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Xiao'erjing Xiao'erjing or Xiao'erjin (, Xiao'erjing: ) or, in its shortened form, Xiaojing () is the practice of writing Sinitic languages such as Mandarin (especially the Lanyin, Zhongyuan and Northeastern dialects) or the Dungan language in the Arabic script. It is used on occasion by many ethnic minorities who adhere to the Islamic faith in China (mostly the Hui, but also the Dongxiang, and the Salar), and formerly by their Dungan descendants in Central Asia.
Xiaohui Ma Erhu soloist Xiaohui Ma is one of China’s premiere musical artists. A graduate of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, she has won numerous competitions and awards including First Prize for the National Guangdong Music Competition (Gaohu Section) in 1987, the Baosteel Classic Arts Award in 1994 and 1999, and the First Prize for the 1st Shanghai Spring International Music Festival in 2001.
Xiaolan Town Xiaolan Town (Chinese: 小欖鎮; Pinyin: XÇaolÇŽn Zhèn) is a Chinese city situated at the northwest periphery of the city of Zhongshan. The population of Xiaolan Town is of an estimation of 150,000 permanent residents and 100,000 temporary residents.
Xiaolan Zhao Xiaolan Zhao is a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine who lives and works in Toronto, Canada. Born in Kunming, she was a surgeon in China before coming to Canada on a scholarship to do medical research at Queen’s University.
Xiaolian Xiaolian (Simplified Chinese: ĺťĺ»‰, literally Filially Pious and Incorrupt), was a standard of nominating civil officers started by Emperor Wu of Han in 134 BC. It lasted until its replacement by the imperial examination system during the Sui Dynasty.
Xiaolin Showdown Xiaolin Showdown is an American animated television series about Omi, a young orphaned monk-in-training from the Xiaolin Temple (a name based on the real-life Shaolin Temple), street-smart Raimundo Pedrosa from Brazil, high-tech focused Kimiko Tohomiko from Japan, and cowboy Clay Bailey from Texas who have been chosen by the Temple's head monk Master Fung to become the Xiaolin Dragons and to find and protect the sacred Shen Gong Wu, artifacts that possess great magical powers, from being taken and used by the Heylin (forces of evil), predominantly represented by the ghost of the ancient witch Wuya and her protégé Jack Spicer, evil boy genius. The Shen Gong Wu give the user strange, but mostly helpful, powers.
Xiaolin Wu's line algorithm Xiaolin Wu's line algorithm is an algorithm for line antialiasing, which was presented in the article An Efficient Antialiasing Technique in the July 1991 issue of Computer Graphics, as well as in the article Fast Antialiasing in the June 1992 issue of Dr. Dobb's Journal.
Xiaomin Huang Xiaomin Huang (born April 6, 1970) is a former breaststroke swimmer from China, who's best performance during her career was winning the silver medal in the 200m breaststroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Xiaopei Xiaopei (小沛) is an ancient Chinese town located in the present-day Pei County, Anhui. During the Three Kingdoms period, it was governed by Tao Qian, the Governor of Xuzhou, and when he died, he handed it over to Liu Bei.
Xiaosaurus Xiaosaurus (little lizard, pronounced (IPA) , from Chinese xiao ĺ°Ź, little), is a dubious genus of small herbivorous dinosaur of the Bathonian age (middle Jurassic, approximately 169 to 163 mya). Xiaosaurus lived in the Sichuan Basin of China.
Xiaoshan Xiaoshan (č•ĺ±±), a district of the city of Hangzhou, located in Zhejiang province in China. Xiaoshan was formerly a city in its own right, but was absorbed in recent years by its much larger neighbor and made into an administrative district of Hangzhou.
Xiaoshi Junior High School Xiaoshi Junior High School, or 'Xiaoshi High School', is a junior high school in Ningbo, China. It was established as a private school in 1912 and was immediately well respected due to its high education quality.
Xiaoshi Middle School Xiaoshi Middle School (simplified Chinese: ć•ĺ®žä¸ĺ¦, Pinyin: Xiaoshi Zhongxue) is a prestigious high school offering education from a junior-high to senior-high level in Ningbo, China. A formerly private school, Xiaoshi Middle School, with its long history of over 90 years, is regarded as one of the best schools in Eastern China.
XiĂ ndĂ i HĂ nyÇ” Chángyòng ZìbiÇŽo The XiĂ ndĂ i HĂ nyÇ” Chángyòng ZìbiÇŽo (现代汉čŻĺ¸¸ç”¨ĺ—表 "List of Frequently Used Characters in Modern Chinese") is the list of the 3500 most frequently used Simplified Chinese characters in Chinese. It was created in 1988 in the People's Republic of China.
Xiá The xiá (äż ) is a Chinese term and concept that refers to a righteous person who excels in Chinese martial arts and who uses their armed expertise to protect the innocent and right social unfairness or injustice (鋤強扶弱). Such a person is said to possess "martial virtue", wÇ” dĂ© (ć¦ĺľ·).
Xidi Xīdì (, also Xi'di, or Xi Di, literally West Post), is a village in southern Anhui province (Yixian County), in China, which was declared a part of the "Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui" World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000, along with the village of Hongcun.
Xie An Xie An (謝安) (320-385), courtesy name Anshi (安石), formally Duke Wenjing of Luling (廬陵文靖公), was a Jin Dynasty (265-420) statesman who, despite his lack of military ability, led Jin through a major crisis -- attacks by Former Qin. His line became one of the two most honored during the subsequent Southern Dynasties -- the other being Wang Dao's line -- and in the minds of the people no less honored than imperial clans.
Xie Hui Xie Hui (謝晦) (390-426), courtesy name Xuanming (宣ćŽ), was a high level general of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song, who, along with his colleagues Xu Xianzhi and Fu Liang, deposed Emperor Shao after the death of Emperor Wu (Liu Yu) due to their belief that Emperor Shao was not fit to be emperor. When Emperor Shao's brother Emperor Wen subsequently killed Xu and Fu, Xie started a rebellion, but was defeated and killed.
Xie Hui (footballer) Xie Hui (Simplified Chinese: 谢晖) (born February 14, 1975) is a Chinese professional football player who currently plays as a striker for Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super League. He is one-eighth English; his great-grandmother was English.
Xie Jing Xie Jing (謝旌) a certain Kingdom of Wu officer that served under the elite commander Sun Huan during the Three Kingdoms period in China. During the Battle of Yi Ling in 222, Jing fought under Sun Huan against Shu.
Xie Shaoguang Xie Shaoguang (, born 15 September 1960) is a former Singaporean Chinese actor. Known for his roles on MediaCorp TV Channel 8's drama serials and other programmes, he rose to fame for his acting prowess and versatility despite not being known for his physical appearance.
Xie Shiguang Xie Shiguang (謝士光) is a bishop of People's Republic of China's underground Roman Catholic Church. Xie was first arrested in 1955 because of his loyalty and obedience to the Pope, and was jailed again from 1958-1980, from 1984-1987 and finally from 1990-1992; spending 28 years in prison.
Xie Xuan Xie Xuan (謝玄) (343-388), courtesy name Youdu (幼度), formally Duke Xianwu of Kangle (康樂獻ć¦ĺ…¬), was a Jin Dynasty (265-420) who is best known for repelling the Former Qin army at the Battle of Fei River, preventing the Former Qin emperor Fu JiÄn from destroying Jin and uniting China.
Xiehouyu Xiehouyu (Chinese: ć‡ĺľŚčŞž "a saying with the latter-part suspended") is a kind of Chinese proverb in the form of a riddle. A xiehouyu consists of two parts: the first part is the riddle part and the second the answer.
Xieli Khan Bagatur-Shad (Il-khan, Chieli, Kara-Khieli, Hieli, Jiele, Duobi, 咄苾, Illig-Qaghan) the eleventh qaghan of the Göktürk empire. He attacks the tang empire and is defaeated by a revolt of the Tieli tribes lead by the Uyghurs and the Syr-Tardush.
XigazĂŞ Prefecture XigazĂŞ (Shigatse) (Tibetan: གཞིས་ཀ་རྩེ་ས་ŕ˝ŕ˝´ŕ˝ŁŕĽ‹; Wylie: gzhis-ka-rtse sa khul; simplified Chinese: ć—Ąĺ–€ĺ™ĺś°ĺŚş; pinyin: RìkÄzĂ© DìqĹ«) is a prefecture of Tibet Autonomous Region in China. Shigatse city is under the prefecture.
Xihoumen Bridge The Xihoumen Bridge is a suspension bridge planned for the Zhoushan Archipelago, the largest offshore island group in China. When completed, the bridge will be one of the largest suspension bridges in the world.
Xihu Trough The Xihu Trough (Chinese: 西湖凹陷) is a region in the East China Sea, located approximately 400 kilometres east of the cities of Shanghai and Ningbo, China. The Xihu Trough falls within the territorial waters of China.
Xihua University Xihua University is now a leading university in Sichuan province, People's Republic of China, in the areas of engineering, science, and business administration. Approved by the State Ministry of Education, Xihua University (XHU), a key provincial comprehensive university, merged by the former Sichuan University of Science and Technology and the former Teacher's College, was founded on April 16, 2003.
Xichang Xichang (Chinese: 西ćŚ, Pinyin: XÄ«chÄng; Yi: Op Rro / ꀒꎂ) is a city as well as a nearby spaceport in the province of Sichuan, in the People's Republic of China. It is also the capital of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.
Xichang Satellite Launch Center The Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) () is a Chinese facility approximately 64 km northwest of Xichang City in Sichuan Province. It is well-serviced by a dedicated railway and highway directly from Xichang Qingshan Airport to the launch site.
Xicheng District Beijing's Xicheng District/Precinct (Simplified Chinese: 西城区) (West City District) spans 32 square kilometres, making it the largest portion of the old city (inside the 2nd Ring Road), and has 790,000 inhabitants. Its postal code is 100032.
Xikang Xikang or Sikang (čĄżĺş·çś XÄ«kÄng ShÄ›ng), is a defunct province of the Republic of China, comprising most of the Kham region of traditional Tibet. Xikang was a "Special Administrative District" until 1939, when it became an official province.
Xilitla Xilitla is a municipio (municipality) in the state of San Luis PotosĂ, in the Huasteca region of Mexico. Xilitla is known for its fertile mountains and springs, which create panoramic landscapes throughout the municipality.
Xilituzhao Temple Once the center of Lamaism (Tibetan Buddhism) in the region, Xilituzhao Temple remains the largest Lamist temple in Hohhot, the capital of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The original temple was built during the Ming Dynasty in 1585, later destroyed by fire and rebuilt in the 1800s.
Xill In the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the xill is a nasty, insect-humanoid-like outsider from the deserts and wastelands of the Ethereal Plane. It resembles a 4 to 5 foot tall humanoid, with gritty red skin, an insectoid head with spikes and horns and mandibles, clawed hands, and four arms (not unlike a thri-kreen).
Ximelagatran Ximelagatran (Exanta® or Exarta®, H 376/95) is an anticoagulant that has been investigated extensively as a replacement for warfarin that would overcome the problematic dietary, drug interaction, and monitoring issues associated with warfarin therapy. In 2006, its manufacturer AstraZeneca announced that it would not attempt to market ximelagatran after reports of hepatotoxicity (liver damage) during trials, and to discontinue its distribution in countries where the drug had been approved.
Ximending Ximending ( Taiwanese POJ: Se-mn̂g-teng; Romaji: Semoncho) is an attraction of the Wanhua District of Taipei. The historical spelling of this area was Hsimenting, which is based on the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin Chinese.
Ximian Ximian was a company that provided open source desktop applications for Linux and Unix based on the GNOME platform. Ximian (previously called Helix Code, and before that International Gnome Support, although this name was apparently only used during the planning stage) was founded by Miguel de Icaza and Nat Friedman in October 1999, and was bought by Novell on August 4 2003.
Ximian Connector Ximian Connector is a computer software program created by Ximian in 2002 to link its Linux groupware client, Evolution, to the popular Microsoft Exchange Server. It was notable and controversial for two reasons: It successfully reverse-engineered Microsoft's proprietary communications protocols, and unlike Ximian's other products, it was not released under a free or open-source license.
Ximian Desktop Ximian Desktop was a GNOME-based desktop environment from Ximian. It was made to be suitable for desktop and office-productivity environment, and it enabled businesses to use Linux and open source software for daily work.
Xin Jie Kou Xin Jie Kou () is an area in the Xicheng (literally "west") district of Beijing, China. It locates close to the Shi Cha Hai lakes and is well-known for its black market DVD shops and low budget fashion shops.
Xin Ping Xin Ping a minister serving not right under Han Fu during the later years of the Han Dynasty period of China. Following the death of Han Fu, Xin Ping went on to serve under the Yuan family, acting as adviser to Yuan Tan, the eldest son of the famous Yuan Shao.
Xinca language The Xinca language is a Mesoamerican language spoken by the indigenous Xinca people from communities in the southern portion of Guatemala, near its border with El Salvador and in the mountainous region to the north. The language is generally classed as a language isolate with no demonstrated affiliations with other language families, although a relationship with Lenca has been proposed.
Xindhi Xindhi, in Albanian folklore, are either elf-like creatures or are actually elves; "Xindhi" are male, while the "Xindha" are female. A creaking door or a flickering flame serve as the signals for their approach.
Xine xine (officially pronounced like the name "Maxine" without "Ma") is a multimedia] playback engine for [[Unix-like operating systems released under the GNU General Public License. xine is built around a shared library (xine-lib) that supports different frontend player applications.
Xinetd In computer networking, xinetd, the eXtended InterNET Daemon, is an open-source daemon which runs on many Unix systems and manages Internet-based connectivity. It offers a more secure extension to or version of inetd, the Internet daemon.
Xing Ling Xing Ling, sometimes known as the 'Bandit among the bandits' among the pugilistic world, is one of the lead characters from the comic series, The Celestial Zone. Though she was not originally from the Celestial Zone, Xing Ling managed to emerge as one of the strongest characters by the end of first volume.
Xing'an Hsingan or Xing'an (č安çś, Pinyin: XÄ«ng'Än shÄ›ng) refers to a former province, which occupied in Western Heilongjiang and part of Northwest Liaoning of the Autonomous Mongol Anto (province) of Hsingan. The name is related to that of the Khingan Mountains.
Xingalool Xingalool is a major growing town and one of the districts of Sanaag region. It is famous for its religious pundits who are said to come and concentrate the city for their spiritual devotion and religious learning.
Xinglong Station (NAOC) Xinglong Station is an observatory (IAU code 327) situated south of the main peak of the Yanshan mountains in China. Installed are seven telescopes: a Mark-III photoelectric astrolabe; a 60-cm reflector; a Schmidt telescope; an 85-cm reflector; a 60/90-cm; an 1.
Xinglongwa culture The Xinglongwa culture (č隆洼文化) (6200-5400 BC) was a Neolithic culture in northeastern China, found mainly around the Inner Mongolia-Liaoning border. It is the earliest archaeological culture in China to feature jade objects and to depict dragons.
Xingolati Xingolati is a floating music festival, with musical groups including The Flaming Lips, G Love and Special Sauce, Medeski Martin and Wood, John Popper Project featuring DJ Logic, Slightly Stoopid Acoustic, LucEnt dosSieR Vaudeville Cirque, Particle, Tea Leaf Green, The Everyone Orchestra, DJ Greyboy, R.E.
Xingtai Xingtai () is a prefecture-level city in southern Hebei province, China. It borders Shijiazhuang and Hengshui in the north, Handan in the south, and the provinces of Shandong and Shanxi in the east and west respectively.
Xingu corydoras The Xingu corydoras (Corydoras xinguensis) is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the Callichthyidae family. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the upper Xingu River basin in Brazil.
Xingyang Xingyang(Simplified: 荥éłďĽ›Traditional: 荥陽；Hanyu Pinyin: xĂngyáng), is one of county-level cities of Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China. It is 15 Kilometre away from and in the west of Zhengzhou and is the closest ciry to Zhengzhou as well.
Xinhai Revolution The Xinhai Revolution or Hsinhai Revolution (), also known as the 1911 Revolution or the Chinese Revolution, was a republican revolution which overthrew China's ruling Qing Dynasty, occasionally known as the Manchu Dynasty, and which saw the establishment of the Republic of China. The revolution brought an end to the monarchy, which had been in place for 4000 years in China, and replaced it with a republic, with democratic ideals.
Xinhua Film Company The Xinhua Film Company or "New China" Films, was one of the film companies to capitalize on the popularity of the leftist film movement in 1930s Shanghai, that had begun with the Mingxing and Lianhua Film Companies. It should not be mistaken for the modern-day Xinhua News Agency.
Xinhua News Agency The Xinhua News Agency (), or NCNA (New China News Agency), is the official press agency of the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the biggest center for collecting information and press conferences in the PRC. It is one of the two news agencies in the PRC, the other being the China News Service.
Xinhua PR Newswire Xinhua PR Newswire is a venture created by Xinhua Financial Network and PR Newswire. Established in 2002, Xinhua PR Newswire assists Asian organizations and companies – public and private – in delivering their news to decision makers, individual and institutional investors, journalists and the general public to points within China and worldwide.
Xinhua Zidian The Xīnhuá zìdiǎn (, literally "new China character dictionary") is the most popular modern Chinese dictionary. Supported by the Linguistics Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, it has become the standard dictionary for Simplified Chinese characters and pinyin romanization.
Xinji Chi Buliao Re Doufu Xinji Chi Buliao Re Doufu () is a 2005 film directed by Gong Feng and written by Gong Feng and Yanjun Cui. The film is set in Tianjin and follows the emotional relationships of a middle-aged working class man played by Gong Feng.
Xinjiang Xinjiang (Uyghur: (Shinjang); ; Postal map spelling: Sinkiang) is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It is a large, sparsely populated area which takes up about one sixth of the country's territory.
Xinjiang Dian Shi Tai Xinjiang Dian Shi Tai (Chinese: 新疆电视台), which translates to "Xinjiang Television Station", is a television network broadcasting to the Urumqi, in the Xinjiang Province area. It broadcasts in Mandarin, Uygur, Kazak, Mongolian, and Tan Oak languages.
Xinjiang Flying Tigers Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers (新疆广汇飞虎) or Xinjiang Flying Tigers or Xinjiang Guanghui are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Urumqi, Xinjiang. They are occasionally called Xinjiang Feihu (where "feihu" means "flying tiger(s)").
Xinjiang Networking Transmission Limited Xinjiang Networking Transmission Limited (Chinese: ć–°ç–†ĺążç”µäĽ čľ“ç˝‘ç»śćś‰é™č´Łä»»ĺ…¬ĺŹ¸) consists of media broadcasting to Urumqi and the Xinjiang province area. It operates the Urumqi Ren Min Guangbo Dian Tai and the Xinjiang People Broadcasting Station, broadcasting in the Mandarin (dialect), Uygur (dialect), Kazak, Mongolian, and the Tan Oak languages.
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps The Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (), also known as XPCC or Bingtuan for short, is a unique economic and semi-military governmental organization existing in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China. The XPCC has de facto administrative authority over several medium-sized cities as well as settlements and farms all across Xinjiang.
Xinjiang raid (January 2007) The January 2007 Xinjiang raid was carried out on January 3, 2007 by the Chinese police against a suspected East Turkestan Islamic Movement training camp in Akto County in the Pamirs plateau near the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.UN urged to probe killing of Chinese MuslimsThe News
Xinovrysi Xinovrysi, other forms: Xinovryssi, Xinovrissi and Xinovrissi (Greek: ΞινόβĎĎ…Ďη), other forms: Xynovrysi or Xynovryssi, is a Greek village located near Argalasti in the Pelion area in the Magnesia prefecture. Xinovrysi is connected with a road linking with Trikeri and the GR-34.
Xintiandi Xintiandi () is a car-free area of Shanghai, China. It is composed of an area of restored traditional shikumen ("stone gate") houses on narrow alleys, a modern shopping mall with a cinema complex, and some adjoining houses which now serve as book stores, cafes and restaurants.
Xinu Xinu ("Xinu Is Not Unix", a recursive acronym) is a Unix-like operating system originally developed by Douglas Comer for instructional purposes at Purdue University in the 1980s. It has been ported to many hardware platforms, including the DEC LSI-11, Sun-2 and Sun-3 workstations, Intel x86, and the PowerPC G3.
Xinxiang Xinxiang () is a prefecture-level city in northern Henan province, People's Republic of China. It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to its southwest, Kaifeng to its southeast, Hebi and Anyang to its north, Jiaozuo to its west, and the provinces of Shanxi and Shandong to its northwest and east respectively.
Xinyang Xinyang () is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Henan province, People's Republic of China. It borders Zhumadian to the north, Nanyang to the northwest, and the provinces of Anhui and Hubei to the east and south respectively.
Xinyao Xinyao (Chinese: ć–°č°Ł) is a Chinese noun comprised of two words: Xin (ć–°) which literally means new and Yao (č°Ł) for song. The extended form is actually "Xin jia po ge yao" (ć–°ĺŠ ĺťˇćŚč°Ł), which simply means Singapore songs.
Xinyi, Taipei Xinyi District (信義區; Wade-Giles: Hsin-yi) is the seat of the Taipei mayor's office and the Taipei city council. The Taipei Convention Hall, the Taipei World Trade Center, the Taipei 101 (and its mall), various shopping malls, and a Warner Village Movie Theater make Xinyi the most modern cosmopolitan district of Taipei.
Xinzhai Xinzhai is a small settlement in Yunnan province, China, only 8km from the border with Laos. Trade across the border is strictly controlled, and foreigners are not allowed to cross in to either country at this point.
Xinzhuang Xinzhuang, formerly the county town of Shanghai county (not to be confused with the city itself), is now an outlying suburb of Shanghai, China in the extreme south west of the city. It is one of the fastest-growing areas of Shanghai, with much development being in the form of gated communities which are mainly home to more affluent residents.
Xiong Foxi Xiong Foxi (1900-26 October 1965) was a Chinese playwright famous for his experimental drama in the Ding County, Hebei Province trying to create a peasants' drama, having the aim to educate and entertain the Chinese peasants.
Xiong Shili Xiong Shili (熊ĺŤĺŠ›) (1885–1968), was a twentieth century Chinese philosopher whose major work A New Treatise on Consciousness-only (xin weishi lun 新唯čč«–) is a Confucian critique of the Buddhist "consciousness-only" theory popularized in China by the Tang Dynasty Monk Xuan Zang (玄ĺĄ, 596-664 C.E.
Xiong Xianghui Xiong Xianghui (born April 12 1919; died September 9 2005) was a Chinese spy and later diplomat. He played a role in the victory of the communists over the nationalists in the Chinese Civil War, acted as an aide to Zhou Enlai and then served in China's diplomatic service, helping to broker a thaw in Sino-American relations.
Xiong Xiling Xiong Xiling (Simplified Chinese: 熊希龄; Hanyu Pinyin: XiĂłng XÄ© LĂng)(1870-1937), Premier of the Republic of China from July 1913 to February 1914. Born in Fenghuang, Xiangxi prefecture of Hunan, China Xiong was a Chinese scholar, reformist, politician and philanthropist of the late Qing Dynasty and the new Republic.
Xiongnu The Xiongnu (); were a nomadic people from Central Asia who may be one of the progenitors of Turkic peoples, generally based in present day Mongolia. From the 3rd century BC they controlled a vast steppe empire extending west as far as the Caucasus.
Xionites Chionites or Xionites (Middle Persian: Xiyon, (Hiun/Hion) Chinese: XiĹŤng (ĺŚ) or XÄ«yung4 (西ćŽ) meaning "Western Barbarians") were a nomadic tribe prominent in Transoxania and Bactria whose origins remain controversial. By the early fourth century the Xionites who had adopted the Kushan-Bactrian language, became a threat on the northeastern frontiers of Sassanian PersiaA.
Xipe Totec In Aztec mythology, Xipe Totec ("our lord the flayed one") was a life-death-rebirth deity, god of agriculture, the west, disease, spring, goldsmiths and the seasons. He flayed himself to give food to humanity, symbolic of the maize seed losing the outer layer of the seed before germination.
Xiphoid process The xiphoid process is a small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum which is usually ossified in the adult human. By age 15 to 29, the xiphoid usually fuses to the body of the sternum with a fibrous joint.
Xiphosura Xiphosura is a class of marine chelicerates which includes a large number of extinct lineages and only five recent species in the family Limulidae, which include the horseshoe crabs. The group has hardly changed in millions of years; the modern horseshoe crabs look identical to prehistoric genera such as the Jurassic Mesolimulus, and are considered to be living fossils.
Xiphydriidae Xiphydriidae is a family of wood wasp with the distinct characteristic of having a globose head borne on a long, skinny "neck"; they are also unusual in the habit of boring into dead wood, rather than living trees. There has also been homosexual behavior observed in the laboratory.
Xiro horio Xiro Horio (also Xirohorio, Xero Horio, and Chirochorion) (Greek: ΞηĎĎŚ ΧωĎιό), a hamlet (place) of approximately 170 residents, which is part of the city of Rethymno, capital of Rethymno Prefecture in the island of Crete, Greece.
Xiropotamou monastery Xiropotamou monastery (Greek: Μονή ΞηĎοποτάμου) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. The monastery ranks eighth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries.
Xirsi Ugaaryahan Hersi Ougaryahan Was the 4th Generation Of Sultan Ali Omer(him slef belongs to majeerteen- Daarood and the 4 generation of Osman Mahmoud King Of Majeerteenia) Who Ruled the Eastern Somali regions in the 15th Cenury
Xiu Xiu Xiu Xiu (pronounced "shoo-shoo") is an experimental indie band originally from and currently based in San Jose, California, with time often spent in Seattle, Washington. The band is the sonic brainchild of singer-songwriter Jamie Stewart, who has also been its only constant member since its inception.
Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl () is a 1998 film based during the 1970s and the time of the People's Republic of China's Cultural Revolution's Down to the Countryside Movement, instituted by Mao for political reasons. Xiu Xiu (), a 15-year-old girl living in the city of Chengdu, moves out to study horses in the countryside, and quickly discovers that she is not returning.
Xiuhcoatl In Aztec mythology, Xiuhcoatl (the fire-snake, fire-serpent or Turquoise Serpent) was the personification of drought and scorched earth. It was represented in artifacts as a serpent, and is related to the fire cult of Xiuhtecuhtli.
Xiuhpohualli The Xiuhpohualli was a calendar cycle constructed from a count of 365 days, used by the Aztecs and other Nahua peoples from the central Mexican region during the Postclassic period of Mesoamerican chronology. This calendar, also known as the "vague year" to scholars of Mesoamerican historical cultures since it approximated the progression of the solar year (xihuitl in Classical Nahuatl), had its antecedents in form and function in earlier Mesoamerican calendars, and the 365-day count has a long history of use throughout the region.
Xiuhtecuhtli In Aztec mythology, Xiuhtecuhtli (also Huehueteotl, "old god") was the personification of life after death, warmth in cold (fire), light in darkness and food during famine. He was usually depicted with a red or yellow face and a censer on his head.
Xiuxi Xiuxi (Chinese: Pinyin]: xiū xì), also known as the Spring Purification Festival, was an ancient tradition in China during which people would go for an outing by the water, during the third day of the third lunar calendar month, where they would enjoy themselves at a picnic, pluck [[orchids, and to rid themselves of any bad luck.
Xixona/Jijona Xixona (Spanish Jijona) is a town and municipality in the Land of Valencia on the eastern coast of Spain. The town is famous for a type of soft nougat, known in Spanish as turrĂłn de Jijona and in Valencian as torrĂł de Xixona.
Xixuthrus Xixuthrus is a small genus of long-horned beetles, found primarily on Pacific islands, including Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Fiji, and contains some of the largest living insect species, the giant Fijian long-horned beetle and the Taveuni beetle. These beetles have powerful jaws, and should be handled with care when alive.
Xizhimen Xizhimen (Chinese: 西直门, Pinyin: XÄ«zhĂmĂ©n; Manchu: Tob wargi duka) was former gate in the Beijing city wall and is now the name of a transportation node in Beijing. The gate formerly was the entrance of drinking water for the Emperor, coming from the Jade Spring Hills to the west of Beijing.
XICS XICS is an X-Window graphical interface to any Internet chess server. Unlike earlier text-based ICS clients, XICS allows the players to see the board and play pieces graphically, usually in a 2-D configuration.
Xiaohui Ma Erhu soloist Xiaohui Ma is one of China’s premiere musical artists. A graduate of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, she has won numerous competitions and awards including First Prize for the National Guangdong Music Competition (Gaohu Section) in 1987, the Baosteel Classic Arts Award in 1994 and 1999, and the First Prize for the 1st Shanghai Spring International Music Festival in 2001.
Xiaolan Town Xiaolan Town (Chinese: 小欖鎮; Pinyin: XÇaolÇŽn Zhèn) is a Chinese city situated at the northwest periphery of the city of Zhongshan. The population of Xiaolan Town is of an estimation of 150,000 permanent residents and 100,000 temporary residents.
Xiaolan Zhao Xiaolan Zhao is a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine who lives and works in Toronto, Canada. Born in Kunming, she was a surgeon in China before coming to Canada on a scholarship to do medical research at Queen’s University.
Xiaolian Xiaolian (Simplified Chinese: ĺťĺ»‰, literally Filially Pious and Incorrupt), was a standard of nominating civil officers started by Emperor Wu of Han in 134 BC. It lasted until its replacement by the imperial examination system during the Sui Dynasty.
Xiaolin Showdown Xiaolin Showdown is an American animated television series about Omi, a young orphaned monk-in-training from the Xiaolin Temple (a name based on the real-life Shaolin Temple), street-smart Raimundo Pedrosa from Brazil, high-tech focused Kimiko Tohomiko from Japan, and cowboy Clay Bailey from Texas who have been chosen by the Temple's head monk Master Fung to become the Xiaolin Dragons and to find and protect the sacred Shen Gong Wu, artifacts that possess great magical powers, from being taken and used by the Heylin (forces of evil), predominantly represented by the ghost of the ancient witch Wuya and her protégé Jack Spicer, evil boy genius. The Shen Gong Wu give the user strange, but mostly helpful, powers.
Xiaolin Wu's line algorithm Xiaolin Wu's line algorithm is an algorithm for line antialiasing, which was presented in the article An Efficient Antialiasing Technique in the July 1991 issue of Computer Graphics, as well as in the article Fast Antialiasing in the June 1992 issue of Dr. Dobb's Journal.
Xiaomin Huang Xiaomin Huang (born April 6, 1970) is a former breaststroke swimmer from China, who's best performance during her career was winning the silver medal in the 200m breaststroke at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Xiaopei Xiaopei (小沛) is an ancient Chinese town located in the present-day Pei County, Anhui. During the Three Kingdoms period, it was governed by Tao Qian, the Governor of Xuzhou, and when he died, he handed it over to Liu Bei.
Xiaosaurus Xiaosaurus (little lizard, pronounced (IPA) , from Chinese xiao ĺ°Ź, little), is a dubious genus of small herbivorous dinosaur of the Bathonian age (middle Jurassic, approximately 169 to 163 mya). Xiaosaurus lived in the Sichuan Basin of China.
Xiaoshan Xiaoshan (č•ĺ±±), a district of the city of Hangzhou, located in Zhejiang province in China. Xiaoshan was formerly a city in its own right, but was absorbed in recent years by its much larger neighbor and made into an administrative district of Hangzhou.
Xiaoshi Junior High School Xiaoshi Junior High School, or 'Xiaoshi High School', is a junior high school in Ningbo, China. It was established as a private school in 1912 and was immediately well respected due to its high education quality.
Xiaoshi Middle School Xiaoshi Middle School (simplified Chinese: ć•ĺ®žä¸ĺ¦, Pinyin: Xiaoshi Zhongxue) is a prestigious high school offering education from a junior-high to senior-high level in Ningbo, China. A formerly private school, Xiaoshi Middle School, with its long history of over 90 years, is regarded as one of the best schools in Eastern China.
XiĂ ndĂ i HĂ nyÇ” Chángyòng ZìbiÇŽo The XiĂ ndĂ i HĂ nyÇ” Chángyòng ZìbiÇŽo (现代汉čŻĺ¸¸ç”¨ĺ—表 "List of Frequently Used Characters in Modern Chinese") is the list of the 3500 most frequently used Simplified Chinese characters in Chinese. It was created in 1988 in the People's Republic of China.
Xiá The xiá (äż ) is a Chinese term and concept that refers to a righteous person who excels in Chinese martial arts and who uses their armed expertise to protect the innocent and right social unfairness or injustice (鋤強扶弱). Such a person is said to possess "martial virtue", wÇ” dĂ© (ć¦ĺľ·).
Xidi Xīdì (, also Xi'di, or Xi Di, literally West Post), is a village in southern Anhui province (Yixian County), in China, which was declared a part of the "Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui" World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000, along with the village of Hongcun.
Xie An Xie An (謝安) (320-385), courtesy name Anshi (安石), formally Duke Wenjing of Luling (廬陵文靖公), was a Jin Dynasty (265-420) statesman who, despite his lack of military ability, led Jin through a major crisis -- attacks by Former Qin. His line became one of the two most honored during the subsequent Southern Dynasties -- the other being Wang Dao's line -- and in the minds of the people no less honored than imperial clans.
Xie Hui Xie Hui (謝晦) (390-426), courtesy name Xuanming (宣ćŽ), was a high level general of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song, who, along with his colleagues Xu Xianzhi and Fu Liang, deposed Emperor Shao after the death of Emperor Wu (Liu Yu) due to their belief that Emperor Shao was not fit to be emperor. When Emperor Shao's brother Emperor Wen subsequently killed Xu and Fu, Xie started a rebellion, but was defeated and killed.
Xie Hui (footballer) Xie Hui (Simplified Chinese: 谢晖) (born February 14, 1975) is a Chinese professional football player who currently plays as a striker for Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super League. He is one-eighth English; his great-grandmother was English.
Xie Jing Xie Jing (謝旌) a certain Kingdom of Wu officer that served under the elite commander Sun Huan during the Three Kingdoms period in China. During the Battle of Yi Ling in 222, Jing fought under Sun Huan against Shu.
Xie Shaoguang Xie Shaoguang (, born 15 September 1960) is a former Singaporean Chinese actor. Known for his roles on MediaCorp TV Channel 8's drama serials and other programmes, he rose to fame for his acting prowess and versatility despite not being known for his physical appearance.
Xie Shiguang Xie Shiguang (謝士光) is a bishop of People's Republic of China's underground Roman Catholic Church. Xie was first arrested in 1955 because of his loyalty and obedience to the Pope, and was jailed again from 1958-1980, from 1984-1987 and finally from 1990-1992; spending 28 years in prison.
Xie Xuan Xie Xuan (謝玄) (343-388), courtesy name Youdu (幼度), formally Duke Xianwu of Kangle (康樂獻ć¦ĺ…¬), was a Jin Dynasty (265-420) who is best known for repelling the Former Qin army at the Battle of Fei River, preventing the Former Qin emperor Fu JiÄn from destroying Jin and uniting China.
Xiehouyu Xiehouyu (Chinese: ć‡ĺľŚčŞž "a saying with the latter-part suspended") is a kind of Chinese proverb in the form of a riddle. A xiehouyu consists of two parts: the first part is the riddle part and the second the answer.
Xieli Khan Bagatur-Shad (Il-khan, Chieli, Kara-Khieli, Hieli, Jiele, Duobi, 咄苾, Illig-Qaghan) the eleventh qaghan of the Göktürk empire. He attacks the tang empire and is defaeated by a revolt of the Tieli tribes lead by the Uyghurs and the Syr-Tardush.
XigazĂŞ Prefecture XigazĂŞ (Shigatse) (Tibetan: གཞིས་ཀ་རྩེ་ས་ŕ˝ŕ˝´ŕ˝ŁŕĽ‹; Wylie: gzhis-ka-rtse sa khul; simplified Chinese: ć—Ąĺ–€ĺ™ĺś°ĺŚş; pinyin: RìkÄzĂ© DìqĹ«) is a prefecture of Tibet Autonomous Region in China. Shigatse city is under the prefecture.
Xihoumen Bridge The Xihoumen Bridge is a suspension bridge planned for the Zhoushan Archipelago, the largest offshore island group in China. When completed, the bridge will be one of the largest suspension bridges in the world.
Xihu Trough The Xihu Trough (Chinese: 西湖凹陷) is a region in the East China Sea, located approximately 400 kilometres east of the cities of Shanghai and Ningbo, China. The Xihu Trough falls within the territorial waters of China.
Xihua University Xihua University is now a leading university in Sichuan province, People's Republic of China, in the areas of engineering, science, and business administration. Approved by the State Ministry of Education, Xihua University (XHU), a key provincial comprehensive university, merged by the former Sichuan University of Science and Technology and the former Teacher's College, was founded on April 16, 2003.
Xichang Xichang (Chinese: 西ćŚ, Pinyin: XÄ«chÄng; Yi: Op Rro / ꀒꎂ) is a city as well as a nearby spaceport in the province of Sichuan, in the People's Republic of China. It is also the capital of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.
Xichang Satellite Launch Center The Xichang Satellite Launch Center (XSLC) () is a Chinese facility approximately 64 km northwest of Xichang City in Sichuan Province. It is well-serviced by a dedicated railway and highway directly from Xichang Qingshan Airport to the launch site.
Xicheng District Beijing's Xicheng District/Precinct (Simplified Chinese: 西城区) (West City District) spans 32 square kilometres, making it the largest portion of the old city (inside the 2nd Ring Road), and has 790,000 inhabitants. Its postal code is 100032.
Xikang Xikang or Sikang (čĄżĺş·çś XÄ«kÄng ShÄ›ng), is a defunct province of the Republic of China, comprising most of the Kham region of traditional Tibet. Xikang was a "Special Administrative District" until 1939, when it became an official province.
Xilitla Xilitla is a municipio (municipality) in the state of San Luis PotosĂ, in the Huasteca region of Mexico. Xilitla is known for its fertile mountains and springs, which create panoramic landscapes throughout the municipality.
Xilituzhao Temple Once the center of Lamaism (Tibetan Buddhism) in the region, Xilituzhao Temple remains the largest Lamist temple in Hohhot, the capital of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The original temple was built during the Ming Dynasty in 1585, later destroyed by fire and rebuilt in the 1800s.
Xill In the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the xill is a nasty, insect-humanoid-like outsider from the deserts and wastelands of the Ethereal Plane. It resembles a 4 to 5 foot tall humanoid, with gritty red skin, an insectoid head with spikes and horns and mandibles, clawed hands, and four arms (not unlike a thri-kreen).
Ximelagatran Ximelagatran (Exanta® or Exarta®, H 376/95) is an anticoagulant that has been investigated extensively as a replacement for warfarin that would overcome the problematic dietary, drug interaction, and monitoring issues associated with warfarin therapy. In 2006, its manufacturer AstraZeneca announced that it would not attempt to market ximelagatran after reports of hepatotoxicity (liver damage) during trials, and to discontinue its distribution in countries where the drug had been approved.
Ximending Ximending ( Taiwanese POJ: Se-mn̂g-teng; Romaji: Semoncho) is an attraction of the Wanhua District of Taipei. The historical spelling of this area was Hsimenting, which is based on the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin Chinese.
Ximian Ximian was a company that provided open source desktop applications for Linux and Unix based on the GNOME platform. Ximian (previously called Helix Code, and before that International Gnome Support, although this name was apparently only used during the planning stage) was founded by Miguel de Icaza and Nat Friedman in October 1999, and was bought by Novell on August 4 2003.
Ximian Connector Ximian Connector is a computer software program created by Ximian in 2002 to link its Linux groupware client, Evolution, to the popular Microsoft Exchange Server. It was notable and controversial for two reasons: It successfully reverse-engineered Microsoft's proprietary communications protocols, and unlike Ximian's other products, it was not released under a free or open-source license.
Ximian Desktop Ximian Desktop was a GNOME-based desktop environment from Ximian. It was made to be suitable for desktop and office-productivity environment, and it enabled businesses to use Linux and open source software for daily work.
Xin Jie Kou Xin Jie Kou () is an area in the Xicheng (literally "west") district of Beijing, China. It locates close to the Shi Cha Hai lakes and is well-known for its black market DVD shops and low budget fashion shops.
Xin Ping Xin Ping a minister serving not right under Han Fu during the later years of the Han Dynasty period of China. Following the death of Han Fu, Xin Ping went on to serve under the Yuan family, acting as adviser to Yuan Tan, the eldest son of the famous Yuan Shao.
Xinca language The Xinca language is a Mesoamerican language spoken by the indigenous Xinca people from communities in the southern portion of Guatemala, near its border with El Salvador and in the mountainous region to the north. The language is generally classed as a language isolate with no demonstrated affiliations with other language families, although a relationship with Lenca has been proposed.
Xindhi Xindhi, in Albanian folklore, are either elf-like creatures or are actually elves; "Xindhi" are male, while the "Xindha" are female. A creaking door or a flickering flame serve as the signals for their approach.
Xine xine (officially pronounced like the name "Maxine" without "Ma") is a multimedia] playback engine for [[Unix-like operating systems released under the GNU General Public License. xine is built around a shared library (xine-lib) that supports different frontend player applications.
Xinetd In computer networking, xinetd, the eXtended InterNET Daemon, is an open-source daemon which runs on many Unix systems and manages Internet-based connectivity. It offers a more secure extension to or version of inetd, the Internet daemon.
Xing Ling Xing Ling, sometimes known as the 'Bandit among the bandits' among the pugilistic world, is one of the lead characters from the comic series, The Celestial Zone. Though she was not originally from the Celestial Zone, Xing Ling managed to emerge as one of the strongest characters by the end of first volume.
Xing'an Hsingan or Xing'an (č安çś, Pinyin: XÄ«ng'Än shÄ›ng) refers to a former province, which occupied in Western Heilongjiang and part of Northwest Liaoning of the Autonomous Mongol Anto (province) of Hsingan. The name is related to that of the Khingan Mountains.
Xingalool Xingalool is a major growing town and one of the districts of Sanaag region. It is famous for its religious pundits who are said to come and concentrate the city for their spiritual devotion and religious learning.
Xinglong Station (NAOC) Xinglong Station is an observatory (IAU code 327) situated south of the main peak of the Yanshan mountains in China. Installed are seven telescopes: a Mark-III photoelectric astrolabe; a 60-cm reflector; a Schmidt telescope; an 85-cm reflector; a 60/90-cm; an 1.
Xinglongwa culture The Xinglongwa culture (č隆洼文化) (6200-5400 BC) was a Neolithic culture in northeastern China, found mainly around the Inner Mongolia-Liaoning border. It is the earliest archaeological culture in China to feature jade objects and to depict dragons.
Xingolati Xingolati is a floating music festival, with musical groups including The Flaming Lips, G Love and Special Sauce, Medeski Martin and Wood, John Popper Project featuring DJ Logic, Slightly Stoopid Acoustic, LucEnt dosSieR Vaudeville Cirque, Particle, Tea Leaf Green, The Everyone Orchestra, DJ Greyboy, R.E.
Xingtai Xingtai () is a prefecture-level city in southern Hebei province, China. It borders Shijiazhuang and Hengshui in the north, Handan in the south, and the provinces of Shandong and Shanxi in the east and west respectively.
Xingu corydoras The Xingu corydoras (Corydoras xinguensis) is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the Callichthyidae family. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the upper Xingu River basin in Brazil.
Xingyang Xingyang(Simplified: 荥éłďĽ›Traditional: 荥陽；Hanyu Pinyin: xĂngyáng), is one of county-level cities of Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China. It is 15 Kilometre away from and in the west of Zhengzhou and is the closest ciry to Zhengzhou as well.
Xinhai Revolution The Xinhai Revolution or Hsinhai Revolution (), also known as the 1911 Revolution or the Chinese Revolution, was a republican revolution which overthrew China's ruling Qing Dynasty, occasionally known as the Manchu Dynasty, and which saw the establishment of the Republic of China. The revolution brought an end to the monarchy, which had been in place for 4000 years in China, and replaced it with a republic, with democratic ideals.
Xinhua Film Company The Xinhua Film Company or "New China" Films, was one of the film companies to capitalize on the popularity of the leftist film movement in 1930s Shanghai, that had begun with the Mingxing and Lianhua Film Companies. It should not be mistaken for the modern-day Xinhua News Agency.
Xinhua News Agency The Xinhua News Agency (), or NCNA (New China News Agency), is the official press agency of the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the biggest center for collecting information and press conferences in the PRC. It is one of the two news agencies in the PRC, the other being the China News Service.
Xinhua PR Newswire Xinhua PR Newswire is a venture created by Xinhua Financial Network and PR Newswire. Established in 2002, Xinhua PR Newswire assists Asian organizations and companies – public and private – in delivering their news to decision makers, individual and institutional investors, journalists and the general public to points within China and worldwide.
Xinhua Zidian The Xīnhuá zìdiǎn (, literally "new China character dictionary") is the most popular modern Chinese dictionary. Supported by the Linguistics Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, it has become the standard dictionary for Simplified Chinese characters and pinyin romanization.
Xinji Chi Buliao Re Doufu Xinji Chi Buliao Re Doufu () is a 2005 film directed by Gong Feng and written by Gong Feng and Yanjun Cui. The film is set in Tianjin and follows the emotional relationships of a middle-aged working class man played by Gong Feng.
Xinjiang Xinjiang (Uyghur: (Shinjang); ; Postal map spelling: Sinkiang) is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. It is a large, sparsely populated area which takes up about one sixth of the country's territory.
Xinjiang Dian Shi Tai Xinjiang Dian Shi Tai (Chinese: 新疆电视台), which translates to "Xinjiang Television Station", is a television network broadcasting to the Urumqi, in the Xinjiang Province area. It broadcasts in Mandarin, Uygur, Kazak, Mongolian, and Tan Oak languages.
Xinjiang Flying Tigers Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers (新疆广汇飞虎) or Xinjiang Flying Tigers or Xinjiang Guanghui are a basketball team in the North Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Urumqi, Xinjiang. They are occasionally called Xinjiang Feihu (where "feihu" means "flying tiger(s)").
Xinjiang Networking Transmission Limited Xinjiang Networking Transmission Limited (Chinese: ć–°ç–†ĺążç”µäĽ čľ“ç˝‘ç»śćś‰é™č´Łä»»ĺ…¬ĺŹ¸) consists of media broadcasting to Urumqi and the Xinjiang province area. It operates the Urumqi Ren Min Guangbo Dian Tai and the Xinjiang People Broadcasting Station, broadcasting in the Mandarin (dialect), Uygur (dialect), Kazak, Mongolian, and the Tan Oak languages.
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps The Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (), also known as XPCC or Bingtuan for short, is a unique economic and semi-military governmental organization existing in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China. The XPCC has de facto administrative authority over several medium-sized cities as well as settlements and farms all across Xinjiang.
Xinjiang raid (January 2007) The January 2007 Xinjiang raid was carried out on January 3, 2007 by the Chinese police against a suspected East Turkestan Islamic Movement training camp in Akto County in the Pamirs plateau near the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.UN urged to probe killing of Chinese MuslimsThe News
Xinovrysi Xinovrysi, other forms: Xinovryssi, Xinovrissi and Xinovrissi (Greek: ΞινόβĎĎ…Ďη), other forms: Xynovrysi or Xynovryssi, is a Greek village located near Argalasti in the Pelion area in the Magnesia prefecture. Xinovrysi is connected with a road linking with Trikeri and the GR-34.
Xintiandi Xintiandi () is a car-free area of Shanghai, China. It is composed of an area of restored traditional shikumen ("stone gate") houses on narrow alleys, a modern shopping mall with a cinema complex, and some adjoining houses which now serve as book stores, cafes and restaurants.
Xinu Xinu ("Xinu Is Not Unix", a recursive acronym) is a Unix-like operating system originally developed by Douglas Comer for instructional purposes at Purdue University in the 1980s. It has been ported to many hardware platforms, including the DEC LSI-11, Sun-2 and Sun-3 workstations, Intel x86, and the PowerPC G3.
Xinxiang Xinxiang () is a prefecture-level city in northern Henan province, People's Republic of China. It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to its southwest, Kaifeng to its southeast, Hebi and Anyang to its north, Jiaozuo to its west, and the provinces of Shanxi and Shandong to its northwest and east respectively.
Xinyang Xinyang () is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Henan province, People's Republic of China. It borders Zhumadian to the north, Nanyang to the northwest, and the provinces of Anhui and Hubei to the east and south respectively.
Xinyao Xinyao (Chinese: ć–°č°Ł) is a Chinese noun comprised of two words: Xin (ć–°) which literally means new and Yao (č°Ł) for song. The extended form is actually "Xin jia po ge yao" (ć–°ĺŠ ĺťˇćŚč°Ł), which simply means Singapore songs.
Xinyi, Taipei Xinyi District (信義區; Wade-Giles: Hsin-yi) is the seat of the Taipei mayor's office and the Taipei city council. The Taipei Convention Hall, the Taipei World Trade Center, the Taipei 101 (and its mall), various shopping malls, and a Warner Village Movie Theater make Xinyi the most modern cosmopolitan district of Taipei.
Xinzhai Xinzhai is a small settlement in Yunnan province, China, only 8km from the border with Laos. Trade across the border is strictly controlled, and foreigners are not allowed to cross in to either country at this point.
Xinzhuang Xinzhuang, formerly the county town of Shanghai county (not to be confused with the city itself), is now an outlying suburb of Shanghai, China in the extreme south west of the city. It is one of the fastest-growing areas of Shanghai, with much development being in the form of gated communities which are mainly home to more affluent residents.
Xiong Foxi Xiong Foxi (1900-26 October 1965) was a Chinese playwright famous for his experimental drama in the Ding County, Hebei Province trying to create a peasants' drama, having the aim to educate and entertain the Chinese peasants.
Xiong Shili Xiong Shili (熊ĺŤĺŠ›) (1885–1968), was a twentieth century Chinese philosopher whose major work A New Treatise on Consciousness-only (xin weishi lun 新唯čč«–) is a Confucian critique of the Buddhist "consciousness-only" theory popularized in China by the Tang Dynasty Monk Xuan Zang (玄ĺĄ, 596-664 C.E.
Xiong Xianghui Xiong Xianghui (born April 12 1919; died September 9 2005) was a Chinese spy and later diplomat. He played a role in the victory of the communists over the nationalists in the Chinese Civil War, acted as an aide to Zhou Enlai and then served in China's diplomatic service, helping to broker a thaw in Sino-American relations.
Xiong Xiling Xiong Xiling (Simplified Chinese: 熊希龄; Hanyu Pinyin: XiĂłng XÄ© LĂng)(1870-1937), Premier of the Republic of China from July 1913 to February 1914. Born in Fenghuang, Xiangxi prefecture of Hunan, China Xiong was a Chinese scholar, reformist, politician and philanthropist of the late Qing Dynasty and the new Republic.
Xiongnu The Xiongnu (); were a nomadic people from Central Asia who may be one of the progenitors of Turkic peoples, generally based in present day Mongolia. From the 3rd century BC they controlled a vast steppe empire extending west as far as the Caucasus.
Xionites Chionites or Xionites (Middle Persian: Xiyon, (Hiun/Hion) Chinese: XiĹŤng (ĺŚ) or XÄ«yung4 (西ćŽ) meaning "Western Barbarians") were a nomadic tribe prominent in Transoxania and Bactria whose origins remain controversial. By the early fourth century the Xionites who had adopted the Kushan-Bactrian language, became a threat on the northeastern frontiers of Sassanian PersiaA.
Xipe Totec In Aztec mythology, Xipe Totec ("our lord the flayed one") was a life-death-rebirth deity, god of agriculture, the west, disease, spring, goldsmiths and the seasons. He flayed himself to give food to humanity, symbolic of the maize seed losing the outer layer of the seed before germination.
Xiphoid process The xiphoid process is a small cartilaginous extension to the lower part of the sternum which is usually ossified in the adult human. By age 15 to 29, the xiphoid usually fuses to the body of the sternum with a fibrous joint.
Xiphosura Xiphosura is a class of marine chelicerates which includes a large number of extinct lineages and only five recent species in the family Limulidae, which include the horseshoe crabs. The group has hardly changed in millions of years; the modern horseshoe crabs look identical to prehistoric genera such as the Jurassic Mesolimulus, and are considered to be living fossils.
Xiphydriidae Xiphydriidae is a family of wood wasp with the distinct characteristic of having a globose head borne on a long, skinny "neck"; they are also unusual in the habit of boring into dead wood, rather than living trees. There has also been homosexual behavior observed in the laboratory.
Xiro horio Xiro Horio (also Xirohorio, Xero Horio, and Chirochorion) (Greek: ΞηĎĎŚ ΧωĎιό), a hamlet (place) of approximately 170 residents, which is part of the city of Rethymno, capital of Rethymno Prefecture in the island of Crete, Greece.
Xiropotamou monastery Xiropotamou monastery (Greek: Μονή ΞηĎοποτάμου) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. The monastery ranks eighth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries.
Xirsi Ugaaryahan Hersi Ougaryahan Was the 4th Generation Of Sultan Ali Omer(him slef belongs to majeerteen- Daarood and the 4 generation of Osman Mahmoud King Of Majeerteenia) Who Ruled the Eastern Somali regions in the 15th Cenury
Xiu Xiu Xiu Xiu (pronounced "shoo-shoo") is an experimental indie band originally from and currently based in San Jose, California, with time often spent in Seattle, Washington. The band is the sonic brainchild of singer-songwriter Jamie Stewart, who has also been its only constant member since its inception.
Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl () is a 1998 film based during the 1970s and the time of the People's Republic of China's Cultural Revolution's Down to the Countryside Movement, instituted by Mao for political reasons. Xiu Xiu (), a 15-year-old girl living in the city of Chengdu, moves out to study horses in the countryside, and quickly discovers that she is not returning.
Xiuhcoatl In Aztec mythology, Xiuhcoatl (the fire-snake, fire-serpent or Turquoise Serpent) was the personification of drought and scorched earth. It was represented in artifacts as a serpent, and is related to the fire cult of Xiuhtecuhtli.
Xiuhpohualli The Xiuhpohualli was a calendar cycle constructed from a count of 365 days, used by the Aztecs and other Nahua peoples from the central Mexican region during the Postclassic period of Mesoamerican chronology. This calendar, also known as the "vague year" to scholars of Mesoamerican historical cultures since it approximated the progression of the solar year (xihuitl in Classical Nahuatl), had its antecedents in form and function in earlier Mesoamerican calendars, and the 365-day count has a long history of use throughout the region.
Xiuhtecuhtli In Aztec mythology, Xiuhtecuhtli (also Huehueteotl, "old god") was the personification of life after death, warmth in cold (fire), light in darkness and food during famine. He was usually depicted with a red or yellow face and a censer on his head.
Xiuxi Xiuxi (Chinese: Pinyin]: xiū xì), also known as the Spring Purification Festival, was an ancient tradition in China during which people would go for an outing by the water, during the third day of the third lunar calendar month, where they would enjoy themselves at a picnic, pluck [[orchids, and to rid themselves of any bad luck.
Xixona/Jijona Xixona (Spanish Jijona) is a town and municipality in the Land of Valencia on the eastern coast of Spain. The town is famous for a type of soft nougat, known in Spanish as turrĂłn de Jijona and in Valencian as torrĂł de Xixona.
Xixuthrus Xixuthrus is a small genus of long-horned beetles, found primarily on Pacific islands, including Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Fiji, and contains some of the largest living insect species, the giant Fijian long-horned beetle and the Taveuni beetle. These beetles have powerful jaws, and should be handled with care when alive.
Xizhimen Xizhimen (Chinese: 西直门, Pinyin: XÄ«zhĂmĂ©n; Manchu: Tob wargi duka) was former gate in the Beijing city wall and is now the name of a transportation node in Beijing. The gate formerly was the entrance of drinking water for the Emperor, coming from the Jade Spring Hills to the west of Beijing.
XICS XICS is an X-Window graphical interface to any Internet chess server. Unlike earlier text-based ICS clients, XICS allows the players to see the board and play pieces graphically, usually in a 2-D configuration.
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