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Tang Dan
Tang Dan (; born 27 January 1990) is a Chinese xiangqi grandmaster. In December 2016, she was China's top-ranking female player with ratings of 2525. Hailing from Anhui province, she moved to Beijing in 2004 to train under Zhang Qiang. She won her first national championships in 2007. In 2010, she won the gold medal at the Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years for athletes of Asia. The Games were regulated by Asian Games Federation from the 1951 Asian Games, first Games in New Delhi, India in 1951, until .... She won the Women's World Championship in 2011, 2013 and 2017. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Tang, Dan 1990 births Living people Xiangqi players Xiangqi players at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in xiangqi Asian Games gold medalists for China Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Sportspeople from Anhui People from Wuhu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tang (surname)
Tang is a pinyin romanization of various Chinese surnames. Background Chinese surnames commonly romanized as "Tang" include Táng (surname), Táng (唐) and Tāng (surname), Tāng (湯/汤). Tang is also occasionally used to romanize Deng (Chinese surname), Deng (鄧/邓, Pinyin: Dèng) and Teng (surname), Teng (滕, Pinyin: Téng), especially for persons of Hong Kong origin, based on Cantonese pronunciation. Tang can also be used to romanize the surname Zeng/Tsang (surname), Tsang (曾, Pinyin: Zēng), based on Vietnamese language, Vietnamese pronunciation. In 2019, Táng was the 25th most common surname in Mainland China. According to a 2013 study, it was the 25th most-common name, shared by 9,170,000 people or 0.690% of the population, with the province with the most being Hunan. People Notable people with their surname commonly romanized as Tang include: Western name order People in this section have Wikipedia articles with their given name first. * Andrew Tang (born 1999), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Xiangqi Championship
The World Xiangqi Championship is organised by the World Xiangqi Federation (WXF) and is held every two years since 1991. The inaugural edition took place in 1990 in Singapore. List of winners See also * List of world championships in mind sports * World Mind Games References * *Jean-Louis Cazaux"The Xiangqi Champions" European Xiangqi Federation. Xiangqi Xiangqi (; ), commonly known as Chinese chess or elephant chess, is a Strategy game, strategy board game for two players. It is the most popular board game in China. Xiangqi is in the same family of games as shogi, janggi, chess, Western ches ... Recurring sporting events established in 1990 Xiangqi competitions {{board-game-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medalists At The 2010 Asian Games
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Asian Games Gold Medalists For China
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Xiangqi Players At The 2010 Asian Games
Xiangqi (; ), commonly known as Chinese chess or elephant chess, is a strategy board game for two players. It is the most popular board game in China. Xiangqi is in the same family of games as shogi, janggi, Western chess, chaturanga, and Indian chess. Besides China and areas with significant ethnic Chinese communities, this game is also a popular pastime in Vietnam, where it is known as , literally 'General's chess', in contrast with Western chess or ', literally 'King's chess'. The game represents a battle between two armies, with the primary object being to checkmate the enemy's general (king). Distinctive features of xiangqi include the cannon (''pao''), which must jump to capture; a rule prohibiting the generals from facing each other directly; areas on the board called the ''river'' and ''palace'', which restrict the movement of some pieces but enhance that of others; and the placement of the pieces on the intersections of the board lines, rather than within the squares ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1990 Births
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. Births Valeria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanh Niên
''Thanh Niên'' ( Vietnamese: ''Báo Thanh Niên'' "Young People's Newspaper") is a Ho Chi Minh City-based newspaper in Vietnam. It was the second most circulated newspaper in Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ... in 2009, with an average circulation of 300,000. ''Thanh Niên News'' is released daily in Vietnamese language. ''Thanh Niên'' is an official organ of the Vietnam United Youth League (''Hội Liên hiệp Thanh niên Việt Nam'') and mainly focuses on social affairs, especially those that involve the youth. The newspaper announced the closure of its English language website, which was known as Thanh Niên News', on September 16, 2016, citing company reorganization. Before its closure, the English edition went through several rebranding. It began as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Daily
''China Daily'' ( zh, s=中国日报, p=Zhōngguó Rìbào) is an English-language daily newspaper owned by the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party. Overview ''China Daily'' has the widest print circulation of any English-language newspaper in China. The headquarters and principal editorial office is in the Chaoyang District of Beijing. The newspaper has branch offices in most major cities of China as well as several major foreign cities including New York City, Washington, D.C., London, and Kathmandu. ''China Daily'' also produces an insert of sponsored content called ''China Watch'' that has been distributed inside other newspapers including ''The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal'', ''The Washington Post'', and ''Le Figaro''. ''China Daily'' operates a social media brand called "Media Unlocked". Within mainland China, the newspaper targets primarily diplomats, foreign expatriates, tourists, and locals wishing to improve their English. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuhu
Wuhu () is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Anhui province of China, province, China. Sitting on the southeast bank of the Yangtze River, Wuhu borders Xuancheng to the southeast, Chizhou and Tongling to the southwest, Hefei City to the northwest, Ma'anshan city to the northeast, Jiangsu to the east, and is approximately southwest of Nanjing. With the urbanization trend in the southern part of Nanjing, a conurbation between Nanjing, Maanshan and Wuhu is in building with more than 10,660,000 inhabitants. History Wuhu is known to have been inhabited since at least 570 BCE. Present-day Wuhu evolved out of a settlement known as Jiuzi (), located on the southern bank of the Shuiyang River, about southeast of Wuhu's contemporary City centre, urban core. Jiuzi was a site of conflict prior to 670 BCE between the Chu (state), Chu and the Wu (state), Wu during the Spring and Autumn period. In 473 BCE, the Yue (state), Yue took Jiuzi from the Wu. In 306 BCE, the Chu took Jiuzi fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
