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The Secret Of Heaven
''The Secret of Heaven'', (, "the secret history of Kunlun") also known as ''The Secret History of Kunlun'', is a trilogy of Chinese language novels written by Cao Shui. Its story focuses around the Kunlun (mythology), Kunlun Shan, the important mountain-range of Chinese mythology, as the location of the world's original spiritual homeland where a new generation of Chinese Manichaeism (摩尼教 ''Móníjiào'') inspires the protagonist's mission to bring about the Manichaeism#Cosmogony, salvation of humanity. The trilogy has received positive reviews from critics. ''The Secret of Heaven'' follows its protagonist, Long Hao, during his journeys across Eurasia as he seeks to understand the ultimate mystery of the world, venturing into lands such as Tibet, India, Judea, Xinjiang, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, and Greater Iran, Persia. The story also follows the history of Manichaeism, from its beginnings in the Sassanid Empire (present-day Iraq) to its Manichaeism#Spread, transcontin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peak In Kunlun Range (cropped)
Peak or The Peak may refer to: Basic meanings Geology * Mountain peak ** Pyramidal peak, a mountaintop that has been sculpted by erosion to form a point Mathematics * Peak hour or rush hour, in traffic congestion * Peak (geometry), an (''n''-3)-dimensional element of a polytope * Peak electricity demand or peak usage * Peak-to-peak, the highest (or sometimes the highest and lowest) points on a varying waveform * Peak (pharmacology), the time at which a drug reaches its maximum plasma concentration * Peak experience, psychological term for a euphoric mental state Resource production In terms of resource production, the peak is the moment when the production of a resource reaches a maximum level, after which it declines; in particular see: * Peak oil * Peak car * Peak coal * Peak farmland * Peak gas * Peak minerals * Peak water * Peak wheat * Holznot#Peak wood, Peak wood Other basic meanings * Visor, a part of a hat, known as a "peak" in British English * Peaked cap Geography * Pea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |