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Wan Zhen'er
Imperial Noble Consort Wan () (1428-1487), born Wan Zhen'er (), was an imperial consort during the Ming dynasty. She is sometimes known as Consort Wan or Lady Wan and was the favorite consort of the Chenghua Emperor. She was approximately fifteen to seventeen years older than the emperor. Biography Wan Zhen'er's father, Wan Gui, was a county official. During the Xuande period, he was sent to Bazhou in Shuntian Prefecture for breaking the law. Therefore, when Wan Zhen'er was four years old, she was selected to serve as the maid of one of the Xuande Emperor's grandsons of the Ming dynasty. In 1449, Emperor Yingzong of Ming was captured after his army lost the Battle of Tumu Fortress against the Mongols. His capture by the enemy force shook the empire to its core, and the ensuing crisis almost caused the dynasty to collapse had it not been for the capable governing of a prominent minister named Yu Qian. In the emperor's absence, Empress Dowager Sun and court officials supported Y ...
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Zhucheng
Zhucheng () is a county-level city in the southeast of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Weifang city and had at the 2010 census a population of 1,086,222 even though its built-up (''or metro'') area is much smaller. History Zhucheng was originally known as Langya (). It was from here that Emperor Qin Shi Huang sent Xu Fu to sail towards Japan in 210 BC, in pursuit of the elixir of youth. Song dynasty During the Song Dynasty, Zhucheng was known as Dongwu. Major figures who hailed from the area during the Song Dynasty include painter Zhang Zeduan, , and Zhao Mingcheng. Ming dynasty Wan Zhen'er, a famous concubine to Hongzhi Emperor, was born in Zhucheng. Qing dynasty Major Qing dynasty figures from Zhucheng include Liu Tongxun, Liu Yong, and . People's Republic of China A number of Mao-era figures hailed from Zhucheng, including Mao Zedong's last wife and leader of the Gang of Four, Jiang Qing, as well as Kang Sheng. , for ...
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The Emperor's Harem
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ...
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Ming Dynasty Imperial Consorts
The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han people, the majority ethnic group in China. Although the primary capital of Beijing fell in 1644 to a rebellion led by Li Zicheng (who established the short-lived Shun dynasty), numerous rump regimes ruled by remnants of the Ming imperial family—collectively called the Southern Ming—survived until 1662. The Ming dynasty's founder, the Hongwu Emperor (r. 1368–1398), attempted to create a society of self-sufficient rural communities ordered in a rigid, immobile system that would guarantee and support a permanent class of soldiers for his dynasty: the empire's standing army exceeded one million troops and the navy's dockyards in Nanjing were the largest in the world. He also took great care breaking the power of the court eunuchs and unr ...
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1487 Deaths
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1428 Births
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Tanja Kinkel
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The Sleuth Of The Ming Dynasty
''The Sleuth of the Ming Dynasty'' () is a 2020 Chinese television series based on the novel of the same name by Meng Xishi. Produced by Jackie Chan, it stars Darren Chen, Fu Meng-po and Liu Yaoyuan in the lead roles. The drama premiered on iQIYI with multi-languages subtitles on April 1, 2020. Synopsis In 15th-century China, a quick-witted government official named Tang Fan (Darren Chen) is the best detective in Beijing. When a nobleman's son is murdered, Tang Fan meets martial arts specialist guardsman Sui Zhou (Fu Meng-Po), who is investigating the disappearance of the Crown Prince's study partner. Realizing that the two cases are connected, the devious and powerful imperial eunuch Wang Zhi (Liu Yaohuan) convinces the unlikely duo to team up. Realizing their effectiveness, the three begin working together regularly. As they dig deeper into the crimes plaguing the Great Ming's capital, the trio realize that something very sinister is afoot – including a plot to launch a blood ...
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Alyssa Chia
Alyssa Chia Ching-wen (; born 7 October 1974) is a Taiwanese actress and television host. She is known for her roles in television series such as the period dramas ''The Prince of Han Dynasty'', ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' and '' Lady Wu: The First Empress'', as well as the contemporary social realist series '' The World Between Us''. For her role in ''The World Between Us'', Chia won her first Best Leading Actress in a TV Series award at the 2019 Golden Bell Awards. Two years later, Chia went on to win a Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actress for the psychological drama film ''The Falls'', directed by Chung Mong-hong. Career Chia was educated at Beijing Film Academy but left before graduating due to her attachment to her family and an offer from a company in Taiwan. She was then scouted by an agent and entered the entertainment circleand, advertising for The Taste Of Love, a food company. She also worked as the hostess of children's programs. She subsequently s ...
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The Executioner (TV Series)
''The Executioner'' (; literally "Spare From The Blade") is a 2015 till 2016 Hong Kong historical fiction television drama produced by TVB. It is set during the Chenghua Emperor's reign in Ming Dynasty, China, and centers on a political conspiracy. Filming took place from January to April 2015 on location entirely in Hong Kong. It premiered on 7 December 2015, on Hong Kong's broadcast network TVB Jade and Malaysia's cable television channel, Astro On Demand. It ran for 26 episodes, with the last episode airing on 10 January 2016. ''The Executioner'' received positive reviews during its broadcast. Background The drama is a fictional telling of the events that occurred during Ming dynasty's Chenghua Emperor reign. In actuality, the Chenghua Emperor had taken his nanny who was a mother figure to him as a consort. Consort Wan as she became known was twice the age of the Emperor, he was eighteen and she was thirty-five at the time she became his consort, but she became his favorite c ...
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Virtues Of Harmony
{{Infobox television , image = Virtues of Harmony.jpg , caption = Official poster , alt_name = , genre = Historical period sitcom , creator = Tsui Yu-on , developer = , writer = Chiu Ching-yungKa Wai-nam , director = , starring = Nancy SitFrankie LamMichael Tse Joyce ChenBondy ChiuCutie MuiLouis YuenYvonne LamJohnny TangBernice LiuLau Dan Stephanie Che Joseph LeeHawick Lau Johnny Ngan Helen MaTimmy Hung Sherming YiuKingdom YuenMaggie Shiu , opentheme = "Virtues of Harmony" (皆大歡喜) by Nancy Sit , endtheme = "Who Knows My Troubles" (心事有誰知) by Nancy Sit , theme_music_composer = , composer = , country = Hong Kong , language = Cantonese , num_episodes = 327(Overseas) 325(TVB Jade ) 164(1 hour versions) , list_episodes = ...
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Stephanie Che
Stephanie Che Yuen Yuen (born 28 December 1974) is a Hong Kong actress and singer. Che started her career as the winner of New Talent Singing Awards New Talent Singing Awards (Traditional Chinese: 新秀歌唱大賽) or ''NTSA'' for short, later re-organised into New Talent Singing Awards International Finals (Traditional Chinese: 全球華人新秀歌唱大賽) or ''NTSA International Fina ... in 1992. Filmography Film Television series Discography *'' Love is Beautiful (TV series)'' theme-song – "The Price for Love" (真面目) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Che, Stephanie Hong Kong singers 1974 births Living people New Talent Singing Awards contestants Hong Kong film actresses Hong Kong television actresses 20th-century Hong Kong actresses 21st-century Hong Kong actresses American born Hong Kong artists ...
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