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Ji Lin (politician)
Ji Lin (; born April 1962) is a Chinese politician, currently serving as the Chairman of the Beijing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Born in Shanghai, Ji graduated from Renmin University of China school of law, specializing in criminal law. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in July 1987. After graduating, he became a functionary with the Communist Youth League, eventually leading the organization's arm at his alma mater. In August 1994 he was named deputy Communist Youth League Secretary of Beijing, promoted a year later to Secretary. In October 1998, he took on the post of party chief of Miyun County. In June 2002 he was named head of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission of Beijing and a member of the municipal Party Standing Committee, ascending to sub-provincial ranks at the age of only 40. In 2004 he was named vice mayor of Beijing. In 2007, he was named executive vice mayor of Beijing. In June 2012, he was named Deputy Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ji (surname 吉)
Jí is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized as Chi in Wade–Giles, and Gat in Cantonese. Ji is the 195th most common surname in China, with a population of 490,000. It is listed 190th in the Song dynasty classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. Demographics As of 2008, Ji 吉 is the 195th most common surname in China, shared by 490,000 people, or 0.04% of the Chinese population. It is concentrated in the provinces of Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanxi, and Hainan, which together account for 50% of the total, including 15% in Jiangsu alone. Origins According to tradition, there are two main origins of the Ji 吉 surname: 1. From the ancient state of Southern Yan. Bo Tiao ( 伯儵), said to a descendant of the Yellow Emperor, was enfeoffed at the Southern Yan (in modern Weihui, Henan). Bo Tiao's ancestral name was Ji 姞, and his descendants later dropped the 女 radical from their surname, which became Ji 吉. 2. From ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
