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Wèi (surname Wey)
Wèi () is a Chinese surname. It means ‘defend, guard’ and is written Wai in Cantonese. The character 衞 is traditionally preferred although 衛 is now more prevalent, with 卫 being the simplified form in Mainland China. In 2013 it was found to be the 214th most common surname, shared by 480,000 people or 0.036% of the population, with the province with the most being Shanxi. Origins * from Wei (衛), also known as "Wey" (to distinguish it from Wei 魏) the name of a state in modern-day Henan province granted to Wei Kang Shu (), the 9th son of King Wen of Zhou. After Wei was annexed by the Qin during the Spring and Autumn period, Wei was adopted as the surname by the state's former subjects.The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland * associated with the Wei (衛) family from the Xianbei ethnic group During the Zhou dynasty, Wey (衛) ruler Wei Yang (衛鞅)'s family name was Gongsun (公孫), not Wéi family (衛). During the Han dynasty, Wei Man (衛滿 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanxi
Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi and Datong. Its one-character abbreviation is "" (), after the state of Jin that existed there during the Spring and Autumn period. The name ''Shanxi'' means "West of the Mountains", a reference to the province's location west of the Taihang Mountains. Shanxi borders Hebei to the east, Henan to the south, Shaanxi to the west and Inner Mongolia to the north. Shanxi's terrain is characterised by a plateau bounded partly by mountain ranges. Shanxi's culture is largely dominated by the ethnic Han majority, who make up over 99% of its population. Jin Chinese is considered by some linguists to be a distinct language from Mandarin and its geographical range covers most of Shanxi. Both Jin and Mandarin are spoken in Shanx ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wei Qing
Wei Qing (died 106 BC), courtesy name Zhongqing, born Zheng Qing in Linfen, Shanxi, was a Chinese military general and politician of the Western Han dynasty who was acclaimed for his campaigns against the Xiongnu, and his rags to riches life. He was a consort kin of Emperor Wu of Han as the younger half-brother of Emperor Wu's wife Empress Wei Zifu, and later the third husband of Emperor Wu's older sister Eldest Princess Yangxin. There is evidence to suggest that he was also a lover of Emperor Wu. He was also the maternal uncle of Huo Qubing, another decorated Han general who participated in the war against the Xiongnu. Early life Wei Qing was born from humble means as a bastard child from a serf family. His father Zheng Ji (鄭季) was a low-level official for Pingyang County (平陽縣, in modern Linfen, Shanxi) and was commissioned to serve at the estate of Cao Shou (曹壽), the Marquess of Pingyang (平陽侯), and his wife Princess Pingyang (平陽公主, Emperor Wu' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wei Jin
Wei Jin (born October 1959) is a general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He holds the rank of major general in the PLA. He began his political career in January 1977, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in September 1978. As of April 2014 he was under investigation by the PLA's anti-corruption agency. Previously he served as Deputy Political Commissar of Tibet Military District. Life and career Wei was born and raised in Linfen, Shanxi. He entered People's Liberation Army Second Artillery Engineering University in August 1978, and graduated in July 1982. And he was accepted to PLA National Defence University in August 1987. He worked in Chengdu Military Region The Chengdu Military Region was one of seven military districts and is located in the southwest of the People's Republic of China, covering Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, and the Xizang/Tibet Autonomous Region. It includes some of the area ... and over a period of 15 years worked his way up to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wei Xinghua
Wei Xinghua (; October 1925 – 6 December 2019) was a Chinese economist and educator. He specialized in the study of capital and contributed to the "sinicization" of Marxist political economy. He served as professor and chair of the Department of Economics of Renmin University of China and was awarded the national honorary title of "People's Educator" in 2019. Biography Wei was born October 1925 into a peasant family in Wutai County, Shanxi, Republic of China, and grew up during the Second Sino-Japanese War. He joined the underground Communist movement in 1946 and became a member of the Chinese Communist Party a year later. He and two colleagues were once arrested by the Kuomintang government, but were released due to lack of evidence. He subsequently fled to Beijing, whereas his two colleagues were later rearrested and executed. Wei studied at North China University (later renamed as Renmin University of China). Upon graduating from Renmin University's graduate program in ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wei Yuanzhong
Wei Yuanzhong (魏元忠) (died 707), né Wei Zhenzai (魏真宰), formally Duke Zhen of Qi (齊貞公), was an official of the Chinese Tang Dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty, serving as chancellor during the reigns of Wu Zetian and her son Emperor Zhongzong. Background It is not known which year Wei Yuanzhong was born,However, Wei Yuanzhong was said to be "in his 70s" when he died in 707 – and based on the traditional Chinese age nomenclature, could thus be anywhere from 69 to 78 at the time of his death. but it is known that his family was from Songzhou. He was originally named Wei Zhenzai, but later changed his name to observe naming taboo for Lady Yang, the mother of Emperor Gaozong's second wife Empress Wu (later known as Wu Zetian).Lady Yang's name is not recorded in history, and therefore it is unclear which character of the name "Zhenzai" conflicted with her name. He was a student at the imperial university in his youth, and was said to be unrestrained in his behavio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Wei Of Qi
King Wei of Qi (), whose personal name was Tian Yinqi (田因齊), was the king of the northern Chinese state of Qi during the Warring States period, when Qi was one of the most powerful states in China. He reigned from 356 to 320 BC. or according to another source from 378 to 343 BC. He was the first ruler of Qi to style himself "king". His successor was King Xuan of Qi. In the ''Intrigues of the Warring States'', the strategist Su Qin is quoted as telling the king of Qin: "Kings Wei and Xuan of Qi were the worthiest rulers of their age. Their power was great and their lands were broad. Their states were wealthy and their citizens capable. Their generals were aggressive and their troops strong." King Wei was judicious and measured in his actions toward his subordinates. At one point he was told repeatedly by his spies that one of his generals, Zhangzi, had surrendered to the enemy, Qin. King Wei refused to believe that Zhangzi had deserted. Sure enough, "a short while later it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wei Zhouzuo
Wei Zhouzuo () (1612–1675), courtesy name Wenxi (), art name Wenshi (), was an official who served in the late Ming dynasty and early Qing dynasty. He was a native of Chengnei (城內). He took the imperial examination and obtained a ''jinshi'' degree in 1637 during the reign of the Chongzhen Emperor. After the fall of the Ming dynasty, Wei served under the Qing in various capacities. In 1653, he was named Vice-President of Punishments, in 1654 President of Works, and in 1658 President of Civil Appointments, as well as Grand Secretary. In 1660 he worked with the Qing noble Bahana to revise the Great Qing Legal Code The Great Qing Legal Code (or Great Ching Legal Code), also known as the Qing Code (Ching Code) or, in Hong Kong law, as the ''Ta Tsing Leu Lee'' (大清律例), was the legal code of the Qing empire (1644–1912). The code was based on the Ming .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wei, Zhouzuo 1612 births 1675 deaths Grand Secretaries of the Qing dynasty Ming d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jill Vidal
Jill Vidal () often referred to as Wei Si or simply as Jill, is a Hong Kong-based female urban pop singer. Vidal is of Korean and Filipino ethnicity with British nationality British nationality law prescribes the conditions under which a person is recognised as being a national of the United Kingdom. The six different classes of British nationality each have varying degrees of civil and political rights, due to the .... Her twin sister, Janice Vidal, is also a singer in Hong Kong. Career and personal life Music In 2005, Jill Vidal entered the music industry by signing with Amusic, a record label of East Asia Record Production. She released her first song, Lonely, in December 2005. Vidal released her debut album Hit Me, in 2006. In 2015, she joined :zh:香港華納唱片, Warner Music Hong Kong along with her twin sister, Janice Vidal. Her first single "Fulfilled Love" (被滿足的愛) (feat. San E) after joining Warner Music was recorded in Korea and was released on 16 M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The Book And The Sword Characters
The following is a list of characters from the novel ''The Book and the Sword'' by Jin Yong (Louis Cha). Some of these characters also appear in ''The Young Flying Fox'', another of Jin Yong's works. Main characters * Chen Jialuo () is the protagonist. Born in the Chen family of Haining, he was sent to southern Xinjiang at a young age to learn martial arts from Yuan Shixiao. After returning to central China, he joined the Red Flower Society and eventually became its chief after the death of its former chief, Yu Wanting, who was also his godfather. He is described in the novel as a handsome young man with a refined demeanour who is not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also well-versed in the four arts. He also appears in ''The Young Flying Fox'', in which he is mistaken for Fuk'anggan because of their similar appearances. * Huoqingtong (), nicknamed "Emerald Feather and Yellow Dress" (), is the elder daughter of Muzhuolun, the chief of a Uyghur tribe in southern Xinjiang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wei Rugui
Wei Rugui (; 1836 – 16 January 1895) was a Han Chinese general of the late Qing dynasty who fought in the First Sino-Japanese War. He took part in the Battle of Pyongyang in 1894, and subsequently lost another couple thousand troops on the retreat north. He later abandoned Port Arthur when it was taken by the advancing Imperial Japanese Army The was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945. It was controlled by the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office and the Ministry of the Army, both of which were nominally subordinate to the Emperor o .... Wei Rugui was subsequently executed for his failures in January 1895. Bestchinanews.com. Published 31 July 2016. Retrieved 10 January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wei Pu
Wei Pu (; Wade-Giles: Wei P'u) was a Chinese astronomer and politician of the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD). He was born a commoner, but eventually rose to prominence as an astronomer working for the imperial court at the capital of Kaifeng.Sivin, III, 6. Wei became a trusted colleague of the famous Song polymath statesman and scientist Shen Kuo (1031-1095 AD), who served as the head official for the Bureau of Astronomy, and worked on various projects with Wei Pu. Achievements at court When Shen Kuo became the Supervisor of the Directorate of Astronomy in 1072 AD, Wei Pu became Shen's protégé, and was eager to partake in Shen's ideal reforms to the Chinese calendar system. With the aid of many different scholars and a large assortment of gathered books written on astronomy, Shen and Wei embarked on this enormous project. With the aid of Wei Pu, Shen planned to make a series of nightly astronomical observations over a period of five years. To allow more accurate astronomical observ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wei Guan
Wei Guan (220 – 25 July 291Although the exact day of Wei Guan's death was not recorded, Sima Zhong's biography in ''Book of Jin'' recorded that he was killed together with Sima Liang, who died on 25 July 291. 永平元年)六月，贾后矫诏使楚王玮杀太宰、汝南王亮，太保、菑阳公卫瓘.''Jin Shu'', vol.04), courtesy name Boyu, was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He served under the Jin dynasty after the end of the Three Kingdoms period. Early life and career Wei Guan was from Anyi County (), Hedong Commandery (), which is located west of present-day Xia County, Shanxi. His father Wei Ji () was a high-ranking Wei official and marquis, who died in 229. Wei Guan inherited his father's peerage, and when he grew older became an official. Throughout the years, he became known for his capability and was continuously promoted. After Cao Huan became emperor, he became an Official of Justi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
