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The Boat Dwellers, also known as Shuishangren (Chinese: 水上人; pinyin: shuǐshàng rén; Cantonese Yale: Séuiseuhngyàn; "people living on the water") or Boat People, or the derogatory Tankas, [2] [3] are a sinicised ethnic group in Southern China [4] who traditionally lived on junks in coastal parts of Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Hainan, Shanghai, Zhejiang and along the Yangtze river, as ...
During the Kojiki and Nihonshoki periods the tanka retained a well defined form, but the history of the mutations of the tanka itself forms an important chapter in haiku history, [7] until the modern revival of tanka began with several poets who began to publish literary magazines, gathering their friends and disciples as contributors.
In Lakota spirituality, Wakan Tanka (Standard Lakota Orthography: Wakȟáŋ Tȟáŋka) is the term for the sacred or the divine. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This is usually translated as the " Great Spirit " and occasionally as "Great Mystery".
The Road to Corrymore / Bóthar an Choire Mhóir Ekphrastic tanka in Irish and English. (ebook) Rising Flame of Love Tanka in Irish and English with vintage Indian matchboxes. (ebook) Broken Angels / Aingil Bhriste Bilingual ekphrastic tanka – poems of love, longing and emptiness – in response to artwork by various hands. (ebook)
Akiko Baba (馬場 あき子, Baba Akiko) (born January 28, 1928) is a Japanese tanka poet and literary critic. Her real name is Akiko Iwata ( 岩田 暁子 , Iwata Akiko ) . Overviews
According to Lakota belief, Inyan (Rock), was present at the very beginning, and so was the omnipresent spirit Wakan Tanka, the Great Mystery, and the darkness Han.Inyan wanted to exercise his powers, or compassion, so he created Maka (the Earth) as part of himself to keep control of his powers.
Tanqa Tanqa (Aymara for beetle, [1] Hispanicized spelling Tanca Tanca, also Tanka Tanka) or Tanka Tanka (Aymara tanka hat or biretta, [2] the reduplication indicates that there is a group of something, "many hats (or birettas)") is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Puno Region, Chucuito Province, Zepita District. [3]
Tanka or Dan are not only living in Hong Kong. Should the title of this article changed to better reflect it? — Insta ntnood June 30, 2005 18:09 (UTC) It would be better to call the page "Tanka" if you ask me. I really do not like the boat people title and it is both inaccurate and confusing. Let me encourage you to do whatever you want.