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	Zhou Dynasty
		The Zhou dynasty was founded by the Ji family and had its capital at Hao, near the city of Xi'an, or Chang'an, as it was known in its heyday in the imperial period.
		In Chinese Marxist histography, the Zhou dynasty marks the began of the feudal phase of Chinese history, a period which is said to extend to the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911.
		The queen's son Ji Yijiu was proclaimed the new king by the nobles from the states of Zheng, Lu, Qin and the Marquess of Shen.
	publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/z/zh/zhou_dynasty.html (732 words)

	Chinese History - Zhou Dynasty å‘¨ event history (www.chinaknowledge.de)
		King Zhou (Zhow) burned himself, and his kingdom was conquered by the armies of Zhou and their allies from the west, among them many Non-Chinese tribes like Shu è, Qiang ç¾ (Tibetian), and Pu æ¿®.
		In 635 the King of Zhou, Xiangwang å‘¨è¥ç, escaped from inner disturbances to Zheng.
		King Huaiwang was allured to visit the court of Qin, was taken as hostage and died far from his homelands as prisoner in the west.
	www.chinaknowledge.de /History/Zhou/zhou-event.html (6248 words)

	Zhou Dynasty Summary
		In the West, the Zhou period is often described as feudal because the Zhou's early rule invites comparison with medieval rule in Europe.
		The queen's son Ji Yijiu was proclaimed the new king by the nobles from the states of Zheng, Lü, Qin and the Marquess of Shen.
		This discrepancy is due to the fact that the last Zhou king's reign ended in 256, 35 years before the beginning of the Qin dynasty which ended the Warring States period.
	www.bookrags.com /Zhou_Dynasty (1211 words)

	China: Zhou Dynasty
		The Zhou originated in Shenxi; the Shang’s fall dates back to between 1050 and 1025 B.C.E. The king who toppled the Shang dynasty was King Wen, who took advantage of the Shang king’s absence during war maneuvers to march into Henan.
		King Wu of the Zhou was the first king who claimed a heavenly mandate that the Shang had lost and was transferred to him.
		The Zhou dynasty was officially deposed in 256; in 221 B.C.E., the empire’s unification was consummated.
	www.chinaorbit.com /china-culture/chinese-history/zhou-dynasty.html (583 words)

	Zhou Dynasty (late 10th century BC to late 9th century BC - 256 BC) - Jongo Knows - Encyclopedia of China
		Founded by the Ji family, the Zhou dynasty had its capital at Hao（镐）, near the city of Xi'an（西安）, or Chang'an（长安）, as it was known during its heydays in the imperial period.
		The Western Zhou Dynasty was the flourishing era of China’s slavery societies.
		There were 12 sovereigns in Western Zhou, among which 9 died of illness, 1 was murdered, 1 died after being banished by the people and 1 succumbed to the hatred of the people.
	knows.jongo.com /res/article/1313 (295 words)

	Dynasties Come of Age
		King Zhou made Ji Chang "Leader of the Western States" and invited him to the capital of the State of Shang at Qi Xian.
		King Li's reign left the Western Zhou in perilous condition and all attempts to revitalize the kingdom by improving domestic affairs and resisting foreign invasions proved little more than superficial.
		King Yu died in the fierce fighting that raged near the foot of Lin Shan (Mount Lin), northeast of the modern town of Xian in Shaanxi Province.
	www.koreanhistoryproject.org /Ket/C01/E0106.htm#005 (2076 words)

	Dynasties of China: Zhou Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Having suffered much during the reign of King Zhou, the Shang army turned coat and led the Zhou army to the Shang capital.
		King Zhou committed suicide and the Shang Dynasty collapsed.
		The Zhou Dynasty is traditionally divided into two periods: the Western Zhou (11th century BC to 771 BC) with Haojing as its capital and the Eastern Zhou (770 BC - 221 BC), when the capital was moved east to present Luoyang.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /intro/history/zhou (406 words)

	Zhou Dynasty -- Political, Social, Cultural, Historical Analysis Of China -- Research Into Origins Of Huns, Uygurs, ...
		King Xiangwang conferred onto Jinn Lord the title of Count and the land of Yangfan or 'he nei' (pronounced as He-rui in ancient Chinese to mean the winding section of the Yellow River).
		One of the sons of King Shaokang of Xia Dynasty was permanently assigned to the Kuaiji land to guard the tomb, and the later Yue Principality was said to have descended from this lineage.
		Zhou King Pingwang moved eastward to Luoyi in 770 BC under the escort of Qin lord, and promised to Qin the land of Feng and Qishan should Qin defeat Quanrong and recover the territories.
	www.republicanchina.org /zhou.html (13785 words)

	Suzhou Travel Guide: Suzhou Hotel, Map, Climate, Pictures, Tour, Bus... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		For example, the Wumen Fine Arts School is the finest in the history of Suzhou, represented by Shen Zhou, Wen Zhengming, Tang Yin and Qiu Ying, whose poems, calligraphy and paintings are considered to be historical artifacts.
		Founded by King Helu of Wu in 514 BC, Suzhou remains one of China's oldest cities.
		Through the digging of canals and planting of private gardens in ancient times the city came to be firmly established as 'Venice of the East', growing into a lively commercial and cultural center.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /cityguides/suzhou.htm (1016 words)

	Battle Summaries for Chinese Military History - China History Forum, chinese history forum
		King Xian of Zhou, though officially Son of Heaven, is dependent on Eastern Zhou at his residence in Chengzhou 成周 (now Luoyang 洛阳 in Henan).
		King Hui of Wei attacks Han and occupies Zhu 朱 and besieges Zhaiyang 宅阳.
		King Wei of Qi 齐威王 decides that the time is right, and sends an army of 80,000 to rescue Zhao with Tian Ji 田忌; as the commander and Sun Bin 孙膑 as the tactician.
	www.chinahistoryforum.com /index.php?showtopic=9693 (6101 words)

	King of Masks, The (Bian Lian, China, 1996) *** 1/2 . Movie reviews by Dr. Edwin Jahiel.
		King of Masks, The (Bian Lian, China, 1996) *** 1/2.
		King of Masks is first-rate in every respect and a joy to watch whether you're a sophisticated cinephile, a casual filmgoer, or a child of any age.
		Already a director, he was given the headship of a studio (Xian) in the early 1980s, nurtured new talent, and raised his studio's income from last to first place, even though some of the films he produced (Red Sorghum, etc.) infuriated conservative authorities.
	www.prairienet.org /ejahiel/king_of_masks.htm (861 words)

	Chinese History, Regent Tour China
		The Zhou were a semi-nomadic clan from the north western fringe of the Chinese world.
		The Eastern Zhou period is thought of as the 'shaping period' of Chinese culture.
		The end of the Zhou period is in 221 BC when the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty unified the land on a new imperial basis.
	www.regenttour.com /china/history/zhou.htm (456 words)

	Lin Ying - Sogdian and Imitations of Byzantine Gold Coin Unearthed in the Heartland of China - Transoxiana Eran ud ...
		The kingdom of He (Kushana)...the king's family name is Zhaowu, and he is also the offspring of Kang kingdom...the king sits on the throne decorated with gold goat.
		The headdress of king is also of detailed depiction in the Sogdian paintings dated to the seventh and eighth centuries CE.
		Clearly, from Central Asia to China, the literary and iconographical evidences both indicate the Sogdian representation of ruler: their headdress needed to be carefully depicted because that the crowns symbolized their status and authority.
	www.transoxiana.org /Eran/Articles/lin_ying.html (6131 words)

	The Scholars of Shen Zhou :: View topic - How important was Emperor Xian to Cao Cao?
		Xian was vital early for Cao Cao to establish himself in the north.
		Yeah, Xian was forced out, and, in truth, hadn't really been the Emperor for about 20 years, but like a fake professional wrestling title exchanging hands in some controversial event, in the eyes of some folks it undoubtedly helped legitimise his rule.
		The entire idea about Xian saying Cao cao is a traitor is not a danger.Xian's edicts to Cao cao regularly labelled anyone who was in Wei's crosshairs a traitor and yet no popular uprising happened to overthrow these regimes.
	the-scholars.com /viewtopic.php?t=9230 (3097 words)

	Romance of the Three Kingdoms X: Officer Biographies
		Led an armored troop that was said to be invincible to both sword and arrow, but he and his men were both burned to death in battle against Shu.
		Called himself “East Wu’s King of Morals.” He was attacked by Sun Ce and fled to Wang Lang seeking help, but found no refuge.
		He admonished Yuan Shu, who was attempting to use the imperial seal to pretend to be emperor, by telling him the old tale of King Wen of Zhou.
	www.kongming.net /10/biographies/?kingdom=Other (5860 words)

	Xian Tang Dynasty Dance Show
		"The Battling Dance of the King of Qin" is a triumphal dance created by Tang Taizong, a Tang Emperor renowned for building the empire's military strength.
		"King of Qin" was his official title before being crowned the Tang Emperor.
		Later, during the Han and Tang Dynasties, it was performed during ceremonies for good luck and to dispel evil spirits and plagues.
	www.cntravel.biz /cityguides/xian/dinner_show.htm (295 words)

	China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		By this point the Zhou monarchy had lost all control over provincial dynasts, and the remaining Zhou era is known as the "Warring States" period, as various local states contended for the Mandate of Heaven.
		According to their legends, King Dongmyeong, the founder of Koguryo, was a prince of Fuyu.
		It is well known the founder of Paekche, King Onjo, was a son of King Dongmyeong.
	www.hostkingdom.net /china.html (2189 words)

	Sample text for Library of Congress control number 2004051824
		The Shang were overthrown by the king of Zhou, a small dependent nation in the Wei River Valley in the western Shang territory, and thus began the Zhou dynasty, the first great period of Chinese literature.
		It was during the Zhou dynasty that the doctrine that the Chinese King was exercising a "Mandate of Heaven" in his rule developed.
		The Zhou dynasty is the longest of China's many dynasties, and is divided into the Western Zhou (1122-771 BCE) and the Eastern Zhou (771-256 BCE), as the Zhou were forced out of their capital at Xian by barbarian invaders from the north, and moved east to found their new capital in Luoyang.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/enhancements/fy0618/2004051824-s.html (1746 words)

	Vacation in Lanzhou China with Asian Vacations, Inc.
		King of Beef Noodles (Niurou mian dawang) on Donggang xilu, adjacent to the Lanzhou Hotel (Lanzhou fandian).
		The city is an important transit point for travelers planning on going northwest to Xinjiang, east to Ningxia, south to Sichuan and north to Inner Mongolia.
		The Eastern Bus Station on Pingliang lu handles east-bound departures - one nightly sleeper to Xi'an (¥105, 15 hours) and morning and evening buses for Yinchuan (¥36 for ordinary and ¥75 for sleeper, 11 hours) and Tianshui (¥27 for ordinary and double for sleeper, nine hours).
	www.vacationsinchina.com /Lanzhou.htm (1561 words)

	CAEA - Center for the Art of East Asia
		Those members of collateral branches of the Ming imperial house who bore the title of wang, ‘king’, the sixty-two sons of ruling emperors other the crown prince, carried in that title explicit reference to the political structures of the ancient Zhou dynasty ‘golden age’.
		The Kings of Jin, as with all the houses which descended from sons of Taizu, received at their installation significant dispersals of calligraphy and painting from the imperial collections inherited from the Yuan emperors and ultimately from the Northern Song imperial court.
		The Kings of Jin were the owners of the surviving stones from this Song dynasty project, which they incorporated into their own version of calligraphic history.
	caea.uchicago.edu /events_publications/symposia/110306/abstracts/clunas.shtml (692 words)

	Dong Zhou Dynasty (770-221 B.C.)
		Gou Jian of Yue kingdom surrounded the Wu kingdom (475 B.C.), and Wu was eliminated, leading to the suicide of Wus king, Fu Cha.
		year of Zhou Wei Li Wangs reign, with the splitting of Jin by Wei, Zhao and Han to the conquer of the six kingdoms by Qin was known as Zhan Guo.
		Zhuang Xiang Wang became the king of the Qin (249 B.C.).
	www.yutopian.com /history/dongzhou.html (1009 words)

	Vacation in Suzhou China with Asian Vacations, Inc.
		In 514 BC, by the command of King He Lu of Wu, his senior minister Wu Zixu built the Great City of He Lu, and its wall measured 23.5km in circumference with 8 pairs of land - and - water gates.
		Suzhou, as one of the main culture cities in South China, is also part of the national freeway network with number 22,318 and 204 freeways passing by the city.
		The convenient water along the canal leads as far as Beijing in the north and Hang Zhou in the south with a total length of more than 900 miles (1,500km) way.
	www.vacationsinchina.com /Suzhou.html (1382 words)

	»»BA Reviews««
		Published in Unknown Binding by Yang zhi wen hua shi ye gu fen you xian king si (1996)
		Zhonghua wen hua di guo qu xian zai he wei lai : Zhonghua shu ju cheng li ba shi zhou nian ji nian lun wen ji
		Zhou Yiliang xian sheng ba shi sheng ri ji nian lun wen ji
	www.financial-book-review.com /Automated-teller-machine/BA/BA_282.html (303 words)

	Romance of Three Kingdoms - Luo Guanzhong - Chapter 20 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Che Zhou, General of the Flying Cavalry, was given command of Xuzhou for the moment.
		After the army had arrived at the capital, rewards were granted to all the officers who had been in the expedition.
		Liu Bei was retained in the capital, lodging in an annex to the Prime Minister's palace.
	threekingdoms.com /chapter.php?c=20 (8293 words)

	SITES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		After checking into our hotel in XiAn, we saw the Drum Tower and Bell Tower at the city-center plaza, and then went to the north gate of the ancient city.
		We had awesome pao mo for snack, then the guys walked through a market while the girls went back to the hotel to shower.
		XiAn was heavily populated with Muslims, so the culture here was very unique.
	www.kingofmath.com /china/sites.php (5955 words)

	China Travel Service-Destination xian tour xian guide xian travel xian hotel xian Air Ticket xian tailor made tour
		The Huaqing Pool is situated at the foot of Lishan Mountain in the south and borders on the Wei River in the north, almost 35 kilometers eastward from Xian City.
		Being a villa palace and resort for emperors and kings in anceint times, it has a history of more than 3000 years.
		In the earth-shaking 'Xian Incident' which took place in Dec. 1936, the patriotic generals Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng captured the KMT head, Jiang Jieshi.
	www.chinats.com /xian/xian253.htm (243 words)

	history2
		Its economic prosperity and military strength enabled it to easily annex the six mega-states of that time.
		During the 26 years - from 246 B.C. when King Zheng of the Qin ascended to the throne to the year he declared himself the First Emperor - the Qin successively conquered the Han, the Wei, the Chu, the Zhao, the Yan and the Qi.
		Later he removed Emperor Xian from Luoyang to Xuchang and ordered the lords about in the emperor's name.
	acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu /~hzhuo/3kingdom.html (545 words)

	HAYASHI - Sogdian Influences Seen on Turkic Stone Statues - Transoxiana Eran ud Aneran
		From the Guyuan tomb there was found a lacquered painted coffin, on which are depicted various motifs: the Chinese motif of legendary "Dongwangfu (Eastern King)" and "Xiwangmu (Western Queen)", the Bodhisattva images, the western motif of palmette ornament, and the interesting motif of banquet scene (Fig.19).
		Marshak, and Anazawa W. Hoku-Shuu Ri Ken fusai bo to sono ginsei suibyou ni tuite (On the Couple Tomb of Li Xian of Northern Zhou and the Silver Vase from the Tomb) (in Japanese).
		Xi'an faxian di Bei-Zhou An Jia mu (Excavation of the An Jia's Tomb of the Northern Zhou in Xi'an.
	www.transoxiana.org /Eran/Articles/hayashi.html (3469 words)

	Shi Xian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		After Wen Wang (King Wen), who was serving as Chief of the West for the Duke of Zhou, enticed Lü out of exile, Lü helped Wen's son Wu Wang (King Wu) overthrow the Shang and establish the Zhou dynasty (ca.
		A transcription of Shi Xian into staff notation using the open first string as C (1) keeps 5 and 2 as the main and secondary notes.
		When Zhou's Chief of the West ï¼Wen Wang) went hunting, a diviner said, "Neither a dragon nor a fl horse, not a tiger or a bear: what you will obtain is the counselor of a great prince." Thus he met Lü Shang on the north side of the Wei River.
	www.silkqin.com /02qnpu/09zysz/zy06sx.htm (723 words)

	Places to Visit in Hang Zhou: DiscoverAsia.org
		When entering the first hall of the temple, one can notices writings on a tablet by King Kangxi from the Qin dynasty.
		There are also statutes of four heavenly kings that stand on either side of the Maitreya; this is a Buddha that looks like its laughing at you and has a huge belly.
		Qian Dao Hu is home to several great people such as Fang La - a famous peasant revolutionist in the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), Sun Quan - the King of Wu during the Three Kingdoms Period (220-265 BC) and Chen Shuozhen - the first Empress in the Tang Dynasty (618-907).
	www.discoverasia.org /China/Places_to_visit_in_hangzhou.htm (905 words)

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