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  Xianfeng Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Xianfeng Emperor, born Yizhu, (July 17, 1831 - August 22, 1861) was the eighth Emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the seventh Qing emperor to rule over China, from 1850 to 1861.
Yizhu was born in 1831 at the Old Summer Palace, eight kilometers northwest of the walls of Beijing, and was the fourth son of the Daoguang Emperor.
Xianfeng was interred amidst the Eastern Qing Tombs (清東陵), 125 kilometers/75 miles east of Beijing, in the Dingling (定陵 - meaning "Tomb of quietude") mausoleum complex.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Xianfeng_Emperor_of_China   (701 words)

  
 Empress Dowager Cixi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On April 27, 1856, she gave birth to a son, the only son of Emperor Xianfeng (the empress consort had been unsuccessful in producing an heir), and was immediately made "Concubine of the third rank Yi" (懿妃).
In 1840, at the death of Xianfeng's mother, Empress Xiaoquan Cheng (孝全成皇后), the then concubine of the first rank Jing (靜皇貴妃) had raised the 8-year-old boy, and when he had become Emperor Xianfeng in 1850 at the death of Emperor Daoguang, she had been made Concubine Dowager Kangci.
The Dingling tomb (literally: the "Tomb of quietude") is the tomb of Emperor Xianfeng, the emperor of Ci'an and Cixi, which is located indeed west of the Dingdongling.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Empress_Dowager_Cixi   (3477 words)

  
 Empress Dowager Cixi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
She was privileged to become empress dowager only because she was the biological mother of the new emperor.
Received biographies of Cixi usually state that she was the daughter of a low-ranking Manchu official, Huizheng (惠征), of the clan, serving in Shanxi province and then in Anhui province.
On August 22, 1861, in the wake of the Second Opium War, Emperor Xianfeng died at the Rehe Traveling Palace (熱河行宫), 230 km./140 miles northeast of Beijing, where the imperial court had fled.
www.sevenhills.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Cixi   (2818 words)

  
 "State Policies, Ethnic Identity, and Forests in China and Thailand" -Mtn-Forum On-Line Library Document
In the Akha villages of Xianfeng in China up to 1958, and Payaprai in Thailand until the early 1970s, land use and village rules for forest management were very similar.
In Xianfeng, villagers stopped planting upland rice in 1989 when tin was discovered in one of their wet rice areas.
Xianfeng leaders think the forest around Xianfeng today is in reasonably good condition, even though they worry about a few villagers who sell fuelwood illegally to outsiders.
www.mtnforum.org /resources/library/sturj98a.htm   (2786 words)

  
 EMPRESS DOWAGER CIXI FACTS AND INFORMATION
Cixi was made "Holy Mother¹ Empress Dowager" (聖母皇太后;), though she was not the empress consort while Emperor Xianfeng was alive.
In September 1851 (or June 1852, depending on sources), she was summoned to the Forbidden_City with other Manchu girls to undergo a selection process, in order to provide concubines for the new emperor Xianfeng, under the supervision of Concubine Dowager Kangci (康慈皇貴太妃) (1812-1855).
In 1840, at the death of Xianfeng's mother, Empress Xiaoquan Cheng (孝全成皇后), the then concubine of the first rank Jing (靜皇貴妃) had raised the 8-year-old boy, and when he had become Emperor_Xianfeng in 1850 at the death of Emperor Daoguang, she had been made Concubine Dowager Kangci.
www.palfacts.com /Empress_Dowager_Cixi   (3366 words)

  
 village voice > news > Nat Hentoff by Nat Hentoff
Wang Xianfeng was not in prison for her political activities.
Wang Xianfeng had filed for divorce, but her husband, who belonged to a family with powerful connections, opposed her wishes and took vengeance on her for defying him.
The warden looked at Wang Xianfeng and said, "She hasn't had anything to eat yet." A prisoner nearby understood what he wanted, picked up the dead mouse, put it back in the soup bowl, and ordered Wang Xianfeng to eat it.
www.villagevoice.com /news/9831,hentoff,455,6.html   (873 words)

  
 Articles - Puyi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
He was succeeded by his fourth son, who became Xianfeng Emperor (r.1850-1861).
Puyi's paternal grandfather was the 1st Prince Chun (1840-1891) who was himself a son of the Daoguang Emperor and a younger half-brother of Xianfeng Emperor, but not the next in line after Xianfeng (the 1st Prince Chun had older half-brothers that were closer in age to Xianfeng).
Xianfeng was succeeded by his only son, who became the Tongzhi Emperor (r.1861-1875).
www.gaple.com /articles/Puyi   (1701 words)

  
 WORLDTWITCH - Birding in Sichuan & Yunnan, China by Frank Rheindt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Accommodation is basic at Xianfeng Si (in monastery) and Xixiang Pool (in guesthouse or monastery), but standard to excellent elsewhere.
The impressive Xianfeng Monastery is located at the base of a secluded and shady valley, which probably accounts for the great number of more boreal-type birds occurring at this low elevation, such as Eurasian Jay, Gray-winged Blackbird and White-winged Woodpecker (nest hole adjacent to restaurant at Xianfeng Si).
From Xianfeng, a dead-end trail leads down to a breeding cave of Himalayan Swiftlets and to the edge of a cliff.
www.worldtwitch.com /china_rheindt.htm   (10293 words)

  
 Yixin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
In September 1860, Emperor Xianfeng appointed him as the Imperial representative in charge of peace negotiations with the invading Anglo-French forces, which resulted in the Conventions of Peking in October 1860.
Following his adoption of a more conciliatory attitude towards the West, he proposed to Emperor Xianfeng that a special government unit be set up to handle all foreign-trade-related matters, and the Zongli Yamen was established in 1861.
Upon the death of Emperor Xianfeng in 1861, Prince Gong was the man who steered China's foreign and military policies for the next two decades.
www.renditions.org /renditions/authors/yixin.html   (155 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Qing Dynasty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The Empress Dowager Cixi, concubine to the Xianfeng Emperor (r.
Concubinage is either the state of a couple living together as lovers with no obligation created by vows, legal marriage, or religious ceremony, or the state of a woman supported by a male lover who is married to, and usually living with, someone else.
The Xianfeng Emperor (July 17, 1831 - August 22, 1861) was the eighth emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty, and the seventh Qing emperor to rule over China, from 1850 to 1861.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Qing-Dynasty   (12187 words)

  
 Naples Daily News: Travel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
He was fleeing British and French troops who, in a late volley of the Opium Wars, had marched into Beijing and demanded that China open further to Western trade, and he must have been worried to have sped away from the Qing dynasty capital.
Xianfeng was a weak emperor, more interested in enjoying the pleasures of his rank than in governing, but by birth he held the "mandate of heaven," the right to rule China and, the Chinese thought, the world.
I was in the middle of a semester-long language program at Tsinghua University and the school had arranged the two-day outing in October for our group to learn about China's history.
www.naplesnews.com /npdn/travel/article/0,2071,NPDN_15003_2834579,00.html   (1990 words)

  
 Xianfeng   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Guangzhou Nansha XIANFENG Polyurethane Co., Ltd is an exclusively foreign-owned enterprise, which majors in producing flexible PO foam and its deep-processed products.
Investing by XIANFENG Enterprise (Hong Kong)Ltd., which is under the control of Korean SKC INC., the company started to run in May,2001 with construction area of 3500 square metres.
Furthermore, a lot of excellent management ideas are being used and the staff in XIANFENG are now strictly following the three major management rules issued by SK group.
www.nsxfpuc.com /en/shosting/index.html   (234 words)

  
 Articles - Xianfeng motor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Since the birth of their first motorcycle, their output and sales have increased by a big margin along with the fast expansion of market.They possess two advanced motorcycle assembly lines, a packing line and a series of advanced testing equipment with annual yield of 100,000 two-wheel motorcycles and 20,000 three-wheel motorcycles.
Xianfeng Motorcycle is the Guiness World Record Holder for Mountain Climbing for Motorcycle conducted by the China Climbing Club and recognized by the Guiness World Record.
Xianfeng Motorcycle have received the China Quality certification CQC as well as CCC, which must be obtained before any motorcycles can be sold in the Chinese Market.
www.zgrey.com /articles/Xianfengmotor   (342 words)

  
 Xianfeng Emperor Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
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 Xianfeng yellow dragon dish   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Your dish is of Chinese porcelain and of a type regularly supplied to the Imperial Court.
Your dish seems to me to have been made in the Xianfeng period or up until the early years of the 20th century.
The mark is of a very high quality though, and a Xianfeng (1851-1861) period mark.
www.gotheborg.com /qa/xianfeng.shtml   (351 words)

  
 Empress Dowager Cixi
In 1851, she was elected as one of Emperor Xianfeng's concubines and renamed Cixi, meaning "Holy Mother".
In 1861, her husband, Emperor Xianfeng was died, and her six-year-old son succeeded to the throne in the following year.
However, in fact, all the state affairs were under her control during the reign of her son and nephew.
www.travelchinaguide.com /intro/history/known/cixi.htm   (311 words)

  
 The Burning of Imperial Palace DVD
During Ching Dynasty, Empress Dowager Cixi gave birth to a son and won the heart of Emperor Xianfeng.
At that time, the country was in turmoil but Xianfeng still indulged in the pleasures of the court.
Knowing that the united armies of British and France had deployed their battleships in Tianjin's Dagukou Harbor, Xianfeng took refuge in Reha temporary the Yuanming Palace.
www.chinesetapes.com /movie_chinese/burning_of_imperial_palace.html   (169 words)

  
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 More Stories of Police Brutality by the Shashi Police Department | Clearharmony - Falundafa in Europe
When they appeared, it could be clearly seen that their bodies were covered with scars.
Police officers carried the semi-conscious Yang Xianfeng into the courtroom.
The judge hastily sentenced Yang Xianfeng to 4 years in prison; Xu Ying, Dai Tangfu, Deng Tianyu and others to 3 years in prison, without any proper legal procedures.
www.clearharmony.net /articles/200201/2653.html   (950 words)

  
 Phoenix Art Museum - Secret World of the Forbidden City: Splendors from China's Imperial Palace   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
This suit of ceremonial armor was made for the Xianfeng Emperor for the annual Grand Review of Troops.
Emulating functional battle armor, the suit is made from fine blue silk, with a yellow brocade chain motif, and is studded and banded with copper gilt.
Because the emperors’ interest in military affairs waned toward the end of the Qing Dynasty, the Xianfeng Emperor never wore this outfit.
www.phxart.org /stage/pastexhibitions/ForbiddenCity/armor.asp   (95 words)

  
 Xianfeng Fan - Other Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Hongyu Liu, Xianfeng Fan, Fengyong Guo, Qingbin Wu, et al.
Zhansheng Liu, Chengmin Liu, Shucun Liu, Xianfeng Fan, et al.
Applying wavelet analysis and fractal geometry for fault diagnosis of frictions between dynamic and stationary parts in a rotor.
www.caa-aca.ca /jobs/resume3.htm   (526 words)

  
 Publications by Hong Qin
Ying He, Miao Jin, Xianfeng Gu, and Hong Qin, "A C1 Globally Interpolatory Spline of Arbitrary Topology,'' Proceedings of International Workshop on Variational, Geometric and Level Set Methods in Computer Vision (in association with ICCV2005), October 16, Beijing, China, to appear.
Ying He, Xianfeng Gu, and Hong Qin, "Automatic Shape Control and Analysis Of Triangular B-splines of Arbitrary Topology,'' Proceedings of the 13th Pacific Conference on Computer Graphics and Applications (PG2005), October 12-14, Macao, China, to appear.
Xianfeng Gu, Ying He, and Hong Qin, "Manifold Splines,'' Proceedings of ACM Symposium on Solid and Physical Modeling (SPM 2005), June 13-15, 2005, Cambridge, Massachusetts, pages 27 -- 38.
www.cs.sunysb.edu /~qin/research/publication.html   (2997 words)

  
 DBLP: Yalin Wang
Yalin Wang, Xianfeng Gu, Kiralee M. Hayashi, Tony F. Chan, Paul M. Thompson, Shing-Tung Yau: Brain Surface Parameterization Using Riemann Surface Structure.
Yalin Wang, Xianfeng Gu, Tony F. Chan, Paul M. Thompson, Shing-Tung Yau: Volumetric Harmonic Brain Mapping.
Xianfeng Gu, Yalin Wang, Tony F. Chan, Paul M. Thompson, Shing-Tung Yau: Genus zero surface conformal mapping and its application to brain surface mapping.
www.informatik.uni-trier.de /~ley/db/indices/a-tree/w/Wang:Yalin.html   (338 words)

  
 DBLP: Abhik Roychoudhury
Xianfeng Li, Tulika Mitra, Abhik Roychoudhury: Modeling Control Speculation for Timing Analysis.
Xianfeng Li, Hemendra Singh Negi, Tulika Mitra, Abhik Roychoudhury: Design space exploration of caches using compressed traces.
Xianfeng Li, Tulika Mitra, Abhik Roychoudhury: Accurate timing analysis by modeling caches, speculation and their interaction.
www.informatik.uni-trier.de /~ley/db/indices/a-tree/r/Roychoudhury:Abhik.html   (445 words)

  
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