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The Jiang were closely involved with the Ji before and after their rise to empire: [1] Jiang Yuan was mother of Zhou dynasty's founder Hou Ji, [4] Tai Jiang (or Jiang Nü) was wife of Gugong Danfu and mother of his son Jili, [5] Tai Ren - born in Zhi (摯) and connected to the Shang dynasty - was wife of Jili and mother of King Wen. [5]
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. In 1982, the park was recognized as China's first national forest park with an area of 4,810 ha (11,900 acres). [2] Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is part of a much larger 397.5 km 2 (153.5 sq mi) Wulingyuan Scenic Area. In 1992, Wulingyuan was officially recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. [3]
Jiang Yuan, legendary ancestress of the dynastic rulers of the Zhou dynasty Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Jiangyuan .
Legends say that Ku's wife Jiang Yuan stepped in a magic footprint and conceived. She gave birth to Hou Ji , who is considered the first Zhou ancestor. The narrative implies Zhou and Shang's familial relations, as Shang's legendary ancestor Xie was the brother of Hou Ji.
The best-known of his consorts are four ladies: Jiang Yuan, Jiandi, Changyi (常宜), and Qingdu (庆都). [8] [10] Once each of these ladies had given birth to a son (Houji, Xie, Zhi, and Yao, respectively) Ku had a diviner foretell for him which of the sons was destined to rule the empire, and he received the answer that all four would. [1]
The Songs of the South: An Ancient Chinese Anthology of Poems by Qu Yuan and Other Poets. London, England: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-044375-2. Latourette, Kenneth Scott (1947). The Chinese: Their History and Culture (3rd Revised ed.). New York: Macmillan. Legge, James (1963) [1899]. The I Ching: The Book of Changes Second Edition. New York ...
The Eastern Thousand Buddha Caves (simplified Chinese: 东千佛洞; traditional Chinese: 東千佛洞; pinyin: Dōng Qiānfó Dòng) is a series of rock cut Buddhist caves in Guazhou County, Gansu, northwest China. [1]
From the novel of Fengshen Yanyi, Guang Chengzi is the student of Yuanshi Tianzun, who is the co-founder of Branch Chan of Taoism. Guangchengzi ranked the first of the Twelve Golden Xian (十二金仙) along with Yuanshi Tianzun's other eleven students: Chi Jingzi, Yuding Zhenren, Taiyi Zhenren, Huanglong Zhenren, Wenshu Guangfa Tianzun (also known as Manjusri), Puxian Zhenren (also known as ...