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Jie
Jie might refer to: King Jie of Xia of China, last ruler of the Xia DynastyJie (ethnic group) In China, a jie is an administrative/political subdistrict. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, y..
Jiebing Chen
Jiebing Chen (surname Chen, sometimes credited as Jie-Bing Chen; b. Shanghai, China) is a Chinese musician specializing in the erhu (two-string fiddle). Chen came to the United States in 1989 to study at the State University of New York at Buffalo, where she received an M.A. in music theory. In ..
Jiedao
Jiedao (Simplified Chinese: }}}; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) also known as Jiedao Banshichu (Simplified Chinese: }}}; pinyin: ) is the township level division in urban area of the People's Republic of China except Hong Kong and Macau. See also Political divisions of China ..
Jiedushi
The Jiedushi (T: 節度使 S: 节度使) were regional military governors in China during the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. Originally set up to counter external threats, the jiedushi were given enormous power, including the ability to maintain their own armies, collec..
Jiefang
Jiefang (解放街道) is a sub-district in the centre of Zhoushan Island (Downtown Zhoushan City), the People's Republic of China. It is named after Jiefang Road (解放路), or Liberation Road, which crosses the entire sub-district. Sub-district seat: Jiefang Fangzong Building, 157 West Jiefang R..
Jieh
Jieh (or Jiye, Jiyye, Jiyyeh, الجية) is a seaside town in Mount Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea. Jieh has a population of 5000 people.[#endnote_Population] It lies 23km south of Beirut, Lebanon in the Chouf district via a 20 minute drive along the Beirut to Sidon highway south of th..
Jieishudan
Jieishudan (pronounced gee-shoo-dan) (Japanese: "measures to defend oneself") is a system of self defence, based in the United Kingdom. Jieishudan can be classified as a hybrid martial art as it incorporates elements of grappling, ground fighting, boxing, etc. The history of Jieishudan Jieishud..
Jien
Jien (Japanese: 慈円) was a Japanese poet, historian, and Buddhist monk. Born: 17 May 1155 in KyotoDied: 28 October 1225 in Omi (now Shiga) province Jien was born into the Fujiwara family of powerful aristocrats. He joined a Buddhist monastery of the Tendai sect early in his life, first taking the..
Jieshi Diao Youlan
Jieshi Diao Youlan (碣石調幽蘭) means Solitary Orchid in the Stone Tablet Mode or just Solitary Orchid (Secluded Orchid or Elegant Orchid in some translations). It is the name of a piece of music or melody for the guqin Chinese musical instrument which was written before 908 AD, and is possi..
Jievaras
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Jievaras, in Lithuanian mythology, was a sacrifice to the deity of yield. While cutting grain, women would leave..
Jieyang
揭阳市Jiēyáng Shì Administration Type Prefecture-level city City Seat ..
Jie (ethnic group)
The Jie (; Wade-Giles: Chieh) were members of a small tribe in the Xiongnu Confederation in the 4th and 5th centuries CE. Their name literally means "wethers" or "castrated male sheep". They were European in appearance, with full beards, deep-set eyes and high noses, and were probably related to t..
Jie (ruler)
King Jie of Xia of China (Chinese: "桀"), also spelled Chieh, was the last king of the Xia dynasty of China, and is blamed for its fall. He reputedly mistreated his people and became a tyrant. Records from the later Qin dynasty say that during the last year of Jie's reign, ice formed during the su..
Jie Li
Jie Li Name Jie Li Chinese 李捷 Pinyin Born May 31, 1981 Birthplace ..
Jie Yao
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yao. Jie Yao (Chinese: 姚洁, pinyin: Yáo Jié) (born 10 April 1977) is a female badminton player from the Netherlands. Yao played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, defeating Jiang Yanmei of Singapore in the first round but losing to Wang Chen of H..
Jiří Čeřovský
Jiří Čeřovský (born 1955, Semily) is a regional politician in the Czech Republic, and a member of Civic Democratic Party. Čeřovský graduated from Charles University with a PhD in biology and chemistry. In the 1970s, he had reached excellent results in athletics (he won all Czechoslovakian m..
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