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Nine Dragons (other)
Nine Dragons may refer to: * Nine sons of the dragon, from Chinese mythology, with magical functions in human world * Nine Dragons (painting), a handscroll by Chinese artist Chen Rong * Nine-Dragon Wall, screen walls featuring nine dragons, a Chinese imperial motif * Kowloon, a region in Hong Kong * Nine Dragon River, the Mekong River in Vietnamese especially the Mekong Delta * ''Nine Dragons'' (novel), a 2009 novel by Michael Connelly * Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Limited, a paper manufacturing company in mainland China See also * Jiulong (other) * Kowloon (other) Kowloon is an urban area that is part of Hong Kong. Kowloon may also refer to: Places Kowloon, Hong Kong *Kowloon Peninsula, a peninsula that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong * New Kowloon, an area in Ko ... * 九龍 (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Sons Of The Dragon
The nine sons of the dragon are Chinese dragons who are the mythological sons of the Dragon King. There are many variations in the different descriptions of the nine sons, including in basic facts like their names, but all versions state that there are nine. History The oldest known attestation of the children of the dragon list is found in the ''Shuyuan zaji'' (, ''Miscellaneous records from the bean garden'') by Lu Rong (1436–1494); however, he noted that the list enumerates mere synonyms of various antiques, not children of a dragon. Several Ming Dynasty texts list what were claimed as the Nine Offspring of the Dragon (), and subsequently these feature prominently in popular Chinese stories and writings. , quoting Xie Zhaozhe (, 1567–1624) in his work ''Wu Za Zu'' (, ca. 1592) gives the following listing in order of oldest to youngest: A well-known work of the end of the sixteenth century, the ''Wuzazu'' , informs us about the nine different young of the dragon, whose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Dragons (painting)
''Nine Dragons'' or 九龍圖卷 (陳容) is a handscroll painting by Chinese artist Chen Rong from 1244. Depicting the apparitions of dragons soaring amidst clouds, mists, whirlpools, rocky mountains and fire, the painting refers to the dynamic forces of nature in Daoism and the liquid, water-like essence of the Tao. The depicted dragons are associated with nine sons of the Dragon King, while the number nine itself is considered auspicious in Chinese astrology and folk beliefs. Areas of the painting are spattered with drops of ink, either flung or blown onto the surface in a manner similar to action painting. This is a conscious evocation of rain and may even be a rainmaking ritual by the artist; lines 32 and 33 of Chen Rong's poetic inscription describe how his dragons either could, or did, produce rainfall: The painting features multiple inscriptions and stamps. The left side features various colophons, including those by Zhang Sicheng and Dong Sixue, a Song dynasty off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine-Dragon Wall
A Nine-Dragon Wall or Nine-Dragon Screen () is a type of screen wall with reliefs of nine different Chinese dragons. Such walls are typically found in imperial Chinese palaces and gardens. Early reference to the tradition of putting a screen wall at the gate is found in the Analects, 3:22: therein, it is mentioned as a trivial ritual norm ("The princes of States have a screen intercepting the view at their gates". 邦君樹塞門, trans. by James Legge). List of Nine-Dragon Walls Nine-Dragon Walls in China: * Beihai Park, Beijing. Built in 1756, it features dragons on both sides. * Forbidden City, Beijing. Built in 1771, it is located in front of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity. * Datong, opposite the Datong Prince's Palace * Pingyao * Hong Kong **Public Square Street Rest Garden, Yau Ma Tei. Located at the back of the Tin Hau Temple. ** Wong Tai Sin Temple **China Resources Building, Wan Chai District (removed at the time of the extension of the building) Outside China (partia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kowloon
Kowloon () is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. With a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of in 2006, it is the most populous area in Hong Kong, compared with Hong Kong Island and the rest of the New Territories. The peninsula's area is about . Location Kowloon is located directly north of Hong Kong Island across Victoria Harbour. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait to the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen, Butterfly Valley and Stonecutter's Island to the west, a mountain range, including Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock to the north, and Victoria Harbour to the south. Also, there are many islands scattered around Kowloon, like CAF island. Administration Kowloon comprises the following districts: *Kowloon City * Kwun Tong *Sham Shui Po *Wong Tai Sin * Yau Tsim Mong Name The name 'Kowloon' () alludes to eight mountains and a Chinese emperor: Kowloon Peak, Tung Shan, Tate's Cairn, Temple Hill, Unicorn Ridge, Lion Rock, Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mekong River
The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's twelfth longest river and the third longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of , discharging of water annually. From the Tibetan Plateau the river runs through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. The extreme seasonal variations in flow and the presence of rapids and waterfalls in the Mekong make navigation difficult. Even so, the river is a major trade route between western China and Southeast Asia. Names The Mekong was originally called ''Mae Nam Khong'' from a contracted form of Tai shortened to ''Mae Khong''. In Thai and Lao, ''Mae Nam'' ("Mother of Water ) is used for large rivers and ''Khong'' is the proper name referred to as "River Khong". However, ''Khong'' is an archaic word meaning "river", loaned from Austroasiatic languages, such as Vietnamese ''sông'' (from *''krong'') and Mon ''kruŋ'' "river", which led to Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mekong Delta
The Mekong Delta ( vi, Đồng bằng Sông Cửu Long, lit=Nine Dragon River Delta or simply vi, Đồng Bằng Sông Mê Kông, lit=Mekong River Delta, label=none), also known as the Western Region ( vi, Miền Tây, links=no) or South-western region ( vi, Tây Nam Bộ, links=no), is the region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries. The Mekong delta region encompasses a large portion of south-western Vietnam of over . The size of the area covered by water depends on the season. Its wet coastal geography makes it an important source of agriculture and aquaculture for the country. The delta has been occupied as early as the 4th century BC. As a product of Khmer, Vietnamese, Chinese, and French settlement in the region, the delta and its waterways have numerous names, including the Khmer term Bassac to refer to the lower basin and the largest river branch flowing through it. After the 1954 Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Dragons (novel)
''Nine Dragons'' is the 14th novel in the Harry Bosch series and the 22nd book (21st novel) by American crime author Michael Connelly. It was published in the U.K. and Ireland on October 1, 2009, and worldwide on October 13, 2009. The novel is partly set in Hong Kong, where Bosch's daughter Maddie and ex-wife Eleanor Wish live. The main plot involves Maddie being kidnapped by a Chinese Triad (crime syndicate), which Bosch believes is due to his investigation of an L.A. murder, in which his primary suspect is a member of a triad that was shaking down the victim. As a result, Bosch heads to Hong Kong in an effort to rescue her. Referenced on 28 May 2009. The name of the most populated region of Hong Kong, |
Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Limited
Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Limited, operating as ND Paper in the United States () is a publicly listed paper manufacturing company in Mainland China, engaging in the manufacturing of containerboard products which include linerboard, duplex board as well as pulp. Its CEO and largest shareholder is Mrs. Zhang Yin. The company was established in 1995 and is the largest paperboard producer in Asia and one of the largest in the world in terms of production capacity. It has 9 factories in China and Vietnam. It also owns four paper and pulp mills along with a corrugated box plant in the United States, which are part of the US subsidiary, ND Paper. Nine Dragons Paper was listed on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 3 March 2006. History Since commencing production in 1998 with a 200,000 tonnes kraftliner machine, Nine Dragons has expanded to producing over 13 million tonnes of paper products globally. While many mills globally use forest products for paper productio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiulong (other)
Jiulong, the atonal pinyin romanization of various Chinese words and names, may refer to: Places * Jiulong County (九龙县) of Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan * Jiulong River (九龙江) in Fujian Towns * Jiulong, Fuyang, in Yingzhou District, Fuyang, Anhui * Jiulong, Chongqing, in Jiulongpo District, Chongqing * Jiulong, Guangzhou, in Luogang District, Guangzhou, Guangdong * Jiulong, Yingde, in Yingde City, Guangdong * Jiulong, Laishui County, in Laishui County, Hebei * Jiulong, Zhongmu County, in Zhongmu County, Henan * Jiulong, Taizhou, Jiangsu, in Hailing District, Taizhou, Jiangsu * Jiulong, Yugan County, in Yugan County, Jiangxi * Jiulong, Jiaozhou, in Jiaozhou City, Shandong * Jiulong, Jintang County, in Jintang County, Sichuan * Jiulong, Linshui County, in Linshui County, Sichuan * Jiulong, Mianzhu, in Mianzhu City, Sichuan * Jiulong, Yuechi County, in Yuechi County, Sichuan * Jiulong, Luoping County, in Luoping County, Yunnan Townships * Jiulong, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kowloon (other)
Kowloon is an urban area that is part of Hong Kong. Kowloon may also refer to: Places Kowloon, Hong Kong *Kowloon Peninsula, a peninsula that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong * New Kowloon, an area in Kowloon ** Kowloon City, an area in New Kowloon *Kowloon Bay (body of water), to the east of Kowloon **Kowloon Bay (area) *Kowloon Central Post Office * Kowloon City District, one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong which encompasses Kowloon City, Kowloon Tong and other areas **Kowloon Tong, an area in Kowloon City District *Kowloon Hospital, a general care hospital at Argyle Street in Mong Kok * Kowloon Park, a public park in Tsim Sha Tsui *Kowloon Point, the west cape of Tsim Sha Tsui ** Kowloon Point Ferry Pier, the official naming of Star Ferry Pier, Tsim Sha Tsui *Kowloon Rock, an island in Kowloon Bay *Kowloon Shangri-La, one of two Shangri-La hotels in Hong Kong * Kowloon Tsai, between Kowloon City and Kowloon Tong **Kowloon Tsai Park, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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