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Examples:Dragon Boat Festival (5th day of 5th lunar month)—Karakhan Dynasty of central Asia, 8th-10th century—Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up late Dec on Gregorian calendar)—Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles—Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766-1841), who stole the Parthenon Marbles in 1801-1810—the Tibetan Tubo dynasty 7th-11th century AD—6th earthly branch: 9-11 a.m., 4th solar month (5th May-5th June), year of the Snake—Emperor Xin, last ruler of Shang (11th Century BC), famous as a tyrant—ruins of capital city of King Helu of Wu, from 6th century BC, at modern Wuxi, Jiangsu—10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the Rooster—1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.-1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December 5th January), year of the Rat—treaty port, forced on Qing China by the 19th century Great Powers—the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek suppress the communists—the Double Ninth Festival (9th day of the 9th lunar month)—King Zhou of Shang (11th century BC), notorious as a cruel tyrant—the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century—the Narodniks, Russian populist group in the 19th century—15th of the 28th constellations of Chinese astronomy—Nanzhao, 8th and 9th century kingdom in Yunnan, at times allied with Tang against Tibetan Tubo pressure—7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse—Thousand Character Classic, 6th century poem used as a traditional reading primer—Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), one of the greatest Chinese artists of the 20th century—Tunmi Sanghuzha (6th century AD), originator of the Tibetan script—Yama(possibly 3rd century AD), Japanese state before written records began in 7th century AD, its real dating is controversial—silver pheasant badge worn by civil officials of the 5th grade—Chao Phya Phra Klang, 18th century Thai politician and writer—the Elgin Marbles, the Parthenon marbles stolen in 1801-1810 by Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin—Asanga (Buddhist philosopher, c. 4th century AD)—Chen Xitong (1930-), mayor of Beijing at the time of 4th Jun 1989 Tiananmen incident—Japanese pirates (in 16th and 17th century)—Zihui, Chinese character dictionary with 33,179 entries, released in 17th century—Fu Shuo (c. 14th century BC), legendary sage and principal minister of Shang ruler Wu Ding—Saint Cyril, 9th century Christian missionary—cf Japan's surrender in WWII on 15th August 1945—Zhou Xin (c. 11th century BC), last emperor of the of Shang Dynasty—8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep—modern history (for China, from the Opium Wars until the fall of the Qing Dynasty, i.e. mid-19th early 20th century)—a Hakka festival held on the 20th day of the first lunar month—Owari or Owari-no-kuni, Japanese fiefdom during 11th-15th century, current Aichi prefecture around Nagoya— |