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... Pinyin MING QI ( Chinese : " spirit utensils " ) , funerary furniture or objects placed in Chinese tombs to provide the deceased with the same material environment enjoyed while living , thus assuring immortality . While ming ch'i were ...
... Pinyin MING QI ( Chinese : " spirit utensils " ) , funerary furniture or objects placed in Chinese tombs to provide the deceased with the same material environment enjoyed while living , thus assuring immortality . While ming ch'i were ...
Page 388
... Pinyin MUQI , also called FA - CH'ANG , Pinyin FACHANG ( fl . 13th century ) , one of the best known of Chinese Ch'an ( Japanese : Zen ) Buddhist painters whose works were influen- tial in Japan . Toward the end of the Sung dynasty ...
... Pinyin MUQI , also called FA - CH'ANG , Pinyin FACHANG ( fl . 13th century ) , one of the best known of Chinese Ch'an ( Japanese : Zen ) Buddhist painters whose works were influen- tial in Japan . Toward the end of the Sung dynasty ...
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... Pinyin NANCHONG , city in east- central Szechwan sheng ( province ) , China . Nan - ch'ung is situated in the valley of the Chia - ling River , which is a northern tributary of the Yangtze River . Nan - ch'ung lies along the west bank ...
... Pinyin NANCHONG , city in east- central Szechwan sheng ( province ) , China . Nan - ch'ung is situated in the valley of the Chia - ling River , which is a northern tributary of the Yangtze River . Nan - ch'ung lies along the west bank ...
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