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Tianzi (other)
Tianzi may refer to: * Tianzi Mountain, a mountain in Hunan, China * Son of Heaven Son of Heaven, or ''Tianzi'' (), was the sacred monarchical title of the Chinese sovereign. It originated with the Zhou dynasty and was founded on the political and spiritual doctrine of the Mandate of Heaven. Since the Qin dynasty, the secula ..., a title of the Chinese sovereign, rulers of a particular period in ancient China * Empress Tianzi, a character in the anime series ''Code Geass'' * The ''Tianzi'', a Daoist treatise by Tian Pian See also * Tenshi (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tianzi Mountain
Tianzi Mountain () is a mountain in Zhangjiajie in the Hunan Province of China, close to the Suoxi Valley in South Central China. Before the Ming Dynasty, Tianzi Mountain was known as "Qingyan Mountain" because of its green stones. The mountain is named after the early Ming dynasty farmer Xiang Dakun of the Tujia ethnic group, who led a successful local farmers' revolt and called himself "Xiang Wang Tianzi", meaning ''son of Heaven'' and which is the traditional epithet of the Chinese emperor. The highest pillar of Tianzi Mountain is Kunlun Peak with an elevation of and the lowest pillar is Shilanyu with an elevation of . Tianzi Mountain is a part of the Wulingyuan Scenic Area and was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1992. Origin of the name Before the Ming Dynasty, Tianzi Mountain was named "Qingyan Mountain" together with Zhangjiajie. According to a legend of the Tujia people, Xiang Dakun, who was dissatisfied with the government at that time, went to "Qingyan Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Son Of Heaven
Son of Heaven, or ''Tianzi'' (), was the sacred monarchical title of the Chinese sovereign. It originated with the Zhou dynasty and was founded on the political and spiritual doctrine of the Mandate of Heaven. Since the Qin dynasty, the secular imperial title of the Son of Heaven was " Huangdi". The title, "Son of Heaven", was subsequently adopted by other Sinospheric monarchs to justify their rule. The Son of Heaven was the supreme universal monarch, who ruled ''tianxia'' (means "all under heaven"). His status is rendered in English as "ruler of the whole world." The title, "Son of Heaven", was interpreted literally only in China and Japan, whose monarchs were referred to as demigods, deities, or " living gods", chosen by the gods and goddesses of heaven. History and adoption The title "Son of Heaven" (; Middle Chinese: ; Old Chinese ( B-S): ) stems from the concept of the Mandate of Heaven, created by the Zhou dynasty monarchs to justify their having deposed the Shang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Code Geass Characters
and its sequel series are Japanese anime made by Sunrise, directed by Gorō Taniguchi, and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi. The series focus around a former prince of the Holy Britannian Empire, Lelouch Vi Britannia, who obtains a mysterious power known as Geass and uses said power to destroy the Holy Britannian Empire, a superpower that controls one third of the world and has recently conquered Japan, and to discover the truth behind his mother's death, as well as the various people that he encounters as he heads toward those goals. This is a list of characters, minor and major, appearing in both ''Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion'', its sequel series, and/or the core series' spin-offs and products. The fictional characters in ''Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion'' were designed by the manga studio Clamp. Creation and conception During early planning stages, director Gorō Taniguchi contacted the noted manga artist group Clamp, being the first time Clamp had ever been r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
