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unusual facts about Enter the Wu-Tang



Afu-Ra

Wu-Tang's Masta Killa appeared on the song "Livin' Like Dat", and underground favorite Royce da 5'9" appeared on "Pusha".

Ansi City

The Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty sent an army to attack the Goguryeo in 645.

Bai Renfu

Tang Minghuang on an Autumn Night with Wutong Tree and Rain (唐明皇秋夜梧桐雨 Tang Minghuang Qiuye Wutong Yu).

Chen Yi

Xuanzang (602–664), born as Chen Yi, Chinese Buddhist monk in Tang Dynasty

Crossing Hennessy

It is a return to film both for Cheung, who has not appeared in a film for several years, and for Tang, who was banned from acting in mainland China after appearing in Ang Lee's 2007 Lust, Caution.

Emperor Gaozong of Tang

Emperor Gaozong order withdrawal of Tang forces from the Korean Peninsula entirely and moved the Protectorate General to Pacify the East to Liaodong (遼東, in modern Liaoyang, Liaoning) and the commandant of Xiongjin (熊津), who governed the former Baekje territory at Sabi, to Geonan (建安, in modern Yingkou, Liaoning), allowing Silla eventually expelled Tang out of the Korean Peninsula and unified the parts of the peninsula south of the Taedong River.

Emperor Taizong's campaign against Eastern Tujue

Emperor Taizong of Tang (r. 626-649), the second emperor of Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, faced a major threat from Tang's northern neighbor, the Eastern Turkic Khaganate, whom his father Emperor Gaozu of Tang had been subjugated by in several manners.

Geum-ran

She has once worked as a spy in Dongmyeong-Cheonjedan (Hangul: 동명천제단) a group made to defeat Tang and Khitans, pretending that she cannont speak.

Henry Tang

Tang has also served extensively on various government boards and public bodies, including the Trade Development Council, Town Planning Board, University Grants Committee, and Council of the City University of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Archaeological Society

In 2007, excavations in Luk Keng Village, Lantau Island was discovered two furnaces with more than 2,000 items belonging to Tang, Ming, and Qing Dynasty, with some belongs to Bronze and Neolithic age as well.

Hōryū-ji

Some of the looks and clothing drawn carries certain similarities with murals found in Ajanta Caves (India) or Dunhuang (China.) Also observed are Tang and Inidian flavors of the Bosatsu and Kannon drawn on the sides of the Amida.

Hua–Yi distinction

The prominent Tang Confucian Han Yu wrote in his essay Yuan Dao the following: "When Confucius wrote the Chunqiu, he said that if the feudal lords use Yi ritual, then they should be called Yi; If they use Chinese rituals, then they should be called Chinese."

Inkstone

This process began in the Tang Dynasty and is said to have originated in Luoyang, Henan.

Jingzong

Emperor Jingzong of Tang (809-826), thirteenth emperor of the Tang dynasty

Kim Yushin

Eventually, with the help of the Silla navy and some 130,000 Tang forces, Kim attacked the Baekje capital, Sabi, in 660, in one of the most famous battles of that century, the Battle of Hwangsanbeol.

Knights who say Ni

The Knights' new name changes almost nightly, improvised by the actor playing the lead Knight (originally Hank Azaria), but always starting with "Ecky Ecky Ecky F'tang F'tang Olé Biscuitbarrel..." which itself references several famous sketches from Monty Python's Flying Circus, including Election Night Special.

Li Chun

Emperor Xianzong of Tang (778–820), named Li Chun, Chinese emperor of the Tang Dynasty

Li Guochang

Zhuye Zhiyi was able to make it through to Tang's Ling Prefecture (靈州, in modern Yinchuan, Ningxia), where the Tang military governor (Jiedushi) of Shuofang Circuit (朔方, headquartered at Ling Prefecture), Fan Xichao (范希朝), welcomed the Shatuo under Zhuye Zhiyi.

Li Han

Emperor Wenzong of Tang (809–840), né Li Han, emperor of the Tang Dynasty of China

Li Jun

Emperor Suzong of Tang (711–762), personal name Li Jun, emperor of the Tang Dynasty

Li Qing

Li Mao (715–775), formerly known as Li Qing, Imperial Prince of the Chinese Tang Dynasty

Li Ye

Emperor Zhaozong of Tang (867–904), name Li Ye (李曄), the 19th emperor of the Tang Dynasty

Li Yi

Emperor Xuānzong of Tang (810–859), name Li Yi, Chinese emperor of the Tang Dynasty

Liu Zhiqian

It should be noted that the inconsistency existed despite the fact that the Song Dynasty historian Ouyang Xiu was the lead editor of both the New Book of Tang and the New History of the Five Dynasties.

Middle Chinese

Hugh M. Stimson simplified Martin's system as an approximate indication of the pronunciation of Tang poetry.

Munmu of Silla

Emperor Gaozong ordered withdrawal of Tang forces from the Korean Peninsula entirely and moved the Protectorate General to Pacify the East to Liaodong, allowing Silla to eventually expel Tang out of the Korean Peninsula and unify the parts of the peninsula south of the Taedong River.

Original Pirate Material

Skinner has stated that his main early influences were from the United States, in particular Wu-Tang Clan MCs such as Raekwon and RZA, as well as east coast rapper Nas's album Illmatic.

Rodney Baxter

In 2005 he used the method of Michio Jimbo, Tetsuji Miwa and Nakayashiki to verify Albertini, McCoy, Perk and Tang's conjecture for the order parameter of the chiral Potts model.

Savion Glover

Many legendary tappers taught Glover such as Le Tang, the Hines brothers, Jimmy Slyde, Chuck Green, Lon Chaney (Isaiah Chaneyfield), Honi Coles, Sammy Davis, Jr., Buster Brown, Howard Sims, and Arthur Duncan.

Seongdeok of Silla

Indeed, troubled by an increasingly confrontational Balhae (which had actually launched a seaborne attack against Tang in 733), in 733 the Tang emperor Xuanzong enfeoffed King Seongdeok as Military Commander of Ninghai (Ninghai junshi 寧海軍使) with orders to chastise the Balhae/Malgal state.

Shou Qiu

Han Family Tombs (韩氏家族墓地), a monumental complex at the graves of the Tang-era jiedushi Han Yunzhong and his relatives, in Shandong's Shen County.

Space Food Sticks

(John Glenn had consumed the fruit-flavored drink Tang in space three months earlier aboard the Friendship 7.

Steven Tang

Tang was a member of the executive of the Australasian Union of Jewish Students (AUJS) and was a student at McKinnon Primary School and McKinnon Secondary College.

Tang Pik-wan

By 1968, Tang decided to go as a TV Actress, performing in Rediffusion, ATV and in TVB.

Tang Sang

The current sole owner of this precious footage is Tang Sang's friend and WingTsun Leung Ting.

Tang-class submarine

The Tang class submarines were a product of the Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY), which incorporated German U-boat technology into the United States Navy's submarine design.

The Infamous

Along with albums such as Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Illmatic and Ready to Die, The Infamous is widely credited as a major contributor to the East Coast Renaissance.

Thông Biện

The four monks mentioned are Mo Luo Qi Yu (Ma Ha Kỳ Vực) Kang Senghui (Khương Tăng Hội), Zhi Jiang Liang (Chi Cương Lương), and Mou Bo (Mâu Bác, i.e. :vi:Mâu Tử) author of the Mouzi Lihuolun (Lý Hoặc Luận).

Turpan

The Tang Dynasty became weakened considerably after the An Lushan Rebellion and the Tibetans took the opportunity to expand into Gansu and the Western Regions.

Udon

Another story states that in Nara period, a Japanese envoy was introduced to 14 kinds of confection whilst in Tang China.

William A. Mitchell

William A. "Bill" Mitchell (October 21, 1911 – July 26, 2004) was an American food chemist who, while working for General Foods Corporation between 1941 and 1976, was the key inventor behind Pop Rocks, Tang, quick-set Jell-O, Cool Whip, and powdered egg whites.

Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style

Complaints were focused on the game's poor frame rate, unresponsive controls, and steep difficulty curve of the story mode, while the game's supporters lauded the then-innovative four-player matches, in-depth story mode, and creative use of the Wu-Tang Clan license for the characters, music, and tone.

Wuzong

Emperor Wuzong of Tang (814-846), who reigned over Tang China between 840 and 846

Xu Wen

Later in the year, Later Tang forces captured the Later Liang capital Daliang in a surprise attack.

Zhang Tang

The Emperor, feeling regret for Zhang Tang's fate, gave his son Zhang Anshi a promotion to a higher government position.

Zhou

Queen Zhou the Elder (周), Queen-consort to the Southern Tang kingdom of the Ten Kingdoms

Zhufan

From Qin to Tang, zhuqi had been the county site before it was combined with Huairen County (i.e. Ganyu County)


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