The bi (Chinese: 璧) is a type of circular ancient Chinese jade artifact. The earliest bi were produced in the Neolithic period, particularly by the Liangzhu...

Look up BI, bi, or bi- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. BI, Bi or bi may refer to: Bi-, a number prefix denoting two, as in: Air Sylphe Bi 582, a two-seat...

early use was the crafting of the Six Ritual Jades, found since the 3rd-millennium  BCE Liangzhu culture: the bi, the cong, the huang, the hu, the gui, and...

The Heshibi, often translated as Mr. He's jade, was a sacred ceremonial bi (a jade annulus) which had an important role in Chinese history. First appearing...

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BC) was the last Chinese Neolithic jade culture in the Yangtze River Delta. The culture was highly stratified, as jade, silk, ivory and lacquer artifacts...

shaped stone or jade object in ancient Chinese culture thought to hold great value and protective properties; see also Bi (jade) and Cong (jade) Zhang, the...

arc. Bi (jade) Rawson, Jessica (2002). Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing. Art Media Resources. pp. 266-267. Yu, Ming (2011). Chinese Jade (Updated ed...

coiled form, as do later jade dragon amulets from the Shang period. Chinese jade Bi (jade) Magatama Lingling-o Gogok Cong (jade) Ko, Patrick. Federation...

depicted on Yap license plate Rai stone transport to Yap Island (1880) Bi (jade) Petrosphere List of storms named Rai – a list of tropical cyclones that...

ensemble of jade pendants (which would hold at the belt and could also be composed of chains of bi (璧; jade discs or jade rings).: 18–20  Jade in the form...

In the myths and folk religion of Chinese culture, the Jade Emperor or Yudi is one of the representations of the primordial god. In Taoist theology, he...

Jade Dynasty (Chinese: 诛仙), also known as Jade Dynasty 1 and Zhu Xian, is a 2019 Chinese fantasy action film directed by Ching Siu-tung and starring Xiao...

mythology, and art. Barnes & Noble. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-4351-0121-0. "Bi and Cong - Ancient Jade Carvings - China culture Yuhang, Zhejiang Province". Archived...

but was not nominated. Zheng Bi-qiu, a provincial magistrate and the son of the governor, is kidnapped by the bandit Jade-Faced Tiger. Tiger demands Zheng...

Jade. It was released on 19 July 2024, through RCA Records, and marks her first solo endeavour after Little Mix began their hiatus in May 2022. Jade worked...

with the word shì (氏, "clan; family; [a suffix after surnames]"). Bì (璧, "carved jade-disk with a round hole in center") is an ancient Chinese artifact...

"Mr. He's jade"). The bi is a type of circular Chinese jade artifact, and "Mr. He" was Bian He (卞和), who found a marvelous piece of raw jade that went...

Taslim as Bi-Han / Noob Saibot Hiroyuki Sanada as Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion Josh Lawson as Kano Max Huang as Revenant Kung Lao Tati Gabrielle as Jade Adeline...

(1115-1234) Jade cloud dragon, Warring States period Jade belt clasp, Northern and Southern dynasties period Jade belt plaque, Yuan dynasty Jade belt plaque...

his eyes move, two beams of golden light shoot toward the Jade palace and startle the Jade Emperor. When he sees the light he orders two of his officers...

just as men cannot live without hearts." Bi Gan shouts, collapses, and dies. The huckster is actually the jade pipa spirit in disguise. The Foursome of...

served as Prime Minister to Duke Huan of Qi (r. 685-643 BCE), uses bi 璧 "a flat jade disc with a hole in the center", qiulin 璆琳 "lapis lazuli", and langgan...

similar shapes to their jade counterparts, and were no doubt imitating that precious stone. Among these objects there were bi disks, 'glass garments'...

actress who is known for being a Shaw Brothers Studio alumnus and the role of Jade Fox in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Yuan grew up in San Marino, California...

dagger-axes clearly never intended for use, and the "Six Ritual Jades" including the bi and cong, which according to much later literature represented...

building: the iconic value of jade discs and numerological tradition of Fengshui. In particular, the double disc of jade (bi-disk) is an ancient royal symbol...

went on, jade was carved into many different shapes and forms. An important early example of jade carving were the circular disks known as bi, generally...

arts with a large collection of Mughal jade carvings forming a display for its Jade Collection. Mughal jades, apart from contemporary architectural embellishment...

Kinbaku (緊縛) means "tight binding", while Kinbaku-bi (緊縛美) literally means "the beauty of tight binding". Kinbaku is a Japanese style of bondage or BDSM...