Wei County information

Wei County may refer to the following locations in China: Wei County, Handan (魏县), Hebei Wei County, Xingtai (威县), Hebei Weifang (潍县), formerly Wei County...

River Wei County, Handan (魏县), Hebei, China Wei County, Xingtai (威县), Hebei, China Wei (given name), different variations of Chinese given names Wei (surname)...

during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Born in Ji County (present-day Gangu County, Gansu), Jiang Wei started his career as a military officer in his native...

9000 Wei (/weɪ/), known in historiography as the Northern Wei (Chinese: 北魏; pinyin: Běi Wèi), Tuoba Wei (Chinese: 拓跋魏; pinyin: Tuòbá Wèi), Yuan Wei (Chinese:...

from Zhang Xiu's forces. Dian Wei was from Jiwu County (己吾縣), Chenliu Commandery (陳留郡), in present-day Ningling County, Henan. He was described as a stalwart...

Zhang Wei or Zhangwei may refer to: Zhang Wei (badminton, born 1977) (张尉), Chinese badminton player, winner of the 2000 Thailand Open Zhang Wei (badminton...

The Wei River (Chinese: 渭河; pinyin: Wèi Hé; Wade–Giles: Wei Ho) is a major river in west-central China's Gansu and Shaanxi provinces. It is the largest...

Wei Yan (pronunciation) (died c.October 234), courtesy name Wenchang, was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of Shu Han during the...

meaning to be fiercely independent. 圍魏救趙 (literally: "to besiege the State of Wei to rescue the State of Zhao"), meaning to relieve a besieged ally by attacking...

The Conquest of Shu by Wei was a military campaign launched by the dynastic state of Cao Wei against its rival Shu Han in late 263 during the Three Kingdoms...

and Later Yan. The Northern Wei reunified northern China in 440 but split in 534, with Hebei coming under Eastern Wei; then the Northern Qi, with its...

settlement. In 1398, during the Ming dynasty, it became a military stronghold (wei) to defend against raids by the wokou. The fortification at Weihai was constructed...

(/ˈaɪ weɪˈweɪ/ EYE way-WAY; Chinese: 艾未未; pinyin: Ài Wèiwèi, IPA: [âɪ wêɪ.wêɪ]; born 28 August 1957) is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian...

Wei Zheng (580 – 11 February 643), courtesy name Xuancheng, posthumous name Duke Wenzhen of Zheng, was a Chinese politician and historian. He served as...

Pei Wei Asian Diner, LLC, doing business as Pei Wei Asian Kitchen, (/ˌpeɪ ˈweɪ/)) is an American restaurant chain serving Pan Asian fare, operating in...

Wei Daxun (Chinese: 魏大勋 ; born 12 April 1989) is a Chinese actor, singer, and host. Wei ranked 85th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2019, and 56th...

present-day Tongguan County, Shaanxi) and the banks of the Wei River. The first engagement took place when Cao Cao's forces were crossing the Wei River to the...

Wei Zifu (simplified Chinese: 卫子夫; traditional Chinese: 衛子夫; pinyin: Weì Zǐfū; Wade–Giles: Wei Tzu-fu; died 9 September 91 BC), posthumously known as Empress...

period. Wei Guan was from Anyi County (安邑縣), Hedong Commandery (河東郡), which is located west of present-day Xia County, Shanxi. His father Wei Ji (衛覬)...

Wei Shou (Chinese: 魏收; pinyin: Wèi Shōu) (506–572), courtesy name Boqi (伯起), was a Chinese author born in Quyang County in Julu Commandery (today Xingtai...

generally considered to be a site east of Guangzong County, Julu Commandery (present-day Wei County, Xingtai, Hebei). Late in the winter of 191, following...

Weis Markets, Inc. (/waɪz/), or (/waɪzɪz/) doing business as Weis and stylized as weis, is a Mid-Atlantic food retailer headquartered in Sunbury, Pennsylvania...

Wei Lihuang (traditional Chinese: 衛立煌; simplified Chinese: 卫立煌; pinyin: Wèi Lìhuáng) (16 February 1897 – 17 January 1960) was a Chinese general who served...