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According to the genealogy of Tibetan White Crane, "Ng Mui" is the Chinese name of the Tibetan monk Jikboloktoto, [9] who was the last generation of transmission before Sing Lung, who brought the art to Guangdong. This account is most different from the others, with a male Ng Mui, the absence of a Manchu menace to flee from and, given the ...
Of the two characters of the term, yóu (遊) literally means to "wander", "travel" or "move around", and xiá (俠) means someone with power who helps others in need. The term refers to the way these solitary men travelled the land using physical force or political influence to right the wrongs done to the common people by the powers that be, often judged by their personal codes of chivalry.
Women in war in China (2 C, 52 P) Pages in category "Chinese warriors" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
Dong Rong (d. 1760) published a play about Shen Yuying and another notable female military figure, Qin Liangyu. [2] In the nineteenth century, Zhang Chaixin celebrated Shen Yunying's heroic deeds in the poem "The Ballad of General Shen", which depicts her as a powerful warrior and filial daughter, as well as a gifted writer, despite none of her ...
Pages in category "Women in ancient Chinese warfare" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F.
Women in ancient Chinese warfare (1 C, 21 P) C. Chinese female military personnel (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Women in war in China" The following 52 pages are in ...
Era name Period of use Length of use Remark Prince Ming of Former Liang (r. 314–320 CE) Jianxing 建興: 317–320 CE 4 years Adopted the era name of the Emperor Min of Jin. Or Yong'an (永安). Prince Cheng of Former Liang (r. 320–324 CE) Jianxing 建興: 320–324 CE 5 years Adopted the era name of the Emperor Min of Jin. Or Yongyuan ...
Mulan crossdresses as a man and enlists in her father's stead. She is intercepted by the forces of the Xia king Dou Jiande and is brought under questioning by the king's warrior daughter Xianniang (Chinese: 線娘), who tries to recruit Mulan as a man. Discovering Mulan to be a fellow female warrior, she is so delighted that they become sworn ...