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Vincent Zhao
Vincent Zhao Wenzhuo ( Chinese: 赵文卓; born 10 April 1972), sometimes credited as Vincent Chiu or Chiu Man-cheuk, is a Chinese actor and martial artist. He is best known for portraying Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-hung in both film and television, most notably '' Once Upon a Time in China IV'' (1993) and its 1994 sequel in the '' Once Upon a Time in China'' film series, the '' Wong Fei Hung'' series (1995-1996), and '' Kung Fu League'' (2018). Trained in various wushu techniques, such as Tongbeiquan and tai chi, especially the Chen and Yang styles, Zheng won many national championships while studying at the Beijing Sport University. After being spotted by Hong Kong filmmaker Corey Yuen, he made his acting debut as the antagonist in the martial arts film '' Fong Sai-yuk'' (1993), opposite Jet Li's character. He went on to play leading roles in many Hong Kong and Chinese films, such as '' The Blade'' (1995), ''Mahjong Dragon'' (1996), ''The Blacksheep Affair'' (1998), '' Fis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harbin
Harbin, ; zh, , s=哈尔滨, t=哈爾濱, p=Hā'ěrbīn; IPA: . is the capital of Heilongjiang, China. It is the largest city of Heilongjiang, as well as being the city with the second-largest urban area, urban population (after Shenyang, Liaoning province) and largest metropolitan area, metropolitan population (urban and rural regions together) in Northeast China. Harbin has direct jurisdiction over nine metropolitan districts, two county-level cities and seven counties, and is the List of cities in China by population and built-up area, eighth most populous Chinese city according to the Seventh National Population Census of the People's Republic of China, 2020 census. The built-up area of Harbin (which consists of all districts except Shuangcheng, Harbin, Shuangcheng and Acheng, Harbin, Acheng) had 5,841,929 inhabitants, while the total metropolitan population was up to 10,009,854, making it List of urban areas by population, one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing Sport University
Beijing Sport University (BSU; ) is a public university located in Beijing, China. It is part of the 211 Project and Double First-Class Construction. The university is affiliated with the General Administration of Sport of China. History BSU was founded in 1953 as the Central Institute of Physical Education (). In 1960 the university was among the first batch of key national universities designated by the State Council. Situated in the Haidian District of Beijing, BSU covers a total area of approximately 1,400 acres, with a total construction area of approximately 600,000 square meters. BSU has a faculty of 1,027 with a current enrollment of 14,000 students with 8,265 undergraduates and 2,255 postgraduates. Beijing Sport University is the only university in China with the Category I discipline of sport science (a national key discipline). As of 2015 BSU teachers and students have collectively won 73 gold medals in the Olympic Games. Undergraduate programs There are 39 undergra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God Of War (2017 Film)
''God of War'' () is a 2017 Chinese historical war film directed by Gordon Chan and starring Vincent Zhao, Sammo Hung, and Yasuaki Kurata. The plot is based on general Qi Jiguang's suppression of the ''wokou'' pirates during the Ming dynasty. Plot In 16th century China, a force of Imperial Ming soldiers under the command of General Yu Dayou (Sammo Hung) assault a fortress held by Japanese pirates (''wokou''). The attack is easily repelled and the wokou inflict heavy casualties on the Ming forces. It is revealed that the Wokou are in fact a mixed force of Japanese ronin, disgruntled Han Chinese and a force of samurai under the command of Commander Kumasawa. The samurai have been sent by their daimyo to free an imprisoned Chinese noblemen who had made significant financial contributions to the daimyo. Following the latest failed assault, the Ming forces receive a new commander, General Qi Jiguang (Vincent Zhao), who begins recruiting hardened villagers to build a new army. Gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qi Jiguang
Qi Jiguang (, November 12, 1528 – January 17, 1588), courtesy name Yuanjing, art names Nantang and Mengzhu, posthumous name Wuyi, was a Chinese military general and writer of the Ming dynasty. He is best known for leading the defense on the coastal regions against ''wokou'' pirate activities in the 16th century, as well as for the reinforcement of the Great Wall of China. Qi is also known for writing the military manuals '' Jixiao Xinshu'' and Lianbing Shiji or ''Record of Military Training'' (), which he based on his experience as a martial educator and defensive planner in the Ming military forces. He is regarded as a hero in Chinese culture. Biography Early life Qi Jiguang was born in the town of Luqiao in Shandong province to a family with a long military tradition. His forefather served as a military leader under the Hongwu Emperor and died in battle. When Zhu Yuanzhang became the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty, he bestowed upon the Qi family the hereditary p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True Legend
''True Legend'' is a 2010 Hong Kong-Chinese martial arts film directed by Yuen Woo-ping in his first film as director since 1996. The film stars Vincent Zhao in the lead role, and co-stars Zhou Xun, Jay Chou, and Andy On. Gordon Liu, Leung Kar-yan, Michelle Yeoh, and David Carradine (in his final film role before his death) make cameo appearances. Set in China in the 1860s, the plot follows retired Qing general Su Can (Zhao), whose peaceful life is interrupted when his vengeful brother, Yuan (On), returns from war armed with the deadly Five Venom Fists. Weakened but not destroyed, Su Can learns the Drunken Fist style from the God of Wushu (Chou). Armed with this new power, he returns home to honor his family through retribution by taking on his brother. The film has been shown in both 2D and 3D, and was promoted as the first Chinese 3D film. It was released in the U.S. on May 13, 2011 by the distribution company Indomina, where it grossed US$62,200 during its run. Though it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So Chan
So Chan (Su Can), also known by his nickname Beggar So (So Fa-tsz or So Hut-yee), was a Chinese martial artist and folk hero who lived during the late Qing dynasty. One of the Ten Tigers of Canton, he was best known for his drunken boxing. Background Born during the late Qing Dynasty, So Chan was from Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, or Hunan according to one source, he was skilled in unarmed Chinese martial arts skills, Drunken Eight Immortals Boxing (), Shaolin staff () said to be taught by the Shaolin monk Chan Fook, and also brutal boxing (). He formulated the unusual ''Golden Bowl and Iron Chopsticks'' technique (), which involved the use of an iron bowl on one hand to provoke the opponent and striking the opponent's acupuncture points with the iron chopsticks on another hand. He was a wanderer and made a living performing martial arts and acrobatics with his younger sister in the streets of Guangdong. He also taught martial arts at Sancheng Community Training Centre ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacrifice (2010 Film)
''Sacrifice'' is a 2010 Chinese historical drama film directed by Chen Kaige, starring Ge You, Wang Xueqi, Huang Xiaoming, Fan Bingbing and Vincent Zhao. It is based on the Yuan dynasty play '' The Orphan of Zhao'' by Ji Junxiang. It was distributed in the United States by Samuel Goldwyn Films. Plot The story is set in Jin, a duchy under the Zhou dynasty, during the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. The Zhao clan, led by Chancellor Zhao Dun and his son General Zhao Shuo, are in a power struggle against General Tu'an Gu. Tu'an Gu secretly murders the Duke of Jin, frames the Zhao clan for the murder, and then uses that as an excuse to execute the entire Zhao clan. The sole survivor of the Zhao clan is Zhao Shuo's infant son, Zhao Wu, whose mother is the Duke's elder sister, Lady Zhuang. Lady Zhuang pleads with Tu'an Gu's subordinate, Han Jue, to spare her child. She then instructs Cheng Ying, a physician, to bring the child to Gongsun Chujiu, a friend of the Zhao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhao Shuo
Zhao Shuo (), also known by his posthumous name as the Viscount Zhuang of Zhao (), was a leader of the Zhao clan in the Jin state, where he served as ''dafu'' (大夫). He was a son of his predecessor, Zhao Dun (Viscount Xuan). Life In 597 BCE, Zhao Shuo participated in the Battle of Bi between the states of Jin and Chu. He was the commander of the lower army; one of the three armies of Jin. He was presumably murdered during the disaster of Xiagong. However, no other mentions of Zhao Shuo were found in Zuo Zhuan, the primary historical record of the Spring and Autumn period The Spring and Autumn period () was a period in History of China, Chinese history corresponding roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou (256 BCE), characterized by the gradual erosion of royal power as local lords nominally subject t .... In 583 BCE, Duke Jing of Jin attacked the vassal State of Zhao. Xuanzi's brothers Zhao Tong and Zhao Kuo were killed. Han Jue lamented Zhao's immi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sino-Dutch War 1661
''The Sino-Dutch War 1661'' (), also known as ''Hero Zheng Chenggong'', is a 2001 Chinese historical drama film directed by Wu Ziniu, starring Vincent Zhao, Jiang Qinqin, Du Zhiguo, Yoko Shimada, Xu Min and Zhang Shan. The film is loosely based on the life of Koxinga (Zheng Chenggong) and focuses on his battle with the Dutch East India Company for control of Taiwan at the Siege of Fort Zeelandia. The film was released in 2002 in Japan under the title ''Kokusenya Kassen'' (). Plot In the mid-17th century, most of China has been conquered by the Manchu-led Qing dynasty after the collapse of the Ming dynasty. Ming remnants have fled south and established a Southern Ming regime based in Fujian Province, with the Longwu Emperor as their figurehead monarch. The Qing armies are closing in on Fujian and the southern areas under Ming control. Zheng Sen is the son of Zheng Zhilong, a former pirate who became a Ming general. Having heard of Zheng Sen's strong sense of loyalty, the Long ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koxinga
Zheng Chenggong (; 27 August 1624 – 23 June 1662), born Zheng Sen () and better known internationally by his honorific title Koxinga (, from Taiwanese: ''kok sèⁿ iâ''), was a Southern Ming general who resisted the Qing conquest of China in the 17th century, fighting the Qing dynasty on China's southeastern coast. Born in Kyushu, Japan to a Chinese father and a Japanese mother, Zheng rose through the Ming court via the imperial examinations and was serving as a '' Guozijian'' scholar in Nanjing when Beijing fell to rebels in 1644. He swore allegiance to Longwu Emperor, who favored and granted him the royal surname Zhu in 1645, a name he proudly used instead of his native Zheng surname for the rest of his life, hence popularizing his aforementioned honorific name. He was made the Prince of Yanping () by Yongli Emperor in 1655 for his stern loyalty and numerous anti-Qing campaigns. He was best known for defeating the Dutch East India Company's colonial state on Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fist Power
''Fist Power'' is a 2000 Hong Kong action film directed by Aman Chang, starring Chiu Man-cheuk, Anthony Wong, Gigi Lai and Sam Lee. Shooting for the film took place in Hong Kong between February and March 1999. The film was released in Hong Kong theatres on 21 January 2000. Plot Brian Cheuk, a security specialist and martial arts teacher, visits his family in Hong Kong and helps to send his nephew to school. Shortly after that, Charles, a disgruntled former British marine, takes the students hostage and plants bombs around the school. Charles is unhappy because his son was taken away by his ex-wife and her current husband, who are going to leave Hong Kong for the United States. He demands that his son be brought to him in exchange for the hostages. Cheuk agrees to bring Charles's son to him. With help from Simna, Charles's brother-in-law, and Hung, a reporter, he rushes to the airport to find Charles's son. Even after they find the boy, all is not over yet because their ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blade (film)
''The Blade'' is a 1995 Hong Kong martial arts film co-written, produced and directed by Tsui Hark, starring Vincent Zhao, Moses Chan, Hung Yan-yan, Song Lei, Austin Wai, Chung Bik-ha and Valerie Chow. This film is notable for its unusual style, which includes dramatic close-ups, employment of colour gels, and frenetic camera use during the fight sequences. Plot Ding-on is an orphaned blacksmith working in Sharp Foundry, which is run by his master, a friend of his deceased father. The master's daughter, Ling, who narrates the movie, is romantically attracted to both Ding-on and his colleague, Iron Head. One day, Ding-on and Iron Head see a monk fending off a group of thugs, who later ambush and kill him in revenge. Iron Head is so furious that he identifies himself as someone from Sharp Foundry and taunts the thugs to fight him. The master is angry when he hears of Iron Head's reckless behaviour so he punishes him. Iron Head holds a grudge against Ding-on for telling their ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
