Nian
Nian Southern Chinese lion dance portraits the Nian In Chinese mythology, Nian (Traditional: 年獸, Simplified: 年兽) is a beast that comes in spring. The Chinese word ... is based on the arrival of this beast. A phrase for Chinese New Year, ...
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Talk:Armenian Genocide/Archive 1
... is a very special breed. Nicknamed "Armenian Beast" by his own account, he has made ... with a master fanatic like the "Armenian Beast." Try to show reason, and he will ... is a very special breed. Nicknamed "Armenian Beast" by his own account, he has made ... with a master fanatic like the "Armenian Beast." Try to show reason, and he will ... leaders. "First of all the titled 'Armenian Beast' as I have said earlier was ...
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Chinese New Year
... festival. According to legend, in ancient China, Nian ("Nyan"), a man-eating predatory beast from the mountains, could infiltrate houses silently. The Chinese learned that Nian was sensitive to loud noises and the ... red. So "GuoNian" actually means "Passover the Nian". These customs led to the first New ... the name of a legendary man-eating beast that preys once a year on ...
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Imperial guardian lions
... China, they had not seen such a beast and modeled statues of Lions after their ... Buddha, who rides on a lion. The beast is sometimes associated with feng shui or ... that the standing lion (a northern style nian) is wearing ornaments similar to those seen ... of lion imagery in costume and motion. Nian to compare with a similar but horned (unicorn) mythical beast Pixiu to compare with a similar ...
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List of China-related topics M-Z
... Next Magazine - Next Media - Nezha - Ng Wui - Nian - Nian Hao - Nian, the beast - Nikolai Przhevalsky - Nicholas Tse - Nie Rongzhen - Nikita ...
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User talk:Kowloonese
... 17 Nov 2004 (UTC) Chinese call this beast the Chinese lion because its Chinese name ... of sculptural representations (not to the mythical beast itself), hence IGL should be the surviving ... Kirin was the original article on this beast, but since the Japanese version is (culturally ... but rather the southern version of the Nian. See the retitled illustrations on the Qilin ...
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Anthony Wong Chau-Blood   (translated from French)
... xue wei long zhi long guo ji nian), of Wong Jing 1993 : Legal Innocence (Rong ... Three Guys (San Ge xiang have shao nian), of Derek Chiu 1994 : COP Image (Meng ... Mo beat sing), of Andrew Lau 1998 : Beast Cops (Yeshou xingjing), of Gordon Chan and ...
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Xiandai Hanyu changyong zibiao
... 剪 剪 jiǎn scissors 兽 獸 shòu beast 清 清 qīng clear 添 添 tiān ...
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Hong Kong Film Awards
... Dragon (2000) 2000 - Ordinary Heroes (1998) 1999 - Beast Cop (1998) 1998 - Made in Hong Kong ... China SUN Yu 71 Ai Le Zhong Nian (literal: Happiness and Sadness of Middle Age ...
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Chinese mythology
... can detect truth. Yaoguai - demons. Fox Spirit Nian, the beast Ox heads & horse faces 牛頭馬 ...
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