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Ada Choi
Ada Choi Siu-fan (; born 17 September 1973) is a Hong Kong actress best known for her work for TVB television, as an evil empress in the Chinese television series '' Empresses in the Palace'' (甄嬛傳), and to a lesser extent, for her film work. Career Choi was born in 1973 in Hong Kong to a Chaozhou family. Her parents divorced when she was five years old. She speaks Cantonese, Mandarin, Teochow and English. In 1989, at the persuasion of her family, Choi participated in a modeling contest held by TVB at age 15. Two years later, she was a contestant in the 1991 Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant. During the semi-finals she placed first with an overall score of 483. She eventually finished as the second runner-up during the finals. As a result, she signed a contract with TVB and starting taking on acting jobs. She won the TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress for her performance in '' Secret of the Heart'' (1998). Along with Maggie Cheung Ho-yee, Kenix Kwok, Flora Chan and Jessica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flora Chan
Flora Chan Wai-shan (Traditional Chinese:陳慧珊, born May 30, 1970 in Hong Kong), is an American actress active primarily in Hong Kong television and film. Along with Maggie Cheung Ho-yee, Kenix Kwok, Jessica Hsuan, and Ada Choi, she is known as one of the Top 5 " Fa Dans" (term used for actresses with high popularity) of TVB from the mid-1990s to mid-2000s. Biography Chan was born in Hong Kong, whose father,Walter Chan, was a dance director of Rediffusion Television and mother,Cecilia Harrison, was daughter of a British merchant. Her family emigrated to Boston，United States when she was 5. As a child, she had hoped to become a dancer, but because of an injury when she was a teenager, she was forced to abandon her dreams as a professional dancer. She attended Boston College and earned a degree in communications [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resumed after th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up Idol
''Up Idol'' () is a Chinese celebrity reality show broadcast on Hunan Television. The first season debuted on 1 August 2015 with 12 episodes featuring two captains and ten popular celebrities as they travel to different places and experience the Chinese culture. The program was relaunched in 2016. The Chinese title was changed to ''We are Coming'' () though the official English title remains unchanged as ''Up Idol''. The second season debuted on 22 July 2016 with 12 episodes. The third season debuted on 4 August 2017 with 12 episodes. Participants Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Captains and idol members Non-idol members Episodes Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Ratings Season 1 , - , OP , , 2.318 , , 1 , , 9.78 , 1 , - , 1 , , 2.392 , 11.05 , 1 , 2.26 , 12.66 , 1 , - , 2 , , 2.123 , 9.79 , 2 , 1.95 , 11.35 , 1 , - , 3 , , 2.079 , 9.54 , 2 , 1.78 , 10.04 , 1 , - , 4 , , 2.041 , 9.38 , 2 , 2.14 , 12.14 , 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eight Charts
{{notability, date=March 2015 ''Eight Charts'' ( Chinese: 八阵图) is a Chinese television series. Cast *Yu Bo as Xun Ri Zhao *Ada Choi (Cai Shao Fen) as Qian Xun *Kathy Chow Hoi-Mei Kathy Chow Hoi-mei (; born 6 December 1966 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong actress and singer who is widely known for her leading roles in Hong Kong TVB series during the late 1980s to 1990s such as ''The Breaking Point'' and ''Time Before Ti ... as Han Die Yi *Yang Jun Yi as Xue Hin *Yang Guang as Tao Hua *Wang Jiu Sheng as Qian Chong *Monica Chan as Shi Huan *Lu Xing Yu as An Lushan External linksEight Chartsat the China Movie DataBase 2006 Chinese television series debuts Mandarin-language television shows Chinese drama television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Qijian Xia Tianshan Characters
The following is a list of characters from the wuxia novel ''Qijian Xia Tianshan'' by Liang Yusheng. Some of these characters also appear in the novels ''Baifa Monü Zhuan'' and '' Saiwai Qixia Zhuan''. Mount Heaven Sect * Ling Weifeng (), nicknamed "Holy Light of Mount Heaven" () after his famous ''anqi'' (; projectile weapon), was previously known as Liang Mulang (). 18 years ago, he was tricked into revealing the identities of the anti- Qing rebels. He attempted suicide in guilt after being slapped and accused by Liu Yufang, whom he had a crush on, but refrained from doing so upon encountering a dying Yang Yuncong. He followed Yang Yuncong's instructions and brought Yang's infant daughter to Yang's master, Reverend Huiming. He became Huiming's third apprentice and a formidable swordsman after training for 18 years under Huiming's tutelage. However, he has a strong tendency to suffer from seizures when exposed to cold weather. This becomes his fatal weakness when he experiences ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Swordsmen
''Seven Swordsmen'' is a 2006 Chinese television series directed by Clarence Fok and produced by Tsui Hark. The series is loosely adapted from Liang Yusheng's ''wuxia'' novels ''Qijian Xia Tianshan'' and '' Saiwai Qixia Zhuan''. It is also the television series counterpart to the 2005 film ''Seven Swords'', which was also directed and produced by Tsui Hark. This series was originally planned to be the first season of a longer television series but the project seems to have been abandoned. Plot In the mid-17th century, the Manchus conquer the territories of the fallen Ming Empire and establish the Qing Empire. Out of fear that the ''wulin'' (martial artists' community) will pose a threat to them, the Qing government forbids the common people from practising martial arts and possessing weapons. Prince Dokado, a Manchu noble, leads an army to eliminate those who defy the order. Dokado and his men kill many martial artists before assaulting Martial Village, which houses rebels from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Zhen
Lady Zhen (26 January 183 – 4 August 221), personal name unknown, was the first wife of Cao Pi, the first ruler of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period. In 226, she was posthumously honoured as Empress Wenzhao when her son, Cao Rui, succeeded Cao Pi as the emperor of Wei. Early life Lady Zhen was from Wuji County (), Zhongshan Commandery (), which is in present-day Wuji County, Hebei. She was a descendant of Zhen Han (), who served as a Grand Protector () in the late Western Han dynasty and later the General-in-Chief () during the short-lived Xin dynasty. Her father, Zhen Yi (), served as the Prefect of Shangcai County in the late Eastern Han dynasty. He died when Lady Zhen was about three years old. Lady Zhen's mother, whose maiden family name was Zhang (), was from Changshan Commandery (常山郡; around present-day Zhengding County, Hebei). Lady Zhen's parents had three sons and five daughters: eldest son Zhen Yu (), who died early; second son Zhen Yan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On The Track Or Off
''On the Track or Off'' () ''The Track'' is a TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and ... series released in 2001. It storyline revolves around the horse racing business. characters: Bondy Chui Steven Ma Frankie Lam Ada choi TVB dramas 2000s Hong Kong television series 2001 Hong Kong television series debuts 2001 Hong Kong television series endings {{HongKong-tv-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armed Reaction
Armed Reaction () is a 1998 Hong Kong modern cop drama produced by TVB. The drama stars Bobby Au-yeung and Esther Kwan as the main leads with Joyce Tang, Marco Ngai, Mimi Chu and Joe Ma in main supporting roles. Original broadcast of the series began on TVB Jade channel from July 6 till July 31, 1998 at 9:30-10:30 p.m. timeslot with 20 episodes total. The popularity of the drama spawned 4 sequels (Armed Reaction II, Armed Reaction III, Armed Reaction IV, and Armed Reaction 2021). In Mainland China, the drama title is "女警本色", which means "The True Colour of Policewomen". While in Taiwan, the first season was under the title "麻辣女刑警" which means "Spicy Female Cops", but has followed the original Hong Kong title for the sequels. The reason for the change in title in each region release is to accommodate the local slang. Synopsis The drama takes place before 1997 Handover of Hong Kong and Royal Hong Kong Police revolves around the lives of two police woma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At The Threshold Of An Era
''At the Threshold of an Era'' () was a Hong Kong epic drama series broadcast by TVB Jade Channel from 11 October to 18 December 1999 and 13 March to 26 May 2000 and was extensively promoted by TVB as its cross-millennium, one-hundred-episode-long epic. The series composed of two parts, with a gap in between airing. The entire series took place in a continuing flashback, with the protagonist, Tim Yip (Gallen Lo), pondering the trials and tribulations he went through while riding on a train in the "green city" he developed. In 2022, the drama was selected as one of ten classic TVB dramas being honoured for Youku and TVB's new programme. Premise The drama documents the rise and fall of three entrepreneurs, who founded Lik Tin Century Corporation (力天世紀) together to achieve the ultimate goal of developing a pollution-free town in Hong Kong. Vendetta and love serves as strong subplots throughout the series, with the vendetta between two families being the most prominent. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
File Of Justice
The File of Justice (壹號皇庭) is a series of Hong Kong legal drama produced by TVB. There were 5 seasons produced, the first was aired in 1992 spanning 13 episodes. The series revolves around a group of lawyers and legal personnel with stories interwoven between their personal lives and the court cases (usually one that involves murder) in which they're engaged. It was also noteworthy that first 2 murder cases in the first series ended in capital punishment because it was not abolished in Hong Kong until 1993, yet the last punishment carried out was back in 1966. This series was also well known for featuring then relatively unknown artists in guest starring or minor roles, who later went on to greater success in film, television or music including Gordon Lam, Leo Ku, Wayne Lai, Joe Ma, Ruco Chan, Kenny Wong. The theme music is an instrumental version of "Your Latest Trick" by Dire Straits. Characters *Ben Yu – A successful prosecutor turned barrister and the protagonis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
