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Yao Yuanhao
Yao Yuan-hao (; born Teng Yong-lin on 19 April 1982) is a Taiwanese actor and television host. Early life and career Yao was born on April 19, 1982 in Keelung, Taiwan. He started acting at around 16 years old in the television series ''Bandits and Angels'' (; 1999), directed by Wu Nien-jen, but only became active in 2002. He had his career breakthrough in FTV's 2011 series ''Rookies' Diary'', which received high ratings. The production costs for the series was said to be up to two million TWD, and it also received strong support from the Ministry of Justice. Due to the high expectations, each cast member received training in taekwondo, kendo, and self-defense before shooting began in July. Two years after ''Rookies' Diary'', he starred opposite Cheryl Yang in ''Big Red Riding Hood''. Screenwriter Su Limei (蘇麗媚) asked him to cut his hair similar to her favorite character in the Japanese manga ''Musashi no Ken'', which would make him look more humorous. In 2013, Yao star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yao (surname)
Yao (), also romanized as Yiu in Cantonese, is one of the most ancient Chinese surnames, the " Eight Great Xings of High Antiquity". It is also unique that, along with Jiang 姜 it is still in common use in the modern day. It is listed 101st in the Hundred Family Surnames, and as the 51st most common surname in Mainland China. Alternate spellings * Mandarin: Yao * Cantonese: Yiu * Min Nan (Hokkien (Fujian)/ Teochew): Lao, Lau, Yeow * Vietnamese: Diêu, Dao * Korean: Yo * Japanese: Yō * Singapore: Yow, Yeo * Malaysia: Yeow Prominent people * Yao ** Yao Chonghua, the name of Emperor Shun of pre-dynastic China, one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. ** Yao Chang, founding emperor of the Later Qin Dynasty. ** Andrew Chi-Chih Yao, a Chinese computer scientist and A.M. Turing Award laureate. ** Jianping Yao, Canadian engineer. ** Yao Ming, a retired Chinese professional basketball player. ** Yao Wenyuan, member of the Gang of Four. ** MC HotDog (born name as Yao Chu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flowers In Fog
''Flowers in Fog'' (Chinese: 花非花雾非雾) is a 2013 Chinese television series written by Taiwanese novelist Chiung Yao. It is Chiung's first original screenplay after ''My Fair Princess'' (1998). The series was partially shot in Brittany, France. Starring an ensemble cast from China, Taiwan and South Korea, the series premiered on 6 August 2013 on Hunan TV. Synopsis Xue Hua, Lang Hua, Huo Hua and Yan Hua are four orphans who grew up together at the Hua Xin Orphan Center. Each girl possessed outstanding musical talent and the sisters shared a tight bond. However, when Xue Hua was 15, she was found by her aunt who took her to France. Huo Hua is also adopted by a family. From then on, Lang Hua and Yan Hua promised each other to never be separated. Sixteen years later, Huo Hua (now called Ye Fan), heads to France to search for Xue Hua. There, she falls in love with Qi Fei, a handsome and talented cello player. However, Huo Hua later finds out that Xue Hua was suspected to be d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Taiwanese Male Actors
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 (Roman numerals, I) through AD 100 (Roman numerals, C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or History by period, historical period. The 1st century also saw the Christianity in the 1st century, appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius (AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwanese Male Television Actors
Taiwanese may refer to: * Taiwanese language, another name for Taiwanese Hokkien * Something from or related to Taiwan (Formosa) * Taiwanese aborigines, the indigenous people of Taiwan * Han Taiwanese, the Han people of Taiwan * Taiwanese people, residents of Taiwan or people of Taiwanese descent * Taiwanese language (other) * Taiwanese culture * Taiwanese cuisine * Taiwanese identity Taiwanese people may be generally considered the people of Taiwan who share a common culture, ancestry and speak Taiwanese Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka or indigenous Taiwanese languages as a mother tongue. Taiwanese people may also refer to the i ... See also * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1982 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor ( ... [...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] |
Mandy Wei
Mandy Wei () is a Taiwanese actress, model and host. She started her career as a model and then as a MTV host before starting a career in acting. Wei attended Soochow University and speaks Mandarin, Taiwanese and English. Early life Mandy Wei was born on September 5, 1984 in Taipei, Taiwan. She is the older of a two-child family, with a younger brother. She attended Taipei Municipal Neihu Senior High School and later Soochow University, majoring in International Business Trade. She has said she was, and showed images of herself being an overweight teen when growing up, weighing at 65 kg (143 lbs) at her heaviest. Her weight issue caused her to have low self-esteem problems during her teenage years. In her university years she decided to have a change in lifestyle by eating healthy and with daily exercise she was able to slim down to around 50 kg (110 lbs), which is the weight she has maintained. Career Modeling Wei started her career in 2006 as a lingerie and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanlih Drama Awards
The ''Sanlih Drama Awards'' () was an annual awards ceremony that celebrated the best in SETTV drama programming. The awards were created in 2011 to help promote, celebrate and award Sanlih E-Television dramas that aired in the year. The first ceremony was held on 12 December 2012 and was originally called the "Thanks Party" (三立華劇感恩派對). No nomination list was released for the 2012 awards. Winners were announced during the ceremony. The ceremony was held each year in December at SETTV headquarters in Neihu District, Taipei. The last awards ceremony was held in 2016. Voting In 2013 the awards became more establish with a nomination list and voting system. The awards are given based on: *30% - Weibo web voting (only registered Weibo users can vote in all categories once per day) *30% - media voting *40% - professionals voting Categories Originally 12 awards were presented in 2012. In 2013 a total of 12 awards were awarded, the green leaf and media award were removed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the List of most visited websites, second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's Google AdSens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Webseries
A web series (also known as a web show) is a series of scripted or non-scripted online videos, generally in episodic form, released on the Internet, which first emerged in the late 1990s and became more prominent in the early 2000s. A single instance of a web series program can be called an episode or a "webisode", however the term is not always used. In general, web series can be watched on a range of platforms and devices, including desktop, laptop, tablets and smartphones. They are different from streaming television, which can be watched on various streaming platforms. As of 2016, there were a number of awards that have been established to celebrate excellence in web series, like the Streamys, Webbys, IAWTV, and Indie Series Awards, although the Streamys and IAWTV also cover programs on streaming platforms. There are also several web series festivals, most notably in Los Angeles and Vancouver. Most major award ceremonies have also created web series and digital media awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deja Vu (TV Series)
''Deja Vu'' () is a 2013 Taiwanese romance drama series created by Sanlih. It stars Yao Yuan Hao and Mandy Wei in the lead roles, with Wang Si Ping and Yang Zhen as second leads. The Chinese title of the drama literally translates to "return to past love". Filming began on 12 October 2013 and ended on 8 March 2014. The first episode aired on Sanlih's TTV channel on 3 November 2013, taking over ''Love Arounds time slot. The final episode aired on 30 March 2014, with 22 episodes in total. Summary Xu Hai Lin is a talented ballerina. She meets Lu Xi Wei, a wealthy businessman, when she saves his life from a fire. She looks after him during his recovery, and the two fall in love; Xi Wei proposes marriage. Hai Lin's life couldn't be happier, as she is about to marry the man she loves, and she finds out she's pregnant with his child. However, a car crash kills her fiancé, and causes her to miscarry. While contemplating suicide, she meets a mysterious man who offers to give Hai Lin a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
