For example: in Africa, the bronze heads of the Kingdom of Benin ; in Europe, Grecian bronzes typically of figures from Greek mythology ; in east Asia, Chinese bronzes of the Shang and Zhou dynasty — more often ceremonial vessels but including some figurine examples.

However, in Chinese mythology, there are other stories about Guanyin's origins that are not directly related to Avalokiteśvara.

Despite this there are many variants of the story in Chinese mythology.

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In Chinese mythology ( cosmology ), there were originally ten suns in the sky, who were all brothers.

The Deity of the Sun in Chinese mythology is Ri Gong Tai Yang Xing Jun ( Tai Yang Gong / Grandfather Sun ) or Star Lord of the Solar Palace, Lord of the Sun.

In Chinese mythology, a carving of a Tree of Life depicts a phoenix and a dragon ; the dragon often represents immortality.

In Chinese mythology, there is a love story of Qi Xi () in which Niu Lang (, Altair ) and his two children ( β and γ Aquilae ) are separated from their mother Zhi Nü (, lit.

Though the qilin (), a creature in Chinese mythology, is sometimes called " the Chinese unicorn ", it is a hybrid animal that looks less unicorn than chimera, with the body of a deer, the head of a lion, green scales and a long forwardly-curved horn.

* Qilin ( unicorn-like creature in Chinese mythology )

Animalistic guardian spirits of day and night wearing Han Chinese clothing | Chinese robes, Han Dynasty Chinese paintings | paintings on ceramic tile ; Michael Loewe writes that the Hybrid ( mythology ) | hybrid of man and beast in art and religious beliefs predated the Han and remained popular during the first half of Western Han and the Eastern Han.

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* Ao ( turtle ), a creature in Chinese mythology

Chinese dragons are legendary creatures in Chinese mythology and folklore.

* Zulong () or Zhuyin () was a giant red draconic solar deity in Chinese mythology.

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* Fish in Chinese mythology

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Despite its Taishan ( Toisan ) background, there are various colorful stories about its origin, which Davidson ( 1999 ) characterizes as " culinary mythology ": Some say it was invented by Chinese immigrant cooks working on the transcontinental railroad in the 19th century.

* East Sea ( Chinese mythology ), a sea in Chinese mythology

And, after becoming the right-hand man of Enver Pasha, he is sent by the latter to pave the way for a new Turkish Empire embracing `` the union of all Turks throughout Central Asia from Adrianople to the Chinese oases on the Silk Trade Route ''.

but I am also a young, able and willing girl who wants to study the Chinese language but is not old enough.

The Free Chinese know that the situation on the Mainland is in flux, and are poised to strike.

It is extremely doubtful that the handful of Albanians who call themselves Communists could have done this without the direct approval of their Chinese friends.

The big question is whether, in the name of a restored Chinese-Soviet solidarity, the Chinese will choose to persuade the Albanians to present their humble apologies to Khrushchev -- or get rid of Enver Hoxa.

And the Chinese, as the Albanian incident shows, have strong suspicions that Khrushchev is anxious to secure a `` shameful '' peace with the West.

The Chinese, North Vietnamese and North Koreans, on the other hand, feel that, militarily, Russia is strong enough to support them in the `` just wars of liberation '' they would like to embark on before long: with China attacking Formosa and the North Koreans and North Vietnamese liberating the southern half of their respective countries.

As the work progresses the frame and moving parts become a sort of Chinese puzzle where several pieces must be removed before the part you are working on is accessible.

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But the `` marvelous person '' that is supposed to result from Zen exhibits more Chinese practicality than Indian speculation -- he possesses magical powers, and can use them to order nature and to redeem souls.

The technique of reality confusion -- the use of paradox and riddles to shake the mind's grip on reality -- originated with fourth and third century B.C. Chinese Quietism: the koan is not basically a new device.

The largest amphibian is the Chinese Giant Salamander, Andrias davidianus.

The similarity of the Roman abacus to the Chinese one suggests that one could have inspired the other, as there is some evidence of a trade relationship between the Roman Empire and China.

Another possible source of the suanpan is Chinese counting rods, which operated with a decimal system but lacked the concept of zero as a place holder.

Zhuyin ( sometimes called Bopomofo ) is a semi-syllabary used to phonetically transcribe Mandarin Chinese in the Republic of China.

While Zhuyin is not used as a mainstream writing system, it is still often used in ways similar to a romanization system — that is, for aiding in pronunciation and as an input method for Chinese characters on computers and cellphones.

The first known references to mouth rinsing is in Ayurveda and Chinese medicine, about 2700 BC, for treatment of gingivitis.

As of early 2011, trade with China is dominated by imports of Chinese goods and accounts for about 10 percent of Armenia's foreign trade.

The Terracotta Army commissioned by the first Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi is a collection of about 8000 life-sized ceramic soldiers and horses buried with the emperor.

Chinese philosophy is the dominant philosophical thought in China and other countries within the sinosphere, including Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.

Even though this period-known in its earlier part as the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period-in its latter part was fraught with chaos and bloody battles, it is also known as the Golden Age of Chinese philosophy because a broad range of thoughts and ideas were developed and discussed freely.

Chinese měiguórén for example, is derived from a word for the United States, měiguó, where měi is an abbreviation for Yàměilìjiā " America " and guó is " country ".