Shishi

Shishi
   'Lion'. For the Japanese the lion was a semi-mythical animal, known only through Chinese-Korean culture and particularly in the lion dance, shishi-mai.
   See also Koma-inu.

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  • Shishi — may refer to:*Shishi (stone lion), guardian lions in Ancient China *Shishi City, in Quanzhou, Fujian, China *Shishi (organization), Japanese political activists of the late Edo period *Shi Shi, emperor of the Chinese/Jie state Later Zhao in 349 * …   Wikipedia

  • Shishi — Shíshī · 石狮 Pays Chine Statut administratif Ville district Province Fujian Préfecture Quanzhou Code postal 362700[1] Coordonnées …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Shishi — 1 Original name in latin Shishi Name in other language Shishi, Shishi Xiang, shi shi, shi shi xiang State code CN Continent/City Asia/Shanghai longitude 28.5018 latitude 117.97348 altitude 113 Population 0 Date 2012 01 20 2 Original name in latin …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Shishi — Kreisebene der Stadt Quanzhou Die Stadt Shishi (chinesisch 石狮市) ist eine kreisfreie Stadt der bezirksfreien Stadt Quanzhou in der südostchinesischen Provinz Fujian. Sie hat eine Fläche von 189,2 km² und zählt 303.120 Einwohner (Ende 2003) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Shishi (stone lion) — Shishi (Chinese: or ; pinyin: shíshīzi; “stone lion”), also called Lion of Fo, Lion of Buddha, or Dog of Fo, is, in Chinese art, a stylized figure of a snarling lion. Its original significance was as a guardian presence in a Buddhist temple.… …   Wikipedia

  • Shishi (organization) — Shishi (志士; sometimes known as 維新志士 Ishin shishi ) was a term used to describe Japanese political activists of the late Edo period. The term shishi literally translates as men of high purpose. [Victor Koschmann, The Mito Ideology. Berkeley:… …   Wikipedia

  • Shishi Middle School — (Simplified Chinese:石室中学,文翁石室,pinyin: shíshì zhōngxúe,wén wēng shíshì) is located in Chengdu, China. It was founded between 143 BC and 141 BC in Han Dynasty by Wen Weng and is the first local Chinese public school. It is also the oldest middle… …   Wikipedia

  • Shishi Bunroku — (jap. 獅子 文六; wirklicher Name: Iwata Toyoo (岩田 豊雄); * 1. Juli 1893 in Yokohama; † 13. Dezember 1969) war ein japanischer Schriftsteller. Leben Shishi, der das Bungakuza Theater in Tokio leitete, wurde als Autor humoristischer und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Shishi Sanso — (Isehara,Япония) Категория отеля: 2 звездочный отель Адрес: 259 1107 Канагава, Isehara …   Каталог отелей

  • Shishi-mai —    Lion dance. Also shishi odori, lion dance or deer dance. In Japan there are several versions of the Chinese lion dance which is found throughout the far east, although sometimes in Japan the lion masks have horns like deer (shika), and there… …   A Popular Dictionary of Shinto

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