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1 Development of Ancient China fundamentals, culture & mythical and connection within United Kingdom of Israel & Judah Zhou Dynasty ( BC) During the Zhou Dynasty, the origins of native Chinese philosophy developed, its initial stages beginning in the 6th century BC. The greatest Chinese philosophers, those who made the greatest impact on later generations of Chinese, were Kong Fuzi (Latin: Confucius), founder of Confucianism, and Laozi, founder of Daoism. Other philosophers, theorists, and schools of thought in this era were Mozi (Latin: Micius), founder of Mohism, Mengzi (Latin: Mencius), a famous Confucian who expanded upon Kong Fuzi's legacy, Shang Yang and Han Feizi, responsible for the development of ancient Chinese Legalism (the core philosophy of the Qin Dynasty), and Xunzi, who was arguably the center of ancient Chinese intellectual life during his time, even more so than iconic intellectual figures such as Mencius. Zhōu Mù Wáng ( 周穆王 ) or King Mu Zhōu Mù Wáng ( 周穆王 ) or King Mu of Chou or Mu Wang was the fifth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty ( BC). King Mu Wang came into power after his father King Zhao's death during his tour to the South. King Mu was perhaps the most pivotal emperor of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty, reigning nearly sixty six years, from c.976 BC to c.922 BC. He was reputed to have lived until the age of 105. He liked to travel, and in particular visited the Kunlun Mountains several times during his reign, and is said that he traveled 90,000 kilometers to the west. King Mu was more ambitious than wise. During King Mu's reign, the Zhou Dynasty was at its peak, and King Mu tried to stamp out invaders in the western part of China and ultimately expand Zhou's influence to the east. In the height of his passion for conquests, he led an immense army against the Jung Tribes, native to India, that had colonized the western part of China. His visits and travels allowed him to contact many tribes and swayed them to either join under the Zhou banner or be conquered in war with his mighty army. This expedition must have been more of a failure than a success, proven by the fact that he brought back only four white wolves and four white deer. Unintentionally and inadvertently, he thus sowed the seeds of hatred which culminated in an invasion of China by the same tribes in 771 B.C. Zhou Muwang ( 穆王 BC) was a legendary figure famous for fighting in the west and maybe today's Central Asia where he met on Kunlun Mountain with so called Xi Wang Mu ( 西王母 ), namely, Queen Mother of the West. (The actual place for Kunlun Mountains would be somewhere close to today's Jiuquan County, Gansu Province. Mt Kunlun, extending for almost 2000 miles from Kara Kunlun bordering Tibet in the west to Qilian Mountain in the east, was a source of many Chinese myths and legends. One Chinese myth tells a story about King Mu Wang, who dreamed of being an immortal god. He was determined to visit the heavenly paradise and taste the peaches of immortality. A brave charioteer named Tsao Fu, used his chariot to carry the emperor to his destination.

2 Xi Wang Mu ( 西王母 ) or Queen Mother of the West The Queen Mother of the West or Xi Wang Mu ( 西王母 ) is an ancient Chinese goddess whose origin can be traced back to oracle bone inscriptions of the fifteenth century BCE that record sacrifices to a "western mother". (Cahill, 1993) Even though these inscriptions illustrate that she predates organized Taoism, she is most often associated with Taoism. From her name alone some of her most important characteristics are revealed: she is royal, female and is associated with the west. (Benard, 2000). The growing popularity of the Queen Mother of the West, as well as the beliefs that she was the dispenser of prosperity, longevity, and eternal bliss took place during the second century BCE when the northern and western parts of China were able to be better known because of the opening of the Silk Routes. (Mair, 2006). In Zhuangzi scroll of taoism describes the Queen Mother as one of the highest of the gods, meaning she had gained immortality and celestial powers. Zhuangzi also states that Xiwangmu is seated upon a spiritual western mountain range, suggesting she is connected to not only the heavens but also to the west. The Queen Mother of the West, called Xiwangmu ( 西王母 ) in Chinese, is usually depicted holding court within her palace on Mount Kunlun in western China. Her palace is believed to be a perfect and complete paradise, where it was used as a meeting place for the gods and a cosmic pillar where communications between gods and humans were possible. (Dien, 2003) At her palace she was surrounded by a female retinue of prominent goddesses and spiritual attendants. Although not definite there are many beliefs that her garden had a special orchard of longevity peaches which would ripen once every three thousand years (Dien, 2003), others believe though that her court on Mount Kunlun was nearby to the orchard of the Peaches of Immortality. No matter where the peaches were located, the Queen Mother of the West is widely known for serving peaches to her guests, which would then make them immortal. Xi Wang Mu ( 西王母 ) and King Mu of the Zhou Dynasty ( BC) Probably one of the best known stories of contact between a goddess and a mortal ruler is between King Mu of the Zhou Dynasty and the Queen Mother of the West. There are several different accounts of this story but they all agree that King Mu, one of the greatest rulers of the Zou, set out on a trip with his eight chargers to the far western regions of his empire. As he obtains the eight chargers and has the circuit of his realm, it proves that he has the Mandate of Heaven. On his journey he encounters the Queen Mother of the West on the mythical Mount Kunlun. They then have a love affair, and King Mu hoping to obtain immortality, gives the Queen Mother important national treasures. In the end he must return to the human realm, and does not receive immortality. The relationship between the Queen Mother of the West and King Mu is often compared to that of Taoist master and disciple. (Bernard, 2000) She passes on secret teaching to him at his request and he, the disciple, fails to benefit and dies like any other mortal. Xi Wang Mu ( 西王母 ) and The First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty (221 BC 206 BC) The first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, Qin Xi Huang Ti ( 秦始皇 ), united the Warring States of China through brilliant military strategy and diplomacy to control the greatest territory ever yet seen in China. It was also under his command that workers joined pre existing sections of wall to create the Great Wall of China. Even after these accomplishments he is known in history as a failure both as a king and as a seeker of immortality. Qin had the opportunity to meet the Queen Mother of the West and attain greatness from her, but instead squandered it.(bernard, 2000)

3 Xi Wang Mu ( 西王母 ) and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (206 BC 220 AD) As legend tells Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Han Wudi the "Martial Emperor of the Han" and the Queen Mother of the West met during the height of Wu's reign, when she visited him during the night of Double Seven, the night for encounters between mortal men and divine women.(bernard, 2000) When the Queen Mother of the West visits Emperor Wu she shares a banquet with him, grants him special teachings, and then departs. Emperor Wu just like King Mu before him fails to follow her teachings, and fails to put them into practice, and therefore he inevitable dies. Xi Wang Mu ( 西王母 ) and the Queen of Sheba The Kunlun Mountains are believed to be Taoist paradise. The first to visit this paradise was, according to the legends, King Mu of the Zhou Dynasty ( BCE). He supposedly discovered there the Jade Palace of Huang Di ( 黃帝 / 黄帝 ), the mythical Yellow Emperor (2497 BCE to 2398 BCE), originator and the first of Chinese Emperor. At Kunlun Mountain, King Mu met Hsi Wang Mu (Xi Wang Mu), the 'Spirit Mother of the West' usually called the 'Queen Mother of the West', who was the object of an ancient religious cult which reached its peak in the Han Dynasty, also had her mythical abode in these mountains. Jesuit missionaries, the noted American Sinologist Charles Hucker, and London University s Dr Bernard Leeman (2005) have suggested that Xiwangmu and the Queen of Sheba was one and the same person. Queen of Sheba (Xi Wang Mu) and King Solomon: According to the Arabic Story, Queen of Sheba, سبا ملك ة) ) named Balqis was a wise ruler. Sheba is typically identified as Saba, a nation once spanning the Red Sea on the coasts of what are now Eritrea, Somalia, Ethiopia and Yemen, in Arabia Felix. The Qur'anic narrative has Solomon getting reports of a kingdom ruled by a queen whose people worship the sun. He sent a letter inviting her to visit him and to discuss his deity, related as Allah, the Lord of the Worlds: And he reviewed the birds; and he said: "Why is it I see not the Hoopoe? Or is he among the Qur'an [27:20] absent? But the Hoopoe not long in coming, and he said: I have found out territory hitch thou hast Qur'an [27:22] not compassed, and I have come to thee from Sheba with sure tidings. (The Hoopoe said) ""I found (there) a woman ruling over them and provided with every Qur'an [27:23] requisite; and she has a magnificent throne. King Solomon invites her to submit to "Allah, The Most Beneficent, and The Most Merciful". (King Solomon said to the Hoopoe) "Go thou, with this letter of mine, and deliver it to them: Qur'an [27:23] then draw back from them and (wait to) see what answer they return. Upon receiving King Solomon s letter, Queen of Sheba requests advice from her chiefs, who are most willing to make war. The Queen, however, responds: "Kings, when they enter a country, despoil it, and make the noblest of its people its meanest thus do they behave. But I am going to send him a present, and (wait) to see with what (answer) return (my) ambassadors." [Qur'an 27:34] [Qur'an 27:35] and

4 And so the Queen sends gifts to King Solomon, but The King refused. Meanwhile the envoys of the Queen return with the gifts, and the Queen decides to personally visit King Solomon. The queen arrived at his court, was shown her throne, entered his crystal palace, and started asking the questions. She was impressed by his wisdom and praised his deity. Reportedly, she eventually accepted Abrahamic monotheism....o my Lord! I have indeed wronged my soul: I do now submit with Solomon to Allah, to the Lord of the Worlds." [Qur'an 27:44]. Also we found from Book of Glory (kəbrä nägäst) chapter 28: Queen of Sheba say "From this moment I will not worship the sun, but will worship the Creator of the sun, the God of Israel." Satisfied with King Solomon, the two ruling nations are in peace. There was indeed a sign for Sheba in their dwelling place, two Gardens to the right and to the left. "Eat of the Sustenance (provided) by Qur'an [34:15) your Lord, and be grateful to Him, a good land (territory) and a Forgiving Lord! In Islamic views, the two nations are united, and King Solomon make Queen of Sheba wife. But either Quranic or Bible not motions too much about King Solomon and Queen of Sheba story after Queen Sheeba accepted Abrahamic monotheism. According Book of the Glory of Kings or kəbrä nägäst ( ), Menelik I (originally named Ebna la Hakim or "Son of the Wise") a first Jewish Emperor of Ethiopia, is traditionally believed to be the son of King Solomon of ancient Israel and Makeda or Balqis, Queen of Sheba and ruled around 950 BC. Menelik also with bringing the Ark of the Covenant or Ārōn Hāb rīt ( אָרוֹן ה ב ר ית ) or Tābūt Al ahd ( العهد ت ابوت ) or Tablets of stone containing the Ten Commandments to Ethiopia, following a visit to Jerusalem to meet his father upon reaching adulthood at the age of 22. Menelik travels to Jerusalem by way of Gaza, seeking Solomon's blessing, and identifies himself to his father with the ring. Overjoyed by this reunion, Solomon tries to convince Menelik to stay and succeed him as king, but Menelik insists on returning to his mother in Ethiopia. King Solomon had intended on sending one son of each of his nobles and one son each of each temple priest with Menelik upon his return to his mother's kingdom. He is supposed to have had a replica made of the Ark for them to take with them, but the son of Zadok the High Priest secretly switched the replica with the real Ark, and brought it into Ethiopia without Menelik's knowledge where it is said to remain to this day in the ancient town of Axum (kəbrä nägäst chapters 45 48). During the journey home, Menelik learns the Ark is with him, and Solomon discovers that it is gone from his kingdom. King Solomon attempts to pursue Menelik, but his son is magically flown home before he can leave his kingdom (kəbrä nägäst chapters 64). Upon the Queen of Sheba journey after she learn the real Ark, Menelik assumed the throne with the new title of Emperor and King of Kings of Ethiopia. According to legend, he founded the Solomonic dynasty of Ethiopia that ruled Ethiopia with few interruptions for years and 225 generations later ended with the fall of Emperor Haile Selassie was overthrown in King Solomon985 (BC 932 BC) or King Sulayman سليمان) ) Ability According to the Rabbinical literature, on account of his modest request for wisdom only, King Solomon was rewarded with riches and an unprecedentedly glorious realm, which extended over the upper world inhabited by the angels and over the whole of the terrestrial globe with all its inhabitants, including all the beasts, fowls, and reptiles, as well as the demons and spirits. His control over the demons, spirits, and animals augmented his splendor, the demons bringing him precious stones, besides water from distant countries to irrigate his exotic plants. The beasts and fowls of their own accord entered the kitchen of Solomon's palace, so that they might be used as food for

5 him, and extravagant meals for him were prepared daily by each of his 700 wives and 300 concubines Bible [1 Kings 11:13] with the thought that perhaps the king would feast that day in her house. In the Qur'an, King Solomon is a son of the Prophet King David / Dawud داود) ), ruling a large kingdom that extended south into Yemen, he was known throughout the lands for his wisdom and fair judgments. He also told to have learned much from his father, and subsequently made a prophet by Allah and given power of knowledge: We gave knowledge to David and Solomon: And they both said: "Praise be to Allah, Who has Qur'an [27:15] favored us above many of his servants who believe!" And certainly We gave to avid grace from God, (saying) "O ye Mountains! Sing ye back the Praises Qur'an [34:10] of Allah with him! and ye birds (also)! And We made the iron supple unto him. King Solomon not only a Greatest and Richest King in all history is said to have been given control over various elements, such as the wind and transportation. In addition he had excellent relations with the Jinn as well as animals. Thus the Quran says, King Solomon said: My Lord! do Thou forgive me and grant me a kingdom which is not fit [Qur'an 38:35] for (being inherited by) anyone after me Then God subjected the wind to King Solomon power, to flow gently to his order run gently [Qur'an 38:36] wherever he desired [Qur'an 38:37] As also the demon, (including) every kind of builder and diver, [Qur'an 38:38] And other demons fettered in chains [Qur'an 38:39] This is free gift (from Allah), therefore give freely or withhold, without reckoning Solomon as David's heir. He said: O mankind! We have been taught the speech of birds, and Qur'an [27:16] on us has been bestowed of all things: this is indeed Grace manifest (from Allah.)" And there were gathered together unto Solomon his armies of Jinn s and humankind, and [Qur'an 27:17] birds, and they were all kept in order and ranks. (We made) to Solomon the Wind (obedient): Its early morning (stride) was a month's (journey), and its evening (stride) was a month's (journey); and We made a Font of molten brass to flow for him; and there were Jinn s that worked in front of him, by the leave of his Lord, and if any of them turned aside from our command, We made him taste of the Penalty Qur'an [34:12] of the Blazing Fire. The troops of jinn worked for him as he desired, (making) of fortresses and images (statues), basins like wells as reservoirs, and cauldrons (cooking pots) fixed (boilers built into the ground):" Give Thanks (to Lord), Sons of David, and (cause) very few of My servants Qur'an [34:13] (mankind) are grateful!" And there were gathered together unto Solomon his armies of the jinn and humankind, and Qur'an [27:17] of the birds, and they were formed kept in order into groups Said an 'Ifrit, of the Jinn s: "I will bring it to thee before thou rise from thy council: indeed I Qur'an [27:39] have full strength for the purpose, and may be trusted." Said one (sorceress of the humankind) who had knowledge of the Scripture (Al Kitab): "I will bring it to thee within the blinking of an eye!" Then when (Solomon) saw it placed firmly before him, he said: "This is by the Grace of my Lord! to test me whether I am grateful or ungrateful! And if any is grateful, truly his gratitude is (a gain) for his own soul; but if any is ungrateful, truly my Lord is Free of all Needs, Supreme in Honors!" Qur'an [27:40]. The Qur an 38:39 indicates King Solomon had an authority to give some of his abilty to other person. Probably the person is King Manelik, son of King Solomon and Queen of Sheba. The

6 solomon ability which is keep Solomonic dynasty Kingdom of Ethiopia ruled Ethiopia for years until overthrown in Also probaby the other person was his wife, Queen of Sheba which she can travel over 3170 Miles (5100 km) from Axum, Ethiopia to Mount Kunlun, Tibet China. The Transcendences of Sheba, a religious group, believes that the Queen of Sheba's pre Deuteronomy Torah recorded in the Kebra Nagast was influential in the development of Taoism (Daoism/ 道教 ). They insist that after vacating the throne for her son by King Solomom of Israel, the queen journeyed to the Kunlun Mountains where, known as the Queen from the West, she attained spiritual enlightenment. Other reference: Taoism ( 道教 ): There are three major text of tao, there are: Tao Te Ching or Dàodéjīng ( 道德经 ) writen by Laozi or Lao Tse, Lao Tzu, Laotze, Lao Zi ( 老子 ) born in 6th century BC who lived to nine hundred and ninety years, and traveled to India to reveal the Dao. Tao Te Ching is fundamental to the Philosophical Taoism (Dàojiā 道家 ), created in 6th century BC. The Liezi or Lièzĭ ( 列子 ) literally "Master Lie" is a Daoist text attributed to Lie Yukou, a circa 5th century BCE Hundred Schools of Thought philosopher. The Liezi is generally considered to be the most practical of the major Daoist works, compared to the philosophical writings of Laozi and the poetic narrative of Zhuangzi. Most Liezi chapters are named after famous figures in Chinese mythology and history. Either sage rulers like the Yellow Emperor (supposedly r BCE), King Tang of Shang ( BCE), and King Mu of Zhou ( BCE); or philosophers like Confucius ( BCE). The Zhou Mu Wang or "King Mu of Zhou" discusses sense perceptions as illusions; "Endeavor and Destiny" takes a fatalistic view of destiny, which goes against the traditional Daoist concept of Wuwei (karmic view). Most of historian believe the destiny concept was taken by Xi Wang Mu or Queen Mother of the West ( 西王母 ) Zhuangzi or Zhuāngzǐ ( 莊子 ) was named after its purported author Zhuangzi, the philosopher in 4 century BCE. The text is a composite of writings from various sources. The traditional view is that Zhuangzi himself wrote the first seven chapters (the "inner chapters") and his students and related thinkers were responsible for the other parts (the "outer" and "miscellaneous" chapters). The Zhuangzi text is widely regarded as both deeply insightful in thought and as an achievement of the Chinese poetical essay form. It uses the Chinese language in complex, multi layered, and often playful ways, and is notoriously difficult to translate.

Occasionally though, China did get invaded from the north and west. Yellow River (a.k.a. River)

Occasionally though, China did get invaded from the north and west. Yellow River (a.k.a. River) China s Geography China was geographically from most of the rest of the world, so it developed without too much interference from the rest of the world. China was protected by the on one side, and desert