Yao Xian (Chinese: 耀先; 27 April 1927 – 3 March 2018) was a Chinese fighter pilot and lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF)...

their cultivation even further, achieving immortal "Xian" (仙) status. This category or type of Yao often appears in classic stories such as Journey to...

xian (Chinese: 仙/僊; pinyin: xiān; Wade–Giles: hsien) is any manner of immortal, mythical being within the Taoist pantheon or Chinese folklore. Xian has...

king of Nanyue wishes to marry her upon seeing her resemblance to Xian Yue. Ding Yao flees the palace only to be attacked by demons who are after the Demon-Subduing...

transcendent beings xiān (仙) already possessing such powers to varying degrees. Antagonists have similar powers, and often belong to either the yao (妖) tribe (i...

Dong Xian (董賢) (22 BC – 16 August 1 BC) was a Han dynasty politician who quickly rose from obscurity as a minor official to being the most powerful official...

Feng (馮氏), daughter of Feng Fang (馮方) Children: Yuan Yao (袁耀), son. After Yuan Shu's death, Yuan Yao and his family fled to Lujiang Commandery to join the...

Emperor Xian of Han (2 April 181 – 21 April 234), personal name Liu Xie (劉協), courtesy name Bohe, was the 14th and last emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty...

(In Shu version, "Chen Liliang") Xian Chixing (咸池星): Xu Zhong (In Shu version, "Chi Zhong") Yue Yanxing (月厭星): Yao Zhong (In Shu version, "Sun An") Yue...

Shui Xian (traditional/simplified Chinese: 水仙, pinyin: shuǐxiān) is a cultivar of Camellia sinensis as well as an oolong tea traditionally from the Wuyi...

Yao Chong (Chinese: 姚崇; pinyin: Yáo Chóng; 650 – September 28, 721), born Yao Yuanchong (姚元崇), known 700s–713 by the courtesy name Yuanzhi (元之), formally...

as Hu Ban Xian Chen Guohua as brothel owner Lan Zhenyi as Xiaocui Huang Guoxiong as Yue Yun Hua Shibin as Zhang Bao Lin Xinghong as Zhang Xian Ji Gong,...

he believed the latter would not be able to defeat Liu Yao. Thus he deployed the young general off with merely a thousand odd troops and a tiny cavalry...

created Yao Hong's father Yao Xing as his crown prince. He was Yao Xing's oldest son. The first historical reference to Yao Hong was in 402, when Yao Xing...

China) [zh], a more general term for senior ministers who were below only to Grand Chancellor and Three Ducal Ministers. Xi Hu (郤縠), 633–632 BCE. Xian Zhen (先軫)...

Zhuanxu. Yao: son of Ku; Yao's elder brother succeeded Ku, but he abdicated when found to be an ineffective ruler. Shun: the successor of Yao, who passed...

of the Qiang-led Chinese Later Qin dynasty. His father Yao Yizhong had been a powerful general and Qiang chieftain under the Later Zhao emperor Shi Hu...

the tomb of the Xianbei-Tuoba Northern Zhou general Li Xian. The Northern Zhou Xianbei-Tuoba general Li Xian (504-569 CE) The tomb of Wirkak, a Sogdian...

in its golden age. He was initially assisted by capable chancellors like Yao Chong, Song Jing and Zhang Yue who were already serving as government officials...

music and dance; also Shun's or Yao's Music Master, Xiāo (魈; xiao1) mountain spirit(s) or demon(s), and Yaoguai demons. Xian are immortal humanoid beings...

Subsequently, when his assistants, the generals Xie Shang and Yao Xiang tried to attack Zhang Yu (張遇), the general in control of Xuchang, Former Qin forces...

day, Xiao Yan encounters the old man Yao Chen (Baron Chen) after making contact with the ring. With the help of Yao Chen, Xiao Yan makes great advances...

the warlord who controls the central government and the figurehead Emperor Xian towards the end of the Eastern Han dynasty. Sima Yi becomes an adviser to...

Lu, Gong. 2014. p. 63 Yao (2010), p. 158. Yao (2010), p. 165. Yao (2010), p. 161. Yao (2010), p. 162. Lu, Gong. 2014. p. 38: Xian are described as individuals...

Lagerwey & Kalinowski (2008), p. 981. Yao (2010), p. 159. Yao (2010), p. 161. Lagerwey & Kalinowski (2008), p. 984. "xian". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved...

Xun Xian (荀羨), son of Xun Song, served as North General of the Household, and Governor of Xu and Yan provinces Xun Bozi (荀伯子), grandson of Xun Xian, served...

Liu Yao (157–198), courtesy name Zhengli, was a Chinese politician and warlord who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He was a descendant...

Liu Yao (died 329), courtesy name Yongming, was the final emperor of the Xiongnu-led Han-Zhao dynasty of China. He became emperor in 318 after most other...

Jue's nephew and Li Xian’s brother. He was killed by Xu Chu. He is based on the historical Li Li (李利). Zong Bao (宗寶), a general under Kong Rong. Huode...

ID number of each 3-yao gua's based on the position of yao from top down to base. He defined yang yao (whole line) as 1 and yin yao (broken line) as 0...