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Illustration of the yaoxianao[zi] from the Chinese encyclopedia Gujin Tushu Jicheng, between 1700 and 1725 AD. In the Yuan dynasty, the terlig was known as yaoxianao[zi] (simplified Chinese: 腰线袄[子]; traditional Chinese: 腰線襖子) or bianxianao (simplified Chinese: 辫线袄; traditional Chinese: 辮線襖) in Chinese literature; [1] [3]: 75–76 [4] it was a popular style of coat ...
Another guzhuang-style costume which has influenced modern clothing in modern-day China is the Xiuhefu designed by costume designer Ye Jintian in 2001 for the role of drama female character Xiu He, played by Chinese actress Zhou Xun, in the Chinese television drama Juzi Hongle (橘子紅了; 'Orange turned red'), a drama set in the Republican ...
In Journey to the West, the Queen Mother of the West wants to host a peach party so she sends the Seven Fairies to the peach garden: [5] [She] told the fairy maidens, Red Jacket, Blue Jacket, White Jacket, Black Jacket, Purple Jacket, Yellow Jacket and Green Jacket to take their baskets and pick peaches in the Peach Garden.
Articles relating to the Monkey King (Sun Wukong), his cult, and his depictions. He is a literary and religious figure best known as one of the main players in the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West (traditional Chinese: 西遊記; simplified Chinese: 西游记).
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 January 2025. Character in Chinese mythology For other uses, see Monkey King (disambiguation). "Wukong" redirects here. For other uses, see Wukong (disambiguation). "Qi Tian Da Sheng" redirects here. For Pu Songling's story, see The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal. In this Chinese name, the family name is ...
Princess Iron Fan and Sun Wukong. Painting in the Long Corridor of the Summer Palace in Beijing.. Princess Iron Fan (traditional Chinese: 鐵扇公主; simplified Chinese: 铁扇公主; pinyin: Tiěshàn Gōngzhǔ; Wade–Giles: T‘ie 3-shan 4 Kung 1-chu 3; Jyutping: Tit3sin3 Gung1zyu2) is a character from the 16th century Chinese novel Journey to the West.
Oracle script for nao 夒 "a monkey" bronze script for nao 夒 "a monkey" Seal script for nao 夒 "a monkey" Seal script for kui 夔 "a demon". Nao 夒 was the first "monkey" term recorded in the historical corpus of written Chinese, and frequently appeared in (14th–11th centuries BCE) Shang dynasty oracle bone inscriptions.
Cheongsam (UK: / tʃ (i) ɒ ŋ ˈ s æ m /, US: / tʃ ɔː ŋ ˈ s ɑː m /) or zansae, also known as the qipao (/ ˈ tʃ iː p aʊ /) and sometimes referred to as the mandarin gown, is a Chinese dress worn by women which takes inspiration from the qizhuang, the ethnic clothing of the Manchu people.