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Benny Chan (actor)
Benny Chan Ho-man (born 7 October 1969) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. Education Chan attended Raimondi College. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in social science from Lingnan University. Acting career Chan's career in the entertainment industry began in 1994 when he appeared in a television commercial for Vitasoy. He later joined TVB and acted in many television dramas produced by the company. Some of his best-known roles include Duen Yu in '' Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils'' (1997), Sun Wukong in '' Journey to the West II'' (1998), and Na-tsa in '' Gods of Honour'' (2001). Since the early 2000s, he has become less active in Hong Kong, and has switched to working on mainland Chinese and Taiwanese television series. One of which is a series drama, '' The Legend of Crazy Monk'', as the main protagonist Ji Gong. The drama became popular in various countries. Music career Chan is also a singer. He has released a number of albums. His best-known song is the theme song of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chen (surname)
Chen () is a common Chinese-language surname and one of the most common surnames in Asia. It is the most common surname in Taiwan (2010) and Singapore (2000). Chen is also the most common family name in Guangdong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Macau, and Hong Kong. It is the most common surname in Xiamen, the ancestral hometown of many overseas Hoklo. Chen was listed 10th in the '' Hundred Family Surnames'' poem, in the verse 馮陳褚衛 ''(Féng Chén Chǔ Wèi)''. In Cantonese, it is usually romanized as Chan (e.g., Jackie Chan), most widely used by those from Hong Kong, and also found in Macau and Singapore. It is also sometimes spelled Chun. The spelling Tan usually comes from Southern Min dialects (e.g., Hokkien), while some Teochew dialect speakers use the spelling Tang. In Hakka and Taishanese, the name is spelled Chin. Spellings based on Wu include Zen and Tchen. There are many spellings based on its Hainanese pronunciations, including Dan, Seng, and Sin. In Viet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pokémon
is a Japanese media franchise consisting of List of Pokémon video games, video games, Pokémon (TV series), animated series and List of Pokémon films, films, Pokémon Trading Card Game, a trading card game, and other related media. The franchise takes place in a shared universe in which humans co-exist with creatures known as List of Pokémon, Pokémon, a large variety of species endowed with special powers. The franchise's primary target audience is children aged 5 to 12, but it is known to attract people of all ages. The franchise originated as Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, a pair of role-playing games developed by Game Freak, from an original concept by its founder, Satoshi Tajiri. Released on the Game Boy on 27 February 1996, the games became sleeper hits and were followed by manga series, a trading card game, and anime series and films. From 1998 to 2000, ''Pokémon'' was exported to the rest of the world, creating an unprecedented global phenomenon dubbed "Pokémania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Reaching Out (TV Series)
{{Infobox Chinese, title=Reaching Out, t=美麗人生, s=美丽人生, l="Beautiful Life", p=Měi Lì Rén Shēng, j=Mei5 Lai6 Jan6 Sang1 ''Reaching Out'' is a 2001 Hong Kong television drama produced by TVB and starring Gordon Lam, Kenix Kwok, Benny Chan, Nicola Cheung and Michelle Ye. This series is Lam's last television role before leaving TVB and fully concentrating on his film career. Cast Main cast *Gordon Lam as Tai Fuk-sang (戴福生) *Kenix Kwok as Yuk Hiu-kwan (郁曉君) / Claire Yuk (郁曉雅) * Benny Chan as Stone Lau (劉二索) *Nicola Cheung as Ko Wai-ting (高慧婷) *Michelle Ye as Jess Wan (尹雪宜) * Ha Yu as Lau Lik (劉力) *Michelle Yim as Chan Kiu (陳嬌) *Sammul Chan as Ken Kwok (郭啟邦) Other cast *Celia Sie as Vivian Ko (高慧雲) *Chan Kwai-lam as Chan Ka-ming (陳家明) *Bowie Wu as Kam Hon-to (甘翰韜) *Yu Yeung as Kwok Wang-kei (郭宏基) *Chan Ka Yee as Fong Yuk-ling (方玉玲) *Wong Wai as Ko Siu-tong (高兆堂) *Wai Ka Hung as Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Zhuang Ya Princess
Zhuang may refer to: *Zhuang people (or Bouxcuengh people), ethnic group in China *Zhuang languages, the Tai language spoken by them *Zhuang logogram, a former script used to write the language *Zhuang Zhou, ancient Chinese philosopher *Zhuang (surname) Zhuang is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Traditional Chinese and in Simplified Chinese. It is usually romanized as "Chuang" in Taiwan in the Wade-Giles system. It is spoken in the first tone: ''Zhuāng''. Zhuang is l ... (庄/莊), a Chinese surname {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dragon Love
A dragon is a Magic (supernatural), magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but European dragon, dragons in Western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as winged, horned, and capable of breathing fire. Chinese dragon, Dragons in eastern cultures are usually depicted as wingless, four-legged, Snake, serpentine creatures with above-average intelligence. Commonalities between dragons' traits are often a hybridization of Reptile, reptilian, mammalian, and Bird, avian features. Etymology The word ''dragon'' entered the English language in the early 13th century from Old French , which, in turn, comes from Latin (genitive ), meaning "huge serpent, dragon", from , (genitive , ) "serpent". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dark Tales II
Darkness is the condition resulting from a lack of illumination, or an absence of visible light. Human vision is unable to distinguish colors in conditions of very low luminance because the hue-sensitive photoreceptor cells on the retina are inactive when light levels are insufficient, in the range of visual perception referred to as scotopic vision. The emotional response to darkness has generated metaphorical usages of the term in many cultures, often used to describe an unhappy or foreboding feeling. "Darkness" may also refer to night, which occurs when the Sun is more than 18° below the horizon. Scientific Perception The perception of darkness differs from the mere absence of light that sometimes lead to afterimages. In perceiving, the eye is active, and the part of the retina that is unstimulated produces a complementary afterimage. Physics In terms of physics, an object is said to be dark when it absorbs photons, causing it to appear dim compared to other object ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Iceman (2014 Film)
''Iceman'' is a 2014 3D martial arts action-comedy film directed by Law Wing-cheung and starring Donnie Yen, who also serves as the film's action director. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, the film is a remake of the 1989 film ''The Iceman Cometh'' which was directed by Clarence Fok and starred Yuen Biao. The film was released in Hong Kong and China on April 25, 2014. There is a 2018 sequel called Iceman:The Time Traveler Plot A Ming Dynasty officer, He Ying, was tasked with bringing a mythical time traveling device from India with a LINGA back to the Ming emperor. He was betrayed, and subsequently frozen. He Ying, Sao and Niehu were frozen during a fight. They were discovered and put in cryo-stasis pods and transferred to modern-day Hong Kong. During transit, an accident sets them free. The three escape into the city. Niehu and Sao are set on exacting revenge on He Ying, despite not understanding the world they are in. He Ying soon befriends May, who takes advantage of hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Love Is A Butterfly
Love is a feeling of strong attraction and emotional attachment (psychology), attachment to a person, animal, or thing. It is expressed in many forms, encompassing a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, or the deepest Interpersonal relationship, interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of meanings is that the love of a mother differs from the love of a spouse, which differs from the love of food. Love is considered to be both positive and negative, with its virtue representing kindness, compassion, and affection—"the unselfish, loyal, and benevolent concern for the good of another"—and its vice representing a morality, moral flaw akin to vanity, selfishness, amour-propre, and egotism. It may also describe compassionate and affectionate actions towards other humans, oneself, or animals. In its various forms, love acts as a major facilitator of interpersonal relationships, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
