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Xia Tianmin
Xia (Hsia in Wade–Giles) may refer to: Chinese history * Xia dynasty (c. 2070 – c. 1600 BC), the first orthodox dynasty in Chinese history * Xia (Sixteen Kingdoms) (407–431), a Xiongnu-led dynasty * Xia (617–621), a state founded by Dou Jiande near the end of the Sui dynasty * Western Xia (1038–1227), a Tangut-led dynasty * Eastern Xia (1215–1233), a Jurchen-led dynasty * Ming Xia (1362–1371), a short-lived dynasty that existed during the late Yuan dynasty period Other uses * Huaxia or Xia, an ancient ethnic group later known as the Han Chinese * Xia (surname), a Chinese surname * Xia (philosophy), a Chinese philosophy similar (but not identical) to the chivalrous code of European knights * Xia County, Shanxi, China * Xiafs, a file system developed for the Linux operating system together with the Ext2 file system * Xia class submarine, a Chinese ballistic missile submarine * XIA, the ICAO Code for Irving Oil, Canada * XIA (Junsu), a Korean pop artist also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xia Dynasty
The Xia dynasty () is the first dynasty in traditional Chinese historiography. According to tradition, the Xia dynasty was established by the legendary Yu the Great, after Shun, the last of the Five Emperors, gave the throne to him. In traditional historiography, the Xia was later succeeded by the Shang dynasty. There are no contemporaneous records of the Xia, who are not mentioned in the oldest Chinese texts, since the earliest oracle bone inscriptions date from the late Shang period (13th century BC). The earliest mentions occur in the oldest chapters of the '' Book of Documents'', which report speeches from the early Western Zhou period and are accepted by most scholars as dating from that time. The speeches justify the Zhou conquest of the Shang as the passing of the Mandate of Heaven and liken it to the succession of the Xia by the Shang. That political philosophy was promoted by the Confucian school in the Eastern Zhou period. The succession of dynasties was incorporat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xia County
Xia County or Xiaxian () is a county in the southwest of Shanxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan province to the southeast. It is under the jurisdiction of Yuncheng City. History In ancient China, it served as the previous capitals of the Xia Dynasty and the Wei kingdom, and was previously known as Mingtiao. It was the site of the Battle of Mingtiao, which took place in about 1600 BCE. A notable site in the county is Sima Wengong Temple (司馬溫公祠), the family home and burial place of Sima Guang, a Song Dynasty historian. Climate See also *List of administrative divisions of Shanxi Shanxi, a province of the People's Republic of China, is made up of prefecture-level divisions, which are divided into county-level divisions, which are then divided into township-level divisions. Administrative divisions These administrative di ... References County-level divisions of Shanxi {{Shanxi-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bionicle
Bionicle was a line of Lego construction toys, marketed primarily towards 8-to-16-year-olds. The line originally launched in 2001 as a subsidiary of Lego's Technic series. Over the following decade, it became one of Lego's biggest-selling properties, turning into a franchise and playing a part in saving the company from its financial crisis of the late 1990s. Despite a planned twenty-year tenure, the theme was discontinued in 2010, but was rebooted in 2015 for a further two years. Unlike previous Lego themes, Bionicle was accompanied by an original story told across a multimedia spectrum. It depicts the exploits of the Toa, heroic biomechanical beings with innate elemental abilities whose duty is to maintain peace throughout their universe. Bionicle's success prompted subsequent Lego themes to use similar story-telling methods. History Concept After suffering a ten-year downturn in the 1990s, the Lego Group went forward with the belief that a theme with a storyline behind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rania (band)
Blackswan (Korean: 블랙스완; stylized as BLACKSWAN) are a South Korean-based multinational girl group formed by DR Music, with an admission and graduation concept. As of December 2022, the group consists of Fatou, Leia, Gabi, Sriya, and NVee. They originally debuted under the name Rania (라니아) in 2011 with EP ''Teddy Riley, the First Expansion In Asia''. In December 2016, the group reformed as BP Rania (BP 라니아, acronym of Black Pearl Rania) with only released two EPs ''Start a Fire'' and ''Refresh 7th'' prior returned to promotion as Rania in 2018 and rebranding as Blackswan in October 2020 with their debut album ''Goodbye Rania''. Career Pre-debut and member changes The group was originally set to debut in mid-2010 as the third generation of Baby V.O.X. However, their record company DR Music decided to rebrand them as a new group named Rania (short for “Regeneration Idol of Asia”) with eight members: Saem (later known as Yina), Lucy (later known as Jooyi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junsu
Kim Jun-su (; born December 15, 1986) or simply Junsu, also known by the stage name Xia (stylized as XIA; ; ko, 시아) is a South Korean singer, model, dancer and stage actor. He is a member of the Korean pop group and later duo JYJ, and was one of the original members of boy band TVXQ. Kim made his debut in 2003 as a member of TVXQ, a boy band produced and formed by South Korean record label and talent agency SM Entertainment, having previously been a trainee for six years. He had released four Korean albums, four Japanese albums, thirty Japanese singles and several Korean singles during his first six years in the music industry as TVXQ. In 2009, Kim and fellow TVXQ members Kim Jaejoong and Park Yoochun filed a lawsuit against SM Entertainment, arguing that their exclusive contracts were unilaterally disadvantageous towards the artists and should be invalidated. The Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor of the three and granted an injunction suspending their contract ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irving Oil
Irving Oil Ltd. is a Canadian gasoline, oil, and natural gas producing and exporting company. Considered part of the Irving Group of Companies, it was founded by entrepreneur Kenneth "K.C." Irving and is privately owned by his son, Arthur, and his family. Irving Oil operates Canada's largest refinery, the Irving Oil Refinery, in Saint John, New Brunswick, and Ireland's only refinery, in Whitegate, County Cork, as well as a network of gasoline stations, fleet of oil tankers, real estate and other related assets. History Origins Entrepreneur Kenneth Colin (K.C.) Irving established ''Irving Oil Limited'' in 1924, when he was 25 years old. The first retailing location was in Bouctouche, New Brunswick, selling gasoline imported by rail. Irving moved to Saint John to open a Ford dealership and lubricants plant in 1924. The company expanded across the Maritimes through the 1930s, to Quebec in 1940, Newfoundland in 1949, and to Maine in 1972. Environmental initiatives In 1977, Irv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type 092 Submarine
The Type 092 (Chinese designation: 09- II; NATO reporting name: Xia class) submarine was the first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) deployed by the People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force. Background The first and only confirmed submarine of its class, boat 406, was laid down in 1978 at Huludao, northeast of Beijing, China. The Type 092 submarine was completed in 1981. She then spent six years being fitted out and conducting tests with its twelve JL-1 missiles, becoming active in 1987. Later, the submarine went through numerous upgrades in incremental step, including using Type H/SQ2-262B sonar manufactured by No. 613 Factory replacing the original Type 604 sonar on board. It reportedly suffered from limited missile range and high sound emissions. She was designed by Peng Shilu ( 彭士禄) and Huang Xuhua, and derived from the Type 091 submarines, with an extended hull to accommodate twelve missile tubes. The 092 has undergone numerous refits, curre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiafs
Xiafs was a file system for the Linux kernel which was conceived and developed by Frank Xia and was based on the MINIX file system. Today it is obsolete and not in use, except possibly in some historic installations. History Linux originally used the MINIX file system, but it had a number of limitations. For example, the length of filenames was limited to 14 characters and the partition size was limited to 64 MB. To replace the MINIX file system, the extended file system (or ext) was developed. However, ext retained some problems such as poor performance and the lack of some date stamps. Two contenders for replacing ext were quickly developed: ext2 and Xiafs. The two file systems were included in the standard kernel in December 1993 (Linux 0.99.15). ext2 and Xiafs had the same goal: To offer good performance, reasonable limitations, and fixing the flaws of ext. Initially, Xiafs was more stable than ext2, but being a fairly minimalistic modification of the MINIX file system, it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xia (philosophy)
''Youxia'' () was a type of ancient Chinese warrior folk hero celebrated in classical Chinese poetry and fictional literature. It literally means "wandering vigilante", but is commonly translated as "knight-errant" or less commonly as "cavalier", "adventurer", "soldier of fortune" or "underworld stalwart". Background Of the two characters of the term, ''yóu'' (遊) literally means to "wander", "travel" or "move around", and ''xiá'' (俠) means someone with power who helps others in need. The term refers to the way these men solely travelled the land using physical force or political influence to right the wrongs done to the common people by the powers that be, often judged by their personal codes of chivalry. ''Youxia'' did not come from any social class in particular. Various historical documents, wuxia novels and folktales describe them as being princes, government officials, poets, musicians, physicians, professional soldiers, merchants, monks and even humble farmers and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xia (Sixteen Kingdoms)
Xia (), known in historiography as Hu Xia (胡夏), Northern Xia (北夏), Helian Xia (赫連夏) or the Great Xia (大夏), was a dynastic state of Xiongnu origin established by Helian Bobo during the Sixteen Kingdoms period in northern China. Prior to establishing the Xia, the imperial clan existed as a tribal entity known as the Tiefu (). Although the Xia only lasted from 407 to 431, its capital Tongwan situated in the Ordos Desert was a heavily fortified and state-of-the-art city that served as a frontier garrison until the Song dynasty. Its ruins were discovered during the Qing dynasty and can still be seen in present-day Inner Mongolia. The '' Book of Wei'' also records that Liu Kuren's tribe, the Dugu, were descended from the Xiongnu. Yao Weiyuan (姚薇元) suggested in the past that 'Dugu' was an alternate form of 'Tuge' (屠各), the Xiongnu aristocratic clan that had adopted the Han Chinese surname of Liu (劉), members of which also ruled the Former Zhao state. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xia (surname)
Xia is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized Hsia in Wade–Giles, and Ha in Cantonese. Xia is the 154th surname in the Song dynasty classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. As of 2008, it is the 66th most common Chinese surname, shared by 3.7 million people. Notable people * Xia Zhengshu ( 夏征舒; died 598 BC), Minister of the State of Chen who killed Duke Ling of Chen and usurped the throne * Consort Xia ( 夏姬; died 240 BC), mother of King Zhuangxiang of Qin and grandmother of Qin Shi Huang * Empress Dowager Xia (6th century), mother of Emperor Jing of Liang * Xia Luqi (882–930), Later Tang general * Xia Song ( 夏竦; 985–1051), Song dynasty general, Duke of Ying * Empress Xia (Song dynasty) (died 1167), wife of Emperor Xiaozong of Song * Xia Gui (fl. 1195–1224), Song dynasty painter * Xia Yuanji (1366–1430), Ming dynasty government minister * Xia Chang (1388–1470). Ming dynasty painter and off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huaxia
''Huaxia'' (華夏, ) is a historical concept representing the Chinese nation, and came from the self-awareness of a common cultural ancestry by the various confederations of pre-Qin ethnic ancestors of Han people. Etymology The earliest extant authentic attestion of the concept ''Huáxià'' is in the historical narrative and commentary Zuo zhuan (finished around 300 BCE). In Zuo zhuan, Huaxia refers to the central states (中國 '' Zhōngguó'') in the Yellow River valley, dwelt by the Huaxia people, ethnically equivalent to Han Chinese in pre-imperial discourses. According to Confucianist Kong Yingda's "True Meaning of '' Chunqiu Zuo zhuan''", ''xià'' () "grand" signified the "greatness" () in the ceremonial etiquettes of the central states, while ''huá'' () "flower" or "blossom" was used in reference to the "beauty" () in the clothing that those states' denizens wore. History Origin Han historian Sima Qian asserts that Xia was the name of the state enfeoffed to lege ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
