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Saving General Yang
''Saving General Yang'' is a 2013 Hong Kong film directed by Ronny Yu. The story is based on the legendary Generals of the Yang Family. The film was selected as part of the 2013 Hong Kong International Film Festival. Plot The film is set in the early Northern Song dynasty, AD 986, of northeastern China. Former Northern Han general and the patriarch of the Yang clan Yang Ye pledges allegiance to the new Han Chinese-ruled Song regime after Northern Han's fall. Years later Yang's seventh son, Yang Yansi, participated in a martial arts tournament with his father's rival Pan Renmei's son Pan Bao in his sixth brother Yang Yanzhao's place to win Later Zhou's former princess Chai Meirong's (who is Yang Yanzhao's childhood sweetheart) hand in marriage, which ended in the latter's death. The following morning Yang and Pan meet with the emperor about the issue; Yang executes 30 whiplashes to his young sons as punishment. Later, Song's border stations are burned, signaling an invasion from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronny Yu
Ronny is a given name, sometimes a short form (hypocorism) of Ryan. It may refer to: * Ronny (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian footballer Ronny Heberson Furtado de Araújo * Ronny (footballer, born 1991), Brazilian footballer Ronieri da Silva Pinto * Ronny Abraham (born 1951), French President of the International Court of Justice * Ronny Ackermann (born 1977), German Nordic combined skier * Ronny Büchel (born 1982), footballer from Liechtenstein * Ronny Cedeño (born 1983), Venezuelan baseball player, formerly in Major League Baseball * Ronny Chieng, Malaysian comedian and actor, a senior correspondent on ''The Daily Show'' * Ronny Claes (born 1957), Belgian former racing cyclist * Daniel Ronald Ronny Cox (born 1938), American actor and singer-songwriter * Ronny Garbuschewski (born 1986), German footballer * Ronny Graham (1919–1999), American actor and theater director, composer, lyricist and writer * Ronny Hafsås (born 1985), Norwegian retired biathlete and cross-country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Qilang
Yang Qilang (; literally "Yang's 7th son") is a fictional character in the ''Generals of the Yang Family'' legends, the 7th eldest and youngest son of Song Dynasty general Yang Ye. In these largely fictionalized stories, he was shot to death with countless arrows by the vengeful Song commander Pan Renmei while seeking reinforcement for his trapped father in battles against the Liao Dynasty army. "Qilang" which means "7th son" is a nickname rather than an official given name. His official name is usually given as Yang Yansi (楊延嗣). Biography Born in a military family, Yang Qilang practiced martial arts from an early age after his parents Yang Ye and She Saihua, as well as his 6 elder brothers. The novel ''Records of the Two Songs, South and North'' (1593) portrayed him as young, impulsive and reckless, and mentioned a time in battle where he without notifying anyone decided to lead 3000 men for a night raid of the enemy's camp. He was ambushed and returned with only half the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shao Bing
Shao Bing (邵兵) is a Chinese actor who has won a Huabiao Award China Huabiao Film Awards (), also simply known as Huabiao Awards, is an annual awards ceremony for Chinese cinema. Named after the decorative Chinese winged columns (''huabiaos''), The Huabiao Awards were first instituted in 1957 as the Ministr .... Filmography Films Television References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shao, Bing 1968 births Living people Male actors from Zhejiang Male actors from Hangzhou Chinese male film actors Chinese male television actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ady An
An Yi-xuan (; born 吳玟靜 on 29 September 1980), also known as Ady An, is a Taiwanese actress and singer who was discovered when she was working in a coffee shop. Born on September 29, 1980, she also is known as Audrey An and Wu Wen Ching. Ady An debuted as an actress in the 2001 television drama “Marmalade Boy” but gained fame after her performance in “The Outsiders” in 2004. She then focused on breaking into Mainland China and has since appeared in many popular dramas in both China and Taiwan, including “Autumn’s Concerto,” which holds the record for one of the highest average viewerships in Taiwan. Her cousin is actress Wan Wei Qiao. On March 15, 2017, it was announced that Ady An married businessman Levo Chen (Chen Rong Lian). On July 18, 2019 Ady An gave birth to a son. Career Ady An debuted in 2000, filming the drama ''Mala Xianshi''. She rose to fame in 2004 after starring in the youth idol drama '' The Outsiders'' opposite Dylan Kuo, after which she ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Yansi
Yang Qilang (; literally "Yang's 7th son") is a fictional character in the ''Generals of the Yang Family'' legends, the 7th eldest and youngest son of Song Dynasty general Yang Ye. In these largely fictionalized stories, he was shot to death with countless arrows by the vengeful Song commander Pan Renmei while seeking reinforcement for his trapped father in battles against the Liao Dynasty army. "Qilang" which means "7th son" is a nickname rather than an official given name. His official name is usually given as Yang Yansi (楊延嗣). Biography Born in a military family, Yang Qilang practiced martial arts from an early age after his parents Yang Ye and She Saihua, as well as his 6 elder brothers. The novel ''Records of the Two Songs, South and North'' (1593) portrayed him as young, impulsive and reckless, and mentioned a time in battle where he without notifying anyone decided to lead 3000 men for a night raid of the enemy's camp. He was ambushed and returned with only half the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Yande
Yang Yande () is a fictional character in the ''Generals of the Yang Family'' legends, the fifth eldest son of Song Dynasty general Yang Ye. In these largely fictionalized stories, he survived the battle against the Liao Dynasty army that killed his father, and left to become a Buddhist monk. He is also known as Yang Wulang (楊五郎) which means "5th son," and is a nickname rather than an official given name. Biography Born in a military family, Yang Wulang practiced martial arts from an early age after his parents Yang Ye and She Saihua, as well as his 6 brothers. In particular, Wuliang was adept at his family's style of spear fighting. During the battle of Mount Twin Wolves, General Yang Ye's army was surrounded by enemies. Yang Yande's eldest three brothers had already died and his fourth older brother was missing. His younger brother Yang Yanzhao asked the seventh son of General Yang to seek aid while he tried to fight a way out for their father. Having lost contact with hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Chou
Vic Chou () is a Taiwanese actor and singer. He is a member of the Taiwanese boy band F4. Career F4 Chou rose to fame for his role as Hua Ze Lei in the highly popular Taiwan television series ''Meteor Garden''. At the conclusion of the series, Chou along with the other cast members of ''Meteor Garden''; Jerry Yan, Vanness Wu and Ken Chu continued to perform together and released three studio albums as the quartet boy band F4. Music career Chou was the first F4 member to release his own album ''Make a Wish'' in January 2002. This was followed by ''Remember, I Love You'' which was released in January 2004. His third album, ''I'm Not F4'' was released in October 2007 and topped Taiwan's major charts for 3 weeks. Acting career Aside from ''Meteor Garden'', Chou has appeared in Taiwanese series such as ''Poor Prince'' and ''Love Storm'', considered to be very "typical" idol dramas. However, with the 2004 television series ''Mars'', Zhou took on a more complex role as a set of twi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xu Fan
Xu Fan (, born 16 August 1967) is a Chinese actress and Asian Film Awards winner. She married film director Feng Xiaogang Feng Xiaogang (; born 18 March 1958 in Beijing) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and politician. He is well known in China as a highly successful commercial filmmaker whose comedy films do consistently well at the box of ... in 1999 and has starred in a number of films and television series directed by her husband. Filmography Films Television References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Xu, Fan 1967 births Living people 20th-century Chinese actresses 21st-century Chinese actresses Chinese film actresses Chinese television actresses Actresses from Wuhan Central Academy of Drama alumni Best Actress Asian Film Award winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empress Xiao Yanyan
Xiao Yanyan (; 953–1009), also known as Empress Dowager Chengtian (承天皇太后) was a Khitan people, Khitan queen consort, empress and military leader of history of China, imperial China's Liao dynasty. She was regent on behalf of her son from 982. History Xiao Yanyan was the 3rd child of Xiao Siwen (蕭思溫), Liao's chancellor (China), chancellor. Also referred to by the name Xiao Chuo, Xiao's original Khitan family name was Bali (拔裏氏). She was the youngest of the Xiao sisters, along with Xiao Hunian and Lady Xiao. Xiao later married Emperor Jingzong of Liao and would go on to bear the crown Prince Yelü Longxu. Being granted the title of Empress, Xiao was influential during her husband's reign. She would go on to become regent for her son in 982 when he ascended the Liao throne as Emperor Shengzong of Liao, Emperor Shengzong at 12 years old after the untimely death of Emperor Jingzong of Liao who died while returning from a hunting trip. In 986, the Liao Empir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poisoned Arrow
Arrow poisons are used to poison arrow heads or darts for the purposes of hunting and warfare. They have been used by indigenous peoples worldwide and are still in use in areas of South America, Africa and Asia. Notable examples are the poisons secreted from the skin of the poison dart frog, and curare (or 'ampi'), a general term for a range of plant-derived arrow poisons used by the indigenous peoples of South America. Poisoned arrows have featured in mythology, notably the Greek story of Heracles slaying the centaur Nessus using arrows poisoned with the blood of the Lernaean Hydra. The Greek hero Odysseus poisons his arrows with hellebore in Homer's ''Odyssey''. Poisoned arrows also figure in Homer's epic about the Trojan War, the ''Iliad'', in which both Achaeans and Trojans used toxic arrows and spears. Poisoned arrows are referred to in the Book of Job in the Bible, descriptive of the sufferings experienced by the just man, Job. The modern terms "toxic" and "toxin" derive f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Saihua
She Saihua (佘賽花) is a legendary heroine from ancient China's Northern Song Dynasty. The wife of Yang Ye and the mother of their 7 sons, she is a prominent figure in the stories on ''Yang Jia Jiang, Generals of the Yang Family''. The elderly and widowed She Saihua is also commonly known as She Taijun (佘太君; "Dowager She") and is usually depicted with a dragon-head cane (龍頭拐杖). She allegedly lived past the age of 100. Legends Marriage to Yang Ye She Saihua's father She Hong (佘洪) had already arranged marriage, arranged for his daughter to marry Yang Ye, but changed his mind and betrothed her to Cui Long (崔龍) from the more powerful Cui family instead. When the Yang family requested marriage, She Hong sent for Cui Long to come quickly to marry his daughter. She Saihua did not like the ugly and untalented Cui Long and sent a messenger for Yang Ye. After Yang Ye's arrival and at the request of She Saihua, She Hong had no choice but to declare that the winner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Taizong Of Song
Zhao Jiong (20 November 939 – 8 May 997), known as Zhao Guangyi from 960 to 977 and Zhao Kuangyi before 960, also known by his temple name Taizong after his death, was the second emperor of the Song dynasty of China. He reigned from 976 to his death in 997. He was a younger brother of his predecessor Emperor Taizu, and the father of his successor Emperor Zhenzong. Why Emperor Taizong succeeded his brother rather than Emperor Taizu's grown sons (Zhao Dezhao and Zhao Defang, who both died in their twenties during his reign) is not entirely understood by later historians. According to official history, his succession was confirmed by Emperor Taizu on their mother Empress Dowager Du's deathbed as a result of her instruction. A popular story dating back from at least the 11th century suggests that Emperor Taizong murdered his brother in the dim candlelight when the sound of an axe was allegedly heard. Whatever the truth, Zhao Guangyi had been prefect of the Song capital Kaifeng s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
