The miaodao (苗刀) is a Chinese two-handed dao or saber, with a narrow blade, long hilt, and an overall length of 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) or longer. The name...
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The Zhenyuan Miaodao Yaolue (真元妙道要略, lit. Essentials of the Mysterious Way of the True Origin) is a Taoist alchemy text that dates to c. 950. It contains...
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Miaodao (Chinese: 妙道, died after 1134) was a Chinese Buddhist abbess and master, lüshi. She was a daughter of minister Huang Shang (1044-1130) and became...
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territorial sea of the People's Republic of China due to the presence of the Miaodao islands. China declared the Bohai sea to be part of its inland waters in...
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The Tianxian miaodao (天仙庙道 "Way of the Temple of the Heavenly Immortals"), incorporated as the Church of the Way of the Temple of the Heavenly Immortals...
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changdao of Tang dynasty and Ming dynasty, wodao of Qing dynasty, as well as miaodao of the Republican Era. Changdao Dao (sword) Messer (sword) Ōdachi Zweihänder...
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wielding two-handed single edged blades and called it the miaodao branch. Since then, miaodao became the name for this form of Chinese two-handed single...
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equivalent of this type of sword in terms of weight and length is the miaodao or the earlier zhanmadao, and the Western battlefield equivalent (though...
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Penglai, Yantai (redirect from Miaodao (archipelago))
Penglai, formerly known as Dengzhou or Tengchow, is a district of Yantai City, Shandong Peninsula in the People's Republic of China. It lies on the northwest...
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Cutlass Dahong palay Dao (Chinese sword) Butterfly sword Changdao Liuyedao Miaodao Nandao Niuweidao Piandao Wodao Yanmaodao Zhanmadao Dao (Naga sword) Dha...
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in the frequent raids along the coast. After Republican Era, the term miaodao is sometimes used to describe changdao due to similarity. Tang dynasty...
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teaching Jiugongdao Luo teaching Maitreya teachings Tiandi teachings Tianxian miaodao Xia teaching Xiantiandao Yiguandao Zaili teaching Confucian churches and...
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of the province is the hilly Shandong Peninsula extending into the sea; Miaodao Archipaelago to the north of Shandong Peninsula is the border of Bohai...
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Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang dynasty Qingyuan Miaodao Zhenjun (Chinese: 清源妙道真君; pinyin: Qīngyuán Miàodào Zhēnjūn; lit. 'True Lord of the Marvelous Way...
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Tiandihui Tiandiism Tianguangdao ("Way of the Heavenly Light") Tianxian Miaodao ("Way of the Temple of the Heavenly Immortals") Weixinism White Lotus Xuanyuandao...
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and then about 50 years later in a Taoist text known as the Zhenyuan miaodao yaolüe (真元妙道要略). The Taishang Shengzu Jindan Mijue mentions a formula composed...
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culturally, economically etc. Their strong relationship is partly attributed to Miaodao Archipalegos (see Changdao County) in between the Bohai Strait, because...
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of the Beginning of the Scripture of the Supreme Way (無上妙道文始真經; Wushang miaodao wenshi zhenjing) was lost in the Han period, and later versions were considered...
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references to gunpowder occurs in the Taoist alchemical text known as Zhenyuan miaodao yaolüe (真元妙道要略), composed during the mid-800s, containing a passage mentioning...
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invaders in the Second Sino-Japanese War, occasioning "The Sword March". The miaodao, a descendant of the changdao, also saw use. These were used during planned...
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teaching Jiugongdao Luo teaching Maitreya teachings Tiandi teachings Tianxian miaodao Xia teaching Xiantiandao Yiguandao Zaili teaching Confucian churches and...
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alchemists were well aware of elixir poisoning. The c. 8th–9th century Zhenyuan miaodao yaolüe 真元妙道要略 (Synopsis of the Essentials of the Mysterious Dao of the...
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Ancient Jian Dao Medieval Hook sword Zhanmadao Ming – Qing Liuyedao Wodao Changdao Yanmaodao Modern Dadao Miaodao...
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Ancient Jian Dao Medieval Hook sword Zhanmadao Ming – Qing Liuyedao Wodao Changdao Yanmaodao Modern Dadao Miaodao...
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Ancient Jian Dao Medieval Hook sword Zhanmadao Ming – Qing Liuyedao Wodao Changdao Yanmaodao Modern Dadao Miaodao...
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swords and their tactics were studied to repel pirates, and wodao and miaodao were developed based on Japanese swords. From this period, the tang (nakago)...
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Ancient Jian Dao Medieval Hook sword Zhanmadao Ming – Qing Liuyedao Wodao Changdao Yanmaodao Modern Dadao Miaodao...
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sects (for example, a sect that is endogenous to Henan is the Tianxian miaodao). According to a 2007 survey, approximately 8% of the Henanese believe...
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teaching Jiugongdao Luo teaching Maitreya teachings Tiandi teachings Tianxian miaodao Xia teaching Xiantiandao Yiguandao Zaili teaching Confucian churches and...
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swords and their tactics were studied to repel pirates, and wodao and miaodao were developed based on Japanese swords. From this period, the tang (nakago)...
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