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The Untamed (TV Series)
''The Untamed '' () is a 2019 Chinese television series adapted from the danmei novel ''Mo Dao Zu Shi'' by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, starring Xiao Zhan and Wang Yibo. It follows the adventures of two soulmate cultivators who travel to solve a series of mysteries that link to a tragic event in the past. The series aired in China on Tencent Video from 27 June to 20 August 2019 culminating with fifty episodes. A 20-episodes special edition of the drama aired on WeTV starting 25 December 2019. The brand and IP is belonging to NSMG (NewStyle Media Group). ''The Untamed'' was a critical and commercial success, both locally and internationally, with critics praising its strong plot, well-rounded characters, and elaborate clothing and makeup. While the original web novel depicted an explicit romance between the two main male characters, the adaptation was censored with homoerotic subtexts instead due to China's ban of LGBT portrayals in films. It became one of the highest-earning dramas of 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xianxia Novel
''Xianxia'' ( zh, s=, t=仙俠), directly translated to 'immortal heroes', is a genre of Chinese fantasy heavily inspired by Taoism and influenced by Chinese mythology, Chan Buddhism, Chinese martial arts, traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese folk religion, Chinese alchemy and other traditional Chinese elements. Etymology The characters forming ''xianxia'' are ''xiān'' ( 仙) and ''xiá'' ( 侠). A ''xiān'' is an immortal, a kind of transcendent being from Chinese mythology. ''Xiá'' is usually translated as "hero", but specifically implies a person who is brave, chivalrous, and righteous. History There are many ancient Chinese texts that could be classified as xianxia, such as the ''Classic of Mountains and Seas'' from the Warring States period, or the Legend of the White Snake. ''Xianxia'' novels were popularized during the Republic of China period, but it was the 1932 novel ''Legend of the Swordsmen of the Mountains of Shu'' that sparked the modern popularity of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sina Weibo
Sina Weibo (新浪微博) is a Chinese microblogging ( weibo) website. Launched by Sina Corporation on 14 August 2009, it is one of the biggest social media platforms in China, with over 582 million monthly active users (252 million daily active users) as of Q1 2022. The platform has been a huge financial success, with surging stocks, lucrative advertising sales and high revenue and total earnings per quarter. At the start of 2018, it surpassed the US$30 billion market valuation mark for the first time. In March 2014, Sina Corporation announced a spinoff of Sina Weibo as a separate entity called simply "Weibo", and filed an IPO under the symbol WB. Sina carved out 11% of Weibo in the IPO, with Alibaba owning 32% post-IPO. The company began trading publicly on 17 April 2014. In March 2017, Sina launched Sina Weibo International Version. In November 2018, Sina Weibo suspended its registration function for minors under the age of 14. In July 2019, Sina Weibo announced that i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Zhuoxuan
Chen Zhuoxuan (, born 13 August 1997) also known by her English name Krystal Chan is a Chinese actress and singer. She first appeared in the 2016 audition show '' Super Girl 2016'', where she was awarded first in the Xi'an region and joined the Super Girls Group, subsequently finishing 15th nationally. Super Girl Group disbanded in 2017, and in the same year she played her first character, You You (幽幽) in the web-drama 《云客江湖》and participated in Sound of My Dream Season 2. Chen gained more popularity in 2019, as the minor character Ah Qing in '' The Untamed''. In 2020, she participated in the survival show ''Produce Camp 2020'', finishing fourth and debuting as the main vocalist of the girl group BonBon Girls 303. From then on, she has participated in various other shows both by herself and as a member of BonBon Girls 303. Her fandom name is Xuanfeng (璇风). Early life Chen Zhuoxuan was born in Guiyang, Guizhou, China, and studied and graduated from Shanghai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lulu Xuan
Lulu Xuan (; born 15 January 1991) is a Chinese actress. She debuted in the television series '' The Dream of Red Mansions '' (2010). She is best known for portraying Lanman Shandi in the historical television series ''Legend of SouthWest Dance and Music'' (2013) and Jiang Yanli in the xianxia web series '' The Untamed'' (2019). She rose to fame with her lead role in ''Well-Dominated Love''. Filmography Film Television series Television show Discography References {{DEFAULTSORT:Xuan, Lulu 1991 births Living people Actresses from Nanjing 21st-century Chinese actresses Chinese television actresses Beijing Dance Academy alumni Central Academy of Drama alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Zhuocheng
Wang Zhuocheng (; born 19 September 1996), is a Chinese actor. Career Wang graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, majoring in musical. Thereafter, he was signed onto the agency Huayi Brothers Huayi Brothers Media Corp. () is a Chinese multinational entertainment company that owns a film studio, a television production company, a talent agency, a record label, and a movie theater chain founded in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Maca .... In 2019, Wang gained recognition after starring in the xianxia drama '' The Untamed'', receiving praise for his role as Jiang Cheng. Filmography Television series Discography Awards and nominations References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Zhuocheng 1996 births Living people Chinese male television actors 21st-century Chinese male actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meng Ziyi
Meng Ziyi (; born 5 December 1995) is a Chinese actress. She is known for her roles as Mu Nianci in ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' (2017), Ye Hongyu in ''Ever Night'' (2018) and Wen Qing in '' The Untamed'' (2019). Career In 2016, Meng made her acting debut in the historical fiction television series ''God of War, Zhao Yun'', and gained attention for her role as the female lead's attendant and close friend. In 2017, Meng became known after starring in the wuxia drama ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' as Mu Nianci. In 2018, Meng played lead roles in the romance web dramas ''Double Life'' and ''Starlight''. She then starred in romance melodrama ''All Out of Love'', playing the role of an antagonist. The same year, she starred in the fantasy historical drama ''Ever Night'', gaining attention for her performance as a strong and independent swordswoman. In 2019, Meng starred in the xianxia drama '' The Untamed'', based on the novel ''Mo Dao Zu Shi ''Mo Dao Zu Shi'' () is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Courtesy Name
A courtesy name (), also known as a style name, is a name bestowed upon one at adulthood in addition to one's given name. This practice is a tradition in the East Asian cultural sphere, including China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.Ulrich TheobaldNames of Persons and Titles of Rulers/ref> A courtesy name is not to be confused with an art name, another frequently mentioned term for an alternative name in East Asia, which is closer to the concept of a pen name or a pseudonym. Usage A courtesy name is a name traditionally given to Chinese men at the age of 20 ''sui'', marking their coming of age. It was sometimes given to women, usually upon marriage. The practice is no longer common in modern Chinese society. According to the ''Book of Rites'', after a man reached adulthood, it was disrespectful for others of the same generation to address him by his given name. Thus, the given name was reserved for oneself and one's elders, whereas the courtesy name would be used by adults of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinyin
Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese form, to learners already familiar with the Latin alphabet. The system includes four diacritics denoting tones, but pinyin without tone marks is used to spell Chinese names and words in languages written in the Latin script, and is also used in certain computer input methods to enter Chinese characters. The word ' () literally means "Han language" (i.e. Chinese language), while ' () means "spelled sounds". The pinyin system was developed in the 1950s by a group of Chinese linguists including Zhou Youguang and was based on earlier forms of romanizations of Chinese. It was published by the Chinese Government in 1958 and revised several times. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) adopted pinyin as an international standard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhu Zanjin
Zhu Zanjin (Chinese: 朱贊錦 ; pinyin: Zhū Zàn Jǐn) (born on 16 September 1995) is a Chinese actor and dancer and graduated from Beijing Normal University with a major in dance. He made his debut as an actor in the 2015 television series ''Demon Girl''. Since then he has appeared in a number of other film and television productions, including the 2018 xianxia ''Xianxia'' ( zh, s=, t=仙俠), directly translated to 'immortal heroes', is a genre of Chinese fantasy heavily inspired by Taoism and influenced by Chinese mythology, Chan Buddhism, Chinese martial arts, traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese ... drama The Untamed in which he played the character of Jin Guangyao. He reprised this role in the 2020 spin-off film Fatal Journey. Selected filmography Television series Film References External links * * Living people 21st-century Chinese male actors Chinese male television actors Chinese male film actors Male actors from Hainan 1995 births {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sohu
Sohu, Inc. () is a Chinese Internet company headquartered in the Sohu Internet Plaza in Haidian District, Beijing. Sohu and its subsidiaries offer advertising, a search engine (Sogou.com), on-line multiplayer gaming (ChangYou.com) and other services. History Sohu was founded as Internet Technologies China (ITC) in 1996 by Charles Zhang after he completed his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received venture capital funding from colleagues he met there. The following year, Zhang changed the name of ITC to Sohoo in homage to Yahoo! after meeting its cofounder, Jerry Yang; the name was soon after changed to Sohu to differentiate it from the American company. Sohu has been listed on NASDAQ since 2000 through a variable interest entity (VIE) based in Delaware. Sohu's Sogou.com search engine was in talks to be sold in July 2013 to Qihoo for around $1.4 billion. On September 17, 2013, it was announced that Tencent has invested $448 million for a minority shar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carman Lee
Carman Lee Yeuk-tung (born 16 August 1966) is a Hong Kong actress who has appeared in films such as '' The Wicked City'' (1992), ''Loving You'' (1995), ''The Odd One Lives'' (1997), and the North American ''Knock Off'' (1998) with Jean-Claude Van Damme. She is best known for her role as Xiaolongnü in the 1995 TV series adaptation of Louis Cha's ''wuxia'' novel ''The Return of the Condor Heroes ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'', also called ''The Giant Eagle and Its Companion'', is a wuxia novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). It is the second part of the '' Condor Trilogy'' and was preceded by '' The Legend of the Condor Heroes'' and foll ...''. Filmography Television Films References External links * * Hong Kong film actresses Hong Kong television actresses Living people 1966 births {{China-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Haikuan
Liu Haikuan (Chinese: 刘海宽 ; pinyin: Liú Hǎi Kuān) was born on 3 August 1994 in Jilin Province, China. He is a Chinese actor and made his on-screen debut in the 2016 drama ''Gamer's Generation''. His more recent roles include that of Lan Xichen in the 2019 xianxia ''Xianxia'' ( zh, s=, t=仙俠), directly translated to 'immortal heroes', is a genre of Chinese fantasy heavily inspired by Taoism and influenced by Chinese mythology, Chan Buddhism, Chinese martial arts, traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese ... drama '' The Untamed''. Selected filmography Television series Awards References External links * * Chinese male television actors Living people 21st-century Chinese male actors Male actors from Jilin 1994 births {{China-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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