The Three Gorges Dam, the largest dam ever constructed, is being built on the Yangtze River in nearby Hubei province to control flooding in the Sichuan Basin, neighboring Yunnan province, and downstream. The plan is hailed by some as a Chinese effort to shift towards alternate energy sources and to further develop its industrial and commercial bases but others have criticised it for its potential harmful effects, such as massive resettlement of refugees, loss of archeological sites, and ecological damage. Sichuan's nominal GDP for 2003 was about 545 billion Yuan (about 66 billion USD) and ...

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The territory of the province and its vicinity were the cradle of unique local civilizations, which can be dated to at least 15th century BC (i.e. later years of Shang Dynasty). Beginning from the 9th century BC, Shu (today Chengdu) and Ba (today Chongqing City) emerged as cultural and administrative centers where two rival kingdoms were established. Shu's existence was unknown until a 1986 archaeological discovery at a small village named Sanxingdui (三星堆 Sān Xīng Duī) in Guanghan (廣漢 Guǎng Hàn) County. Believed to be an ancient city of the Shu Kingdom, the excavations yielded inv ...

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Jiu (Chinese: 酒; Pinyin: jiǔ) is the Chinese word that refers to all alcoholic beverages. This word has often been translated into English as "wine", although the meaning is closer to "alcoholic beverage" or "liquor." The same Han character is also used in Japanese, where it is pronounced sa ...

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Sichuan (Chinese: 四川; Hanyu Pinyin: Sìchuān; Wade-Giles: Ssu-ch`uan; Postal Pinyin: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in central-western China with its capital at Chengdu. Sichuan - History. The territory of the province and its vicinity were the cradle of unique local civilizations, which can be dated to at least 15th century BC (i.e. later years of Shang Dynasty). Beginning from the 9th ...

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In Hindu mythology, Rahu is a snake that swallows the sun or the moon causing eclipses. He is depicted in art as a dragon with no body riding a chariot drawn by eight black horses. According to legend, during the Samudra manthan, the asura Rahu drank some of the divine nectar. But before the nectar could pass his throat, Mohini (the female avatar of Vishnu) cut off his head. The head, however, remained immortal. It is believed that this immortal head occasionally swallows the sun or the moon, causing eclipses. Then, the sun or moon passes through t ...

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Wáng Zhēn (王禎), first Ming eunuch with much power, see Battle of Tumu Fortress. Created the first wooden movable type printing in 1297 in China. Bi Sheng had created a clay version in 1041 - 1048. Wáng Zhèn (王震) (1908—1993), Chinese political figure, one of the Eight Immortals of Communist China. A political supporter of Deng Xiaoping and member of his regime. As one of the architects of the extremely violent suppression of the pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989, he was quoted in the Tiana

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The area lies in the Sichuan basin and is surrounded by the Himalaya to the west, Qinling Range to the north, and mountainous areas of Yunnan to the south. The Yangtze River flows through the basin and thus is upstream to areas of eastern China. The Minjiang River, in central Sichuan is a tributary of the upper Yangtze River, which it joins at Yibin. The climate is often heavily foggy. Several cities are quite polluted and seldom get sunny days. Bordering provinces: Chongqing Municipality, Tibetan Autonomous Region, Qinghai ...

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The territory of the province and its vicinity were the cradle of unique local civilizations, which can be dated to at least 15th century BC (i.e. later years of Shang Dynasty). Beginning from the 9th century BC, Shu (today Chengdu) and Ba (today Chongqing City) emerged as cultural and administrative centers where two rival kingdoms were established. Shu's existence was unknown until a 1986 archaeological discovery at a small village named Sanxingdui (三星堆 Sān Xīng Duī) in Guanghan (廣漢 Guǎng Hàn) County. Believed to be an ancient city of the Shu Kingdom, the excavations yielded inv ...

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The area lies in the Sichuan basin and is surrounded by the Himalaya to the west, Qinling Range to the north, and mountainous areas of Yunnan to the south. The Yangtze River flows through the basin and thus is upstream to areas of eastern China. The Minjiang River, in central Sichuan is a tributary of the upper Yangtze River, which it joins at Yibin. The climate is often heavily foggy. Several cities are quite polluted and seldom get sunny days. Bordering provinces: Chongqing Municipality, Tibetan Autonomous Region, Qinghai ...

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The Three Gorges Dam, the largest dam ever constructed, is being built on the Yangtze River in nearby Hubei province to control flooding in the Sichuan Basin, neighboring Yunnan province, and downstream. The plan is hailed by some as a Chinese effort to shift towards alternate energy sources and to further develop its industrial and commercial bases but others have criticised it for its potential harmful effects, such as massive resettlement of refugees, loss of archeological sites, and ecological damage. Sichuan's nominal GDP for 2003 was about 545 billion Yuan (about 66 billion USD) and ...

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'Drunken Boxing' techniques are based on the legend of the 'Eight Immortals' of the Taoist Sect from Chinese Mythology. Each of the techniques in the Drunken Set demonstrates an attribute of one of the Immortals. Drunken boxing includes almost everything contained in any other Wushu style (defences, attacks, gymnastics and extreme power) and above all that it contains a deceptive philosophy. As you stagger about, you are concentrating on creating momentum and avoiding attacks with the style's trademark unorthodox adaptive moves; for e ...

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The most well known and commonly sold Hell Note is the $10,000 greenback, styled after the United States Federal Reserve Note. The serial number on all Hell Bank greenbacks is simply JO23456. In some stores, they also sell elaborately-made notes, featuring not only the Jade Emperor, but also the Eight Immortals, the Buddha, the Yama King, images of dragons, or even famous people, such as John F. Kennedy or Marilyn Monroe. They are sold in pack ...

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The most well known and commonly sold Hell Note is the $10,000 greenback, styled after the United States Federal Reserve Note. The serial number on all Hell Bank greenbacks is simply JO23456. In some stores, they also sell elaborately-made notes, featuring not only the Jade Emperor, but also the Eight Immortals, the Buddha, the Yama King, images of dragons, or even famous people, such as John F. Kennedy or Marilyn Monroe. They are sold in pack ...

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Because of its fair weather and extensive coasts Yantai is a popular summer retreat. It is also home to Asia's first bowling alley, which is no longer in operation. But there is the haunted house on the fourth floor of Parksons, a highly exhilarating tourist attractin. Penglai City's Dan Cliffs (丹崖) is said to be the departure point of the Eight Immortals on their trip to the Conference of the Magical Peach. ...

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Professional sports teams in Sichuan include: Chinese Basketball Association None Chinese Football Association Jia League Chengdu Wuniu Chinese Football Association Super League Sichuan Guancheng Sichuan - Colleges and universities. Sichuan University (Chengdu) Southwest Jiaotong University (Chengdu) University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (Chengdu) Southwest Univer ...

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Sichuan - Languages. Most dialects of the Chinese language spoken in Sichuan, including the Chengdu dialect of the provincial capital, belong to the southwestern subdivision of the Mandarin group, and are therefore very similar to the dialects of neighbouring Yunnan and Guizhou provinces as well as Chongqing Municipality. Typical features shared by many southwestern Mandarin dialects include the merger of the retroflex consonants /tʂ tʂʰ ʂ/ into the alveol ...

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Such a form of leadership is common in communist states in which the length of one's service to the party is held to be the main qualification for leadership. In the time of the Eight Immortals of Communist China, it was quipped, "the 80-year-olds are calling meetings of 70-year-olds to decide which 60-year-olds should retire". Gerontocracy is also common in religious theocratic states such as Iran in which leadership is concentrated in the hands of religious elders. (Despite the age of the senior relig ...

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The statue is named Tian Tan Buddha because its base is a model of Tian Tan, the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. It is one of the five large Buddha statues in China. The Giant Buddha statue sits peacefully on a lotus throne on top of a three-platform altar. It is surrounded by eight smaller bronze statues representing gods or immortals. The Buddha is 34 meters high and weighs 250 tons. This, the world's tallest seated Buddha, can even be seen as far away as Macau on a clear day. Visitors have t ...

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We, the people of Egypt, who have been toiling on this glorious land since the dawn of history and civilization, we the people working in Egypt’s villages, fields, cities, factories, centers of education and industry in any field of work which contributes to the creation of life on its soil or plays a part in the honour of defending this land We, the people who believe in its spiritual and immortal heritage and who are confident in our p ...

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