Xiahou Yuan,courtesy name Miaocai,was a Chinese military general and politician serving under the warlord Cao Cao in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He is known for his exploits in western China in the 210s,during which he defeated Cao Cao's rivals Ma Chao and Han Sui in Liang Province and the surrounding areas,and forced several Di and Qiang tribal peoples into submission. He was killed in action at the Battle of Mount Dingjun while defending Hanzhong Commandery from attacks by a rival warlord Liu Bei. Xiahou Yuan's death was highly dramatised in the 14th-century historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms,in which he was slain by Liu Bei's general Huang Zhong during a surprise raid.
Ji Ling was a military general serving under the warlord Yuan Shu during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.
Jiang Wan,courtesy name Gongyan,was a regent and military general of the state of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Born in the late Eastern Han dynasty,Jiang Wan initially served as a scribe,county chief and county prefect under the warlord Liu Bei,who later became the founding emperor of Shu. After Liu Bei's son Liu Shan succeeded his father as emperor in 223,Jiang Wan gradually rose to prominence under the regency of Zhuge Liang,the Imperial Chancellor of Shu. Between 228 and 234,while Zhuge Liang was away leading Shu forces on the Northern Expeditions against Shu's rival state Wei,Jiang Wan took charge of internal affairs and provided logistical support to the Shu forces at the frontline. After Zhuge Liang's death in 234,Jiang Wan succeeded him as regent and did well in gaining the Shu people's confidence and leading them into a post-Zhuge Liang era. During this time,he considered that the land-based route through the Qin Mountains used by Zhuge Liang during the Northern Expeditions was too difficult for navigation and transportation of supplies. He thus came up with a plan to switch to a water-based route along the Han River targeting Wei territories in present-day southern Shaanxi and northwestern Hubei. However,the Shu government rejected his plan as they thought it was too risky. In 243,due to poor health,Jiang Wan relocated from Hanzhong near the Wei–Shu border to Fu County. Towards the final years of his regency,as his health worsened,Jiang Wan gradually relinquished his powers to his deputies Fei Yi and Dong Yun but he continued to rule as regent in name. He died in 246 and was succeeded by Fei Yi.
Luo Tong (193–228),courtesy name Gongxu,was an official serving under the warlord Sun Quan during the late Eastern Han dynasty and early Three Kingdoms period of China.
Xiang Lang,courtesy name Juda,was an official and scholar of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He previously served under the warlords Liu Biao and Liu Bei in the late Eastern Han dynasty. In 243,Xiang Lang resigned and spent the remaining years of his life reading,writing,proofreading and editing various classical texts. By the time of his death in 247,he was one of the foremost book collectors of his time and a major source of influence for many later scholars. He was an uncle of the Shu general Xiang Chong.
Bu Zhi,courtesy name Zishan,was an official and military general of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Originally a scholar of humble background,he became a subordinate of the warlord Sun Quan in the late Eastern Han dynasty and gradually rose through the ranks. Between 210 and 220,he served as the governor of the remote and restive Jiao Province in southern China. During the Battle of Xiaoting/Yiling of 221–222,he quelled local uprisings in Sun Quan's territories in southern Jing Province and maintained peace in the area. After Sun Quan became emperor in 229,Bu Zhi oversaw the Wu armed forces guarding the Wu–Shu border at Xiling for about 20 years. During this time,he also gave advice to Sun Quan's first heir apparent,Sun Deng,and spoke up for officials affected by LüYi's abuses of power. In 246,he became the fourth Imperial Chancellor of Wu,but died in office in the following year.
Xu Shao (150–195),courtesy name Zijiang,was a Chinese philosopher and politician who lived in the Eastern Han dynasty.
Princess Hwahyeop,or Princess Hwahyop was the seventh daughter of King Yeongjo of the Joseon dynasty in Korea.
Ceremonies of the 20th Golden Melody Awards were held at the Taipei Arena in Taipei,Taiwan on June 27,2009.
Lu Kang (126–195),courtesy name Jining,was a Chinese politician who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China.
Tong Jee Teung is a wooden Chinese style Taoist temple built in 1878. Located in Ratchaburi Province in central Thailand,it is situated beside the military canal Khlong Damnoen Saduak. The canal was built by King Chulalongkorn in 1868 attracting a large number of Chinese immigrants to the area.
The Chinese New Living Translation is a dynamic equivalent Chinese New Testament translation published in paperback in Hong Kong by Chinese Bible International in 2004 and revised in 2006. The base text is the English New Living Translation with comparison with the Greek originals.
John 3:16 上帝如此深爱世人，甚至赐下自己的独生子，叫一切相信他的人不至灭亡，反得永生。
Lady Saso is said to be the mother of Hyeokgeose of Silla. Also known as the Sacred Mother of Mt. Seondo (Hangul:선도산),legends say she was a princess from the Chinese royal family. Having coming from China and settling upon the Jinhan Confederacy,she gave birth to Hyeokgeose of Silla.
Xun Xu,courtesy name Gongzeng was a Chinese musician,painter,politician,and writer who lived during the late Three Kingdoms period and early Jin dynasty of China. Born in the influential Xun family,he was a great-grandson of Xun Shuang and a distant maternal relative of Zhong Yao's family. he served as an official in the state of Wei in the late Three Kingdoms era before serving under the Jin dynasty.
Liu Ji (185–233),courtesy name Jingyu,was an official of the state of Eastern Wu in the Three Kingdoms period of China. He was a descendant of the imperial clan of the Han dynasty and the eldest son of the minor warlord Liu Yao.
Meng Guang,courtesy name Xiaoyu,was an official and scholar of the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period of China.
Su Ze,courtesy name Wenshi,was an official of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Born in the late Eastern Han dynasty,he started his career as the Administrator of various commanderies in northwest China and is best known for governing Jincheng Commandery between 215 and 220. During his tenure,he rebuilt the war-torn commandery,gained the support of local non-Han Chinese tribes,opened up trade along the Hexi Corridor,and suppressed rebellions in the neighbouring Xiping,Wuwei,Jiuquan and Zhangye commanderies. After the end of the Eastern Han dynasty,Su Ze served in the Cao Wei state under its first ruler,Cao Pi,as a Palace Attendant. An upright and outspoken man,he did not hesitate to speak up when he disagreed with Cao Pi,who became wary of him. In 223,Su Ze died of illness while travelling to present-day Shandong to assume a new appointment.
Cai Mo,courtesy name Daoming,was a Chinese politician during the Jin dynasty (266–420). He was an amorous opposer to the dynasty's attempts to reclaim the north from the barbarians that had overrun it during the start of the 4th century. He continued to argue against the northern expeditions made by Jin even as Later Zhao's descended into self-destruction in 349 but in 350,he found himself in trouble for refusing an office issued by the emperor. As a result,he was banished from office as punishment and spent the rest of his life in retirement.
He Chong (292–346),courtesy name Cidao,was a Chinese minister of the Jin dynasty (266–420). He was a prominent minister who was trusted by the Prime Minister,Wang Dao to serve Emperor Cheng of Jin and his successors as their advisors. During the height of his career in the 340s,he feuded with the brothers of Yu Yi and Yu Bing during the succession issues of Emperor Cheng and Emperor Kang,as He Chong backed the emperors' sons while the Yu brothers backed their nephews to the throne. He Chong was widely praised for being a capable minister,but was also criticized for his choice of friends and over-devotion to Buddhism.
Pei Wei (267–300),courtesy name Yimin,was a Chinese essayist,philosopher,physician,and politician of the Jin dynasty (266–420). He was the cousin of Jia Nanfeng and rose to prominence during her control over her husband,Emperor Hui of Jin. Pei Wei was seen by traditional historian as one of Empress Jia's exemplary supporters along with Zhang Hua and Jia Mo. He pushed for a number of significant reforms during his tenure which met with mixed success before his execution by the Prince of Zhao,Sima Lun,in 300 following Lun's coup.
