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Xiqin may refer to: *Xiqin (instrument), a bowed string Chinese musical instrument *Western Qin (385-400, 409-431), a Xianbei state and one of the Sixteen Kingdoms * Xiqin Guildhall, a museum in Zigong, Sichuan, China Towns or townships in China *Xiqin, Fujian (西芹), a town in Nanping, Fujian *Xiqin Manchu Ethnic Township (希勤满族乡), a township in Harbin, Heilongjiang * Xiqên Township or Xiqin Township (锡钦乡), a township in Lhatse County Lhatse County (also rendered as Liza County) is a county of Xigazê in the Tibet Autonomous Region. It was established in 1959, with Lhatse Town as the county seat. In 1968, Quxia Town became the county seat. Lhatse County, has a population of s ...

Xiqin (instrument)
The () was a bowed string musical instrument. It is perhaps the original member of the family of Chinese and Mongolian bowed string instruments; thus, the and and all similar fiddle instruments may be said to be derived from the . The had two silk strings and was held vertically. Origin and development The is believed to have been developed by the Kumo Xi, a Mongol- or Khitan-related ethnic group living in the Xar Moron River valley in northeast China. The first appeared in China during the Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE), during which time it was used in the palace orchestra and bowed with a bamboo stick. It was further developed in the Song Dynasty (960–1279), when it began to be bowed with a horsehair bow. In 1105, during the Northern Song Dynasty, the instrument was described as a foreign, two-stringed fiddle in an encyclopedic work on music called (; literally "book of music") by the music theorist Chen Yang (). Similar instruments The used in music and the use ...
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Western Qin
The Western Qin (; 385–400, 409–431) was a dynastic state of China ruled by the Xianbei ethnicity during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms. All rulers of the Western Qin declared themselves "''Chinese nobility#wang, wang''", translatable as either "king" or "prince." They ruled an area corresponding to modern-day southwestern Gansu in Northwest China. Rulers of the Western Qin The family tree of Western Qin rulers See also *Xianbei *List of past Chinese ethnic groups *Five Barbarians, Wu Hu References

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Xiqin Guildhall
The Zigong Salt History Museum () is a museum in Zigong, Sichuan Province, Southwest China. It is housed in the Xiqin Guildhall (), originally built in 1736-1752 by salt merchants from Shaanxi. This was during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty. The building is a Major Historical and Cultural Site of China. The current museum was due to the urging of Deng Xiaoping and completed in 1959. Guildhall Xiqin Guildhall (also known as the Guandi Hall) was funded by the Shaanxi salt tradesmen, and used as a meeting place for salt merchants from Shaanxi, the main conduit for the Zigong salt. Another building nearby was the Guild Hall for the salt merchants of Sichuan upon the bank of the Fuxi (pronounced "fu'shee") River (a tributary of the Tuo River), and a major transportation resource where the waiting ships would pack in so that once laden they would feed into China's major river and canal system). The guild hall took sixteen years to build at a great cost. It has a s ...
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Xiqin, Fujian
Xiqin () is a town under the administration of Yanping District, Nanping in Fujian, China. , it has one residential community and 20 villages under its administration. Transportation Yanping West railway station is located in Xiqin. See also *List of township-level divisions of Fujian This is a list of township-level divisions of the province of Fujian, People's Republic of China (PRC). After province, prefecture, and county-level divisions, township-level divisions constitute the formal fourth-level administrative division ... References Township-level divisions of Fujian Nanping {{Fujian-geo-stub ...
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Xiqin Manchu Ethnic Township
Xiqin Manchu Ethnic Township () is an ethnic township for Manchu people under the administration of Shuangcheng District in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. , it has 8 villages under its administration. See also * List of township-level divisions of Heilongjiang This is a list of township-level divisions of the province of Heilongjiang, People's Republic of China (PRC). After province, prefecture, and county-level divisions, township-level divisions constitute the formal fourth-level administrative d ... References Township-level divisions of Heilongjiang Harbin Manchu people {{Heilongjiang-geo-stub ...
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