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Shao (; HKG Romanisation: Shiu; Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shaw) is a common Chinese family name. It is the 86th most populous family name in China. It corresponds to last name So in Korean; Thiệu or Thiều in Vietnamese; Zau in Wu Chinese/Shanghainese and Siu, Chow, or Sho in other Chinese romanisations. The origin of the family name Shao is thought to have come from the royal lines of the Zhou dynasty in ancient China. The King's loyal subject Duke of Shao (), was thought to have originated the Shao lines. Notable people *Shao Yong (; 1011–1077), philosopher, cosmologist, poet and historian who greatly influenced the development of Neo-Confucianism in China during the Song dynasty *Shao Mi (; 1592–1642), Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Ming dynasty *Shao Jiayi (), Chinese soccer player *Shao Ning (born 1982), Chinese judoka *Shao Xunmei a.k.a. Zau Sinmay, Chinese poet and publisher * Shao Tong (1994–2014), Chinese student murdered in Iowa *The Shaw b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shao Xunmei
Shao Xunmei (; Shanghainese: Zau Sinmay; 1906–1968) was a Chinese poet and publisher.Sun and Swindall, p133 He was a contributing writer for ''T'ien Hsia Monthly'', and also was the owner of '' Modern Sketch''.Jones, Andrew F. ''Developmental Fairy Tales''. Harvard University Press, May 2, 2011. , 9780674061033. p228 He originated from Shanghai. Jonathan Hutt wrote in ''Monstre Sacré: The Decadent World of Sinmay Zau'' that "For many, Shao was not simply inspired by the Occident but rather was of it" and that his lack of awareness of "the Chinese literary scene" distinguished him from his colleagues. On some occasions he used the name Hao Wen ().Bien, Gloria. ''Baudelaire in China: A Study in Literary Reception''. University of Delaware, December 14, 2012. , 9781611493900. p125 "47. Hao Wen 浩文 (pseud. of Shao Xunmei)," Life He was born Shao Yunlong () in 1906 into a wealthy Shanghainese family with its ancestral hometown in Yuyao, Zhejiang. Shao lived in the wealthiest par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run Run Shaw
Sir Run Run Shaw (born Shao Renleng; 19 November 1907 – 7 January 2014), also known as Shao Yifu and Siu Yat-fu, was a Hong Kong businessman, filmmaker, and philanthropist. He was one of the foremost influential movie moguls in the East Asian and Hong Kong entertainment industry. He founded the Shaw Brothers Studio, one of the largest film production companies in Hong Kong, and TVB, the dominant television company in Hong Kong. A well-known philanthropist, Shaw donated billions of Hong Kong dollars to educational institutions in Hong Kong and mainland China. More than 5,000 buildings on Chinese college campuses bear his name, as does Shaw College (Hong Kong), Shaw College of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He also established the Shaw Prize for Astronomy, Life Science & Medicine and Mathematical Sciences. Early life Shaw was born in Ningbo city, as the youngest of the six sons of a Ningbo textile merchant who was based in Shanghai, Shaw Yuh Hsuen () (1866–1921) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivy Shao
Ivy Shao () is a Taiwanese actress, singer and model. She is best known for her leading role in the 2016 hit drama, '' Back to 1989''. Since then, she has also starred in '' The Perfect Match'' with Wu Kang-jen and Ben Wu in 2017. Career 2008–2010: Early beginnings In 2008, she appeared on variety show, ''Guess'', and gained fame. She then debuted in 2010 with the stage name ''Meng Meng'' as the spokesperson for the video game, "''Meng Meng Online''", and became a fixed cast on the variety show, '' Crazy God''. 2011–2015: Start of her acting career Shao received her first acting role in drama '' Skip Beat''. She then went on to have supporting roles in several dramas, such as ''A Hint of You'', '' Fabulous 30'', '' Love at Second Sight'', '' When I See You Again'' and '' Beautiful Secret''. 2016–2017: Breakout role in ''Back to 1989'', ''The Perfect Match'' Her first breakthrough in the industry was when she received her first lead role in 2016 hit drama, '' Back to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runje Shaw
Runje Shaw (1896–1975), also known as Shao Zuiweng (C.W. Shaw) and Shao Renjie, was a Chinese film entrepreneur, producer and director. The eldest of the Shaw brothers, in 1925 he founded Tianyi Film Company (also called Unique Film Productions) in Shanghai, which became one of the top three film production companies in pre-WWII Republic of China, and the beginning of the Shaw Brothers media empire. Under Runje's leadership, his younger brothers Runde Shaw, Runde, Runme Shaw, Runme, and Run Run Shaw, Run Run established branches of Tianyi in Hong Kong and Singapore. Runje retired from filmmaking after Tianyi's Shanghai base was destroyed in 1937 during the Battle of Shanghai, Japanese invasion, but his younger brothers, particularly Sir Run Run, rebuilt Tianyi's offshoots in Hong Kong and Singapore, of which Shaw Brothers Studio came to dominate filmmaking in Hong Kong. Early life Shaw was born in 1896 in Zhenhai, Ningbo city, Zhejiang. His birth name was Shao Tongzhang (邵 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runme Shaw
Runme Shaw, K.St.J (; 1 January 1901 – 2 March 1985) was the chairman and founder of the Shaw Organisation of Singapore. Runme Shaw and his brother, Run Run Shaw, together known as the Shaw Brothers, were pioneers in the film and entertainment industry in Singapore and Malaya, and brought to life the movie industry in Asia, especially the Southeast Asian region. Runme Shaw was also a philanthropist who started the Shaw Foundation, a charitable organisation. In addition, Runme was the chairman and president of several government boards, and a patron of many organisations. As a result, Runme won many local and foreign awards for his philanthropic work and contribution to the movie industry in Southeast Asia. Early life and education Runme Shaw was the third of six sons of Ningbo city textile merchant, Shaw Yuh Hsuen (1866–1921). A native of Zhenhai in China, Shaw Yuh Hsuen married Wang Shun Xiang (1871–1939), and had a total of 10 children, three of whom died a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shao Jiayi
Shao Jiayi (; born 10 April 1980) is a Chinese professional football manager and a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the head coach of Chinese Super League club Qingdao West Coast. He represented Beijing Guoan (two spells), TSV 1860 Munich, Energie Cottbus and MSV Duisburg as well as the China national team with which he participated in the 2000 AFC Asian Cup, 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2004 AFC Asian Cup. Club career Shao Jiayi started his football career in the 1999 league season playing for top-tier side Beijing Guoan where then manager Shen Xiangfu promoted him to the first team. Despite a change in management with Milovan Đorić and Wei Kexing coming in the following season, Shao gradually started to establish himself as regular within the team and due to his commanding presence in centre midfield, he was touted as one of the most exciting players in Chinese football. He then helped guide the club to the 2000 Chinese FA Cup final where they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Common Chinese Surnames
These are lists of the most common Chinese surnames in the China, People's Republic of China (Hong Kong, Macau, and Mainland China), the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan), and the overseas Chinese, Chinese diaspora overseas as provided by government or academic sources. Chinese names also form the basis for many common Lists of most common surnames in Asian countries#Cambodia, Cambodian, list of common Japanese surnames, Japanese, list of Korean surnames, Korean, and Lists of most common surnames in Asian countries#Vietnam, Vietnamese surnames, and to an extent, Lists of most common surnames in Asian countries#Philippines, Filipino surnames in both translation and transliteration into those languages. The conception of China as consisting of the "baixing, old hundred families" () is an ancient and traditional one, the most notable tally being the Song dynasty, Song-era ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (). Even today, the number of surnames in China is a little over 4,000, while the ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So (Korean Name)
So, also spelled Soh, is a Korean family name and an element in Korean given names. Its meaning depends on the hanja used to write it. Family name The Korean surname So is normally written with either of two hanja, indicating different lineages: * (, ): The largest ''bon-gwan'' is Jinju. This is the more common of the two lineages; the 2000 South Korean census found 39,552 people with this family name, belonging to 12,270 households. Most were located in Seoul (9,494), Jeollabuk-do (8,579), or Gyeonggi-do (7,144). * (, ): The largest ''bon-gwan'' is Pyongsan, whose members trace the lineage back to Myeongjong of Goryeo. This is the less common of the two lineages; the 2000 South Korean census found 9,904 people with this family name, belonging to 3,096 households. Most were also located in Seoul (2,424), Gyeonggi-do (2,101), or Jeollabuk-do (1,189). * (): . The 2000 South Korean census found one person with this surname, living in Jeju-do, who was not a member of a household. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shao Yong
Shao Yong (; 1011–1077), courtesy name Yaofu (堯夫), named Shào Kāngjié (邵康節) was a Chinese cosmologist, historian, philosopher, and poet who greatly influenced the development of Neo-Confucianism across China during the Song dynasty. Shao is considered one of the most learned men of his time. Unlike most men of such stature in his society, Shao avoided governmental positions his entire life, but his influence was no less substantial. He wrote an influential treatise on cosmogony, the ''Huangji Jingshi'' (皇極經世, ''Book of Supreme World Ordering Principles''). Origins Shao's ancestors were from Fanyang. He was born in 1011 in an area known as Hengzhang county (衡漳, now Anyang, Henan) to Shao Gu (邵古, 986–1064) and Lady Li (李氏, d. 1032 or 1033). Shao's mother, Li, was an extremely devout practitioner of Buddhism. This link with Buddhism proved to be a major influence on Shao's thought throughout his life. Shao Yong's first teacher was Shao Gu, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Runde Shaw
Runde Shaw (1898–1973), also known as Shao Cunren and Shao Rendi, was the second-oldest of the Shaw brothers, originally from Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, who established Tianyi Film Company (also called Unique) in Shanghai in the early 1920s, setting the stage for what would become the most prolific film production company in Asia. His father was Shanghai textile merchant Shaw Yuh Hsuen (1867–1920). The eldest Shaw brother Runje Shaw, Runje sent two of his younger brothers, Runme Shaw, Runme and Run Run Shaw, Run Run to British Malaya, Malaya in 1925 to establish a South East Asian film distribution and cinema exhibition network for Unique's films. Under the direction of Runme, this Singapore-based operation would eventually grow to become known as the modern-day Shaw Organisation. In 1937, Runde travelled to Hong Kong to establish operations there. Unique would be renamed Nanyang, later to become Shaw and Sons, with Runde replacing Runje as the Shaw Studios boss in Hong Kong. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder Of Shao Tong
On September 26, 2014, police found a body later identified as 19-year-old Shao Tong (, November 1994 – September 2014), a Chinese undergraduate at Iowa State University (ISU), in the trunk of a car registered in her name parked in an apartment complex on the outskirts of Iowa City, Iowa. She had been reported missing nine days earlier. The cause of death was found to be homicide by suffocation. Shao had last been seen on September 7 at a hotel outside Nevada, Iowa, a small town east of Ames, where ISU is located. She had been spending the weekend there with her boyfriend, Li Xiangnan (), a student at the University of Iowa, located in Iowa City. Her car and body were in the apartment complex he lived in. Li was not present. Police believe that after abruptly checking out of the hotel the following morning, he had used her phone to text her friends that she was going to be away for a while and that Li had to return to China for a family emergency. While there was no evidence o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shao Mi
Shao Mi (Shao Mi, traditional: 邵彌, simplified: 邵弥); ca. 1592-1642 was a Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Shao was born in Changzhou County (長洲縣, not Changzhou) (now part of Suzhou) in the Jiangsu province. His style name was 'Sengmi' and his sobriquet A sobriquet ( ) is a descriptive nickname, sometimes assumed, but often given by another. A sobriquet is distinct from a pseudonym in that it is typically a familiar name used in place of a real name without the need for explanation; it may beco ...s were 'Guachou and Fentuo jushi '. Shao's landscapes have a pure and plain taste featuring highly detailed bamboo inks. References 1590s births 1642 deaths Ming dynasty landscape painters Ming dynasty calligraphers Painters from Suzhou Writers from Suzhou Ming dynasty poets Ming dynasty Buddhist monks Poets from Jiangsu 17th-century Chinese calligraphers Buddhist artists {{China-painter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
