en.unionpedia.org

Liu An, the Glossary

Liú Ān (c. 179–122 BC) was a Chinese cartographer, monarch, and philosopher.^[1]

42 relations: Bencao Gangmu, Book of Documents, Chu Ci, Classic of Poetry, Confucianism, Coup d'état, David Hawkes (sinologist), Eight Gentlemen of Huainan, Emperor Gaozu of Han, Emperor Wu of Han, Han dynasty, Huai River, Huainan Kingdom, Huainanzi, Laozi, Legalism (Chinese philosophy), Li Sao, Li Shizhen, List of Chinese writers, List of Chu Ci contents, List of geographers, Liu, Liu Ling (Han dynasty), Ming dynasty, Pythagorean comma, Qu Yuan, Shi'er lü, Song dynasty, Soy milk, Soybean, Suicide, Summons for a Recluse, Taoism, Tofu, Topography, Warring States period, Xian (Taoism), Yan (state), Yuan You, Yue Yi, Zhu Xi, Zhuangzi (book).
122 BC deaths
170s BC births
2nd-century BC Chinese philosophers
2nd-century BC geographers
Ancient geographers
Chinese cartographers
Han dynasty imperial princes

Bencao Gangmu

The Bencao gangmu, known in English as the Compendium of Materia Medica or Great Pharmacopoeia, is an encyclopedic gathering of medicine, natural history, and Chinese herbology compiled and edited by Li Shizhen and published in the late 16th century, during the Ming dynasty.

See Liu An and Bencao Gangmu

Book of Documents

The Book of Documents, or the Classic of History, is one of the Five Classics of ancient Chinese literature.

See Liu An and Book of Documents

Chu Ci

The Chu Ci, variously translated as Verses of Chu, Songs of Chu, or Elegies of Chu, is an ancient anthology of Chinese poetry including works traditionally attributed mainly to Qu Yuan and Song Yu from the Warring States period, as well as a large number of works composed during the Han dynasty several centuries later.

See Liu An and Chu Ci

Classic of Poetry

The Classic of Poetry, also Shijing or Shih-ching, translated variously as the Book of Songs, Book of Odes, or simply known as the Odes or Poetry (詩; Shī), is the oldest existing collection of Chinese poetry, comprising 305 works dating from the 11th to 7th centuries BC.

See Liu An and Classic of Poetry

Confucianism

Confucianism, also known as Ruism or Ru classicism, is a system of thought and behavior originating in ancient China, and is variously described as a tradition, philosophy (humanistic or rationalistic), religion, theory of government, or way of life.

See Liu An and Confucianism

Coup d'état

A coup d'état, or simply a coup, is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership.

See Liu An and Coup d'état

David Hawkes (sinologist)

David Hawkes (6 July 1923 – 31 July 2009) was a British sinologist and translator.

See Liu An and David Hawkes (sinologist)

Eight Gentlemen of Huainan

The Eight Gentlemen of Huainan were the eight scholars under the patronage of Liu An (劉安 Liú Ān), the prince of Huainan during the Western Han dynasty.

See Liu An and Eight Gentlemen of Huainan

Emperor Gaozu of Han

Emperor Gaozu of Han (2561 June 195 BC), also known by his given name Liu Bang, was the founder and first emperor of the Han dynasty, reigning from 202 to 195 BC.

See Liu An and Emperor Gaozu of Han

Emperor Wu of Han

Emperor Wu of Han (156 – 29 March 87BC), born Liu Che and courtesy name Tong, was the seventh emperor of the Han dynasty from 141 to 87 BC. His reign lasted 54 years – a record not broken until the reign of the Kangxi Emperor more than 1,800 years later – and remains the record for ethnic Han emperors.

See Liu An and Emperor Wu of Han

Han dynasty

The Han dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu.

See Liu An and Han dynasty

Huai River

The Huai River, formerly romanized as the Hwai, is a major river in East China, about long with a drainage area of.

See Liu An and Huai River

Huainan Kingdom

Huainan Kingdom was a kingdom of China's Han dynasty, located in what is now parts of Anhui, Jiangxi and Hubei provinces.

See Liu An and Huainan Kingdom

Huainanzi

The Huainanzi is an ancient Chinese text that consists of a collection of essays that resulted from a series of scholarly debates held at the court of Liu An, Prince of Huainan, sometime before 139 BCE.

See Liu An and Huainanzi

Laozi

Laozi (老子), also romanized as Lao Tzu and various other ways, was a semi-legendary ancient Chinese philosopher, author of the Tao Te Ching, the foundational text of Taoism along with the Zhuangzi.

See Liu An and Laozi

Legalism (Chinese philosophy)

Fajia, or the School of fa (laws,methods), often translated as Legalism, is a school of mainly Warring States period classical Chinese philosophy, whose ideas contributed greatly to the formation of the bureaucratic Chinese empire, and Daoism as prominent in the early Han.

See Liu An and Legalism (Chinese philosophy)

Li Sao

"Li Sao" (translation: "Encountering Sorrow") is an ancient Chinese poem from the anthology Chuci traditionally attributed to Qu Yuan.

See Liu An and Li Sao

Li Shizhen

Li Shizhen (July 3, 1518 – 1593), courtesy name Dongbi, was a Chinese acupuncturist, herbalist, naturalist, pharmacologist, physician, and writer of the Ming dynasty.

See Liu An and Li Shizhen

List of Chinese writers

This is a list of Chinese writers.

See Liu An and List of Chinese writers

List of Chu Ci contents

This is a list of the sections and individual pieces contained within the ancient poetry anthology Chu Ci, also known as Songs of the South or Songs of Chu, which is an anthology of Classical Chinese poetry verse traditionally attributed to Qu Yuan and Song Yu from the Warring States period, though about half of the poems seem to have been composed several centuries later, during the Han dynasty.

See Liu An and List of Chu Ci contents

List of geographers

This list of geographers is presented in English alphabetical transliteration order (by surnames).

See Liu An and List of geographers

Liu

劉 / 刘 is an East Asian surname.

See Liu An and Liu

Liu Ling (Han dynasty)

Liu Ling (劉陵) (died 122 BC or earlier) was a Han dynasty princess during Emperor Wu's reign. Liu An and Liu Ling (Han dynasty) are 122 BC deaths.

See Liu An and Liu Ling (Han dynasty)

Ming dynasty

The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty.

See Liu An and Ming dynasty

Pythagorean comma

In musical tuning, the Pythagorean comma (or ditonic comma), named after the ancient mathematician and philosopher Pythagoras, is the small interval (or comma) existing in Pythagorean tuning between two enharmonically equivalent notes such as C and B, or D and C. It is equal to the frequency ratio.

See Liu An and Pythagorean comma

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_An

Also known as Huai Nun Tzu.

Liu An, the Glossary

Table of Contents

See also

122 BC deaths

170s BC births

2nd-century BC Chinese philosophers

2nd-century BC geographers

Ancient geographers

Chinese cartographers

Han dynasty imperial princes

References