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The Four Holy Beasts (四靈、四聖獸、or 四大神獸) are Chinese astronomical and cultural Four Benevolent Animals that are spread in the East Asian cultural sphere. They are mentioned in the Chinese classic Book of Rites [ 1 ] and includes the Dragon (龍) in the East, the Qilin (麟) in the West, the Turtle (龜) in the North, and the ...
In response to Vietnam's 1978 invasion and occupation of Cambodia (which ended the rule of the Chinese-backed Khmer Rouge), the People's Republic of China launched a brief punitive military campaign against Vietnam, lasting from 17 February to 16 March. [4] Chinese forces entered northern Vietnam and captured several cities near the border.
Bronze mirror with cosmological decoration from the Belitung shipwreck, including Bagua and the Four Auspicious Beasts. These mythological creatures have also been syncretized into the Five Phases system (Wuxing). The Azure Dragon of the East represents Wood, the Vermilion Bird of the South represents Fire, the White Tiger of the West ...
The People's Army of Vietnam (alternatively Vietnam People's Army; Vietnamese: Quân đội nhân dân Việt Nam) is the mainline military force of Vietnam. [1] [2] The PAVN includes: the Vietnam People's Ground Force, (Special Forces of Vietnam), the Vietnam People's Navy (including Naval Infantry (Vietnam), Naval Special Operation Force (Vietnam) and Naval Air Force (Vietnam)), the Vietnam ...
The PAVN was first conceived in September 1944 at the first Revolutionary Party Military Conference as the Propaganda Unit of the Liberation Army (alternatively translated as the Vietnam Propaganda Liberation Army, Việt Nam Tuyên truyền Giải phóng Quân) to educate, recruit and mobilise the Vietnamese to create a main force to drive the ...
Nghê (chữ Hán: 猊) is a mythical animal in Vietnamese culture, a combination of kỳ lân (or lion) and dog, often used as a mascot in front of communal temples, temples, pagodas, shrines in Vietnam. In the countryside of North Vietnam, in front of the village gate there is always a big stone Nghê to protect the whole village, in front of ...
Lê Lợi, one of Vietnam's most celebrated heroes, is credited with rescuing the country from Ming domination in 1428. Born of a wealthy landowning family, he served as a senior scholar-official until the advent of the Ming, whom he refused to serve. [9] Administrative division of Vietnam (Jiaozhi) under the Ming dynasty from 1407 to 1427.
Wheeled cannon. Nhân Cauldron, Huế, 1836. The artillery of the Nguyễn lords, the family that ruled southern Vietnam from the late 16th to the late 18th centuries, and the precursor of the Nguyễn dynasty, was an important component of their military success in repelling attacks from the rival Trịnh lords, their northern contemporaries.