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The Last Princess (TV Series)
''The Last Princess'' is a 2008 Chinese television series. Plot This story takes place during the end of the Qing Dynasty and centers on the love story between princess Yunxiang and Wen Liangyu. Separated the night they'd planned to elope, Yunxiang was rescued by an enemy of the imperial family, Fang Tianyu. Tianyu falls for Yunxiang and frequently comes between Yunxiang and Liangyu, going as far as plotting to kill Liangyu. Yunxiang thinks Liangyu has perished and tries to kill Tianyu for revenge, but ends up on death row. Wealthy official Shen Shihao also loves Yunxiang and saves her, at which time Yunxiang discovers she's pregnant with Liangyu's child. She marries Shihao in gratitude. Eighteen years later, Liangyu returns as Beijing's most prominent mob ringleader. Unbeknownst to him, his son with Yunxiang, Shen Zikang, has grown up and become a police captain dead set on capturing Liangyu. Further complicating things, Zikang falls in love with Tianyu's daughter Yuyan, but she l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huo Siyan
Huo Siyan (born October 23, 1981) is a Chinese actress. Biography Huo was born in a middle-class family in Beijing. Both her parents were university dons. She made her debut in an advertisement during 11th grade in school, and entered showbiz as she was invited to participate in a selection test for acting in a television series. After taking the college entrance examination, Huo chose to become a professional actress and started working on some television series. Her film debut was '' My Name Is Fame'', in which she co-starred with Hong Kong actor Sean Lau. Filmography Film Television series Awards and nominations References External links *Huo Siyan's pageon Sina.com *Huo Siyan's blogon Sina.com Sina Corporation (, "new wave") is a Chinese technology company. Sina operates four major business lines: Sina Weibo, Sina Mobile, Sina Online, and Sinanet. Sina has over 100 million registered users worldwide. Sina was recognized by '' South ... Actress Huo Siyan to A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammul Chan
Sammul Chan Kin-fung (born 4 May 1978) is from Hong Kong. He is an actor, singer, and presenter. Career Chan debuted in 1999 as a DJ for Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited under his birth name, although most of the time he was simply referred to and credited as simply "Sammul". From 1999, he has signed with three record labels to release albums, but all were not successful. He record a full-length Mandarin album in Taiwan, but the label failed. In 1999, after signing a management contract with Ivy Entertainment and a filming contract with TVB, he began to officially use the Chinese stage name Chan Kin-fung and began filming television dramas. He later gained recognition as the ambitious young lawyer Vincent in the 2003 TVB drama ''Survivor's Law'' and received further popularity through his role as Donald in ''Triumph in the Skies'', a ratings hit. Filmography Film Television dramas Music *"Contact Lense Hero" (隱形眼鏡俠) *"Spinning" (旋旋轉) *"Surrounded" (左 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yan Yikuan
Yan Yikuan (Chinese: 严屹宽; born 24 January 1979), formerly known as Yan Kuan (Chinese: 严宽) and also known as Kevin Yan, is a Chinese actor and singer. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''Taiji Prodigy'' (2002), ''The Prince of Qin, Li Shimin'' (2005), ''The Last Princess (TV series), The Last Princess'' (2008), ''All Men Are Brothers (TV series), All Men Are Brothers'' & ''The Glamorous Imperial Concubine'' (2011), ''Mazu (TV series), Mazu'' (2012), ''Heroes in Sui and Tang Dynasties'' (2013), ''The Three Heroes and Five Gallants (2016 TV series), The Three Heroes and Five Gallants'' (2016) and ''Treasure Raiders'' (2016). Career Yan graduated from the acting department of Shanghai Theatre Academy in 2001 and joined National Theatre Company of China. He made his debut in the film ''First Opium War'' (1997), where he had a minor role. However due to his appearance not fitting the role, his scenes were later cut. Yan first gained attention with his a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Leila Tong
Leila Kong ( ;born 5 December 1981) known professionally as Leila Tong / Tong Ning () is a Hong Kong actress. She was born into an Indonesian Cantonese family. Her birth name is used in her works during her childhood and adolescence. Career At the age of 8, Kong made her first film appearance in director John Woo's action-comedy ''Once a Thief (1991 film), Once A Thief'', which was nominated for several categories at the 11th Annual Hong Kong Film Awards. TVB then recruited Kong as a child star, and she has since then appeared in dramas such as ''The Greed of Man'' and ''State of Divinity (1996 TV series), State of Divinity''. As an adult, she took a three-year break from the entertainment circle to attend a designing college. Kong has declined TVB's offer to personally manage her. Before 2004, her popular works include the popular ''Aqua Heroes'' and ''Square Pegs'', which also starred Roger Kwok and Jessica Hsuen. In 2004, she was invited to film CCTV's ''Liao Zhai'' al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qing Dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speaking ethnic group who unified other Jurchen tribes to form a new "Manchu" ethnic identity. The dynasty was officially proclaimed in 1636 in Manchuria (modern-day Northeast China and Outer Manchuria). It seized control of Beijing in 1644, then later expanded its rule over the whole of China proper and Taiwan, and finally expanded into Inner Asia. The dynasty lasted until 1912 when it was overthrown in the Xinhai Revolution. In orthodox Chinese historiography, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the Ming dynasty and succeeded by the Republic of China. The multiethnic Qing dynasty lasted for almost three centuries and assembled the territorial base for modern China. It was the largest imperial dynasty in the history of China and in 1790 the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence Tan
Florence Tan (, born 30 June 1977) is a Malaysian actress based in Singapore. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 1997 to 2006 and managed by Lafeng Entertainment but continues to film on an ad-hoc basis. She left Mediacorp in 2006 to expand her career in China and Asia. Career Tan joined the TCS (predecessor of MediaCorp) after winning the gender category in the Star Search 1997. She made her debut in ''Immortal Love'', opposite veterans such as Chew Chor Meng, Pan Lingling and Xiang Yun. In 1998, she was cast in the popular "wuxia" drama series ''The Return of the Condor Heroes (Singaporean TV series)'' and went on to act in several period dramas such as "The Legendary Swordsman" and ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber (2003 TV series)''. Her last drama with Mediacorp was '' Zero to Hero'' 2005. In 2006, after getting married, Tan subsequently left the industry. She relaunched her career in China after signing with Lafeng Entertainment in 2011 and earned hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheng Sihan
Cheng Sihan (; 1961 – 6 November 2019), also known as Cheng Shihan (), was a Chinese actor, known for playing major supporting roles in many television dramas and films, including '' Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons'' (2013) and ''The Taking of Tiger Mountain'' (2017). Biography Cheng was born in 1961 in Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China. After graduating from high school, he worked as a truck driver from 1979 to 1984. In October 1983, he struck a horse-drawn carriage while driving, injuring one person. He was later involved in another traffic accident and decided to change his career. In 1986, Cheng tested into the Art Academy of Harbin Normal University, majoring in design. However, after his then girlfriend broke up with him, he quit his studies and moved south to Hainan Island in 1989. In the late 1980s, Hainan was designated a special economic zone by the Chinese government and attracted migrants from all over the country. Like many other migrants, however, Cheng wa ... [...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] |
Television Series Set In The Qing Dynasty
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. Television became available in crude experimental forms in the late 1920s, but only after several years of further development was the new technology marketed to consumers. After World War II, an improved form of black-and-white television broadcasting became popular in the United Kingdom and the United States, and television sets became commonplace in homes, businesses, and institutions. During the 1950s, television was the primary medium for influencing public opinion.Diggs-Brown, Barbara (2011''Strategic Public Relations: Audience Focused Practice''p. 48 In the mid-1960s, color broadcasting was introduced in the U.S. and most other developed countries. The availability of various types of archival stora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Chinese Television Series Debuts
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of the form , being an integer greater than 1. * the first number which is neither prime nor semiprime. * the base of the octal number system, which is mostly used with computers. In octal, one digit represents three bits. In modern computers, a byte is a grouping of eight bits, also called an octet. * a Fibonacci number, being plus . The next Fibonacci number is . 8 is the only positive Fibonacci number, aside from 1, that is a perfect cube. * the only nonzero perfect power that is one less than another perfect power, by Mihăilescu's Theorem. * the order of the smallest non-abelian group all of whose subgroups are normal. * the dimension of the octonions and is the highest possible dimension of a normed division algebra. * the first number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Chinese Television Series Endings
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of the form , being an integer greater than 1. * the first number which is neither prime nor semiprime. * the base of the octal number system, which is mostly used with computers. In octal, one digit represents three bits. In modern computers, a byte is a grouping of eight bits, also called an octet. * a Fibonacci number, being plus . The next Fibonacci number is . 8 is the only positive Fibonacci number, aside from 1, that is a perfect cube. * the only nonzero perfect power that is one less than another perfect power, by Mihăilescu's Theorem. * the order of the smallest non-abelian group all of whose subgroups are normal. * the dimension of the octonions and is the highest possible dimension of a normed division algebra. * the first number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
