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  2. Midlothian, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Midlothian (/ m ɪ d ˈ l oʊ θ i ə n / mid-LOH-thee-ən) is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, U.S. Settled as a coal town, Midlothian village experienced suburbanization effects and is now part of the western suburbs of Richmond, Virginia south of the James River in the Greater Richmond Region. [4]

  3. Onmyōdō - Wikipedia

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    Abe no Seimei, a famous onmyōji. Onmyōdō (陰陽道, also In'yōdō, lit. ' The Way of Yin and Yang ') is a technique that uses knowledge of astronomy and calendars to divine good fortune in terms of date, time, direction and general personal affairs, originating from the philosophy of the yin-yang and the five elements.

  4. Cheng Yen - Wikipedia

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    Cheng Yen's initial exposure to the Lotus Sutra happened when she left her family in Fengyuan, Taichung County, and stayed away from the world by lodging in a small hut in Taitung County, in eastern Taiwan. While in Taitung, she accidentally found a Japanese version of the Lotus Sutra, and was pleased with what the book said.

  5. Brandermill, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    It is located near Midlothian, Virginia at the southern terminus of the Powhite Parkway and is centered on the Swift Creek Reservoir. The Census Bureau defines it as a Census-designated place (CDP), with a population of 13,730 [ 1 ] as of 2020, slightly higher than its population in 2010 of 13,173.

  6. Chinese calendar - Wikipedia

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    The traditional Chinese calendar, dating back to the Han dynasty, is a lunisolar calendar that blends solar, lunar, and other cycles for social and agricultural purposes. . While modern China primarily uses the Gregorian calendar for official purposes, the traditional calendar remains culturally significa

  7. Manchester High School (Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    Rapid population growth, following World War II, required that new facilities be built, and in fall 1964 the school was moved to 7401 Hull Street Road (now Manchester Middle School). Westward urban sprawl from the nearby city of Richmond, Virginia , required yet another move in 1992 to the current location at 12601 Bailey Bridge Road.

  8. Yan Qing - Wikipedia

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    Yen Ch'ing Yan Qing is a fictional character in Water Margin , one of the Four Great Classical Novels in Chinese literature . Nicknamed " Langzi " (浪子; meaning "the Wanderer" or "the Prodigal"), he ranks last among the 36 Heavenly Spirits, the first third of the 108 Stars of Destiny .

  9. Anno Lucis - Wikipedia

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    For example, a date Anno Domini (AD) 2025 becomes Anno Lucis (AL) 6025. [1] This calendar era, which would designate 4001 BC as 'year zero', was adopted in the 18th century as a simplification of the Anno Mundi era dating system used in the Hebrew calendar and borrowing from other ideas of that time regarding the year of creation.