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Xi'an
Xi'an (Chinese: 西安; Pinyin: Xī'ān; Wade-Giles: Hsi-An; former name Sian), is the capital of Shaanxi province in China and a sub-provincial city. Known as one of the most important cities in Chinese history, Xi'an is listed as one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China because it has be..

Xi'an (comics)
Xi'an is a fictional character created by Marvel Comics for their line of Marvel 2099 in the title X-Men 2099. He was the founder, leader, and enemy of the team of X-Men who was always haunted by his past. Contents 1 History2 Powers3 Notes4 External link History Xi'an Chi X..

Xi'an Incident
--> This article is written in Pinyin transliteration (which had not been devised in 1936), except for the name Chiang Kai-shek. Contemporary English accounts will mostly use Hsian, Chang Hsüeh-liang, Chang Tso-lin and similar forms. The Xi'an Incident of December 1936 (Traditional Chinese: ; Simp..

Xi'an International Studies University
Xi'an International Studies University (XISU) (西安外国语学院) was founded in 1952 in the province of Shaanxi, in the ancient city of Xi'an. It was one of the oldest language schools in People's Republic of China. Eight languages are taught in XISU: English..

Xi'an Jiaotong University
Xi'an Jiaotong University (西安交通大學) is a university in Xi'an, China. It was established in 1896, under the name Nan Yang College, and became Jiaotong University in 1921, after a merger with several other institutes. Between 1955 and 1959, the university wa..

Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
}}; pinyin: ) serves Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. Covering 5 square kilometres, it is the largest airport in China's northwest. Due to the Chinese western expansion, visitor and cargo flow are rapidly increasing. The airport was the hub for China Northwest Airlines until the company was merged into China..

Xia
Xia details several meanings in the Chinese language and the History of China: The season of summer (夏)Xia (philosophy) is a Chinese philosophy similar (but not identical) to the chivalrous code of European knights.A Chinese family nameThe Xia Dynasty (夏)The majority ethnic group later known a..

Xiachuan Island
Xiachuan Island (下川岛 pinyin Xiàchuāndǎo) is an island of the South China Sea, on the southern coast of China, part of the Guangdong province. Contents 1 Administration2 Geography3 Economy4 Transportation5 See also6 External links Administration Administrat..

Xiafs
Xiafs was a file system for the operating system Linux which was conceived and developed by Frank Xia and was based on the Minix file system. Today it is obsolete and not in use, except possibly in some historic installations. Linux originally used the Minix file system, but it has a number of limi..

Xiagou Formation
The Xiagou Formation named for its type site in Xiagou, in the Changma Basin of Gansu Province, northwestern China, is an Early Cretaceous sequence, which is known outside the specialized world of Chinese geology as the site of a lagerstätte in which the fossils were preserved of Gansu, the earlie..

Xiahe County
Xiahe (Chinese: 夏河, pinyin: Xiàhé) is a county in Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu province, the People's Republic of China. It is home to the famed Labrang Lamaist Buddhist monastery, the largest Tibetan Buddhist monetary in China, outside of Tibet proper. The town is populated lar..

Xiahou Ba
Xiahou Ba (夏侯霸) was a military commander of the Three Kingdoms state of Wei. He was from one of the leading military families at the time, but fled to the Kingdom of Shu due to political instability at the capital Luoyang. Xiahou Ba's father was the great Wei general Xiahou Yuan and his mothe..

Xiahou De
Xiahou De the nephew of Xiahou Dun. De was also the elder brother of Xiahou Shang. At one time De was assigneed to defend Mt. Tian Dang. Then struck by a fire attack, and while he was distracted by getting rid of all the flames, he was slain by the Shu general Yan Yan. ..

Xiahou Dun
Illustration of Xiahou Dun swallowing his own eyeball from a Qing Dynasty edition of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms Names Simplified Chinese: 夏侯惇 Traditional Chinese: 夏侯惇 Pinyin: Xiàhóu Dūn Wade-Giles: Hsiahou Tun Zi: Yuanrang (元讓) Xiahou Dun (? – 220) was ..

Xiahou En
Xiahou En (夏侯恩) (167–208) was an officer of the Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. He was a distant nephew of Xiahou Dun. Xiahou En gained acclaim during a hunting trip when he saved Cao Cao from a tiger, earning the right to bear one of Cao Cao's personal blades, known variousl..

Xiahou He
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Xiahou Hui
Xiahou Hui (夏侯恵) was an officer of Wei and third son of Xiahou Yuan. From his youth, Xiahou Hui was skilled in writing. He served as Grand Marshal with his younger brother, Xiahou He, opposing Zhuge Liang and Shu. ..

Xiahou Mao
Xiahou Mao (? – ?; 夏侯楙) was a Chinese military Wei general under the powerful warlord Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms Period in ancient China and the son of Xiahou Dun. He was given the title “Marquis of the Imperial Domain” by Wei Wen Di in date and he..

Xiahou Shang
Xiahou Shang (夏侯尚) (185?-225?), courtesy name Boren, was a nephew of the Wei officer, Xiahou Dun, during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms Period in ancient China. When he was fighting against Shu under Xiahou Yuan, he was taken prisoner at the Battle of Mount Dingjun, but was r..

Xiahou Wei
Xiahou Wei (? – ?) was an officer of the Wei during the Three Kingdoms period in ancient China. The second son of Xiahou Yuan, and trained as a horse archer like his father, he would succeed to the head of Xiahou Yuan's troops after the Battle of Mount Dingjun. Xiahou Wei was at the forefr..

Xiahou Xuan
Xiahou Xuan was a Chinese minister of Wei and son of Xiahou Shang. Xuan, along with Li Feng, was ordered by Wei Emperor Cao Fang to assassinate that of Sima Shi. However, this plot was quickly realized, and Xuan was executed by having his body cut in half across the lower abdomen. ..

Xiahou Yuan
Portrait of Xiahou Yuan from a Qing Dynasty edition of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms Names Simplified Chinese: 夏侯渊 Traditional Chinese: 夏侯淵 Pinyin: Xiàhóu Yuān Wade-Giles: Hsiahou Yuan Zi: Miaocai (妙才) Xiahou Yuan (? – 219) was a military general under the..

Xiajin County
Xiajin County is a county in Dezhou, Shandong Province. Its economy is mostly agricultural, including cotton, wheat, and corn. ..

Xiamen
厦门市Xiàmén Shì Administration Type Sub-provincial city Area 1,565 km²(300 km² water) Population 1.37 million (2002) GDP ¥38,567 (ca. US,660) per capita (2003), ranked 9th in China Major Nationalities Han County-level divisions 6 Township-level divisions Unknown ..

Xiamen Airlines
Xiamen Airlines (simplified Chinese: 厦门航空; pinyin: Xiàmén Hángkōng) is the first airline company in People's Republic of China run by private individuals, established on July 25, 1984, and based in Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport. The rights are shared by China Southern Airlines 60%..

Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
}}; pinyin: ) is the primary international gateway in Xiamen, Fujian. This airport is the base of Xiamen Airlines, but also is served by the following carriers. TAECO, which is an aircraft maintenance provider, is based in the airport. Airlines Air China (Beijing, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Jakarta, Ku..

Xiamen International School
The Xiamen International School (XIS) is a private, international school for foreigners living in Xiamen, China. Only children holding foreign passports may enroll. The school was established in August 1997 and is located in the southern coast of China in Fujian Province. XIS was the first internati..

Xiamen Lanshi
Xiamen Lanshi (Chinese characters:Simplified:厦门蓝狮, Traditional:廈門藍獅; pinyin:Xiàmén Lánshī) is a team promoted from the Chinese first division in 2005 to the Chinese Super League in 2006. They are coached by Gao Hongbo(高洪波). Honors Chinese First/Jia Division Champions (2005..

Xiamen Stadium
Xiamen Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Xiamen, China. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 30,000 people. ..

Xiamen University
Xiamen University (XMU, Latin: Universitas Amoiensis, Pinyin: Xiàmén Dàxué, Simplified Chinese: 厦门大学), colloquially Xia Da (Pinyin: Xià Dà, Simplified Chinese: 厦大), located in Xiamen, Fujian Province, is the first university in China founded by overseas Chinese. The school motto: "..

Xian
Xian may be in reference to: The city of Xi'an in ChinaAn alternative spelling of Christian, by analogy with Xmas as an alternative spelling of Christmas. "X" resembles the Greek letter Χ (Chi), the first letter of "Christ" in Greek Χριστός [Christos]. redirect [[Template:Disambig]..

Xianbei
The Xianbei (Simplified Chinese: }}}; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hsien-pei) were a significant nomadic people residing in modern Manchuria and eastern Mongolia, or Xianbei Shan. They were descendants of Donghu, a historic term for Greater Khingan, before migrating into areas of th..

Xianbi
Xianbi (咸屄) is a popular snack in Southeastern and Northern China. It consists of a chunk of meat - usually the lowest grade - often dressed with seaweed (海草) around the edges and generally has a hole in the middle where it can be skewered. It has become so popular, in fact, that it is rap..

Xiandai Hanyu changyong zibiao
The Xiàndài Hànyǔ Chángyòng Zìbiǎo (现代汉语常用字表 "List of Frequently Used Characters in Modern Chinese") is the list of the 3500 most frequently used Simplified Chinese characters in Chinese. It was created in 1988 in the People's Republic of China. It is comparable to the Jō..

Xianfeng Emperor
Clan name: Aixin-Jueluo (愛新覺羅)Aisin-Gioro Given name: Yizhu (奕詝)I Ju Dates of reign: 9 March, 1850–22 August, 1861 Era name: Xianfeng (咸豐 ; Hsien-feng)Gubci Elgiyengge Era dates: 1 February, 1851–29 January, 1862 Temple name: Wenzong (文宗)Wendzung Posthumous..

Xianfeng motor
Established in December 2001, Xianfeng Motorcycle is an independent private operation motorcycle company merging R&D, production, sales and trade into an integral whole. Their main business covers production and sales of Xianfeng brand motorcycles. They are also licensed to manufacture and sell pa..

Xiang
Xiang may refer to: King Xiang of Xia, a Chinese rulerXiang (linguistics), a subdivision of ChineseThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the i..

Xiang'an District
Xiang'an (翔安; pinyin:Xiáng'ān) is a district of Xiamen Municipality on its easternmost mainland territory. It belongs to Fujian Province in the People's Republic of China. Xiang'an District was created out of five towns (鎮) of Tong'an District in May 2003: Xindian (新店)Xinyu (新圩)Max..

Xiangcheng District
Xiangcheng (Simplified Chinese: 襄城; Hanyu Pinyin: Xiāngchéng) is a sub-city-level region in Xiangfan City, Hubei province, People's Republic of China. ..

Xiangfan
襄樊市Xiāngfán Shì Administration Type Prefecture-level city City Seat ..

Xiangkhoang
Xiangkhoang may refer to: Xiangkhoang ProvinceXiangkhoang PlateauXieng Khouang Airport redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..

Xiangkhoang Plateau
The Xiangkhoang Plateau is a plateau in the north of Laos. The highest peaks of the plateau are between 2000 and 3000 meters high. Several tributaries of the Mekong originate in the Xiangkhoang Plateau. The plateau is the location of the Plain of Jars, which is a collective name for several sites w..

Xiangkhoang Province
Statistics Capital: Phonsavan Area: 15,880 km² Avg. Altitude: 1200m Inhabitants: 262,200 (2004 est) Pop. density: 17 inh./km² ISO 3166-2: LA-XI Map Xiangkhoang (Lao ຊຽງຂວາງ) is a province of Laos, located in the north-east of the c..

Xianglin Luo
Xianglin Luo (Lo Hsiang Lin Chinese: Simplified Chinese 罗香林 Traditional Chinese 羅香林; 1906-1978) is one of the most renowned researchers in Hakka language and culture. Publications Hong Kong In the Cultural Interchange of East and West (香港與中西文化之交流)History of Chinese ..

Xiangqi
"Chinese chess" redirects here. For , see . Xiangqi (Chinese: 象棋; Pinyin: xiàngqí; Wade-Giles: hsiang4-ch'i2; [listen] ([Media helphelp]·[info])), is a two-player Chinese game in a family of strategic board games of which Western chess, Indian chaturanga, Japan..

Xiangshan
Xiangshan can refer to Fragrant Hills (or Xiangshan) park in BeijingGuilin city's Xiangshan districtHuaibei prefecture's Xiangshan districtLongmen Grottoes, area with a mountain named XiangshanLu Jiuyuan (1139-1192), also Lu Xiangshan, twelfth century scholarXiangshan County, county in Zhejiang, Ch..

Xiangshan County
Xiangshan County is a county of China located in Zhejiang province. Xiangshan County (香山縣; lit. "Fragrant Mountain"; also spelt Siangshan) is also the old name of Zhongshan, a city in Guangdong Province, southern China. The historical county covered the present-day cities of Zhuhai and Zhon..

Xiangsheng
Xiangsheng (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: }}}; pinyin: ), sometimes translated as crosstalk, is a traditional Chinese comedic performance in the form of a monologue or a dialogue. The language, rich in puns and allusions, is used in a rapid, bantering style. Xiangsheng is one of China's..

Xiangtan
Location in Hunan Province Xiangtan (}; }) is a city located in Xiangtan County in the center of Hunan province, China. Xiangtan is home to a military production plant and a military football team. Famous people from Xiangtan: Mao ZedongPeng DehuaiQi BaishiZeng GuofanLiu Shaoqi See also Xiangt..

Xiangtan City Stadium
Xiangtan City Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Xiangtan, China. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 30,000 people. ..

Xiangtan University
The Xiangtan University (XtU) is a university located in Xiangtan, Hunan. It was founded in 1958 and is organized in 22 Schools and Departments. History External link [Xiangtan University] () () ..

Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture
Xiangxi redirects here. For the board game, please see xiangqi. right Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture (湘西土家族苗族自治州; pinyin: Xiāngxī Tǔjiāzú Miáozú Zìzhìzhōu) is an autonomous prefecture of the People's Republic of China. It is located in western Huna..

Xiangxue Sun Hei
Xiangxue Sun Hei is a Hong Kong football club. In the season 2004-05, Sun Hei got the champions in all the four senior football competitions, including Hong Kong First Division League, Senior Silver Shield, League Cup and the HKFA Cup. Current squad Number Nationality Player Goalkeepers 1 ..

Xiangyang
Xiangyang (Traditional Chinese: 襄陽, Simplified Chinese: 襄阳, pinyin: Xiāngyáng) was a Chinese city famous for the Siege of Xiangyang (1267-1273) by Mongol invaders. It was also an important city during the period of the Three Kingdoms, in the Romance of Three Kingdoms it was said that it wa..

Xiang (linguistics)
Xiang (湘語/湘语), also Hunan, Hunanese, or Hsiang, is a subdivision of spoken Chinese. Xiang is spoken by over 36 million people in China, primarily in Hunan province, and also in over 20 counties in Sichuan, and parts of Guangxi and Guangdong provinces. Many scholars divide Xiang into two ..

Xiang Chong
Xiang Chong(项充) is a character in the Water Margin. Xiang Chong was from Peixian, Xuzhou. He wore a steel helmet, carried a shield with a beast's head engraved on it, an iron spear and 24 daggers which he used to throw at his enemies. Xiang excelled in martial arts and was able to hit a target ..

Xiang Lang
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Xiang New Edition
想 New Edition (py. Xiǎng, en. Dream), also known as 1st. Album, is an album by Taiwanese singer/actress/model Vivian Hsu, released October 26, 1998 on the Toshiba-EMI label. It is a rerelease of her first album, 天使想 (1996), with two bonus tracks. The bonus tracks are numbers 9 and 10, and..

Xiang River
The Xiang River (also as Xiangjiang River, Chinese:湘江 or "湘水", pinyin: Xiāng Jiāng, Xiāng Shǔi; Wade-Giles: "hsiāng chiāng" or "hsiāng shuǐ"), in older transliterations as the Siang River or Hsiang River, is a river in southern Ch..

Xiang Xiang
Xiang Xiang (Chinese: 香香) is reportedly the most popular Internet pop star in China of 2005. She is perhaps most famous for her song "猪之歌" (Song of Pig), the title track of her first solo album. Xiang Xiang is also known for remaking the song 老鼠爱大米 (Lao Shu Ai Da Mi - "Mouse L..

Xiang Xiu
Xiang Xiu (}) is one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove : 竹林七賢 Ruan Ji 阮籍 | Xi Kang 嵇康 | Shan Tao 山濤 | Liu Ling 劉伶 | Ruan Xian 阮咸 | Xiang Xiu 向秀 | Wang Rong 王戎 His most famous contribution is a commentary on the..

Xiang Ying
Xiang Ying (1895(?)-1941) was a war-time Chinese communist leader reaching the rank of political chief of staff of the New Fourth Army during World War Two until his assassination by a member of his staff in 1941. Initially a labor organizer, he went on to serve in the Communist Party of China poli..

Xiang Yu
Xiang Yu (Traditional:項羽; Simplified: 项羽; Wade-Giles: Hsiang Yü; pinyin: Xiàng Yǔ; 232 BC - 202 BC) was a prominent general during the fall of the Qin Dynasty. His name was Ji (籍), Yu was his courtesy name. He was a descendant of Chu nobility. A great general, it took him only several..

Xiang Yun
Xiang Yun (Simplified Chinese: }}}; pinyin: ; born 27 October 1961) is a versatile and talented actress from Singapore. Her real name is Chen Cuichan. She is one of the actresses with the most experience in the TV Station, with 27 years of acting in the Singapore entertainment industry. She was also..

Xiang Zhongfa
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Xianjian Qixia Zhuan
Xianjian Qixia Zhuan (The Legend of Magic Sword and Wonderful Heroes) is a one of China's most successful video game franchises, with the first of the series released in 1995. It is a role playing game, similar in style to Japanese turn based video games based in a fantasy/medieval setting. The ..

Xianning
Xianning (simplified Chinese: 咸宁; pinyin: Xiánníng) is a prefecture-level city in China's Hubei province. It is known as the "City of Osmanthus". Contents 1 Geography and Climate2 Administration3 Demographics4 Economy5 Tourism6 External links Geography and C..

Xianren Cave
Xianren Cave (}}}; }}}; literally "Fairy cave") is a small cave in Wannian County, Jiangxi, China, where historically important finds have been made of prehistoric pottery shards and rice grains. ..

Xianxingzhe
Xianxingzhe or Senkousha (}}}; }}}; literally "forerunner") is the first bipedal humanoid robot in China, created in 2000 by the Chinese National University of Defense Technology in Changsha, Hunan.[#endnote_xinhua] The robot, standing 140 cm tall and weighing 20 kg, walks at a pace of t..

Xianyang
Xianyang (Simplified Chinese: }}}; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) was the capital of the state of Qin during the Warring States Period in Chinese history, and remained to be capital during the short-lived Qin Dynasty. It was located in the modern day Shaanxi province on the northern bank of the W..

Xian Chanba
International Xi'an Chanba or Inter Xian is a football club based at the Shanxi Stadium in Xi'an and playing in the Chinese Super League. They are owned by Shanghai Yungtay Engineering (95%) and Zhongyuan Real Estate (5%). Their Head Coach is Chen Yaodong. Chanba is the names of two local rivers in..

Xian JH-7
--> The Xian Jian Hong (JH)-7, also known as the FBC-1 Flying Leopard, is a two-seater (tandem), twin-engine fighter-bomber in service with the People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force (PLANAF), and possibly the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The main contractors are Xian Aircraft Ind..

Xian MA60
The Xian MA60 (新舟60, Xinzhou 60, "Modern Ark 60") is a turboprop-powered airliner made by China's Xi'an Aircraft Industrial Corporation under the China Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC I). Basically, this plane is advanced version of Y-7. The plane was first tested in 1993, and gi..

Xian Xinghai
Xian Xinghai (June 13, 1905 – October 30, 1945) (Chinese: 冼星海; pinyin: Xiǎn Xīnghăi) was a Chinese composer. He is best known for his Yellow River Cantata, upon which was based the Yellow River Concerto for piano and orchestra (arranged by Yin Chengzong). Born in Panyu (Chinese: ..

Xiao
Xiao can mean: Xiao — Chinese end-blown flute.Xiao — Chinese last name, see Hsiao.Xiào — "filial piety."Duke Xiao of Qin — Chinese ruler of the state of QinEmpress Dowager Xiao ZhuangXiao He — one of the most highly regarded statesmen in Chinese history, and the first..

Xiao-Er-Jin
Xiao-Er-Jin (Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a method of writing Sinitic languages such as Mandarin or the Dungan language in Arabic script. It is used on occasion by the Hui in China, and formerly by their Dungan descendants in Central Asia. Soviet writing reforms forced the Dungan to replace X..

Xiao-Mei
Xiao-Mei is a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives. The character is played by actress, Gwendoline Yeo. History Xiao-Mei is an illegal immigrant from China, sold by her uncle to Maxine Bennett (an acquaintance of Bree Van de Kamp's) as a domestic servant. After be..

Xiaobin Zhang
Xiaobin Zhang (born February 14, 1985) is a Chinese football (soccer) player who currently plays as a central midfielder for the New Zealand Knights in the Hyundai A-League. External links [New Zealand Knights Profile] ..

Xiaobitan (Siaobitan) Branch Line
The Xiaobitan (Siaobitan) Branch Line is a branch line of the Xindian (Sindian) Line on the Taipei Rapid Transit System. Stations Station Name Area Transfer Hanyu Pinyin Tongyong Pinyin Xiaobitan (Siaobitan) Branch Line Qizhang Cijhang Sindian, Taipei County Xindian (Sindian) Line Xiaobitan(..

Xiaodihu
Xiaodihu can refer to: The smallest size of dihu, a low pitched Chinese bowed string instrument in the huqin family of instrumentsThe dahu, another name for the xiaodihuThe cizhonghu, another name for the xiaodihu This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated..

Xiaogan
Xiaogan (Chinese: 孝感; pinyin: Xiàogǎn) is a prefecture-level city in Hubei province of the People's Republic of China. Its population is 238,900 residents. External link [Xiaogan site] Prefecture-level divisions of Hubei '''Sub-provincial cities: Wuhan '''Prefecture-level..

Xiaohan
Xiaohan (小寒) is a solar term that begins when the Sun lies between the celestial longitudes of 285° and 300°. It sometimes refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 285°. Xiaohan usually begins around January 6, and ends around January 20. [[zh..

Xiaojun Wang
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Xiaokang
Xiaokang society (Simplified Chinese: 小康社会; Traditional Chinese: 小康社會; pinyin: xiǎokāng shèhuì; literally "Society of small peace/comfort/health") is a society of modest means, or a middle-class society. The term which was first used in the..

Xiaolan Town
For the U.S. official whose Chinese name is Zhao Xiaolan, see Elaine Chao. Xiaolan Town (Chinese: 小欖鎮; Pinyin: Xǐaolǎn Zhèn) is a Chinese city situated at the northwest periphery of the city of Zhongshan. The population of Xiaolan Town is of an estimation of 150,000 permanent residents and..

Xiaolan Zhao
Xiaolan Zhao is a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine who lives and works in Toronto, Canada. Born in Kunming, she was a surgeon in China before coming to Canada on a scholarship to do medical research at Queen’s University. After seeing the great interest that was developing in alternat..

Xiaolian
Xiaolian (Simplified Chinese: 孝廉, literally Filially Pious and Incorrupt), was a standard of norminating civil officers started by Emperor Wu of Han at 134 BC and lasted until being replaced by Imperial examination in the Sui Dynasty. Under the advice of Dong Zhongshu, Emperor Wu ordered each d..

Xiaolingtong
Xiaolingtong (小灵通) is the Chinese brand name for the PAS mobile network system. Unlike "true" mobile networks like GSM, Xiaolingtong acts as the wireless extension for the wired telephone system in China, also known as wireless local loop. The phone's range is limited to the..

Xiaolingwei
Xiaolingwei (孝陵卫) is an area near Nanjing. It is south of Nanjing's Zhongshan Gate and southeast of the Ming Dynasty imperial tombs of Nanjing. ..

Xiaolin Showdown
Xiaolin Showdown is an American animated elemental television series about Omi, a young orphaned monk-in-training from the Xiaolin Temple (a name based on the real-life Shaolin Temple), surfer Raimundo Pedrosa from Brazil, high-tech focused Kimiko Tohomiko from Japan, and cowboy Clay Bailey from Te..

Xiaolin Showdown (video game)
The Xiaolin Showdown video game is a game based off of the Kids WB cartoon Xiaolin Showdown. It will be released for Xbox, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation 2 in November 2006. All that is known yet is that players can be all the Xiaolin Apprentices and one of the game objec..

Xiaolin Showdown Trading Card Game
The Xiaolin Showdown Trading Card Game was released in October 2005. It is produced by Wizards of the Coast as a licensed product based on the Xiaolin Showdown animated series. It is a two player tapping collectible card game where the object of the game is to be the first to win four contests for..

Xiaolin Wu's line algorithm
Xiaolin Wu's line algorithm is an algorithm for line antialiasing, which was presented in the article An Efficient Antialiasing Technique in the July 1991 issue of Computer Graphics, as well as in the article Fast Antialiasing in the June 1992 issue of Dr. Dobb's Journal. Bresenham's algorithm draw..

Xiaolongbao
"Xiaolongbao" In Traditional Chinese characters: 小籠包 In Simplified Chinese characters: 小笼包 Pronunciation in Mandarin : xiǎolóngbāo (Pinyin) Pronunciation in Shanghainese: sho lon (lumazi) Xiaolongbao, (also known as Soup dumplings) literally "little basket bun..

Xiaolongnü
The fictional character Xiaolongnü (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: }}}; lit. little dragon girl) is a character from the Chinese wuxia novel The Return of the Condor Heroes (Shen Diao Xia Lü), 1959, by writer Louis Cha under the pen name Jinyong. Xiaolongnü was an orphan picked up by..

Xiaoman
In the east Asian lunisolar calendars, Xiaoman (小满 / 小滿) is a solar term that begins when the Sun lies between the celestial longitude of 60° and 75°. It sometimes refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 60°. Introduction Xiaoman usually beg..

Xiaonanmen Branch
The Xiaonanmen Branch is a branch of the Banqiao/Nangang Line on the Taipei Rapid Transit System. Stations Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall : Transfer to Danshui (Danshuei) Line. Xindian (Sindian) Line (at present) and Xinyi Line (Future)XiaonanmenXimen : Transfer to Banqiao (Banciao) /Nangang Line ..

Xiaopei
Xiaopei is a castle that Lu Bu stole from Liu Bei, shortly before Cao Cao conquered it. It was at first under late Han governor Tao Qian, he however gave it to Liu Bei as a temporary refuge. After Liu Bei went on campaign against Yuan Shu, Zhang Fei, the man in charge of defending Xiaopei, was too d..

Xiaosaurus
Xiaosaurus (little lizard, pronounced (IPA) /ʃoˈsɔrəs/, from Chinese xiao 小, little), is a dubious genus of small herbivorous dinosaur of the Bathonian age (middle Jurassic, approximately 169 to 163 mya). Xiaosaurus lived in the Sichuan Basin of China. It is known only from teeth and a few is..

Xiaoshan
Xiaoshan (蕭山), a district of the city of Hangzhou, located in Zhejiang province in China. Xiaoshan was formerly a city in its own right, but was absorbed in recent years by its much larger neighbor and made into an administrative district of Hangzhou. Hangzhou's international airport, Hangzhou ..

Xiaoshi Junior High School
Xiaoshi Junior High School ,or " Xiaoshi High School", is a junior high school in Ningbo, China. It was established as a private school in 1912 and was immediately well respected due to its high education quality. In 1956, it became a public school and was renamed Ningbo No.5 School. In 1980, it re-..

Xiaoshi Middle School
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Xiaoshu
In the east Asian lunisolar calendars, Xiaoshu (小暑) is a solar term that begins when the Sun lies between the celestial longitude of 105° and 120°. It sometimes refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 105°. Introduction Xiaoshu usually begins ar..

Xiaowangmiao
Xiaowangmiao is a town in Fenghua county, Zhejiang province China. It lies on the south bank of the Shan River, and takes its name from the Temple of King Xiao. ..

Xiaowen
Xiaowen can refer to: Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei China (467–499)Emperor Wen of Han China (202 BC–157 BC) ..

Xiaoxue
In the east Asian lunisolar calendars, Xiaoxue (小雪) is a solar term that begins when the Sun lies between the celestial longitudes of 240° and 255°. It sometimes refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 240°. Xiaoxue usually begins around November..

Xiaoyue Tunnel
The southern entrance to the Xiaoyue expressway tunnel The Xiaoyue Tunnel is an expressway tunnel in Beijing, China, and forms part of the Western 5th Ring Road. The tunnel is relatively short. It is notable for being the only tunnel on the 5th Ring Road -- and so far, the only tunnel on any..

Xiaoyun Wang
Xiaoyun Wang (Simplified Chinese: }}}; Traditional Chinese: ) (born 1966) is a researcher and professor in the Department of Mathematics and System Science, Shandong University, Shandong, China. At the rump session of CRYPTO 2004, she and co-authors demonstrated collisions in MD5, SHA-0 and other re..

Xiaozhuan
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Xiaozhuangwen Grand Empress Dowager
Grand Empress Dowager Xiao Zhuang Wen (} Hiyoošungga Ambalinggū Genggiyenšu Hūwanghu as the Empress in Manchu; March 28, 1613 - January 27, 1688) was the grandmother of Emperor Kang Xi of the Qing Dynasty. She was a daughter of a prince of Borjigit, the Horqin Mongols, Prince Jaisang, t..

Xiaozong
Xiaozong can be the name of the following Chinese emperors: Emperor Xiaozong of Song China (reign: 1162–1189)Hongzhi Emperor of the Ming Dynasty (reign: 1487-1505) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to t..

Xiao (flute)
The xiao (Traditional Chinese: [[wiktionary:簫; Simplified Chinese: [[wiktionary:箫; Hanyu Pinyin: xiāo; Wade-Giles: hsiao) is a Chinese vertical end-blown flute. It is generally made of dark brown bamboo (called "purple bamboo" in Chinese). It is also sometimes called dongxiao or dong xiao (..

Xiao Gang
Xiao Gang (simplified Chinese: 肖钢) (born 1958 in Ji'an, Jiangxi) is currently chairman of the board of directors of Bank of China Limited and Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited. From 1998 to his appointment to his current (as of 2005) position in 2003, he was a deputy governor of the People's Ban..

Xiao He
Xiao He (蕭何, d. 193 BC) was a key figure in Liu Bang's rise to power after the fall of the Qin Dynasty.He remained loyal to Liu Bang throughout his life and later became prime minister of the Han Dynasty. He was born in the same place, Pei County (in modern Xuzhou, Jiangsu) as Liu Bang. Based ..

Xiao Hong
Xiao Hong (June 2, 1911 – January 22, 1942), originally named Zhang Naiying, and with the pen names Xiao Hong (Chinese: 萧红) and Qiao Yin, was a Chinese writer. Xiao Hong was born in Hulan county, Heilongjiang Province, China on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival to a landowning family. H..

Xiao Jing
Classic of Filial Piety (}; }) is a Confucian classic giving advice on how to behave towards a senior (such as a father, an elder brother, or ruler). Authorship This document probably dates to about 400 BC. It is not known who actually wrote the Classic. It is attributed to a conversation between C..

Xiao Ni
Xiao Ni (蕭嶷) (444-492), courtesy name Xuanyan (宣儼), formally Prince Wenxian of Yuzhang (豫章文獻王), was an imperial prince during the Chinese dynasty Southern Qi. He was a son of the founder Emperor Gao (Xiao Daocheng) and a brother of Emperor Wu (Xiao Ze). Background Xiao Ni was bor..

Xiao of Qin
Duke Xiao (孝公 Qín Xiàogōng) (381 - 338 BC), born Yíng Qúliáng (嬴渠梁), was a ruler of the State of Qin from 361 to 338 BC during the Warring States Period in China. He employed Shang Yang, a skilled official from Weì (衛, not to be confused with '..

Xiao Qian
Xiao Qian Xiao Qian (萧乾[蕭乾], pinyin Xiāo Qián, Wade-Giles Hsiao Ch'ien), alias Nuoping (若萍) (27 January 1910 – 11 February1999) was a famous essayist, editor, journalist and translator from China. His life spanned the country before and after the establishment of ..

Xiao Qiang
Xiao Qiang Xiao Qiang (Simplified Chinese: }}}; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a well-known Chinese human rights activist living in Berkeley, California. He is currently the director of the China Internet Project at the Graduate School of Journalism University of California, Berkeley. X..

Xiao Qin
Xiao Qin was born on January 1st, 1985 in China. He is a Chinese Gymnast. He specializes on the Horizontal Bar and Parallel Bars, but is best known for his work on the pommel horse. He is the 2005 World Champion, 2005 10th Chinese National Games Champion 2004 World Cup Final Champion, 2005 East Asia..

Xiao Rang
Xiao Rang(萧让) is a character in the Water Margin. Xiao Rang was a scholar from Jizhou and a good friend of Wu Yong. He excelled in caligraphy and could imitate the handwriting of Su Dongpo, Huang Tingjian, Mi Yuanzhang and Cai Jing. Thus he was nicknamed the 'Scholar with the sacred hand'(圣�..

Xiao Xiao
Screenshot from one of the Xiao Xiao animations Xiao Xiao (}; }) is a internet flash cartoon series by Chinese animator Zhu Zhiqiang, featuring stick-figure men performing choreographed fight scenes. Some of the cartoons are interactive and game-like. All cartoons are in the Macromedia Flash fo..

Xiao Yan Zi
Xiao Yan Zi (Chinese: 小燕子, pinyin: xiǎo yàn zi), or Little Swallow in English, is a fictional character from the popular Taiwanese series Huan Zhu Ge Ge. The two notable actresses who have portrayed Xiao Yan Zi are Vicki Zhao and Huang Yi. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot an..

Xiao Zhangmao
Xiao ZhangmaoWhether his name should be pronounced "Zhangmao" or "Changmao" in modern Mandarin, obviously, is somewhat speculative, but given that he had a younger brother named Xiao Zimao (蕭子懋), it would appear that "Zhang" is appropriate since it denoted being older. (蕭長懋) (458-493), c..

Xiapi
Xiapi is the name of a town mentioned extensively in the literature and history of ancient China. It is the town Lu Bu fell back to when under siege by Cao Cao at Xiaopei. He first moved his family there and then he himself after being advised by Chen Gong. It was here that Lu Bu was ultimate..

Xiaxue
Xiaxue (real name Wendy Cheng) is one of the most prominent bloggers in Singapore. She started her blog in 2003. A self-proclaimed "internet bitch who is edited by Photoshop", her blog attracts about 20,000 readers everyday with her take on current events and her life. She blogs about various topics..

Xiazhi
Xiazhi is the solar term that begins when Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 90° and ends when its celestial longitude is 105°. It sometimes refers in particular to the day when Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 90°. It usually begins around June 21, and ends around July 7. ..

Xia (philosophy)
The xiá (俠) is a Chinese term that refers to a righteous person who excels in personal combat and may use their armed expertise to right social unfairness or injustice (鋤強扶弱). Xiá could be roughly compared to "chivalry" and identified with the Western concept of knights and knighthood, a..

Xia (Sixteen Kingdoms)
This article is part ofthe Sixteen Kingdomsseries. 16 Kingdoms Cheng Han Han Zhao Later Zhao Former Liang Later Liang Western Liang Northern Liang Southern Liang Former Qin Later Qin Western Qin Former Yan Later Yan Northern Yan Southern Yan Xia Not included in t..

Xia class submarine
The 6,500-ton Type 092 (US Dep't of Defense designation Xia-class) submarine was the first ballistic missile-carrying, nuclear-powered submarine class (SSBN) deployed by the People's Liberation Army Navy. The first Changzheng 6 (# 406) of its class was launched in 1981. As of 2004, only one of the c..

Xia County
Xia County could refer to: Xia County, Shanxi (夏县), administered by the prefecture-level city of Yuncheng, Shanxi.Xia County, Henan (峡县), administered by the prefecture-level city of Sanmenxia, Henan. This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation&..

Xia County, Shanxi
Xia (Chinese: ) is a county in the province of Shanxi in the People's Republic of China. See also List of administrative divisions of Shanxi ..

Xia Dynasty
History of China 3 Sovereigns & 5 Emperors Xia Dynasty Shang Dynasty Western Zhou Zhou Spring & Autumn Eastern Zhou Warring States Qin Dynasty Western Han Han Xin Eastern Han Three Kingdoms Western Jin Jin Sixteen Kingdoms Eastern Jin Southern & Northe..

Xia Gui
Xia Gui (1195–1224) Chinese scroll painter of the Song dynasty, who was one of the great masters of the Southern Song landscape style. He was active in the imperial painting academy at Hangzhou during the reign of Song emperor Ning Zong (Ning-Tsung). Along with his celebrated contemporary artist M..

Xia Li
Xia Li is a scientist who works at Monell Chemical Senses Center. She is internationally credited with researching why cats cannot taste sweets. She, along with Dr. Joseph Brand, have concluded that modern cats have lost function in an obsolete taste receptor, therefore no longer allowing them to ta..

Xia Liu
Zia is a Chinese athlete that won a silver medal in Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ..

Xia Meng
--> Xia Meng(夏梦) (a.k.a Hsia Moon or Miranda Yang), born Yang Meng (杨濛)on 16th February 1932 in Shanghai, China, is a prominent Hong Kong actress and film producer. She was the key figure of Hong Kong's Left Wing Mandarin movie scene. Contents 1 Debut on stage2 Film career3&nbs..

Xia Shang Zhou Chronology Project
A multi-year, multi-discipline project commissioned by the People's Republic of China in 1996 to determine with accuracy the location and time frame of the Xia Dynasty, the Shang Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty. Some 200 experts took part in the project, the results of which were released in November ..

Xia Yan
Xia Yan (October 30 1900 - February 6 1995) was a Chinese playwright and screenwriter. Amongst the dozens of plays and screenplays penned by Xia Yen, the most renowned works include Under the Eaves of Shanhai (1937) and The Fascist Bacillus (1944). He rose to the position of vice-minister for cultur..

Xia Yi
Xia Yi, born 1970, is a Taiwanese singer and actress. She allegedly had an affair with Ni Min Jan, which led to the latter's death. External link ..

Xia Yu
Xia Yu (夏雨) is a Chinese actor. He was initially discovered by Jiang Wen during his semi-autobiographical film In the Heat of the Sun (1994). Xia was chosen because of facial resemblance to a young Jiang. He achieved international fame by winning many awards for his first film, including Best A..

Xia Zi Wei
Xia Ziwei (夏紫薇), or Myrtle in English, is a fictional character from Huan Zhu Ge Ge. She was named after the crape myrtle, because that flower bloomed particularly beautifully when she was born. Biography Name: ZiweiSurname: Xia, later Aisin GioroGender: FemaleBirth Date: August 2 (year unkn..

Xi Andromedae
Xi Andromedae (ξ And / ξ Andromedae) is a binary star in the constellation Andromeda. It also has the traditional name Adhil, from an Arabic phrase الذيل að-ðayl meaning "the train [of a garment]" (literally "the tail"). Xi Andromedae is a spectroscopic binary which is classifie..

Xi Aquarii
Xi Aquarii (ξ Aqr / ξ Aquarii) is a star in the constellation Aquarius. It also has the traditional name Bunda. Bunda belongs to the spectral class A7V and has a stellar magnitude of +4.68. It is approximately 179 light-years from Earth. It is a spectroscopic binary which completes one orbit e..

Xi Aquilae
Xi Aquilae (ξ Aql / ξ Aquilae) is a star in the constellation Aquila. Xi Aquilae is a yellow G-type giant with an apparent magnitude of +4.71. It is approximately 204 light years from Earth. ..

Xi Arietis
Xi Arietis (ξ Ari / ξ Arietis) is a star in the constellation Aries. Xi Arietis is a blue-white B-type subgiant with an apparent magnitude of +5.48. It is approximately 600 light years from Earth. ..

Xi Aurigae
Xi Aurigae (ξ Aur / ξ Aurigae) is a star in the constellation Auriga. ξ Aurigae is a white A-type main sequence dwarf with an apparent magnitude of +4.96. It is approximately 241 light years from Earth. ..

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