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Yang Gang (filmmaker)
Yang Gang may refer to: * Yang Gang (journalist) (1905–1957), Chinese journalist * Yang Gang (politician) (born 1953), Chinese politician * Yang Gang, art director for the film ''Red Sorghum'' (film) * Yang Gang, character in ''Painted Skin'' (TV series) * Yang Gang or #YangGang, supporters of Andrew Yang and his 2020 presidential campaign * Yanggang Province Ryanggang Province (Ryanggangdo; ko, 량강도, ''Ryanggang-do'', ) is a Administrative divisions of North Korea, province in North Korea. The province is bordered by China (Jilin) on the north, North Hamgyong on the east, South Hamgyong on the ... or Ryanggang Province, a province in North Korea See also * Yang Guang (other) {{disambiguation, human name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Gang (journalist)
Yang Gang (; 1905 – 7 October 1957), also known as Yang Bin (), was a Chinese journalist, novelist, and translator. She gained prominence reporting for the influential newspaper ''Ta Kung Pao'' during the Second Sino-Japanese War, and was considered one of the top four female journalists in China. After the Chinese Communist Revolution, she served as Premier Zhou Enlai's secretary and later Deputy Chief Editor of the ''People's Daily''. She committed suicide in October 1957, after being forced to persecute her colleagues during the Anti-Rightist Campaign, although the exact reason for her suicide remains undetermined. Early life and education Yang was born in Pingxiang, Jiangxi province, one of 11 children in a family of Xiantao, Hubei ancestry. Her father was a high-ranking politician who served as governor of Jiangxi and Hubei provinces. Her name at birth was Yang Jizheng (). In 1922 Yang attended Baoling Girls' School in Nanchang, an American missionary school. In 1927 she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Gang (politician)
Yang Gang (; born January 1953) is a former Chinese politician. Between 2010 and 2013 Yang served as the deputy director of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ). Between 1999 and 2010, he was a top regional official in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, serving first as the Communist Party Secretary of regional capital Urumqi and then Deputy Secretary of the Xinjiang regional Party Committee. Biography Yang was born in Gaocheng County, Hebei in January 1953, near the city of Shijiazhuang. He followed his father Yang Zhaocai to Xinjiang where the family lived at and worked for the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC). Yang's father was a human resources official with the XPCC. Beginning in 1969, he performed agricultural labour for the XPCC; he remained there for much of the Cultural Revolution. Yang entered Xinjiang University in September 1978 after the resumption of the National College Entrance Examination, majori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Sorghum (film)
''Red Sorghum'' is a 1988 Chinese film about a young woman's life working in a distillery for sorghum liquor. It is based on the first two parts of the novel '' Red Sorghum'' by Nobel laureate Mo Yan. The film marked the directorial debut of internationally acclaimed filmmaker Zhang Yimou, and the acting debut of film star Gong Li. With its lush and lusty portrayal of peasant life, it immediately vaulted Zhang to the forefront of the Fifth Generation directors. The film won the Golden Bear Award at Berlin Film Festival. Synopsis The film takes place in a rural village in China's eastern province of Shandong during the Second Sino-Japanese War. It is narrated from the point of view of the protagonist’s grandson, who reminisces about his grandmother, Jiu'er. She was a poor girl who was sent by her parents into a pre-arranged marriage with an old man, Li Datou, who owned a sorghum wine distillery and who had leprosy. As Jiu'er's wedding party crosses a field of sorghum, they ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Painted Skin (TV Series)
''Painted Skin'' is a Chinese television series adapted from the 2008 film of the same title, which, in turn, is loosely based on a classic short story in Pu Songling's ''Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio''. It was first broadcast on TVS4 on 3 March 2011 in mainland China. A sequel series based on the second film, Painted Skin: The Resurrection, was broadcast in 2013. Cast * Fiona Sit as Xiaowei / Xuxu * Tammy Chen as Peirong * Gui Gui as Xia Bing * Li Zonghan as Pang Yong * Ling Xiaosu as Wang Sheng * Yang Mi as Xiaohong * Law Kar-ying as Xia Yingfeng * Qi Yuwu as Long Yun * Dong Yijin as Xiaoyi * Xin Zhilei as Susu * Jiang Tianyang as Ye Yi * Zhao Yi as Sha Luo * Hai Bo as Wang Chengzhou * Hinson Chou as Yu Zhi * Han Zhenhua as Chen Huichuan * Zhang Jin as Yuan Ren * Lou Yajiang as Yang Gang * Liu Chenxia as Peirong's mother Production The production team of the 2008 film, ''Painted Skin'', including its director and producer Gordon Chan, were involved in the planning and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Yang 2020 Presidential Campaign
The 2020 presidential campaign of Andrew Yang, an attorney, entrepreneur, and the founder of Venture for America, began on November 6, 2017, when Yang filed with the Federal Election Commission to participate in the Democratic primaries. Yang suspended his campaign on February 11, 2020, the night of the New Hampshire primary. On March 10, 2020, Yang endorsed Joe Biden for president. With no prior political experience and low public recognition, Yang was widely considered a longshot candidate by the media during the early stages of his campaign. In April 2018, Yang released '' The War on Normal People'', a book discussing job displacement, automation, and universal basic income (UBI), which were central to his campaign. Yang's profile significantly increased in early 2019 after appearing on the popular podcast ''The Joe Rogan Experience''; he later appeared on numerous other podcasts, shows, and interviews. Yang's rise in notability was accompanied by the development of a devoted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yanggang Province
Ryanggang Province (Ryanggangdo; ko, 량강도, ''Ryanggang-do'', ) is a Administrative divisions of North Korea, province in North Korea. The province is bordered by China (Jilin) on the north, North Hamgyong on the east, South Hamgyong on the south, and Chagang on the west. Ryanggang was formed in 1954, when it was separated from South Hamgyŏng. The provincial capital is Hyesan. In South Korean usage, "Ryanggang" is spelled and pronounced as "Yanggang" ( ko, 양강도, ''Yanggang-do'', ) Description Along the northern border with China runs the Yalu River and the Tumen River. In between the rivers, and the source of both, is Paektu Mountain, revered by both the Koreans and Manchu people, Manchurians as the mythic origin of each people. The North Korean government claims that Kim Jong-il was born there when his parents were at a Communist anti-Japanese resistance camp at the mountain. The North Korean-Chinese border for 20 miles east of the mountain is "dry, remote and moun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
