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Nalan Xingde (simplified Chinese: 纳兰性德; traditional Chinese: 納蘭性德; Wade–Giles: Na-lan Hsing-te; January 19, 1655 – July 1, 1685), Manchu name Nara Singde, courtesy name Rongruo (容若), was a Chinese poet in Qing dynasty, famous for his ci poetry.
The Mosuo speak Na (a.k.a. Narua), a Naish language (closely related to Naxi), a member of the Sino-Tibetan language family. Although there is no question that the language of the Mosuo and that of the Naxi are closely related, some Mosuo speakers resent the use of the language name Naxi, which is commonly used to refer to the dialect of the ...
Along with Chinese folklore, Chinese mythology forms an important part of Chinese folk religion (Yang et al 2005, 4). Many stories regarding characters and events of the distant past have a double tradition: ones which present a more historicized or euhemerized version and ones which presents a more mythological version (Yang et al 2005, 12–13).
Chinese mythology (traditional Chinese: 中國神話; simplified Chinese: 中国神话; pinyin: Zhōngguó shénhuà) is mythology that has been passed down in oral form or recorded in literature throughout the area now known as Greater China. Chinese mythology encompasses a diverse array of myths derived from regional and cultural traditions.
Nezha has frequently appeared in Chinese mythology and ancient Chinese literature such as Fengshen Yanyi (or Investiture of the Gods), although the story of Nezha Conquering the Sea is the most well known among Chinese households. In Journey to the West, Nezha was a general under his father, "Pagoda-wielding Heavenly King" Li Jing.
Yongning Na, which is spoken in Yongning Township, Ninglang County, Lijiang, Yunnan, China, has been documented by Jacques and Michaud (2011). [2] It has three tonal levels. [ 3 ] A trilingual dictionary is available online.
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In Chinese mythology, Tingyao (Chinese: 听𫍚; Chinese: 聼訞; pinyin: Tīngyāo) from the Sangshui (桑水, "Sang River") clan was the wife of Shennong (Emperor Yan). According to the ancient text Classic of Mountains and Seas, she came from Chi River (赤水, "Red River") and gave birth to Yanju (炎居), who was Zhurong's great ...