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Meng Ge
Meng Ge (; born 1966) is the stage name of Liu Qingdi (), is a Chinese military singer. Biography Meng Ge was born in Shashi, Hubei province in 1966. At the age of eight, influenced by her mother, she performed her first stage show. She attended the China Conservatory of Music, the Chinese People's Liberation Army Arts College, and the Central Conservatory of Music. After graduating, she joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army Naval Song and Dance Troupe. Personal life In 1990, at the age of twenty-four, she and her professor Li Shuangjiang, twenty-seven years her senior, married in Beijing Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as .... They have a son named Li Tianyi. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Meng, Ge 1966 births Chinese women singers Living people People's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shashi District
:''See Shashi for namesakes'' Shashi () is a district within the main urban area of Jingzhou, Hubei province, China. It is located on the left (northern) bank of the Yangtze River, between Yichang and Wuhan. History Shashi was founded during the Warring States period as an extension of the Chu capital Ying, its port on the Yangtze. In modern history it is notable as one of the four ports specified to be opened to the Empire of Japan in the Treaty of Shimonoseki (17 April 1895, which also ended Chinese imperial claims to Korea). The treaty port grew rapidly into because of this, gaining the moniker of "Little Hankow". Nonetheless, the opening of other coastal ports led to trade moving elsewhere and it gradually declined. In 1994 it lost its status as a city and was combined with Jingzhou to form Jingsha city. Administrative divisions Shashi District administers 6 subdistricts and 4 towns: ;Subdistricts: * Zhongshan Subdistrict (/) * Chongwen Subdistrict (/) * Jiefang Subd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 provinces. Its provincial capital at Wuhan serves as a major political, cultural, and economic hub for the region. Hubei is associated with the historical state of E that existed during the Western Zhou dynasty (771 BCE). Its name means 'north of the lake', referring to Dongting Lake. It borders Henan to the north, Anhui and Jiangxi to the east, Hunan to the south, and Chongqing and Shaanxi to the west. The high-profile Three Gorges Dam is located at Yichang in the west of the province. History The Hubei region was home to sophisticated Neolithic cultures. By the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC), the territory of today's Hubei formed part of the powerful Chu (state), State of Chu. Chu, nominally a tributary state of the Zh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Conservatory Of Music
The China Conservatory of Music (CCMusic; ) is a municipal music academy in Chaoyang, Beijing, China. The school is affiliated with the City of Beijing, and co-funded by the Beijing Municipal People's Government and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The school is a higher music education institution that aims at Chinese ethnic music education, research, performance, and creation. It was established in 1964 and is part of the Double First-Class Construction. History The China Conservatory of Music was initially established in 1956 by the merger of the art and music departments of Beijing Normal University, East China Normal University and Northeast Normal University. In 1964, at the suggestion of Zhou Enlai, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, the Department of Music of the Beijing Academy of Fine Arts, the Ethnic Music Program of the Central Conservatory of Music and the China Music Research Institute were merged to form the China Conservatory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Liberation Army Arts College
The Military and Cultural Institute of National Defense University, People's Liberation Army (), previously the People's Liberation Army Academy of Art (, colloquially known as Junyi 军艺), is an academic institute of the PLA National Defense University in Haidian District, Beijing, China. It has one campus, consisting of 7 departments and 12 specialties. History The PLA Academy of Art was founded in May 1960. It was revoked in October 1969, during the Cultural Revolution. In May 1976, Hua Guofeng and Ye Jianying toppled the Gang of Four, two years later, the university was rebuilt. In 2017, the previous PLA Academy changed name to The Military and Cultural Institute, National Defense University PLA. The current chairman of the institute is Zhang Qichao. Departments * Department of Literature * Department of Arts * Department of Drama * Department of Music * Department of Dance * Department of Troop Culture * Department of Literature Administration Notable alumni Note that cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Conservatory Of Music
The Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM; ) is the national music academy of China, located in Beijing. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The academy is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction. Overview Founded in 1950 the conservatory offers courses to both citizens and foreign students. The school caters to all levels from primary to postgraduate. Undergraduate programmes of four or five years are offered in composition, conducting, musicology, voice and opera, piano, orchestral instruments and traditional Chinese musical instruments. There is a six-year middle school with courses in piano, orchestral instruments, traditional instruments and music theory and two primary schools cater to full-time and evening students. There is also an evening university for mature students. In recent years, the conservatory has developed strong relationships with overseas institutions and individuals. Foreign musicians and scholars are frequently inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Shuangjiang
Li Shuangjiang (; born 10 March 1939) is a Chinese military singer, and is considered one of the best tenors in China. Biography Li Shuangjiang was born in Harbin, Heilongjiang, Manchukuo in 1939. Li attended the Central Conservatory of Music when he was twenty years old. After graduating from university he was assigned to work in the army song and dance ensemble. At the age of thirty, he joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four Military branch, services—People's Liberation Army Ground Force, Ground Force, People's ... Naval Song and Dance Troupe. He made a record that sold three million copies by the age of thirty-two. He is now a professor at Central Conservatory of Music. Personal life and family Ding Ying () was Li's first wife. She was a dancer. They have a son named Li He (). In 1990, at age fifty-one, Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Tianyi
Li Tianyi (; born April 1996) is the son of Chinese singers Li Shuangjiang and Meng Ge. He became famous after he was accused (and later convicted) of leading a gang rape in 2013, and was watched closely in China as an example of the treatment accorded to members of the elite. Personal life Li Tianyi was born in Beijing in 1996. His father Li Shuangjiang and mother Meng Ge are both famous singers. Li attended Zhongguancun Third Primary School and the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China. Later, he went to the United States and attended Shattuck-Saint Mary's in Faribault, Minnesota. Li studied piano under Han Jianming (), a professor at the Central Conservatory of Music, beginning when he was four years old. Li began to learn calligraphy under Fang Zhiwen (), a professor at Tsinghua University, when he was eight years old. In 2006, he joined the Chinese youth ice hockey team. Convictions In 2011, Li Tianyi assaulted a middle-aged couple over a traffic disput ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.S. Frith, W. Straw, and J. Street, eds, ''iarchive:cambridgecompani00frit, The Cambridge Companion to Pop and Rock'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), , pp. 95–105. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock music, Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, wikt:ephemeral, ephemeral, and accessible. Identifying factors of pop music usually include repeated choruses and Hook (music), hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse–chorus form, verse–chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much of pop music also borrows elements from other styles such as rock, hip hop, urban contemporary, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole piece or part of a larger musical arrangement. In terms of performance, the major categories are live dance music and recorded dance music. While there exist attestations of the combination of dance and music in ancient history (for example Ancient Greek vases sometimes show dancers accompanied by musicians), the earliest Western dance music that we can still reproduce with a degree of certainty are old-fashioned dances. In the Baroque period, the major dance styles were noble court dances (see Baroque dance). In the classical music era, the minuet was frequently used as a third movement, although in this context it would not accompany any dancing. The waltz also arose later in the classical era. Both remained part of the romantic music period, which also saw the rise of various other nationalistic dance forms like the barcarolle, mazurka, ecossaise, ballade and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese People's Liberation Army Naval Song And Dance Troupe
The Central Military Commission Political Work Department Song and Dance Troupe (), formerly known as Chinese People's Liberation Army General Political Department Song and Dance Troupe (), is the official army choir of the Central Military Commission. Founded during the Chinese Civil War, the troupe consists of a song and dance ensemble, an opera troupe, and a repertory theatre. The Central Military Commission Political Department Song and Dance Troupe has entertained audiences both in China and throughout the world, performing a range of music including military songs, guoyue, popular music, stage play, traditional Chinese opera, xiangsheng, and sketch comedy. It is a directly reporting unit of the Political Work Department of the CMC, and is organized into: * Symphony Orchestra, including specialized sections and instrumental ensembles * Mixed Chorus * Men's and Women's Choirs, including specialized sections * Traditional Chinese symphony orchestra, occasionally combined wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing
Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as China's List of cities in China by population, second largest city by urban area after Shanghai. It is located in North China, Northern China, and is governed as a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality under the direct administration of the Government of the People's Republic of China, State Council with List of administrative divisions of Beijing, 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts.Figures based on 2006 statistics published in 2007 National Statistical Yearbook of China and available online at archive. Retrieved 21 April 2009. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province and neighbors Tianjin to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jing-Jin-Ji, Jing-Jin-Ji cluster. Beijing is a global city and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Births
Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is deposed by a military coup in the Republic of Upper Volta (modern-day Burkina Faso). * January 10 ** Pakistani–Indian peace negotiations end successfully with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, a day before the sudden death of Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. ** Georgia House of Representatives, The House of Representatives of the US state of Georgia refuses to allow African-American representative Julian Bond to take his seat, because of his anti-war stance. * January 15 – 1966 Nigerian coup d'état: A bloody military coup is staged in Nigeria, deposing the civilian government and resulting in the death of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. * January 17 ** The Nigerian coup is overturned by another faction of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
