They appear to be the autochthonous languages of Southeast Asia, with the neighboring Indic, Tai, Dravidian, Austronesian, and Tibeto-Burman languages being the result of later migrations ( Sidwell & Blench, 2011 ).

The Tai branch moved south into Southeast Asia only about a thousand years ago, founding the nations that later became Thailand and Laos in what had been Austro-Asiatic territory.

A number of later scholars adopted this interpretation, such as Tai Chen during the Qing Dynasty.

From Burma around 1500 BC, the Mon and ancestors of the Khmer people started to move in into the mainland while the Tai people later came from southern China to reside there in the first millennium AD.

1989: The child recognized as his reincarnation, Chokyi Sengay, is born in Derge, Tibet ; recognized two years later by Tai Situ Rinpoche.

Temporary stations were erected at Hung Hom and Lo Wu, with permanent stations being built at Sha Tin and Tai Po ( later called Tai Po Kau ), and a flag station at Tai Po Market.

** Liu Tai ( 劉太 ), initially created the Marquess of Changping and later created the Prince of Jichuan, executed by the officials in 180 BC

Citing the fact that both the Zhuang and Thai peoples have the same exonym for the Vietnamese, kɛɛu < sup > A1 </ sup >, Jerold A. Edmondson of the University of Texas, Arlington posited that the split between Zhuang and the Southwest Tai languages happened no earlier than the founding of Jiaozhi ( 交址 ) in Vietnam in 112 BC, but no later than the 5th – 6th century AD.

*** Hongchun ( 弘春 ; b. 1703 ), born to Lady Shushu-Gioro, granted the title of " Prince Tai of the Second Rank " ( 多羅泰郡王 ) but later stripped off.

Tai Chi-tao had also fathered a son, An-kuo ( 安國 ), whom Tai later sent to Germany, to be educated at the Technische Hochschule Berlin.

In her place came Hsui Tai, played by Japanese actress Misako Koba whose poor grasp of English made her hard to understand and Nicholas Young later recalled that he and other actors found this difficult during production.

Tai was later a commandery or county.

Citing the fact that both the Zhuang and Thai peoples have the same exonym for the Vietnamese, kɛɛuA1, Jerold A. Edmondson of the University of Texas, Arlington posited that the split between Zhuang ( a Central Tai language ) and the Southwest Tai languages happened no earlier than the founding of Jiaozhi ( 交址 ) in Vietnam in 112 BCE but no later than the 5th – 6th century.

The temple complex at Grass Island comprises three temples in two buildings: the first building is a Tin Hau Temple, built in 1737, to which an annex was later added, housing a Kwan Tai Temple.

Seven years later the heir and Öljei Khutughu wished the first minister, Tai ping, should prevail on the Khagan to resign and leave him dominion.

The migration of the Tai peoples into Southeast Asia did not occur until centuries later, long after the Pyu, Malays, Mons and Khmers had established their respective kingdoms.

Her resignation took effect on May 17, and she left parliament until she won a by-election in her Te Tai Hauauru seat two months later.

And in issue # 10 Emma Frost states he was somehow naturally immune to telepathic probes ; this was later revealed to have been caused by Tai, either due to her tampering with his memory or a deliberate effort on Tai's part to ensure that no one else could manipulate Dwayne and interfere with her plans for him.

The Kenting Tai Situpa's recognition was later on confirmed by the prediction letter left behind by the 8th Karmapa, which was in the possession of the 5th Shamarpa.

The 9th Kenting Tai Situpa started the Rimey ( Nonsectarian ) movement of Tibet, which was later on firmly established and expanded upon by his disciples, in particular by the Jamgon Kongtrul of Palpung.

Kenting Tai Situpa later recognized the sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, and performed his enthronement and ordination.

In a surprise move, the company was acquired by Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, the parent company of the major rival operator New World First Bus, in June 2003, even though it was once touted as the gateway to Stagecoach's expansion in the Asia-Pacific region, although Stagecoach commented that " combination of the uncertainties about the economic climate in Hong Kong, the growing levels of regulation to which the business is becoming subject and the inability to grow profit without very significant investment or critical mass synergies required it to take very seriously the approach and to negotiate terms which were in the best interests of Stagecoach shareholders ".

Lu, Yan ; Re-Understanding Japan ( University of Hawaii Press, 2004 ) is an English-language study of Tai Chi-tao and three other Chinese intellectuals, in context of their contributions to 20th-century Sino-Japanese relations.

Tai revealed that the publisher, Random House, put more sensationalist elements to the book than that which Li had provided them, despite Li's own protestations.

The Mendocino Joss House, a historical landmark also known as Mo Dai Miu, The Military God-King's Temple, or Temple of Kwan Tai, built in 1852, is a typical example of the small shrines erected to Guan Yu in America.

) Also located in Tai Po: * The Hong Kong Railway Museum * The Hong Kong Institute of Education * Island House * Tai Po Waterfront Park * Tai Po Sports Ground

Tsang Tai Uk ( 曾大屋 or " Big House of the Tsangs "), also known as Shan Ha Wai (" Walled Village at the Mountain's Foot "), is a Hakka walled village in Hong Kong, and one of the best preserved.

* The Tin Hau Temple at Tai Miu Wan ( 大廟灣 ; Joss House Bay ) is considered the most sacred.

Island House ( Chinese: 舊政務司官邸 ) is located on Island House Lane, Yuen Chau Tsai ( 元洲仔 ), in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong.

In allowing such an action, the House of Lords expressly overruled Lord Scarman's ruling in Tai Hing Cotton Mill Ltd v Liu Chong Hing Bank Ltd, in which it was held that: " there is nothing advantageous to the law's development in searching for a liability in tort where the parties are in a contractual relationship.

Together with Mount Parker Lodge, Kornville, Bo Fung Gardens, Parkvale, < font class = plainlinks > The Orchards </ font >, Tai Kut House and Tai Ming House, it forms the Nam Fung constituency at the Eastern District Council.

In most cases, Pinyin romanization more accurately represents Chinese pronunciations than Wade – Giles ; English speakers would read the martial art " Tai Ji Quan " closer to tàijíquán ' great ultimate fist ' than " T ' ai Chi Ch ' üan.

* Lü ( Tai Lue, Dai ), spoken by about 80, 000 ( 2001 ) in northern Thailand, and 600, 000 more in China, Burma, and Laos ( 1981 – 2000 ).

The center of the province is more mountainous, with Mount Tai being the most prominent.

Due to Han Chinese expansion, Mongol invasion pressures, and a search for lands more suitable for wet-rice cultivation, the Tai peoples moved south towards India, down the Mekong River valley, and as far south as the Malay Peninsula.

The 30 or so Degar tribes in the Central Highlands comprise more than six different ethnic groups who speak languages drawn primarily from the Malayo-Polynesian, Tai, and Mon – Khmer language families.

The 30 or so Degar tribes in the Central Highlands comprise more than six different ethnic groups who speak languages drawn primarily from the Malayo-Polynesian, Tai, and Mon-Khmer language families.

According to UNESCO, neither mountain comes close in climbing popularity to Tai Shan in China, with more than 2 million visitors a year.

Tai O is a fishing town located in the northwest of Lantau Island which is more than three centuries old.

The Lao people, like many other Tai peoples also refer to themselves as Tai ( Lao: ໄທ, Isan: ไท, IPA: tʰáj ) and more specifically Tai Lao ( ໄທລາວ, ไทลาว ).

Animism is the native religion of most of the Mon – Khmer and more recent Hmong – Mien and Tibeto-Burman minorities, as well as the traditional religion of the Tais before Buddhism, although some Tai tribes to this day are still animist.

For example, some populations of the Kadai, a major branch of Tai – Kadai, are more similar to the populations of the Kam – Sui, another major branch.

As with many other officially recognized ethnic groups in China ( See Gaoshan and Yao ), the term Dai at least within Chinese usage is an umbrella term and as such has no equivalent in Tai languages who have only more general terms for ' Tai peoples in general ' ( e. g., Tai Lue:, but this term refers to all Dai people, not including Zhuang ) and ' Tai people in China ' ( e. g., Thai: ชาวไทในจ ี น '), both of which include the Zhuang for example which is not the case in the Chinese ; and more specific terms, as shown in the table below.

Two routes were suggested for the British Section, a western route of about from the tip of Kowloon peninsula via Tsuen Wan to Castle Peak Bay and thence to Yuen Long and the border with China, and a more direct eastern route of about requiring tunnelling through the Kowloon hills and thence to the border via Tide Cove ( now Sha Tin area ), Tai Po, Fanling and Sheung Shui.

As Emperor Dezong was more interested in appeasing the regional governors at the time, he acted as Yu requested, including promoting Xiang Prefecture's status into one where a commandant would be stationed, just as the capital of two other circuits ruled by warlords ruling their realms independently from the imperial government — Yun Prefecture ( 鄆州, in modern Tai ' an, Shandong ), the capital of Pinglu Circuit ( 平盧 ), then ruled by Li Shigu ; and Wei Prefecture ( 魏州, in modern Handan, Hebei ), the capital of Weibo Circuit ( 魏博 ), then ruled by Tian Xu.

Collectively they are sometimes referred to as the " Thirteen Postures of T ' ai Chi Chuan " and their combinations and permutations are cataloged more or less exhaustively in the different styles of solo forms which Tai Chi is mostly known for by the general public.

Specifically, Tai – Kadai and Sino-Tibetan could possibly both belong to the Austronesian language family ( not to be confused with Austroasiatic ) due to a scattering of cognates between their ancestral forms, and there is also some, albeit much more tenuous, evidence to suggest that Austroasiatic should also be included, however his views are but one among competing hypotheses about the phylogeny of these languages, see the Sino-Austronesian languages article for some further detail.