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Sun Li (actress)
Sun Li ( zh , s = 孙俪 , born 26 September 1982), also known as Susan Sun, is a Chinese actress, best known for TV dramas such as ''Goddess of Mercy'' (2003), ''Happiness as Flowers'' (2005), ''Shanghai Bund'' (2007), '' Empresses in the Palace'' (2011), '' The Legend of Mi Yue'' (2015), and '' Nothing Gold Can Stay'' (2017). Her films include '' Painted Skin'' (2008), '' The Breakup Guru'' (2014)'', Devil and Angel'' (2015), and ''Shadow'' (2018). In 2018, she became the youngest actress to win China's TV "Grand Slam", after winning the country's three biggest television awards, the Flying Apsaras Awards, Golden Eagle Awards and Magnolia Awards. Career Sun first entered show business by participating in 2001's '' Star Search'', held by Singapore's MediaCorp. She reached the finals and earned the praise of judge Andy Lau. Following the competition, Sun joined Hairun Media as their first flagship artist. In 2003, author and TV producer Hai Yan selected her for the female ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun (surname)
Sun () is a transliteration of a common Chinese surname (; pronounced ). It is the third name listed in the Song dynasty Chinese classics, classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. Other transliterations include Suen (Hong Kong and regions with Cantonese-speaking populations), Soon (Amoy dialect), Sng and Soon (Teochew dialect), Tôn (Vietnamese language, Vietnamese), Son (Korean surname), Son (Japanese language, Japanese/Korean language, Korean), Soon (regions with Hokkien-speaking populations), Sen/Suan/-son/-zon (Chinese Filipino in the Philippines), and Swen. In 2019, Sun was the twelfth most common surname in mainland China. A 2013 study found it to be the 12th most common name as well, shared by 18,300,000 people or 1.38% of the population, with the province with the most being Shandong. Note that in Hong Kong and regions with Cantonese-speaking populations, the surname Xin (surname), Xin (辛) is also transliterated as Sun. Origins *The name Sunshu Ao (孫叔敖) comes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hundred Flowers Awards
The Hundred Flowers Awards () are, together with the Golden Rooster Awards, the most prestigious film awards honouring the best in Chinese cinema, as well as Hong Kong cinema and the Cinema of Taiwan. They are classified as the Chinese equivalent of the United States' Golden Globes. The awards were inaugurated by China Film Association in 1962 and sponsored by ''Popular Cinema'' () magazine, which has the largest circulation in mainland China. The awards were formerly voted by the readers of ''Popular Cinema'' annually. Recent polls allow voters to cast ballots through SMS, the Internet, or by phone call. Voting is now no longer confined to readers of ''Popular Cinema''. Award recipients receive a statuette in the shape of a goddess of Flowers (). History The 2nd Hundred Flowers Awards poll was held in 1963, but the poll was not conducted again until 1980 due to the Cultural Revolution. It became an annual event from 1980 until 2004. Since 2004, the Hundred Flowers Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mural (2011 Film)
''Mural'' () is a 2011 fantasy film co-written, co-produced and directed by Gordon Chan, which stars Deng Chao, Sun Li, Yan Ni, Collin Chou, Zheng Shuang and Eric Tsang. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, it is directed by the same director who directed '' Painted Skin'' (2008). Both stories are drawn from Pu Songling's (1640–1715) collection of supernatural tales ''Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio''. ''The Hollywood Reporter'', 26 June 2011 (retrieved on October 17, 2011). Plot The scholar Zhu Xiaolian and his page Hou Xia, on their way to the capital to take the imperial examination, encounter a bandit named Meng Longtan and engage in a fierce fight. Eventually, they arrive at an ancient temple where they are persuaded to rec ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Emmy Award
The International Emmy Awards, or International Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. Bestowed by the New York City, New York–based International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (IATAS), the International Emmys are presented in recognition to the best television programs initially produced and aired outside the United States. The awards are presented at the International Emmy Awards Gala, held annually in November in New York City. It attracts over 1,200 television professionals. The first International Emmys ceremony was held in 1st International Emmy Awards, 1973, expanding what was originally a U.S.-only Emmy Award. History When the first Emmy Award ceremony took place on January 25, 1949, it only recognized programming produced in the United States. Founded in 1969, the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (''IATAS'') is a membership based organization of leading media a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empress Xiaoshengxian
Empress Xiaoshengxian (12 January 1692 – 2 March 1777), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Niohuru clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the consort of Yinzhen, the Yongzheng Emperor and mother of Hongli, the Qianlong Emperor. She was honoured as Empress Dowager Chongqing during the reign of her son and posthumously honoured as empress, although she never held the rank of empress consort during her lifetime. When the empress seat was vacant after Empress Xiaojingxian of the Ulanara clan's death, she was placed in charge of the imperial harem as the highest ranked concubine in that time. The Qianlong Emperor held her in high regard and often consulted her for advice. She died in 1777 and outlived many of her son's consorts. Life Family background Empress Xiaoshengxian's personal name was unknown and not recorded in history. She was born to the upper class Niohuru clan in Beijing. * Father: Lingzhu (; 1664–1754), served as a fourth rank military official (), and held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geling Yan
Geling Yan (; born 16 November 1958) is a Chinese-American author and screenwriter. Early life Yan was born in Shanghai, China in 1958. She is the second child of Yan Dunxun and Jia Lin. She has an elder brother Yan Geping (严歌平). Her father is an alumnus of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning of Tongji University. Yan began performing as a dancer at age 12. She served in the People's Liberation Army in Chengdu, during the Cultural Revolution in Tibet and later as a journalist in the Sino-Vietnamese War, achieving a rank equivalent to lieutenant colonel. Yan holds a bachelor's degree in literature from Wuhan University, and a Master's in Fine Arts in Fiction Writing from Columbia College Chicago. Career Works Her first novel was published in 1985. She is the author of such novels as ''The Banquet Bug'' (published as ''The Uninvited'' in the UK) and ''The Lost Daughter of Happiness'', as well as a story collection entitled ''White Snake and Other Stories''. Sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBC News
CBC News is the division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on the corporation's English-language operations, namely CBC Television, CBC Radio, CBC News Network, and CBC.ca. Founded in 1941 by the public broadcaster, CBC News is the largest news broadcaster in Canada and has local, regional, and national broadcasts and stations. It frequently collaborates with its organizationally separate French-language counterpart, Radio-Canada Info. History The first CBC newscast was a bilingual radio report on November 2, 1936. The CBC News Service was inaugurated during World War II on January 1, 1941, when Dan McArthur, chief news editor, had Wells Ritchie prepare for the announcer Charles Jennings a national report at 8:00 pm. Previously, CBC relied on The Canadian Press to provide it with wire copy for its news bulletins. Readers who followed Jennings were Lorne Greene, Frank Herbert and Earl Cameron. '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25th Gemini Awards
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television's 25th Gemini Awards were held on November 15, 2010, to honour achievements in Canadian television. The awards show, which was hosted by Cory Monteith, took place at Toronto’s Winter Garden Theatre and was broadcast on Showcase and Global. Awards Best Dramatic Series *''The Tudors'' - Peace Arch Entertainment, Reveille Productions, Working Title Films, Showtime Networks. Producers: Sheila Hockin, Morgan O’Sullivan, John Weber *'' Durham County'' - Muse Entertainment, Back Alley Film Productions. Producers: Janis Lundman, Adrienne Mitchell, Laurie Finstad-Knizhnik, Michael Prupas *'' Flashpoint'' - Pink Sky Entertainment, Avamar Entertainment. Producers: Anne Marie La Traverse, Bill Mustos *''Republic of Doyle'' - Fireworks Entertainment, Take the Shot Productions. Producers: Allan Hawco, Rob Blackie, John Vatcher, Michael Levine *''Stargate Universe'' - Acme Shark Productions, MGM Television. Producers: Brad Wright, Carl Binder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Road (film)
''Iron Road'' is a 2009 Canada/China television miniseries written by Barry Pearson and Raymond Storey and directed by David Wu."CBC's long train running" '''', August 8, 2009. Starring Sun Li, Luke Macfarlane, , |
Gao Xixi
Gao Xixi (; born June 16, 1962) is a Chinese television director and producer, famous for directing a number of commercially successful Chinese television series. Selected filmography As director Gao Xixi has directed over 50 films and TV series, most of which have no English title. These include: * '' Bing Ge'' (2001) * '' A Decade of Marriage'' (2003) * '' The Sky of History'' (2003) * '' Happiness as Flowers'' (2005) * '' Shanghai Bund'' (2007) * ''Three Kingdoms'' (2010) * '' King's War'' (2012) * ''Mao Zedong Mao Zedong pronounced ; traditionally Romanization of Chinese, romanised as Mao Tse-tung. (26December 18939September 1976) was a Chinese politician, revolutionary, and political theorist who founded the People's Republic of China (PRC) in ...'' (2013) * '' Monopoly Exposure'' (2014) * '' For Love or Money'' (2014) * '' The Great Emperor in Song Dynasty'' (2015) * '' The Game Changer'' (2017) * '' The Imperial Age'' (2018) * '' Decisive Victory'' (2021) As exe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Chan
Gordon Chan Kar-Seung (; born January 16, 1960) is a Hong Kong filmmaker. Filmography Director *''18 Golden Destroyers'' (1985) *''The Yuppie Fantasia'' (1988) *''Diary of a Small Man'' (1989) *''Brief Encounter in Shinjuku'' (1990) *''Fight Back to School'' (1991) *''Inspector Pink Dragon'' (1991) *''Royal Tramp'' (1992) *''Royal Tramp 2'' (1992) *''Fight Back to School II'' (1992) *''Gameboy Kids'' (1992) *''King of Beggars'' (1992) *''The Long and Winding Road (film), The Long and Winding Road'' (1994) *''The Final Option (1994 film), The Final Option'' (1994) *''Fist of Legend'' (1994) *''Thunderbolt (1995 film), Thunderbolt'' (1995) *''First Option'' (1996) *''Armageddon (1997 film), Armageddon'' (1997) *''Beast Cops'' (1998) *''2000 AD (film), 2000 AD'' (2000) *''Okinawa Rendez-vous'' (2000) *''Cat and Mouse (2003 film), Cat and Mouse'' (2003) *''The Medallion'' (2003) *''A-1 Headline'' (2004) *''Kung Fu Master (2005 film), Kung Fu Master'' (2005) *''Undercover Hidden Drag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bund (TV Series)
''The Bund'' is a Hong Kong period crime drama television series first broadcast on TVB in 1980. It is praised as "''The Godfather'' of the East" and spawned two sequels, two remakes, and a film adaptation. The theme song, which shares the same Chinese title as the series and was performed by Frances Yip, also became a memorable Cantopop hit. Plot The series is set in China in the 1920s. Hui Man-keung, a Yenching University graduate who has served three years in prison for participating in the May Fourth Movement, decides to make a fresh start in Shanghai, where he meets and befriends Ting Lik, a fruit vendor. After becoming the leader of a small gang, he invites Ting to be his partner. At the same time, he builds a good relationship with Fung King-yiu, a wealthy tycoon and gang boss, after saving Fung's daughter Ching-ching from being taken hostage. Fung wants Hui to work for him but Hui declines. Ching-ching falls in love with Hui. After Ting kills a rival in a dispute over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
