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Invincible East
Dongfang Bubai, literally "Invincible East", is a fictional character in the wuxia novel ''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer'' by Jin Yong. He is the leader of the Sun Moon Holy Cult (), an "unorthodox" martial arts school. In his quest to dominate the ''wulin'' (martial artists' community), he castrated himself to fulfil the prerequisite for learning the skills in a martial arts manual known as the ''Sunflower Manual'' (), and became a formidable martial artist after mastering those skills. His castration and supreme prowess in martial arts make him one of the most memorable characters in Jin Yong's wuxia universe even though he appears in only one chapter of the novel. His name has also become virtually synonymous with homosexuality and LGBT sexual orientations in Chinese popular culture. Role in the novel Dongfang Bubai makes his dramatic physical appearance in only one chapter of the novel, but his character is pivotal and indispensable to the essence of the story and is cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuxia
( , literally "martial arts and chivalry") is a genre of Chinese literature, Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally a form of historical fantasy literature, its popularity has caused it to be adapted for such diverse art forms as Chinese opera, manhua, television dramas, films, and video games. It forms part of popular culture in many Chinese-speaking communities around the world. According to Hong Kong film director, producer, and movie writer Ronny Yu, wuxia movies are not to be confused with Martial arts film, martial arts movies. The word "" is a compound composed of the elements (, literally "martial", "military", or "armed") and (, literally "chivalrous", "vigilante" or "hero"). A martial artist who follows the code of is often referred to as a (, literally "follower of ") or (, literally "wandering "). In some translations, the martial artist is referred to as a () or (), either of which can be i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasaya (clothing)
''Kāṣāya''} are the robes of fully ordained bhikkhu, Buddhist monks and bhikkhuni, nuns, named after a brown or saffron dye. In Sanskrit and Pali, these robes are also given the more general term ''cīvara'', which references the robes without regard to color. Origin and construction Buddhist kāṣāya are said to have originated in ancient India as a set of robes for monks who followed the teachings of Gautama Buddha. A notable variant has a pattern reminiscent of an Asian rice field. Original kāṣāya were constructed of discarded textile, fabric. These were stitched together to form three rectangular pieces of cloth, which were then fitted over the body in a specific manner. The three main pieces of cloth are the ''antarvāsa'', the ''uttarāsaṅga'', and the '. Together they form the "triple robe," or ''ticīvara''. The ticīvara is described more fully in the Theravāda Vinaya. Antarvāsa (Antaravāsaka) The antarvāsa is the inner robe covering the lower body. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legendary Swordsman
''The Legendary Swordsman'' is a Singaporean television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel ''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer''. First broadcast on TCS-8 (now MediaCorp Channel 8) in Singapore in 2000, it starred Steve Ma, Fann Wong, Ivy Lee, Chew Chor Meng, Jacelyn Tay, Florence Tan, Chen Tianwen, Priscelia Chan and Zheng Geping. Differences between novel and drama The plot deviates significantly from the original story. Notable differences include: Ren Yingying appearing much earlier in the series than her first appearance in the novel; Ren Woxing is killed by Yue Buqun instead of dying from a stroke; an additional subplot on a romance between Tian Boguang and Lan Fenghuang; Dongfang Bubai is given a greater role in the series as the ultimate villain as opposed to his role as a minor antagonist in the novel, in which he only appears in one chapter. Cast * Steve Ma as Linghu Chong * Fann Wong as Ren Yingying * Ivy Lee as Yue Lingshan * Chew Chor Meng as Lin Pingzhi * Jacelyn Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacelyn Tay
Jacelyn Tay Siew Cheng (born 12 June 1975) is a Singaporean health coach, businesswoman and former actress. During the 2000s, Tay established herself. She won the Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes seven times, and was nominated for the Star Awards for Best Actress five times. In 2004 and 2005 respectively, Tay published the books ''Feel Good Look Good with Jacelyn'' and ''Make-up for Asian Women''. She further pursued a career in the wellness industry in 2006 by setting up ''Body Inc. Holistic Wellness Centre''. She is currently a wellness coach and a registered BFR practitioner. Career Early career Jacelyn Tay was crowned the female champion of the local Star Search Singapore competition in 1995. After signing with TCS (later MediaCorp), Tay established herself, playing leading roles in numerous dramas. Tay won the Star Awards for Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes seven times, from 1998 to 2005. In addition, she was awarded the Most Popular Female A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Of Divinity (2000 TV Series)
State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a state where the majority identify with a single nation (with shared culture or ethnic group) ** Constituent state, a political subdivision of a state ** Federated state, constituent states part of a federation *** U.S. state * State of nature, a concept within philosophy that describes the way humans acted before forming societies or civilizations State may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * '' Our State'', a monthly magazine published in North Carolina and formerly called ''The State'' * The State (Larry Niven), a fictional future governmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leanne Liu
Liu Sue-Hua, also known as Leanne Liu, is a Golden Bell Award-winning Hong Kong actress. She first starred in Shaw Brothers films in Hong Kong, but moved to Taiwan in the 1980s to focus on her television career. She is particularly famous for appearing in many television adaptations of Chiung Yao's novels. She is still active in Mainland Chinese Mainland Chinese or mainlanders are Chinese people who live in or have recently emigrated from mainland China, defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (PRC) except for Hong Kong ( SAR of the PRC), Macau (SAR of the PRC) ... series and is one of the highest paid television actresses there. Filmography Films Television References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Liu, Leanne 1959 births Living people Hong Kong television actresses Hong Kong film actresses Actresses from Beijing 20th-century Hong Kong actresses 21st-century Hong Kong actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Of Divinity (1996 TV Series)
''State of Divinity'' is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel ''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer''. It was first broadcast on TVB in Hong Kong in 1996. Cast : ''Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.'' * Jackie Lui as Ling-wu Chung * Fiona Leung as Yam Ying-ying * Timmy Ho as Lam Ping-chi * Cherie Chan as Ngok Ling-san * He Meitian as Yee-lam * Wong Wai as Ngok Bat-kwan * Lily Li as Ning Chung-chak * Pau Fong as Fung Ching-yeung * Law Lok-lam as Yam Ngor-hang * Henry Lo as Dong-fong Bat-bai * Lau Kong as Heung Man-tin * Sue Tam as Lam Fung-wong * Kwan Ching as Yu Chong-hoi * Chan Hung-lit as Tso Lang-sim * Tam Yat-ching as Tin-mun * Suen Kwai-hing as Mok Dai * Cheng Lui as Muk Ko-fung * Cheung Ying-choi as Fong-ching * Tam Chuen-hing as Chung-hui * Wah Chung-nam as Monk Bat-kei * Alice Fung So-bor as Nga Por-por * Cheng Bak-lun as Tin Bak-kwong * Chan Chi-hung as Wong Yuen-ba * Law Lan as Ting-yat * Leung Bo-ching as Ting-ching * L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Smiling, Proud Wanderer (1984 TV Series)
''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer'' is a Hong Kong ''wuxia'' television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title, starring Chow Yun-fat and Rebecca Chan. It was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong from in 1984. Cast : ''Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.'' * Chow Yun-fat as Ling-wu Chung * Rebecca Chan as Yam Ying-ying * Jaime Chik as Ngok Ling-san * Kenneth Tsang as Ngok But-kwan * Stephen Tung as Lam Ping-chi * Yan Pak as Ning Chung-chak * Kong Ngai as Dong-fong Bat-bai * Lau Siu Ming as Yam Ngor-hang * Lau Kong as Fung Ching-yeung * Lau Dan as Tin Bak-kwong * Isabella Wong as Yee-lam * Yeung Chak-lam as Tso Lang-sim * Chan Fuk-sang as Lam Fung-wong * Kwan Hoi-san as Lam Chan-nam * Nam Hong as Lam Chan-nam's wife * Simon Yam as Lau Ching-fung * Ma Chung-tak as Heung Man-tin * Felix Lok as Yu Chong-hoi * Andy Doi as Lo Duk-lok * Shih Kien as Wong Yuen-ba * Bonnie Wong as Ding-yik * Soh Hang-suen as Ding-yin * Pui W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kong Ngai
Kong Ngai (born Tang Siu Ji; October 1936 – 13 March 2013) was a Hong Kong actor with TVB and ATV. Early years Born in China in 1936 as Tang Siu Ji, Kong's affluent family fled to Macau during World War II and later migrated to Hong Kong. Before acting he was a stockbroker and a Cantonese opera singer. Acting career Kong was hired by TVB in 1974 and stayed with the station until 1996. He moved onto rival ATV in 1997 and remained there until 2008. Kong was known to play mainly father figures in his television career. Kong starred in one last TV series with RTHK in 2009. Kong's career spanned half a century with credits for 80 films and television series: * Overheard 2 (film, 2011) * Flaming Butterfly (ATV, 2008) * Cross Border Daddy (ATV, 2004) *The Condor Heroes 95 (TVB, 1995) *Instinct (TVB, 1994) * The Legend of the Condor Heroes (TVB, 1994) * Top Cop (TVB, 1993) *The Greed of Man (TVB, 1992) * Man from Guangdong (TVB, 1991) * The Smiling, Proud Wanderer (TVB, 1984) *T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trans Woman
A trans woman or transgender woman is a woman who was assigned male at birth. Trans women have a female gender identity and may experience gender dysphoria (distress brought upon by the discrepancy between a person's gender identity and their sex assigned at birth). Gender dysphoria may be treated with gender-affirming care. Gender-affirming care may include social or medical transition. Social transition may include adopting a new name, hairstyle, clothing style, and/or set of pronouns associated with the individual's affirmed gender identity. A major component of medical transition for trans women is feminizing hormone therapy, which causes the development of female secondary sex characteristics (breasts, redistribution of body fat, lower waist–hip ratio, etc.). Medical transition may also include one or more feminizing surgeries, including vaginoplasty (to create a vagina), feminization laryngoplasty (to raise the vocal pitch), or facial feminization surgery (to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The East Is Red (1993 Film)
''The East Is Red'' (also known as ''Swordsman III''; released in the Philippines as ''The Great China Warrior''), is a 1993 Hong Kong wuxia film. The main character in the film is loosely based on Dongfang Bubai, a character in Louis Cha's novel ''The Smiling, Proud Wanderer''. The film was produced by Tsui Hark, was co-directed by Ching Siu-tung and Raymond Lee and starred Brigitte Lin, Joey Wong and Yu Rongguang. The film is regarded as a sequel to '' The Swordsman'' and ''Swordsman II''. Plot Following Dongfang Bubai's apparent death in ''Swordsman II'', the ''jianghu'' (martial artists' community) disintegrates into chaos as it lacks a dominant figure to serve as a ''de facto'' leader. Several imposters use Dongfang Bubai's name to rally supporters, form their own schools, and fight for power. One of Dongfang Bubai's devoted lovers, Xue Qianxun, rebuilds the Sun Moon Holy Cult by impersonating Dongfang Bubai. The Ming imperial court sends a naval admiral, Gu Changfeng, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
