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The New Book of Tang, generally translated as the "New History of the Tang" or "New Tang History", is a work of official history covering the Tang dynasty in ten volumes and 225 chapters. The work was compiled by a team of scholars of the Song dynasty , led by Ouyang Xiu and Song Qi .
Image of Cai Xiang from the book "Wan hsiao tang-Chu chuang-Hua chuan（晩笑堂竹荘畫傳)", published in 1921 Letter on Cheng Xin Tang paper (求澄心堂紙尺牘) by Cai Xiang. Cai Xiang (Chinese: 蔡襄; pinyin: Cài Xiāng; Wade–Giles: Ts'ai Hsiang) (1012–1067) was a Chinese calligrapher, politician, structural engineer, and poet. [1]
The Three Treasures or Three Jewels (Chinese: 三 寶; pinyin: sānbǎo; Wade–Giles: san-pao) are theoretical cornerstones in traditional Chinese medicine and Taoist cultivation practices such as neidan, qigong and tai chi.
Many of these formulas were created by the pioneers of Chinese medicine and are quite old. For example, "Liu Wei Di Huang Wan" (六味地黄丸; liùwèi dìhuáng wán; liu-wei ti-huang wan) was developed by Qian Yi (钱乙 Qián Yǐ) (c. 1032–1113 CE).
In Shuo Tang, Li Yuanba (李元霸) is portrayed as the most powerful and skillful warrior of his time.He is the fourth son of Li Yuan, the founder of the Tang dynasty.Li Yuanba possesses extraordinary physical strength, exemplified by his weapons: a pair of golden hammers weighing 400 jin(236.1 kg) each.
Tang's life was the basis for a number of plays and films based on Feng Menglong's story. [13] Xin Tang Bohu dian Qiuxiang (Hong Kong, 1953) [14] How the Scholar Tang Bohu Won the Maid Qiuxiang (Hong Kong, 1957) In this film, Tang Bohu is played by Yam Kim-fai [15] The Three Smiles (Hong Kong, 1969). In this film, Tang Bohu is played by Ivy ...
Xue Rengui. Xue Rengui (simplified Chinese: 薛仁贵; traditional Chinese: 薛仁貴; pinyin: Xuē Rénguì; Wade–Giles: Hsüeh 1 Jen 2-kuei 4; 614 [1] – 24 March 683 [2]), formal name Xue Li (薛礼) but went by the courtesy name of Rengui, was a Chinese military general during the early Tang dynasty.
The Old Book of Tang, or simply the Book of Tang, is the first classic historical work about the Tang dynasty, comprising 200 chapters, and is one of the Twenty-Four Histories. Originally compiled during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (10th century AD), it was superseded by the New Book of Tang , which was compiled in the Song ...