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Wu (surname 伍)
Wu () is a Chinese surname. It is the 89th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem. It means ‘five’ in Chinese, an alternative form of the character wikt:五, 五.The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland A 2013 study found that it was the 116th most common name, shared by 1,710,000 people or 0.130% of the population, with the province with the most being Guangdong.Yuan Yida (袁义达), Qiu Jiaru, 邱家儒. 中国四百大姓. Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013 Origins * from the personal name of Wu Xu (伍胥), an official during the reign of the legendary Yellow Emperor * from the personal name of Wu Shen (伍參), an official in Chu (state), Chu during the Spring and Autumn period Notable people * Wu Bingjian (Howqua) (伍秉鑑), 1769 - 1843, A Hong merchant * Wu Jin-lin (伍錦霖), President of Examination Yuan * Wu Yee-sun (伍宜孫, 1900 – 2005) a Hong Kong entrepreneur and founder of the Wing Lung Bank * Wu Shih-wen (伍世文), Ministe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hundred Family Surnames
The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese language , Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book during the Song dynasty (960–1279).K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom p. 12. University of Hawaii Press. . The book lists 504 surnames. Of these, 444 are single-character surnames and 60 are Chinese compound surname, double-character surnames. About 800 names have been derived from the original ones. In the dynasties following the Song, the 13th-century ''Three Character Classic'', the ''Hundred Family Surnames'', and the 6th-century ''Thousand Character Classic'' came to be known as ''San Bai Qian'' (Three, Hundred, Thousand), from the first character in their titles. They served as instructional books for children, becoming the almost universal introductory literary texts for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flying Dragons (gang)
The Flying Dragons (), also known as FDS, was a Chinese American street gang that was prominent in New York City's Chinatown from the 1970s to the early 1990s. Formed in 1967, by immigrants primarily from Hong Kong, they were affiliated with the Hip Sing Tong. Throughout the 1980s, the gang often engaged in bloody turf wars with the newer Ghost Shadows gang. Their activities included extortion, kidnapping, murder, racketeering, and illegal gambling. The gang moved heavily into heroin trafficking after the Italian-American Mafia lost the trade as a result of the Pizza Connection prosecutions in the mid-1980s. Characteristics Similar to the triads of China and the yakuza of Japan, the Flying Dragons were composed primarily of members of a single ethnicity. For a time, in comparison to Western gangs, this allowed organizations such as the Flying Dragons to remain relatively impenetrable by police outside of their own homelands. Activities The Flying Dragons allegedly maintai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yichang
Yichang ( zh, s= ), Postal Map Romanization, alternatively romanized as Ichang, is a prefecture-level city located in western Hubei province, China. Yichang had a population of 3.92 million people at the 2022 census, making it the third most populous city in Hubei. The city is famous for the Three Gorges, the Three Gorges Dam and the Gezhouba Dam, all three of which are located in Yiling, Yichang, Yiling District, one of the city's districts. History In ancient times Yichang was known as Yiling. In 278 BC, during the Warring States period, the Qin (state), Qin general Bai Qi set fire to Yiling. In 222 AD, Yichang was also the site of the Battle of Yiling during the Three Kingdoms Period. Under the Qing Dynasty, Qing Guangxu Emperor, Yichang Treaty ports, was opened to foreign commerce as a trading port after the Qing and Great Britain agreed to the Chefoo Convention, which was signed by Sir Thomas Wade and Li Hongzhang in Yantai, Chefoo on 21 August 1876. The imperial government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wujiagang District
Wujiagang District () is a district of the city of Yichang, Hubei Hubei is a province of China, province in Central China. It has the List of Chinese provincial-level divisions by GDP, seventh-largest economy among Chinese provinces, the second-largest within Central China, and the third-largest among inland ..., People's Republic of China. Administrative divisions Four subdistricts: * Dagongqiao Subdistrict (), Wanshouqiao Subdistrict (), Baotahe Subdistrict (), Wujiagang Subdistrict () The only township is Wujia Township () References County-level divisions of Hubei Geography of Yichang {{Hubei-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Wu
Sky Wu (born 23 July 1966) is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer. He began singing in 1986, and has won himself two Golden Melody Awards, Best New Artist in 1990, and Best Mandarin Male Vocalist in 2004. His signature song, "Give My Special Love to a Special You" (), won the Best Recording Award in 1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State .... References External links * * 1966 births Musicians from New Taipei Living people Taiwanese Mandopop singer-songwriters 20th-century Taiwanese male singers 21st-century Taiwanese male singers 21st-century Taiwanese singers {{Taiwan-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiahui Wu
Jiahui Wu (; born August 19, 1981) is a Malaysian singer, songwriter, and producer. He is an exclusive writer at Warner/Chappell Music. Career Early career Wu started writing songs in middle school and began performing in music restaurants at the age of 15. Two years later, he joined the famous Malaysian songwriting group “Qingguangchang - Gengmenggongzuofang 青廣場 - 耕夢工作坊". At that time, he wrote his first song “Xing Zhi Wu Yu 星之物語" with his friend Haiwei Chen. The song didn’t win an award in the national competition, so the two revised the song. In 2002, Warner Music found potential in their work and signed Wu as an exclusive writer. The song was later awarded “Top 10 Original Singles" and "Best Original Song (local)” at the 8th Malaysia PWH Music Award. Moreover, it’s been released as the main hit “Yi Gong Chi 一公尺” in Jerry Yan’s first album. Songwriter and producer In 2003, Wu’s work “Ventriloquism 腹語術" was recogni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelsia Ng
Chelsia Ng () is an actress from Malaysia. Biography Kuala Lumpur-born Ng made her first step in the entertainment scene in the Malaysian English-language comedy ''Kopitiam'' as Rain, an assistant in Steven's (Lim) salon. Besides ''Kopitiam'', she was part of local teochew sitcom ''Homecoming'' as well as being a member of the supporting cast of ''Tin Geok Bin''. Ng had a role in the film ''Salon'' in 2005, for which she was left a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in the 19th Malaysia Film Festival the following year. In 2006 Ng returned to television by playing Melody in '' Realiti''. In 2008, she starred in ''Ghost In folklore, a ghost is the soul or Spirit (supernatural entity), spirit of a dead Human, person or non-human animal that is believed by some people to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely, from a ...'' and '' Ampang Medikal''. Later on in 2009, she played the role of Yvonne who is the best friend of Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Ng
Philip Ng Wan-lung (; born September 16, 1977) is a Hong Kong-born American actor, martial artist and action choreographer. He is currently based in Hong Kong. Early life Born in Hong Kong on September 16, 1977. Ng's father is Sam Ng. Ng's mother is Frances Ng. Ng immigrated to United States with his family at the age of seven. Ng spent the majority of his youth in Chicago, Illinois. Career Martial arts Ng began his study of the martial arts with Hung Gar, taught by his uncle and Choy Lay Fut, taught by his father. At the age of 13, Philip Ng began his study of Wing Chun Gung Fu with his uncle, Alan Ang, and Taekwondo with Master Woon S. Shim. To further his education in the field of Wing Chun Gung Fu, Ng traveled to Hong Kong during the summers and became the student of the Wong Shun-leung, with whom he trained until Wong's passing early in 1997. Before his death, Sifu Wong Shun-leung encouraged Ng to begin instructing students in America to become training partners. Ng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Eng
Michael Francis Eng (; born September 14, 1946) is an American politician serving as one of five members of the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (CUIAB) since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed to the body, an administrative court system for workers and employers, ruling on work-related benefits, by State Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon. Eng previously served in the Monterey Park City Council (2003–2006) and California State Assembly (2006–2012); he was Mayor of Monterey Park from 2004 to 2005. He was elected to the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees in 2013 and served until 2017. Biography In 2004, Eng became Mayor of Monterey Park, California, an office he held until 2005. Eng has served as a City Councilman, State Assemblyman and Community College Board Vice President. He has also served as Vice Chair of the State Board of Acupuncture and President of the Monterey Park Library Board of Trustees. While in the Ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Wu
Alice Wu (; born April 21, 1970) is an American film director and screenwriter, known for her films '' Saving Face'' (2004) and '' The Half of It'' (2020). Both of her films feature Chinese-American main characters and explore the lives of intellectual, lesbian characters. A number of production companies offered to buy the script for ''Saving Face'', but Wu opted not to sell it in order to uphold an authentic portrayal of the Taiwanese-American community. ''Saving Face'' and Wu's impact on the industry have paved the way for greater Asian representation in the film industry today. Her work has inspired Asian-American actresses such as Awkwafina and Lana Condor. Early life and education Alice Wu was born in San Jose, California to Taiwanese American immigrant parents. Her family eventually moved to Los Altos, California, where she graduated from Los Altos High School in 1986. She enrolled at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the age of 16. She later transferred to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celeste Ng
Celeste Ng ( ; zh, s=伍绮诗) (born July 30, 1980) is an American writer and novelist. She has released many short stories that have been published in a variety of literary journals. Ng's first novel, '' Everything I Never Told You'', released on June 26, 2014, won the Amazon Book of the Year award as well as praise from critics. Ng's short story ''Girls at Play'' won a Pushcart Prize in 2012, and was a 2015 recipient of an Alex Award. Her second novel, '' Little Fires Everywhere,'' was published in 2017. The TV-miniseries based on the book premiered in 2020. Ng received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2020. Her most recent novel, '' Our Missing Hearts'', was released on October 4, 2022. Early life and education Celeste Ng was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her parents moved from Hong Kong in the late 1960s. Her father Dr. Daniel L. Ng (d. 2004) was a physicist at NASA in the John H. Glenn Research Center (formerly known as the NASA Lewis Research Center). Her mother was a ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu Bai
Wu Chun-lin (; born 14 January 1968), better known by his stage name Wu Bai (), is a Taiwanese rock singer, songwriter and actor. He formed the band Wu Bai & China Blue with Dean Zavolta (drums), Yu Ta-hao (keyboards), and Chu Chien-hui (bass guitar). Wu is the lead guitarist and vocalist of the band. Dubbed "The King of Live Music", Wu is considered to be one of the biggest pop music stars in East and Southeast Asia. Early life Wu was born in Suantou, Liujiao in Chiayi County in south-central Taiwan. His father was a retired Taiwan Sugar Corporation worker and his mother a betel nut vendor, and he had two younger brothers who died in a car accident. His nickname Wu Bai, meaning "five hundred", was given to him by his neighbours, after his early academic success when he scored 100 points on each of five examination subjects when he was studying at primary school. Career Overview Wu is one of the biggest rock stars in Mandarin-language music markets, including Taiwan, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
