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Chen Xiang (hero)
Liu Chenxiang () is a mythical hero and demigod in the Chinese folktale ''The Magic Lotus Lantern''. At the top of the Western Peak of Mount Hua, there is a historic giant stone which is a hundred feet high, called Axe-splitting Rock, that has been cut neatly into three parts. Legend has it that it was cut by Chen Xiang to split the mountain in order to save his mother, who was trapped within it. Legend According to the Tang dynasty folk tale ''The Magic Lotus Lantern'', his mother, Huayue Sanniang, a goddess in the Heavenly Palace, fell in love with a mortal scholar, Liu Yanchang. Their love was strongly opposed by her elder brother, Erlang Shen. With the help of the magic lotus lantern, the goddess defeated her brother and married the scholar. Later, she gave birth to her son, Chen Xiang. After seven years, Erlang Shen was able to locate the couple by the light of the magical lotus lantern. He then denies the marriage and captures Chen Xiang. After Erlang Sheng took the lantern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Chenxiang
Liu Chenxiang () is a mythical hero and demigod in the Chinese folktale ''The Magic Lotus Lantern''. At the top of the Western Peak of Mount Hua, there is a historic giant stone which is a hundred feet high, called Axe-splitting Rock, that has been cut neatly into three parts. Legend has it that it was cut by Chen Xiang to split the mountain in order to save his mother, who was trapped within it. Legend According to the Tang dynasty folk tale ''The Magic Lotus Lantern'', his mother, Huayue Sanniang, a goddess in the Heavenly Palace, fell in love with a mortal scholar, Liu Yanchang. Their love was strongly opposed by her elder brother, Erlang Shen. With the help of the magic lotus lantern, the goddess defeated her brother and married the scholar. Later, she gave birth to her son, Chen Xiang. After seven years, Erlang Shen was able to locate the couple by the light of the magical lotus lantern. He then denies the marriage and captures Chen Xiang. After Erlang Sheng took the lanter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Relief Of Liu Chenxiang And Huayue Sanniang
Relief is a sculptural method in which the sculpted pieces are bonded to a solid background of the same material. The term ''relief'' is from the Latin verb ''relevo'', to raise. To create a sculpture in relief is to give the impression that the sculpted material has been raised above the background plane. When a relief is carved into a flat surface of stone (relief sculpture) or wood (relief carving), the field is actually lowered, leaving the unsculpted areas seeming higher. The approach requires a lot of chiselling away of the background, which takes a long time. On the other hand, a relief saves forming the rear of a subject, and is less fragile and more securely fixed than a sculpture in the round, especially one of a standing figure where the ankles are a potential weak point, particularly in stone. In other materials such as metal, clay, plaster stucco, ceramics or papier-mâché the form can be simply added to or raised up from the background. Monumental bronze reliefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Gods
Chinese traditional religion is polytheistic; many deities are worshipped in a pantheistic view where divinity is inherent in the world. The gods are energies or principles revealing, imitating and propagating the way of Heaven ('' Tian'' ), which is the supreme godhead manifesting in the northern culmen of the starry vault of the skies and its order. Many gods are ancestors or men who became deities for their heavenly achievements; most gods are also identified with stars and constellations. Ancestors are regarded as the equivalent of Heaven within human society, and therefore as the means connecting back to Heaven, which is the "utmost ancestral father" ( ''zēngzǔfù''). Gods are innumerable, as every phenomenon has or is one or more gods, and they are organised in a complex celestial hierarchy. Besides the traditional worship of these entities, Confucianism, Taoism and formal thinkers in general give theological interpretations affirming a monistic essence of divinity. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Deities
Chinese traditional religion is polytheistic; many deities are worshipped in a pantheistic view where divinity is inherent in the world. The gods are energies or principles revealing, imitating and propagating the way of Heaven ('' Tian'' ), which is the supreme godhead manifesting in the northern culmen of the starry vault of the skies and its order. Many gods are ancestors or men who became deities for their heavenly achievements; most gods are also identified with stars and constellations. Ancestors are regarded as the equivalent of Heaven within human society, and therefore as the means connecting back to Heaven, which is the "utmost ancestral father" ( ''zēngzǔfù''). Gods are innumerable, as every phenomenon has or is one or more gods, and they are organised in a complex celestial hierarchy. Besides the traditional worship of these entities, Confucianism, Taoism and formal thinkers in general give theological interpretations affirming a monistic essence of divinity. "P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joint Publishing
Joint Publishing (), also known as Sanlian Press or SDX Joint Publishing, is a book store chain and publisher founded at Queen's Road Central in Hong Kong on 18 October 1948. Joint Publishing (Hong Kong) is one of major book store chains in Hong Kong and currently a subsidiary company of Sino United Publishing (Holdings) Limited. The Mainland China branches of the book store chain, such as SDX Joint Publishing and Shanghai Joint Publishing were owned by separate holding company of the Chinese government. Joint Publishing (Hong Kong)'s parent company Sino United Publishing, was owned by Chinese central government agency Hong Kong Liaison Office. History The book store was the result of a merger in 1948 between three leading Shanghai publishers and book stores, ''Life'' (), ''Reading'' () and ''New Knowledge'' (). The newly merged bookstore brought together all the names of its previous entities (), but was often referred to in English as SDX Joint Publishing, taking the first i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prelude Of Lotus Lantern
''Prelude of Lotus Lantern'' () is a 2009 Chinese mythology fantasy television series. The television series directed by Hong Kong director Mang San Yu and written by Wang Biao, and starring Vincent Chiao, Zhou Yang, Liu Xiaoqing and Liu Tao. It tells the story of Erlang Shen, a popular Chinese God in Chinese mythology. The series serve as a prequel of the 2005's Lotus Lantern (TV series) Plot This is the prequel to Lotus Lantern. The story this time focus on around Chen Xiang's uncle Er Lang Shen and his mother Sanshengmu . Cast * Vincent Chiao as Erlang Shen (Yang Jian). ** Niu Junfeng as young Erlang Shen * Zhou Yang as Sanshengmu, a niece of Jade Emperor, the third daughter of Yaoji. * Liu Xiaoqing as Xi Wangmu. * Liu Tao as Yaoji. * Li Guangjie as Yang Tianyou. * Jenny Guo as the seventh fairy. * Kira Lu as Bamei. * Li Xinru as Chang'e. * Wang Weiguo as Jade Emperor. * Tan Xiaoyan as Guanyin. * Alvin Wong as Yuding Zhenren. * Wu Guohua as Taiyi Zhenren. * Xie Nin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotus Lantern (TV Series)
''Lotus Lantern'' (Simplified Chinese characters, Chinese: 宝莲灯; pinyin: ''Băo Lián Dēng'') is a 2005 Chinese television drama based on the Chinese fairy tale ''The Magic Lotus Lantern'' (劈山救母; ''Pī Shān Jiù Mǔ''). The 35-episode series was premiered on CCTV-8 starting on October 4, 2005. A prequel, ''Prequel to the Lotus Lantern'', was broadcast in 2009. Cast * Jian Ding as "Monkey King" Sun Wukong * Jiang Wen as Liu Chenxiang, Chenxiang * Park Si-yeon as Yang Chan * Ning Xie as Pigsy * Si Yang as Jade-Faced Fox * Zhang Zhichao as Nezha External links * 2005 Chinese television series debuts Mandarin-language television shows Shenmo television series {{China-tv-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Jian
Yang Jian or Jian Yang may refer to: Historical figures * Emperor Wen of Sui (541–604), personal name Yang Jian, founder and emperor of the Sui dynasty *Yang Jian (Sui prince) (585–618), Sui dynasty prince and Emperor Wen's grandson * Yang Jian (Song dynasty) (died 1121), Song dynasty eunuch politician Sportspeople * Yang Jian (rower) (born 1981), Chinese rower * Yang Jian (footballer) (born 1988), Chinese footballer *Yang Jian (diver) (born 1994), Chinese diver Others *Erlang Shen, personal name Yang Jian, a mythological Chinese God * Jian Yang (politician) (born 1961), China-born New Zealand politician * Jian Yang (geneticist), statistical geneticist, Ruth Stephens Gani Medalist See also *Yangjian, a town in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China *Yang Jiang Yang Jiang (; 17 July 1911 – 25 May 2016) was a Chinese playwright, author, and translator. She wrote several successful comedies, and was the first Chinese person to produce a complete Chinese version of Miguel de Cervantes' no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotus Lantern
''Lotus Lantern'' () is a Chinese animated feature film based on the Chinese fairy tale, The Magic Lotus Lantern, produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio. Plot The story is based on the traditional Chinese folklore about a boy named Chenxiang. His mother, Sanshengmu, is a goddess and his father, Liu Yanchang, was a mortal. Since their marriage was forbidden, his maternal uncle, Erlang Shen, who was a god, punishes them by killing Liu Yanchang. Sanshengmu escapes and gives birth, but Chen Xiang grows up without knowledge of his ancestry. Sanshengmu possesses a magical Lotus Lantern whose light can scare away evil. When Erlang Shen, a strict and powerful god, kidnaps Chen Xiang, Sanshengmu fights to save him. Unfortunately, Erlang Shen is victorious and Chen Xiang is forced to live in his palace on the sacred mountains. Erlang Shen then imprisons Sanshengmu beneath a mountain for her crimes. Although he is quite young, Chen Xiang manages to escape from the palace, taking the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebei Bangzi
''Hebei bangzi'' ( 河北梆子) is a genre of Chinese opera from the northern province of Hebei. It may also be found in the nearby cities of Beijing and Tianjin, as well as in Shandong, Henan, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, and Inner Mongolia, as well as some areas south of the Yangtze River such as Shanghai and Wuhan. ''Hebei bangzi'' is derived from ''Qinqiang'' and '' Shanxi bangzi'' operas, which were introduced to Hebei during the middle of the Qing Dynasty.Hebei Bangzi at ChinaCulture.org . Retrieved March 30, 2015. It is sung in Beijing dialect
The Beijing dialect (), also known as Pekingese and Beijingese, is the prestige dialect of Manda ...
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Huangmei Opera
Huangmei or Huangmei tone ( or , pinyin: or ) originated as a form of rural folk song and dance that has been in existence for the last 200 years and possibly longer. Huangmei opera is one of the most famous and mainstream opera in China (others are Beijing opera, Yue opera, Ping opera and Yu opera). The original Huangmei opera was sung by women when they were picking tea, and the opera was called the ''Picking Tea Song''. In the late Qing dynasty, the songs came into Anhui Province— Huaining County adjacent regions, combined with the local folk art, Anqing dialect with singing and chants, and gradually developed into a newborn's operas. The music is performed with a pitch that hits high and stays high for the duration of the song. It is unique in the sense that it does not sound like the typical rhythmic Chinese opera. In the 1960s Hong Kong counted the style as much as an opera as it was a music genre. Today it is more of a traditional performance art with efforts of revi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantonese Opera
Cantonese opera is one of the major categories in Chinese opera, originating in southern China's Guangdong Province. It is popular in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Macau and among Chinese communities in Southeast Asia. Like all versions of Chinese opera, it is a traditional Chinese art form, involving music, singing, martial arts, acrobatics, and acting. History There is debate about the origins of Cantonese opera, but it is generally accepted that opera was brought from the northern part of China and slowly migrated to the southern province of Guangdong in the late 13th century, during the late Southern Song dynasty. In the 12th century, there was a theatrical form called the Nanxi or "Southern drama", which was performed in public theatres of Hangzhou, then capital of the Southern Song. With the invasion of the Mongol army, Emperor Gong of the Song dynasty fled with hundreds of thousands of Song people into Guangdong in 1276. Among them were Nanxi performers from Zhejiang, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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