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Nansi can refer to: * Nansi Lake, lake in Shandong Province in China * Nansi Richards (1888–1979), Welsh harpist * Nansi District, sometimes spelled Nanxi, a district in Tainan, Taiwan *Nansi Nevins, singer in Sweetwater (band) *Nansi, a variant spelling of mythological spider Anansi Anansi or Ananse ( ; literally translates to ''spider'') is a character in Akan religion and folklore associated with stories, wisdom, knowledge, and trickery, most commonly depicted as a spider. Anansi is a character who reflects the culture ...

Nansi Lake
Nansi Lake (), or Weishan Lake, administrated by Weishan County and located in Shandong Province in China, is the largest freshwater lake in the north of the country. It consists of four connected lakes: Weishan (), Zhaoyang (), Nanyang (), Dushan (). It is 120 km long and 1266 square km in area. History Early records: Zhaoyang Lake alone The first of the four lakes to appear in contemporary sources is Zhaoyang Lake, which Zou Yilin identifies with the Yuan-era Shanyang Lake (山阳湖) or Diaoyang Lake (刁阳湖). It was one of four major reservoirs dredged by the early Ming, and it was described as being 80 '' li'' long, and lying between Teng County (now Tengzhou county-level city) in the north and Pei County in the south. It was apparently located on the east side of the canal, and on higher ground than the canal itself, making it ideal as a natural reservoir. Sluices were built at the lake mouths in 1410 and rebuilt in 1494. In 1528, a major flood of the Yel ...
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Nansi Richards
Nansi Richards Jones (14 May 1888 – 21 December 1979) was a Welsh harpist, sometimes known as the " Queen of the Harp"Folktrax 351"Nansi Richards, Triple Harp" or by her bardic name "Telynores Maldwyn". Early life and education Jane Ann "Nansi" Richards was born at Pen-y-bont-fawr, Montgomeryshire. An expert on both the triple and pedal harps, she always maintained that the greatest influences on her life were her father Thomas Richards, the Kale (Welsh Roma) who stayed on their farm, and Tom Lloyd (Telynor Ceiriog, 1848–1917), who taught her to play the harp. She also studied at the Guildhall School of Music in London, with harpist John Thomas. Musical career She won the National Eisteddfod harp competition three times in succession. After a year at the Guildhall School of Music, she toured with American comedian "Happy" Fanny Fields. The two young women devised tricks for Nansi to do while playing the harp, such as playing with her back turned, or playing two har ...
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Nansi District, Tainan
Nansi District, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (), alternatively spelled Nanxi, is a rural district of about 8,951 residents in Tainan, Taiwan. Name Nansi () was so named because it is west of the Cishan River (Qishan). The 'nan' () in 'Nansi' is an abbreviation for Nanzixian River (), an alternate name for Cishan River. The 'si' () means 'west'. This name originated in the period of Taiwan under Japanese rule. History After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Nansi was organized as a rural township of Tainan County. On 25 December 2010, Tainan County was merged with Tainan City and Nansi was upgraded to a district of the city. Geography Nansi District borders Nanhua District to the east; Yujing District to the south; Dongshan District, Lioujia District, and Danei District to the west; and Dapu, Chiayi to the north. Administrative divisions The district consists of Nanxi, Wanqiu, Miqi, Zhaoxing, Lutian, Guidan and T ...
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Sweetwater (band)
Sweetwater was an American rock band originally from Los Angeles, California. They were the act scheduled to open the Woodstock festival in 1969 but were delayed by traffic, so folk singer Richie Havens's trio became the first act to perform. The band was eventually flown to the festival by helicopter and performed after Swami Satchidananda's invocation. History The original members of the band were Nancy "Nansi" Nevins (lead vocals/guitar), August Burns (cello), Albert Moore (flute/backing vocals), Alan Malarowitz (drums), Elpidio Cobian (conga), Alex Del Zoppo (keyboards) and Fred Herrera (bass). Sweetwater originally formed to perform in local coffeehouses in Los Angeles until being signed to a major label. The members of the band were early developers of the psychedelic rock/folk rock fusion style that was popularized by acts such as Jefferson Airplane. In 1968–69, the band often toured with the Doors. They were also one of the opening acts for the Animals in 1968. One ...
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