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Jin Qiaoqiao
Jin Qiaoqiao (; born 21 April 1975) is a Chinese actress, singer and hostess of ethnic Manchu origin. Jin first rose to prominence in 1998 for playing Princess Kongque in the television series ''Journey to the West''. The series reached number one in the ratings when it aired in China. Jin has won the Favorite Actress Award at the Huading Awards and received nominations at the China Golden Eagle Awards. Life Early life Jin was born in a family of teachers in Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning in April 1975, she started to learn artistic gymnastics at the age of 7 and learn ballet at the age of 8. Jin graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 1998, where she majored in acting. Acting career In 1995, Jin made her film debut in ''Crime'', playing a minor role of Qin Yanmei. In 1999, Jin played the role of Xia Lian in ''Through Taoyuan'', for which she received nominations at the 17th China Golden Eagle Awards. In 2003, Jin founded her company Beijing Qiaoqiao Movie and TV Cultu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jin (Chinese Surname)
Jin is the Hanyu pinyin transliteration of a number of Chinese surnames. The most common one, Jīn , literally means "gold" and is 29th in the list of "Hundred Family Surnames". As of 2006, it is ranked the List of common Chinese surnames, 64th most common Chinese surname and is sometimes transliterated as Chin. The other, less common, surnames that are "Jin" in pinyin include Jìn (/) and Jìn (). 金 (Jīn) Mythology Jin is an ancient surname, dating back over 4,000 years. It was first mentioned during the period ruled by the Yellow Emperor, a legendary Chinese sovereign and cultural hero, who is considered in Chinese mythology to be the ancestor of all Han Chinese. The legend behind the Jin surname is as follows: The Yellow Emperor's son, Yi Zhi (Shaohao), eventually succeeded him. On the same day he was installed as leader, a golden Phoenix (mythology), phoenix flew down and perched on top of a house exactly opposite of where he sat. His followers reckoned it was an auspi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Xiaogang
In Modern English, ''you'' is the second-person pronoun. It is grammatically plural, and was historically used only for the dative case, but in most modern dialects is used for all cases and numbers. History ''You'' comes from the Proto-Germanic demonstrative base *''juz''-, *''iwwiz'' from PIE *''yu''- (second person plural pronoun). Old English had singular, dual, and plural second-person pronouns. The dual form was lost by the twelfth century, and the singular form was lost by the early 1600s. The development is shown in the following table. Early Modern English distinguished between the plural '' ye'' and the singular ''thou''. As in many other European languages, English at the time had a T–V distinction, which made the plural forms more respectful and deferential; they were used to address strangers and social superiors. This distinction ultimately led to familiar ''thou'' becoming obsolete in modern English, although it persists in some English dialects. ''Your ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Fong (actor)
Alex Fong Chung-sun (; born 17 March 1963) is a Hong Kong actor. He married actress Hoyan Mok in 2008; they have one daughter. Incidents Fong has been a brand representative of DOXA, a brand of watches since 2008. In the opening ceremony of DOXA's flagship store in Guangzhou, Fong was sexually harassed by another female guest of the event. DOXA issued an open declaration stating Fong's under-performing had harmed the image of the brand, and therefore they terminated the arrangement. Mani Fok, the representative of the artist management that Fong belonged to, explicitly said that the issues involve some requirements which were outside the signed contract as a brand representative. Filmography Film *19?? ''Sea Killer'' *1986 '' Escape From Coral Cove'' *1987 '' Iron Angels'' *1987 ''Life Is A Moment's Story'' *1988 ''The Story of Haybo'' *1988 ''Iron Angels 2'' *1989 '' What A Small World'' *1989 ''Iron Angels 3'' *1990 ''Sleazy Dizzy'' *1990 '' Blood Stained Tradewind'' *19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrissie Chau
Chrissie Chau Sau-na (; born 22 May 1985) is a Hong Kong actress and model. Chau achieved widespread fame after the release of her gravure photo albums in 2009 and 2010. Her film career began after she starred in the horror film ''Womb Ghosts'' (2009); Chau has starred in 20 productions in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Malaysia. Chau won four "Most Searched Photos on Yahoo!" in 2009–2012, "Yahoo! Entertainment Spotlight Person" in 2009 and "Most Popular Actress Award" in Yahoo Asia Buzz Awards. She received "Award of Merit: Leading Actress" from The Accolade Competition in 2011 for her performance in ''Beach Spike''."Accolade Winners August 2011" Chau first drew attention following "After 90s' Girls" in Hong Kong from the survey held by YMCA 2010. The report ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siqin Gaowa
Siqin Gaowa (, Mongolian Cyrillic ''Цэцэнгуа'', born 19 January 1950), born Duan Anlin, is a Chinese-born Swiss actress. She was born in Guangzhou to a Han Chinese father and a Mongol Chinese mother. Her father died when she was 4, she was raised by her mother in Inner Mongolia. She has been married to musician Chen Liangsheng (陈亮声) since 1986 and currently holds Swiss citizenship together with her husband. Siqin Gaowa made her debut in the 1981 film '' Anxious to Return'', in which she plays Yuzhen, a woman that during the Sino-Japanese War saves a wounded soldier, and falls in love with him. She was awarded the Ministry of Culture's Youth Creativity Award for her performance. She achieved fame and garnered wide acclaim for her performance in the 1982 film ''Rickshaw Boy'', an adaptation of Lao She's novel of the same title, in which she portrayed "Tigress", the love interest of Zhang Fengyi's character "Xiangzi". She won the Golden Rooster Award and Hundred Flower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fu Yiwei
Fu Yiwei (; born 26 May 1964) is a Chinese actress. Fu is noted for her roles as Daji in the television series ''The Investiture of the Gods''. Fu has won the Best Actress at the 1st China Film Association, 1986 Xiaobaihua Award for Best Actress and Huading Award for Best Supporting Actress, she received Most Popular Actress Award nomination at the 19th Shanghai Television Festival. Life Fu was born Fu Yiwei () in Harbin, Heilongjiang on May 26, 1964. Personal life Fu was twice married. Originally wed to Yang Xiaodan (), an actor in Changchun Film Group Corporation. After a turbulent divorce, she remarried in 1990, her second husband, Gao Du (), is a teacher in Beijing Dance Academy The Beijing Dance Academy (BDA, ) is a municipal public professional dance college at Haidian, Beijing. The academy is the highest institution for dance education and assessment in the People's Republic of China, conducting the nationwide teache ..., their son, Gao Yanan (), was born in 1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Xiaoqing
Liu Xiaoqing (born 30 October 1955) is a Chinese actress and businesswoman. She was one of the leading actresses in China in the 1980s. Biography In her early days Liu worked as a farm labourer, then as a propagandist for the People's Liberation Army and later a stage actor for the Chengdu Military Drama Group. Liu acted in mainland Chinese films before she turned 30—''The Great Wall of the South China Sea'' (1976), ''What a Family'' (1979) and ''The Little Flower'' (1980). Her breakthrough role was the ruthless Qing dynasty Empress Dowager Cixi in ''The Burning of the Imperial Palace'' (1983) and ''Reign Behind the Curtain'' (1984). Her portrayal of Cixi won her numerous awards in Chinese film festivals and she later reprised the role in two unrelated films, including '' Li Lianying: The Imperial Eunuch'' (1991). She won Best Actress at the Hundred Flowers Award for her role as Hua Jinzhi in ''The Savage Land'', filmed in 1981 but not released until 1987, and again for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheng Pei-pei
Cheng Pei-pei (born 6 January 1946) is a Chinese actress, who is considered cinema's first female action hero. She is known for her performance in the 1966 King Hu ''wuxia'' film ''Come Drink with Me'', as well as her portrayal of Jade Fox in the award-winning 2000 ''wuxia'' film ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon''. Career Cheng moved to Hong Kong in 1962. In 1963, she began training at Shaw Brothers Studio through a recommendation by a family friend. Due to her Mandarin and dance background, she quickly worked her way up. And in 1964, she made her feature film debut as Liu Qiuzi in the 1964 Taiwanese drama film ''Lovers' Rock''. Cheng is perhaps best known for starring in the 1966 Hong Kong wuxia film ''Come Drink with Me'', directed by King Hu. Set during the Ming Dynasty, it stars Cheng as Golden Swallow, a skilled swordswoman on a mission to rescue her brother. Cheng continued to play expert swordswomen in a number of films throughout the 1960s. Cheng moved to Southern Cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecilia Cheung
Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi (in Chinese 張栢芝, born 24 May 1980) is a Hong Kong actress and cantopop singer. Cheung is considered a " Sing girl"—an actress who first received media attention through starring alongside Stephen Chow, and later went on to her own successful career. Biography Cheung was born in Man Wah Sun Chuen, Jordan, Hong Kong to Davies Shally, who is of half Chinese and half British descent, and Cheung Yan-yung. Her parents divorced when she was nine years old. She was sent to Melbourne to live with her aunt at the age of fourteen and then attended Camberwell Girls Grammar School. She has an elder half-sister, two younger brothers, and a younger half-brother from her father's side. Career Her career began in 1998, when she was cast in a television commercial advertising lemon tea. She caught the attention of Stephen Chow after shooting the ad. Later, Cheung made her film debut as a young nightclub hostess in Stephen Chow's '' King of Comedy'' (1999). ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richie Jen
Richie Jen Hsien-chi (, born 23 June 1966) is a Taiwanese singer and actor. He graduated from the Chinese Culture University's physical education department. His hits include "Too Softhearted" (), "Look Over Here, Girl" (), "The Sad Pacific" (), "Start Again" (), "I'm a Fish" (), "End of the World" (), and "Flowers Bloom in Spring" (). Early life Jen was born and grew up in Tianzhong Township, Changhua County, Taiwan. He attended Changhua County Tianzhong Senior High School and at the age of 21 he entered from the physical education department of Chinese Culture University. He also started to work at a musical instrument store while learning how to play guitar. Career In 1990, while a senior at CCU, Richie Jen signed a contract with and released a complication album named ''Towards the Rainbow'' (奔向彩虹). In December of that year, he released his first solo album ''Ask Again'' (再問一次). He released two more albums in 1991, ''Cold & Tender'' (冷漠與温柔), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legendary Amazons
''Legendary Amazons'' is a 2011 Chinese film based on the stories of the Yang Clan Generals. The film was directed by Frankie Chan and starred Richie Jen, Cecilia Cheung, Cheng Pei-pei, Liu Xiaoqing and Kathy Chow. The film is based on the same source material as the 1972 Hong Kong film ''The 14 Amazons''. Plot The film is set in early 11th century China during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song dynasty. The emperor neglects state affairs and indulges in personal pleasures, while the government sinks into corruption and war continues to rage on at the borders of the Song dynasty. The Song dynasty is being invaded by the armies of the rival state of Western Xia. Yang Zongbao is the last man standing in the Yang clan, a family of generals who have dedicated their lives to defending the Song dynasty from foreign invaders. He apparently dies in battle tragically when the treacherous Imperial Grand Tutor (minister) Pang refuses to send reinforcements to aid him. Yang Zongbao' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvis Tsui
Elvis Tsui Kam-kong (born October 12, 1961) is a Hong Kong actor and artist. Tsui is primarily known for his roles in erotic films and martial arts films, where he's more often cast as villains. Some of the famous characters he has portrayed repeatedly include Oboi, Lu Zhishen, Sorcerer Aquala and An Lushan. Biography Tsui graduated from the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts with a degree in arts. He was also a student of the artist Guan Shanyue. In 1982, Tsui went to Hong Kong to expand his career as an artist, photographer, model and nightclub singer. In 1987, Tsui met film director Johnny Mak, who invited him to act in ''Long Arm of the Law II''. Tsui was often cast as the antagonist or villain in most of the films and television series he acted in, because of his fierce looks. Tsui has also acted in Hong Kong erotic films ( Category III), such as the ''Sex and Zen'' series and ''Viva Erotica'' (1996), which earned him a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 16th Hong Kong Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |