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  Bai Juyi
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• China
  China is seen variously as an ancient civilization extending over a large area in East Asia, a nation and/or a multinational entity.
  http://wn.com/China
• Four Beauties
  The Four Beauties or Four Great Beauties are four ancient Chinese women, renowned for their beauty. Three of these women were genuine historical figures, but the scarcity of historical records concerning them meant that much of what is known of them today has been greatly embellished by legend. They gained their reputation from the influence they exercised over kings and emperors and consequently, the way their actions impacted Chinese history. Three of the Four Great Beauties brought kingdoms to their knees, and the lives of all four ended in tragic or under mysterious circumstances.
  http://wn.com/Four_Beauties
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  Liaoning
  () is a northeastern province of the People's Republic of China. Its one-character abbreviation is Liao (辽 pinyin: liáo).
  http://wn.com/Liaoning
• Peng Xiuwen
  Peng Xiuwen (; pinyin: Péng Xiūwén; b. Hubei, China, February 7, 1931; d. Beijing, China, December 1996) was a noted Chinese conductor and composer. He was a native of Wuhan, in the Hubei province of central China.
  http://wn.com/Peng_Xiuwen
• Ruan Xian
  Ruan Xian (; pinyin: Ruǎn Xián; fl. 3rd century), a Chinese scholar who lived during the Six Dynasties period, is one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. The Chinese lute called ruan is named for him, as he was a skilled player of this instrument.
  http://wn.com/Ruan_Xian
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  Sichuan
  (zh|c=; Sichuanese Pinyin: Si4cuan1; ; Postal map spelling: Szechwan or Szechuan) is a province in Southwestern China with its capital in Chengdu. The current name of the province, 四川 (Sìchuān), is an abbreviation of 四川路 (Sì Chuānlù), or "Four circuits of rivers", which is itself abbreviated from 川峡四路 (Chuānxiá Sìlù), or "Four circuits of rivers and gorges", named after the division of the existing circuit into four during the Northern Song Dynasty.
  http://wn.com/Sichuan
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  Taiwan
  Taiwan, also known (especially in the past) as Formosa (from , "Beautiful Island"), is an island situated in East Asia in the Western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. It comprises most (99%) of the territory of the Republic of China (ROC) since the 1950s. The term "Taiwan" is also a common name to refer to the entire country of the Republic of China.
  http://wn.com/Taiwan
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  Wang Zhaojun
  Wang Qiang (王牆 also 王檣; 王嬙), more commonly known by her style name Wang Zhaojun (王昭君 pinyin: Wáng Zhāojūn) was the consort of the Xiongnu shanyu Huhanye (呼韓邪). She is famed as one of the Four Beauties of ancient China.
  http://wn.com/Wang_Zhaojun

• China
  China is seen variously as an ancient civilization extending over a large area in East Asia, a nation and/or a multinational entity.
  http://wn.com/China
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  Dunhuang
  Dunhuang (, also written as ('Blazing Beacon') until the early Qing Dynasty, Greek Θροάνα, Sogdian δrw’’n or δrw’n */Θruwā́n/) is a city (pop. 187,578 (2000)) in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China. It was a major stop on the ancient Silk Road. It was also known at times as Shachou, or 'City of Sands'.
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• Dunhuang Caves
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  Han Dynasty
  The Han Dynasty (; ; 206 BCE – 220 CE) was the second imperial dynasty of China, preceded by the Qin Dynasty (221–206 BCE) and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms (220–265 CE). It was founded by the peasant rebel leader Liu Bang, known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu of Han. It was briefly interrupted by the Xin Dynasty (9–23 CE) of the former regent Wang Mang. This interregnum separates the Han into two periods: the Western Han (206 BCE – 9 CE) and Eastern Han (25–220 CE). Spanning over four centuries, the period of the Han Dynasty is considered a golden age in Chinese history. To this day, China's majority ethnic group refers to itself as the "Han people".
  http://wn.com/Han_Dynasty
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  Liaoning
  () is a northeastern province of the People's Republic of China. Its one-character abbreviation is Liao (辽 pinyin: liáo).
  http://wn.com/Liaoning
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  Nara National Museum
  The is one of the pre-eminent national art museums in Japan.
  http://wn.com/Nara_National_Museum
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  Northern Wei
  The Northern Wei Dynasty (), also known as the Tuoba Wei (拓拔魏), Later Wei (後魏), or Yuan Wei (元魏), was a dynasty which ruled China from 386 to 534. It has been described as "part of an era of political turbulence and intense social and cultural change". It is perhaps most noted for the unification of northern China in 439, but was also a period when foreign ideas were introduced, and Buddhism became firmly established. Many antiques and art works, both Daoist and Buddhist, from this period have survived. During the Taihe period under the Emperor Xiaowen, court advisers instituted sweeping reforms and introduced changes that eventually led in 494 AD to the dynasty moving its capital from Datong to Luoyang. It was the time of the construction of the Buddhist cave sites of Yungang by Datong during the mid-to-late 5th century, and towards the latter part of the dynasty, the Longmen Caves outside the later capital city of Loyang, in which more than 30,000 Buddhist images from the time of this dynasty have been found. It is thought the dynasty originated from the Tuoba clan of the non-Han Xianbei tribe. The Tuoba renamed themselves the Yuan as a part of systematic Sinicization. Towards the end of the dynasty there was significant internal dissension resulting in a split into Eastern Wei Dynasty and Western Wei Dynasty.
  http://wn.com/Northern_Wei
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  Sichuan
  ({{zh|c=; Sichuanese Pinyin: Si4cuan1; ; Postal map spelling: Szechwan or Szechuan) is a province in Southwestern China with its capital in Chengdu. The current name of the province, 四川 (Sìchuān), is an abbreviation of 四川路 (Sì Chuānlù), or "Four circuits of rivers", which is itself abbreviated from 川峡四路 (Chuānxiá Sìlù), or "Four circuits of rivers and gorges", named after the division of the existing circuit into four during the Northern Song Dynasty.
  http://wn.com/Sichuan
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  Taiwan
  Taiwan, also known (especially in the past) as Formosa (from , "Beautiful Island"), is an island situated in East Asia in the Western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. It comprises most (99%) of the territory of the Republic of China (ROC) since the 1950s. The term "Taiwan" is also a common name to refer to the entire country of the Republic of China.
  http://wn.com/Taiwan

• Alto
• Bai Juyi
• Bass (instrument)
• Beijing opera
• Cao Wei
• cello
• China
• Chinese opera
• Chinese orchestra
• chordophone
• concerto
• Contrabass
• dalaruan
• diyingehu
• double bass
• Dunhuang
• Dunhuang Caves
• Eastern Han
• Eastern Han Dynasty
• Empress Wu Zetian
• Four Beauties
• frescoes
• fret
• gehu
• Grand Khan
• guitar pick
• Guzheng
• Han Dynasty
• harp
• Henan
• konghou
• Laruan
• Liaoning
• liuqin
• lute
• mother of pearl
• Nara National Museum
• Northern Wei
• Peng Xiuwen
• pinyin
• pipa
• plectrum
• Qin Dynasty
• qinqin
• quartet
• red sandalwood
• Ruan Xian
• Shosoin
• Sichuan
• silk
• Silk Road
• Soprano
• string instrument
• Taiwan
• Tang Dynasty
• Tenor
• Three Kingdoms
• Wang Zhaojun
• yueqin
• Yunnan
• Zhongruan
• zither

Ruan, Maud Filmography

Ruan

Album releases