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Tian Di, also known in United Kingdom as Chinese Untouchables, is a 1994 Hong Kong action crime drama film directed by David Lai. Set in the 1920s, the film stars Andy Lau as a Cantonese-born, Nanjing government investigator who has been appointed by the first Commissioner of the opium trade ban.
- HK$10,017,864
- Violet Lam
- Andy Lau, Daniel Yu, David Lai
Shangdi (Chinese: 上帝; pinyin: Shàngdì; Wade–Giles: Shang Ti), also called simply Di (Chinese: 帝; pinyin: Dì), is the name of the Chinese Highest Deity or "Lord Above" in the theology of the classical texts, especially deriving from Shang theology and finding an equivalent in the later Tiān ("Heaven" or "Great Whole") of Zhou theology.
Tian (天) is one of the oldest Chinese terms for heaven and a key concept in Chinese mythology, philosophy, and religion. During the Shang dynasty (17th―11th century BCE), the Chinese referred to their highest god as Shangdi or Di ( 帝 , 'Lord'). [1]
- 天
- heaven(s)
- 天
- thiên
Shanghai Xin Tian Di, a unique place with the city's historical and cultural legacies, is a fashionable pedestrian street composed of Shikumen and modern architecture style.
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#28 of 1,380 things to do in Shanghai. NeighborhoodsPoints of Interest & Landmarks. Open now. 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM. Write a review. About. This former neighborhood of old Shikumen has been reincarnated into Shanghai’s glitzy and contemporary district featuring fine restaurants, upscale clubs and boutiques. Suggest edits to improve what we show.
Tian, in indigenous Chinese religion, the supreme power reigning over lesser gods and human beings. The term tian may refer to a deity, to impersonal nature, or to both. As a god, tian is sometimes perceived to be an impersonal power in contrast to Shangdi (“Supreme Ruler”), but the two are closely.
