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The Dragon Heroes
''The Dragon Heroes'' is a Chinese epic fantasy television series starring Ren Quan, Li Xiaolu, Christopher Lee, Cui Peng, Eddy Ko, Felix Wong, Bryan Leung, Florence Tan, Tien Niu, Chen Tianwen and Ding Yujia. The series was first broadcast in 2005 on BTV in mainland China and on MediaCorp Channel 8 in Singapore. Plot The series is set in a mythical Chinese world populated by humans, dragons and demons. In the past, the dragons had saved the humans by helping them defeat the demons. However, the human Emperor feared that the dragons posed a threat to him so he turned against the dragons and imprisoned the Dragon King in ice. Yuanbao, a young orphan, was raised by Wang Jili, a street performer. He lives with Wang Jili and his daughter, Wang Mingzhu, and gets along well only with Feicui, an ugly-looking but kind-hearted fellow orphan. One day, Yuanbao accidentally frees the dragon princess, Shuilinglong, who had been trapped in an enchanted ball. Shuilinglong feels grateful towar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Xiaolu
Li Xiaolu (, born 30 September 1982), also known as Jacqueline Li, is a Chinese actress and singer. She is best known for her role in Joan Chen's directing debut '' Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl'' (1998), idol drama ''All the Misfortunes Caused by the Angel'' (2001) and the popular youth series ''Struggle'' (2007). At age 16, she was the youngest actress to win the Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress. Early life Li was born into a literary family. Her grandfather was a worker at the August First Film Studios; and both her parents were actors. She first appeared in a television series at the age of 3. Career Li first rose to fame with the 1998 movie '' Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl'', which won her Best Actress awards at the Golden Horse Awards, Paris Film Festival and the Deauville Asian Film Festival. At age 17, she was the youngest actress to win the Golden Horse Awards for Best Actress. She laid low for the next two years, but in 2001, was thrust back into the limeligh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing Media Network
Beijing Radio and Television Station (BRTV), formerly Beijing Media Network (BMN), is a government-owned television network in China. It broadcasts from Beijing. The channel is available only in Chinese. Beijing Media Network was founded on 16 May 1979. It covers China, Asia and North America. China Central Television was called Beijing Television from 1958 to 1978. In October 2022, BRTV took a minority ownership stake in Kuaishou. List of BRTV television channels The group has ten primary channels, which were formerly numbered sequentially (BTV-1, BTV-2, etc.), all except the International Channel (bilingual in English and Mandarin) are using Mandarin: Additionally, the network provides: *BTV Theater Channel () TV Drama Channel (digital broadcasting pay channel) *Loving Home Shopping Channel () TV Shopping Channel (digital broadcasting pay channel) *Mobile TV Channel () *Youyou Babies Channel () (satellite broadcasting pay channel) *Car Fan Channel () (satellite broadcas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Chinese Television Series Debuts
5 (five) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number, and cardinal number, following 4 and preceding 6, and is a prime number. It has attained significance throughout history in part because typical humans have five digits on each hand. In mathematics 5 is the third smallest prime number, and the second super-prime. It is the first safe prime, the first good prime, the first balanced prime, and the first of three known Wilson primes. Five is the second Fermat prime and the third Mersenne prime exponent, as well as the third Catalan number, and the third Sophie Germain prime. Notably, 5 is equal to the sum of the ''only'' consecutive primes, 2 + 3, and is the only number that is part of more than one pair of twin primes, ( 3, 5) and (5, 7). It is also a sexy prime with the fifth prime number and first prime repunit, 11. Five is the third factorial prime, an alternating factorial, and an Eisenstein prime with no imaginary part and real part of the form 3p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sina
Sina may refer to: Relating to China * Chin (China), or Sina (), old Chinese form of the Sanskrit name Cina () ** Shina (word), or Sina ( ja, 支那, links=no), archaic Japanese word for China ** Sinae, Latin name for China Places * Sina, Albania, or Sinë, village in Dibër County, Albania * Sina, Iran ( fa, سينا, links=no), a village in Isfahan Province, Iran * Sena, Iran (), also romanized as Sina, a village in Bushehr Province, Iran * Sina Rural District, in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Sina District, in San Antonio de Putina Province, Peru People * Ali Sina (activist), pseudonym of the founder of several anti-Islam and anti-Muslim websites * Sina Ashouri (born 1988), an Iranian soccer-player * Ibn Sīnā (c. 980 – 1037), Avicenna, a Persian physician, philosopher, and scientist * Elvis Sina (born 1978), an Albanian soccer-player * Jaren Sina (born 1994), Portugal-born American basketball player of Kosovar origin * Melek Sina Baydur (born 1948), Turkish reti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvonne Lim
Yvonne Lim (, born 28 September 1976) is a Singaporean actress. Early life and education Lim was born to Hokkien-speaking family. She studied at CHIJ St Theresa's Convent and graduated with a Diploma in Electronic, Computer & Communication Engineering (DECC) at Singapore Polytechnic in 1996. In an interview with SP's alumni magazine, she stated that she was a "shy girl" who rarely took part in extracurricular activities. At the recommendation of some friends, she took part in the Miss Singapore Polytechnic beauty pageant and finished first runner-up. She was a finalist with Go Magazine's Cover Girl Contest and did some modelling before joining Star Search Singapore 1997. While she was eliminated in the finals but she was offered a contract by the Television Corporation of Singapore (predecessor of MediaCorp). Career Lim was given a lead role in ''Starting Point'', where she played a young entrepreneur, and was well received by audiences. She was nominated for Best Newcomer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wong Yat-fei
Wong Yat-fei (born August 19, 1946) is a Hong Kong cinema actor who has acted in numerous Cantonese films. Wong is best known for his role as Iron Head in ''Shaolin Soccer'' for which he won popular awards. He has appeared in more than 139 films in his career thus far. Selected filmography Films * Shaolin Soccer * Kung Fu Dunk * Beauty and the Breast * My Kung-Fu Sweetheart * Love Me, Love My Money * Forbidden City Cop * Hail the Judge * The Royal Scoundrel * Justice, My Foot! *'' Out of the Dark'' (1995) * ''Magic Barber'' (2015) * ''Lovely Devil'' (2015) * ''Insomnia Lover'' (2016) * ''Witch Walker'' (2018) TV * '' Mutual Affection'' (1996) * '' State of Divinity'' (1996) * ''The Hitman Chronicles'' (1997) * ''Young Hero Fong Sai Yuk'' (1999) * ''The Duke of the Mount Deer 2000'' (2000) * ''Chess Warriors'' (2001) * ''Kung Fu Soccer'' (2004) * ''Hail The Judge ''Hail the Judge'' () is a 1994 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Wong Jing, starring Stephen Chow, Cheung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ding Yujia
Ding may refer to: Bronze and ceramics * Ding (vessel), a bronze or ceramic cauldron used in ancient and early imperial China * Ding ware, ceramics produced in Dingzhou in medieval China People * Ding (surname) (丁), a Chinese surname and list of people with the name * Duke Ding of Jin (died 475 BC), ruler of Jin * Duke Ding of Qi, tenth century ruler of Qi * Empress Dowager Ding (died 402), empress dowager of the state of Later Yan * King Ding of Zhou, king of the Zhou Dynasty in ancient China from 606 to 586 BC * Ding Darling (1876–1962), American cartoonist who signed his work "Ding" Arts and entertainment * "Ding" (song), by Seeed * Ding, the nickname of Domingo Chavez, a recurring character in Tom Clancy's novels and video games * ''Ding'', a webcomic by Scott Kurtz * D!NG, a spinoff web channel from Vsauce Places * Dingzhou, formerly Ding County and Ding Prefecture, China * Ding railway station, Haryana, India Other uses * (ding) or Gnus, a news reader * Ding lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ren Quan
Ren Quan (; born 4 March 1975) is a Chinese actor, investor and businessman. One of his most prominent roles was as Gongsun Ce in ''Young Justice Bao'' and its sequel ''Young Justice Bao II'', alongside Zhou Jie, Li Bingbing and Lu Yi. Other notable credits include ''All the Misfortunes Caused by the Angel'' and ''The Nation Under The Foot''. Early life and education Ren was born Ren Zhenquan () in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, on 4 March 1975. He attended the No. 6 School of Tiefeng District. In the Qiqihar No. 4 Railway Middle School, he became a literary soldier. He secondary studied at Heilongjiang Art Vocational School (). In 1993, he was admitted to Shanghai Theatre Academy, where he studied alongside Li Bingbing, , , and . Acting career Ren made his television debut in ''Wait All the Way'' (1994), at the age of 19. He became widely known to audiences with ''Young Justice Bao'' (2000), in which he portrayed Gongsun Ce, the assistant to Zhou Jie's character. That same year, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaoguai
Yaoguai (妖怪 pinyin yāoguài) is a term for monsters or strange creatures. Yaogui (妖鬼 yāoguǐ, lit. "strange ghost"), yaomo (妖魔 yāomó, lit. "daemon") or yaojing (妖精 yāojīng, often translated as " sprite" or "faerie") are loosely related terms. Etymology Yaoguai (妖怪) is a compound word consisting of two Chinese characters. 妖 (yāo) is a noun meaning ''monster'' or ''demon''. 怪 (guài) means ''strange'' or ''unusual'' when used as an adjective, and ''monster'' or ''unusual creature'' as a noun. Each word individually signifies and connotes strangeness. Classical usages of both terms relate to preternatural phenomena and freakish occurrences where explanation fell outside the limited understanding of those observing them. These included freakish vegetation ("草妖")，eerie sounds ("鼓妖")，the unnatural onset of fog and darkness ("夜妖")，as well as a sudden loss in verbal fluency or inability to express oneself ("诗妖"). Yāo are blame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Dragon
The Chinese dragon, also known as ''loong'', ''long'' or ''lung'', is a legendary creature in Chinese mythology, Chinese folklore, and Chinese culture at large. Chinese dragons have many Outline of life forms, animal-like forms such as Bixi (mythology), turtles and Chiwen, fish, but are most commonly depicted as snake-like with four legs. Academicians have identified four reliable theories on the origin of the Chinese dragon: snakes, Chinese alligators, thunder and nature worship. They traditionally symbolize potent and wikt:auspicious, auspicious powers, particularly control over water, rainfall, typhoons, and floods. The dragon is also a symbol of power, strength, and good luck for people who are worthy of it in East Asian cultural sphere, East Asian culture. During the days of Imperial China, the Emperor of China usually used the dragon as a symbol of his imperial strength and power. In Chinese culture, excellent and outstanding people are compared to a dragon, while incapable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel 8 (Singaporean TV Channel)
Channel 8 ( zh, 8頻道) is a Singaporean free-to-air television channel, airing in Mandarin Chinese. It was created by Television Singapura on 31 August 1963 with experimental broadcasts, before going official on 23 November that year. The channel's logo is a yellow number 8 on top of a red disc. History Channel 8 began its test transmissions on Saturday, 31 August 1963, Malaysia's national day. Its first day consisted of a Hokkien film, repeats of India's participation in the South East Asian Cultural Festival and Singapore Celebrates. A second test transmission took place between 16 and 20 September of that year and devoted much of its time to the week-long celebrations, to coincide with the historic Proclamation of Malaysia, and the political campaigns leading up to the 1963 General Election. Channel 8 officially began broadcasting on 23 November 1963 at 7:40 p.m. as "Saluran 8 Televisyen Singapura" and aired at first in Chinese (including Mandarin, dialects of Chine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing Television
Beijing Radio and Television Station (BRTV), formerly Beijing Media Network (BMN), is a government-owned television network in China. It broadcasts from Beijing. The channel is available only in Chinese. Beijing Media Network was founded on 16 May 1979. It covers China, Asia and North America. China Central Television was called Beijing Television from 1958 to 1978. In October 2022, BRTV took a minority ownership stake in Kuaishou. List of BRTV television channels The group has ten primary channels, which were formerly numbered sequentially (BTV-1, BTV-2, etc.), all except the International Channel (bilingual in English and Mandarin) are using Mandarin: Additionally, the network provides: *BTV Theater Channel () TV Drama Channel (digital broadcasting pay channel) *Loving Home Shopping Channel () TV Shopping Channel (digital broadcasting pay channel) *Mobile TV Channel () *Youyou Babies Channel () (satellite broadcasting pay channel) *Car Fan Channel () (satellite broadca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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