Yang (state)

Yang (State) (simplified Chinese: 杨国; traditional Chinese: 楊國) was a state established during the Western Zhou dynasty and the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China.

History

King Wu of Zhou granted Shu Yu of Tang a state named Tang. He was the son of King Wu of Zhou and the younger brother of King Cheng of Zhou. The State of Tang would later be renamed Jin by Shu Yu's son and successor, Xie.

The Yang state was conquered by the Jin state during the reign of Duke Wu of Jin, and ancient lands of the Yang state was given to one of his sons named Boqiao at 13th years old. With the conquest of the Yang state, many people of Yang (楊) eventually took the name of their former country as their family name, and account for the majority of Chinese people with the family name Yang today.

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State

State may refer to:

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State (CTA Englewood Line station)

State was a station on the Englewood Branch of the Chicago 'L'. The station opened on November 3, 1905 and closed on September 2, 1973 as part of a group of budget-related CTA station closings.

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State (theology)

In Christianity, the term state is used in various senses by theologians and spiritual writers.

The word is used in the classification of the degrees or stages of Christian perfection, or the advancement of souls in the supernatural life of grace during their sojourn in the world. This has reference to the practice of all the virtues, both theological virtues and moral virtues, and to all their acts both external and internal. It includes two elements, namely a believer's own efforts and the grace of God assisting the believer.

Division of states

Most of this article is written from the viewpoint of the Catholic Church and is derived from the Catholic Encyclopedia, which "proposes to give its readers full and authoritative information on the entire cycle of Catholic interests, action and doctrine". This article takes up the latter of the senses described in the introduction, according to the various classes of souls who aspire to perfection in this life. The Catholic Church Fathers and theologians distinguish three stages or states of perfection. These are the state of beginners, state of the progressing, and state of the perfect. These states are also designated "ways" because they are the ways in which God guides souls to Himself.

Characters of the Final Fantasy IV series

Final Fantasy IV, a role-playing video game released by Square in 1991, revolves Cecil Harvey, a knight of Baron who embarks on a quest to defeat Golbez, a man that is controlling the king of Baron. During Cecil's quest, he is joined by his childhood friends Kain Highwind and Rosa Farrell, as well as other warriors from around the world who also seek to stop Golbez. The visuals of the characters were designed by Yoshitaka Amano. After its initial release, Final Fantasy IV was later ported to multiple consoles. In 2007, Square Enix released an enhanced remake for the Nintendo DS that added voice acting to both the Japanese and English versions.

The game's 2008 sequel, Final Fantasy IV: The After Years is set seventeen years after Final Fantasy IV and includes most of the characters from the original game as well as introducing several new characters. The story of The After Years primarily revolves around Ceodore Harvey, the son of Cecil and Rosa. In 2011, a third game in the series was released. Set one year after Final Fantasy IV and sixteen years prior to The After Years, Final Fantasy IV Interlude, was released for the PlayStation Portable, and featured several of the original Final Fantasy IV protagonists.

Yin and yang

In Chinese philosophy, yin and yang (also yin-yang or yin yang, 陰陽 yīnyáng "dark—bright") describes how opposite or contrary forces are actually complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world, and how they give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another. Many tangible dualities (such as light and dark, fire and water, expanding and contracting) are thought of as physical manifestations of the duality symbolized by yin and yang. This duality lies at the origins of many branches of classical Chinese science and philosophy, as well as being a primary guideline of traditional Chinese medicine, and a central principle of different forms of Chinese martial arts and exercise, such as baguazhang, taijiquan (t'ai chi), and qigong (Chi Kung), as well as appearing in the pages of the I Ching.

Duality is found in many belief systems but Yin and Yang are parts of a Oneness that is also equated with the Dao. A term has been coined dualistic-monism or dialectical monism. Yin and yang can be thought of as complementary (rather than opposing) forces that interact to form a dynamic system in which the whole is greater than the assembled parts. Everything has both yin and yang aspects, (for instance shadow cannot exist without light). Either of the two major aspects may manifest more strongly in a particular object, depending on the criterion of the observation. The yin yang (i.e. taijitu symbol) shows a balance between two opposites with a portion of the opposite element in each section.

Yang (Korean surname)

Yang is a Korean surname. It can be written four different ways using Chinese characters, but currently only two of the four are used in South Korea. The first of the two clans originated in a South Korean city named Cheongju while the second of the two clans originated on Jeju Island. The founder of the Cheongju Yang clan was a Chinese government official who stayed in Korea after escorting the future queen of King Gongmin to Korea. The founder of the Jeju Yang clan is Yang Tang. According to legend, Yang Tang was a distant descendant of Yang Ul-la, one of the three men who descended from a cave on the north side of Jeju Island's Halla Mountain. The three men then went on to establish the Yang, Pu, and Ko clans on the island.

The list below enumerates famous people with the last name Yang, which includes Yang Hyun-suk, the CEO and founder of YG Entertainment, wrestler Yang Jung-mo who was the first South Korean to win an Olympic gold medal, and gymnast Yang Hak-seon who was the first South Korean to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics.