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• The Ancient Bell Museum
  ...giant bell) Temple) was originally named [[Juesheng Temple]] and was where emperors presided over rituals praying for rain. The local people preferred to call
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• China
  ...story has also given rise to the term "descendants of the Yellow and Fiery emperors" that Chinese often use to refer to themselves.
  9 KB (1,450 words) - 01:32, 28 February 2011
• Mid-autumn Festival
  The festival has a long history. In ancient China, emperors followed the rite of offering sacrifices to the sun in spring and to the mo
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• Chang'an
  ...al Palace and the Principal Palace. This included several main halls where emperors lived, conducted state affairs and received officials. The principal throne ...so held. North of Han­yuan Hall were the Xuanzheng and Zichen halls, where emperors con­ducted state affairs. And there were 30 other buildings including the
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• Chinese Calligraphy
  ...adoption and extensive studies of calligraphy copies. All the Ming Dynasty emperors loved calligraphy and encouraged the practice of this art. Zhu Di (1360-142 ...820) and Daoguang (1820-50); and the late stage, which spans the reigns of Emperors Xianfeng (1850-61), Tongzhi (1861-74), Guangxu (1874-1908) and Xuantong (19
  17 KB (2,608 words) - 06:27, 19 March 2012
• Mount Kongtong
  ...he Yellow Emperor ascended into heaven and became one of the Five Heavenly Emperors after attaining Dao. He occupied the central position, taking charge of eve
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• Buddhist Festivals
  ...rs: the Primary Altar, manned by 24 monks who recite the Confession of the Emperors of the Liang; the Sutra-recitation Altar, where seven monks read aloud all ...Thousand-Buddha Confession, Ten-Thousand-Buddha Confession, Confessions of Emperors of the Liang Dynasty, The Confession of Great Mercy, and the Water Confessi
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• Esoteric Sect in Han Buddhism
  ...bet became part of China during the [[Yuan]] (1271-1368) Dynasty, the Yuan emperors all became pious followers of this sect. Tantrism, however, was placed unde
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• Han Buddhism
  ...inning in the order of this emperor. After toppling the Liang Dynasty, the emperors of the Chen Dynasty continued to follow Buddhism and carried on with the de ...ith the lone exception of Emperor Wuzong of the Tang, all the Sui and Tang emperors were worshipers or supporters of Buddhism.
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• Huayan Sect in Han Buddhism
  ...nasty, Fazang personally bestowed the Bodhisattva Commandments on two Tang emperors, Zhongzong (r. 705-709) and Ruizong (r. 710-712). For this he was decorated
  7 KB (1,087 words) - 00:59, 27 May 2010
• Daur ethnic group
  ...where they were constantly conscripted to serve in the armies of the Qing emperors and in garrisons all over the [[Chinese empire]]. The Daurs helped to repel
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• The History of Chinese Imperial Food
  ...ainly to the emperors, their wives and concubines, and the royal families. Emperors used their power to collect the best delicacies and called upon the best co Food preparation is impossible without cooks, so emperors in ancient times cherished excellent cooks. The Historical Records by [[Sim
  28 KB (4,661 words) - 02:03, 3 September 2009
• Peking Opera
  ...ical events, reflecting life in each dynasty, with characters ranging from emperors, generals and ministers to the common people. Characters from different dyn ...Qing Dynasty for various reasons, including the fondness of that dynasty's emperors of watching plays. As Peking opera emerged, theaters developed even more qu
  18 KB (2,841 words) - 05:19, 24 October 2012
• Tongli
  ...Hui" is convened locally each year to commemorate Zhu Youjian, one of the emperors in the late years of Ming Dynasty. Participants tend to be older women, who
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• Beihai Park
  Consequently, many emperors in the feudal age of China constantly sought those mountains. For example,
  9 KB (1,529 words) - 08:45, 30 August 2013
• Mount Huashan
  ...uayue Temple, is located 2.7 km east of Huayin County and is where ancient emperors used to offer sacrifices to Mount Huashan. It was built during Wudi’s rei
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• Ceramic in China
  ...t and quiet elegance of which won the hearts of many. During the reigns of emperors Yongle and Xuande, thin-body and bright-colored blue and white porcelains w
  11 KB (1,801 words) - 19:37, 21 July 2011
• Yao ethnic group
  ...est revolt lasted for a century from 1371. The frightened Ming (1368-1644) emperors had to send three huge armies to conquer the rebels.
  15 KB (2,500 words) - 01:16, 8 July 2011
• Chinese Tea Art
  ...there were many participants in large tea parties and imperial tea feasts. Emperors Kangxi and Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty had held top-grade tea feasts in th
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• Chinese ancient pagodas
  ...als, big landlords, powerful merchants as well as dukes, princes, and even emperors offered their palaces and houses as Buddhist temples to show their respect ...rground palace was similar to the underground palaces of the mausoleums of emperors and kings in ancient China, but it was usually much smaller and contained f
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