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Huang Gongwang (born 1269, Changshu, Jiangsu province, China—died 1354), birth name Lu Jian (Chinese: 陸堅; pinyin: Lù Jiān), was a Chinese painter, poet and writer born at the end of the Song dynasty in Changshu, Jiangsu.
At the highest estimates, this would make Perucetus the heaviest known animal in history. [8] The largest land mammal extant today is the African bush elephant. The largest extinct land mammal known was long considered to be Paraceratherium orgosensis, a rhinoceros relative thought to have stood up to 4.8 m (15.7 ft) tall, measured over 7.4 m ...
The sculpture of Emperors Yan and Huang is a monument in China that was carved from a mountain on the Yellow River. The overall monument height is 106 metres (348 ft); a 55-meter base platform with 51-meter busts on top. They depict the two mythical emperors known as Yan Emperor (Yandi) and Yellow Emperor (Huangdi).
Examples of computer clip art, from Openclipart. Clip art (also clipart, clip-art) is a type of graphic art. Pieces are pre-made images used to illustrate any medium. Today, clip art is used extensively and comes in many forms, both electronic and printed. However, most clip art today is created, distributed, and used in a digital form.
221 [h] – July 210 BCE [i] (11 years) Son of King Zhuangxiang of Qin. As King Zheng of Qin, he conquered the six other states during the Warring States period and proclaimed himself Emperor (皇帝; Huangdi). [84] 259 – July 210 BCE (48–49 years)
Qin Shi Huang (Chinese: 秦始皇, pronunciation ⓘ; February 259 [e] – 12 July 210 BC) was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of China. [9] Rather than maintain the title of "king" (wáng 王) borne by the previous Shang and Zhou rulers, he assumed the invented title of "emperor" (huángdì 皇帝), which would see continuous use by monarchs in China for the next two ...
There could be a new contender for heaviest animal to ever live. While today's blue whale has long held the title, scientists have dug up fossils from an ancient giant that could tip the scales.
The first part of the Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains, titled The Remaining Mountain, Zhejiang Provincial Museum in Hangzhou. Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains (Chinese: 富春山居圖; pinyin: Fùchūnshān jū tú) is one of the few surviving works by Chinese painter Huang Gongwang (1269–1354) and is considered to be among his greatest works.