Xuanwu
Xuanwu is:
- the Chinese name for the Taoist deity of the Dark Warrior (Xuanwu 玄武)
- the Chinese name for one of the four symbols of the Chinese star constellations, the black turtle (Xuan Wu 玄武)
Xuanwu is also a place name that occurs several times in China:
- the urban district 宣武区 of the Chinese capital Beijing, see Xuanwu (Beijing)
- the municipality 玄武区 of the city of Nanjing, see Xuanwu (Nanjing)
- the large community 玄武 镇 of Luyi County in Henan, see Xuanwu (Luyi)
- the Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing