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The Climbers (2019 Film)
''The Climbers'' () is a 2019 Chinese adventure drama film directed by Daniel Lee and written by Alai. The film stars Wu Jing, Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Yi, Jing Boran, and Hu Ge. The film tells the real-life expedition of two generations of Chinese mountaineers to ascend Mount Everest from the perilous north side in 1960 and 1975. The film released in China, the United Kingdom and North America on September 30, 2019. Cast * Wu Jing as Fang Wuzhou (based on Wang Fuzhou) * Zhang Ziyi as Xu Ying * Zhang Yi as Qu Songlin * Jing Boran as Li Guoliang * Hu Ge as Yang Guang (based on Xia Boyu) ** Jackie Chan as old Yang Guang * Wang Jingchun as Zhao Chun * Chen Long as Lin Jie * He Lin as Zhao Hong * Choenyi Tsering as Hei Mudan * Liu Xiaofeng as Xu Haotian * Tobgyal as a Tibetan Buddhist monk * Lawang Lop as Jiebu (based on Gongbu) Production Before the film was filmed, actor Wu Jing conducted a half-month cold tolerance training in Mount Gangshka, Menyuan Hui Autonomous Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Lee (film Director)
Daniel Lee Yan-Kong () is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, assistant director, and art director. Filmography Director * '' What Price Survival'' (1994) * '' Black Mask'' (1996) * '' ...Till Death Do Us Part'' (1998) * '' Moonlight Express'' (1999) * ''A Fighter's Blues'' (2000) * ''Star Runner'' (2003) * ''Dragon Squad'' (2005) * '' Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon'' (2008) * ''14 Blades'' (2010) * ''White Vengeance'' (2011) * '' Dragon Blade'' (2015) * ''Time Raiders'' (2016) * '' The Climbers'' (2019) Writer * '' What Price Survival'' (1994) * '' Till Death Do Us Part'' (1998) * '' Moonlight Express'' (1999) * ''A Fighter's Blues'' (2000) (co-writer and story by) * ''Star Runner'' (2003) (co-writer) * ''Dragon Squad'' (2005) (co-writer) * '' Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon'' (2008) (co-writer) * '' Dragon Blade'' (2015) Art director * '' Starry Is the Night'' (1988) * ''The Revenge of Angel'' (1990) * '' Bury Me High'' (1991) * ''The Prince of Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region or Xizang Autonomous Region, often shortened to Tibet or Xizang, is a Provinces of China, province-level Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the China, People's Republic of China in Southwest China. It was overlayed on the traditional Tibetan regions of Ü-Tsang and Kham. It was formally established in 1965 to replace the Tibet Area (administrative division), Tibet Area, the former Administrative divisions of China, administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC) established after the annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China, annexation of Tibet. The establishment was about five years after the 1959 Tibetan uprising and the dismissal of the Kashag, and about 13 years after the original annexation. The current borders of the Tibet Autonomous Region were generally established in the 18th century and include about half of historic Tibet, or the Tibet, ethno-cultural Tibet. The Tibet Autonomous Region spans ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwest China
Southwest China () is a region in the south of the People's Republic of China. Geography Southwest China is a rugged and mountainous region, transitioning between the Tibetan Plateau to the west and the Chinese coastal hills (东南丘陵) and plains to the east. Key geographic features in the region include the Hengduan Mountains in the west, the Sichuan Basin in the northeast, and the karstic Yungui Plateau in the east. The majority of the region is drained by the Yangtze River which forms the Three Gorges in the northeast of the region. The narrowest concept of Southwest China consists of Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan, and Guizhou, while wider definitions often include Guangxi and western portions of Hunan. The official government definition of Southwest China includes the core provinces of Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan, and Guizhou, in addition to the Tibet Autonomous Region. History Portions of Southwest China were incorporated in the 3nd century BCE into the Qin dynast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qinghai
Qinghai (; alternately romanized as Tsinghai, Ch'inghai), also known as Kokonor, is a landlocked province in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. It is the fourth largest province of China by area and has the third smallest population. Its capital and largest city is Xining. Qinghai borders Gansu on the northeast, Xinjiang on the northwest, Sichuan on the southeast and the Tibet Autonomous Region on the southwest. Qinghai province was established in 1928 during the period of the Republic of China, and until 1949 was ruled by Chinese Muslim warlords known as the Ma clique. The Chinese name "Qinghai" is after Qinghai Lake, the largest lake in China. The lake is known as Tso ngon in Tibetan, and as Kokonor Lake in English, derived from the Mongol Oirat name for Qinghai Lake. Both Tso ngon and Kokonor are names found in historic documents to describe the region.Gangchen Khishong, 2001. ''Tibet and Manchu: An Assessment of Tibet-Manchu Relations in Five Phases of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menyuan Hui Autonomous County
Menyuan Hui Autonomous County ( zh, s=门源回族自治县, t=門源回族自治縣, p=Ményuán Huízú Zìzhìxiàn, Xiao'erjing: ; bo, སེམས་ཉིད་ཧུའེ་རིགས་རང་སྐྱོང་ཞན།) is a county in the northeast of Qinghai Province, China, bordering Gansu Province to the north. It is under the administration of Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. Menyuan is situated on the Datong River between the Qilian Mountains and Daban Mountains. Gangshiqia Peak rises dramatically in the north of the county. It used to be called Menyuan () in Chinese, with a different first character from the current name. Climate Transportation * Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway (Menyuan railway station) * China National Highway 227 See also * List of administrative divisions of Qinghai * Gangshiqia Peak Gangshiqia Peak () is a high mountain peak in the eastern Qilian Mountains of northeastern Qinghai province. The mountain is located withi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gongbu (mountaineer)
Gongbu (; born 1933), also known as Konbu, Gonbu, or Gonpa, was the eighth person and first Tibetan to summit Mount Everest. Gongbu joined the People's Liberation Army in 1956, and joined a mountaineering team in 1958, consisting of both Chinese and Soviet mountaineers. For the next two years, the Chinese government planned a climb of Everest: Gongbu was assigned to logistics and road-building. One Chinese team failed to summit after reaching , Gongbu was assigned to the next team. Finally, in May 1960, the Chinese team with Gongbu managed to perform the first climb of Everest from the north side. Prior expeditions turned back at the Second Step, but Gongbu's team used technical methods to overcome the challenge. After the climb, Gongbu met Mao Zedong Mao Zedong pronounced ; also romanised traditionally as Mao Tse-tung. (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Repub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobgyal
Tobgyal (born May 1958), also called Duobujie (), is a Chinese actor of Tibetan descent, best known in film for portraying a tribal chief in ''Red River Valley'' (1997), Ri Tai in '' Kekexili: Mountain Patrol'' (2004), and Zhan Tiejun in ''No Man's Land'' (2013). He is a . He is a member of the China Theater Association and China Film and Television Association. Early life and education Tobgyal was born in Kardak Township, Cona County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, in May 1958. In 1972, during the middle of the Cultural Revolution, his grandparents sent him to a propaganda team. As a youth, he had his first on stage experience by reciting ''Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung'' in a theater in Tibet. Two years later, he returned home to be a farmer. In 1976, at the age of 18, he became a coal miner in Shigatse. At the end of that year, Tobgyal was elected as a trainee in the Tibet Autonomous Region Drama Troupe. He was sent to Shanghai Theatre Academy to study acting on gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choenyi Tsering
Choenyi Tsering (; ; born 15 May 1986) is a Chinese actress and singer of Tibetan descent. She is best known for her roles as Princess Aliya on ''Love Yunge from the Desert'' (2013) and Zhang Lihua/ Zhu Gui'er on ''Heroes in Sui and Tang Dynasties'' (2013) and also starred in a number of films, including ''Zhanian Instrument'' (1999), ''Women Who Know How to Flirt Are the Luckiest'' (2013), '' Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal'' (2014), and ''Soul on a String'' (2017). Early life and education Choenyi Tsering was born in Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, on 15 May 1986. She aspired to act from an early age. She graduated from Tibet University. Acting career At the age of 13, Tsering appeared in an advertisement for a Tibetan medicine. It was her first ever advertising campaign as a model. She made her film debut in ''Zhanian Instrument'' (1999), playing Gesang. In 2002, she attended the Tourism Ambassador of Tibet trials and won the Champions. In the fell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
He Lin (actress)
He Lin (; born 14 November 1977) is a Chinese actress. In November 2005, she won the International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her starring role in the film ''Mother'' (or ''Slave Mother'', adapted from a novel by Rou Shi), and was the first Asian actress to be honored with an Emmy Award. Filmography Film TV series * 1999 - ''Qian Shou'' ... Xia Xiaobing * 2000 - '' Palace of Desire'' ... Lady of Wei State * 2002 - ''Qian Wang'' ... Li Xiangling * 2006 - ''Ma La Po Xi'' ... Wu Rui * 2011 - ''Cai li fu'' ... Choyleefut Team Assistant * 2014 - ''Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads ''Deng Xiaoping at History's Crossroads'' () is a 2014 TV biopic series based on the life of Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping (22 August 1904 – 19 February 1997) was a Chinese revolutionary leader, military commander and statesman who serv ...'' ...Deng Rong Awards References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:He, Lin 1977 births Living people International Emmy Award for Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Jingchun
Wang Jingchun (; born 12 February 1973) is a Chinese actor. Awards He won the Best Actor Award at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2013 for his performance in Ning Ying's film ''To Live and Die in Ordos''. In 2019, he won the Silver Bear for Best Actor at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival for his role in Wang Xiaoshuai's film '' So Long, My Son'', while his co-star Yong Mei won the Silver Bear for Best Actress The Silver Bear for Best Actress (german: Silberner Bär/Beste Darstellerin) was an award presented at the Berlin International Film Festival from 1956 to 2020. It was given to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance and was chos .... References 21st-century Chinese male actors 20th-century Chinese male actors Chinese male film actors 1973 births Living people People from Altay Prefecture Male actors from Xinjiang Shanghai Theatre Academy alumni Chinese male television actors Silver Bear for Best Actor winners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Chan
Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for his slapstick acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself. Chan has been acting since the 1960s, performing in more than 150 films. He is one of the most popular action film stars of all time. Chan is one of the most recognisable and influential film personalities in the world, with a widespread global following in both the Eastern and Western hemispheres. He has received fame stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Chan has been referenced in various pop songs, cartoons, films, and video games. He is an operatically trained vocalist and is also a Cantopop and Mandopop star, having released a number of music albums and sung many of the theme songs for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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