Nan Tien Temple — The main entrance to the Nan Tien Temple complex, with the Great Mercy Shrine at centre. Nan Tien Temple (Chinese: 南天寺; pinyin: Nántiān Sì; literally Southern Heaven Temple ) is a Buddhist temple complex located in the industrial suburb of… … Wikipedia
Hsi Lai Temple — Infobox Buddhist temple name = Hsi Lai Temple img size = 250px img capt = The Path To Buddhahood courtyard, linking both the Bodhisattva hall and the Main Shrine. landscape = denomination = Linji Ch an / Humanistic Buddhism founded = 1988 closed … Wikipedia
Nan Hua Temple — This article is about the Fo Guang Shan based temple in South Africa; for the temple in Shaoguan, China see Nanhua Temple. Nan Hua Buddhist Temple … Wikipedia
Hsi-An — Dieser Artikel beschäftigt sich mit der Hauptstadt der chinesischen Provinz Shaanxi; zum Stadtbezirk Xi’an (西安区) der Stadt Liaoyuan in der Provinz Jilin siehe Xi an (Liaoyuan); zum Stadtbezirk Xi’an (西安区) der Stadt Mudanjiang in der Provinz… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Yun-nan — • The Mission of Yun nan includes the whole province, which is situated in the southwestern corner of China Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Yun Nan Yun nan … Catholic encyclopedia
T'ai-nan — formerly Dainan City (pop., 2002 est.: 742,574), southwestern Taiwan. It is one of the oldest urban settlements on the island. The Han Chinese settled there as early as 1590. The Dutch arrived in the city in 1623 and stayed until they were driven … Universalium
arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… … Universalium
Kwangsi — [gwäŋ′sē′] a former transliteration of GUANGXI * * * ▪ autonomous area, China Introduction in full Chuang Autonomous Region of Kwangsi, Chinese (Wade Giles) Kuang hsi Chuang tsu Tzu chih ch ü, (Pinyin) Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, … Universalium
Nanxi — 1 Original name in latin Nanxi Name in other language Nanxi, Nanxi Zhen, nan xi, nan xi zhen State code CN Continent/City Asia/Chongqing longitude 31.1134 latitude 108.83708 altitude 169 Population 0 Date 2012 10 06 2 Original name in latin Nanxi … Cities with a population over 1000 database
Nanxi (Chinese opera) — Nanxi (南戏; or Nan hsi) is an early form of Chinese drama, developed from ancient traditions of mime, singing, and dancing during the Song Dynasty in the 12th century AD. The name means literally Southern drama , and the form originated in the… … Wikipedia