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- Jiang Rong (1946-), pseudonym of Lü Jiamin 呂嘉民|吕嘉民[Lu:3 Jia1 min2], Chinese writer
Trad. 姜堰區
- Jiangyan, a district of Taizhou City 泰州市[Tai4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu
- Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), partly mythical sage advisor to King Wen of Zhou 周文王[Zhou1 Wen2 wang2] and purported author of “Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
- Jiang Shinian (c. 2000 BC), birth name of Shennong 神農|神农[Sheng2 nong2] Farmer God, first of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] and creator of agriculture in China
Trad. 高良薑
- Thai ginger
- lesser galangale (Kaempferia galanga)
- heroine of Qin dynasty 秦朝 folk tale, who searched for her husband, and whose tears broke down a stretch of the Great Wall to reveal his body
Trad. 薑是老的辣
- see 薑還是老的辣|姜还是老的辣[jiang1 hai2 shi4 lao3 de5 la4]
Trad. 薑還是老的辣
- ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom)
- the older, the wiser
Trad. 姜太公釣魚，願者上鉤
- Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose