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Hundred Flowers Award For Best Supporting Actor
The Hundred Flowers Award The Hundred Flowers Awards () are, together with the Golden Rooster Awards, the most prestigious film awards honouring the best in Chinese cinema, as well as Hong Kong cinema and the Cinema of Taiwan, they are classified as the Chinese equivalen ... for Best Supporting Actor was first awarded by the China Film Association in 1962. Award winners 1960s 1980–2004 Since 2006 Records References {{Hundred Flowers Award Best Supporting Actor Supporting Actor Film awards for supporting actor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hundred Flowers Awards
The Hundred Flowers Awards () are, together with the Golden Rooster Awards, the most prestigious film awards honouring the best in Chinese cinema, as well as Hong Kong cinema and the Cinema of Taiwan, they are classified as the Chinese equivalent of the United States Golden Globes. The awards were inaugurated by China Film Association in 1962 and sponsored by ''Popular Cinema'' () magazine, which has the largest circulation in mainland China. The awards were formerly voted by the readers of ''Popular Cinema'' annually. Recent polls allow voters to cast ballots through SMS, the Internet or by phone call. Voting is now no longer confined to readers of ''Popular Cinema''. Award recipients receive a statuette in the shape of a goddess of Flowers (). History The 2nd Hundred Flowers Awards poll was held in 1963, but the poll was not conducted again until 1980, owing to the Cultural Revolution. It became an annual event from 1980 until 2004. Since 2004, the Hundred Flowers Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shen Junyi
__NOTOC__ Shen may refer to: * Shen (Chinese religion) (神), a central word in Chinese philosophy, religion, and traditional Chinese medicine; term for god or spirit * Shen (clam-monster) (蜃), a shapeshifting Chinese dragon believed to create mirages * Shenendehowa Central School District, abbreviated as Shen * Shen ring, an Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol, a form of cartouche Surnames * Shěn (surname), the most common Chinese surname Shen (沈) * Shēn (surname), Chinese surname Shen (申) * Shèn (surname), Chinese surname Shen (慎) Places * Shen, an ancient place in Israel/Palestine (mentioned in ) * Shen County (莘县), in Shandong, China * State of Shen, (申国) Chinese vassal state during the Zhou dynasty * Shen (申) or Shēnchéng (申城, City of Shen), an alternate name of Shanghai * Shenyang (沈阳), a city in Liaoning, China Entertainment * Shen (character), a character in Ender's Game * Shén, a fictional race from the world of Tékumel * Shen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Born Coward
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, " a", and its variant " an", are indefinite articles. History The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also written 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted entirely of consonants (for that reason, it is also called an abjad to distinguish it fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xie Yuan
Xie or Hsieh may refer to: Xie People * Xie of Xia (), legendary king of the Xia Dynasty * Xie of Shang (契), legendary nobleman * Xie, Marquis of Jin (; th century BC), ruler of the State of Jin * King Xie of Zhou (; BC) * Alexandra Kitchin (1864–1925), Lewis Carroll's friend and photo model nicknamed "Xie" * Xie (surname) (), derived from the state * Xie (surname 解) Places * Xie (state) (), a state during the Zhou dynasty in modern Henan * Xie River (Brazil) in Amazonas in Brazil *Xie River (, ''Xiè Shuǐ'') in Shimen County, Hunan, in China *Xie River (, ''Xié Chuān'') in ancient China, near Shaanxi's Baoxie Plank Road *Xie River (, ''Xiè Shuǐ'') in China *Xie River (, ''Xiè'') in China Xi'e *Xi'e (, ''Xī'è''), a region during the Qin, Han, and Jin dynasties in modern Hubei XIE *Xavier Institute of Engineering The Xavier Institute of Engineering (XIE), a sister institution of St. Xavier College, Mumbai, Fort, is an engineering college in central Mumbai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chongqing Negotiations
The Chongqing Negotiations () were a series of negotiations between the Kuomintang-ruled Nationalist government and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 29 August to 10 October 1945, held in Chongqing, China. The negotiations were highlighted by the final meeting between the leaders of both parties, Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong, which was the first time they had met in 20 years. Most of the negotiations were undertaken by Wang Shijie and Zhou Enlai, representatives of the Nationalist government and CCP, respectively. The negotiations lasted for 43 days, and came to a conclusion after both parties signed the Double Tenth Agreement. Background After the end of the First United Front in 1927, the Nationalist government launched several purges of Communists within the Kuomintang. The CCP responded to these purges with several uprisings against the Nationalist government. Chiang then retaliated with the Encirclement Campaigns aimed to search and destroy the Chinese Red Army ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stand Up, Don't Bend Over
Stand or The Stand may refer to: * To assume the upright position of standing * Forest stand, a group of trees * Area of seating in a stadium, such as bleachers * Stand (cricket), a relationship between two players * Stand (drill pipe), 2 or 3 joints of drill pipe connected together on a drilling rig * Bus stand, where public service vehicles are parked between journeys; or specific stops in a bus station * Tree stand, platform used in hunting * The Stand Comedy Club, in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle upon Tyne * Stand, Greater Manchester, a residential area in England * STAND (organization) (originally ''Students Taking Action Now: Darfur''), a student activist group under Aegis Trust * A food business: ** Fruit stand ** Hot dog stand ** Lemonade stand * A support or holder, such as: ** Standing frame, assistive technology supporting a person who could not otherwise stand erect ** Kickstand of a bicycle or motorcycle ** Christmas tree stand ** Music stand ** Cymbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feng Gong
Feng Gong (; born 6 December 1957) is a Chinese actor, ''xiangsheng'' performer, director, screenwriter. and politician. He is best known for his performances in the annual CCTV New Year's Gala, having made more appearances on the show than every other major performer. Biography Feng Gong was born Feng Mingguang () in Tianjin, China, on December 6, 1957, the son of Feng Haigang (; 1920-1993), a local government official, and Liu Yisu (; born 1921), a daughter of an eminent family. He has an elderly sister, Feng Xingyun (； born 1947) and two elderly brother, Feng Xin () and Feng Chuanshu (). Feng graduated from Central China Normal University with a master's degree in Chinese Literature. In 1973, he performed a famous ''xiangsheng'' named ''Zunshi ai tudi'' () in Tianjin. Then he started to learn the arts of xiangsheng from the xiangsheng master Ma Ji. He also worked in a textiles machine factory. Feng was considered more talented than many other students of Ma Ji, and eventual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese New Year (film)
Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar and solar Chinese calendar. In Chinese and other East Asian cultures, the festival is commonly referred to as the Spring Festival () as the spring season in the lunisolar calendar traditionally starts with lichun, the first of the twenty-four solar terms which the festival celebrates around the time of the Chinese New Year. Marking the end of winter and the beginning of the spring season, observances traditionally take place from New Year’s Eve, the evening preceding the first day of the year to the Lantern Festival, held on the 15th day of the year. The first day of Chinese New Year begins on the new moon that appears between 21 January and 20 February. Chinese New Year is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture, and has strongly influenced Lunar New Year celebrations of its 56 ethnic groups, such as the Losar of Tibet (), and of China's neighbou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ge You
Ge You (born April 19, 1957) is a Chinese actor. A native of Beijing, often with a bald shaven pate, he is considered by many to be one of the most recognizable acting personalities in China. He became the first Asian actor to win the Cannes Best Actor Award for his role in the Zhang Yimou movie '' To Live''. Career Ge You's father, Ge Cunzhuang, came from an older generation of film actors. Since the 1950s, he has played a large number of characters, largely villains. His iconic works include ''Little Soldier Zhang Ga'', ''Red Flag Composition'', ''Daqing Artillery Team'' and so on. He also had a great influence on the improvement of Ge You's performance. Ge You's mother Shi Wenxin was a script editor at the Beijing Film Studio, He Cong, his wife, is an art teacher at Fuwai No. 2 Primary School, and his younger sister Ge Jia is also an editor of the North Film Pictorial. Overall, a filmic family. After graduating from middle school, Ge You went to the suburbs of Beijing to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cockfight (film)
A cockfight is a blood sport, held in a ring called a cockpit. The first documented use of the ''word'' gamecock, denoting use of the cock as to a "game", a sport, pastime or entertainment, was recorded in 1634, after the term "cock of the game" used by George Wilson, in the earliest known book on the sport of cockfighting in ''The Commendation of Cocks and Cock Fighting'' in 1607. But it was during Magellan's voyage of discovery of the Philippines in 1521 when modern cockfighting was first witnessed and documented for Westerners by the Italian Antonio Pigafetta, Magellan's chronicler, in the Kingdom of Taytay. The combatants, referred to as gamecocks (not to be confused with game birds), are specially bred and conditioned for increased stamina and strength. Male and female chickens of such a breed are referred to as game fowl. Cocks possess congenital aggression toward all males of the same species. Wagers are often made on the outcome of the match. Cockfighting is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek (31 October 1887 – 5 April 1975), also known as Chiang Chung-cheng and Jiang Jieshi, was a Chinese Nationalist politician, revolutionary, and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 to his death in 1975 – until 1949 in mainland China and from then on in Taiwan. After his rule was confined to Taiwan following his defeat by Mao Zedong in the Chinese Civil War, he continued to head the ROC government until his death. Born in Chekiang (Zhejiang) Province, Chiang was a member of the Kuomintang (KMT), and a lieutenant of Sun Yat-sen in the revolution to overthrow the Beiyang government and reunify China. With help from the Soviets and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Chiang organized the military for Sun's Canton Nationalist Government and headed the Whampoa Military Academy. Commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army (from which he came to be known as a Generalissimo), he led the Northern Expedition from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Birth Of New China
''The Birth of New China'' ( zh, c=开国大典, p=kāiguó dàdiǎn, l=State Foundation Ceremony) is a 1989 Chinese drama film directed by Li Qiankuan. The film was selected as the Chinese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Cast * Fazeng Guo * Gu Yue * Huang Kai * Liu Huaizheng * Lü Qi * Niu Xingli * Sun Feihu * Chen Jiming See also * List of submissions to the 62nd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Chinese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The People's Republic of China has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since 1979. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion ... References External links * 1989 films 1989 crime drama films Chinese drama films 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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