Works · classical Chinese text · Li Daoyuan
Commentary on the Water Classic
Commentary on the Water Classic is a classical Chinese text by Li Daoyuan.
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Places · municipality · People's Republic of China · Beijing Municipality
Beijing
Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China and a municipality directly under the central government (division code 110000); it is also a key site of the May Fourth Movement and modern scholarship.
People · 1491 · – 1521 · historical figure
Zhu Houzhao
Zhu Houzhao (1491–1521) was the tenth emperor of the Ming dynasty. His temple name was Wuzong and his era name was Zhengde.
People · 1881 · – 1936 · writer
Lu Xun
A major modern Chinese writer, known for fiction, essays, and literary translation.
Concepts · metro_line
Line 10 (Beijing Subway)
Line 10 (Beijing Subway) is a loop metro line, opened on 19 July 2008, 57.1 km long, with 45 stations.
Places · metro_station · People's Republic of China · Beijing · Dongcheng District
Andingmen station
Andingmen station is a metro station in Dongcheng District, Beijing, opened 20 September 1984.
People · mythological figure
Marshal Heavenly Mugwort
Marshal Heavenly Mugwort is a Taoist protective deity and one of the Four Sages of the North. The cited sources do not give a personal name distinct from this title.
Concepts · Chinese source · metro_line
北京地铁1号线八通线
北京地铁1号线八通线是一条地铁线路，设有37座车站。
People · – 191 · historical figure
Geng Wu
Geng Wu (died 191), courtesy name Wenwei, was a chief clerk under Han Fu at the end of the Eastern Han. He opposed ceding Jizhou to Yuan Shao and was killed when Yuan Shao arrived.
People · 1031 · – 1095 · historical figure
Shen Kuo
Shen Kuo (1031 – 1095), Chinese scientist and statesman (1031-1095).
People · 1507 · – 1567 · historical figure
Zhu Houcong
Zhu Houcong (1507–1567) was the eleventh emperor of the Ming dynasty. His temple name was Shizong and his era name was Jiajing.
Places · district · People's Republic of China · Beijing · Chaoyang District
Chaoyang District
Chaoyang District is a district in Beijing, with administrative division code 110105.
People · mythological figure
Donghua Dijun
Donghua Dijun is a Taoist deity. Quanzhen Daoism ranks him among the Four Emperors and Two Empresses and first of the Five Patriarchs. The cited article says his personal name was originally unknown.
Places · prefecture-level city · People's Republic of China · Jilin · Changchun
Changchun
Changchun is a prefecture-level city in Jilin, with administrative division code 220100.
Concepts · metro_line
Capital Airport Express
Capital Airport Express is a metro line, opened on 19 July 2008, 30.0 km long, with 5 stations.
Concepts · Chinese source · metro_line
北京西郊线
北京西郊线是一条地铁线路，设有6座车站。
Organizations · metro_operator
Beijing Capital Metro Corp., Ltd.
Beijing Capital Metro Corp., Ltd. is a metro operator in China.
People · literary character
Wenguan
Wenguan is one of the twelve singing girls in the Jia household in Dream of the Red Chamber. She plays young male roles. After the troupe broke up Lady Jia kept her, and Lady Wang later sent her out of the Grand View Garden.
People · 205 · historical figure
Gu Tan
Gu Tan (205 – ?), Official of the state of Eastern Wu (c. 205–246).
Places · Chinese source · metro_station
2号航楼站
2号航楼站是北京市的地铁车站。
Places · metro_station · People's Republic of China · Beijing · Dongcheng District
Dongzhimen station
Dongzhimen station is a metro station in Dongcheng District, Beijing, opened 20 September 1984.
Places · metro_station
Military Museum station
Military Museum station is a metro station, opened 15 January 1971.
Places · province · People's Republic of China · Hebei
Hebei
Hebei is a provincial-level division (province) of the People's Republic of China, with administrative division code 130000.
Places · metro_station · People's Republic of China · Henan · Xuchang · Changge
Yingchuan Lu Station
Yingchuan Lu Station is a metro station in Changge, Xuchang, Henan, opened 28 December 2023.
Works · classical Chinese novel · Cao Xueqin
Dream of the Red Chamber
Dream of the Red Chamber is a classical Chinese novel by Cao Xueqin.
Concepts · metro_line
Line 1 (Changchun Rail Transit)
Line 1 (Changchun Rail Transit) is a metro line, opened on 30 June 2017, 18.142 km long, with 15 stations.
Concepts · term
Chengxuan buzhengshisi (Ming dynasty)
Chengxuan buzhengshisi (Ming dynasty): provincial-level divisions of the Ming dynasty that replaced the xingsheng.
Organizations · metro_operator · 26 July 2001
Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited
Beijing Mass Transit Railway Operation Corporation Limited is a metro operator in China, founded 26 July 2001.
People · 555 · – 639 · historical figure
Fu Yi
Fu Yi (555–639), from Ye in Xiangzhou, was a Sui and Tang astronomer who served as director of the imperial observatory.
People · 1537 · – 1572 · historical figure
Zhu Zaihou
Zhu Zaihou (1537–1572) was the twelfth emperor of the Ming dynasty. His temple name was Muzong and his era name was Longqing.
People · 1563 · – 18 August 1620 · historical figure
Zhu Yijun
Zhu Yijun (1563–18 August 1620) was the thirteenth emperor of the Ming dynasty. His temple name was Shenzong and his era name was Wanli.
People · 1582 · – 26 September 1620 · historical figure
Zhu Changluo
Zhu Changluo (1582–26 September 1620) was the fourteenth emperor of the Ming dynasty. His temple name was Guangzong and his era name was Taichang. He reigned for one month.
People · 23 December 1605 · – 30 September 1627 · historical figure
Zhu Youxiao
Zhu Youxiao (23 December 1605–30 September 1627) was the fifteenth emperor of the Ming dynasty. His temple name was Xizong and his era name was Tianqi.
People · 6 February 1611 · – 25 April 1644 · historical figure
Zhu Youjian
Zhu Youjian (6 February 1611–25 April 1644) was the last emperor of the Ming dynasty. His era name was Chongzhen.
People · historical figure
Meng Jian
Meng Jian, courtesy name Gongwei, was a Cao Wei official from Runan. He rose to inspector of Liang province and general of the eastern campaign.
People · – 251 · historical figure
Sun Zi
Sun Zi (died 251), courtesy name Yanlong, was a Cao Wei official. He served as secretariat director and was later enfeoffed as Marquis of Zhongdu.
People · literary character
Baozhu
Baozhu is Qin Keqing's maid in Dream of the Red Chamber. After Qin Keqing's death she volunteered as an adopted daughter for the funeral and stayed at Iron Threshold Temple.
People · literary character
You Sanjie
You Sanjie is You Erjie's younger sister in Dream of the Red Chamber. After Liu Xianglian broke the betrothal on a rumor, she killed herself with his sword.
People · literary character
You Erjie
You Erjie is You Sanjie's elder sister in Dream of the Red Chamber. Jia Lian secretly married her; Wang Xifeng later brought her home, and she killed herself by swallowing gold.
People · literary character
Cui Jue
Cui Fujun is a north-Chinese folk deity said to judge the underworld. Tang and Song records disagree about his personal name, and one source says it was lost.
People · literary character
Zhang Shang
Zhang Shang is a fictional Jin officer in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The cited sources do not give a different personal name.
People · literary character
Cao Yong
Cao Yong is a fictional officer under Cao Ren in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In 211 he was killed at Weinan by Pang De, a general under Ma Chao.
People · literary character
Liu Wu'er
Liu Wu'er is the daughter of the kitchen servant Mother Liu in Dream of the Red Chamber. She is named for being the fifth child. She was suspected of theft in the poria-frost case and later released.
People · literary character
Mrs. Liu
Mrs. Liu is a maid in the inner kitchen of the Rong mansion in Dream of the Red Chamber, and the mother of Liu Wu'er. She and her daughter were suspected when the rose dew disappeared, then she returned to the kitchen after they were cleared.
People · literary character
Liu Xianglian
Liu Xianglian is a young man of a hereditary family in Dream of the Red Chamber, nicknamed the Cold Gentleman and a friend of Jia Baoyu. He agreed to marry You Sanjie, broke it off after a rumor, and left with a Daoist after she killed herself.
People · literary character
Wu Anguo
Wu Anguo is a fictional officer under Kong Rong in Romance of the Three Kingdoms. He fights with an iron hammer. Against Lü Bu he lasted more than ten bouts before his wrists were cut off.
People · mythological figure
Shui'de Xingjun
Shui'de Xingjun, also called the Perfected Lord of Water Virtue, is the Taoist star lord of the water star. One ritual text names him Yinkong Zhaoxia, with Qixia given as a variant.
People · – 225 · literary character
Jinhuan Sanjie
Jinhuan Sanjie (died 225) is a fictional officer of Meng Huo in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, from the five southern streams. He was killed by Zhao Yun during the southern campaign.
People · – 1124 · literary character
Wu Yong
Wu Yong (died 1124), courtesy name Xuejiu and nicknamed the Star of Wisdom, is the Liangshan strategist in Water Margin. He is from Dongxi village in Yuncheng county, Jizhou.
People · literary character
Wei Dingguo
Wei Dingguo is the militia commander of Lingzhou in Water Margin, called the Divine Fire General. He defended Daming, later joined Liangshan, and died in an ambush during the campaign against Fang La.