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• CIIC:Today's featured article/November 15, 2009
  ...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
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• Northern Song Tombs in Gongyi
  ...re as captives of the invading [[Jin]] armies. In addition to tombs to the emperors, there are also tombs for the empresses, crown princes, other princes and p ...“upper palace” and “lower place,” in addition to a palace where the living emperors stayed when coming to pay homage to their ancestors.
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/December14, 2013
  ...orically, '''the Yonghegong Lama Temple''' ('''雍和宫''') was a residence for Emperors Yongzheng and Qianlong of the [[Qing Dynasty]].  ([[Yonghegong Lama Te
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/November 16, 2014
  ...orically, '''the Yonghegong Lama Temple''' ('''雍和宫''') was a residence for Emperors Yongzheng and Qianlong of the [[Qing Dynasty]].  ([[Yonghegong Lama Te
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/November 30, 2016
  ...[[Zhou Dynasty]] over 1,000 years before the Christian era. A total of 72 emperors were recorded as visiting it. Men of letters also came to acquire inspirati
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/December3, 2011
  Historically, '''the Yonghegong Lama Temple''' was a residence for Emperors Yongzheng and Qianlong of the [[Qing Dynasty]]. [[Yonghegong Lama Temple|(M
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• Mountain Resort at Chengde
  ...] in northeastern [[Hebei]] is the site of the mountain resort of the Qing emperors. ...d as the second political center of the Qing imperial court and early Qing emperors often spent their summers. The Mountain Resort together with the palaces ha
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• Hongwu Emperor
  Category:[[Ming Dynasty emperors]]
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• Xuande Emperor
  [[Category:Ming Dynasty emperors]]
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• Yongling Mausoleum
  ...Qing Dynasty]] had 12 emperors, of whom 10 ruled from [[Beijing]]. All the emperors had their own massive tombs built in Zunhua and Yixian of [[Hebei Province]
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/October 5, 2018
  ...e for the imperial family. The palace was continuously expanded under five emperors' supervision in [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644 - 1911), and its expansion continued
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/July 10, 2017
  ...e for the imperial family. The palace was continuously expanded under five emperors' supervision in [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644 - 1911), and its expansion continued
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/May 26, 2018
  ...e for the imperial family. The palace was continuously expanded under five emperors' supervision in [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644 - 1911), and its expansion continued
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/March 19, 2009
  Acknowledged as a success among the [[Qing]] emperors, '''Emperor Kangxi''' (1654-1722) ascended the throne at age 7, and exercis
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• Kublai Khan
  [[Category:emperors]][[category:history of Yuan Dynasty]]
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/December 31, 2015
  ...en, is a complex of Taoist buildings situated in southeastern Beijing. The Emperors of the [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties visited the complex annually when th
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/January 2, 2015
  ...en, is a complex of Taoist buildings situated in southeastern Beijing. The Emperors of the [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties visited the complex annually when th
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/September 30, 2018
  ...636 by his son Abahai (Huangtaiji). Nurhachi and Abahai were both founding emperors of the [[Qing Dynasty]]. ([[Shenyang Imperial Palace|More...]])
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/September 19, 2015
  ...636 by his son Abahai (Huangtaiji). Nurhachi and Abahai were both founding emperors of the [[Qing Dynasty]]. ([[Shenyang Imperial Palace|More...]])
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• Mount Taishan
  ...[[Zhou Dynasty]] over 1,000 years before the Christian era. A total of 72 emperors were recorded as visiting it. Men of letters also came to acquire inspirati
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/April 17, 2018
  ...five ancient altars in [[Beijing]]. Built in 1530, it was the place where emperors in Ming and Qing times offered sacrifices to the "God of Land". Covering a
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• Maoling Mausoleum
  ...he [[Han Dynasty]] (206 BC-AD 220), the largest of the all [[Western Han]] emperors' mausoleums. It took 53 years to build, and is 46.5 m high Around the mauso
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• Mount Tai
  ...Dynasty]] (221-206 BC) to the [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644-1911), more than ten emperors went to Mount Tai to personally make sacrifices to Heaven. At the same time
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/March 13, 2009
  ...rule from [[Beijing]] in 1644, the Manchu dynasty lasted 268 years with 10 emperors. Its early rulers were open-minded and accomplished in political, economic
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• Temple of Earth
  ...five ancient altars in [[Beijing]]. Built in 1530, it was the place where emperors in Ming and Qing times offered sacrifices to the "God of Land". Covering a
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/October 3, 2009
  ...egorian calendar]]. 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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• CIIC:Today's featured article/May 11, 2017
  ...oved by [[Emperor Zhu Di]] (1360-1424), due to lack of content. One of the emperors of the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644) then ordered more scholars to write the
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• Tianqiao Market
  ...t place. There used to be a stone bridge here over which the Ming and Qing emperors used to pass on their way to sacrifice at the nearby [[Temple of Heaven]],
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/December 6, 2014
  Historically, the '''Yonghegong Lama Temple''' was a residence for [[Emperors Yongzheng]] and [[Qianlong]] of the [[Qing Dynasty]]. It was built in the 3
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/December 1, 2018
  Historically, the '''Yonghegong Lama Temple''' was a residence for [[Emperors Yongzheng]] and [[Qianlong]] of the [[Qing Dynasty]]. It was built in the 3
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• Qinglongdong
  ...44), the present structures were repaired during the reign periods of Qing emperors [[Guangxu]] and [[Xuantong]], and they mainly include the Linggong Hall, Go
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• Confucius Temple in Qufu
  ...three tiers of roofs, known as Kuiwenge, in which many books given by past emperors are kept. In the seventh courtyard lies the Apricot Pavilion, which is said
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• Guangxu
  ...was launched from top to bottom. Since the [[Opium War]], within the Qing emperors, only Guangxu recognized the inadequateness of traditional politics and cul [[Category:emperors]][[Category:Qing Dynasty]][[Category:history]]
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• Shenyang Imperial Palace
  ...636 by his son Abahai (Huangtaiji). Nurhachi and Abahai were both founding emperors of the [[Qing Dynasty]]. ...ilion, stand to its east and west. They formerly served as the place where emperors and leaders from the eight banners (Ba Qi) settled national affairs. This a
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• Han Dynasty
  ...prosperous multi-national state in Asia at that time. Philosophically, the emperors of the Han Dynasty advocated the“Mandate of Heaven” to consolidate thei
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• Yuanmingyuan
  ...e for the imperial family. The palace was continuously expanded under five emperors' supervision in [[Qing Dynasty]] (1644 - 1911), and its expansion continued
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• Laolongtou
  ...ded in the 7 th year of [[Kangxi reign]] in the [[Qing dynasty]] (1668). [[Emperors Kangxi]] and [[Qianlong]] of the Qing Dynasty would stop here for a visit o
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• Huayan Temple
  ...-1234) dynasties. It was built in 1062 to house stone or bronze statues of emperors. The temple was partly destroyed in the war at the end of the Liao Dynasty,
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• Beijing Dabaotai Xi Han Dynasty Tomb Museum
  ...site, unearthed culture relics and Exhibition of China Mausoleums for the Emperors in different Dynasties. Moreover, it further includes the participating pro ...the Heaven", namely, the highest level funeral specific system used by the emperors of the Western Han Dynasty. It is called as "Xin Palace, Bian House and Hua
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• Song Dynasty
  ...the reunification of China's territory. With a history of 300 years and 18 emperors, the dynasty spanned two periods: the Northern Song from 960 to 1126, basin
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• Songfeng Mountain
  It is recorded in historical materials that the emperors in early Jin Dynasty highly respected and advocated Taoism. Taoism activiti
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• Western Han Dynasty
  ...prosperous multi-national state in Asia at that time. Philosophically, the emperors of the Han Dynasty advocated the "Mandate of Heaven" to consolidate their r
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• Mount Wuyi
  ...ural history. The site of the Wuyi Palace built in the seventh century for emperors to conduct sacrificial activities remains today. It had been an important c
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• CIIC:Today's featured article/September 13, 2019
  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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• CIIC:Today's featured article/September 15, 2016
  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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• CIIC:Today's featured article/September 24, 2018
  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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• Qing Dynasty
  ...rule from [[Beijing]] in 1644, the Manchu dynasty lasted 268 years with 10 emperors. Its early rulers were open-minded and accomplished in political, economic
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• Yuan Dynasty
  ...After it was established by Kublai Khan, the Yuan Dynasty went through 11 emperors, until eventually expelled by Ming forces to the Mongolian Plateau in 1368.
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• Tang Dynasty
  ...was finally overthrown by the Later Liang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty had 20 emperors and lasted 290 years.
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• Emperor Kangxi
  Acknowledged as a success among the [[Qing]] emperors, '''Emperor Kangxi''' (1654-1722) ascended the throne at age 7, and exercis
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• Biyun Temple
  ...he back of temple. This temple became a popular spot for excursions by the emperors in Qing times. Unlike other temples in the city, it has a vast area and was
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• Temple of Heaven
  ...en, is a complex of Taoist buildings situated in southeastern Beijing. The Emperors of the [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasties visited the complex annually when th
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• Wu Zetian
  ...Emperor Gaozong, she chose, one after another, two inept princes as puppet emperors in order to control power. In 690, she mounted the throne and changed the d
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• Dinghui Si
  ...a place with a picture-like landscape and a pleasant climate. Whenever the emperors Kangxi and Qianlong sailed down the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal on south C
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• Tibet Museum
  ...government; the gold seals and gold portfolio of authority bestowed by the emperors on the Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama; and the golden urn for drawing lots to
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• Northern Song Dynasty
  ...the reunification of China's territory. With a history of 300 years and 18 emperors, the dynasty spanned two periods: the '''Northern Song''' from 960 to 1126,
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• Yonghegong Lama Temple
  ...mple]]Historically, the '''Yonghegong Lama Temple''' was a residence for [[Emperors Yongzheng]] and [[Qianlong]] of the [[Qing Dynasty]]. It was built in the 3
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• Fangshan Cuisine
  ...after sight – seeing in the park. The food made in the Qing Palace for the emperors was called imperial food, so a restaurant operating outside the palace maki ...g) or Haidian Rice. Because of its low yield and excellent taste, only the emperors could eat it. Top quality rice tributes from other parts of the country wer
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• Xingshu
  ...egular style. This style was created by [[Liu Desheng]] in the reigns of [[Emperors Huan]] and Ling of the [[Han Dynasty]] (206BC-220AD). At the very beginning
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• Yongle Encyclopedia
  ...oved by [[Emperor Zhu Di]] (1360-1424), due to lack of content. One of the emperors of the [[Ming Dynasty]] (1368-1644) then ordered more scholars to write the
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• Museum of Beijing Stone Inscription Art
  ...tone inscription area, there are two huge carved tables that were made for emperors [[Qianlong]] and [[Shunzhi]] of the [[Qing Dynasty]].
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• The Chronological Table of Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties
  ...he chronological table also gave a specific time frame of the reigns of 10 emperors in the [[Western Zhou Dynasty]].
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• Qing time-travel TV dramas
  ...opular mainly because of the number of rich historical characters, such as emperors, princes and princesses, to interact with or develop romantic relationships
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• Yunju Temple
  Buddhism was abolished twice by the emperors of the Northern Wei and Northern Zhou dynasties in 446 and 574, and a monk
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• Tong Ren Tang
  Having served eight emperors throughout the [[Qing Dynasty]] for 188 years, the TCM store is now transfo
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• Forbidden City
  Owing its origins to the 24 [[Ming]] and [[Qing]] dynasty emperors who worked and lived here, few of the original buildings remain. The last e
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• The Ming Tombs
  ...ate and invaluable jade, gold and silver articles, crowns and costumes for emperors and empresses account for 130 pieces.
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• Tashilhunpo Monastery
  ...album, golden seal, imperial mandate and other documents bestowed by Qing emperors on the Panchen Lamas, in addition to many wall paintings of Sakyamuni and T
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• Puyi
  [[Category:history]][[Category:emperors]]
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• Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
  ...mbs began in 1661. There are altogether 14 tombs containing the remains of emperors, empresses, consorts, and princesses. They include the Xiao Tomb of the fir ...f Beijing. This site is smaller than that of the Dong Tombs and with fewer emperors and empresses buried. Construction of the Xi Tombs began in 1730. The buria
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• Dongzhi-Winter Solstice Festival
  ...Winter Solstice was a day to offer scarifies to the Heaven and ancestors. Emperors went to the suburbs to worship the Heaven, while common people offered sacr
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• Winter Solstice Festival
  ...the Winter Solstice was a day to offer scarifies to Heaven and ancestors. Emperors would go to suburbs to worship the Heaven; while common people offered sacr
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• Palace Museum
  Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties from 1420 to 1911 held court and lived withi ...tes to arrive at the [[Palace of Heavenly Purity]] ([[Qianqinggong]]), the emperors' living quarters. These seven gates, starting from the very southern gate o
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• Mount Songshan
  ...ng” by Empress Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Unlike the ancient emperors, who always conferred titles on Mount Taishan, Empress Wu Zetian visited Mo At the southern foot of Mount Songshan, there are several palaces where emperors could live during temporary stays there. They include Huanggai (Yellow Cano
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• The Palace Museum
  Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties from 1420 to 1911 held court and lived withi ...n gates to arrive at the [[Palace of Heavenly Purity]] (Qianqinggong), the emperors' living quarters. These seven gates, starting from the very southern gate o
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• Yongle Gong
  ...orful and varied in their postures, such as the well-rounded and dignified emperors and goddesses, the strong, bold and powerful warriors, the gentle, cultivat
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• Wofo Temple
  ...st and west walls are cases of embroidered cloth shoes offered by the Qing emperors to the bare-footed Buddha.
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• Three Kingdoms
  ...for only 37 years. The 289-year-old Tang Dynasty, 618-907, was ruled by 20 emperors and 1 empress belonging to 14 generations. The Western and Eastern Jin dyna
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• Chen Shaohua
  ...our open claws, derives from the pattern on "dragon robes" worn by Chinese emperors in the [[Qing Dynasty]]. The fierce look on the face of Chen’s dragon is
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• Hutong
  During [[China]]'s dynastic heyday, the emperors planned the city and arranged the residential areas according to the etique
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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.
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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,
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• 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
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• 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.
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• 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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