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Xiaoming Huang
Huang Xiaoming or Mark Huang ( zh, s=黄晓明, p=Huáng Xiǎomíng, born 13 November 1977) is a Chinese actor and singer. Huang rose to prominence for playing Emperor Wu of Han in the television series '' The Prince of Han Dynasty'' (2001), followed by popular series such as ''The Return of the Condor Heroes'' (2006), ''Shanghai Bund'' (2007), ''The Patriot Yue Fei'' (2013), '' Cruel Romance'' (2015), ''Nirvana in Fire 2'' (2017), ''Winter Begonia'' (2020), as well as films '' The Message'' (2009), ''The Last Tycoon'' (2012), and ''American Dreams in China'' (2013). Early life Huang was born in Qingdao, Shandong and is an only child. His father was an engineer while his mother was an accountant. At age nine, he was selected by a film studio to play the child protagonist in a movie. Huang is the second older cousin of Olympian Chen Meng, who won two table tennis gold medals at Tokyo 2020. Throughout his school life, Huang planned to become a scientist, but when the Beijing Film A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang (surname)
Huang (; zh, t=Wiktionary:黃, 黃, s=wikt:黄, 黄, c=, p=, first=t) is a Chinese surname. While ''Huáng'' is the pinyin romanization of the word, it may also be romanized as Hwang (Korean surname), Hwang, Wong (surname), Wong, Waan, Wan, Waon, Hwong, Vong, Hung, Hong, Bong, Eng, Ng (name), Ng, Uy (surname), Uy, Wee, Oi, Oei, Oey, Ooi, Ong, or Ung due to pronunciations of the word in different dialects and languages. It is the 96th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem.K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. . This surname is known as Hwang (Korean name), Hwang in Korean language, Korean. In Vietnamese language, Vietnamese, the name is known as Hoàng or Huỳnh. Huang is the 7th most common surname in China. Hoang/Huynh is the 5th most common surname in Vietnam. The population of Huangs in China and Taiwan was estimated at more than 35 million in 2020; it was also the surname of more tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Message (2009 Film)
''The Message'' (, literally "Sound of the Wind") is a 2009 Chinese espionage thriller film set in 1942 Nanking, featuring a cast of top Chinese stars include Zhou Xun, Li Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Hanyu and Alec Su. The film was adapted from Mai Jia's 2007 novel, ''The Message'' (), and was co-directed by Chen Kuo-fu and Gao Qunshu. In addition to being a blockbuster, ''The Message'' has also received extensive critical acclaim and was nominated for a total of thirteen awards at the 2009 Golden Horse Film Festival, 2010 Asian Film Awards, 2010 Hong Kong Film Awards, and 2010 Hundred Flowers Awards. It won the best film award at 17th Beijing University Student Film Festival. Li Bingbing won the Best Leading Actress Award at the 46th Golden Horse Film Awards for her role as the code-breaker chief in this movie. Plot April 26, 1940, former Nationalist vice president Wang Jingwei made peace with Japan and set up a Japanese-supported regime during World War II, a puppet gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Banquet (2006 Film)
''The Banquet'' (Chinese: 夜宴), released on DVD in the United States as ''Legend of the Black Scorpion'', is a 2006 ''wuxia'' drama film. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film was directed by Feng Xiaogang and stars Zhang Ziyi, Ge You, Daniel Wu and Zhou Xun. It is a loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy ''Hamlet'' set in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in 10th century China. Plot At the end of the Tang dynasty, China is divided. The Crown Prince, Wu Luan, is deeply in love with the noblewoman Little Wan. However, his father, the Emperor, decides to marry her. Wu Luan, deeply hurt, flees to a remote theater to study music and dance. Meanwhile, the Emperor is murdered by his brother, Li, who takes the throne. He also dispatches riders to assassinate Wu Luan, who survives the attack. Returning to court, Wu Luan is met by Empress Wan and her lady-in-waiting Qing Nu who is officially still engaged to him. The tension in the Imperial Court is high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Deer And The Cauldron
''The Deer and the Cauldron'', also known as ''The Duke of Mount Deer'', is a historical novel by Jin Yong. It is his last and longest novel, originally serialized in the Hong Kong newspaper ''Ming Pao'' from 24 October 1969 to 23 September 1972''.'' Title The novel's title is explained in the first chapter when the poet Lü Liuliang discusses two concepts with his son. The cauldron is a reference to a story in the ''Zuo Zhuan'' in which King Zhuang of Chu enquired the weight of the Nine Tripod Cauldrons – revealing his secret desire to seize the Mandate of Heaven. The deer is a reference to a remark by Kuai Tong recorded in the ''Records of the Grand Historian'': "the Qin emperor lost his deer, and all under heaven chased after it". The deer symbolises the common people of China, who are at the mercy of ruthless warlords vying to conquer the lands of the fallen Qin dynasty. As Lü explains to his son, in Chinese history, the cauldron has been used both to cook hunted d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Tramp (TV Series)
''Royal Tramp'' is a 2008 Chinese television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel '' The Deer and the Cauldron''. Produced by Zhang Jizhong and Huayi Brothers, the series consists of 50 episodes, filmed in high definition. The series was first broadcast on Jiangsu TV in China in 2008 and was subsequently aired on TVB in Hong Kong and other countries. Cast * Huang Xiaoming as Wei Xiaobao ** Wang Chengyang as young Wei Xiaobao * Wallace Chung as Kangxi Emperor ** Shi Lei as young Kangxi Emperor * He Zhuoyan as Shuang'er * Shu Chang as Princess Jianning * Liu Zi as Fang Yi * Liu Yun as Mu Jianping * Cherrie Ying as A'ke * Hu Ke as Su Quan * Li Fei'er as Zeng Rou * Qiao Zhenyu as Zheng Keshuang * TAE as Liu Yizhou * Jing Gangshan as Feng Jizhong * He Jiayi as Jiunan * Tan Feiling as Songgotu * Elvis Tsui as Oboi * Zhu Yanping as Chen Jinnan * Hua Zi as Hai Dafu * Gao Yuan as Empress Dowager / Mao Dongzhu * Ning Jing as Chen Yuanyuan * Ma Lin as Wei Chunhua * Li Chengru ... [...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] |
My Fair Princess III
''My Fair Princess III'', also called ''My Fair Princess III: Heavenly Earth'', is a 2003 television drama and the sequel of the 2-season series '' My Fair Princess'' (1998–1999). A joint production between Ho Jan Entertainment International Limited (可人國際影視文化傳播有限公司) in Hong Kong and Hunan Broadcasting System in Mainland China, it was also written by Taiwanese novelist Chiung Yao. Only 5 actors returned from the first 2 seasons ( Zhou Jie, Wang Yan, Zhao Minfen, Wen Haibo and Liu Fang), while 12 recurring characters were portrayed by new actors, including central protagonists Xiaoyanzi, Xia Ziwei, Yongqi and Qianlong Emperor. For this reason the series was not well-received, although it still achieved moderately high ratings in Mainland China. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lu Yi (actor)
Lu Yi ( zh, s=陆毅, born 6 January 1976) is a Chinese actor and pop singer. Lu ranked 38th on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list in 2015, and 47th in 2017. Early life Lu Yi was born in Shanghai, China. He made his debut in the film "Spring Ding-dong" when he was five years old. Since then, Lu has acted in many films and television series. In Grade 8, Lu began to learn Peking Opera and Chinese Kung Fu. At the age of 14, Lu was admitted to the Shanghai Children Art Theatre, and has appeared in more than 70 stage plays. Career Lu made his debut in the television series, ''Never Close the Eye''. Then still a student at Shanghai Theatre Academy, Lu was launched to national stardom. He won the Best Actor and Most Popular Actor awards in the Golden Eagle Awards. His following works established his position in the industry. In 2001, he starred in the popular period piece '' Love Story in Shanghai'' and played Bao Jingtian in historical drama ''Young Justice Bao II''. The subsequ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Kun
Chen Kun ( zh, s=陈坤; born February 4, 1976), sometimes credited as Aloys Chen, is a Chinese actor, singer and producer. He rose to fame for the television series '' Love Story in Shanghai'' (2001) and '' The Story of a Noble Family'' (2003). He gained critical acclaim for the films '' The Knot'' (2006) and '' Painted Skin'' (2008). His other notable works include films '' Flying Swords of Dragon Gate'' (2011), '' Mojin: The Lost Legend'' (2015) and '' Chongqing Hot Pot'' (2016), as well as television series '' The Rise of Phoenixes'' (2018) and ''The Wind Blows From Longxi'' (2022). Chen has won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor, Huabiao Award for Outstanding Actor, and received a Golden Horse Award nomination for Best Actor. He ranked 68th on ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100 list in 2014, 28th in 2014, 15th in 2017, and 52nd in 2019. Biography Early life Chen Kun was born in Chongqing. He was raised by his maternal grandmother before reuniting with his mother at 11. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhao Wei
Zhao Wei (; born 12 March 1976), also known as Vicky Zhao or Vicki Zhao, is a Chinese nationality law, Chinese actress, singer, filmmaker, and businesswoman. Regarded as one of China's Four Dan Actresses, she rose to pan-Asian fame for her role in the television series ''My Fair Princess'' (1998–1999), followed by a series of popular dramas and films, such as ''Romance in the Rain'' (2001), ''Shaolin Soccer'' (2001), ''Moment in Peking (2005 TV series), Moment in Peking'' (2005), ''Painted Skin (2008 film), Painted Skin'' (2008), ''Mulan (2009 film), Mulan'' (2009), and ''Dearest (2014 film), Dearest'' (2014), for which she won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress. Zhao made her directorial debut with ''So Young (film), So Young'' (2013), which is a commercial and critical success. She is also a singer with 7 albums and the second largest shareholder of Alibaba Pictures, the film division of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, Alibaba Group Holdings. Zhao ranked 80th on ''F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Table Tennis At The 2020 Summer Olympics
Table tennis was a sport at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo , and featured 173 table tennis players. Table tennis had appeared at the Summer Olympics on eight previous occasions beginning with the 1988 Summer Olympics. Qualification As the host nation, Japan had automatically qualified six athletes; a team of three men and women with one each competing in the singles as well as a mixed doubles team. For the team events, 16 teams were qualified. Each continent (with the Americas being divided into North America and South America for ITTF competition) had a qualifying competition to qualify one team. Nine teams qualified through a world qualifying event. The mixed doubles also had 16 pairs qualify. Each continent (with the Americas being divided into North America and South America for ITTF competition) had a qualifying competition to qualify one pair. Four teams qualified through the World Tour Grand Finals 2019 and five through the World Tour 2020. Japan was also guarante ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
