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States and regions on modern China's territory

Wu (state) Wu (; Old Chinese: ''*'') was one of the states during the Western Zhou dynasty and the Spring and Autumn period. It was also known as Gouwu ( /''*''/) or Gongwu ( /''*''/) from the pronunciation of the local language. Wu was located at t ...

(; och, *, italic=yes, links=no), a kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period 771–476 BCE ** Suzhou or Wu (), its eponymous capital **

Wu County Wu County or Wuxian (; 221 B.C. – December 2000) is a former county and city located in modern Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province. Its name refers to its former status as the capital of the state of Wu during the Spring and Autumn period. Histo ...

(), a former county in Suzhou * Eastern Wu () or Sun Wu (), one of the Three Kingdoms in 184/220–280 CE * Li Zitong (, died 622), who declared a brief Wu Dynasty during the Sui–Tang interregnum in 619–620 CE *

Wu (Ten Kingdoms) Wu (), also referred to as Huainan (), Hongnong (), Southern Wu (), or Yang Wu (楊吳), was one of the Ten Kingdoms in eastern China which was in existence from 907 to 937. Its capital was Jiangdu Municipality () (modern Yangzhou in Jiangsu P ...

(), one of the ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period 907–960 CE *

Wuyue Wuyue (; ), 907–978, was an independent coastal kingdom founded during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (907–960) of Chinese history. It was ruled by the Haiyan Qian clan (海盐钱氏), whose family name remains widespread in th ...

(), another of the ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period 907–960 CE *

Wu (region) Wu () refers to a region in China centered on Lake Tai in Jiangnan (the region south of the Yangtze River).非常2+1亲子游中国--迷失烟雨江浙 The Wu region was historically part of the ancient Yang Province in southeastern China. The n ...

(), a region roughly corresponding to the territory of Wuyue ** Wu Chinese (), a subgroup of Chinese languages now spoken in the Wu region **

Wuyue culture Wuyue culture () refers to the regional Chinese culture of the Wuyue people, a Han Chinese subgroup that has historically been the dominant demographic in the region of Jiangnan (entirety of the city of Shanghai and the province of Zhejiang, ...

(), a regional Chinese culture in the Wu region

Language

* Wu Chinese, a group of Sinitic languages that includes

Shanghaiese The Shanghainese language, also known as the Shanghai dialect, or Hu language, is a variety of Wu Chinese spoken in the central districts of the City of Shanghai and its surrounding areas. It is classified as part of the Sino-Tibetan langu ...

People

Wu (surname) ''Wú'' is the pinyin transliteration of the Chinese surname 吳 (Simplified Chinese 吴), which is a common surname (family name) in Mainland China. Wú (吳) is the sixth name listed in the Song Dynasty classic '' Hundred Family Surnames''. ...

(or Woo), several different

Chinese surname Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the ...

s *Chinese rulers ** Emperor Wu (disambiguation) ** King Wu (disambiguation) ** Duke Wu (disambiguation) ** Wu Zetian (624–705), also known as Empress Wu * Wu, nickname of the singer of alternative rock band This Et Al

Religion

Wu (awareness) ''Wu'' () is a concept of awareness, consciousness, or spiritual enlightenment in the Chinese folk religion. According to scholarly studies, many practitioners who have recently "reverted" to the Chinese traditional religion speak of an "openi ...

, a concept of awareness, consciousness or enlightenment in the Chinese folk religion * Wú (negative), Zhaozhou's response to the question: "Does a dog have the Buddha-nature?" * Wu (shaman), shaman in Chinese folk religion

Characters

* "Doctor Wu", a song on the 1975 album ''

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'' by the band Steely Dan * ''Mr. Wu'' (1919 film), a 1919 British drama film based on the 1913 play * ''Mr. Wu'' (1927 film), a 1927 American silent movie starring Lon Chaney * Mr. Wu, a character referred to in several songs of the 1930s and 1940s by George Formby * Mr. Wu, a character from the HBO TV series ''Deadwood'' * Sensei Wu, a character in the animated TV series '' Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu'' * Sgt. Wu, a character from the TV series ''Grimm'' * Marcy Wu, a character from the TV series ''

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'' * Madame Wu, a character in the ''Simpsons'' episode "

Goo Goo Gai Pan "Goo Goo Gai Pan" is the twelfth episode of the sixteenth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 13, 2005. The episode focuses on Selma Bouvier adop ...

States and regions on modern China's territory

Language

People

Religion

Characters

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