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  2. Yuan Li - Wikipedia

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    Yuan Li (Chinese: 袁 立; pinyin: Yuán Lì; born 12 July 1973), sometimes called "China's Audrey Hepburn" or "China's Mother Teresa", is a Chinese actress. [1] [2] She has won the China Golden Eagle Award for Best Supporting Actress and Hundred Flowers Award for Best Supporting Actress.

  3. Yuan dynasty - Wikipedia

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    The Yuan dynasty (Chinese: 元 朝; pinyin: Yuáncháo), officially the Great Yuan (Chinese: 大 元; pinyin: Dà Yuán; Mongolian: ᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠶᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ, Yeke Yuwan Ulus, literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division.

  4. Li Siyuan - Wikipedia

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    Li Siyuan (李嗣源, later changed to Li Dan (李亶) [4] [note 1]) (10 October 867 [2] – 15 December 933 [7] ), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Mingzong of Tang (唐明宗), was the second emperor of the Later Tang dynasty of China, reigning from 926 until his death. He was an ethnic Shatuo originally named, in the Shatuo ...

  5. Emperor Gaozu of Tang - Wikipedia

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    Transcriptions. Emperor Gaozu of Tang (7 April 566 [1] – 25 June 635), [2] born Li Yuan, courtesy name Shude, was the founding emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, reigning from 618 to 626. Under the Sui dynasty, Li Yuan was the governor in the area of modern-day Shanxi, and was based in Taiyuan . In 615, Li Yuan was assigned to garrison Longxi.

  6. Yan Liben - Wikipedia

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    Yan Liben ( Chinese: 閻立本; pinyin: Yán Lìběn; Wade–Giles: Yen Li-pen) ( c. 600 – 14 November 673 [1] ), formally Baron Wenzhen of Boling ( 博陵文貞男 ), was a Chinese architect, painter, and politician during the early Tang dynasty. His most famous work, possibly the only genuine survival, is the Thirteen Emperors Scroll. [2]

  7. God of War, Zhao Yun - Wikipedia

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    3 April. ( 2016-04-03) –. 7 May 2016. ( 2016-05-07) God of War, Zhao Yun, also known as Chinese Hero Zhao Zilong, released under the title Dynasty Warriors in Indonesia, [1] [2] is a 2016 Chinese television series directed by Cheng Lidong and produced by Zhejiang Yongle Entertainment Co., Ltd. The series starred cast members from mainland ...

  8. Li Yuanhong - Wikipedia

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    Li Yuanhong ( Chinese: 黎 元 洪; pinyin: Lí Yuánhóng; courtesy name Songqing 宋卿; October 19, 1864 – June 3, 1928) was a prominent Chinese military and political leader during the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. He was the first Vice President of China from 1912 to 1913 as well as the president of the Republic of China ...

  9. Yuan (currency) - Wikipedia

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    This became the sole currency of mainland China at the end of the civil war. A new yuan was introduced in 1955 at a rate of 10,000 old yuan = 1 new yuan, known as the renminbi yuan. It is the currency of the People's Republic of China to this day. The term yuan is also used in Taiwan.