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Xiao Qing, the female snake with two jian (swords), is often portrayed by wudan actresses, in this case by Wu opera star Yang Xiayun (杨霞云).. The wudan (Chinese: 武旦; pinyin: wǔdàn; lit. 'martial female') is a female role type in Chinese opera and a subtype of the dan.
The jian (Mandarin Chinese:, Chinese: 劍, English approximation: / dʒ j ɛ n / jyehn, Cantonese:) is a double-edged straight sword used during the last 2,500 years in China. The first Chinese sources that mention the jian date to the 7th century BCE, during the Spring and Autumn period; [1] one of the earliest specimens being the Sword of Goujian.
King Jian of Zhou (Chinese: ... A son (d. 545 BC) who was the progenitor of the Dan lineage and the father of Dan Kuo ...
The jian is a double-edged straight sword used in China for the last 2,500 years. The first Chinese sources that mention the jian date to the 7th century BC during the Spring and Autumn period; [47] one of the earliest specimens being the Sword of Goujian.
He ruled for 9 years before his death. He was given the posthumous name He Dan Jia and was succeeded by his son Zu Yi. [1] [2] [3] Oracle script inscriptions on bones unearthed at Yinxu alternatively record that he was the eleventh Shang king, given the posthumous name Jian Jia (Chinese: 戔甲) and succeeded by his brother Zu Yi. [2] [3]
Yan Dan (Chinese: 燕丹; pinyin: yān dān): Aka "Crown Prince Dan (Chinese: 太子丹; pinyin: tài zǐ dān)". The leader of the Mohist school. A very solid, righteous and protective character. He knows his goals and would sacrifice himself for his loved ones. He possesses extremely powerful martial arts and has a sword named Momei.
Yin Jian (born 1978) is a double Olympic medal winning Chinese sailor. Yin Jian (Communist leader), early member of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 28 Bolsheviks (1904–1937) Yu Jian (born 1954), Chinese poet, writer and documentary film director; Zhan Jian (born 1982), Chinese-born Singaporean table tennis player; Zhang Jian ...
Jia Dan was born in 730, during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong.His family was from Cang Prefecture (滄州, in modern Cangzhou, Hebei) [2] and traced its ancestry to the Han dynasty official Jia Yi, through officials of Cao Wei, Jin dynasty (266–420), Liu Song, Southern Qi, Liang dynasty, Northern Qi, Northern Zhou, Sui dynasty, and Tang dynasty.