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Alex Hua Tian
Alex Hua Tian (; born 25 October 1989) is an equestrian sportsman who competes in eventing for China. Early life Hua Tian was born in London to a Chinese father and a British mother. He has a brother, called Jamie Hua Ming. The family lived in Beijing, before moving to Hong Kong. Hua started riding aged four. His family moved to Wiltshire when he was 11, where Hua attended Chafyn Grove School followed by Eton College. Career Hua was the only Chinese event rider competing internationally between 2006 and 2016 and the first Chinese to be registered with International Federation for Equestrian Sports. He took a year out of his studies at Eton to prepare for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. He qualified four horses between October 2007 and May 2008. Although as a host nation competitor he only needed to achieve a minimum standard, he qualified in his own right through the rankings as the youngest ever Olympic event rider. In mid-2008 he achieved a ranking of 21st in the world. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hua (surname)
Hua is a common transliteration for some Chinese surnames, of which the most common ones are 華/华 () and 花 (). The Cantonese romanizations for 華 and 花 are Wah and Fa, respectively. 華, when pronounced in the fourth tone in Mandarin, is exclusively used in the name of Mount Hua and as a surname. The usual pronunciation of 華 is ''huá'', which literally means "prosper" and is used as a reference to the Chinese people. On the other hand, 花 literally means "flower". Huà (华 / 華) It is listed 28th on the Song dynasty-era ''Hundred Family Surnames''. *Hua Gang (), Chinese educator. *Hua Guofeng (), Chinese politician, born as ''Su Zhu''. * Hua Jianmin (), Chinese politician. *Hua Luogeng (), Chinese mathematician. *Hua Sui (; 1439–1513), Chinese scholar and printer. *Hua Tuo (; 140-208), Chinese physician. *Hua Xin (; 157–231), former official of Sun Quan and Minister of Cao Wei *Hua Xiong (; died 191), general under Warlord Dong Zhuo. *Hua Yanjun (; 1893–1950), Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |