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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.
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 ...
Xu Jiao (traditional Chinese: 徐嬌; simplified Chinese: 徐娇; pinyin: xú jiāo), born 5 August 1997) is a Chinese actress. [2] She made her film debut in the 2008 sci-fi film CJ7 where she played a boy, and won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Performer . [ 3 ]
Jiao 蛟 illustration from the 1725 Gujin Tushu Jicheng. Jiaolong (simplified Chinese: 蛟龙; traditional Chinese: 蛟龍; pinyin: jiāolóng; Wade–Giles: chiao-lung) or jiao (chiao, kiao) is a dragon in Chinese mythology, often defined as a "scaled dragon"; it is hornless according to certain scholars and said to be aquatic or river-dwelling.
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The Huainanzi (c. 2nd century BCE) relates qi and shen to xing 形 ("form; shape; body"): [9] The bodily form [xing] is the residence of life; the qi fills this life while shen controls it. If either of them loses their proper position, they will all come to harm. —
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.
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 ...