Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
t. e. Feng shui (/ ˈfʌŋˌʃuːi / [2] or / ˌfʌŋˈʃweɪ / [3]), sometimes called Chinese geomancy, is a traditional form of geomancy that originated in Ancient China and claims to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment. The term feng shui means, literally, "wind-water" (i.e., fluid).
Madiao (simplified Chinese: 马吊; traditional Chinese: 馬弔; pinyin: mǎdiào), also ma diao, ma tiu or ma tiao, [1] is a late imperial Chinese trick-taking gambling card game, [2] also known as the game of paper tiger. The deck used was recorded by Lu Rong in the 15th century [3] and the rules later by Pan Zhiheng and Feng Menglong during ...
Ma is sometimes venerated as a door god in Chinese and Taoist temples in Hebei and Henan, usually in partnership with Ma Dai or Zhao Yun. Ma Chao appears as a strong general in Koei's Romance of the Three Kingdoms strategy game series. Ma Chao appears as a playable character in Koei's Dynasty Warriors and Warriors Orochi video game series.
The earliest surviving mahjong sets date to the 1870s when the game was largely confined to Zhejiang, Shanghai, and Jiangsu. [1] They already exhibited various traits found in modern sets. The core of the set is the 108 suited tiles which were inherited from Chinese money-suited playing cards. The Wind honor tiles and the Four Seasons tiles ...
Sakra (transl. Sakra; simplified Chinese: 天龙八部之乔峰传; traditional Chinese: 天龍八部之喬峯傳, lit. 'Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: The Legend of Qiao Feng ') is a 2023 martial arts wuxia film starring and directed by Donnie Yen in his first film as director since 2004, who also produced the film with Wong Jing. It is adapted ...
Bài Chòi games and performances involve a card game similar to bingo, played with songs and music performed by Hieu artists, during the Tết Nguyên Đán. [6] [7] In Hội An, Quang Nam, Bai Choi singing classes have been opened for secondary school students. [8] The bài chòi culture has also been introduced in Japan and in Germany. [9] [10]
In the anime and manga Saiyuki, the character of Jeep is loosely based on the White Dragon Horse. He is a small shapeshifting dragon that transforms into the Sanzo party's mode of transportation on their journey: a Jeep (hence the name). He is Hakkai's pet and can breathe fire. In his past life, instead of being a son of the Dragon King of the ...
The Amazing Race Vietnam: Cuộc đua kỳ thú 2013 is the second season of the reality television game show, The Amazing Race Vietnam.It featured nine teams of two in a race around Vietnam for 300 million₫.