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A jiao (/ dʒ aʊ /; Chinese: 角), or mao (Chinese: 毛) (Cantonese: hou [Chinese: 毫]), is a unit of currency used in China, including the Mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao. One jiao is equal to 1 ⁄ 10 of a yuan or 10 fēn (分). The Renminbi has coins of 1, 2 and 5 jiao. [1] The 2 jiao coin is no longer in circulation.
Su Wei further wrote a work known as the Five Teachings (五教, Wu Jiao) which is no longer extant but thought to be a work about loyalty to Sui and ordered that all former Chen subjects read and memorize it, leading to further resentment. When a rumor spread that Sui would move Chen subjects into the Guanzhong region in 590, nearly all of ...
1 jiao (¥0.1) 19 mm Aluminium alloy Plain Bank title, value, year of minting Orchid, with pinyin bank title 1999-2005 2000-10-16 Current 5 jiao (¥0.5) 20.5 mm Copper alloy-plated steel: Alternating between reeded and smooth Bank title, value, year of minting Lotus, with pinyin bank title 2002-2018 2002-11-18 Current ¥1 25 mm Nickel-plated steel
As Chen Jiao was also Liu Che's cousin and daughter of Chen Wu and Liu Piao, the relationship between the two families was close and would remain so for the ensuing centuries. Empress Chen was Liu Che's first wife, and Liu Che is often considered one of the greatest emperors in the Han dynasty and Chinese history in general.
Locations of the Sacred Mountains of China. The Sacred Mountains of China are divided into several groups. The Five Great Mountains (simplified Chinese: 五岳; traditional Chinese: 五嶽; pinyin: Wǔyuè) refers to five of the most renowned mountains in Chinese history, [1] which have been the subjects of imperial pilgrimage by emperors throughout ages.
They are Bull Demon King (牛魔王), Jiao Demon King (蛟魔王), Peng Demon King (鵬魔王), Lion Camel King (獅駝王), Macaque King (獼猴王), and Long-Tailed Marmoset King (禺狨王). Liu Boqin (劉伯欽) is a hunter who protects Tang Sanzang from wild beasts and provides him with food and shelter. He introduces the latter to Sun ...
The Wu officer Wu Yan, who was stationed at Jianping Commandery (建平郡; around present-day Zigui County, Hubei), picked up the wood shavings and realised that the Jin dynasty was building a naval fleet to attack Wu. He then sent the wood shavings to Sun Hao as evidence of an impending Jin invasion, and advised the emperor to send more ...
After several decades of studying, Yin Jiao was strong enough to do some contributions to the world, thus Guang Chengzi gave him the Fantian Yin along with some other weapons and asked Yin Jiao to help Jiang Ziya and King Wu of Zhou. However, on Yin Jiao's way to the camp of King Wu's army, he met a bad person called Shen Gongbao, who persuaded ...