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	CONK! Encyclopedia: Peach (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In China, the peach was said to be consumed by the immortals due to its mystic virtue of conferring longevity on all who ate them.
		Xi Wangmu ensured the gods' everlasting existence by feeding them the peaches of immortality.
		The immortals waited six thousand years before gathering for this magnificent feast; the peach tree put forth leaves once every thousand years and it required another three thousand years for the fruit to ripen.
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	Peach - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The divinity Yu Huang, also called the Jade Emperor, had a wife named Xi Wangmu also known as Queen Mother of the West.
		The immortals residing in the palace of Xi Wangmu were said to celebrate an extravagant banquet called the Pantao Hui or "The Feast of Peaches".
		Ivory statues depicting Xi Wangmu's attendants often held three peaches.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peach (1060 words)

	Peach - the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In China, the peach was said to be consumed by the immortals due to its mystic virtue of conferring longevity on all who atethem.
		Yu Huang or the JadeEmperor had a wife named Xi Wangmu also known as Queen Mother of the West.
		The immortals residing in the palaceof Xi Wangmu were said to celebrate an extravagant banquet called the Pantao Hui or "The Feast of Peaches".
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	Section 12 â“ The Products of Da Qin 大秦 (the Roman Empire) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		So Xi wangmu probably means âSpirit-Mother of the West.â this paper discusses occurrences of wang as âspiritâ in ancient texts, and concludes with a consideration of some etymological reasons as to why wang is sometimes used in this less common sense.â Goldin (2002), p.
		The original legend placed the âWestern Paradise,â the abode of Xi wangmu, at the top of the Kunlun mountains, and is considered to be the centre of the world, where the Yellow River (and many other rivers had their source).
		The early references to the Liusha or âShifting Sands,â the Kunlun, and the âWhite Jade Mountain,â all suggest that the original abode of Xi wangmu was thought to be in the mountains to the south of Khotan.
	depts.washington.edu /~uwch/silkroad/texts/hhshu/notes12.html (9702 words)

	Xi Wangmu - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Xi Wangmu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Xi Wangmu - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Xi Wangmu.
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		The orginal Xi Wangmu article can be editet
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	chinese (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Wa - A divine woman who, in ancient times, "produced the ten thousand beings through metamorphosis." It is difficult to tell from the writings about her exactly how this creator goddess populated the world.
		Xi Wangmu - Personification of the female principle (yin), who with Mu Kung (yang), created heaven and earth, and all living beings.
		He appears as a giant sea bird or a whale, or any other sea creature, but he always has the face, hands, and feet of a human male.
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	TWO CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN PLATES XI WANGMU
		plate, decorated in underglaze blue with a large leaf-shaped panel showing " Xi Wangmu" flying on the back of a crane above crested waves towards a pavilion surrounded by the "Hundres Antiques".
		Xi Wangmu, in Chinese mythology, literally "Queen Mother of the West," is the ruler of the western paradise and goddess of immortality.
		Both have the normal rim frits and age wear.
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	Chinese mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Xi Wangmu (西王母) The Queen Mother of the west.
		Peng (鵬, a mythical bird of giant size and terrific flying power) Also known as Chinese roc.
		Qing Niao (青鳥 qing1niao3) a mythical bird, the messenger of Xi Wangmu.
	uncover.us /en/wikipedia/c/ch/chinese_mythology.html (534 words)

	Journal of the American Oriental Society, The: On the meaning of the name Xi wangmu, Spirit-Mother of the West. (Brief ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Journal of the American Oriental Society, The: On the meaning of the name Xi wangmu, Spirit-Mother of the West.
		The standard translation of the ancient Chinese divinity known as Xi wangmu [CHINESE CHARACTERS NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] is "Queen Mother of the West." This is misleading, because "Queen Mother" in everyday English refers to the mother of a ruler.
		But it is not suggested in any of the traditions concerning Xi wangmu that she earned her title by virtue of being the mother of a king.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_go2081/is_200201/ai_n6810099 (230 words)

	Zhou Mu Wang and Liubo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		At the peak of Kun Lum Mountain, he became the guest of Xi Wangmu (possibly a local female tribal leader).
		When it's time came for Mu Wang to leave, Xi Wangmu urged Mu Wang repeatedly to visit her again.
		Aside from Mu Wang's love story with Xi Wangmu, he was known as one of the earliest historical figures who played the game of Liubo (a game that evolved into Xiangqi).
	www.yutopian.com /chinesechess/stories/muwang.html (365 words)

	Taft Museum of Art :: Collection Connection
		Its subject is Chang’E receiving a newly graduated civil-service examination candidate in the Palace of Far-Reaching Cold on the moon, represented by the swirling vortex in the background (fig.
		Chang’E, wife of the legendary chieftain Hou Yi (ruled about 2500 B.C.E.), stole the elixir of immortality from her husband, who had obtained it from Xi Wangmu, the Queen Mother of the West.
		Chang’E, the immortal moon goddess, traditionally greets young scholars who have passed the national civil-service examinations by offering a branch of the flowering cassia tree, which blooms at the time of the examinations and is symbolic of success in the important test.
	www.taftmuseum.org /CC-June2002.htm (605 words)

	The Serene Dragon : China - Dragon and the Phoenix (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In the glow of its radiance spring, summer, and autumn ruled together all year round on the island.
		The trees grew tall, the plants lush and the flowers and fruit grew in such abundance that finally the enchanted island caught the attention of the Queen Mother of the West, Xi Wangmu.
		When she learned the cause of the magic her heart filled with longing for the pearl, so one night she sent a servant to steal it while the Jade Dragon and Golden Phoenix were sleeping.
	www.theserenedragon.net /Tales/china-dragonandphoenix.html (376 words)

	exquisite jade stone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The lady in the middle of the brick carving is Chang E, known as the Moon Goddess.
		Chang E flew to the moon after swallowing an elixir of immortality stolen from her husband, Hou Yi, who got it from Xi Wangmu (Heavenly Empress) of the Kunlun Mountains as a reward for shooting down nine suns in the sky.
		Wu Gang is another legendary figure on the moon.
	chinaguides.shanghai-window.com /destination/shanghai/attractions/yuyuan/sect5.html (985 words)

	Chinese Mythology quiz
		Which fruit of Xi Wangmu's garden will make one immortal?
		Which figure of ancient Chinese history and mythology was said to have invented the Chinese script?
		She was the consort of Fu Xi and the creator goddess...what was her name?
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz/quiz582106acaf8.html (164 words)

	Weilue: The Peoples of the West (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Their slaves fled and hid in the region of Jincheng,
		north to Hei Shui (‘Black River’) and Xi He (‘Western River’).
		Wandering from east to west, they care for their flocks by leading them in search of water and pasture.
	depts.washington.edu /uwch/silkroad/texts/weilue/weilue.html (10299 words)

	alch.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		V:4, but also includes an annotated translation (with omission of the final section on ritual) of the Sanshiliu shuifa.
		[The section entitled "Un alchimista del secolo XI" (pp.
		[Bibliographic notes on the Zhouyi cantong qi zhu by Zhu Xi (CT 1001).]
	www.religion.sbc.edu /alchm.html (8296 words)

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