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My Historical Novel Is Coming Soon!

Edit Medium 01 Oct 2016
1 ... A whirlwind journey into the furthest depths of ancient historymedium.com ... 2 ... Well…medium.com ... 3 ... If this all sounds like Gupta propaganda, it’s worth noting that even visiting Chinese monks (Fa Xian and Xuanzang, for example) expressed their amazement at the law and order of Gupta cities, at the literacy and refinement of Gupta people, and at the fact that any ordinary citizen could walk the streets safely, day or night ... 4 ... Olympus ... 5 ... ....

The Gobi desert ultramarathon – the hardest race in the world?

Edit The Guardian 27 Sep 2016
A week is a long time in running ... Loosely based on the journey of a seventh-century Buddhist monk Xuanzang (he took several years), the route passes some truly inhospitable terrain in Gansu Province. In his records, Xuanzang describes it as a place that contains “nothing but barren sand and dry river beds”, where “when it is hot, the heat sears you like a flame; when it is cold, the wind cuts your flesh like a knife” ... Read more ... ....

Neha Sharma: Sex is overrated

Edit Bollywood Life 12 Sep 2016
By Rajat Tripathi . Published. September 12, 2016 4.19 pm. comments. Neha Sharma Hot & Sexy Photos. Tum Bin 2 On the sets Photos. Dostana couple John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan at the special screening of Madras Cafe. Neha Sharma, Nargis Fakhri,Sonakshi Sinha on July covers. Neha Sharma really bowled us over with her beauty in 2010 with Crook ... Neha is also going to appear in a Chinese film titled Xuanzang. ....

Universiade might replace group over video backlash

Edit Taipei Times 27 Aug 2016
Ko made the remark in response to reporters’ questions over whether the city government would dismiss the group, who agreed to be the face of the Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade for free ... “If something went wrong, just correct it.” ... In a recently released music video for a song titled Oh My God, the three Jiu Yi Yi members are seen dressed up as the Prophet Mohammed, Buddhist monk Xuanzang (玄奘) and a Taoist monk ... ....

6 video games you probably didn't know were based on books

Edit Business Insider 24 Aug 2016
Video games often have a reputation for being juvenile, thoughtless entertainment for children ... "The Witcher" series ... Assassins of Kings" to President Obama as a gift back in 2011. "Enslaved ... "Journey to the West," a Chinese novel that dates back to the Ming dynasty, centers around Xuanzang (sometimes called "Tripitaka" in English translations), a relatively helpless monk who enlists the help of others to help him on his journey ... ....

Nalanda Mahavihara: World Heritage status long overdue

Edit The Times of India 17 Aug 2016
HISTORY has come alive yet again on the antique and glorious land of Bihar with the Unesco's recent announcement at Istanbul to put the ancient Nalanda Mahavihara on the list of World Heritage Sites ... Nalanda as a place has no parallel ... Xuanzang, the legendary Chinese traveller, whose travelogues are major sources of the known history of the place, refers to Shakraditya (Kumaragupta I) as the founder of the ancient Nalanda Mahavihara....

Nalanda ruins' upkeep an uphill task

Edit The Times of India 03 Aug 2016
Patna ... "The community should be sensitized ... Nalanda was discovered on the basis of travel accounts of 7th Century AD Chinese monk scholar Xuanzang in 1862. There are two prominent ancient remains in the proximity of the inscribed property that bear resemblance with Xuanzang's description. 'Parnami Tillah' on the south side of the excavated remains has the remains of the Buddha's hair and nail as mentioned by Xuanzang ... RELATED....

Rocky Taiwan-China relations roil tourism industry

Edit Al Jazeera 26 Jul 2016
From politicians to market stallholders, an adage is doing the rounds in Taiwan. don't put all your eggs in one basket. It rings especially true, now that China is turning the screws on the island's new, pro-independence government. Tsou Jin-pen, 86, adheres to that proverb ... But business is bad ... Flights have been cut ... Back at Sun Moon Lake, half-empty boats ply the waters, ferrying tourists to take selfies in front of Xuanzang Temple ... ....

Big challenge for authorities to maintain the world heritage site of Bihar's Nalanda

Edit The Times of India 24 Jul 2016
Nalanda was discovered on the basis of travel accounts of 7th century AD Chinese monk scholar Xuanzang in the year 1862 ... Interpretation, signage etc should not be just limited to the inscribed property; there are two prominent ancient remains in the proximity of the inscribed property that bear resemblance with Xuanzang's description....

Getty Announces Summer Residency for the Silk Road Ensemble (J Paul Getty Museum)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Jun 2016
(Source. J Paul Getty Museum). MEDIA CONTACT.. Ali Sivak Getty Communications. (310) 440-6473. asivak@getty.edu ... Photo. ©Todd Rosenberg ... The film is believed to be the first screen adaptation of one of the most enduring classics of Chinese literature, Journey to the West, and follows the pious monk Xuanzang and his three disciples on a journey along the Silk Road, where they are under constant threat from demons and malicious spirits ... # # #....

NNM director to hang up boots after 16 yrs

Edit The Times of India 29 May 2016
The Xuanzang memorial (XM) was jointly conceived by India and China in 1950s to pay tribute to the contributions of 7th century AD Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang ... He regretted that relics of Xuanzang could not be brought back to XM....

NU-Peking University pact to open Xuanzang Centre for Asian Studies

Edit The Times of India 27 May 2016
With a view to enhancing academic cooperation between India and China, Nalanda University (NU) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Peking University , Beijing, to establish Xuanzang Centre for Asian Studies at the international varsity in Rajgir ... Pecking's president Lin Jianhua said the Xuanzang Centre for Asian Studies was an important step in building closer relations between the two varsities....

India, China to play constructive role in 21st century: Prez

Edit Deccan Herald 26 May 2016
President Pranab Mukherjee today said India and China are poised to play a "significant and constructive" role in the 21st century as 10 Indian universities today signed agreements with Chinese varsities for academic cooperation coinciding with his visit here ... Many renowned people came to Takshashila -- Panini, Alexander, Chandragupta Maurya, Chanakya, Charaka, and Chinese Buddhist monks Faxian and Xuanzang," he said ... ....
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