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  Zhuanxu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zhuanxu (颛顼, pinyin: Zhuānxū), also known as Gaoyang (高陽) is a legendary monarch of ancient China.
A grandson of the Yellow Emperor, Zhuanxu led the Shi clan in an eastward migration to present-day Shandong, where intermarriages with the Dongyi clan enlarged and augmented their tribal influences.
Zhuanxu is held by many to be one of the Five Emperors.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zhuanxu   (155 words)

  
 TORONTO CHINESE DANCE COMPANY - TORONTO CHINESE DANCE ACADEMY
When the ancient Emperor Zhuanxu was enthroned, he heard the winds howling from all directions and was pleased.
So he ordered his official "Feilong" (flying dragon) to imitate the sound of the winds and compose "Yue" (music); and then he ordered "Dan" (or "Tuo") to be the first musician, lying on the ground and flapping its tail on its stomach to make sound.
Zhuanxu named this music and dance "Chengyun" and offered it to the God in Heaven.
www.chinesedance.com /danceBookEnglish/chineseDance_1_1.html   (2012 words)

  
 Public offering to worship legendary ancestors of Chinese nation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Henan Province to worship Zhuanxu and Diku, two legendary ancestors of the Chinese nation, later this month.
Zhuanxu and Diku were prominent in the formation of fields such as social order, ethics, and religious reform in ancient China and have long been heralded as founding fathers of the Chinese culture.
The grand ceremony will be part of the activities planned for a10-day Zhuanxu and Diku mausoleum worshipping festival that is scheduled to take place in Neihuang County, Henan Province, next Wednesday, organizers said.
www.chinaculture.org /gb/en_newupdate/2005-04/15/content_67963.htm   (214 words)

  
 Zhuanxu - Famous Chinese Folktales & Famous Chinese Proverbs - Chinese Culture
Zhuanxu - Famous Chinese Folktales & Famous Chinese Proverbs - Chinese Culture
He made contributions to a unified calender, astrology, religion reforms to oppose shamanism, upheld the patriarchal (as opposed to the previous matriachal) system and forbid close-kin marriage.
Zhuanxu is held by many to be one of the The_Three_August_Ones_and_the_Five_EmperorsFive Emperors.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Zhuanxu   (200 words)

  
 Legendary characters in ancient China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The five Perfect Earthly Emperors in Chinese legendary period were Shaohao, Zhuanxu, Gaoxin, Yao and Shun.
Zhuanxu, also Gao Yangshi, was active in the present-day Henan.
He was said to be extremely wise and intelligent.
www.chinavoc.com /history/ancient/legend.htm   (1288 words)

  
 Chinese Literature   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
bc 2697-2599 ?), might be both born near Qufu of Shandong Province in the east, and Lord Yandi, Lord Huangdi and Lord Zhuanxu were recorded to have treated Qufu of Shandong as the capital.
The lineage of Yandi (Shen-nong), Huangdi, Shaohao, Gaoyang (Lord Zhuanxu), Gaoxin (Diku), Tangyao (Lord Yao), and Yushun (Lord Shun) is spelled out in prehistory section.
Kong An'guo of Han Dynasty claimed that among the four evil tribes exiled by Lord Yao, Hundun were infilial descendants of Huangdi the Yellow Lord; Gun was infilial son of Lord Zhuanxu; the 'Sanmiao' (Qiangic) people were said to be infilial descendants of Yandi the Fiery Lord.
www.indigenouspeople.net /ChineseLit   (1084 words)

  
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After Zhou King Dingwang dispatched a minister, Wangsun Man, to the Chu army camp to disuade Chu Lord Zhuangwang from an attempt at seeing the nine bronze cauldrons, Chu Kingdom manufactured three shelves of music-purpose bronze bells, with the nine top bells weighing 10,000 jin [i.e., 5000 kg in today's measure].
Shi Ji stated that Chu ancestors derived from Lord Zhuanxu, i.e., Lord Huangdi's grandson.
The great grandson of Lord Zhuanxu would be called Chongli who was named 'Zhu Rong' or the god of fire by Lord Diku.
orbat.com /site/history/volume4/442/zhoudynasty/zhoudynasty_3.html   (2419 words)

  
 Chinese Literature - Duduan 獨旷 (www.chinaknowledge.de)
When Han Gaozu obtained the Heavenly Mandate, his virtue was just completing this objection, and therefore, he did not alter the title (invented by the First Emperor of Qin).
The cycle continues with Zhuanxu (Water), Diku (Wood), Yao (Fire), Shun (Earth), Yu the Great 大禹 (Xia Dynasty; Metal)...] Metal changes to Water, and this is why Tang from the Yin (Shang) Dynasty continued the reign of the Xia Dynasty under the motto of the virtue of Water.
Water changes to Wood, and this is why King Wu of the Zhou Dynasty continued the Shang Dynasty under the motto of the virtue of Wood.
www.chinaknowledge.de /Literature/Diverse/duduan.html   (944 words)

  
 Map of China Province - Region, Regional
It was the birthplace of the Yellow River Culture.
According to a large number of popular legends and historic records, it was Henan that Fuxi, Nuwa, Xuanyuan Huangdi, Diku, Zhuanxu, the ancestors of the Chinese nation, who created the Chinese civilization.
The Yellow River basin has been called the cradle of the Chinese nation where mankind lived as early as 500,000 to 600,000 years ago.
www.cntravel.biz /china_columns/provinces/henan.shtml   (746 words)

  
 Xinhua News Agency: Public offering to worship legendary ancestors of Chinese nation.@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
A grand ceremony will be held in central China's Henan Province to worship Zhuanxu and Diku, two legendary ancestors of the Chinese nation, later this month.
The grand ceremony will be part of the activities planned for a 10-day Zhuanxu and Diku mausoleum worshipping festival that is scheduled to take place in Neihuang County,...
This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.
highbeam.com /doc/1G1:131451239/Public+offering+to+worship+...   (177 words)

  
 Insite - The Bottom Line on Unreal Level Design
Hopefully you won't mind it's a little late.
Commander Keen is back from his adventures in ONS-ChainsIsile, spelled correctly or not, to bring us straight-up DM in the form of ZhuanXu.
As you might have guessed, the map is themed with the very nice Asian set that shipped with the game.
insite.beyondunreal.com /map.php?id=1127   (973 words)

  
 PC-Sky Scenario: Chinese Calendar Conjunction
The key to solving the mystery was contained in a passage written by Hong Fan Zhuan in the 1st century BC.
"The Ancient Zhuanxu calendar (known to have begun around 2000 BC) began at dawn, in the beginning of the spring, when the sun, new moon, and five planets gathered in the constellation Yingshi (Pegasus).
A search of all conjunctions near this time yielded only one match: March 5, 1953 BC.
www.skyhound.com /chinese_con.html   (260 words)

  
 UFO Area - Jade Bear-Dragons Corroborate Yellow Emperor Legend   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
As a rule, China's recorded history starts with the Xia Dynasty (c.
In the absence of archaeological evidence, the pre-Xia era of the five "virtuous emperors" (Huangdi, Zhuanxu, Di Ku, Tang Yao and Yu Shun) has remained a time known only through legends handed down from ancient times.
Historical documents indicate that Huangdi, first of the five legendary rulers, lived in northern China.
www.ufoarea.com /aas_jade_dragons.html   (927 words)

  
 Koreans - Political, Social, Cultural, Historical Analysis Of China -- Research Into Origins Of Huns, Uygurs, Mongols ...
At the earliest time of history, the explicit barbarians mentioned would be Xunyu in the north.
Koguryo, a Tungusic people, claimed descent from ancient Lord Zhuanxu (Gao-yang-shi) and adopted the surname of 'Gao' (i.e., 'Ko') as their clan name.
Hence, the identities of Koreans had changed dramatically during the course of history.
www.republicanchina.org /korean.htm   (11639 words)

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