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Xiao Zhan
Xiao Zhan (, born 5 October 1991), also known as Sean Xiao, is a Chinese actor and singer. Xiao Zhan began his career in the entertainment industry when he participated in the idol survival show X-Fire and debuted as a member of the Chinese boy group X Nine. He started his acting career in 2016 and had since won widespread attention for his dramas, including '' The Untamed'' (2019), '' Joy of Life'' (2019), '' The Wolf'' (2020), ''Douluo Continent'' (2021) and '' The Oath of Love'' (2022). He has won numerous awards and nominations for his roles. As a singer, Xiao Zhan released a digital single "Spotlight" (光点) at the end of April 2020 and sold over 25.48 million copies within 24 hours of release. It set the Guinness World Record for the fastest-selling digital track in China. On 22 April 2021, he made his stage debut starring in Yang Hua's version of the critically acclaimed eight-hour drama "如夢之夢" (A Dream Like a Dream) in Wuhan. Early life and education Xiao Zha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiao (surname)
Xiao (; ) is a Chinese surname, Chinese-language surname. In the Wade-Giles system of Romanization of Chinese, romanization, it is rendered as Hsiao, which is commonly used in Taiwan. It is also romanized as Siauw, Shiao, Sjauw, Siaw, Siew, Siow, Seow, Siu, Shiu or Sui, as well as "Shaw (surname), Shaw" in less common situations, inspired by the transliteration of the surname of notable figures such as Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw and English actor Robert Shaw (actor), Robert Shaw. It is the 99th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem.K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. . After the demise of the Qing dynasty, some of the descendants of Manchu clan Šumuru sinicized their clan name to the Chinese surname, Chinese surnames ''Shu (surname), Shu'' (舒), ''Xú (surname), Xu'' (徐) or ''Xiao'' (蕭). A 1977 study found that it was the 20th most common Chinese surname in the world. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bibi Zhou
Zhou Bichang (; born 26 July 1985 in Changsha, Hunan), also known as Bibi Zhou, is a Chinese singer, songwriter, and actress. She debuted her singing career by winning the second place at the Chinese singing contest '' Super Girl'' in 2005. The next year she released her debut album ''Who Touched My Violin String''. She debuted her acting career by featuring in the 2006 Chinese films '' McDull, the Alumni'' and ''The 601st Phone Call''. In 2014, she won an MTV Europe Music Award for Best Worldwide Act. In 2015, she won a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Chinese Act. Life and career 1985–2005: Early years and career beginnings Zhou was born to parents Zhou Zhongzhan and Lu Yuanyuan in Changsha, Hunan, China on 26 July 1985. Her father was a government agent, while her mother was a Chinese folk music teacher. At the age of six, she and her family moved to Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. She attended Yuanling Elementary School, Gangxia Elementary School, Fuhua Elementary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhu Xian (novel)
''Zhu Xian'' (), translated as ''Jade Dynasty'' or ''The Attack of Heaven'', is a xianxia novel written by Xiao Ding. ''Zhu Xian'' creates many characters with unique personalities. The novel keeps looking for the answer to a question "What is true righteousness?" but concludes that "Heartless World, treat everything as straw dogs!", which perhaps is the main theme of the novel. Main characters * Zhang Xiaofan (张小凡): The male protagonist of the novel. He was born in a village called Grasstemple. When he was eleven years old, everyone in his village was killed except for him, his childhood friend Lin Jinyu, and a villager called Uncle Wang. Because of this miserable disaster, Qing Yun Faction decided to take them in. Because of his talent, Lin Jinyu was accepted as a student of a Caosong Taoist priest, the leader of Dragon-head Peak. Zhang Xiaofan had much less potential and ability than Lin Jinyu, and no masters were willing to accept him as a student except Tian Buyi, a sub- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jade Dynasty (film)
''Jade Dynasty'' (), also known as ''Jade Dynasty 1'' and ''Zhu Xian'', is a 2019 Chinese fantasy action film directed by Ching Siu-tung and starring Xiao Zhan, Li Qin, Meng Meiqi, and Tang Yixin. The film is adapted from Xiao Ding's eponymous novel. The film was released in China on September 13, 2019. Plot The film follows the story of Zhang Xiaofan, a kindhearted and pure village boy who is thrown into a world of chaos after his village gets massacred, and then becomes a disciple of the Qingyun Sect. Zhang Xiaofan learns martial arts from three masters and becomes a master of the mythical realm, while at the same time, experiencing a complicated relationship with three beautiful girls, Lu Xueqi, Tian Ling'er, and Bi Yao. Cast * Xiao Zhan as Zhang Xiaofan * Meng Meiqi as Bi Yao * Li Qin as Lu Xueqi * Tang Yixin as Tian Ling'er * Qiu Xinzhi as Tian Buyi * Cecilia Yip as Master Shuiyue * David Chiang as Reverend Daoxuan * Norman Chui as Reverend Cangsong * Bryan Leung as Zeng S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a film and television series library through distribution deals as well as its own productions, known as Netflix Originals. As of September 2022, Netflix had 222 million subscribers worldwide, including 73.3 million in the United States and Canada; 73.0 million in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 39.6 million in Latin America and 34.8 million in the Asia-Pacific region. It is available worldwide aside from Mainland China, Syria, North Korea, and Russia. Netflix has played a prominent role in independent film distribution, and it is a member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA). Netflix can be accessed via web browsers or via application software installed on smart TVs, set-top boxes connected to televisions, tablet computers, smartph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mo Dao Zu Shi
''Mo Dao Zu Shi'' () is a chinese animation, donghua series based on the Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation, novel of the same name written by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (). It is produced by Tencent Pictures, Tencent Penguin Pictures and B.C May Pictures. The series depicts a fictional Xianxia novel, Xianxia world where humans attempt to cultivate to a state of immortality, known as Xian (Taoism), Xian (). The protagonist of the series, Wei Wuxian, due to certain circumstances, deviated from the conventional cultivation path to Xian (Taoism), Xian, and eventually created Modao (the Demonic Path). The first season, titled ''Qian Chen Pian'' (), aired from July 9 to October 6, 2018, on Tencent Video for 15 episodes. The second season, titled ''Xian Yun Pian'' (), aired from August 3 to August 31, 2019, for 8 episodes. A chibi series, titled ''Mo Dao Zu Shi Q'', aired from July 31, 2020, to January 29, 2021, and ran for 30 episodes. The third and final season, titled ''Wán Jié Piān'' (), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danmei
''Danmei'' () is a genre of literature and other fictional media that features romantic relationships between male characters. ''Danmei'' is typically created by and targeted towards a heterosexual female audience. While ''danmei'' works and their adaptations have achieved widespread popularity in China and globally, their legal status remains murky due to Chinese censorship policies. The female same-sex counterpart to ''danmei'' is known as ''bǎihé'' (), which is an orthographic reborrowing of the Japanese word ''yuri'', but it is not as well known or popular as ''danmei.'' History The male same-sex romance genre of "boys' love", or BL, originated in Japanese manga in the early 1970s, and was introduced to mainland China via pirated Taiwanese translations of Japanese comics in the early 1990s. The term ''danmei'' is reborrowed from the Japanese word ''tanbi'' (, "aestheticism"), and Chinese fans often use ''danmei'' and BL interchangeably. By 1999 several online ''danmei'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xianxia (genre)
''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] |
Wang Yibo
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Battle Through The Heavens
''Battle Through the Heavens'' () is a 2018 Chinese television series adapted from the eponymous novel ''Doupo Cangqiong'' (斗破苍穹) by Tiancan Tudou (天蚕土豆). It stars Leo Wu, Lin Yun, Baron Chen, Li Qin, Xin Zhilei and Liu Meitong. The series aired on Hunan TV on September 3, 2018 till October 25, 2018. Synopsis Xiao Yan (Leo Wu) is the son of Xiao Zhan (Yu Rongguang) and Gu Wenxin (Carman Lee). When Xiao Yan was nine, his mother was killed by enemies and his father never talked about it. Until he was fifteen years old, his martial art has made no progress due to his mother's ring absorbing all his progress. One day, Xiao Yan encounters the old man Yao Chen ( Baron Chen) after making contact with the ring. With the help of Yao Chen, Xiao Yan makes great advances in martial arts, and learns of the main instigator the death of his mother. Xiao Yan enrolls for the Jianan Academy () and makes friends there. Once he is framed and narrowly escaped, he finds that his fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rookies (2019 Film)
''The Rookies'' (), is a Chinese action film written and directed by Alan Yuen, starring Wang Talu, Sandrine Pinna, Milla Jovovich, Xu Weizhou and Liu Meitong. Filming took place in Hungary and China. It was released in China on July 12, 2019. The film was a box office failure during its release in China, grossing only around $3 million. Synopsis Extreme sport lover Zhao Feng gets involved in illegal international trade by accident. So he follows an international special agent Bruce to Budapest. Together with a crappy police officer Miao Yan, a non-professional scientist Ding Shan and an unemployed doctor LV, they form an amateur unit. In company with the senior agent Bruce, these four rookies start a fight with terrorists that is both thrilling and hilarious. Cast The following list and order are based on the billing shown on the first movie poster and IMDb. Production Filming Filming locations are Hungary and China. In Hungary, the shooting spots include Hungarian State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster Hunt 2
''Monster Hunt 2'' is a 2018 mainland Chinese-Hong Kong fantasy comedy adventure film directed by Raman Hui. It stars Tony Leung, Bai Baihe, Jing Boran, Li Yuchun and Tony Yang. A sequel to 2015's ''Monster Hunt'', the film was released in mainland China and Hong Kong on February 16, 2018. Plot Wuba is on his own journey through monster realm. The darker forces of the evil monster king are in search for Wuba. Peace is not restored in the monster world. Wuba meets Tu and BenBen, a human-monster team, and they rescue Wuba multiple times. Meanwhile, Huo and Song are in search of Wuba and reach Monster Hunter Bureau. They upgrade their weapons and find new friends. In the end, all of them fight, rescuing Wuba from the evil monsters. Finally, Wuba is reunited with its family. Cast * Tony Leung as Tu Sigu *Bai Baihe as Huo Xiaolan *Jing Boran as Song Tianyin *Li Yuchun as Zhu Jinzhen *Tony Yang as Yunqing *Huang Lei as Physician *Sandra Ng as Ying *Eric Tsang as Zhugao *Wu Mochou as Xi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
