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On 4 February 1364, Zhu Yuanzhang declared himself the King of Wu (吳王). [5] Despite this, he did not take on the title of Emperor of the Wu dynasty, but instead chose the name Ming (明)—meaning "Bright" or "Radiant"—as the name for his state and new dynasty, with the full name Da Ming (大明)—meaning "Great Radiance". [6]
Hou Minghao as Zhao Yuanzhou / Zhu Yan / Lord Yinglong [1] [2] Zhu Yan: The leader of all demons whose true form is a white ape. Later, he transformed into a human form and changed his name to Zhao Yuanzhou. His name is taken from Zhao Wan'er's deceased brother. Chen Duling as Wen Xiao [1] [2] The new Bai Ze Goddess and a member of the Demon ...
Zhou dynasty cosmography of Huaxia and the Four Barbarians.. Ancient China was composed of a group of states that arose in the Yellow River valley. According to historian Li Feng, during the Zhou dynasty (c. 1041–771 BCE), the contrast between the 'Chinese' Zhou and the 'non-Chinese' Xirong or Dongyi was "more political than cultural or ethnic". [6]
Zhu Huan (177–238), [1] courtesy name Xiumu, was a military general of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Although he started his career early under the warlord Sun Quan , he did not receive any important responsibilities until after the Battle of Jiangling in 209.
The complexities of the meaning and usage of Yi is also shown in the Hou Han Shu, where in its chapter on the Dongyi, the books describes the Dongyi countries as places where benevolence rules and the gentlemen do not die. The Shuowen Jiezi (121 CE) character dictionary, defines yi as "men of the east” (東方之人也). [citation needed]
Contrastingly, Zhu complied, and led his armies away. Mao's troops fended the KMT off for 25 days while he left the camp at night to find reinforcements. He reunited with the decimated Zhu's army, and together they returned to Jinggangshan and retook the base. There they were joined by a defecting KMT regiment and Peng Dehuai's Fifth Red Army ...
An early example of this first meaning is the c. 300 BCE Guodian Chu Slips manuscript entitled Taiyi Shengshui (太一生水, The Great One Generated Water), which states that Water, after being generated, returns (fan) to the Great One (Taiyi) [水反輔大一] to assist it in forming Heaven.
Lushan Huiyuan (simplified Chinese: 庐山慧远; traditional Chinese: 廬山慧遠; pinyin: Lúshān Huìyuǎn; Wade–Giles: Lushan Hui-yüan; 334–416 AD), meaning "Huiyuan of Mount Lu", was a Chinese Buddhist teacher who founded Donglin Temple at the foot of Mount Lu in Jiujiang province and wrote the text On Why Monks Do Not Bow Down ...