Wei
Encyclopedia
States
- Northern WeiNorthern WeiThe Northern Wei Dynasty , also known as the Tuoba Wei , Later Wei , or Yuan Wei , was a dynasty which ruled northern China from 386 to 534 . It has been described as "part of an era of political turbulence and intense social and cultural change"...
(386–535), during Southern and Northern Dynasties - Wei (Spring and Autumn Period)Wei (Spring and Autumn Period)This article is about the State of Wei founded during the Spring and Autumn Period. For the Warring States Period state whose name is pronounced identically, see Wei ....
, during the Spring and Autumn Period - Wei (state)Wei (state)The State of Wei was a Zhou Dynasty vassal state during the Warring States Period of Chinese history. Its territory lay between the states of Qin and Qi and included parts of modern day Henan, Hebei, Shanxi and Shandong...
, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period - Cao WeiCao WeiCao Wei was one of the states that competed for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period. With the capital at Luoyang, the state was established by Cao Pi in 220, based upon the foundations that his father Cao Cao laid...
(220–265), during the Three Kingdoms Period - Wei (Dingling) (388–392), state of Dingling ethnicity in China
- "Wei Empire" - a fictional state and planetary romancePlanetary romancePlanetary romance is a type of science fiction or science fantasy story in which the bulk of the action consists of adventures on one or more exotic alien planets, characterized by distinctive physical and cultural backgrounds...
of Yulia LatyninaYulia LatyninaYulia Leonidovna Latynina is a Russian journalist, writer and radio host. She works at the radio station Echo of Moscow. She also writes for Novaya Gazeta and The Moscow Times.-Writer, journalist and radio host:...
, consisting of 5 novels and 2 short stories
People
- Wei (surname)Wei (surname)Wei is a Chinese surname. It was ranked the 122th most common Chinese surname in 2006.-List of people with the surname Wei :* Wei Chen, a Chinese singer and actor* Wei Jingsheng, a Chinese dissident* Wei Qing, a general of the Western Han Dynasty...
, Chinese family name - Wei (given name), different variations of Chinese given names
Other
- Wei Liaozi, one of the Seven Military Classic Texts
- Wei HaiWei HaiWei Hai is perhaps the oldest wargame, attributed as being invented in 5th century BC by Sun Tzu, the Chinese philosopher and military leader, author of the famous The Art of War. Wei Hai is played with colored stones representing armies and stresses the movements of large units....
, an ancient wargame - Wei (rank)Wei (rank)Wei is the rank held by company-grade officers in the military of both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China. It currently exists in three grades, Shao Wei , Zhong Wei , and Shang Wei...
, a company-grade officer in Chinese armed forces. - Wei RiverWei RiverThe Wei River is a major river in west-central China's Gansu and Shaanxi provinces. It is the largest tributary of the Yellow River and very important in the early development of Chinese civilization....
, a main tributary to the Yellow River - Wei County, HandanWei County, HandanWei County is a county of Hebei, China. It is under the administration of Handan City.-Administrative Divisions:Towns:*Weicheng , Dezheng , Huilong , Beiyao , Shuangjing , Yali , Chewang Townships:...
(魏县), in Hebei, China - Wei County, XingtaiWei County, XingtaiWei County is a county of Hebei, China. It is under the administration of Xingtai City.-Administrative Divisions:Towns:*Mingzhou , Liyuantun , Zhangtai , Houguan , Qiji Townships:...
(威县), in Hebei, China - Wei, a star otherwise known as Epsilon ScorpiiEpsilon ScorpiiEpsilon Scorpii is a star in the constellation Scorpius. Patrick Moore introduced the name Wei but this seems to be a misreading; Wěi , meaning the Tail, was originally the name of a Chinese asterism or Xiù comprising the stars ε, μ1-2, ζ1-2, η, θ, ι, κ,...
The acronym WEI may also refer to:
- Wau Ecology InstituteWau Ecology InstituteThe Wau Ecology Institute was established in 1961 near the town of Wau, Papua New Guinea, in Morobe province, as a field station of the Bishop Museum. In 1973 it became an independent environmental organisation. It has laboratory space for visiting scientists, a herbarium and zoological...
- The Windows Experience Index reported by the Windows System Assessment ToolWindows System Assessment ToolThe Windows System Assessment Tool is a module of Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7 which measures various performance characteristics and capabilities of the hardware it is running on and reports them as a Windows Experience Index score, a number from 1.0 and 5.9 for Windows Vista and from...
, a measure of the user-perceived performance of a computer running Microsoft Windows.