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Sun Xing
Sun Xing (born October 16, 1963) is a Hong Kong actor and Mandopop singer born in Guangzhou, China. He shot to fame in the 1990s by portraying heroes in a number of Taiwanese ''wuxia'' TV dramas. Later he mostly appeared in comedies. Biography Sun Xing was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China to a Malaysian Chinese father and a Chinese mother. He grew up in Beijing and immigrated to Hong Kong with his parents as a teenager. He started his acting career in Hong Kong, and moved to Taiwan in the 1990s where he shot to fame through a number of popular TV series. Selected filmography Films Television Discography Album Other songs Scandal Sun was arrested by the police in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ... on April 22, 2011 for taking illegal drugs. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guangzhou
Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kong and north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the maritime Silk Road; it continues to serve as a major port and transportation hub as well as being one of China's three largest cities. For a long time, the only Chinese port accessible to most foreign traders, Guangzhou was captured by the British during the First Opium War. No longer enjoying a monopoly after the war, it lost trade to other ports such as Hong Kong and Shanghai, but continued to serve as a major transshipment port. Due to a high urban population and large volumes of port traffic, Guangzhou is classified as a Large-Port Megacity, the largest type of port-city in the world. Due to worldwide travel restrictions at the beginni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamukha
Jamukha ( mn, Жамуха; ) was a Mongol military and political leader and the chief rival to Temüjin (later Genghis Khan) in the unification of the Mongol tribes. Biography Jamukha was born in the Jadaran, a sub-tribe of the Khamag Mongol confederation, and was an ''anda'' (i.e. blood brother) to Temüjin. According to ''The Secret History of the Mongols'', when Börte, wife of Temüjin, was abducted by the Three Merkits; Wang Khan, Jamukha and Temüjin combined forces against the Merkits to recover her. In 1201, the leaders of the thirteen remaining tribes hostile to Temüjin (among them the Merkits, Tatar, and Naimans) and the Mongol tribes not allied with him (Jadaran, Taichuud, and others) assembled a kurultai and elected Jamukha as Gur-khan, ''universal ruler'', a title used by the rulers of the Kara-Khitan Khanate. Jamukha's assumption of this title was the final breach between Temüjin and Jamukha, leading Temüjin to form a coalition of tribes to oppose him. In th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Daggers
''Flying Daggers'' is a 2003 Taiwanese-Chinese television series adapted from Gu Long's novel ''Feidao Youjian Feidao'' of the '' Xiaoli Feidao Series''. The series is produced by Young Pei-pei and starred Julian Cheung, Ruby Lin and Dong Jie. Plot Li Huai is the illegitimate son of Li Manqing, an influential government official who is also well versed in martial arts. His grandfather, Li Xunhuan, was a highly revered martial artist who rose to fame for his signature dagger-throwing technique, the "Little Li Flying Dagger". Li Huai has never met his father before because he was raised far away from home by his mother, who died when he was still a child. He leads the life of a roaming street urchin with his two best friends, Zhao Chuan and Zhang Zhen. Li Huai eventually meets his father and his family in town, but their reunion is an unhappy one. Li has never been properly educated since he was a child so he behaves in a rough and uncouth manner. His stepbrother and stepmother, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wind And Cloud
''Wind and Cloud'', also known as ''Fung Wan'' and ''The Storm Riders'', is a Taiwanese television series based on Hong Kong artist Ma Wing-shing's manhua series '' Fung Wan''. Vincent Zhao and Peter Ho starred as the titular protagonists. The series was first broadcast on CTV in Taiwan in 2002, and was followed by ''Wind and Cloud 2'' in 2004. Plot The plot is based on the first two-story arcs in the manhua series. Xiongba, the chief of the martial arts clan Under Heaven Society, learns from the prophet Nipusa that he will rise to prominence in the ''jianghu'' (martial artists' community) with the help of "Wind and Cloud". By chance, he meets two boys – Nie Feng (Wind) and Bu Jingyun (Cloud) – and immediately accepts them as his apprentices. When Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun are grown up, Nipusa reveals to Xiongba that his downfall will also be due to "Wind and Cloud". To prevent this from happening, Xiongba devises an elaborate scheme to make Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun destroy each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taibai Jinxing
Taibai Jinxing () is a deity in Chinese folk religion and Taoism. He is the son of Bai Di, the White Emperor, and his name means 'Evening Star'. The Fengshen Yanyi refers to him as an aide in the entourage of the Jade Emperor. In Chinese astronomy, Taibai Jinxing is the name for Venus. Legends Passing mention in several storytellers' tales reveals little about him, though one tale, a variant on the usual seduction story, claims that heaven was scandalized when Taibai Jinxing, charmed by two celestial weaving girls, was led off to a cave where he remained with them, alone, for forty-six days. This escapade was uncovered during a celestial inquiry into the cause of a lengthy drought. Taibai Jinxing, responsible for rain, having been discovered and escorted back to his post, quickly brought rain to the parched region, and the weaving girls saved their skins by retiring to remote celestial palaces. According to Taoist classical description, Taibai Jinxing is described as a goddes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunny Piggy
''Sunny Piggy'' is a 2000 Chinese romantic fantasy comedy-drama television series. It stars Xu Zheng as Zhu Bajie, a foolish pig (and farting machine) who wanted to become human, and Tao Hong as a kindhearted dragon princess who loved him unconditionally until her death. Most characters, including Zhu Bajie, are taken from the 16th-century novel ''Journey to the West'' and Chinese mythology. The series was filmed in 1999 jointly by Jiangsu Television, Zhejiang Television, Sichuan Television and Dragon Television, in conjunction with Suzhou Southern Pai Culture Media, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Publishing Corporation, and Sky Creation. Copyrights were sold to 13 national television stations, which began broadcasting it almost simultaneously in January 2000. It achieved ratings over 30% in several provinces, prompting over 20 smaller local stations to show its reruns. Xu Zheng, virtually unknown before the series, rode its popularity to stardom. He and Tao Hong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Of Divinity (2000 TV Series)
''State of Divinity'' is a Taiwanese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel ''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer''. It was first broadcast on CTV in Taiwan in 2000. Cast * Richie Ren as Linghu Chong * Anita Yuen as Ren Yingying * Vivian Chen as Yue Lingshan * Leanne Liu as Dongfang Bubai * David Chiang as Qu Yang * Norman Chui as Xiang Wentian * Chang Fu-chien as Liu Zhengfeng * Ku Kuan-chung as Zuo Lengshan * Lee Li-chun as Ren Woxing * Ma Chi-chin as Dingyi * Sun Xing as Tian Boguang * Chu Chung-heng as Lu Dayou * Tsai Tsan-te as Yilin * Song Ta-ming as Lin Pingzhi * Li Chih-hsi as Yang Lianting * Tieh Meng-chiu as Lüzhuweng * Chang Li-wei as Peach Flower Immortal * Yu Wen-chung as Feng Qingyang * Chen Baoguo Chen Baoguo (; born 9 March 1956) is a Chinese actor. He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, Erjia in 1977 and has since acted in many films and television series, including ''The Emperor in Han Dynasty'', ''Da Zhai Men'' and ''Rob-B-Ho ... as Lin Zhennan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guo Jing
Guo Jing is the fictional protagonist of the wuxia novel ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' by Jin Yong. He also appears as a supporting character in the sequel, ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'', and is mentioned by name in ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber''. He is a descendant of Guo Sheng, one of the 108 outlaws from Mount Liang in the classical novel ''Water Margin''. Guo Jing and Yang Kang were both named by Qiu Chuji, who urges them to remember the Jingkang Incident and be loyal towards their native land, the Song Empire. Guo Jing is killed during the Battle of Xiangyang along with the rest of his family except his younger daughter, Guo Xiang. In ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' Guo Jing's hometown is in Niu Family Village. His father, Guo Xiaotian, was from Shandong but moved to Lin'an (present-day Hangzhou) after the Jurchen-led Jin Empire conquered the northern part of the Song Empire in the Jin–Song Wars. Guo Xiaotian met Li Ping in Lin'an and married her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Return Of The Condor Heroes (1998 Taiwanese TV Series)
''The Return of the Condor Heroes'' is a Taiwanese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. It was first broadcast on TTV in 1998 in Taiwan. Cast * Richie Ren as Yang Guo/Yang Kang * Jacklyn Wu as Xiaolongnü * Sun Xing as Guo Jing * Patricia Ha as Huang Rong * Ji Qin as Guo Fu * June Tsai as Guo Xiang * Chen Hong as Li Mochou * Liu Zi as Lu Wushuang * Zhu Yan as Cheng Ying * Heizi as Huodu * Ben Lee as Yin Zhiping * Bryan Leung as Hong Qigong * Li Li-chun as Ouyang Feng * Yue Yueli as Zhao Zhijing * Wu Chian-chian as He Yuanjun * Lee Wai-man as Wanyan Honglie * Dong Xiaoyan as Gongsun Lü'e * Jack Kao as Jinlun Fawang * Norman Chui as Lu Zhanyuan / Gongsun Zhi * Liu Jia as Mu Nianci Reception The series was poorly received in Taiwan and in other countries because Richie Ren 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 incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Is Payable
''Love Is Payable'' is a 1997 Chinese-language period romance television series produced by Young Pei-pei, set in the Shanghai International Settlement during the Second Sino-Japanese War (which was policed by British and Americans before 1941 even after Shanghai fell to the Japanese in 1937). The series was filmed in Tianjin and Shanghai and first broadcast on Taiwan's Formosa Television. Originally, Anita Mui was the first choice to play Xiangxue'er, and Stephen Chow was the first choice for the role of Bai Lang. However, they were unavailable, so Carina Lau and Steven Ma were cast instead. In 2010, Young Pei-pei produced a remake, titled ''Entangling Love in Shanghai'' in English (the Chinese title remains the same). Cast *Carina Lau as Xiangxue'er *Steve Ma as Bai Lang *Leanne Liu as Bai Ping *Lee Li-chun as Qiao Xiannong *Lawrence Ng as Zhang Guiting *Sun Xing as Ma Xianliang *Angus Tung as Chen Congming *Song Chunli as Hu Ying *Lu Wen as Liao Wanzhen *Yue Yueli as Han Dong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bai Yutang
Bai Yutang, nicknamed "Sleek Rat" or "Brocade-Coated Rat" (錦毛鼠), is a fictional Song dynasty knight-errant from the 19th-century Chinese novel ''The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants''. Handsome, brave, clever and charismatic, Bai Yutang is the youngest sworn brother and the best fighter of the "Five Rats", whose other members are Lu Fang, Han Zhang, Xu Qing, and Jiang Ping. Though very righteous, he is also cruel, arrogant, reckless and stubborn. After fellow knight-errant Zhan Zhao receives the title "Imperial Cat" from the emperor, Bai Yutang becomes jealous and hurries off to the capital Kaifeng to challenge him. Using his extraordinary martial arts skills to intrude into respectively the government headquarters of Prefect Bao, the residence of Imperial Tutor Pang, and even the imperial palace, he performs a number of spectacular acts and crimes. He also succeeds in capturing Zhan in a trap, but is in turn captured by his sworn brother Jiang Ping, after which he reluc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seven Heroes And Five Gallants (TV Series)
''The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants'' is a 1994 Taiwanese television series produced by Chinese Television System (CTS) a few months after its prequel '' Justice Pao'', which was also produced by Chao Ta-shen. Dozens of actors appeared in both series, but only Sze Yu and Tu Man-sheng reprised their roles. Fan Hung-hsuan and Lung Lung chose to portray new characters rather than their iconic roles. Cast Main cast * Chang Fu-chien as Bao Zheng * Danny Dun as Gongsun Ce * Vincent Chiao as Zhan Zhao * Tsao Hua-hsing as Wang Chao * Chang Hui-yang as Ma Han * Chang Yu-ming as Zhang Long * Hsueh Feng-chin as Zhao Hu * Sze Yu as Emperor Renzong of Song * Lin Tzay-peir as Lu Fang * Pi Kao-chiao as Min Xiuxiu, Lu Fang's wife * Yu An-shun as Han Zhang * Fu Lei as Xu Qing * Tai Chih-yuan as Jiang Ping * Sun Xing as Bai Yutang * Tien Feng as Zhao Demou, Prince of Xiangyang * Chang Feng as Ji Gao, Zhao Demou's strategist Other cast ''Note: Some actors portrayed more than 1 character. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
