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The Last Supper (2012 Film)
''The Last Supper'' is a 2012 historical film directed by Lu Chuan. The plot is based on events in the Chu–Han Contention, an interregnum between the fall of the Qin dynasty and the founding of the Han dynasty in Chinese history. A Chinese-Hong Kong-Taiwanese co-production, the film was originally scheduled to be released on 5 July 2012, but was delayed. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 8 September 2012. Plot The story is told in flashbacks from the point of view of a 61-year-old Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han dynasty. Liu Bang has been experiencing nightmares and living in fear and apprehension as he constantly suspects that someone is trying to kill him. In his whole life, he has been afraid of only two persons: Xiang Yu, his rival in their power struggle for supremacy over China after the fall of the Qin dynasty; and Han Xin, a man who previously served Xiang Yu, but later became a general under him, and helped him defeat Xiang Yu. Liu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lu Chuan
Lu Chuan (born 8 February 1971) is a Chinese filmmaker. One of China's Sixth Generation directors, he is known for his films '' Kekexili: Mountain Patrol'' (2004), '' City of Life and Death'' (2009)'', and The Last Supper'' (2012). Early life Lu was born in an army reclamation town in Xinjiang. His parents hailed from Shanghai, with ancestral roots in Nantong, Jiangsu, and had relocated to Xinjiang as part of a state initiative to support frontier development. Lu’s father, Lu Tianming (陆天明), is a well-known writer. The family later moved to Beijing, where Lu grew up. In 1988, Lu, due to his father’s opposition to pursuing film studies, entered the PLA Institute of International Relations at Nanjing (now Institute of Foreign Languages in National University of Defense Technology, Nanjing) to study English. After graduation from the military institute, he was assigned to work at the Unit 749 (later known as the Bureau 749), a secret military institution involved in r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feast At Swan Goose Gate
The Feast at Swan Goose Gate, also known as the Banquet at Hongmen, Hongmen Banquet, Hongmen Feast and other similar renditions, was a historical event that took place in 206 BC at Swan Goose Gate () outside Xianyang, the capital of the Qin dynasty. Its location in present-day China is roughly at Hongmenbao Village, Xinfeng Town, Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi. The main parties involved in the banquet were Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, two prominent leaders of insurgent forces who rebelled against the Qin dynasty from 209 BC to 206 BC. The Feast is often memorialised in Chinese history, fiction and popular culture. It was one of the highlights of the power struggle between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu leading to the outbreak of the Chu–Han Contention, a violent civil war for supremacy over China which concluded with Xiang Yu's defeat and death at the Battle of Gaixia, followed by Liu Bang's establishment of the Han dynasty with himself as its founding emperor. Background Between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fan Kuai
Fan Kuai (242 – July 189 BC) was a military general of the early Western Han dynasty. He was a prominent figure of the Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC), a power struggle for supremacy over China between the Han dynasty's founder, Liu Bang, and his rival Xiang Yu. Early life Fan Kuai was a close friend of Liu Bang, both from the same hometown of Pei County (present-day Feng County, Jiangsu). In his early days, he was a butcher specialized in preparing dog meat. He married Lü Xu, the younger sister of Liu Bang's wife Lü Zhi, making him an extended kin of the Liu family (later the royal family of Han dynasty) via affinity. Rebelling against the Qin dynasty Once, Liu Bang released the prisoners he was escorting and became an outlaw on Mount Mangdang (in present-day Yongcheng, Henan). Following the Dazexiang Uprising in 209 BC, the magistrate of Pei County also wanted to rebel as well so he heeded Xiao He and Cao Shen's advice, and sent Fan Kuai to Mount Mangdang to invit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ziying
Ying Ziying, also known as Ziying, King of Qin (, died January 206 BC), was the third and last ruler of the Qin dynasty of China. He ruled over a fragmented Qin Empire for 46 days, from mid-October to early December 207 BC. Unlike his predecessor, he ruled as a king instead of emperor. He is referred to in some sources with the posthumous name Emperor Shang of Qin () although the Qin dynasty had abolished the tradition of according posthumous names to deceased monarchs. Identity There is no firm consensus as to what Ziying's relationship to the Qin royal family really was. He is mentioned in historical records as either: #A son of Qin Er Shi's elder brother (who, according to Yan Shigu's commentaries, was Fusu); #An elder brother of Qin Er Shi; #A younger brother of Qin Shi Huang; or #A son of a younger brother of Qin Shi Huang. While Sima Qian's ''Records of the Grand Historian'' does not specify Ziying's age, it implies that he had at least two sons, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiang Bo
Xiang Bo (; died 192 BC), formally the Marquis of Yeyang (), was a Chinese noble of the early Han dynasty. Early life Xiang Bo's given name was Chan () but he went by his courtesy name Bo (), hence he was known as Xiang Bo. He was from Xiaxiang (), which is around present-day Suqian, Jiangsu, and descended from a noble family who had served for generations in the army of the Chu state of the Warring States period. His father, Xiang Yan (), was a general who was killed in action while leading the defence of Chu against an invasion by the Qin state in 223 BC. After the fall of Chu, the Qin state unified China under its rule by 221 BC and established the Qin dynasty. Xiang Bo and his family lived as commoners under Qin rule for years. On one occasion, after killing somebody in his hometown, he fled to Xiapi (; present-day Suining County, Jiangsu), where he met and befriended Zhang Liang, who helped him evade the authorities. In 209 BC, when uprisings broke out throughout Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fan Zeng
Fan Zeng (; 277–204 BC) was an adviser to the Chinese warlord Xiang Yu, who fought for supremacy over China during the Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC) with Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han dynasty. Early life Fan was from Juchao (), which is in present-day Yafu Subdistrict, Chaohu, Anhui. Although he had led most of his life as a recluse, he was known for being well-versed in strategy. Around 207 BC, at the age of 69, he met Xiang Liang, the leader of a rebel group seeking to overthrow the ruling Qin dynasty and restore the Chu state of the Warring States period. He advised Xiang Liang to find a descendant of the royal family of Chu and put him on the throne to secure greater legitimacy for the rebel group's cause and attract more people from the former Chu lands to join them. Xiang Liang heeded Fan's advice and found Xiong Xin, a grandson of King Huai of Chu, and made him the figurehead ruler of the Chu rebel group under the title "King Huai II".''Shiji'' vol. 7. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tao Zeru
Tao Zeru () (born December 7, 1953) is a Chinese film and television actor. He was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu Jiangsu is a coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province in East China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its capital in Nanjing. Jiangsu is the List of Chinese administra .... He was a graduate of the Nanjing University of the Arts. He was the 1989 co-recipient of the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor. He was a 1996 recipient of the Flying Apsaras Award for Outstanding Actor. Filmography Film Television References {{DEFAULTSORT:Tao, Zeru 1953 births Living people Recipients of the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor 20th-century Chinese male actors 21st-century Chinese male actors Male actors from Nanjing Nanjing University of the Arts alumni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consort Yu (Xiang Yu's Wife)
Consort Yu (; died 202 BC), also known as "Yu the Beauty" (), was the wife of the warlord Xiang Yu, who competed with Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han dynasty, for supremacy over China during the Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC). Life Consort Yu's full name and birth date are not recorded in history, although there are two differing accounts on her origin. The first claimed that she was from Yanji Town () in Shuyang County, while the second mentioned that she was from Suzhou; both accounts agreed that she was born in present-day Jiangsu. In 209 BC, when Xiang Yu and his uncle Xiang Liang started a rebellion to overthrow the Qin dynasty, Consort Yu's brother, Yu Ziqi (), joined their rebel group. During this time, Consort Yu met Xiang Yu and became his consort, and had accompanied him whenever he went to battle ever since then.The China Journal - Volume 3, Issue 2 - Page 374 Arthur de Carle Sowerby - 1925 In 202 BC, Xiang Yu came under attack by his rival Liu Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consort Qi (Han Dynasty)
Consort Qi (224? – 194 BC), also known as Lady Qi, was a consort of Emperor Gaozu, founder of the Han dynasty. Biography It is important to note that most of our information about Lady Qi comes from sources whose accuracy might be in question and authors known for hyperbole. Her rival, Empress Lü Zhi, was used to symbolize the supposed dangers of women in power; thus, Lady Qi and her alleged fate have been formed into a rhetorical tool. Qi was born in Dingtao, Shandong. She bore Emperor Gaozu a son Liu Ruyi, who was later installed as Prince of Zhao. Gaozu felt that the crown prince Liu Ying, the future Emperor Hui of Han (his second son) was an unsuitable heir to his throne. He tried several times, fruitlessly, to replace Liu Ying with Liu Ruyi, over the objections of Liu Ying's mother, Empress Lü Zhi. Because of this, Lü Zhi hated Qi deeply. Nevertheless, Gaozu ordered Liu Ruyi to proceed to his principality of Zhao (capital in present-day Handan, Hebei) on his d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiang Zhuang
Xiang Zhuang (; 206 BC) was a Chinese warrior best known for his role in the Feast at Swan Goose Gate in 206 BC. He was a younger cousin of Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu who fought for supremacy over China during the Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC) against Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han dynasty. Life The only mention of Xiang Zhuang in history was his role in the Feast at Swan Goose Gate. The feast was hosted by Xiang Yu, the ''de facto'' leader of the various rebel groups which overthrew the Qin dynasty in 206 BC. Xiang Yu was unhappy that Liu Bang (then known as the Duke of Pei ), who led one of the rebel groups, had beat him in the race to capture the Guanzhong region, the heartland of the Qin dynasty. Acting on his adviser Fan Zeng's suggestion, Xiang Yu hosted a feast at Swan Goose Gate (; in present-day Lintong District, Xi'an, Shaanxi) outside Xianyang, the former capital of the Qin dynasty, and invited Liu Bang to attend. His plan was to ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empress Lü Zhi
The word ''emperor'' (from , via ) can mean the male ruler of an empire. ''Empress'', the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), mother/grandmother (empress dowager/grand empress dowager), or a woman who rules in her own right and name (empress regnant or ''suo jure''). Emperors are generally recognized to be of the highest monarchic honour and rank, surpassing king. In Europe, the title of Emperor has been used since the Middle Ages, considered in those times equal or almost equal in dignity to that of Pope due to the latter's position as visible head of the Church and spiritual leader of the Catholic part of Western Europe. The emperor of Japan is the only currently reigning monarch whose title is translated into English as "Emperor". Both emperors and kings are monarchs or sovereigns, both emperor and empress are considered monarchical titles. In as much as there is a strict definition of emperor, it is that an emperor has no relations impl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Chancellor (China)
The grand chancellor (, among other titles), also translated as counselor-in-chief, chancellor, chief councillor, chief minister, imperial chancellor, lieutenant chancellor and prime minister, was the highest-ranking executive official in the Imperial China, imperial Chinese government. The term was known by many different names throughout Chinese history, and the exact extent of the powers associated with the position fluctuated greatly, even during a particular Dynasties of China, dynasty. Professor Zhu Zongbin of Peking University outlined the role of "grand chancellor" as one with the power to oversee all jurisdictional matters, the right to decide and to draft edicts with other ministers, and the position of chief advisor to the Emperor of China, emperor. This extended even to the ability to criticize the emperor's edicts and decisions. Thus, the grand chancellor served as the emperor's chief of staff and main political advisor, often exercising power second only to the empe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
