Due to the influence of his teachers, Huang Shouyi and Qu Fangmei, Song made no effort to pursue the civil service examinations, and was interested mainly in world event and the counterculture of his time.

Outside of this, the Qu ' ran makes no allowances for violent behavior.

In modern Taiwan, zongzi are no longer thrown into rivers, but people still eat them as a holiday tradition and testament to Qu Yuan's self-determination.

Exceptions to this is the MSN-02 Zeong, which was painted in a bluish-grey colour during the Battle of A Baoa Qu, and had no time to even install the legs, much less be repainted and the MSN-00100 Hyaku Shiki, which is painted in bright gold yellow ( At the time, he was pretending to be a different person ).

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, in his autobiography Confessions ( published posthumously in 1782, but completed in 1769 ), relates that " a great princess " is said to have advised, with regard to peasants who had no bread, " Qu ' ils mangent de la brioche ", commonly inaccurately translated as " Let them eat cake ".

He is commonly said to have been a nephew of Qu Yuan, but no reliable biographical information is available ( He is also said to have been a student of Qu Yuan ).

Fears that the DPP would one day take control of the legislature led then-President Lee Teng-hui to push through a series of amendments to strengthen presidential power ( for example, Taiwan's premier would no longer have to be confirmed by the Legislative Yuan ).

The Yuan rulers whom Polo served, as well as the preceding Jin and Liao Empires controlled territories both north and south of today's wall, and would have no reasons to maintain any fortifications that may have remained there from the earlier dynasties.

After the dynastic head of the Red Turbans suspiciously died in 1367 while a guest of Zhu, there was no one left who was remotely capable of contesting his march to the throne, and he made his imperial ambitions known by sending an army toward the Yuan capital Dadu ( present-day Beijing ) in 1368.

no: Yuan Shikai

As no president of the Executive Yuan ( also known as the Premier ) has ever succeeded to the presidency under these provisions ( or their predecessors, under Article 49 ), it is untested whether, should the office of the premier be vacant as well, whether, pursuant to the Additional Articles, Article 3, the vice president of the Executive Yuan ( vice premier ), who would be acting premier, would act as president.

There is currently no constitutional provision for a succession list beyond the possibility that the vice president of the Executive Yuan might succeed to the presidency.

The ill and weakened Song soldiers were no match for the Yuan troops in close combat, and the chaotic environment made battle command impossible.

However, they soon realised that Liu Bei was no longer in Yuan Shao's territory and had already left for Runan.

Yuan Shu was very impressed with Sun Ce and often lamented that he had no son like him.

Because the majority of seats in the Legislative Yuan were held by delegates elected in 1947, pending the promised retaking of mainland China, the Tangwai movement had no possibility of seizing power, but they were able to use the legislature as a forum for debating the ruling Kuomintang.

no: Yuan T. Lee

Unlike the paper bills and the copper coins, the silver dollars had no communist symbols and instead, they were the direct copy of other silver dollars produced by other mints in China, including the most popular Chinese silver dollar with Yuan Shikai's head engraved, and the eagle silver dollar of the Mexican peso.

He overcame Liu Bei in an extremely short period of time, leaving Yuan Shao no chance to aid Liu on second thought.

In traditional Chinese theater, prior to Yuan Dynasty, no plays were performed in vernacular Chinese or without singing.

Further, by that point, Emperor Ping's grandfather, Emperor Yuan had no surviving male issue.

In a widely cited account of the war, Wei Yuan wrote that about 40 % of the Zunghar households were killed by smallpox, 20 % fled to Russia or Kazakh tribes, and 30 % were killed by the army, leaving no yurts in an area of several thousands li except those of the surrendered.

However, he soon panicked at the prospect of losing, and at the suggestion of Chao Cuo's enemy Yuan Ang, he executed Chao to try to appease the seven princes, to no avail.

Emperor Ping's grandfather, Emperor Yuan, had no surviving male issue — of his three sons, Emperor Cheng had no issue, and sons of the other two, Prince Kang of Dingtao ( 劉康 ) and Prince Xing of Zhongshan ( 劉興 ), had succeeded to the imperial throne ( as Emperor Ai and Emperor Ping, respectively ) and died without issue.

Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, then in command of the palace guards, saw that they could no longer control their forces, which had been so intimidated by the stronger Liang Province forces that they were not following orders, fled the capital.

They were, however, no more than military outposts, and it was not until the Yuan ( Mongol ) invasion of southwest China in 1279 that the area was made the seat of an army and a " pacification office.

The secretary-general and the deputy secretary-general of the Executive Yuan also attend, as well as heads of other Executive Yuan organizations by invitation, but they have no vote.

* Qu Yuan, Chinese poet and scholar from State of Chu ( 340 – 278 BC )

* Qu Yuan, poet, scholar, and minister from Chu

* Qu Yuan, Chinese poet ( approximate date ) ( d. 278 BC )

* Qu Yuan writes the poem " Lament for Ying " after the fall of the capital of Chu.

* Qu Yuan, Chinese poet from southern Chu who lived during the Warring States Period.

Qu Yuan risks his life to go up to the court to persuade the King of Huai not to go to the negotiation.

In China, an anthology of poems by Qu Yuan and Song Yu, Songs of Chu, defined a new form of poetry that came from the area of Chu during the Warring States period.

* Verse poetry of ancient states such as " Lisao ", " Jiu Ge ", and " Heavenly Questions " traditionally attributed to the authorship of Qu Yuan of Chu

Separately in southern China, the Chuci is ascribed to Qu Yuan ( c. 340-278 BCE ) and his follower Song Yu ( fl.

Examples of this new socialist literature include The Builder ( Chuanye Shi 创业史 ) by Liu Qing 柳青, The Song of Youth ( Qing Chun Zhi Ge 青春之歌 ) by Yang Mo 杨沫, Tracks in the Snowy Forest ( Lin Hai Xue Yuan 林海雪原 ) by Qu Bo ( novelist ) 曲波, Keep the Red Flag Flying ( Hong Qi Pu 红旗谱 ) by Liang Bin 梁斌, The Red Sun ( Hong Ri 红日 ) by Wu Qiang 吴强, and Red Crag ( Hong Yan 红岩 ) by Luo Guangbin 罗广斌 and Yang Yiyan ( 杨益言 ).

Early Chinese music and poetry was influenced by the Book of Songs, and the Chinese poet and statesman Qu Yuan.

** Fifth Day of the Fifth Moon ; this one-day holiday dubbed the Dragon Boat Festival was held in honor of an ancient Chinese statesman Qu Yuan ( c. 340 BC-278 BC ) from the State of Chu.

Ashamed that he could not save the dire affairs of his state or his king by offering good council, Qu Yuan leaped into a river and committed suicide ; it was said that soon after many went out on the river in boats in a desperate attempt to rescue him if still alive.

In his chapter on the patriotic minister and poet Qu Yuan, Sima Qian writes, " I have read Yuan's works Li Sao, Tianwen (" Heaven Asking "), Zhaohun ( summoning the soul ), and Ai Ying ( Lament for Ying )”.

That Qu Yuan sacrificed himself in protest through drowning speaks to this early notion.

The other main legend concerns the poignant saga of a Chinese court official named Qu Yuan, also phoneticised Ch ' u Yuen.

Qu Yuan is popularly regarded as a minister in one of the Warring State governments, the southern state of Chu ( present day Hunan and Hubei provinces ), a champion of political loyalty and integrity, and eager to maintain the Chu state's autonomy and hegemony.

Formerly, it was believed that the Chu monarch fell under the influence of other corrupt, jealous ministers who slandered Qu Yuan as ' a sting in flesh ', and therefore the fooled king banished Qu, his most loyal counsellor.

The common people, upon learning of his suicide, rushed out on the water in their fishing boats to the middle of the river and tried desperatedly to save Qu Yuan.

However, late one night, the spirit of Qu Yuan appeared before his friends ( that is, he resurrected from the dead ) and told them that the rice meant for him was being intercepted by a huge river dragon.

In commemoration of Qu Yuan it is said, people hold dragon boat races annually on the day of his death.

Over the past 5 decades, a number of countries have issued postage stamps commemorating Qu Yuan and dragon boat competitions in New Zealand ( Wellington ), Canada ( Vancouver ), China and Hong Kong SAR, among others.

Meanwhile, Liu Yao, who was by imperial decree the governor of Yang Province ( 揚州 ; covering present-day southern Jiangsu, southern Anhui, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Fujian ), occupied Qu ' e as the regional seat Shouchun ( 壽春 ; present-day Shou County, Anhui ) was already occupied by Yuan Shu.

The Chuci collection consists primarily of poems ascribed to Qu Yuan ( 329-299 BCE ) and his follower Song Yu, although in its present form the anthology dates to Wang I's 158 CE compilation and notes, which are the only historically reliable source of both the text and information regarding its composition.