Xian (Chinese: 弦) was a minor state of the Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn periods, whose capital was located at modern-day Qishui, Huangzhou District...

xian (Chinese: 仙/僊; pinyin: xiān; Wade–Giles: hsien) is any manner of immortal, mythical being within the Taoist pantheon or Chinese folklore. Xian has...

Counties of China, known in Chinese as xiàn (县/縣) Xian (state) (弦), a minor state during the Zhou dynasty Xian County (献县/獻縣), a county in the Cangzhou...

"Ye Xian" (traditional Chinese: 葉限; simplified Chinese: 叶限; pinyin: Yè Xiàn; Wade–Giles: Yeh Hsien; [jê ɕjɛ̂n]) is a Chinese fairy tale that is similar...

surname Xian (咸). in territory of Chu (state), Mi (芈) family get surname Xian (咸). during the Zhou Dynasty in Jin (晋), Ji (姬) family get surname Xian (咸)...

Emperor Xian of Han (2 April 181 – 21 April 234), personal name Liu Xie (劉協), courtesy name Bohe, was the 14th and last emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty...

Duke Xian II of Qin (Chinese: 秦獻公; pinyin: Qín Xiàn Gōng, 424–362 BC) was from 384 to 362 BC the 29th ruler of the Zhou Dynasty state of Qin that eventually...

Dou Xian (Chinese: 竇憲; Wade–Giles: Tou Hsien; died c.August 92) was a Chinese general and consort kin of the Eastern Han dynasty, famous for destroying...

Lady Xian (or Hsien, Chinese: 冼夫人; pinyin: Xiǎn Fūrén; Jyutping: sin2 fu1 jan4; Vietnamese: Tiển phu nhân; 512–602), also known as Lady of Qiao Guo (or...

Yuan Xian (born 515 BC), courtesy name Zisi or Yuan Si, was a Chinese philosopher who was a major disciple of Confucius. Classic Chinese sources stated he...

Duke Xian of Jin (simplified Chinese: 晋献公; traditional Chinese: 晉獻公; pinyin: Jìn Xiàn Gōng, died 651 BC), ancestral name Ji (姬), given name Guizhu (詭諸)...

Guan Shu Xian (Chinese: 管叔鮮; lit. 'Xian', '[Royal] Uncle of Guan') was the first and only ruler of the Chinese state of Guan and was a younger of brother...

months against attacks from Shu's former ally state Wu after the fall of Shu. Despite his prominence, Luo Xian is only mentioned in the biography of others...

Marquess Xian of Zhao (died 409 BCE) (simplified Chinese: 赵献侯; traditional Chinese: 趙獻侯; pinyin: Zhào Xiàn Hóu) or Zhao Xianzi was a ruler of the State of Zhao...

year, Zhao Xian's grandmother (Grand Empress Dowager Xie) and mother (Empress Dowager Quan) became regents for the child emperor, although state and military...

that took place in the State of Jin during the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China, caused by Li Ji, the concubine of Duke Xian of Jin, in order to...

Xiao Xian (蕭銑) (583–621) was a descendant of the imperial house of the Chinese Liang dynasty, who rose against the rule of the Sui dynasty toward the end...

Duke Xian I of Qin (Chinese: 秦憲公; pinyin: Qín Xiàn Gōng, 725–704 BC) was from 715 to 704 BC the eighth ruler of the Zhou dynasty Chinese state of Qin...

should be included to distinguish its pronunciation from the single syllable xian.) The name was adopted in 1369 under the early Ming dynasty. Jesuit missionaries...

Hou Xian-guang (alternatively Xianguang; Chinese: 侯先光; born 26 March 1949) is a Chinese paleontologist at Yunnan University who made key discoveries in...

Li Xian (Chinese: 李賢; pinyin: Lǐ Xián; Wade–Giles: Li Hsien) (29 January 655 – 13 March 684), courtesy name Mingyun (Chinese: 明允; pinyin: Míngyǔn), formally...

Snake is a Chinese legend centered around a romance between a man named Xu Xian and a female snake spirit named Bai Suzhen. It is counted as one of China's...

Xun Xian (322–359), courtesy name Lingze, was a Chinese military general of the Jin dynasty (266–420). Xun Xian was the son of Xun Song and the brother...

Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2019. Xian, Kathryn and Brent Anbe (Directors) (2001). Ke Kūlana He Māhū: Remembering...

related to Xian H-6 at Wikimedia Commons H-6 Bomber Family, AirForceWorld.com H-6 Medium Bomber, Sinodefence.Com Xian H-6 Badger, Ausairpower.Net Xian H-8 Chinese...

pictures have surfaced on the internet, some published by magazines run by state-owned defense companies. Defense analysts have noted several recurring features...

Li Xian (Chinese: 李现; born 19 October 1991) is a Chinese actor. His role as Guo Deyou in Tientsin Mystic earned him a nomination at The Actors of China...

Emperor Xian and the eventual fall of the Han dynasty in favor of stabilizing the State of Cao Wei. After the fall of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Xian was demoted...

Duke Mu of Qin, the Jin state, under the leadership of Duke Xian of Jin, was a formidable power. However, after Duke Xian's death, Jin descended into...

Duke Xian of Qi (Chinese: 齊獻公; pinyin: Qí Xiàn Gōng; died 851 BC) was from 859 to 851 BC the seventh recorded ruler of the State of Qi during the Western...