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20 hours ago · Chinese ( simplified Chinese: 汉语; traditional Chinese: 漢語; pinyin: Hànyǔ; lit. ' Han language' or 中文; Zhōngwén; 'Chinese writing') is a group of languages [e] spoken natively by the ethnic Han Chinese majority and many minority ethnic groups in China. Approximately 1.35 billion people, or around 16% of the global population ...
20 hours ago · A History. Part One: India and China: "Zen (Chin. Ch'an, an abbreviation of ch'an-na, which transliterates the Sanskrit Dhyāna (Devanagari: ध्यान) or its Pali cognate Jhāna (Sanskrit; Pāli झान), terms meaning "meditation") is the name of a Mahāyāna Buddhist school of meditation originating in China.
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20 hours ago · Rib of a rhinoceros killed in a royal hunt, bearing an inscription including the character 商 (Shāng). The Late Shang, also known as the Anyang period, is the earliest known literate civilization in China, spanning the reigns of the last nine kings of the Shang dynasty, beginning with Wu Ding in the second half of the 13th century BC and ending with the conquest of the Shang by the Zhou in ...
20 hours ago · [citation needed] The Guanzi essay (late 4th century BCE) Neiye "Inward training" is the oldest received writing on the subject of qi cultivation and breath-control meditation techniques. [103] For instance, "When you enlarge your mind and let go of it, when you relax your vital breath and expand it, when your body is calm and unmoving: And you ...
20 hours ago · v. t. e. Chinese cuisine comprises cuisines originating from China, as well as from Chinese people from other parts of the world. Because of the Chinese diaspora and historical power of the country, Chinese cuisine has profoundly influenced many other cuisines in Asia and beyond, with modifications made to cater to local palates.
20 hours ago · Chittagong ( / ˈtʃɪtəɡɒŋ / CHIT-ə-gong ), [7] officially Chattogram [8] ( Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম, romanized : Côṭṭôgrām [ˈtʃɔʈːoɡram], Chittagonian: চাটগাঁও romanized: Chāṭgão ), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh. Home to the Port of Chittagong, it is the busiest port in Bangladesh and ...
20 hours ago · Purdue University. / 40.42500°N 86.92306°W / 40.42500; -86.92306. Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. [8] The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money to establish a college ...
