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Dong Xuan (actress)
Dong Xuan (; born 5 November 1979), also known as Michelle Dong, is a Chinese actress and singer best known for her role as Teacher Zhang in ''And the Spring Comes'' and has also starred in a number of television series, including ''Xuehua Nüshenlong'' (2003), ''Spring Flower and Autumn Moon'' (2014), ''Eight Heroes'' (2008), ''Amazing Detective Di Renjie 3'' (2008), ''The Legend of Crazy Monk'' (2010), ''The Young Lawyer Ji Xiaolan'' (2012), and '' Secret of the Three Kingdoms'' (2018). Early life and education Dong was born in Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, on November 5, 1982. She began taking piano lessons, violin lessons and dance lessons in her early teens. In 1995 she entered Shenyang Conservatory of Music, majoring in dancing. In 2000 she was accepted to Beijing Film Academy. Acting career Dong made her screen debut with a supporting role as Shangguan Yan in ''Xuehua Nüshenlong'' (2003). In 2004, Dong starred opposite Steve Ma in period drama ''Spring Flower and Autumn Moon' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dǒng
Dǒng (; Cantonese: Tung/Tong) is a surname of Chinese origin. ''DONG'' is from a Chinese character that also means ‘to supervise’ or ‘to manage’. The story goes that in the 23rd Century BC, an adviser to the emperor Shun was given this surname due to his ability to supervise and train dragons. In 2019, it was the 35th most common surname in Mainland China, shared by 6,770,000 people or 0.510% of the population. Origin Dǒng origins from: *Zhu Rong (祝融) of Ji (己) family get surname Dong (董) on territory of Chu (state). *Dongfu (董父) was descendant of ruler Shuan (叔安) in Chifeng, he married a daughter of Emperor Yao, use surname Dong (董). *during the Zhou Dynasty, someone of government public official get surname Dong with Public Office name. *during the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Government give the surname Dong (董) to the leader of the Jurchen. People People with the surname Dong (董) include: Historical Figures * Dong Feng (physician) (董奉), Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27th Golden Rooster Awards ...
The 27th Golden Rooster Awards was an award ceremony honoring the best Chinese language films of 2008–09. The award ceremony was held in Jiangxi, Nanjing. Winners and nominees Special awards ; Lifetime Achievement Award * Qin Yi * Yu Lan ; Special Jury Award * Film: ''Axis of War: The First of August'' * Screenwriter: Cheng Xiaoling (''The Clear Water'') References External links {{Golden Rooster Awards Chron 2008-2009 Golden Gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sina Corp
Sina Corporation (, "new wave") is a Chinese technology company. Sina operates four major business lines: Sina Weibo, Sina Mobile, Sina Online, and Sinanet. Sina has over 100 million registered users worldwide. Sina was recognized by ''Southern Weekend'' as the "China's Media of the Year" in 2003. Sina owns Sina Weibo, a Twitter-like microblog social network, which has 56.5 percent of the Chinese microblogging market based on active users and 86.6 percent based on browsing time over Chinese competitors such as Tencent and Baidu. The social networking service has more than 500 million users and millions of posts per day, making it the largest Chinese-language mobile portal. The company was founded in Beijing in 1998, and its global financial headquarters have been based in Shanghai since October 1, 2001. Sina App Engine (SAE) is the earliest and largest PaaS platform for cloud computing in China. It is run by SAE Department, which was founded in 2009. SAE is dedicated in pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing
} Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 million residents. It has an administrative area of , the third in the country after Guangzhou and Shanghai. It is located in Northern China, and is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the State Council with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts.Figures based on 2006 statistics published in 2007 National Statistical Yearbook of China and available online at archive. Retrieved 21 April 2009. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jingjinji megalopolis and the national capital region of China. Beijing is a global city and one of the world's leading centres for culture, diplomacy, politics, finance, busi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diaochan
Diaochan was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. Although based on a minor historical personage, she is mostly a fictional character. She is best known for her role in the 14th-century historical novel ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'', which romanticises the events in the late Eastern Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period. In the novel, she has a romance with the warrior Lü Bu and causes him to betray and kill his foster father, the tyrannical warlord Dong Zhuo. She was praised in tales as woman of uneven beauty who did what no other hero in China was able to accomplish, put an end to Dong Zhuo's regime of terror and the eventual end of Lu Bu; triggering the events that would lead to the formation of the Three kingdoms: Cao Wei, Eastern Wu and Shu Han. Chinese historical records indicate that Lü Bu had a secret affair with one of Dong Zhuo's maids and he constantly feared that Dong Zhuo would find out. This was one of the reasons why he betrayed and assassinate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Return Of The Condor Heroes
''The Return of the Condor Heroes'', also called ''The Giant Eagle and Its Companion'', is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the second part of the ''Condor Trilogy'' and was preceded by ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' and followed by ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber''. It was first serialised between 20 May 1959 and 5 July 1961 in the Hong Kong newspaper ''Ming Pao''.The date conforms to the data published in Chen Zhenhui (陳鎮輝), ''Wuxia Xiaoshuo Xiaoyao Tan'' (武俠小說逍遙談), 2000, Huizhi Publishing Company (匯智出版有限公司), p. 57. The story revolves around the protagonist, Yang Guo, and his lover and martial arts master, Xiaolongnü, in their adventures in the ''jianghu'' (also called the ''wulin'', the community of martial artists), where love between master and apprentice is seen as taboo. Jin Yong revised the novel in 1970 and again in 2004. There are 40 chapters in the second and third revisions. Each chapter has a title composed of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuxia
( ), which literally means "martial heroes", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally a form of historical fiction, its popularity has caused it to be adapted for such diverse art forms as Chinese opera, manhua, television dramas, films, and video games. It forms part of popular culture in many Chinese-speaking communities around the world. The word "" is a compound composed of the elements (, literally "martial", "military", or "armed") and (, literally "chivalrous", "vigilante" or "hero"). A martial artist who follows the code of is often referred to as a (, literally "follower of ") or (, literally "wandering "). In some translations, the martial artist is referred to as a "swordsman" or "swordswoman" even though they may not necessarily wield a sword. The heroes in wuxia fiction typically do not serve a lord, wield military power, or belong to the aristocratic class. They often originat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jin Yong
Louis Cha Leung-yung (; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (), pronounced "Gum Yoong" in Cantonese, was a Chinese wuxia (" martial arts and chivalry") novelist and essayist who co-founded the Hong Kong daily newspaper ''Ming Pao'' in 1959 and served as its first editor-in-chief. He was Hong Kong's most famous writer, and is named along with Gu Long and Liang Yusheng as the "Three Legs of the Tripod of Wuxia". His wuxia novels have a widespread following in Chinese communities worldwide. His 15 works written between 1955 and 1972 earned him a reputation as one of the greatest and most popular wuxia writers ever. By the time of his death he was the best-selling Chinese author, and over 100 million copies of his works have been sold worldwide (not including an unknown number of pirated copies). According to ''The Oxford Guide to Contemporary World Literature'', Jin Yong's novels are considered to be of very high quality and are able to appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Romance Of The Condor Heroes
''The Romance of the Condor Heroes'' is a 2014–15 Chinese television series produced by Yu Zheng and adapted from Jin Yong's novel ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'', with additional material from the preceding novel, ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes''. It stars Chen Xiao and Michelle Chen in the lead roles. The series was first broadcast on Hunan TV from 3 December 2014 to 11 March 2015. Plot The protagonist, Yang Guo, is the orphaned son of Yang Kang, the antagonist in ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes''. The couple Guo Jing and Huang Rong take Yang Guo under their care for a short period of time before sending him to the Quanzhen Sect on Mount Zhongnan for better guidance in moral values and orthodox martial arts. In Quanzhen, Yang Guo is often bullied by his fellow seniors, and discriminated against by his master, Zhao Zhijing. Yang Guo flees from Quanzhen and ventures unknowingly into the nearby Tomb of the Living Dead, where the Ancient Tomb Sect is housed. He is saved b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Founding Of A Party
''The Founding of a Party'', alternatively titled in English ''Beginning of the Great Revival'' for its international release,Patrick Frater, 21 May 2011Party becomes Revival for int'l release, Film Business Asia is a Chinese propaganda film released in 2011 to mark the 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. The film is directed by Huang Jianxin and Han Sanping, both of whom also worked on the related film, ''The Founding of a Republic'', which features a star-studded cast of Chinese actors, including Andy Lau and Chow Yun-fat.Associated Press, 8 June 2011China launches star-studded propaganda movie Yahoo!Brian Brooks, 8 June 2011John Woo and Chow Yun-Fat Among Chinese Stars Who Pimp for Communist Party Blockbuster indieWIRE The film was created by the state-owned China Film Group and depicts the formation of the Chinese Communist Party, beginning with the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911 and ending with the Party's founding congress in 1921. Plot During the early 20th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiang Jingyu
Xiang Jingyu (, – , ''née'' Xiang Junxian), was one of the earliest female members of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), widely regarded as a pioneer of the women's movement of China. Early life Xiang Jingyu was born in Xupu, Hunan province on 4 September 1895. Her father was Xiang Ruiling, may have been of the Tujia ethnicity, a successful businessman, and her mother was Deng Yugui, who died when Xiang Jingyu was young. She had ten siblings. Xiang Jingyu's one brother, Xiang Xianyue, who had studied in Japan, was a leader of Tongmenghui in West Hunan. Xiang Xianyue founded a primary school in Wenchangge in 1903. Xiang Jingyu (then named Xiang Junxian) attended this school because of the influence of her brother and became the first girl who studied in a school in the imperial era of China. Xiang Jingyu went to Changsha in 1911 after the downfall of Qing Dynasty with the Xinhai Revolution. She renamed herself Xiang Jingyu and attended the First Provincial Women's Normal Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Chen (actor)
Li Chen (, born 24 November 1978), also known as Jerry Li, is a Chinese actor and director. He is a cast member and leader of the popular variety program, ''Keep Running''. Li is also known for his roles in the television series '' Beijing Love Story'' (2012), ''Beijing Youth'' (2012) and ''The Good Fellas'' (2016); as well as films ''Ultimate Rescue'' (2008), which won him the China Movie Channel Media Awards and ''Aftershock'' (2010). Li made his directorial debut in 2017 with ''Sky Hunter''. Career Li made his acting debut in the 1997 television series, ''Seventeen Year-Olds Don't Cry'', and was remembered for his role as a young, energetic and pure boy. Li's career went quiet for several years, in which time he embarked on several unsuccessful business ventures and flirted with the idea of becoming a racing car driver. In 2002, under the recommendation of his mentor Lü Liping, Li got the role of Qi Beile in the palace romance drama ''13th Princess'' and started to re-gain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
