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Encyclopedia > Yuan Huangtou

Yuan Huangtou(chinese:zh:元黄头) was the son of emperor Yuan Lang of Eastern Wei.At that time,Gao Yang took control the court of Eastern Wei and set the emperor as puppet.Finally Yan Huangtou was imprisonned by Gao Yang and used him in an aviation experiment, binding him to a large Kite flying from the tower of Ye, China[1] The Eastern Wei Dynasty followed the disintegration of the Northern Wei, and ruled northern China from 534 to 550. ... The Eastern Wei Dynasty followed the disintegration of the Northern Wei, and ruled northern China from 534 to 550. ... Aviation refers to flying using aircraft, machines designed by humans for atmospheric flight. ... Yokaichi Giant Kite Festival held on the fourth Sunday every May in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan A man flying a kite on the beach, a common place that kites can be found. ... Ye was a city in ancient China. ...


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  1. ^ (永定三年)使元黄头与诸囚自金凤台各乘纸鸱以飞,黄头独能至紫陌乃堕,仍付御史中丞毕义云饿杀之。(Rendering: [In the 3rd year of Yongding, 559], Gao Yang conducted an experiment by having Yuan Huangtou and a few prisoners launch themselves from a tower in Ye, capital of the Northern Qi. Yuan Huangtou was the only one who survived from this flight, as he glided over the city-wall and fell at Zimo [western segment of Ye] safely, but he was later executed.) Zizhi Tongjian 167.


 

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