 20px G2 Beijing Shanghai Expressway and Wuning Road br Beidi Elevated Road br Humin Elevated Road br Jiyang Road, to Lupu Bridge br South Yanggao Road br Huaxia Elevated Road , Shenjiang Road Middle Ring Road zh c p Zh nghu n L is a partially completed ring road in the city of Shanghai , People s Republic of China China . It is the second in a series of four ring expressways around the city of Shanghai. Construction began in April 2003 on the first section of the Middle Ring Road in Yangpu District ref name baike http baike.baidu.com view 2630822.htm zh icon ref . The Middle Ring Road is now complete on the Puxi side, and crosses the Huangpu River twice, using the Jungong Road Tunnel and the Shangzhong Road Tunnel . On the Pudong side, the southern section from the Shangzhong Road Tunnel to Shenjiang Road opened on 25 December 2009 ref name eastday http why.eastday.com q 20091225 u1a673476.html 10 zh icon ref . The only section which is incomplete is the eastern section in Pudong , from Shenjiang Road and Middle Huaxia Road to the Jinqiao Road and the Jungong Road Tunnel. References reflist Category Road transport in Shanghai zh ... more details
Politics of Nauru There are 14 district s in the Republic of Nauru . Each one consists of a number of traditional List of cities in Nauru villages , many of which are uninhabited or destroyed nowadays. Image Nauru districts fr.svg none 300px Map of Nauru class wikitable sortable class hintergrundfarbe6 Nr. District Old Name Area br Hectare ha Population br 2005 No. of br villages align right 1 Aiwo District Aiwo Aiue align right 100 align right 1,092 align right 8 align right 2 Anabar District Anabar Anabar align right 143 align right 502 align right 15 align right 3 Anetan District Anetan A eta align right 100 align right 516 align right 12 align right 4 Anibare District Anibare Anybody align right 314 align right 160 align right 17 align right 5 Baiti District Baiti Beidi align right 123 align right 572 align right 15 align right 6 Boe District Boe Boi align right 66 align right 795 align right 4 align right 7 Buada District Buada Buada align right 266 align right 716 align right 14 align right 8 Denigomodu District Denigomodu Denikomotu align right 118 align right 2,827 align right 17 align right 9 Ewa District Ewa Eoa align right 117 align right 318 align right 12 align right 10 Ijuw District Ijuw Ijub align right 112 align right 303 align right 13 align right 11 Meneng District Meneng Mene align right 288 align right 1,830 align right 18 align right 12 Nibok District Nibok Ennibeck align right 136 align right 432 align right 11 align right 13 Uaboe District Uaboe Ueboi align right 97 align right 335 align right 6 align right 14 Yaren District Yaren Moqua align right 150 align right 820 align right 7 style background CCC class sortbottom Nauru Naoero align right 2,130 align right 11,218 align right 169 See also List of cities in Nauru ISO 3166 2 NR Districts of Nauru Oceania topic List of cities in Nauru topics Articles on first level administrative divisions of Oceanian countries List of cities redirects here Category Districts of Nauru Category Subdivi ... more details
Empress Duan Jifei was an empress of the History of China Chinese Xianbei state Southern Yan . Her husband was the founding emperor Murong De Emperor Xianwu . Her name is actually lost to history, but her courtesy name Jifei was recorded and used by historians. Her father was Duan Yi . Duan Jifei s older sister Empress Duan Yuanfei Duan Yuanfei was the empress of Murong De s older brother, Murong Chui , the founding emperor of Later Yan . She married Murong De in or slightly before 388, when he was the Prince of Fanyang. They did not have any sons. In 398, Murong De, displeased at how Murong Chui s son and successor Murong Bao had, through incompetence, lost most of the Later Yan territory, declared himself the Prince of Yan and established the separate Southern Yan state. In 400, he declared himself emperor and created Duan Jifei empress. After Murong De died in 405 and was succeeded by his nephew Murong Chao , she became empress dowager , but in 406 became embroiled in a plot with Murong Zhong the Prince of Beidi and the generals Murong Fa and Duan Hong to overthrow Murong Chao, but after one of the coconspirators, Feng Song was arrested, she became fearful and revealed the entire plot to Murong Chao, who then defeated the coup attempt. The 406 plot was the last reference to Empress Dowager Duan in history. In 408, after Murong Chao ransomed his mother Empress Dowager Duan Murong Chao Lady Duan back from Later Qin , he honored his mother as empress dowager, implying that Empress Dowager Duan Jifei might not be still alive at that point, or was deprived of her empress dowager title. There was a reference in the Zizhi Tongjian that stated, Empress Dowager Duan of Yan s title was removed, and she went to reside in a different palace ref Zizhi Tongjian , zh s 114 vol. 114 . ref the modern Chinese historian Bo Yang opined that referred to Later Yan s Empress Dowager Duan Zhaowen Empress Dowager Duan . ref Bo Yang Edition of the Zizhi Tongjian ... more details
Refimprove date April 2009 Infobox royalty name Ying Ze br full name Ancestral name Ying br Given name Ze posthumous name King Zhaoxiang of Qin reign 306 BC 251 BC predecessor King Wu of Qin King Wu successor King Xiaowen regent zh Wei Ran birth date 325 BC death date 251 BC aged 75 76 father King Huiwen of Qin mother zh Queen Dowager Xuan spouse zh Queen Yeyang br zh Queen Dowager Tang issue zh Crown Prince Dao br King Xiaowen of Qin King Zhaoxiang of Qin or King Zhao of Qin or 324&ndash 251 BC was the son of Huiwen of Qin King Huiwen and younger brother of King Wu of Qin King Wu . After the death of Wu in 306 BC, Zhao contended for the crown of Qin with his younger brother. With the support of King Wuling of Zhao , Zhao finally ascended the throne. During King Zhao s reign, the famous Qin general Bai Qi captured the 400 year old Chu capital of Ying in 278 BC. In 260 BC, King Zhao won the vital Battle of Changping against the State of Zhao when General Bai Qi encircled the Zhao army and forced its surrender. He decided to massacre all 400,000 of the Zhao survivors. Under King Zhao, Qin captured territory of the Yiqu semipastoral people, acquiring the later commanderies of Longxi , Beidi , and Shang , and build long walls for protection against the Wu Hu Hu , northwestern nomadic people. ref Nicola Di Cosmo, The Northern Frontier in Pre Imperial China The Cambridge History of Ancient China , p. 961 ref See also Battle of Changping References reflist s start s hou Qin state House of Ying 324 BC 250 BC name King Zhaoxiang of Qin s reg s bef before Wu of Qin King Wu s ttl title Qin state King of Qin years 306 BC &ndash 250 BC s aft after Xiaowen of Qin King Xiaowen end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Zhaoxiang ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION king of Qin DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Zhaoxiang Category 324 BC births Zhaoxiang, Qin Category 250 BC deat ... more details
Infobox family name name Bai image imagesize caption pronunciation meaning White region China origin related names footnotes Bai Wiktionary is a common Standard Mandarin Mandarin Chinese surname , mostly found in the Mongolia region. With its variants, Bai was ranked 79th within the list of common Chinese surnames in 2006, up from 70th in 1990. Another surname, Wiktionary , is written with a character normally also pronounced as Bai , but as a surname is properly pronounced Bo , according to the ancient reading of the character. origin from Bai Fu in the Legend period BC 2500 from Baili Xi Bai Li Xi of Yu state , later moved to Qin state , at BC 600 from Sheng of the Chu state royal by area name Bai from Bai people by people title from Mongol people from Bai Gui of Beidi Bai Di people in Zhongshan state from Hui people from citizen of Baekje , Baekcan or Mahan by nation title see also Baek Alternate spellings Standard Mandarin Mandarin B i Standard Cantonese Cantonese Baak6, Pak Min Nan Hokkien dialect Hokkien Fujian Teochew dialect Teochew Pe h, Pe k, Peh Vietnamese language Vietnamese B ch Korean language Korean Bae , Baek , , , Pae Japanese language Japanese Haku, Hyaku, Byaku List of persons with the surname formatted as per MOS APO Alfredo Bai 1913 1980 , Italian sculptor Bai Chongxi 1893 1966 , Chinese Muslim general of the Republic of China Pai Tzu li , Chinese Muslim General of the Republic of China Bai Jie born 1972 , Chinese female footballer Bai Juyi 772 846 , Tang Dynasty poet Bai Qi died 257 BC , Qin general of the Warring States Period Bai Renfu 1226 1306 , Yuan Dynasty playwright Lou Pai born 1946 , Chinese American businessman and former Enron executive Marcus Bai , Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer Bai Shouyi 1909 2000 , Chinese Muslim historian Pai Hsien yung born 1937 , Chinese Muslim writer Pai Kun Hong born 1970 , Taiwanese baseball player Pai Hsiao yen 1980 1997 , Taiwanese teenage idol and vi ... more details
Refimprove date October 2010 Chinese text Zhongshan zh t s p Zh ngsh n Gu l Central mountain State , ca 6th c. BCE 414 BCE&ndash ca 296 BCE was a Di ethnic group Di State Ancient China state created by the nomadic Xianyu tribe ref name Cambridge cite book last Di Cosmo first Nicola authorlink coauthors Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy title The Cambridge History of Ancient China From the Origins of Civilization to 221 BC. publisher Cambridge University Press date 1999 2007 location Cambridge, U.K. pages 949 url http books.google.com books?id cHA7Ey0 pbEC&dq cambridge history of ancient china&printsec frontcover v onepage&q &f false ref in China during the later Zhou Dynasty , in the Chinese written sources it is referred to as a state of the Bai Di . ref Cambridge History of Ancient China, page 949 ref . It was located about 80 miles southwest of Beijing , on the plain just east of the Shanxi plateau near the modern city of Baoding in Hebei . Origins and location The state was founded in the sixth century BC or 414 BC ref Joseph P Yap, Wars with the Xiongnu A Translation from Zizhi Tongjian , 2009, page 13 ref by descendants of the Bai Di, literally White Beidi Di who had been driven from Shaanxi into Hebei, where with assistance from the Wei state State of Wei they founded their first city. ref name EWP Cite book last1 Ebrey first1 Patricia last2 Walthall first2 Ann last3 Palais first3 James title East Asia A Cultural, Social, and Political History publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt year 2009 isbn 978 0 547 00534 8 page 22 ref By around 300 BC Zhongshan s capital was at either Pingshan District Pingshan or Lingshou County Lingshou , both about 75 miles southwest of Baoding and 25 miles northwest of Shijiazhuang . It was surrounded by the Zhao state State of Zhao on the west and the Yan state State of Yan to the east. By around 400 BC it had adopted much of Chinese culture, but it was not considered Huaxia fully Chinese . It had fortified ci ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 cellpadding 3px cellspacing 0px bgcolor f7f8ff style float right border 2px solid margin 5px colspan 2 align center style border top 1px solid INSERT IMAGE HERE align center style background ccf border bottom 2px solid colspan 2 Jibe Wang align right style border top 1px solid Chinese name Family name style border top 1px solid Murong , m r ng align right style border top 1px solid Chinese name Given name style border top 1px solid Hong , h ng align center style border top 1px solid Posthumous name style border top 1px solid None Murong Hong died 384 was the founder of the History of China Chinese Xianbei state Western Yan . He was a son of the Former Yan emperor Murong Jun and a younger brother of Former Yan emperor Murong Wei . It is not known when Murong Hong was born. In 359, he was created the Prince of Jibei. After Former Yan was destroyed by Former Qin in 370, he and his brothers were made local officials throughout the Former Qin realm. By 384, he was the secretary general to the commandery governor of Beidi , roughly modern Tongchuan , Shaanxi . Early that year, he heard that his uncle Murong Chui had rebelled against Former Qin rule in light of the Former Qin emperor Fu Ji n s defeat at the Battle of Fei River in 383. He fled from his post and gathered several thousand Xianbei soldiers and, after defeating the Former Qin general Qiang Yong , claimed for himself the titles of supreme commander and governor of Yong Province , modern central and northern Shaanxi , but did not claim a more honored regal title than the one he had under Former Yan Prince of Jibei. Murong Hong, upon hearing that Fu Ji n s brother Fu Rui was arriving with Former Qin forces to attack him, wanted to flee east back to the Yan homeland with his Xianbei soldiers. Fu Rui, instead, rejecting his assistant Yao Chang s suggestion that Murong Hong be allowed to withdraw, cut off Murong Hong s escape route and attacked him and Murong Hong ... more details
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