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Sang (surname)
Sang is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname (''Sāng''). A variant traditional form is . Both forms were unlisted among the Song-era ''Hundred Family Surnames''. Distribution Sang was unlisted among the 100-most-common surnames in mainland China in 2007 or on Taiwan in 2005. It was the 16,712nd most common name in United States during the 2000 US Census.US Census Bureau. Op. cit. Public Broadcasting Service.How Popular Is Your Last Name? Accessed 6 Apr 2012. History Sang literally means "mulberry". Its Old Chinese form has been reconstructed as ''*sˤaŋ'', but it was already ''Sang'' by the time of Middle Chinese.Baxter, Wm. H. & Sagart, Laurent. '' '', p. 121. 2011. Accessed 11 October 2011. List of persons with the surname * Sang Guowei (b. 1941), Chinese politician *Sang Hongyang (c. 152–80 BC), Han-era official *Sang Lan (b. 1981), Chinese gymnast and television personality *Samantha Sang (b. 1951), the stage name of the Chinese-Australian singer Cheryl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinyin
Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese form, to learners already familiar with the Latin alphabet. The system includes four diacritics denoting tones, but pinyin without tone marks is used to spell Chinese names and words in languages written in the Latin script, and is also used in certain computer input methods to enter Chinese characters. The word ' () literally means "Han language" (i.e. Chinese language), while ' () means "spelled sounds". The pinyin system was developed in the 1950s by a group of Chinese linguists including Zhou Youguang and was based on earlier forms of romanizations of Chinese. It was published by the Chinese Government in 1958 and revised several times. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) adopted pinyin as an international standard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Chinese
Old Chinese, also called Archaic Chinese in older works, is the oldest attested stage of Chinese language, Chinese, and the ancestor of all modern varieties of Chinese. The earliest examples of Chinese are divinatory inscriptions on oracle bones from around 1250 BC, in the late Shang dynasty. Chinese bronze inscriptions, Bronze inscriptions became plentiful during the following Zhou dynasty. The latter part of the Zhou period saw a flowering of literature, including Four Books and Five Classics, classical works such as the ''Analects'', the ''Mencius (book), Mencius'', and the ''Zuo zhuan''. These works served as models for Literary Chinese (or Classical Chinese), which remained the written standard until the early twentieth century, thus preserving the vocabulary and grammar of late Old Chinese. Old Chinese was written with several early forms of Chinese characters, including Oracle bone script, Oracle Bone, Chinese bronze inscriptions, Bronze, and Seal scripts. Throughout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Sang
Thomas Roy Sang (born 29 June 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays for club Port Vale. A versatile midfielder, he can also play at right-back. His father, Neil, also played professional football. Sang began his career in the youth-team at Bolton Wanderers, before joining Manchester United following a successful trial in 2019. He spent the second half of the 2018–19 season on loan at AFC Fylde, and signed with Cardiff City following a spell on trial. He spent time on loan at Cheltenham Town and St Johnstone, before moving to Port Vale on a free transfer in July 2023. Early life Thomas Roy Sang was born in Liverpool on 29 June 1999. His father, Neil Sang, is a former professional football player and agent. Club career Early career Sang began his career with Bolton Wanderers at under-13 level, but was released after his under-14 season. He spent 18 months without a club, during which time he struggled with injuries, before signing for Manchester United in 2015 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sang Yang
Sang Yang (Chinese: , ''Sāng Yáng''; born: 17 July 1982) is a retired Chinese badminton player and former Olympian from Zhejiang. Career Sang started representing China in the junior tournament, and at the 1998 and 2000 Asian Junior Championships, he helped the boys' team clinched the gold medal. He won the individual medals captured the boys' doubles gold and boys' singles silver in 1999, and also boys' doubles gold and mixed doubles silver in 2000. At the 2000 World Junior Championships, he won three gold medals in the boys' doubles, mixed doubles and team event. Sang won the 2003 Indonesia Open in the men's doubles with partner Zheng Bo. In 2004 they defeated Denmark's Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard in the Thomas Cup final to clinch the deciding third point for the Chinese team. Sang competed for China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics also in men's doubles with Zheng Bo. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Chan Chong Ming and Chew Choon Eng of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sang Xue
Sang Xue (Chinese: , ''Sāng Xuě''; b. 7 December 1984 in Tianjin) is a female Chinese diver and former Olympian. She won the gold medal in the Synchronized 10m Platform competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She and her partner Li Na beat the Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ... team by 33 points. External links profile 1984 births Living people Chinese female divers Divers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic divers of China Olympic gold medalists for China Sportspeople from Tianjin Olympic medalists in diving Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving 21st-century Chinese women {{PRChina-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Sang Xu
Sang Xu (born 29 September 1986 in Harbin, China), or Stephanie Sang, is a Chinese-Australian table tennis player and Olympian. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the second round of the singles competition. She also competed in the team competition. She currently resides in Melbourne, Victoria. She has qualified to represent Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the .... References * External links * * * * * * * 1986 births Living people Australian female table tennis players Chinese emigrants to Australia Olympic table tennis players for Australia Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in table tennis Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese-Australian
Chinese Australians () are Australians of Overseas Chinese, Chinese ancestry. Chinese Australians are one of the largest groups within the global Overseas Chinese, Chinese diaspora, and are the largest Asian Australian community. Per capita, Australia has Overseas Chinese, more people of Chinese ancestry than any country outside Asia. As a whole, Australian residents identifying themselves as having Chinese ancestry made up 5.5% of Australia's population at the 2021 census. The very early history of Chinese Australians involved significant immigration from villages of the Pearl River Delta in South China, with most such immigrants speaking dialects within the Yue Chinese, Yue dialect group. The Australian gold rushes, Gold rushes lured many Chinese to the Australian colonies in the 19th century. As with many overseas Chinese groups the world over, early Chinese immigrants to Australia established several Chinatowns in major cities, such as Sydney (Chinatown, Sydney), Melbourne ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Sang
Cheryl Lau Sang (born 5 August 1951), known professionally as Samantha Sang, is an Australian singer. She had an earlier career as a teenage singer under the stage name Cheryl Gray, before adopting the stage name she is more widely known as in 1969. She first received nationwide recognition in Australia in 1967, after releasing the top ten single "You Made Me What I Am". By 1969, Sang relocated to the United Kingdom, where she worked with the Bee Gees, before returning to Australia in 1975. She reconnected with the Bee Gees in 1977 and had an international hit with their song "Emotion", peaking at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number two in Australia and number eleven in the United Kingdom. The single's parent album, ''Emotion'' (1978), reached the top thirty on ''Billboard'' 200 and included two other singles. Life and career Early life Sang was born to Reg and Joan (née Clarke) Sang in Melbourne, Australia, the great-great-granddaughter of a Chinese herbalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sang Lan
Sang Lan (; born 11 June 1981) is a former Chinese gymnast and television personality. She is currently a student and advocates for improved conditions for disabled people within China. Athletic career and injury Sang achieved excellence in gymnastics at a young age, winning the all-around and every single event final at the 1991 Zhejiang Province Championships. By 1995, she was competing nationally. Sang was one of China's strongest vaulters, placing second on the event at the 1995 Chinese Nationals, and gaining championship in 1997. While she never represented China at the Olympics or World Gymnastics Championships, she did compete at the 1996 and 1997 American Cup meets, and was selected for the 1998 Goodwill Games team. In New York City at the Goodwill Games in July 1998, during warm-ups for the vault event final, Sang fell while she was performing a timer (a simple vault, used by the athlete to familiarize herself with the apparatus and warm up). She could not raise herself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Han Dynasty
The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warring interregnum known as the ChuHan contention (206–202 BC), and it was succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period (220–280 AD). The dynasty was briefly interrupted by the Xin dynasty (9–23 AD) established by usurping regent Wang Mang, and is thus separated into two periods—the Western Han (202 BC – 9 AD) and the Eastern Han (25–220 AD). Spanning over four centuries, the Han dynasty is considered a golden age in Chinese history, and it has influenced the identity of the Chinese civilization ever since. Modern China's majority ethnic group refers to themselves as the "Han people", the Sinitic language is known as "Han language", and the written Chinese is referred to as "Han characters". The emperor was at the pinnacle of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sang Hongyang
Sang Hongyang (Chinese: ; c. 152–80 BC) was a Chinese politician. He was a prominent official of the Han Dynasty, who served Emperor Wu of Han and his successor Emperor Zhao. He is famous for his economic policies during the reign of Emperor Wu, the best known of which include the state monopolies over iron and salt - systems which would be imitated by other dynasties throughout Chinese history. Due to political conflict, he was executed in 80 BC by Huo Guang (d. 68 BC). Sang was one of the participants in the debate of Salt and Iron which took place in 81 BC. Youth and Officialdom Sang Hongyang was born in Luoyang, one of the Han Dynasty's major commercial centres, to a family of merchants. In his youth, he was known for his mathematical prowess. When Emperor Wu ascended to the throne in 141 BC, Sang came to his notice and was eventually invited to become an Attendant (). This was one way which the Emperor gained and retained talented individuals in the palace, and by whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sang Guowei
Sang Guowei (; born November 1941 in Wuxing, Zhejiang) is a Chinese pharmacologist, physician and politician. He graduated from Shanghai Medical College and was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He served as the chairman of the Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party, a recognized minor political party in China, and was a Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (NPCSC) is the permanent body of the National People's Congress (NPC) of the People's Republic of China (PRC), which is the highest organ of state po ... between 2008 and 2013. References 1941 births Living people Scientists from Huzhou People's Republic of China politicians from Zhejiang Vice Chairpersons of the National People's Congress Members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Political office-holders in Zhejiang Chinese Peasants' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
