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    Ongaeshi (の恩返し, lit. "Crane's Return of a Favor") is a story from Japanese folklore about a crane who returns a favor to a man. A variant of the story where...
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    durumi; the Chinese character '丹' means 'red', '頂/顶' means 'crown' and '/鹤' means 'crane'), is a large East Asian crane among the rarest cranes in the world...
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    Yellow Crane Tower (simplified Chinese: 黄鹤楼; traditional Chinese: 黃樓; pinyin: Huánghè Lóu) is a traditional Chinese tower located in Wuhan. The current...
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    Orizuru (redirect from Origami crane)
    his message. The term renzuru (連, "conjoined cranes") refers to an origami technique whereby one folds multiple cranes from a single sheet of paper (usually...
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    Cranes (simplified Chinese: 鹤; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Hè) are an important motif in Chinese mythology. There are various myths involving cranes...
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    the restaurant as The Crane Wives, named after the album "The Crane Wife" by The Decemberists, itself based on the Japanese folk tale Tsuru Nyōbō (女房...
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    "Sandhill cranes seen in E China's Jiangsu". Xinhuanet. 12 February 2012. Archived from the original on 11 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2013. "沙丘迷航台灣 轟動鳥界"...
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    Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku (category Aircraft carriers of the Imperial Japanese Navy)
    , meaning "Soaring Crane") was the lead ship of her class of two aircraft carriers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) shortly before the Pacific...
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  • (or green) dragon Shōkaku (翔) Flying crane Zuikaku (瑞) Auspicious crane Taihō (大鳳) Great phoenix Converted warship; put the initial Ōtori (Hō) (鳳, phoenix)...
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    Chang I Traditional White Crane Kung Fu (USA) - Dr. Lee's Academy White Crane Kung Fu & Tai Chi Club of Scotland Mr. Mah Peng Kong - Bai Hu Quan 白 拳...
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