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The Twelve Ornaments (Chinese: 十二章; pinyin: Shí'èr zhāng) are a group of ancient Chinese symbols and designs that are considered highly auspicious. They were employed in the decoration of textile fabrics in ancient China, which signified authority and power, and were embroidered on vestments of state.
King Yi: Wáng Jīng (王京) King Xiao: Wáng Jí (王姞) King Yi: Shēn Jiāng (王姞) King Li: Queen Jiang: 827 BC 782 BC King Xuan: Queen Shēn (申后) 782 BC 772 BC King You: Bao Si (褒姒) 779 BC 771 BC Jì Jì Jiāng (紀季姜) King Huan: Chén Guī (陈妫) King Hui: Queen Dí (翟后) King Xiang: Qí Jiāng (周灵王) King Ling ...
There are also special symbols in Chinese arts, such as the qilin, and the Chinese dragon. [1] According to Chinese beliefs, being surrounding by objects which are decorated with such auspicious symbols and motifs was and continues to be believed to increase the likelihood that those wishes would be fulfilled even in present-day. [2]
The Heirloom Seal served as the imperial Chinese seal throughout the next millennium of Chinese history, and its possession was seen as a physical symbol of the Mandate of Heaven. The Heirloom Seal was lost around the end of the Tang dynasty (618–907) or during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (907–960).
Official Chinese histories list only one reigning empress, Empress Wu of Tang. However, there have been numerous cases in Chinese history where a woman was the actual power behind the imperial throne. Empress Dowager Cixi, Regent of China considered de facto sovereign of China for 47 years during AD 1861–1908
The Predynastic Zhou rose in power during his reign, led by Ji, King of Zhou [64] Di Yi 帝乙: Zi Xian 子羡: 1101–1076 (24–25 years) 1105–1087 (17–18 years) Son of Wen Wu Ding Yin: Supposedly married his daughter to King Wen of Zhou, [65] [66] or married his sister to Ji, King of Zhou [67] Di Xin 帝辛 (紂) Zi Shou 子受: 1075 ...
King Ling of Chu (r. 540–529 BCE) later again inquired of the cauldrons but was unsuccessful due to unrest sweeping the country [11] During the reign of King Huiwen of Qin (r. 338–311 BCE), the strategist Zhang Yi formulated a plan by which he hoped to seize the Nine Tripod Cauldrons and thus gain command of the other Zhou vassal states. [12]
Eberhard, Wolfram (2003) [1986], A Dictionary of Chinese Symbols: Hidden Symbols in Chinese Life and Thought, London, New York: Routledge, ISBN 0-415-00228-1; Qu Yuan (2011) [1985], The Songs of the South: An Ancient Chinese Anthology of Poems by Qu Yuan and Other Poets, translated by David Hawkes, London: Penguin Books, ISBN 978-0-14-044375-2