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Wuxian (Shang dynasty)

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Wu Xian (astronomer)
Chinese
Chinese
pinyin
Wade–Giles
Shang dynasty
China
Tai Wu
Gan De
Shi Shen
Warring States
Dunhuang map
Tang dynasty
Li Sao
Tai Wu
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Whitfield, Susan
ISBN
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