Zhou Tong
Zhou Tong may refer to: * Zhou Tong (archer) (died 1121), the second military arts tutor of Song Dynasty General Yue Fei * Zhou Tong (Water Margin), a fictional character from the ''Water Margin'' novel * Zhou Tong (footballer) (born 1990), Chinese footballer See also *Zhou (surname) Zhōu () is a Chinese surname, Chinese-language surname. In places which use the Wade–Giles romanization such as Taiwan, Zhou is usually spelled as Chou, and it may also be spelled as Chiau, Chau, Chao (surname), Chao, Chew (surname), Chew, Chow ...

Zhou Tong (archer)
Zhou Tong ( zh, c=周同 and ; pinyin: ; died late 1121) was the archery teacher and second military arts tutor of famous Song dynasty general Yue Fei. Originally a local hero from Henan, he was hired to continue Yue Fei's military training in archery after the boy had rapidly mastered spearplay under his first teacher. In addition to the future general, Zhou accepted other children as archery pupils. During his tutelage, Zhou taught the children all of his skills and even rewarded Yue with his two favorite bows because he was his best pupil. After Zhou's death, Yue would regularly visit his tomb twice a month and perform unorthodox sacrifices that far surpassed that done for even beloved tutors. Yue later taught what he had learned from Zhou to his soldiers and they were successful in battle. With the publishing of Yue Fei's 17th folklore biography, '' The Story of Yue Fei'' (1684), a new, fictional Zhou Tong emerged, who differed greatly from his historical persona. Not only w ...
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Zhou Tong (Water Margin)
Zhou Tong is a fictional character in ''Water Margin'', one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. Nicknamed "Little Conqueror", he ranks 87th among the 108 Stars of Destiny and 51st among the 72 Earthly Fiends. There was a historical Zhou Tong (archer), Zhou Tong, who lived during the late Northern Song Dynasty, northern Song dynasty, the period ''Water Margin'' is set in. According to folklore, he taught archery to the well-known general Yue Fei. The given names of the two Zhou Tong are written differently in Chinese (). Background The novel depicts Zhou Tong as robust and having a broad face and a loud booming voice. A skilled fighter, he uses a long Qiang (spear), spear in combat. Zhou is nicknamed "Little Conqueror" as he resembles Xiang Yu, a warrior of the Qing dynasty, Qin dynasty called "The Conqueror", in appearance and with his domineering temperament. Zhou Tong leads a bandit gang at Mount Peach Blossom () in Qingzhou (ancient China), Qingzhou (i ...
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Zhou Tong (footballer)
Zhou Tong (Chinese: 周通; born 12 January 1990) is a Chinese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Northern League club Auckland City. Club career Zhou started his senior career with China League Two side Shijiazhuang Tiangong in 2008. He moved to another League Two club Dalian Aerbin in 2009. He became the key player of the club, helping Dalian Aerbin win two successive championships as the team won promotion into Chinese Super League. He scored his first CSL goal on 24 March 2012, in a 3–3 away draw against Shandong Luneng Taishan. Zhou's Dalian career ended in acrimony when, in a crucial relegation battle against Tianjin Teda, Zhou removed his shirt in celebration of scoring the opening goal, notwithstanding a booking he had received earlier in the game. Dalian went on to lose the game 1–2 and were subsequently relegated at the end of the season. The following season, Zhou was not registered in the first team. On 11 July 2015, Zhou transferred to Chinese ...
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