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36th Golden Horse Awards
The 36th Golden Horse Awards () took place on 12 December 1999 at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort .... References 36th 1999 film awards 1999 in Taiwan {{film-award-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Taipei)
The National Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall () is located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. It is a memorial to the Republic of China's Father of the Nation, National Father, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, and was completed in 1972. The total building area covers in an open space of . It contains displays of Sun's life and the revolution he led, and is also a multi-purpose social, educational and cultural center for the public. Description The main entrance to the hall contains a statue of Sun Yat-sen. Every hour, there is a formal changing of the guards, which is a popular tourist attraction. The building also includes a performance hall, an exhibition center of about , a multimedia theatre, an audio-visual center, lecture halls, and a library with over 300,000 books. The building itself is sited in Chung-shan Park. It includes gardens, decorative historical walls, and an exhibition and performance area surrounding Lake Cui (), also known as Emerald Pond. History Taiwan's government b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the northern port city of Keelung. Most of the city rests on the Taipei Basin, an ancient lakebed. The basin is bounded by the relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers, which join to form the Tamsui River along the city's western border. The city of Taipei is home to an estimated population of 2,646,204 (2019), forming the core part of the Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, which includes the nearby cities of New Taipei and Keelung with a population of 7,047,559, the 40th most-populous urban area in the world—roughly one-third of Taiwanese citizens live in the metro district. The name "Taipei" can refer either to the whole metropolitan area or just the city itself. Taipei has been the seat of the ROC central government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. The territories controlled by the ROC consist of 168 islands, with a combined area of . The main island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its highly urbanised population is concentrated. The capital, Taipei, forms along with New Taipei City and Keelung the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Other major cities include Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the most densely populated countries in the world. Taiwan has been settled for at least 25,000 years. Ancestors of Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowie Tsang
Bowie Tsang Po Yee (; born 21 February 1973) is a Taiwanese television host, singer, actress, and writer. She is also known by her nickname Ah-Po (). Career She graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from National Taiwan University in 1995. While in college, she worked as an assistant producer at Zhen Yan She, a subsidiary of Rock Records. When she returned to Hong Kong, she worked different jobs behind the camera, such as being a script supervisor and production assistant, as her father, actor Eric Tsang, did not want support her career within the entertainment industry. Tsang returned to Taiwan in 1997 and her first screen appearance as a host on Chung T'ien Television (formerly CTN). She was discovered by Taiwanese producer Chang Hsiao-yen, who signed Tsang to her management company in 1999. From 1999 to 2003, she released six albums. Tsang is well known in mainland China for her roles in television dramas. She won Best Entertainment Program Host at the 2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matilda Tao
Matilda Tao Ching-ying (; born 29 October 1969) is a Taiwanese singer, television host and author. Tao graduated from National Chengchi University. In 2005, she married Taiwanese actor Lee Lee-zen. 网易娱乐 September 12, 2008 Filmography Hosting Variety show Award ceremonies Awards and nominations , - , 1999 , ''Love Lecture'' , Best Host in a Television Programme , , - , 2001 , ''Entertainment News'' , rowspan=5, Best Host in a Variety Programme , , - , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakin Chau
Wakin Chau (born 22 December 1960), better known by his stage name Emil Chau during the 1980s and 1990s, is a Hong Kong-born Taiwanese singer and actor, popular throughout Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mainland China, and parts of Southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam). As of 2007, he has released more than 40 albums. Early life Wakin Chau was born in a rice store owned by his family at Sai Ying Pun in Hong Kong, the fourth son of seven children. He began learning the guitar when he was about 13 years old. In 1979, he left for Taipei to major in mathematics at National Taiwan University. While at college he sang and played folk songs in local coffee shops, learning to sing in Mandarin. Music career Hoping to establish a career as a recording artist, Chau sought contacts in the music industry, but after a lack of success, eventually signed on as an assistant producer at Rock Records, where he wrote pop songs for other artists. He was later encouraged by Chyi Yu to per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ordinary Heroes (1999 Film)
''Ordinary Heroes'' is a 1999 Hong Kong drama film directed and produced by Ann Hui. Based on real-life prototypes, the film focused on social activists in the 1970s and 1980s who fought defiantly against the British Colonial government for the rights of the Yau Ma Tei boat people and their mainland wives. Mostly leftists and Communist sympathisers, their despair after the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre is also highlighted. The Chinese title refers to a popular Teresa Teng song which played during the film. ''Ordinary Heroes'' was critically acclaimed, winning Best Picture at the 19th Hong Kong Film Awards and the 36th Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan, among others. Cast *Loletta Lee as Sow Fung-tai (credited as Rachel Lee) **Lee Kim-yu as teenaged Sow Fung-tai * Lee Kang-sheng as Lee Siu-tung **Cheung Nga-kwan as teenaged Lee Siu-tung * Anthony Wong as Father Kam *Tse Kwan-ho as Yau Ming-foon *Paw Hee-ching as Lee's mother *Lawrence Ah Mon as police officer *Mok Chiu-yu as street ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Hui
Ann Hui On-wah, (; born 23 May 1947) is a film director, producer, screenwriter and actress from Hong Kong who is one of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers of the Hong Kong New Wave. She is known for her films about social issues in Hong Kong which include: literary adaptations, martial arts, semi-autobiographical works, women's issues, social phenomena, political changes, and thrillers. She served as the president of the Hong Kong Film Directors' Guild from 2004 to 2006. Hui has won numerous awards. She won Best Director at the Golden Horse Awards three times (1999, 2011, 2014); Best Film at the Asia Pacific Film Festival; and Best Director at the Hong Kong Film Awards six times (1983, 1996, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018). Only two films have won a Grand Slam (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress) at the Hong Kong Film Awards; they are '' Summer Snow'' and ''A Simple Life'', both directed by Ann Hui. She was honored for her lifetime accom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ko Chun-hsiung
Ko Chun-hsiung (; 15 January 1945 – 6 December 2015) was a Taiwanese actor, director and politician. He had been acting since the 1960s and had appeared in more than 200 films. His career accolades included three Golden Horse Awards, two Asia Pacific Film Festival Awards for Best Actor, a Panama International Film Festival Award for Best Actor. In 2005, Chinese Film Association of Performance Art named Ko on the list of 100 Outstanding Artists in Chinese Film (1905 - 2004). Life Early life Ko was born in Kaohsiung. During Taiwan under Japanese rule, he attended Kaohsiung No.2 School and graduated from National Taiwan University of Arts, he also studied at Tokyo University and Saint John's College. Acting career Ko began his career by appearing in small roles before 1965. He appeared in '' The Silent Wife'' later that year. In 1967, Ko starred as Feng Ze in Ching-Zue Bai's ''Lonely Seventeen'', for which he won his first Best Actor Award at the Asia Pacific Film Festival. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loletta Lee
Rachel Lee (; born 8 January 1966), previously known as Loletta Lee, is a Hong Kong actress and a Category III film star. She started playing small roles in Hong Kong movies in the 1980s. Her first role as a lead actress was in ''Devoted to You''. After secondary school, she continued to play young teenagers in the 1980s until 1990. In the early 90s she actively participated in erotic comedy films such as '' Sex and Zen 2'' and '' Crazy Love''. Due to her age she can only be found today working in mainstream Hong Kong cinema. Her performance in '' Ordinary Heroes'' earned her a Golden Horse Award in 1999 for Best Actress. In an interview with FHM, Lee revealed that her parents were Indonesian Hakka of Meixian ancestry. Partial filmography *''Shanghai Blues'' 上海之夜 (1984) *''Merry Christmas'' 聖誕快樂 (1984) *'' Everlasting Love'' 停不了的愛 (1984) *''Happy Ghost'' 開心鬼 (1984) *'' Black Thunderstorm'' TORMENTA NEGRA (1984) *''Jazz of the Poker'' JAZZ DEL PO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TVBS Entertainment Channel
TVBS Entertainment Channel (formerly TVBS-G) is a satellite television channel in Taiwan, launched on 12 September 1994. TVBS Entertainment Channel rebroadcasts Hong Kong dramas from TVB, yet also produces its own dramas since 2003. Programs Dramas See also * Television Broadcasts Limited Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and TVB ... External links *TVBS Entertainment Channel Official Website Television stations in Taiwan Television channels and stations established in 1994 Companies of Taiwan TVB {{Taiwan-tv-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Horse Awards Ceremonies
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