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Encyclopedia > Pak Tai

Pak Tai (北帝; pinyin Bei Di) is a Taoist god of the North. Pinyin (拼音, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard Mandarin. ... The Yin-Yang or Taiji diagram, often used as a symbol in Taoism. ... Compass rose with north highlighted and at top North is one of the four cardinal directions, specifically the direction that, in Western culture, is treated as the primary direction: north is used (explicitly or implicitly) to define all other directions; the (visual) top edges of maps usually correspond to the...


The Chinese world celebrates his birthday on April 21. April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ...


Festivals

  • A festival is held on the island of Taipa in Macau. The celebration at the Pak Tai Temple includes an opera-styled performance
  • Annual Bun Festival in Cheung Chau Island, Hong Kong, held in front of the Pak Tai Temple

Taipa (氹仔島; Cantonese Jyutping; Tam5 Zai2 Dou2; pinyin: DàngzÇŽi; DÇŽo) is an island of Macau in the Peoples Republic of China. ... The old-style Bun Mountain made up of bamboo sticks Bun Festival (太平清醮 in Chinese, 醮 being a Taoist sacrificial ceremony) is a traditional Chinese festival in Hong Kong. ... Cheung Chau (é•·æ´²; lit. ...

See also

Chinese mythology is the mythology of Chinese civilization. ...

External links

  • Pak Tai Temple in Macau
  • Pak Tai Temple in Hong Kong

  Results from FactBites:
 
Pak Tai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (93 words)
Pak Tai (北帝; pinyin Bei Di) is a Taoist god of the North.
A festival is held on the island of Taipa in Macau.
Annual Bun Festival in Cheung Chau Island, Hong Kong, held in front of the Pak Tai Temple
Hong Kong - Festivals (March) (464 words)
Pak Tai, its name means Ruler of the North and his full title is Superior Divinity of the Deep Dark Heaven, True Soldier of the North.
Pak Tai fought barefoot, hair flowing over shoulders and dressed in a fl robe with a golden breast-plate.
Pak Tai was appointed to be the commander-in-chief and was asked to attack the Demons.
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