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Chia (cryptocurrency), a proof-of-space-and-time (Storage provided over amount of time) cryptocurrency; Chía (goddess), a deity in Muisca mythology; Chia Pet, American figurines; ChIA-PET, a molecular biological technique "Chia", a song by Four Tet from the album Rounds; Chia Black Dragon, a series of dark fantasy novels by Stephen Marley
Joe Pedott created a set of terracotta figurines called Chia Pet used to sprout chia. The first figurines were made in 1977, and they were marketed widely after 1982. During the 1980s in the United States, the first substantial wave of chia seed sales was tied to chia pets, clay figures that serve as the base for a sticky paste of chia seeds.
The China–Nepal border is the international boundary between the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China and Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. It is 1,389 kilometres (863 mi) in length and runs in a northwest–southeast direction along the Himalayan mountain range, including Mount Everest , the world's highest mountain ...
Salvia hispanica, one of several related species commonly known as chia (/ ˈ tʃ iː ə /), is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to central and southern Mexico and Guatemala .
In 1960, Nepal and China signed a boundary settlement agreement and a separate 'Sino-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship'. [30] Nepal also began supporting the change of China's seat in the United Nations. [1] In December 1960, Nepali King Mahendra executed a coup and dismissed the parliamentary government of Nepal. [26]
Tibetans are known as Bhotiyas in Nepal, where they are majority in regions such as Upper Mustang, Dolpo, Walung region and Limi and Muchu valleys. Nepal is also home to other Tibetic people such as the Gurung, Sherpa, Jirel, Hyolmo and Tamang. There are also more than 10,000 Tibetan refugees in Nepal. [25]
Graphic showing location of two signatories and their border. The Sino-Nepalese Treaty of Peace and Friendship was an official settlement between the governments of Nepal and China signed on 28 April 1960, which ratified an earlier agreement on the borders separating the neighboring nations from each other.
Cycas pectinata is popular ornamental plant grown in gardens and at public places. In Assam, green mature leaves are used to decorate large numbers of temporary shrines called “Pooja Pandals,” erected to worship deities during festivals.