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New Legend Of Madame White Snake
''New Legend of Madame White Snake'' (Chinese: ) is a 1992 TV series starring Angie Chiu and Cecilia Yip. It is based on the Chinese folk legend ''Legend of the White Snake''. First shown on Taiwan Television in 1992, the series was broadcast on China Central Television in 1993 and became a major hit. It remained popular for more than 20 years, and was still one of the most replayed TV series in 2016. Plot After hundreds, perhaps thousands, of years of disciplined training in Taoism whilst living in a cave on Mount Emei, the protagonist Bai Su Zhen (Pure White Silk) has, with the help of a heavenly immortality pill, transformed herself from her true original form as a snake into a human form to seek immortality in the human world in her quest for divinity, guided by the Mother of Mercy, Guan Yin (lit. "Watcher of the World's Cry") She then meets and masters in single combat her would be ravisher. He then transforms himself into a female form and becomes her aide de camp. He is kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecilia Yip
Cecilia Yip Tung (; born 8 March 1963) is a Hong Kong actress whose work is known throughout Asia, especially in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Career She began her acting career in 1982 with ''Nomad'' for which she was nominated for the Best New Performer Award. She won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress in 1984. Yip has starred in 45 feature-length films, receiving several nominations and awards. In addition to film, Yip has expanded her acting to television and was nominated for the 30th Taiwan Golden Bell Best Actress Award for her performance in the 1993 television series ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' (), also translated as ''The Sword and the Knife'', is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the third and final installment in the ''Condor Trilogy'', preceded by ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes ...''. She also played the lead role in four stage plays. Filmography Television series Films - Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiang Ming
Jiang may refer to: * ''Jiang'' (rank), rank held by general officers in the military of China *Jiang (surname) Jiang / Chiang can be a Mandarin transliteration of one of several Chinese surnames: #Jiǎng (surname), Jiǎng (surname 蔣) (#蔣, 蔣), commonly spelled as Jiǎng, Chiang, Cheung, Jang (Korean name), Jang, Chioh #Jiāng (surname 江) (#江, ..., several Chinese surnames ** Jiang Zemin (1926–2022), as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party * Jiang River, an ancient river of China * Jiang County, in Shanxi, China {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Series Set In The Southern Song
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries. The availability of various types of archival stora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Works Based On The Legend Of The White Snake
Works may refer to: People * Caddy Works (1896–1982), American college sports coach * Samuel Works (c. 1781–1868), New York politician Albums * '' ''Works'' (Pink Floyd album)'', a Pink Floyd album from 1983 * ''Works'', a Gary Burton album from 1972 * ''Works'', a Status Quo album from 1983 * ''Works'', a John Abercrombie album from 1991 * ''Works'', a Pat Metheny album from 1994 * ''Works'', an Alan Parson Project album from 2002 * ''Works Volume 1'', a 1977 Emerson, Lake & Palmer album * ''Works Volume 2'', a 1977 Emerson, Lake & Palmer album * '' The Works'', a 1984 Queen album Other uses * Microsoft Works, a collection of office productivity programs created by Microsoft * IBM Works, an office suite for the IBM OS/2 operating system * Mount Works, Victoria Land, Antarctica See also * The Works (other) The Works may refer to: Music * ''The Works'' (Queen album), 1984 album by the British rock band Queen * ''The Works'' (Nik Kershaw album), 1989 album by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwanese Television Series
Taiwanese drama (, also known as T.W. drama) refer to dramatic programming of television programming extended stories usually dramatizing relationships through the general range of ten to forty one-hour episodes. They are produced in Taiwan and have gained increasing popularity in the Mandarin-speaking community internationally. The term "Taiwanese drama" is applied to Taiwanese miniseries in general, even including those with greater elements of comedy than of drama. Origins and range of popularity During the rapid development of the Four Asian Tigers, the success of the Hong Kong entertainment industry and its TV drama programming served as a major influence for television and entertainment programming in the other rapidly-industrializing Asian nations, most notably Taiwan and South Korea. Many of these dramas have become popular throughout East Asia and Southeast Asia. Most popular Taiwanese dramas are also popular in Mainland China, Vietnam, Hong Kong and Macau, Japan, Thaila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shi Nai Wen
Shi or SHI may refer to: Language * ''Shi'', a Japanese title commonly used as a pronoun * ''Shi'', proposed gender-neutral pronoun * Shi (kana), a kana in Japanese syllabaries * Shi language * ''Shī'', transliteration of Chinese Radical 44 * Tachelhit or the Shilha language (ISO 639 code) Art * Shi, a piece in Chinese chess * ''Shi'' (comics), a comic book series created by William Tucci * Shi (poetry), the Chinese conception of poetry * ''Poetry'' (film) or ''Shi'', a 2010 South Korean film directed by Lee Chang-dong People * Shi (class) (), the low aristocratic class of Shang/Zhou China, later the scholar-gentry class of imperial China * Shi (rank) (), rank group for non-commissioned officers * Shi (personator) (), a ceremonial "corpse" involved in early forms of ancestor worship in China Names * ''Shì'' (氏), a Chinese clan name previously distinguished from ancestral or family names; see Origin of Chinese surnames * Shī (surname), the romanization ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xia Guang Li
Xia (Hsia in Wade–Giles) may refer to: Chinese history * Xia dynasty (c. 2070 – c. 1600 BC), the first orthodox dynasty in Chinese history * Xia (Sixteen Kingdoms) (407–431), a Xiongnu-led dynasty * Xia (617–621), a state founded by Dou Jiande near the end of the Sui dynasty * Western Xia (1038–1227), a Tangut-led dynasty * Eastern Xia (1215–1233), a Jurchen-led dynasty * Ming Xia (1362–1371), a short-lived dynasty that existed during the late Yuan dynasty period Other uses * Huaxia or Xia, an ancient ethnic group later known as the Han Chinese * Xia (surname), a Chinese surname * Xia (philosophy), a Chinese philosophy similar (but not identical) to the chivalrous code of European knights * Xia County, Shanxi, China * Xiafs, a file system developed for the Linux operating system together with the Ext2 file system * Xia class submarine, a Chinese ballistic missile submarine * XIA, the ICAO Code for Irving Oil, Canada * XIA (Junsu), a Korean pop artist also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yin Bao Lian , known in Chinese as Lingyin.
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Yin may refer to: *the dark force in the yin and yang from traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine *Yīn (surname) (), a Chinese surname *Yǐn (surname) (), a Chinese surname *Shang dynasty, also known as the Yin dynasty **Yinxu or Yin, the Shang dynasty capital now in ruins *Yin (Five Dynasties period), a short-lived kingdom during China's Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period *Yin Mountains, a mountain range in Inner Mongolia and Hebei province in China *Yin (, ''yǐn''), an office of early China sometimes equivalent to prime minister and sometimes to governor **Prime minister (Chu State) The post of prime minister (), translated as prime minister or chancellor, was an official government position established in the Chu state during the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history (771 – 475 BCE). King Wu of Chu (reigned 740 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chien Te-men
Chien Te-men (, 28 August 1943 – 5 February 2018) was a Taiwanese actor. Selected filmography *''New Legend of Madame White Snake'' (1992) as Fahai. *''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' (1994). *'' The Rose'' (2003). *''KO One'' (2005). *''The Hospital'' (2006). *''Bull Fighting'' (2007). *'' Sweet Relationship'' (2007). *''The X-Family'' (2007). *'' Black & White'' (2009). *'' K.O.3an Guo'' (2009). *''Down with Love'' (2010). *'' Black & White Episode I: The Dawn of Assault'' (2012). *''Ti Amo Chocolate'' (2012). *''Deja Vu'' (2013). *''Angel 'N' Devil'' (2014). *''Mr. Right Wanted ''Mr. Right Wanted'' () is a 2014 Taiwanese comedy, romance television series produced by UDN Productions, starring Sonia Sui, Christopher Lee, Kuo Shu-yao, Jerry Huang, Hans Chung, Chang Shao Huai, and Emerson Tsai. Filming began on Decembe ...'' (2014). *'' Bitter Sweet'' (2015). *'' Taste of Love'' (2015). *'' KO ONE: RE-CALL'' (2018). References External links * * 1943 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angie Chiu
Angie Chiu (; born 15 November 1954) is a Hong Kong actress, and was the third runner up in the 1973 Miss Hong Kong pageant. Early life In 1954, Chiu was born in Hong Kong. In 1971, Chiu graduated from Shung Tak Catholic English College and later worked as a flight attendant at Japan Airlines. In 1973, Chiu participated in the first Miss Hong Kong contest organized by TVB and won the third runner-up. Career Chiu started her career as a flight attendant for Japan Airline. In 1973, Chiu participated in Miss Hong Kong Pageant. In 1970s, Chiu's acting career began. Chiu is most noted for her leading role in ''The Heaven Sword And Dragon Saber'', ''Chor Lau Heung'', ''The Bund'', opposite Chow Yun-fat and Lui Leung-Wai. Chiu is a well known actress in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau and Mainland China. Personal life In 1975, Chiu married Wong Hon-wai (黃漢偉), a medical doctor. They had two children, Gary Wong (黃光宏) and Ronnie Wong (黃光宜). In 1983, Chiu divorced W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liao Wei Kai
Liao may refer to: Chinese history * Liao (Zhou dynasty state) (蓼), two states in ancient China during the Spring and Autumn period in the 8th and 7th centuries BC * Liao of Wu (吳王僚) (died 515 BC), king of Wu during ancient China's Spring and Autumn period * Liao dynasty (遼朝) (916–1125), a dynasty of China ruled by the Khitan Yelü clan ** Northern Liao (北遼) (1122–1123), a regime in northern China ** Qara Khitai (西遼) (1124–1218), also called the "Western Liao", successor to the Liao dynasty in northwestern China and Central Asia ** Eastern Liao (東遼) (1213–1269), a regime in northeastern China ** Later Liao (後遼) (1216–1219), a regime in northeastern China Other uses * Liaoning, abbreviated as Liao (辽), a province of China * Liao (surname) (廖), a Chinese family name * Liao River The Liao River () is the principal river in southern Northeast China, and one of the seven main river systems in China. Its name derived from the Liao re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
