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Guang Ze Zun Wang
Guang Ze Zun Wang, is the patron deity of Nan'an in Chinese folk religion. He has a unique image of crossing his right leg and dropping his left leg. He is a deified shepherd from Fujian Anxi during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and was well-known for his filial piety and honesty. The religious movement spread from Nan'an to the entire Minnan region and to Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia with the migration of Hoklo people from there. During the reign of the Guangxu Emperor, a detailed account of his life and following was written. Biography His birth name was Guo Zhongfu, a native of Quanzhou, Anxi, Fujian Province, born in the year of Tongguang in Later Tang, on the 22nd day of the 2nd lunar month, and his family lived at the foot of Guo Mountain for many generations. Guo Zhongfu was a very pious from childhood. He was working for the Yang family sheep herding in Qing Xi Village (now Quanzhou Anxi) when he would suddenly miss his parents and run bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nan'an, Fujian
Nan'an () is a county-level city of southern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Quanzhou City and as of 2010, had a total population of 1,500,000. More than 4,000,000 overseas Chinese trace their ancestry to Nan'an. History Nan'an is located on the southeastern coast of Fujian province. It has been the centre of the 3 Wu Kingdoms. Nan'an history dates back 1700 years. Nan'an has been the economic and cultural centre for Minnan people. Geography and climate Nan'an experiences subtropical monsoonal humid climate. It has an average temperature of . It has 349 days which is frost free. The city covers an area of . Nan'an is situated below Anxi County, adjacent to Jinjiang to the east and Tong'an District to the West. Nan'an is from Xiamen. It is from Quanzhou and from the provincial capital, Fuzhou. Islands in Nan'an include: * Kui Yu () * Dabai Yu ( or , traditional characters: ) * Xiaobai Yu ( or ) Administrative divisions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Later Tang
Tang, known in historiography as the Later Tang, was a short-lived imperial dynasty of China and the second of the Five Dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in Chinese history. The first three of the Later Tang's four emperors were ethnically Shatuo. The name Tang was used to legitimize itself as the restorer of the Tang dynasty. Although the Later Tang officially began in 923, the dynasty already existed in the years before, as a polity known in historiography as the Former Jin (907–923). At its height, Later Tang controlled most of northern China. Formation From the fall of the Tang Dynasty in 907, a rivalry had developed between the successor Later Liang, formed by Zhu Wen, and the State of Jin, formed by Li Keyong, in present-day Shanxi. The rivalry survived the death of Li Keyong, whose son Li Cunxu continued to expand Jin territories at the expense of the Later Liang. Li Keyong forged an alliance with the powerful Khitan, like the Shatuo a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qingshui (monk)
Qingshui (; 1047-1101), also known as Chó͘-su-kong (), born Chen Zhaoying () was a Chan Buddhist monk during the Northern Song from Anxi County, Quanzhou. He was said to have gained supernatural powers through his skill in learning and preaching the Dharma and meditation. Through this, he is said to have saved the town of Anxi during a period of drought, bringing rain as he went from place to place. In reverence, the villagers built shrines to him and hence became a Deity in Chinese folk religion. Qingshui is also known by the following nicknames: *Dropping Nose Ancestor (), known for the prominent nose featured in Qingshui's effigies *Black Faced Ancestor () Worship of Qingshui Zushi (清水祖师) is especially popular in Taiwan, where he is worshiped by local villagers for protection and in overseas Hokkien-speaking communities. His birthday is celebrated on the sixth day of the first lunar month. Life Qingshui Zushi was born in 1047. He became a monk when he was young, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tong'an District
Tong'an District () is a northern mainland district of Amoy which faces Quemoy County, Republic of China. To the north is Anxi and Nan'an, and to the south is Jimei. Tong'an is also east of Lianxiang and Changqin to the West. It covers Xiamen Municipal Government, P.R.China Tong'an District has a population of 496,129 residents. (2010 Census) The District deserves a nickname of Silver City (銀城 POJ: Gûn-siâⁿ pinyin: Yínchéng) because the old city resembled a sycee in plan view. Administration Tong’an District administers two subdistricts: Datong and Xiang Ping. It has local authority over six town ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baosheng Dadi
Baosheng Dadi is a Deity of Medicine worshiped in Chinese folk religion and Taoism. The deity is very popular in Fujian, Taiwan and the Chinese communities in Southeast Asia. Historical Personage Wu Tao or Wu Ben () was born in the village of Bailiao near Xiamen in Fujian Province, during the Song Dynasty in the year 979. He was a skilled doctor and Taoist practitioner who was credited with performing medical miracles, including applying eye drops to a dragon’s eye and removing a foreign object from a tiger’s throat. After his death in 1036, he began to be worshiped as a deity. His deified status was officially recognized by the Hongxi Emperor of the Ming Dynasty who conferred on him the title of “Imperial Inspector at Heavenly Gate, Miracle Doctor of Compassion Relief, Great Taoist Immortal, and the Long-lived, Unbounded, Life Protection Emperor ()”. Worship He is worshiped at many temples in Fujian and Taiwan, including the famous Dalongdong Baoan Temple () in Tai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong San Si Temple
zh, 鳳山寺 , image = Hong San Si Temple 04.jpg , caption = , location = Kuching , coordinates = , religious_affiliation = Taoism , district = Kuching District , state = Sarawak , country = Malaysia , established = 1848 , architecture_type = Chinese temple Hong San Si Temple ( zh, 鳳山寺) is a Chinese temple situated in Carpenter Street of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is part of the Kuching Heritage Trail. History The temple has existed since 1848, and is dedicated to Hokkien child deity Kong Teck Choon Ong. According to its early history, the first Rajah of Sarawak, James Brooke saw a little boy playing with water next to the temple grand stage when he passed the area and began asking the temple worshippers who had just moved to the area from mainland China about the boy, only to be told that there is no children playing in the area. The temple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong San See Temple
Hong San See () is a Chinese temple in Singapore, and is located at Mohamed Sultan Road in the River Valley Planning Area, within the Central Area. Hong San See Temple was constructed between 1908 and 1913, erected by migrants from Nan An County in Fujian province with materials imported from China. Built on a small hill, the temple once overlooked the sea. The temple's vicinity now mainly houses bars, restaurants and expensive apartments. Singapore Lam Ann Association manages the temple. History The original temple to was built in 1836 on Mount Wallich in Tanjong Pagar by Neo Jin Quee (), an early Chinese pioneer from Nan An County. In 1907, the land was acquired by the government for reclaiming Telok Ayer Bay and the temple trustees were given compensation of $50,000. The temple trustees used the money to buy land on a 999-year lease on Mohamed Sultan Road from Sam Tomlimson who was the Municipal Engineer. The name of the temple means "Temple on Phoenix Hill". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cymbal
A cymbal is a common percussion instrument. Often used in pairs, cymbals consist of thin, normally round plates of various alloys. The majority of cymbals are of indefinite pitch, although small disc-shaped cymbals based on ancient designs sound a definite note (such as crotales). Cymbals are used in many ensembles ranging from the orchestra, percussion ensembles, jazz bands, heavy metal bands, and marching groups. Drum kits usually incorporate at least a crash, ride, or crash/ride, and a pair of hi-hat cymbals. A player of cymbals is known as a cymbalist. Etymology and names The word cymbal is derived from the Latin ''cymbalum'', which is the latinisation of the Greek word ''kymbalon'', "cymbal", which in turn derives from ''kymbē'', "cup, bowl". In orchestral scores, cymbals may be indicated by the French ''cymbales''; German ''Becken'', ''Schellbecken'', ''Teller'', or ''Tschinellen''; Italian ''piatti'' or ''cinelli''; and Spanish ''platillos''. Many of these deri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bovini
The Tribe (biology), tribe Bovini, or wild cattle, are medium to massive Bovinae, bovines that are native to North America, Eurasia, and Africa. These include the enigmatic, antelope-like saola, the African and Asiatic Bubalina, buffalos, and a clade that consists of bison and the wild cattle of the genus ''Bos''. Not only are they the largest members of the subfamily Bovinae, they are the largest species of their family Bovidae. The largest species is the gaur (''Bos gaurus''), weighing up to . Bovins and humans have had a long and complex relationship. Five of seven species have been successfully domesticated, with one species (cattle) being the most successful member of their lineage. Domesticated shortly after the Last Glacial Period, last ice age, Op. cit. in there are at least 1.4 billion cattle in the world. Domestic bovins have been selectively bred for beef, dairy products and leather, and serve as working animals. However, many species of wild cattle are threatened by e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Conical Hat
The Asian conical hat is a simple style of conically shaped sun hat originating in East, South and Southeast Asia; and notable in modern-day nations and regions of China, Taiwan, parts of Outer Manchuria, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Nepal, Tibet, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is kept on the head by a cloth (often silk) or fiber chin strap. Regional names English terms for the hat include sedge hat, rice hat, paddy hat, bamboo hat and sometimes coolie hat. Note, however, that ''coolie'' is often considered a derogatory racial slur. In Southeast Asia, it is known as (ដួន) in Cambodia; or in Indonesia; () in Laos; in Malaysia; () in Thailand; () in Myanmar; , and among other names in the Philippines; and in Vietnam. In East Asia it is called (, literally meaning a "one- bamboo hat") in China; in Japan; and () in Korea. In South Asia, it is known as () in Assam (India); in Bangladesh it is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copper
Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu (from la, cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. A freshly exposed surface of pure copper has a pinkish-orange color. Copper is used as a conductor of heat and electricity, as a building material, and as a constituent of various metal alloys, such as sterling silver used in jewelry, cupronickel used to make marine hardware and coins, and constantan used in strain gauges and thermocouples for temperature measurement. Copper is one of the few metals that can occur in nature in a directly usable metallic form ( native metals). This led to very early human use in several regions, from circa 8000 BC. Thousands of years later, it was the first metal to be smelted from sulfide ores, circa 5000 BC; the first metal to be cast into a shape in a mold, c. 4000 BC; and the first metal to be purposely alloyed with another metal, tin, to create ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhikkhu
A ''bhikkhu'' (Pali: भिक्खु, Sanskrit: भिक्षु, ''bhikṣu'') is an ordained male in Buddhist monasticism. Male and female monastics ("nun", ''bhikkhunī'', Sanskrit ''bhikṣuṇī'') are members of the Sangha (Buddhist community). The lives of all Buddhist monastics are governed by a set of rules called the prātimokṣa or pātimokkha. Their lifestyles are shaped to support their spiritual practice: to live a simple and meditative life and attain nirvana. A person under the age of 20 cannot be ordained as a bhikkhu or bhikkhuni but can be ordained as a śrāmaṇera or śrāmaṇērī. Definition ''Bhikkhu'' literally means "beggar" or "one who lives by alms". The historical Buddha, Prince Siddhartha, having abandoned a life of pleasure and status, lived as an alms mendicant as part of his śramaṇa lifestyle. Those of his more serious students who renounced their lives as householders and came to study full-time under his supervision also adopte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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