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    (蒲) mentioned in the Book of Han and the Book of the Later Han. Later it became known as Varshadeh. Mentions in the Weilüe of the Kingdom of Manli (滿)...
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    ,水正曰玄冥,土正曰后土。……少皞氏有四叔,曰重、曰該、曰修、曰熙,實能金、木及水。使重為句芒,該為蓐收,修及熙為玄冥,……此其三祀也。顓頊氏有子曰,為祝融;共工氏有子曰句龍,為后土,……」. Translation by Durrant, Li, & Schberg (2016) "Every...
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    Chányú) or Shanyu (Chinese: 善于), short for Chengli Gutu Chanyu (Chinese: 撐孤塗單于; pinyin: Chēnglí Gūtu Chányú), was the title used by the supreme rulers...
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    2 hours behind Beijing. 行政区划. 尉县政府网 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 28 November 2019. 尉县行政区域面积6万平方公里,县辖5乡3镇,为尉镇、团结镇、兴平镇、塔里木乡、墩阔坦乡、喀尔曲尕乡、阿克苏甫乡、古...
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    simplified to the Eighteen Levels of Hell in the Sutra on the Eighteen Hells (十八泥經) for convenience. Some literature refers to eighteen types of hells or to...
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    at the Wayback Machine quote: "東胡黃羆。... 正北空同、大夏、莎車、姑他、旦略、豹胡、代翟、匈奴、樓煩、月氏、孅、其龍、東胡,請令以橐駝、白玉、野馬、騊駼、駃騠、良弓為獻。" Classic of Mountains and Seas, "Classic of...
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    the 4th century BC as the sky god of the Xiongnu, using the Chinese form 撐 (chēnglí, Old Chinese /*rtʰaːŋ.riːl/). Tengrism formed from the various Turkic...
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    used by the Xiongnu's supreme leaders, prefaced with Chinese transcription 撐孤塗; Chēnglí gūtú which was glossed as "Son of Heaven" by Book of Han. Eno,...
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  • Verlag, Wiesbaden. p. 87 Sima Qian, Shiji vol. 110 txt: "後北服渾庾、屈射、丁零、鬲昆、薪之國。" tr: "Later (in the) north (Modu Chanyu) subjugated the nations of Hunyu...
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  • According to the Book of Han, "the Xiongnu called Heaven (天) 'Chēnglí,' (撐) a Chinese transcription of Tengri. The Xiongnu were a nomadic people. From...
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    Xulihu Chanyu (Chinese: 呴湖; r. 102-101 BC) was a ruler of the Xiongnu Empire. Xulihu Chanyu was the younger brother of Wuwei Chanyu. He succeeded his...
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    The Plough flag (simplified Chinese: 头旗; traditional Chinese: 頭旗; pinyin: lítóu qí) is a red banner with a white or yellow plough positioned in the...
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  • Xiao-Li Meng (Chinese: 孟晓; born 1963) is a Chinese American statistician and the Whipple V. N. Jones Professor of Statistics at Harvard University. He...
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  • the title of the monarchs of Tibet. Chanyu, short for Chengli Gutu Chanyu (撐孤塗單于) was a title used by supreme nomadic rulers of Inner Asia. Meaning "Son...
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    4th century BC, describing the beliefs of the Xiongnu. It takes the form 撑/Cheng-li, which is hypothesized to be a Chinese transcription of Tängri. (The...
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    Gekun (鬲昆), along with the Hunyu (渾庾), Qushe (屈射), Dingling (丁零), and Xinli (薪). In 50 BC, Xiongnu chanyu Zhizhi defeated the Wusun, Wujie (Oguzes?), Dinglings...
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    for minority population figures. The Xueyantuo were first known as Xinli 薪, later Xue 薛 in the 7th century; the Yenisei Kyrgyz were first known as Gekun...
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    4th century BC, describing the beliefs of the Xiongnu. It takes the form 撑/Cheng-li, which is hypothesized to be a Chinese transcription of Tengri. Umay...
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  • Group Wang Li (cyclist) (王莉; born 1962), Olympic cyclist Wang Li (pianist) (王; born 1974), pianist Wang Li (actor) (王力), in 2 Champions of Shaolin Wan Li...
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  • Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. His grandfather, Bo Zhouli (伯州), who was an official in the state of Chu, was executed, and Bo Pi fled to...
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    Village (常满塘村) Liutang Village (柳塘村) Hougong Village (后龚村) Zhuli Village (朱村) Shilongtou Village (石龙头村) Yangtang Village (杨塘村) Shanbeigang Village (山背岗村)...
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  • Sun Li (simplified Chinese: 孙; traditional Chinese: 孫; 11 May 1913 – 11 July 2002) was a Chinese writer from Hebei Province. He is most famous for the...
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    During the Han dynasty, the town of Tashkurgan was known as Puli (Chinese: 蒲; pinyin: Púlí); during the Tang dynasty, it was a protectorate of the Sassanids...
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    NUS Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-9971-69-207-0. Flora of China Vol. 23 Page 35, 鞭檐头尖 bian yan li tou jian, Typhonium flagelliforme (Loddiges) Blume, Rumphia...
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  • island to build a Mazu temple, where he also placed statue named Limai Dawang (麥大王, lit. "king of cutting wheat") for the temple to worship. "東引中柳天后宮". Cultural...
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    Gekun (鬲昆), along with the Hunyu (渾庾), Qushe (屈射), Dingling (丁零), and Xinli (薪). Duan Chengshi wrote in Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang that the mythological...
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    Lai Tau Shek (Chinese: 頭石) is a village in the North District, in the northwestern New Territories of Hong Kong. Lai Tau Shek is a recognized village...
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    Hi-Plough Hi 埋设 ? 24 t Active HP-1500 (MD3) Mai-She-Li HP-1500 (MD3) Plough HP-1500 (MD3) 埋设 ? 23.1 t Active Long-Li Dragon Plough 龙 ? ? t Active Q1000...
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    Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2024-01-08. "好消息!通车啦!尉至若羌、若羌至民丰高速全线通车". 2021-12-30. Archived from the original on 2022-07-27. Retrieved...
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    is a production center for the Tarim oil fields. Korla was known as Yuli (尉) (reconstructed pronunciation of first character: *i̯wəd) during the Han dynasty...
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