Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
Log in to your AOL account to access email, news, weather, and more.
The Xianyun may have been related to the archaeologically identified Siwa culture, but questions are raised against this theory because the Siwa sites are small with low subsistence levels, whereas the Xianyun seem to have been more advanced. [20] According to Feng Li, these could not have sustained an advanced society like the Xianyun. [20]
This is considered as a possible depiction of a Xianyun or Guifang. [1] The Xunyu (Chinese: 獯鬻; Wade–Giles: Hsünyü; Old Chinese: *qʰun-lug, (Schuessler): *hun-juk [2]) is the name of an ancient nomadic tribe which invaded China during legendary times. They are traditionally identified with the Guifang, the Xianyun and the Xiongnu. [3]
There are also those who believe that the culture was a remnant of Xunyu, which is associated with the Xianyun people. However, questions are raised against this theory since Siwa sites are small with low subsistence levels. [10] According to Feng Li, these could not have sustained an advanced society like the Xianyun. [10] The debate remains ...
As a result of phonetical studies and comparisons based on the inscriptions on bronze and the structure of the characters, Wang Guowei came to the conclusion that the tribal names in the annalistic sources Guifang, Xunyu, Xianyu, Xianyun, Rong, Di, [g] and Hu designated one and the same people, who later entered history under the name Xiongnu.
The Xiangyun County Gazetteer (1996:138-139) lists the following ethnic Yi subgroups. Western Yi and Central Yi are linguistic classifications. Western Yi (Lalo) . Turen 土人
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us