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    Xuanwu (玄武) or Xuandi (Chinese: 玄帝; pinyin: Xuándì), also known as Zhenwu (真武, lit. 'True Warrior' or 'Truly Valiant') or Zhenwudadi (真武大帝, lit. 'True...
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  • Chinese astronomy Xuanwu (god) ("Dark Warrior"), a god in Chinese religion Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei Xuanwu District, Beijing, China Xuanwu District, Nanjing...
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    to the West, Xuanwu was a king of the north who had two generals serving under him, a "Tortoise General" and a "Snake General". This god had a temple...
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    Xuanwu Lake (Chinese: 玄武湖; pinyin: Xuánwǔ Hú) is located in Xuanwu District in the central-northeast part of Nanjing, Jiangsu. It is near the Nanjing Railway...
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    who was a great-grandchild of the Yellow Emperor.[excessive citations] Xuanwu (god) 史記,五帝本記,"帝顓頊高陽者,黃帝之孫而昌意之子也"。 李志敏 中國通史 Taichiming Cha,Mong China History...
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    Sky deity (redirect from Sky god)
    tian Twenty Four Sky Emperors (Tiandi 天帝) Six Tiandi of the North 1. Bìfàn Xuánwú Tiandi 2. Bìkōng Zhēnjì Tiandi 3. Bìluó Yuánshǐ Tiandi 4. Bìgě Chéngkāi...
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    He is also identified as Zhuānxū (颛顼), today frequently worshipped as Xuánwǔ (玄武; 'Dark Warrior') or Zhēnwǔ (真武), and is associated with the essence...
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  • Black Warrior (wrestler), a professional wrestler (luchador) Xuanwu (god), a Taoist god whose name is sometimes translated as the "Black Warrior" Black...
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  • 天辅 Tiānfǔ Celestial assistant 玄冥 Xuánmíng The mysterious underworld 玄武 Xuánwǔ God of the north sky 真武 Zhēnwǔ Lord of profound heaven 六煞 Liùshà Six friends...
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    thought to be influenced by depictions of the Taoist deity Xuanwu, who is also venerated as the god of the north. Astrotheology Big Dipper Black Tortoise Buddhism...
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    day of the 3rd month of the Chinese lunar calendar, the birthday of Xuanwu (god) ("Dark (or Mysterious) Heavenly Highest Deity" (玄天上帝; Xuántiān Shàngdì))...
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    steel fabrication. At a time independent, but later subsumed by Chu. Xuanwu (god): deity Murck 2000, 11 Davis 1970, xlvii Hawkes 1985, 95-96 Hawkes 1985...
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    the Northern Peak"): he is Zhuanxu (顓頊), today frequently worshiped as Xuanwu (玄武, "Dark Warrior") or Zhēnwǔ (真武), and is associated with the essence...
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    (颛顼), today frequently worshipped as Xuánwǔ (玄武 "Dark Warrior") or Zhēnwǔ (真武), is the manifestation of the supreme God associated with the essence of water...
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    spirit of Mount Heng had abandoned the original location and settled on Xuanwu Mountain in Hunyuan County in Shanxi. Between the reigns of Emperor Hongzhi...
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    Prince Li Yuanji (Prince of Qi). He took control and set up an ambush at Xuanwu Gate, the northern gate leading to the Palace City of the imperial capital...
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    innocent and undeserving. Feijian, a sword borrowed from Lü Dongbin to Xuanwu in order to subdue the spirits of the tortoise and the snake. Gan Jiang...
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  • the character being avoided. For example, the Black Warrior Gate (玄武門; Xuanwu Gate) of the Forbidden City was renamed the Gate of Divine Might (神武門; Shenwu...
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    Suzaku < Zhuque 朱雀 "Vermilion Bird" Byakko < Baihu 白虎 "White Tiger" Genbu < Xuanwu 玄武 "Black Tortoise" Japanese Shiryū 四竜 "4 dragon [kings]" are the legendary...
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    Palace, Porcelain Tower, Drum Tower, Stone City, City Wall, Qinhuai River, Xuanwu Lake and Purple Mountain. Key cultural facilities include Nanjing Library...
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    The temple is dedicated to Beidi (the "Northern God"), a Cantonese form of the "Dark Warrior" Xuanwu, who is said to have power over the waters of Guangdong...
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    It is located at No.292 Changjiang Road (formerly Lin Sen Road), in the Xuanwu District of Nanjing. In the Ming dynasty, the site, west of the Ming Palace...
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    Mount Yên Tử (安子山). Gateway of the Quán Thánh Temple. Statue of god Bắc Đế Trấn Võ (Xuanwu) in Hoian. Chinese ancestral worship Chinese folk religion in...
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    kill Li Shimin, and then laid an ambush for Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji at Xuanwu Gate, at the entrance of Emperor Gaozu's palace. As Li Jiancheng and Li...
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  • Kyoto. The creature's name is identical to that of the important Taoist god Xuanwu, who is sometimes (as in Journey to the West) portrayed in the company...
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    lies on the north side of the Bogda Shan ("Mountain of God", Bogda is a Mongolian word meaning "God") range of the Tian Shan ("Mountain of Heaven"), about...
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  • encounter along the way. Xuanwu (玄武), also known as Zhenwu Great Emperor (真武大帝) The Turtle and Snake Generals (龜蛇二將) serve under Xuanwu The Lords of the Five...
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    (Crescent) Pool is lying at the top of the peak. Move up, visitors can find Xuanwu Pavilion, Kwanyin Hall, Sanke Temple and Sanshen (Three Deities) Ancestral...
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    for tourism. The few major tourist points in Shanwei are Lufeng Jieshi Xuanwu Mountain Tourist Area, Shanwei Fengshan Ancestral Temple Tourist Area, Red...
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    throne. The most important of these were connected with the Taoist deity Xuanwu ("Perfect Warrior"), which was the main dynastic protector deity of the...
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