| XinguFor the river of this name see Xingu_River For the Brazilian natives see Xingu (people) For the story by Edith Wharton see Xingu (story) Xingu is also a brand of Brazilian black beer. It has a distinct, almost cola-like, flavor. It is sometimes categorize | Xi'anXi'an (; Hanyu Pinyin: Xi'n, Wade-Giles: Hsi-An literal meaning: "Western Peace") is the capital of Shaanxi province, in China and a sub-provincial city. It was one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China because it has been the capital of 12 dynastie | XIVe arrondissementThe 14e arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, France. It is located on the Left Bank. It borders the 6e arrondissement, 13e arrondissement, 15e arrondissement. Important places include: Cimetiere du Montparnasse Gare Montparnasse Montp |
| XiuhtecuhtliIn Aztec mythology, Xiuhtecuhtli (also Huehueteotl "old god") was the personification of life after death, light in darkness and food during famine. He was usually depicted with a red or yellow face and a censer on his head. His wife was Chalciuhtlicue. | Xipe TotecIn Aztec mythology, Xipe Totec ("our lord the flayed one") was a life-death-rebirth deity, god of agriculture, the west, disease, spring, goldsmiths and the seasons. He flayed himself to give food to humanity, symbolic of the maize seed losing the outer l | XiuhcoatlIn Aztec mythology, Xiuhcoatl (the fire-snake or Turquoise Serpent) was the personification of drought and scorched earth. It was represented in artifacts as a serpent, and is related to the fire cult of Xiuhtecuhtli. Aztec mythology Dragons. |
| XianbeiThe Xianbei (, written Xinbei in pinyin or Hsien-pei in Wade-Giles) is a significant nomadic people residing in modern Manchuria and eastern Mongolia before migrating into areas of the modern provinces of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Hebei, Inner Mong | XiamenXiamen ( Simplified: , Traditional: , Wade Giles: Hsiamen is a coastal sub-provincial city in Fujian Province, southern China. Area: 1565. 09 km² (300 km² water) Population: 1,371,600 (late 2002) GDP per capita: ¥38567 (ca. US$4660) in 2003, ranked no 9 a | Xi'an IncidentThe Xi'an Incident ( Xi'n shibian) occurred in Xi'an on December 12, 1936. During the Sino-Japanese War, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, Commander in Chief of National Revolutionary Army of the Kuomintang (KMT), refused to ally with the Communist Party of |