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Ling Zhi
Ling Zhi (; born April 6, 1994) is a Chinese curler from Harbin. Career Ling represented China at the 2014 World Junior Curling Championships, where his team finished in last place with a winless 0–9 record. In 2013 and 2014, he won back-to-back Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships. Ling represented China internationally at the men's level at the third leg of the Curling World Cup event. He played third on Team Ma Xiuyue, which finished with a 1–5 record. In mixed play, Ling competed at the 2017 World Mixed Curling Championship as third for Liu Sijia. The team reached the round of 16, where the Czech Republic eliminated them. Ling played mixed doubles with partner Yang Ying but now plays with Fan Suyuan. At the 2019 World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event, Yang and Ling teamed up to secure China a spot in the 2020 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, defeating Turkey in the qualification final. The 2020 World Championship, however, was cancelled due to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ling (surname)
Ling is a surname which can be of either Chinese, English, or Nordic origin. Chinese "Ling" is the Roman alphabet spelling of multiple Chinese surnames. Líng () According to traditional stories, the surname pronounced Líng () in Mandarin originated during the Zhou Dynasty as an occupational surname for a court official responsible for the storage and handling of ice. King Wu of Zhou's brother had a son who held this post, and Kang Shu's descendants later adopted Líng as their surname. *Ling Cao (, died 203), Eastern Han dynasty military officer serving under the warlords Sun Ce and Sun Quan *Ling Tong (, 189–217), Eastern Han Dynasty military officer, son of Ling Cao *Ling Mengchu (凌濛初, 1580–1644), Ming Dynasty writer *Ling Shuhua (, 1900–1990), Chinese modernist writer *Ling Yun (politician) (, born 1917), first Minister of State Security of the People's Republic of China *Gilbert Ling (, born 1919), Chinese-born American biologist *Ling Qing (, 1923–2010), Chine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019. Attempts to contain it there failed, allowing the virus to spread to other areas of Asia and later worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern on 30 January 2020, and a pandemic on 11 March 2020. As of , the pandemic had caused more than cases and confirmed deaths, making it one of the deadliest in history. COVID-19 symptoms range from undetectable to deadly, but most commonly include fever, dry cough, and fatigue. Severe illness is more likely in elderly patients and those with certain underlying medical conditions. COVID-19 transmits when people breathe in air contaminated by droplets and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Births
File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Mandela casts his vote in the 1994 South African general election, in which he was elected South Africa's first President of South Africa, president, and which effectively brought Apartheid to an end; NAFTA, which was signed in 1992, comes into effect in Canada, the United States, and Mexico; The first passenger rail service to utilize the newly-opened Channel tunnel; The 1994 FIFA World Cup is held in the United States; Skull, Skulls from the Rwandan genocide, in which over half a million Tutsi people were massacred by Hutu, Hutus., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 1994 Winter Olympics rect 200 0 400 200 1994 Northridge earthquake, Northridge earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Sinking of the MS Estonia rect 0 200 300 40 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomi Rantamäki
Tomi Rantamäki (born 18 September 1968) is a Finnish curler. He competed in the 2018 Winter Olympics in the mixed doubles competition. He and partner Oona Kauste placed 7th. He has served as the coach of the Chinese Mixed Doubles Curling Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns slidi ... team since 2021. Career Athlete Finished seventh in the mixed doubles at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic. Four consecutive World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances (2016–19), finishing a career-best seventh in his first two championships. Competed four European Championships from 1992 to 2013. Coach Led the Finnish men to a fourth-place finish at the 2015 World Championship. Finished ninth with the Chinese women's team at the 2021 World Mixed Doubles Championship. Led the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Jingyuan
Wang may refer to: Names * Wang (surname) (王), a common Chinese surname * Wāng (汪), a less common Chinese surname * Titles in Chinese nobility * A title in Korean nobility * A title in Mongolian nobility Places * Wang River in Thailand * Wang Township, Minnesota, a township in the United States * Wang, Bavaria, a town in the district of Freising, Bavaria, Germany * Wang, Austria, a town in the district of Scheibbs in Lower Austria * An abbreviation for the town of Wangaratta, Australia * Wang Theatre, in Boston, Massacheussetts * Charles B. Wang Center, an Asian American center at Stony Brook University Other * Wang (Tibetan Buddhism), a form of empowerment or initiation * Wang tile, in mathematics, are a class of formal systems * ''Wang'' (musical), an 1891 New York musical * Wang Film Productions, Taiwanese-American animation studios * Wang Laboratories, an American computer company founded by Dr. An Wang * WWNG, a radio station (1330 AM) licensed to serve Hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiang Dongxu
Jiang Dongxu (; born March 3, 1993) is a Chinese curler from Harbin. He represented China at the 2022 Winter Olympics as the alternate on the Chinese men's team skipped by Ma Xiuyue. He also won a silver medal at the 2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships. Career Jiang represented China twice at the World Junior Curling Championships in 2012 and 2013. His team finished 4–5 at the 2012 World Junior Curling Championships and 1–8 at the 2013 World Junior Curling Championships. Also during his junior career, Jiang won the 2012 Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships playing second for Ma Xiuyue. Jiang's most successful season came during the 2017–18 season when he played second for Team Liu Riu. The team won two tour events, the Direct Horizontal Drilling Fall Classic and the Challenge de Curling de Gatineau. They also played in three Grand Slam of Curling events, reaching the quarterfinals of the 2017 GSOC Tour Challenge Tier 2. At the Olympic Qualification Event, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Jinbo
Wang Jinbo (, born May 15, 1995) is a Chinese curler from Harbin. He competed at the 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ..., Canada, as lead for the Chinese team, which placed 8th in the tournament. He was member of the Chinese team that won gold medals at the 2014 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships. References External links * 1995 births Living people Chinese male curlers Sportspeople from Harbin Curlers at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics Pacific-Asian curling champions {{PRChina-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liang Shuming (curler)
Liang Shuming (, Wade-Giles ''Liang Shu-ming''; sometimes ''Liang Sou-ming'', October 18, 1893 – June 23, 1988), born Liang Huanding (), courtesy name Shouming (), was a Chinese philosopher, politician, and writer in the Rural Reconstruction Movement during the late Qing dynasty and early Republican eras of Chinese history. Life Liang was born in Beijing. His family were ethnic Mongolians of Guilin and Guangxi origin. He was the son of a famous intellectual who committed suicide apparently in despair at the state of the Chinese nation. He had a modern education and exposure to Western writings. Liang was always fascinated by Buddhism, but never joined a monastery due to the opposition of his father. At the age of sixteen, he refused to allow his mother to discuss marriage on his behalf and at nineteen he became a vegetarian, remaining so for the rest of his life. In 1917 he was recruited by Cai Yuanpei to the philosophy department of Beijing University, where he pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Tianyu
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Zhang may refer to: Chinese culture, etc. * Zhang (surname) (張/张), common Chinese surname ** Zhang (surname 章), a rarer Chinese surname * Zhang County (漳县), of Dingxi, Gansu * Zhang River (漳河), a river flowing mainly in Henan * ''Zhang'' (unit) (丈), a traditional Chinese unit of length equal to 10 ''chi'' (3–3.7 m) * Zhang Zetian, Chinese billionaire * 璋, a type of shaped stone or jade object in ancient Chinese culture thought to hold great value and protective properties; see also Bi (jade) and Cong (jade) Other * Zhang, the proper name of the star Upsilon¹ Hydrae See also * Zang (other) Zang may refer to: * Official abbreviation for Tibet Autonomous Region (藏) * Tibetan people * Zang (bell) Perisan musical instrument * Zang (surname) (臧), a Chinese surname * Zang, Iran, a village in Kerman Province, Iran * Persian form of Zanj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shao Zhilin
Shao Zhilin (born June 12, 1995) is a Chinese male curler. Teams and events Notes References External links * * Video: 1995 births Living people Chinese male curlers Sportspeople from Harbin {{PRChina-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zou Qiang
Zou Qiang (; born 13 August 1991 in Yichun) is a Chinese curler from Harbin. Career Juniors Zou skipped the Chinese team (which also consisted of Shao Zhilin, Zhang Tianyu and Liang Shuming), at the 2013 Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships to a gold medal. The team went 7-1 after the double round robin portion of the tournament, which put them in first place, and a bye to the final, where they faced off against South Korea. They defeated the Koreans (skipped by Kim Jeong-min) 7-5 in the final. Men's Zou joined the Zang Jialiang team as lead in 2014 for one competitive season. The team won the gold medal at the 2014 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships. Zou was left off the team when they played in the 2015 World Championships. Zou then joined the Liu Rui rink at second. The team won a silver medal at the 2016 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships. Later that season, Zou became the team's alternate. They would win a gold medal at the 2017 Asian Winter Games and finish fift ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomáš Paul
Tomáš Paul (born 3 April 1988 in Prague) is a Czech curler. Curling career Men's Playing of Charles University, Paul has played in two Winter Universiades. The first was the 2011 Winter Universiade, where Paul threw second stones for the Czech team, skipped by Lukáš Klíma, winning a bronze medal. He played in the 2013 Winter Universiade as well, with Klíma skipping. They had less success, finishing in 7th place. Paul first played for the Czech national team at the men's level at the 2015 European Curling Championships, playing second for the team skipped by David Šik. The team finished in 9th place. He played again for Šik at the 2018 European Curling Championships, this time in B Division play. They went undefeated in the round robin but faltered in the playoffs, settling for third place in the division. Mixed doubles In addition to regular curling, Paul plays mixed doubles. He has played in five World Mixed Doubles Curling Championships for his nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
