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  2. Wuxing (Chinese philosophy) - Wikipedia

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    Wuxing (Chinese: 五行; pinyin: wǔxíng), [a] usually translated as Five Phases or Five Agents, [2] is a fivefold conceptual scheme used in many traditional Chinese fields of study to explain a wide array of phenomena, including cosmic cycles, the interactions between internal organs, the succession of political regimes, and the properties of ...

  3. Zou Yan - Wikipedia

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    Zou Yan (Chinese: 鄒衍; 305 BC – 240 BC) was a Chinese philosopher and spiritual writer of the Warring States-era. He was best known as the representative thinker of the Yin and Yang School (or School of Naturalists ) during the Hundred Schools of Thought era in Chinese philosophy .

  4. Hundred Schools of Thought - Wikipedia

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    In its early days, this theory was most strongly associated with the states of Yan and Qi. In later periods, these epistemological theories came to hold significance in both philosophy and popular belief. This school was absorbed into Taoism's alchemic and magical dimensions as well as into the Chinese medical framework.

  5. School of Naturalists - Wikipedia

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    Chinese philosopher Zou Yan (鄒衍; 305 – 240 BCE) is considered the founder of the school, [2] and is the best known as the representative thinker of the Yin and Yang School (or School of Naturalists) during the Hundred Schools of Thought era in Chinese philosophy. Zou Yan was a noted scholar of the Jixia Academy in the state of Qi.

  6. Chinese alchemy - Wikipedia

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    Zhou Dynasty philosopher Zou Yan is said to have written many of the alchemical books, although none of them have ever been found, nor have the existing ones been credited to him. [5] The likeliest proponents of Chinese alchemy are as previously stated, Laozi, and Zhang Daoling as well as Zhuangzi. Each of these men are major icons in Daoist ...

  7. Chinese philosophy - Wikipedia

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    In its early days, this theory was most strongly associated with the states of Yan and Qi. In later periods, these epistemological theories came to hold significance in both philosophy and popular belief. This school was absorbed into Taoism's alchemic and magical dimensions as well as into the Chinese medical framework.

  8. List of fictional people of the Three Kingdoms - Wikipedia

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    Yan Zheng (嚴政), Zhang Bao's subordinate. He came under attack by Zhu Jun and Liu Bei. Knowing that defeat was inevitable, he killed Zhang Bao and surrendered. Gao Sheng (高昇), Zhang Bao's subordinate. Sun Zhong (孫仲), a Yellow Turban rebel leader who occupied Wancheng with Han Zhong and Zhao Hong. They were defeated by Zhu Jun and Liu ...

  9. Zou Yan (general) - Wikipedia

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    Zou Yan (Chinese: 邹衍; 5 November 1915 – 1 April 2022) was a Chinese military general and politician. He was a founding major general ( shaojiang ) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was a representative of the 9th, 11th, 12th, 13th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party , and a member of the 12th Central Commission for ...