10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HONG-WU»
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Birefringent Thin Films and Polarizing Elements
A difficulty that often exists is the conversion of theory into calculation. This work is especially useful in this respect because it includes a series of algorithms for this purpose that have been coded in Matlab.
Ian J. Hodgkinson, Qi hong Wu, 1997
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East Asia: A New History
When it was founded in 1392, Hong Wu did not recognize it, through confusion
over King T'aejo's ancestry, a Sino-Korean dispute which lasted for nearly two
centuries. When King T'aejo proposed close tribute relations with Ming, Hong Wu
...
As Hong Wu looked back, he saw Ming Li on the telephone with a worried look
on his face. Concerned, he walked over and, handing him the phone, Ming Li
said,“It is Shen Xudong with the Health Department.” Hong Wu took the phone
and ...
William Cleve Davidson, 2009
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The Great Wall of China
new Ming dynasty's peasant founder, Hong Wu (reigned 1368–1398) was
determined to revive the grandeur of China's imperial tradition and erase all
vestiges of Mongol rule. Heeding the saying “learn from the Tang and Song,”he ...
Louise Chipley Slavicek, 2009
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Chinese Lexicography : A History from 1046 BC to AD 1911: A ...
19.3 the evolution of format and style in the ming and qing dynasties In terms of
the nature of the rhyme system, the important rhyme dictionaries of the Ming and
Qing Dynasties fell into two major categories: Hong Wu Dictionary of Standard ...
Heming Yong, Jing Peng, 2008
6
Secret Voyages to the New World
It was at that time that Zhu took on the title of “Hong-wu”—meaning “Invincible
Warrior.” This proved to be an appropriate title for a man who ruled by the sword.
He spent the next thirty years hunting down rivals, fighting in rebellious provinces
, ...
Hong Wu, in 1380, reacted violently to the alleged sedition of Hu Weiyong, a high
official, striking down the minister's family and friends; the total number of people
directly or indirectly implicated was over 30,000, all of whom were executed.
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The Search for a Vanishing Beijing: A Guide to China's ...
After adopting the reign name of Hong Wu (SciSl)1 , Zhu chose Nanjing as his
capital. A fierce autocrat, he cowered his officials with threats of public humiliation
, beatings or death. Taxation was regularized into the so-called "single whip ...
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The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry: From Ancient to ...
Zhu Yuanzhang, a former monk who had led a rebellion against the Mongols,
became the first Ming emperor, taking on the name Hong Wu. He reinstated the
imperial examination system, but as the Writing of poetry was no longer required,
...
Tony Barnstone, Chou Ping, 2010
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Tears of Mermaids: The Secret Story of Pearls
(It dawned on me that what Xie Hong Wu was saying was the literal English
expression “Catch as catch can.”) These guys were the village habitués. For
entertainment, they sang folk songs, using oysters shells as a kind of Chinese
calypso ...
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“A Mercy to the Worlds”
Hong-Wu, the first emperor of the Ming dynasty of China 1368 to 1398 CE, wrote a poem in praise of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. «Albany Times Union, Apr 15»
