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Chen Uen
Chen Uen (; 27 December 1958 – 26 March 2017) was a Taiwanese manhua artist. Some of his works include Magical Super Asia, '' Banzai'' and '' The First King''. He also worked as an illustrator for Koei's ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'' PS2 game series. Born Cheng Chin-wen () in 1958, he began drawing in the late 1970s, and specialized in manga starting in 1984. Soon after, Chen saw an increase in popularity as media restrictions were relaxed following the Kaohsiung Incident. In 1991, Chen was the first foreigner to win an award at the Japanese Cartoonists Association for his work, ''Heroes of the East Chou Dynasty''. He died of a heart attack in 2017, aged 58. A documentary ''Inside the Arts: The Profound Aesthetics -- Chen Uen'' was produced by Public Television Service Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation (PTS Foundation/Public Television Service Foundation, ), also called Public Television Service (PTS, ), is the first independent public broadcasting inst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zheng (surname)
Zheng or zhèng (Hanyu Pinyin) or Cheng ( Wade-Giles) () is a Chinese surname and also the name of an ancient state in today's Henan province. It is written as in traditional Chinese and in simplified Chinese. It is the 7th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem. In 2006, Zheng (Cheng/Chang) ranked 21st in China's list of top 100 most common surnames. Zheng (Cheng/Chang) belongs to the second major group of ten surnames which makes up more than 10% of the Chinese population. Zheng (Cheng/Chang) was a major surname of the rich and powerful during China's Tang dynasty. In Hong Kong and Taiwan, the name is normally romanized as Cheng or Tcheng (occasionally romanized as Chang in Hong Kong although that variant is more commonly used for another Chinese name, Zhang). In Malaysia, Cheng is commonly romanized as Cheng, Cheang, Chang, Tay, Tee and Teh. It is spelled as Tay in Singapore and The in Indonesia and Ty in Philippines, from the Hakka, Hokkien and Teochew pronunciation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First King
First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and record producer Albums * ''1st'' (album), a 1983 album by Streets * ''1st'' (Rasmus EP), a 1995 EP by The Rasmus, frequently identified as a single * ''1ST'', a 2021 album by SixTones * ''First'' (Baroness EP), an EP by Baroness * ''First'' (Ferlyn G EP), an EP by Ferlyn G * ''First'' (David Gates album), an album by David Gates * ''First'' (O'Bryan album), an album by O'Bryan * ''First'' (Raymond Lam album), an album by Raymond Lam * ''First'', an album by Denise Ho Songs * "First" (Cold War Kids song), a song by Cold War Kids * "First" (Lindsay Lohan song), a song by Lindsay Lohan * "First", a song by Everglow from '' Last Melody'' * "First", a song by Lauren Daigle * "First", a song by Niki & Gabi * "First", a song by Jonas Brot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwanese Comics Artists
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] |
2017 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Births
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the " Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed in the Munich air disaster in West Germany, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Television Service
Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation (PTS Foundation/Public Television Service Foundation, ), also called Public Television Service (PTS, ), is the first independent public broadcasting institution in Taiwan, which broadcasts the Public Television Service Taiwan. Although first proposed in 1980, it was not until 1984 that the executive-level Government Information Office (GIO), which regulates mass media activities and serves as the government press bureau, attempted to create a separate entity that would produce public interest programs for broadcast on the then-existing three terrestrial networks. Nevertheless, the Executive Yuan (one of Taiwan's five branches of government or ''yuans'', and the one responsible for the GIO) later shifted the responsibility to the preexisting Chinese Public Television Broadcasting Development Fund. It was not until the early 1990s, following the lifting of martial law Martial law is the imposition of direct military control of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaohsiung Incident
The Kaohsiung Incident, also known as the Formosa Incident, the Meilidao Incident, or the ''Formosa Magazine'' incident,tang was a crackdown on pro-democracy Demonstration (people), demonstrations that occurred in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on 10 December 1979 during Martial law in Taiwan, Taiwan's martial law period. The incident occurred when ''Formosa Magazine'', headed by released political prisoner Shih Ming-teh and veteran opposition Legislative Yuan, legislator Huang Hsin-chieh, and other opposition politicians held a demonstration commemorating Human Rights Day to promote and demand democracy in Taiwan. At that time, the Taiwan, Republic of China was a one-party state and the government used this protest as an excuse to arrest the main leaders of the political opposition. The Kaohsiung Incident is widely regarded as a seminal event in the History of Taiwan since 1945, post-war history of Taiwan and the watershed of the Taiwan democratization movements.Tang, Chih-Chieh (2007). ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romance Of The Three Kingdoms (video Game Series)
is a series of turn-based tactical role-playing simulation grand strategy wargames produced by Koei. Originating from Japan in 1985, fourteen installments of the game have been published in Japan, Taiwan, China, South Korea and North America to date. While the game's title as it was released in English refers to the 14th century historical novel ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'' (三國演義) by Luo Guanzhong, the title as it was released in Japan and Chinese regions refers to the 3rd century historical text ''Records of the Three Kingdoms'' (三國志) by Chen Shou. Overview The series are based on the romanticized ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'' novel and the historical text ''Records of the Three Kingdoms'', the storyline takes place during the Han Dynasty in China with many warring factions that included the Shu Han, Cao Wei and Eastern Wu kingdoms. Gameplay revolves around managing numerical statistics, each representing an attribute of a city or a character. A city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koei
Koei Co., Ltd. was a Japanese video game publisher, developer, and distributor founded in 1978. The company is known for its ''Dynasty Warriors'' games based on the novel ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'', as well as simulation games based on pseudo-historical events. The company has also found mainstream success in a series of loosely historical action games, the flagship titles of which are the '' Dynasty Warriors'' and '' Samurai Warriors'' series, also known as the ''Musō'' series. Koei also owns a division known as Ruby Party, which focuses on otome games. On April 1, 2009, Koei merged with Tecmo to form the Tecmo Koei Holdings holding company. Koei changed its name to Tecmo Koei Games on April 1, 2010 by absorbing Tecmo, and again on July 1, 2014, to Koei Tecmo Games. History Koei was established in July 1978 by Yōichi Erikawa (also known as Kou Shibusawa) and Keiko Erikawa. Yoichi was a student at Keio University, and when his family's rural dyestuffs business fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banzai (manhua)
Banzai may refer to: * A traditional Japanese exclamation meaning " ten thousand years" of long life. Arts and entertainment Music * Banzai, a French disco group; see Euro disco * ''Banzai!'' (album), a 1991 album by Tigertailz * "Banzai" (Kaela Kimura song) * Bonnie Banzai, guitar player and singer in Swedish punkband Asta Kask * Banzai (album), a 2017 album by Gata Cattana Film and television * ''Banzaï'', a 1983 French film * ''Banzai'' (1918 film), an American film * ''Banzai'' (1997 film), an Italian film * Banzai (''G.I. Joe''), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe * ''Banzai'' (TV series), a spoof of Japanese gameshows * Banzai (''The Lion King''), a hyena character from the 1994 Disney animated film ''The Lion King'' Other uses in arts and entertainment * The Banzai Drop, a variation of the Seated senton professional wrestling move * ''Banzai!'' (magazine), the German edition of the ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' manga magazine * Anime Banzai, an anime con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bade District
Bade District () is a district in the central part of Taoyuan City, Taiwan (Republic of China.) It is the smallest district by area in Taoyuan City. History Bade City was originally established as Bakuaicuo (八塊厝) during Qing Dynasty rule. During the period of Japanese rule, it was called ''Hachitoku Village'' (八塊庄), and was governed under Tōen District (桃園郡) of Shinchiku Prefecture. After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China, the area was established as a rural township and named Bade Township in 1946. In 1995, it was upgraded as a county-administered city named Bade City (). On 25 December 2014, it became Bade District. Geography Area: Population: 209,148 (August 2022) Administrative divisions The district comprises 48 villages: Bailu, Daai, Daan, Dachang, Dacheng, Dafa, Dafu, Dahan, Dahe, Dahong, Dahua, Dajiang, Daming, Danan, Daqian, Daqing, Daren, Darong, Dashun, Datong, Daxin, Daxing, Dayi, Dayong, Dazheng, Dazhi, Dazhong, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magical Super Asia , a Japanese entertainment company
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Magical is the adjective for magic. It may also refer to: * Magical (horse) (foaled 2015), Irish Thoroughbred racehorse * "Magical" (song), released in 1985 by John Parr * '' Magical: Disney's New Nighttime Spectacular of Magical Celebrations'', a 2009–2014 summer fireworks show at Disneyland * Magical Company , also known as Mahō, is a Japanese entertainment company. History Established in Kobe in 1983 to design and develop video games, the company was incorporated on May 29, 1985 as Home Data. During the 80's they developed and published various ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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