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Zhang Ying Zhang Ying (張英) a servant serving under Liu Yong, and protector of Yang. However, when Sun Ce led an invasion, he greatly boasted to Sun Ce that he would be able to defend Niu Zhu with only a mere squad of troops, but ended up being defeated.
Zhang Zeduan Zhang Zeduan () (1085-1145), alias Zheng Dao, was a famous Chinese painter during the twelfth century, during the transitional period from the Northern Song to the Southern Song Dynasty. He was a native of Dongwu (present Zhu Cheng, Shandong).
Zhang Zhenshi Zhang Zhenshi (1914 – 1992) was a famous effigy painter and outstanding fine art educator in China. He created an image of Chairman Mao that has appeared all over the country and has become the most reproduced image of Mao of all time.
Zhang Zhidong Zhang Zhidong (Chinese:张之洞; Wade-Giles: Chang Chih-tung; Courtesy Xiàodá 孝达; Pseudonyms: Xiāngtāo 香涛, Xiāngyán 香岩, Yīgōng 壹公, Wújìng-Jūshì 无竞居士, later Bàobīng 抱冰; Posthumous name: Wénxiāng 文襄) (1837—1909) was an eminent Chinese politician during the late Qing Dynasty who advocated for controlled reform. Along with Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang, he was one of the "Four Famous Officials of the Late Qing" (四大名臣).
Zhang Zhung culture Zhang Zhung culture () was an ancient culture of western and northwestern Tibet, which pre-dates the culture of Tibetan Buddhism in Tibet. Zhang Zhung culture is associated with the Bön religion, which in turn, has influenced the philosophies and practices of Tibetan Buddhism.
Zhang Zizhong Zhāng Zìzhōng (Traditional Chinese: 張自忠, Simplified Chinese: 张自忠; Wade-Giles Chang Tzu-chung) (1891-May 16, 1940) was a Chinese general of the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Born in Linqing County in Shandong province, he was the highest-ranked officer and the only Army group commander of the NRA to die in the war.
Zhang Zuolin Zhāng Zuòlín (Traditional Chinese: 張作霖,Simplified Chinese: 张作霖 , pinyin: Zhāng Zuòlín, WG: Chang Tso-lin) (according to some accounts born in 1873 in Haicheng county in southern Fengtian province, assassinated on 4 June 1928 in Shenyang, although often 21 June is being cited as the official date of his death), nicknamed the "Old Marshal" (大帥), "Rain Marshal" (雨帥）or "Mukden Tiger", was one of the major warlords of China in the early 20th century. He was the warlord of Manchuria from 1916 to 1928, and at one time ruled an enormous area of north China.
Zhang Zuoyi Zhang Zuoyi (born November, 1962, Fujian Province) has been Director of the Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology (INET) at Tsinghua University since 2001. In January 2005, he was an unsuccessful nominee in the Tech Innovator category for a Rave Award, awarded annually by Wired Magazine, along with Jimmy Wales, Adam Curry, and Bill Healy.
Zhanghengite Zhanghengite is a mineral consisting of 80% copper and zinc, 10% iron with the balance made up of chromium and aluminium. It was discovered in 1986 during the analysis of the Bo Xian Meteorite and is named after Zhang Heng, an ancient Chinese astronomer.
Zhangjiagang Zhangjiagang (张家港; pinyin: Zhāngjiāgǎng; Wade-Giles: Chang-chia-kang; literally "Zhang Family Harbor") is a county-level city in Jiangsu province, China, under the direct administration of Suzhou. Zhangjiagang's population is around 800,000, with around 100,000 residents of the city proper.
Zhangjiajie Zhangjiajie (Simplified Chinese: 张家界) is a prefecture (based on Zhangjiajie City) in the northwestern part of Hunan (湖南省) province in China, and comprises of the districts of Yongding (永定) and Wulingyuan (武陵源) as well as the Cili (慈利) and Sangzhi (桑植) counties.
Zhangzhou Zhangzhou () is a prefecture-level city in southern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. Located on the banks of the Xi River, Zhangzhou borders the cities of Xiamen and Quanzhou to the northeast, Longyan City to the northwest and the province of Guangdong to the southwest.
Zhanseit Tuymenbayev Zhanseit Tuymenbayev (born in 1958)First Civilian Defense Minister, New Heads of Education, Industry and Trade, and Emergency Situations Embassy of Kazakhstan to the USA and Canada has served as the Education and Science Minister in the Government of Kazakhstan since he replaced Byrganym Aytimova on 10 January 2007 in a political shakeup.President of Kazakhstan forming cabinet AzerTaj
Zhao (state) Zhao (pinyin: zhào, simplified Chinese: 赵, traditional Chinese: 趙) was a Chinese state during the Warring States Period. Its territory included areas in modern Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces.
Zhao (surname) Zhao (pinyin: zhào, Wade-Giles: Chao, simplified Chinese: 赵, traditional Chinese: 趙) is a common Chinese family name, which ranks 8th largest number of people with this surname in Mainland China. The origin of the family name came from the people of State of Zhao in ancient China.
Zhao Benshan Zhao Benshan (; born 1957) is a Chinese skit and sitcom actor, and recently turned director. Having initially gained immense popularity from performances on the CCTV New Year's Gala, Zhao is now a household-name comedy actor on Mainland China.
Zhao Hun Zhao Hun (Chinese: 招魂; Pinyin: Zhāo Hún) is a poem by Qu Yuan, and collected in the Chu Ci (楚辭 Songs of Chu, sometimes Songs of the South). The title is translated as Summons of the Soul, or Summoning of the soul.
Zhao Jingshen Zhao Jingshen (Chinese: 趙景深, pinyin: Zhào Jǐngshēn) (1902-1985), was a popular Chinese novelist. Born in Lishui (麗水), Zhejiang province, he was a member of the Seminar in literature (文學研究會).
Zhao Leji Zhao Leji (born 1957) is a Chinese statesman and politician. He is a member of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, secretary of the Qinghai Provincial Committee, and chairman of the Standing Committee of Qinghai Provincial People's Congress.
Zhao Mengfu Zhao Mengfu (, styled (字) Ziang 子昂, self-styled (号) Songxue ("Pine Snow") 松雪 Oubo ("Gull Waves") 鸥波 Shuijing gong dao ren "Master of the Crystal Palace" 水精宫道人 and others) (1254-1322) a Prince and descendant of the Song - Dynasty, was a Chinese scholar, painter and calligrapher during the Yuan Dynasty. His rejection of the refined, gentle brushwork of his era in favour of the cruder style of the eighth century is considered to have brought about a revolution that created the modern Chinese landscape painting.
Zhao Ruirui Zhao Ruirui (; born 8 October 1981 in Nanjing, China) is a Chinese volleyball player who competed on the 2003 volleyball World Cup winning side and made an initial appearance with the 2004 Gold Medal winning side before refracturing her right leg.
Zhao Shangzhi Zhao Shangzhi (赵尚志) (1908 - 1942) was born in Chaoyang, Liaoning Province, China. He participated in the "May 30 Movement movement" in 1925, and joined the Communist Party of China in the same year.
Zhao Shuli Zhao Shuli () was a novelist and a leading figure of modern Chinese literature. Born in 1906 in Qinshui County 沁水縣, Shanxi Province, he was originally called 趙樹禮, which, in Mandarin Chinese, was a homophone of the name he later adopted in his adult career.
Zhao Tuo Zhao Tuo (Traditional Chinese: 趙佗; pinyin: Zhào Tuō) or Triệu Đà in Vietnamese, was a Chinese commanding general of the Qin Dynasty who later founded the kingdom of Nanyue, or Nam Việt (南越), also known as the Triệu Dynasty.
Zhao Xue Zhao Xue (born April 6, 1985) is a chess player who holds the Woman Grandmaster title. On the October 2005 FIDE list, she has an ELO rating of 2478, which ranks her 16th among women and 5th among girls under 20 (in January 2005 she was 5th and 2nd respectively with a rating of 2502).
Zhao Yan Zhao Yan (pinyin: Zhào Yán; Simplified Chinese: 赵岩, born March 14 1962) is a Chinese researcher working at the Beijing bureau of the New York Times. He has been imprisoned by the Chinese government since 17 September, 2004 on charges of revealing state secrets.
Zhao Yun Zhao Yun (168 - 229Zhao Yun’s birth year is not known, although 168 AD seems very reasonable. The novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms contains conflicting accounts of his age, thus cannot be used to determine his birth year.
Zhao Zhong Zhao Zhong (趙忠) was a eunuch of the late Han Dynasty, who served Emperor Ling of Han the Ten regular attendants (Also known as the Ten Eunuchs). The eunuchs who had gained considerable power in the Han imperial court.
Zhao Ziyang Zhao Ziyang () (October 17 1919–January 17 2005) was a politician in the People's Republic of China. He was Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1980 to 1987, and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1987 to 1989.
Zhaobao Taijiquan Zhaobao Taijiquan is a style of Taijiquan that is often considered to be a modern style, but actually has a strong documented lineage that attempts to confirm its authenticity as an ancient style of Taijiquan and as a true transmission from the Zhang Sanfeng, Wang Zongyue and Jiang Fa lineage.
Zhaojun Tomb The Zhaojun Tomb (昭君墓), located beside a river in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, the People's Republic of China, is said to be the resting place of Wang Zhaojun, a commoner woman from the Chinese Han Empire who married a Xiongnu Chanyu. The cemetery is 13,000 m², with a 33 metre mound containing Zhaojun's coffin, making it a landmark of the region.
Zhaozhou Zhàozhōu Cōngshěn (Chinese: 趙州從諗; Wade-Giles: Chao-chou Ts'ung-shen; Japanese: Jōshū Jūshin) (778–897), was a Chán (Zen) Buddhist master especially known for his "paradoxical statements and strange deeds"Dumoulin 167.
Zhaozhou Bridge The Zhaozhou Bridge () is the world's oldest open-spandrel stone segmental arch bridge in the true sense.Various Roman wooden bridges featured segmental arches as early as the 2nd century AD, among them the Trajan's bridge, the largest bridge of the world to have been built for over a thousand years.
Zharmakhan Tuyakbay Zharmakhan A. Tuyakbay (Russian: Жармаха‘н Айтба‘йулы‘ Туякба‘й, Zharmakhán Aitbai'ulý Tuyak'bái, born on 22 November 1947 in South Kazakhstan Province) is Chairman of the Nationwide Social-Democratic Party of Kazakhstan and For a Just Kazakhstan political movement.
Zhdanov Doctrine Zhdanov Doctrine (also called zhdanovism or zhdanovschina, Russian: доктрина Жданова, ждановизм, ждановщина) was a Soviet cultural doctrine developed by the Central Committee secretary Andrei Zhdanov in 1946. It proposed that the world was divided into two camps: the imperialistic, headed by the United States and democratic, headed by the Soviet Union.
Zheaje "Zheaje" (zh-ave) is a relatively new Morrocan honorific denoting those who display particularly impressive aptitude in television broadcasting, although it originally honored those who wrote famous books. It is given almost only to Morrocons, with only a handful of exceptions (all are naturalized Morrocans, however).
Zhejiang Zhejiang (also spelled Chehkiang or Chekiang) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang (crooked river) was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital.
Zhejiang Horses Zhejiang Wanma Cyclones (浙江万马旋风) or Zhejiang Wanma or Zhejiang Cyclones or Zhejiang Cyclone are a basketball team in the South Division of the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Yiwu, Zhejiang. They are also sometimes known as the Zhejiang Horses because of the wanma (万马) in their name, which means "ten thousand horses".
Zhejiang University of Technology Zhejiang University of Technology (Chinese: 浙江工业大学 pinyin: Zhèjiāng Gōngyè Dàxúe) is a university which is located in city Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. It is considered as one of the top 100 universities in mainland China, one of the top technological universities in mainland China and the second best university in Zhejiang Province after Zhejiang University.
Zheleznodorozhny, Kaliningrad Oblast Zheleznodorozhny (; , or Gierdawa) is an urban-type settlement in Pravdinsky District, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located 93 km southeast of Kaliningrad, near the border with Poland. Population: 2,945 (2002 Census); 3,246 (1989 Census).
Zhemgang District Zhemgang, previously Shemgang, is one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. It is bordered by Sarpang, Trongsa, Bumthang, Mongar and Samdrup Jongkhar dzongkhag, and borders the Assam province of India to the south.
Zhen Luo Zhen Luo (甄宓;甄洛) (183?-221), formally Empress Wenzhao (文昭皇后, literally, "the civil and diligent empress") was the first wife of Cao Wei's first emperor, Cao Pi -- although she was never empress while she was alive.
Zhen-yi Wang Zhen-yi Wang is a Chinese pathophysiologist and the Professor of Medicine and Pathophysiology at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SSMU) in Shanghai, China. A full professor at Shanghai Second Medical University before its amalgamation, from 1987 to 1996 he was Director of the Hematology Institute at Rai-Jin Hospital in Shanghai.
Zheng (surname) Zheng (Hanyu Pinyin) (鄭/郑) or Cheng (Wade-Giles) is a Chinese surname. It is currently the 22nd most common of Chinese surnames or belongs to the second major group of ten surnames which make up more than 10% of the Chinese population, behind the first group which make up 40% of the population.
Zheng Cui Zheng Cui, MD PhD, is a biochemist currently serving as an Associate Professor of Pathology (Tumor Biology) at Wake Forest University. As an oncologist and a cancer researcher Cui has proposed the unique idea that certain individuals (estimated at 10% to 15% of the human population) naturally produce a special kind of white blood cell that contains an inherent resistance to cancer.
Zheng Feng Zheng Feng (Chinese: 整风运动, Zhèngfēng yùndòng), or Cheng Feng, more commonly known as the "Rectification", was a mass movement initiated by Mao Zedong in the 1940’s with deep influence in modern history of China.
Zheng Guo Zheng Guo or Cheng Kuo (é„­ĺś‹) was a hydraulic engineer from the ancient Chinese kingdom of Han who designed the Zhengguo Canal in the kingdom of Qin during the Warring States Period. The canal remains to this day, despite having been constructed in the third century BC.
Zheng He Zheng He (; Birth name: 馬三寶 / 马三宝; ; Arabic name: حجّي محمود Hajji Mahmud) (1371–1433), was a famous Chinese mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who made the voyages collectively referred to as the travels of "Eunuch Sanbao to the Western Ocean" (Chinese: 三保太監下西洋) or "Zheng He to the Western Ocean", from 1405 to 1433.
Zheng Chengsi Zheng Chengsi (Chinese character: 郑成思; Pinyin: Zhèng Chéngsī; December, 1944 -- September 10, 2006) was a Chinese expert on intellectual property, the Director of Intellectual Property Center of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Zheng Junli Zheng Junli (December 6, 1911 - April 23, 1969) was a Chinese actor and director born in Shanghai and who rose to prominence in the golden age of Chinese Cinema. During the 1930s, Zheng was an actor under contract with Lianhua Film Company.
Zheng Zhilong Zheng Zhilong (Chinese:鄭芝龍, Wade-Giles: Cheng Chih-lung; 1604-1661) was a 17th century Chinese merchant, pirate and admiral for the Ming Empire. He was the father of Zheng Chenggong (Koxinga), also a military leader.
Zheng Zhong Zheng Zhong (鄭眾), courtesy name Jichan (季產) (d. 107), was the first Han Dynasty eunuch with true power in government, thanks to the trust that Emperor He had in him for his contributions in overthrowing the clan of Empress Dowager Dou, particularly her autocratic brother Dou Xian.
Zhengguo Canal The Zhengguo Canal, Zhengguoqu or Chengkuo Canal (郑国渠) is a large canal in China completed in 246 BC by the ancient kingdom of Qin. Built by Zheng Guo, the canal was originally part of a ploy by the king of Han intended to drain the resources of his rival.
Zhenghua Secondary School Zhenghua Secondary School (Abbreviation : ZSS; Simplified/Traditional Chinese : 正华中学/正華中學; pinyin : ZhènghuáZhōngxué; Malay : Sekolah Menengah Zhenghua)is a secondary government college located at Bukit Panjang, Singapore. It is a government, mixed and single-session type of school.
ZhengMa The ZhengMa Input Method (Simplified Chinese: 郑码输入法, Traditional Chinese: 鄭碼輸入法) (also referred to as Zheng code method) is a Chinese language input method. The primary goal of ZhengMa design is the compatibility with different types of characters (ability to input both simplified Chinese and traditional Chinese), scalability (it works well with extremely large set of ideographs) and ease to understand, especially for people who know better how ideographs are formed.
Zhengyi Zhengyi the Witch-King was the fictional arch-villain of the Bloodstone Path Saga, a series of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st Edition) modules released in the late 1980s. Originally set in a generic kingdom called Damara, the story was later retconned into the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.
Zhengzhou Zhengzhou (), formerly called Zhengxian (traditional form: Chengchow) , is a prefecture-level city and the capital of Henan province, People's Republic of China. Located just north of the province's centre and south of the Yellow River, it borders Luoyang to the west, Jiaozuo to the northwest, Xinxiang to the northeast, Kaifeng to the east, Xuchang to the southeast, and Pingdingshan to the southwest.
Zhengzitong The Zhengzitong () was a 17th century Chinese dictionary. The Ming Dynasty scholar Zhang Zilie (張自烈; Chang Tzu-lieh) originally published it in 1627 as a supplement to the 1615 Zihui dictionary of Chinese characters, and called it the Zihui bian (字彙辯; "Zihui Disputations").
Zhenhai High School Zhenhai High School (simplified Chinese: 镇海中学, Hanyu Pinyin: zhèn hǎi zhōng xué) is a prestigious high school offering education from a junior-high to senior-high level in Zhenhai, Ningbo, China. The school spans a large area of 80,000 m², currently have 39 classes, 2000 students and 130 staff members.
Zhenitba (opera) Zhenitba (, Zhenit'ba, Marriage) is an unfinished opera begun in 1868 by Modest Mussorgsky to his own libretto based on Nikolai Gogol's comedy (1842). The Marriage is a satire of courtship and cowardice, which centres around a young woman, Agafya, who is wooed by four bachelors, each with his own idiosyncrasies.
Zhenjiang Zhenjiang () is a prefecture-level city in the southwestern Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. Sitting on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, it borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the west, Changzhou to the east, and Yangzhou across the river to the north.
Zhenotdel Alexandra Kollontai and fellow feminist revolutionary Inessa Armand in 1919 together established the Zhenotdel (Женотдел), the first government department for women in the world. However, the department was largely a token from the government during the post revolution period in the Soviet Union.
Zheravna Zheravna (, from жерав, zherav, "crane") is a village in central eastern Bulgaria, part of Kotel municipality, Sliven Province. The village, set in a small valley at the southern foot of the eastern Balkan Mountains, is an architectural reserve of national importance consisting of more than 200 wooden houses from the Bulgarian National Revival period (18th and 19th century), and a quickly developing tourist destination.
Zheravna Glacier Zheravna Glacier (Lednik Zheravna 'led-nik 'zhe-rav-na) is a glacier on Greenwich Island, Antarctica. The glacier is bounded by Razgrad Peak to the west, Momchil Peak to the north, and Viskyar Ridge to the east.
Zhi Qian Zhi Qian (Ch:支谦) was a Kushan Buddhist monk of Yuezhi ethnicity who translated around thirty-six Buddhist sutras into Chinese between 222 and 253 CE. His origin is described in his adopted Chinese name by the prefix Zhi (Ch:支), abbreviation of Yuezhi (Ch:月支).
Zhi Yao Zhi Yao (Ch:支曜) was a Kushan Buddhist monk of Yuezhi ethnicity who was involved with the translation of Buddhist texts into Chinese around 185 CE. His origin is described in his adopted Chinese name by the prefix Zhi (Ch:支), abbreviation of Yuezhi (Ch:月支).
Zhi-Gong Chen Zhi-Gong Chen (also Tsi-(H)Ang Chin and Chi-Ang Chi) (born 1909 in Shanghai) was one among the earliest martial-arts actors of the Chinese film industry, and its first female star. She debuted in The Lady Swordfighter of Jiang-Nan (also called The Heroine of Jiangnan) in 1925] at the age of 16, the first of a series of serials in which she played [[wuxia heroes.
Zhifu Island Zhifu Island (芝罘島 Pinyin: Zhīfù dǎo, Wade-Giles: Chih-fu tao), or North Island (北島 Běi dǎo, Pei tao), is an islet with historical significance in Shandong, China. The name of the islet -- Chefoo -- was generalized to mean the entire Yantai region in older western literature.
Zhiguli Mountains The Zhiguli Mountains (or simply Zhiguli, Russian: Жигулëвские горы [Zhigulyovskiye gory], Жигули, sometimes called Zhiguli Height - Жигулëвская возвышенность [Zhigulyovskaya vozvyshennost]) are a range of wooded mountains located in Russia, on the right bank of the Volga River, in the Samara bend. The mountains are an important source of oil, being extracted since the Soviet-German War.
Zhili clique The Zhili clique () was one of several mutually hostile cliques or factions that split from the Beiyang clique during the Republic of China's warlord era. This fragmentation followed the death of Yuan Shikai, who was the only person capable of keeping the Beiyang Army together.
Zhili-Anhui War The Zhili-Anhui War () was a 1920 conflict in the Republic of China's Warlord Era between the Zhili clique and Anhui cliques for control of Beijing. The war led to the shocking defeat of the Anhui clique and the fall of its leader, Duan Qirui.
Zhixin High School Zhixin High School (执信中学), located in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou (Canton), was founded in 1921 by Sun Yat-sen in memorial of his comrade, the democratic fighter Zhu Zhixin (朱执信), who was killed in action in a battle at Hu Men, Canton, at the age of 35. In the school campus, a symbolic tomb was built for Mr.
Zhiyi Zhiyi (智顗 Wade-Giles: Chih-i; Jp: Chigi) (538–597) is traditionally listed as the fourth patriarch, but actually is the founder of the Tiantai tradition of Buddhism in China. Zhiyi is famous for being the first in the history of Chinese Buddhism to elaborate a complete, critical and systematic classification of the Buddhist teachings, in order to explain the seemingly contradictory doctrines of Buddhism.
Zhje The Cyrillic letter Zhje Ň– (lowercase: Ň—, Unicode name: CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ZHE WITH DESCENDER and CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZHE WITH DESCENDER) is used as a letter in the Tatar, Kalmyk and Dungan alphabets. It was also used in Turkmen before that language switched to the Latin alphabet.
Zhōngyuán Yīnyùn Zhōngyuán Yīnyùn (; "The phonology of the Central Plains") is a rime book from the Yuan Dynasty compiled by Zhōu Déqīng (周德清) in 1324. An important work for the study of historical Chinese phonology, it testifies many phonolgical changes from Middle Chinese to Mandarin, such as the reduction and disappearance of final stop consonants and the reorganization of the tones.
Zhong Gong Zhong Gong () is a controversial movement based on variations of Chinese breathing exercises known as qigong. According to the New York Times, the full name translates to "China Health Care and Wisdom Enhancement Practice.
Zhong Huandi Zhong Huandi (born 28 June 1967) is a retired Chinese long-distance runner who concentrated on the 3000 and 10,000 metres, and later the marathon. She became a four-time Asian champion and two-time World Championships silver medalist.
Zhong Hui Zhong Hui (Chinese:鍾會) (225-264) was the son of Zhong Yao, and a calligrapher and a general of the Wei Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period in China. He played a significant role in the final collapse of Shu to Wei.
Zhong Jiang Zhong Jiang (中將), a Chinese military rank, is a general officer in the People's Liberation Army and Military of the Republic of China. In the People's Liberation Army, this rank is equivalent to Lieutenant General or Vice Admiral.
Zhong Kui Zhong Kui (鍾馗 Shōki in Japanese) is a figure of Chinese mythology. Traditionally regarded as a vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons, his image is often painted on household gates as a guardian spirit, as well as in places of business where high-value goods are involved.
Zhong Ling Zhong Ling () is a fictional character from the Jinyong wuxia novel Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils (天龍八部). She is the illegitimate sixteen-year old daughter of Duan Zhengchun (段正淳) and Gan Baobao (甘寶寶).
Zhong Wei Zhong Wei (中尉) is a junior officer's rank in the People's Liberation Army and Military of the Republic of China equivalent to that of First Lieutenant in Western armies and that of Lieutenant Junior Grade in Western navies.
Zhonghu The zhonghu (中胡, pinyin: zhōnghú) is a low-pitched Chinese bowed string instrument. It is a member of the huqin family together with the erhu and gaohu, and was developed in the 20th century as the alto member of the huqin family (similar to the European viola) to be used in orchestras of Chinese traditional instruments.
Zhonghua Da Zidian The Zhonghua Da Zidian (; "Comprehensive Chinese character dictionary") was an unabridged Chinese dictionary of characters published in 1915. The chief editors were Xu Yuan'gao (徐元誥), Lu Feikui (陆費逵/陆费逵), and Ouyang Pucun (歐陽溥存/欧阳溥存).
Zhonghua minzu Zhonghua minzu, is a Chinese term that refers to the notion of a Chinese nationality transcending ethnic divisions, with a central identity to China as a whole. It includes peoples who have historically interacted, contributed and assimilated to various extents with Chinese civilization.
Zhongli Quan Zhongli Quan (鐘離權 or 鐘离權 in pinyin: Zhōnglí Quán), or Chung-li Ch'üan in Wade-Giles, is one of the most ancient of the Eight Immortals (the oldest is Iron-crutch Li) and the leader of the group. (Some people consider Lü Dongbin to be an informal leader.
Zhongruan The zhongruan (or zhong ruan; [literally "medium ruan"), is a Chinese plucked string instrument that may be played with a plectrum] or [[fingerstyle, similar to the pipa. The zhongruan is the tenor size of the ruan, or "moon guitar.
Zhongshan (state) Zhongshan (中山國, pinyin: Zhōngshān Guó) was a state in the Zhou Dynasty that roughly corresponds to the territory of the modern prefecture-level city Baoding, Hebei. It first came under the protection of the State of Wei during the Warring States Period and later regained its independence for years.
Zhongshan Park Zhongshan Park (中山公园) is a common name of Chinese parks, in honour of Sun Yat-sen, better-known in Chinese as Sun Zhongshan, who is considered by many to be the "Father of modern China". Currently there are more than 40 Zhongshan Parks in China, and some in oversea areas.
Zhongshan Warship Incident Zhongshan Warship Incident, or March 20th Incident, involving a suspected plot by Captain Li Zhilong of the warship Zhongshan to kidnap Chiang Kai-shek. It triggered a political stuggle between the Communist Party of China and Kuomintang Left wing led by Wang Jingwei against Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang Right wing faction resulting in Chiang becoming the head of the Kuomintang party and commander-in-chief of all the armies for the Northern Expedition.
Zhongshan, Taipei The Zhongshan District (中山區 Wade-Giles: Chung-shan, Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongshan) of Taipei City has many recreational areas which include Rongxing Garden, Xinsheng Park, Zhongshan Fine Arts Park, the Dajia Riverside Park, and the Taipei Municipal Children's Recreation Area. There is also a Martyr's Shrine dedicated to those who died trying to turn China into a republic and a Fine Arts Museum.
Zhongwen Da Cidian The Zhongwen Da Cidian (; literally '"Comprehensive Dictionary of the Chinese Language") is an unabridged Chinese dictionary, edited by Zhang Qiyun (張其昀; Chang Ch'i-yun; 1901-1985) and others. The first edition had 40 volumes, which were published from 1962 through 1968.
Zhongxian-Wuhan Pipeline The Zhongxian-Wuhan Pipeline is a 760 km natural gas pipeline, which connects Sichuau and Chongqing gas fields with consumers in Hubei and Hunan provices. The pipeline runs from Zhongxian County in Chongqing to Wuhan.
Zhongxing Zhongxing is a Chinese producer of SUV and pick-ups co-owned by the Chinese companies Hebei Tianye and Ningbo Huaxiang. The firm also produces a version of the Admiral SUV in Russia, in a deal with the FAW firm.
Zhongyuan District Zhongyuan District (Simplified: 中原区；Traditional: 中原區；Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngyuánqū) is a district in the western part of the city of Zhengzhou in Henan Province, People's Republic of China. The city government is located in this district.
Zhongzheng Zhongzheng District (中正區, Wade-Giles: Chung-cheng) is the home of most of the national government buildings of the Republic of China. This includes the Presidential Office, the Executive Yuan, the Control Yuan, the Legislative Yuan, the Judicial Yuan, and various government ministries.
Zhores Ivanovich Alferov Zhores Ivanovich Alferov (also Alfyorov) (Russian: Жоре́с Ива́нович Алфёров) (born March 15 1930) is a Russian physicist who contributed significantly to the creation of modern heterostructure physics and electronics.
Zhores Medvedev Zhores Aleksandrovich Medvedev () (born in the former USSR on November 14, 1925) is a Russian biologist, historian and dissident. His first name is properly spelled Jaurès, as he was named for the French socialist leader.
Zhostovo painting Zhostovo painting (Жостовская роспись in Russian) is an old Russian folk handicraft of painting on metal trays, which still exists in a village of Zhostovo in the Moscow Oblast. It appeared in the early 19th century mainly under the influence of the Ural handicraft of flower painting on metal.
Zhou (surname) Zhōu is the Hanyu Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese family name 周, which now ranks the 9th most common surname in Mainland China. It has been one of the most popular 10 surnames in China since the Yuan Dynasty.

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