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Pagoda of the Xingjia Temple. The Xingjiao Temple (Chinese: 兴教寺; pinyin: Xīngjiào Sì) is located in Shaoling Yuan, Chang'an District of Xi'an.. The five-storied Buddhist relic pagoda, preserving the remains of Xuanzang, the celebrated 7th-century monk, scholar, and traveller, stands alongside the pagodas of his disciples, Kuiji and Yuance.
Moon blocks or jiaobei (also written as jiao bei etc. variants; Chinese: 筊杯 or 珓杯; pinyin: jiǎo bēi; Jyutping: gaau2 bui1), also poe (from Chinese: 桮; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: poe; as used in the term "poe divination"), are wooden divination tools originating from China, which are used in pairs and thrown to seek divine guidance in the form of a yes or no question.
Chinese star names (Chinese: 星 名, xīng míng) are named according to ancient Chinese astronomy and astrology.The sky is divided into star mansions (星 宿, xīng xiù, also translated as "lodges") and asterisms (星 官, xīng guān).
Hundred Family Surnames poem written in Chinese characters and Phagspa script, from Shilin Guangji written by Chen Yuanjing in the Yuan dynasty. The Hundred Family Surnames (Chinese: 百家姓), commonly known as Bai Jia Xing, [1] also translated as Hundreds of Chinese Surnames, [2] is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames.
Jiao may refer to: Horn (Chinese constellation), or Jiao (角宿), a Chinese constellation; Jiaolong, or Jiao (蛟), a Chinese dragon; Jiao (currency) (角), a unit of currency in China, one-tenth of a Chinese yuan or dollar; Jiao (surname) (焦), a Chinese surname; Jiao River (Shandong), in Shandong, China; Jiao River (Zhejiang), in Zhejiang ...
In Investiture of the Gods, Yin Jiao is the crown prince of Shang dynasty.For killing Jiang Huan to avenge the death of their mother, Queen Consort Jiang [], he and his brother Yin Hong [] were sentenced to execution, and were only saved when the passing immortal sages Guang Chengzi and Chijingzi saw what was happening and summoned a tornado to sow confusion while they stole the princes ...
The Square Pagoda in 2010. The Songjiang Square Pagoda or Songjiang Fangta, officially the Xingshengjiao Temple Pagoda, is a Buddhist pagoda in the old town of Songjiang in suburban Shanghai.
Jiao Yu, military officer of Ming Dynasty; Jiao Li, President of China Central Television; Leroy Chiao, Chinese-American engineer, former NASA astronaut; Jiao Huafeng, Greco-Roman wrestler