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Dark Tales
The ''Dark Tales'' is a series of Hong Kong television period supernatural dramas that originally aired on Jade from 18 March 1996 to 1 May 1998, consisting of two installments with 75 episodes. Based on Qing Dynasty writer Pu Songling's series of supernatural tales called ''Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio'', ''Dark Tales'' is produced by TVB and stars a cast of mainly Hong Kong and Taiwanese actors. Dark Tales I ''Dark Tales I'' (聊齋) originally aired on Jade every weekday evening from 18 March to 5 May 1996, and is produced by Lau Sze-yu and Chou Ling-kang, consisting of 35 episodes. It features six independent stories, adapted from the first ten books of Pu's novel. Part I (Episodes 1–5) ''Part I'' (流光情劫; ''lit.'' "Stealing Love Through Time") is adapted from the tale ''Mr. Lu's Daughter'' (魯公女). *Jamie Weng as Chang Yu-dan (張於旦) *Cynthia Khan as Lu Chin-tsai / Lu Han-chu (魯金采／盧含珠) *Chao Chung as You Feng-wen (游鳳紋) *Gary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Period Drama
A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romance film, romances, adventure films, and swashbucklers. A period piece may be set in a vague or general era such as the Middle Ages, or a specific period such as the Roaring Twenties, or the recent past. Scholarship Films set in historical times have always been some of the most popular works. D. W. Griffith's ''The Birth of a Nation'' and Buster Keaton's ''The General (1926 film), The General'' are examples of popular early American works set during the U.S. Civil War. In different eras different subgenres have risen to popularity, such as the westerns and sword and sandal films that dominated North American cinema in the 1950s. The ''costume drama'' is often separated as a genre of historical dramas. Early critics defined them as films focusing on romance and relation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynthia Khan
Yang Li-tsing (born 13 December 1968), better known internationally by her stage name Cynthia Khan, is a Taiwanese actress. She starred in many Hong Kong and Filipino girls with guns films. Early life Yang studied Chinese and jazz dance i school. At 17, she won a national talent contest run by a Taiwanese television station. She later learned taekwondo and achieved a high level in this martial art. Career In 1987, Yang made her film debut in ''In the Line of Duty 3''. The film's box office success started her long career. Sequels and other films followed, many of them in the girls with guns genre, most notably ''In the Line of Duty 4: Witness'', directed and choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping and co-starring Donnie Yen. She now lives in Taiwan. Origin of stage name Her screen name is a combination of the names of established Hong Kong stars Cynthia Rothrock and Michelle Yeoh Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng, ( ; born 6 August 1962) is a Malaysian actress. Credited as Michelle K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Lok
Felix Lok Ying-kwan is a Hong Kong actor. His television appearances include roles in ''Looking Back in Anger'', ''The Drive of Life'' and '' The Academy''. Filmography Television series Films *''Heroes of the Underground'' (1976) *''The Happenings'' (1979) *''Sexy Career Girls'' (1981) *'' Lady Cop and Papa Crook'' (2008) *''Connected'' (2008) *''Claustrophobia'' (2008) *'' Overheard'' (2009) *'' Overheard 2'' (2011) *'' Nightfall'' (2012) *''Tales from the Dark 1'' (2013) *''Young and Dangerous: Reloaded'' (2013) *''Overheard 3'' (2014) *''Z Storm'' (2014) *''From Vegas to Macau II'' (2015) *'' Cold War 2'' (2016) *''Shock Wave'' (2017) *''Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg (PG) is a Virtual volunteering, volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, as well as to "encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks." It was founded in 1971 by American writer Michael S. Hart and is the ...'' (2018) *''Integrity'' (2019) *''The Love of Immortal'' (2019) R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angie Cheong
Angie Cheong Wai-yee is a Hong Kong-based Malaysian Chinese actress. She won the Miss Chinese Malaysia in 1992 and went to Hong Kong to compete for the Miss Chinese International in 1993. After that, she signed a contract with the Hong Kong television TVB and became an actress. In 2003, she was beaten by her boyfriend and was seriously injured. Cheong recently returned to Malaysia to film an episode of ''Super Trio Series''. In 2013, Cheong returned to TVB to film ''Never Dance Alone'' after being persuaded by her good friend and executive producer of the serial drama, Eric Tsang. Notable roles *Lee Choi Yiu/Ng Fong Gwai in A Kindred Spirit *Spider Spirit Si Si in ''Journey to the West'' *Ma Ding-dong in ''My Date with a Vampire'' *Shek Siu Yuk in ''Ultra Protection'' *Jenny Hui in ''Never Dance Alone'' *Spider Demon in '' Journey to the West (1998 TV series)'' Filmography Films *''Once Upon a Time in Triad Society 2'' (1996) *'' Mystery Files'' (1996) *''Love Amoeba Style'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evergreen Mak
In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose their foliage during the winter or dry season. Evergreen species There are many different kinds of evergreen plants, both trees and shrubs. Evergreens include: *Most species of conifers (e.g., pine, hemlock, blue spruce, and red cedar), but not all (e.g., larch) *Live oak, holly, and "ancient" gymnosperms such as cycads *Most angiosperms from frost-free climates, and rainforest trees *All Eucalypts * Clubmosses and relatives *Bamboos The Latin binomial term , meaning "always green", refers to the evergreen nature of the plant, for instance :'' Cupressus sempervirens'' (a cypress) :''Lonicera sempervirens'' (a honeysuckle) :''Sequoia sempervirens'' (a sequoia) Leaf longevity in evergreen plants varies from a few mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lau Dan
Danny Lau Dan (; born 13 January 1944) is a Hong Kong actor. Works Lau is known to portray good characters, but could play cunning and sly characters with ease (includes ''The Bund'' and ''Land of Wealth''). He is most noted for being the only actor to play the role of Hong Qigong in the TV series adaptations of Louis Cha's novels ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' and ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'' for four times in a row. Lau is also well known for playing the role of the patriarch of a family in '' A Kindred Spirit''. He also appeared in the Latvian/Hong Kong film, ''Hong Kong Confidential (Amaya)''. He was formerly an appointed member of Sai Kung District Council. Personal life Lau's son, Hawick Lau, also formerly a TVB actor, was married to the famous mainland actress Yang Mi.http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/ent6679.html Filmography * ''The Water Margin'' (1972) * '' The Romantic Swordsman'' (1978) * '' Over the Rainbow'' (1979) * ''The Bund'' (1980) * '' Lonely Hunt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yama (Buddhism And Chinese Mythology)
In East Asian mythology, East Asian and Buddhist mythology, Yama () or King Yan-lo/Yan-lo Wang (), also known as King Yan/Yan Wang (), Grandfatherly King Yan (), Lord Yan (), and Yan-lo, Son of Heaven (), is the King of Hell and a dharmapala (wrathful god) said to judge the dead and preside over the Naraka (Buddhism), Narakas and the cycle of afterlife saṃsāra. Although based on the god Yama of the Hinduism, Hindu Vedas, the Buddhist Yama has spread and developed different Mythology, myths and different functions from the Hindu deity. He has also spread far more widely and is known in most countries where Buddhism is practiced, including Chinese Buddhism, China, Korean Buddhism, Korea, Buddhism in Japan, Japan, Buddhism in Taiwan, Taiwan, Buddhism in Vietnam, Vietnam, Buddhism in Bhutan, Bhutan, Buddhism in Mongolia, Mongolia, Buddhism in Thailand, Thailand, Buddhism in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Buddhism in Cambodia, Cambodia, Buddhism in Myanmar, Myanmar and Buddhism in La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gallen Lo
Gallen Lo Ka-leung () is a Hong Kong actor and singer who primarily acts in television series. He is sometimes credited as King Gallen or Law Ka-Leung. Career Lo started his television career in 1984 at ATV. He received short-term success in acting ATV and singing theme songs for some ATV series. Lo left ATV for rival TVB, but his career did not bloom until 1996, when he was cast in the series ''Old Time Buddy'' in 1997 and ''Secret of the Heart'' in 1998. Lo won TVB's Best Actor Award three times (1997, 1998, 2002). In 2003, Lo left TVB and started to focusing on acting and making commercials in Mainland China. On February 24, 2021, Lo has finished another drama shooting in Mainland China and shared on his Weibo commemorating the completion of his 100th TV series in his career. Personal life Lo married with Clare Fong Man-yee, a woman with whom he worked in a non-acting role at TVB, in 1998. Their son was born in 1999. The couple divorced in 2007. On 30 Jan 2009, he was en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huli Jing
Huli jing () are Chinese mythological creatures usually capable of shapeshifting, who may either be benevolent or malevolent spirits. In Chinese mythology and folklore, the fox spirit takes variant forms with different meanings, powers, characteristics, and shapes, including ''huxian'' (), ''hushen'' (), ''husheng'' (), ''huwang'' (), ''huyao'' (), and ''jiuweihu'' (). Fox spirits and nine-tailed foxes appear frequently in Chinese folklore, literature, and mythology. Depending on the story, the fox spirit's presence may be a good or a bad omen. The motif of nine-tailed foxes from Chinese culture was eventually transmitted and introduced to Japanese and Korean cultures. Descriptions The nine-tailed fox occurs in the ''Shanhaijing'' (''Classic of Mountains and Seas''), compiled from the Warring States period to the Western Han period (circa fourth to circa first century BC). The work states: In chapter 14 of the ''Shanhaijing'', Guo Pu, a scholar of the Eastern Jin dynasty, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiang Shu-na
Chiang Shu-na (; born 30 July 1964) is a Taiwanese singer, television presenter, and actress. Life and career Chiang Shu-na is affectionately nicknamed "Third Sister", while her older sister Jody Chiang, also a well-known singer, is nicknamed "Second Sister". The sisters have completely different professional careers: Jody has recorded almost exclusively in Hokkien and Japanese, while Chiang Shu-na mainly performs in Mandarin, but they are very close personally. Growing up in sheer poverty, she and Jody started performing together in restaurants and pubs when she was just 10. This life lasted 5 years. Chiang Shu-na shot to fame in the 1980s after singing the theme songs of popular TV series ''Lovers Under the Rain'' (1986), ''Deep Garden'' (1987), and '' One Side of the Water'' (1988), all adaptations of Chiung Yao novels. To date Chiang Shu-na has released 19 albums, and won several accolades including Best Female Mandarin Artist at the 2011 Chinese Music Awards. Also a talent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Kok
Derek Kok Jing-hung (, born 18 November 1964) is a Hong Kong actor who had worked for TVB from 1986 to 2015. He filmed over 70 dramas. He is specialised in action and Chinese Kung Fu performance. Career His career started when he entered the New Talent Singing Awards in 1985. Even though he only made it through to the semi-finals, his stage performance, including the acrobatics he demonstrated throughout his performance impressed the folks at TVB. He then entered the TVB Artiste Training Class in 1985 and was signed with the station after completion of the program. The first notable role he played was Lee Yuen Ba in The Grand Canal. He left TVB in 2015 to sign a contract with a mainland Chinese company. In 2020, he also signed a contract with Shaw Brothers. Personal life Between 2007 and 2010, Kok was rumoured to be involved with actress Joyce Tang, but both have insisted to have only been good friends. He has been married with his current wife since 2011 and has two daughter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Chen
Sally Chen (born 1948) is a Taiwanese actress. She has been nicknamed the "Empress specialist", having portrayed over a dozen Chinese empresses in television series. She won Best Supporting Actress at the 1971 Golden Horse Awards. Between 1977 and 1981, she won Most Favorite Actress at the Golden Bell Awards for five consecutive years. Filmography Television Film See also * Dai Chunrong Dai Chunrong (戴春荣) (born 1962 in Xi'an, Shaanxi) is a Chinese television actress and a former Qinqiang actress. Nicknamed the "empress specialist", she has portrayed over a dozen Chinese empresses in Chinese television series Chinese te ... (born 1961), another actress specializing in Chinese empresses References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Sally Taiwanese film actresses Taiwanese television actresses 20th-century Taiwanese actresses 21st-century Taiwanese actresses 1948 births Living people Actresses from Qingdao Taiwanese people from Shandong Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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