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Shishi (other)
Shishi or shi shi may refer to: People *Empress Shi ( 23), or Shi Shi (史氏; "Woman Shi") *Shi Shi (emperor) (339–349), emperor of Later Zhao in 349 * Shi Shi (Taiwanese singer) (Sun Sheng Xi, born 1990) *Li Shishi (1062–1127), a Chinese courtesan * Li Shishi (politician) (born 1953), a Chinese politician *Liu Shishi (born 1987), a Chinese actress and ballerina *Shishi Bunroku (1893–1969), Japanese writer and theater director Places in China *Shishi, Fujian (石狮市) * Shishi, Hengyang (石市镇), Hengyang County, Hunan Other uses *Chinese guardian lions, also known as a ''shishi'' *Shishi (organization), Japanese political activists of the late Edo period *Shi Shi (giant panda) (c. 1970s – 2008) *Shishi (TV program) an Israeli news and current affairs program *Shishi High School, in Chengdu, Sichuan, China *Shishi Ranger, of the Dairangers from ''Gosei Sentai Dairanger'' See also * * *Chi-Chi (other) *Shi (other) *Shishi-odoshi, Japanese devices ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empress Shi
Empress Shi (史皇后, personal name unknown) was an empress#China, empress during Xin Dynasty. She married emperor Wang Mang, in spring 23 CE, as his Xin Dynasty was crumbling. Despite that, he married her as a public show of confidence. She was the daughter of one of his officials, Shi Chen (史諶). In autumn 23, the Xin Dynasty's capital Chang'an fell to agrarian rebels, who were seeking to re-establish the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wang Mang died in the battle for the main palace, Weiyang Palace. It is not known what happened to Empress Shi, although it is known that her father, Shi Chen, surrendered to the Han forces and was executed. , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Shi Xin dynasty empresses, Shi, Empress 1st-century Chinese women 1st-century Chinese people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Guardian Lions
Chinese guardian lions, or imperial guardian lions, are a traditional Chinese architectural ornament, but the origins lie deep in much older Indian Buddhist traditions. Typically made of stone, they are also known as stone lions or shishi (). They are known in colloquial English as lion dogs or foo dogs / fu dogs. The concept, which originated and became popular in Chinese Buddhism, features a pair of highly stylized lions—often one male with a ball which represents the material elements and one female with a cub—which represents the element of spirit, were thought to protect the building from harmful spiritual influences and harmful people that might be a threat. Used in imperial Chinese palaces and tombs, the lions subsequently spread to other parts of Asia including Japan (see komainu), Korea, Philippines, Tibet, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Cambodia, Laos, and Malaysia. Description Statues of guardian lions have traditionally stood in front of Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shi (other)
Shi or SHI may refer to: Language * ''Shi'', a Japanese title commonly used as a pronoun * ''Shi'', proposed gender-neutral pronoun * Shi (kana), a kana in Japanese syllabaries * Shi language * ''Shī'', transliteration of Chinese Radical 44 * Tachelhit or the Shilha language (ISO 639 code) Art * Shi, a piece in Chinese chess * ''Shi'' (comics), a comic book series created by William Tucci * Shi (poetry), the Chinese conception of poetry * ''Poetry'' (film) or ''Shi'', a 2010 South Korean film directed by Lee Chang-dong People * Shi (class) (), the low aristocratic class of Shang/Zhou China, later the scholar-gentry class of imperial China * Shi (rank) (), rank group for non-commissioned officers * Shi (personator) (), a ceremonial "corpse" involved in early forms of ancestor worship in China Names * ''Shì'' (氏), a Chinese clan name previously distinguished from ancestral or family names; see Origin of Chinese surnames * Shī (surname), the romanization of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chi-Chi (other)
Chi-Chi or variations thereof may refer to: Geography *Chichi (village) or Çiçi, in the Quba Rayon of Azerbaijan *Chi-chi, Nantou, a township in Taiwan People *Chi Chi Gonzalez (born 1992), American baseball pitcher *Chi Chi (record producer), Nigerian-American record producer and songwriter Chidi Osondu *Chi-Chi Rodríguez (born 1935), Puerto Rican golfer *Chi-Chi Olivo (1928–1977), Major League Baseball pitcher *Chi Chi LaRue (born 1959), director of gay and bisexual pornography *Rafael Quintero (1940–2006), American CIA operative *Chi Chi DeVayne (1985–2020), American drag queen *Chi Chi, a ring name of American professional wrestler Allan Funk (born 1971) *Chi Chi, nickname of Bollywood actor Govinda (born 1963) Characters * Chi-Chi (''Dragon Ball''), Chichi or Chi Chi, a character in ''Dragon Ball'' media *Chi Chi, a character in the '' Scarface'' universe Music * "Chi Chi" (Azealia Banks song), 2017 * "Chi Chi" (Trey Songz song), 2019 Other uses *Chi-Chi's, an in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dairangers
is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' television series. It was the seventeenth production in the long-running Super Sentai metaseries of television tokusatsu dramas produced by Toei Company, following ''Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger''. It was originally broadcast from February 19, 1993, to February 11, 1994. Toei gave this series the name ''Star Rangers'' for international distribution. Elements from ''Dairanger'' were adapted into the second season of ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'', specifically the action sequences between the giant robots (which became the Power Rangers' Thunderzords) and some of the monsters. None of the Dairanger costumes were used in ''Power Rangers'', except Kiba Ranger, which was adapted into the White Ranger's costume for ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers'' for the remainder of Season 2 and throughout Season 3, while the suits from the previous season, ''Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger'' were instead used for the other Rangers in that show (The end credits listed the show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shishi High School
Shishi High School () is a state secondary school in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. It stands on the site of the first public school ever built, built in 143–141 BC by the Han dynasty governor Wén Wēng (文翁). It was originally constructed in stone, hence the name ''Shishi'' (石室), or stone chamber. The school is also known as Wenweng Shishi (), the "Stone Chamber of Wen Weng". History Between the years 143 and 141 BC, Wén Wēng (文翁), the Western Han dynasty governor of Shu Commandery (modern Sichuan), established the first Chinese public school, Shujun Junxue (Shu Commandery Academy, 蜀郡郡学). The great Han dynasty scholar Sima Xiangru studied at the school. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the school was devastated by fire. It was rebuilt in 199 AD, and continued through China's imperial dynasties as Yizhou Zhouxue (益州州学, Yizhou Prefecture School), Chengdu Fuxue (Chengdu Prefecture Academy, 成都府学) and other names. Shu Shi Jing (a form of Thirteen Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shishi (TV Program)
''Shishi'' ( he, שישי) is an Israeli news and current affairs program, broadcast every Friday evening on Channel 10 (Israel), Channel 10. From 2006-2009 the program was hosted by Raviv Drucker and Ofer Shelah. It was hosted by Alon Ben David and Tali Moreno beginning in 2013. References Channel 10 (Israeli TV channel) original programming 2006 Israeli television series debuts {{Asia-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shi Shi (giant Panda)
Shi Shi (; c. 1970s – d. July 5, 2008), or "Rock", was a male giant panda who briefly stayed at the San Diego Zoo. He was the father of Hua Mei. History Shi Shi was taken from the wild in Sichuan, China in 1992. He was rehabilitated and sent to San Diego Zoo as the mate for Bai Yun in 1996. In 1999, Bai Yun was artificially inseminated with sperm from Shi Shi and Hua Mei was their offspring. It was eventually determined that he was much older than was originally assumed, and he was replaced by Gao Gao as Bai Yun's mate. Shi Shi lived out his remaining years in China at the Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ... Zoo and died on July 5, 2008. References 1970s animal births Individual giant pandas 2008 animal deaths San Diego Zoo {{Zoo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shishi (organization)
, sometimes known as , were a group of Japanese political activists of the late Edo period. While it is usually applied to the anti-shogunate, pro-''sonnō jōi'' (尊皇攘夷; "Revere the Emperor, Expel the Barbarian ) samurai primarily from the southwestern clans of Satsuma, Chōshū, and Tosa, the term ''shishi'' is also used by some with reference to supporters of the shogunate, such as the ''Shinsengumi''. There were many different varieties of ''shishi''. Some, such as the assassins Kawakami Gensai, Nakamura Hanjirō, Okada Izō, and Tanaka Shinbei, opted for a more violent approach in asserting their views. Kawakami Gensai, in particular, is recalled as the assassin of Sakuma Shōzan, a renowned pro-Western thinker of the time. Several assaults on westerners in Japan have been attributed to the ''shishi'' and associated ''rōnin'' warriors. In a 2013 article, these assassins have been called "early terrorists" (german: frühe Terroristen) since they opted to spread ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hengyang County
Hengyang County () is a county and the 5th most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of Hengyang prefecture-level city. Located in the north of Hengyang City and the south east of Hunan province, the county is bordered to the north by Shuangfeng County, to the west by Shaodong County, to the south by the counties of Qidong and Hengdong and the districts of Zhengxiang, Shigu and Zhuhui, to the east by Nanyue District and Hengshan County. Hengyang County covers with a population of 1,235,100 (as of 2015). The county has 17 towns under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Xidu Town ().According to the ''Official Reply of Hunan Provincial Civil Affairs Department on approving township-level division adjustment programmes of Hengyang County'' (November 18, 2015) / serednet.cn (Dec.4, 2015)/ref> History The county was the first time named after Hengyang in history that Hengyang County was formed through the amalgamation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shi Shi (emperor)
Shi Shi (; 339–349) was briefly (for 33 days) the emperor of the Jie-led Later Zhao dynasty of China following his father Shi Hu's death in 349. In the Chinese annals he is sometimes referred to by his title after removal as an Emperor, Prince of Qiao (). Shi Shi was Shi Hu's youngest son, by his third empress Empress Liu, the daughter of Han Zhao's last emperor Liu Yao. In 348, after Shi Hu had executed his second crown prince Shi Xuan () for having assassinated his brother Shi Tao (), he considered whom to make crown prince, and although Shi Shi was the youngest, Shi Hu's official Zhang Chai () was able to convince him that he needed to create a crown prince whose mother did not come from low birth. Empress Liu and Zhang then planned to control the government after Shi Hu's death. As Shi Hu neared death in summer 349, although Shi Hu had initially intended that his sons and Shi Shi's older brothers Shi Zun the Prince of Pengcheng and Shi Bin () the Prince of Yan serve as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
