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Famous Chinese or Chinese-speaking/writing people. Chinese (written) language (pinyin: zhōngw n) written in Chinese characters The Chinese language (汉语/漢語, 华语/華語, or 中文; Pinyin: H nyǔ, Hu yǔ, or Zhōngw n) is a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ...

Note In Chinese names, the family name is typically placed first (for example, the family name of "Mao Zedong" is "Mao"). For westernized names, the family name is placed last (for example, the family name of "Maggie Cheung" is "Cheung"). The following names are listed in alphabetic order, by family names. Chinese personal names follow a number of conventions different from those of Western personal names. ... A Chinese surname, also called a clan name or family name (姓, pinyin: x ng; or 氏, shi), is one of the over seven hundred family names used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic groups. ...

Rulers and politicians

Imperial times

See also: Chinese sovereign, Table of Chinese monarchs (Redirected from ) Aisin-Gioro Puyi (February 7, 1906 - October 17, 1967) was the Xuantong Emperor (宣統皇帝) of China between 1908 and 1924 (ruling emperor between 1908 and 1912, and non-ruling emperor between 1912 and 1924), the tenth (and last) emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to rule over China. ... Cao Cao (155 â€“ 220) was a regional warlord who rose to great power during the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty in ancient China. ... Cao Fang, ch. ... Cao Huan, ch. ... Cao Mao, ch. ... CÃ¡o PÄ« (æ›¹ä¸•, 187 - 226), born in Qiao County, Pei presently Bozhou city in An Hui Province. ... Cao Ren (曹仁; style name Zixiao 子孝; 168-223) was a military commander under the third century Chinese warlord Cao Cao. ... Cao Rui, ch. ... Cao Zhang (曹彰; styled Ziwen 子文) was a son of Cao Cao and a general of the Wei during the Three Kingdoms period in China. ... Cao Zhi (192 – 232) was a Chinese poet during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period. ... Chén Yǒuliàng (陳友諒, in Wade-Giles Chen Yu-liang) (1320 - August 23, 1363) was the founder of the rebel Dahan (大漢 Great Han) regime in late Yuan Dynasty in China. ... Empress Dowager Cixi Empress Dowager Cixi (Chinese: 慈禧太后; Wade-Giles: Tzu-hsi) (November 29, 1835–November 15, 1908), popularly known in China as the Western Empress Dowager (西太后), and officially known posthumously as Empress Xiaoqin Xian (孝欽顯皇后), was a powerful and charismatic figure who was the de facto ruler... The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: æ¸…æœ; pinyin: qÄ«ng chÃ¡o; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China expanded into China proper and the surrounding territories of Inner Asia, establishing... De facto is a Latin expression that means in fact or in practice. It is commonly used as opposed to de jure (meaning by law) when referring to matters of law or governance or technique (such as standards), that are found in the common experience as created or developed without... Dong Zhuo (? â€“ 192) was a warlord during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms Period in ancient China. ... Dou Xian (竇憲 dou4 xian4 50s - 92), leader of the consort clan Dou, first of which engaged in the struggle for power against eunuchs in the Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty. ... Gao Lishi (高力士) (684-762) was a eunuch official during Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Chinas reign, reaching high ranks like Biaoqi Grand General (驃騎大將軍) and Jinkai Fu Yitong Sansi (進開府儀同三司). ... Guō Jiā (郭嘉)(170-207), courtesy name Fèngxiào (奉孝), was a famous strategist and advisor for the Kingdom of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of ancient China. ... Emperor Gao (256 BC or 247 BC–June 1, 195 BC), commonly known inside China as Gaozu, personal name Liu Bang, was the first emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty, ruling over China from 202 BC until 195 BC, and one of only two dynasty founders who emerged from the... The Hongwu Emperor (October 21, 1328 - June 24, 1398), personal name Zhu Yuanzhang, was the founder of the Ming Dynasty of China, and the first emperor of this dynasty from 1368 to 1398. ... Hong Tianguifu (洪天貴福 in pinyin: hong2 tian1 fu2 gui4) (1848 - 1864), also called Hong Tiangui and in Qing historical record, Hong Futian (洪福瑱 fu2 tian4), was the second and last king of the Heavenly Kingdom of Taiping. ... Hóng Xiùquán (洪秀全, Wade-Giles: Hung Hsiu-chüan, born Hong Renkun 洪仁坤, Courtesy name Huoxiu 火秀) (January 10, 1812-June 1, 1864), a Hakka Chinese Christian who led the Taiping Rebellion and established the Heavenly Kingdom of Taiping, in which he was known as the King of Heaven (天王... Hua Xiong (? â€“ 190) was a military commandant under the tyrannical warlord Dong Zhuo during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms Period in ancient China. ... Huang Chenyan was a prominent scholar in the Long Zhong commandry around the time of the later Han Dynasty. ... This article needs cleanup, so as to conform to a higher standard. ... The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: æ¸…æœ; pinyin: qÄ«ng chÃ¡o; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China expanded into China proper and the surrounding territories of Inner Asia, establishing... Kublai Khan or Khubilai Khan (1215 â€“ 1294), Mongol military leader, was Khan (1260-1294) of the Mongol Empire and founder and first Emperor (1279-1294) of the Chinese Yuan Dynasty. ... Li Chéngqián (李承乾) (619 - October 1, 644) was the original crown prince of Emperor Taizong of Tang China, but was replaced later by his younger brother Li Tai. ... Li Tai (李泰) (620 - ?) was once a crown prince of the Tang Empire of China. ... Li Hongzhang (Chinese: 李鴻章; pinyin: Lǐ Hóngzhāng, Wade-Giles: Li Hung-chang) (February 15, 1823 - November 7, 1901) was a general who ended several major rebellions, and a leading statesman of the late Chinese Qing Empire. ... Li Houzhu (æŽå¾Œä¸»; pinyin: lÇ hÃ²u zhÇ”) (936 or 937 - 978) was a Chinese poet and the last ruler of the Southern Tang Kingdom from 961 to 975 during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period; he has been called the first true master of the ci form (Indiana Companion... Li Si (Chinese: 李斯; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Li Ssu) (ca. ... Lǐ Zìchéng (李自成) (September 22, 1606 - 1645), born Li Hóngjī (鴻基), was a rebel in late Ming China who proclaimed himself Chuǎng Wáng (闖王), or The Roaming King. Born in Mizhi District (米脂縣), Yanan Subprefecture (延安府), Shaanxi, Li grew up as a shepherd. ... LIN Zexu (æž—å‰‡å¾; pinyin: LÃn ZÃ©xÃº) (August 30, 1785 - November 22, 1850) was an official loyal to the Daoguang Emperor of China, most famous for his active fight against foreign-imported opium during the Qing dynasty. ... Liu Bei was the founder of the Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms period of China. ... The Kingdom of Shu (蜀 shǔ) (221 – 263) was one of the Three Kingdoms competing for control of China after the fall of the Han Dynasty. ... Liu Biao (?- 208 AD) was the governor of the Jing province in China towards the end of the Han dynasty. ... Liu Shan (åŠ‰ç¦ª Pinyin LÃu ShÃ n, Wade-Giles Liu Shan) (207 - 271) was the second and final emperor of the Kingdom of Shu during the period of the Three Kingdoms in ancient China. ... Liu Ying (劉英) was a son of Emperor Guangwu of Han, and half-brother of Emperor Ming. ... Lu Su was an advisor for the kingdom of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of ancient China, having taken over the position from Zhou Yu. ... Empress Dowager LÃ¼ (å‘‚å¤ªåŽ, pinyin: LÃ¼ Taihou) or Empress Gao (é«˜çš‡åŽ, pinyin: Gao Huanghou) (d. ... The Han Dynasty (Traditional Chinese characters: 漢朝, Simplified Chinese characters: 汉朝, pinyin Hàncháo 202 BC - AD 220) followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. ... Ming Yuzhen (旻玉珍, then 明玉珍) (1331 - summer 1366) was a peasant who established the rebel Empire of Daxia (大夏 Great Xia) during the late Yuan Dynasty in China. ... Páng Tǒng (龐統) (178-213AD), courtesy name Shìyuán (士元), was an advisor to Liu Bei during the Later Han period. ... The Qianlong Emperor (September 25, 1711–February 7, 1799) was the fifth emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China. ... The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: æ¸…æœ; pinyin: qÄ«ng chÃ¡o; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China expanded into China proper and the surrounding territories of Inner Asia, establishing... Qin Shi Huang (ç§¦å§‹çš‡) (November or December 260 BC - September 10, 210 BC), personal name Zheng, was king of the Chinese State of Qin from 247 BC to 221 BC, and then the first emperor of a unified China from 221 BC to 210 BC, ruling under the name First Emperor. ... Sima Guang (py. ... Sima Lun (sim. ... Sun Ce or Sun Tse (å«ç–; pinyin: SÅ«n CÃ¨; 175 â€“ 200 AD), style name Bofu (ä¼¯ç¬¦), was born in Fuchun County of southern China in AD 175. ... Sun Jian (å«å …, pinyin: SÅ«n JiÄn ) (156-192), courtesy name Wentai (æ–‡å°), was a warlord from Jiang Dong, the southeastern part of China, later the Wu Kingdom. ... Sun Quan (孫權 pinyin: Sūn Quán) (182-252), son of Sun Jian, was the third ruler of the State of Wu and the founder of Kingdom of Wu, during the Three Kingdoms period, in China. ... The Kingdom of Wu (Chinese: å³, pinyin: wÃº) refers to a historical nation and several states in a region of China. ... Emperor Taizong of Tang China (January 23, 599–July 10, 649), born Li Shimin, was the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty of China from 626 to 649. ... Wáng Ānshí (王安石) (1021 - 1086) was a Chinese economist, statesman and poet of the Song Dynasty who attempted some controversial, major socio-economic reforms. ... Wang Mang (çŽ‹èŽ½, pinyin: WÃ¡ng MÄƒng) (45 BCâ€“October 6, 23) was a Han Dynasty official who seized the throne from the Liu family and founded Xin (or Hsin) Dynasty (æ–°æœ, meaning new dynasty), ruling AD 8â€“23. ... Wen Tianxiang ( Wade-Giles: Wen Tien-hsiang) (文天祥, 1236–1283), titled Duke of Xinguo, the last resisting Prime Minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, was captured by Kublai Khan, and was brought back to Beijing under house arrest, in the company of musicians and female entertainers. ... Wèi Yán (魏延, ?–234), courtesy name Wéncháng (文長), was a distinguished officer of Shu. ... Wu Zetian (武則天) (625 - December 16, 705), personal name Wu Zhao (武曌), was the only female emperor in the history of China, founding her own dynasty, the Zhou (周), and ruling under the name Emperor Shengshen (聖神皇帝) from 690 to 705. ... Xu Shu (徐庶) was one of Liu Beis advisors during the Three Kingdoms period of China. ... Yan Song (Chinese: 嚴嵩; pinyin: Yán Sōng) (1481 - 1568) was a corrupt Ming Chinese prime minister who became a homeless pauper. ... Yang Guozhong (楊國忠 Pinyin: yang2 guo2 zhong1) (? - 756) was a official who achieved high rank due to his relation with Emperor-Consort Yang Guifei. ... Yinreng (胤礽, born June 16, 1674; died January 27, 1725) was a Heir Apparent to the imperial throne of China. ... The Yongle Emperor (May 2, 1360–August 12, 1424), born Zhu Di, was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China from 1402 to 1424. ... Portrait of Yuan An from late imperial times. ... Yuan Taotu 轅濤塗 (died c. ... Zēng Guófán (曾國藩; Wade-Giles: Tseng Kuo-fan, Courtesy name Bóhán 伯函, Hao: Díshēng 滌生) (November 21, 1811 – March 12, 1872) was an eminent Han Chinese official of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. ... Zhao Gao è¶™é«˜ (died end of October 207 BC) was the chief eunuch during the Qin Dynasty of China, who played an instrumental role in the downfall of the Qin Dynasty. ... Zhang Zhao (156-236 AD) was a brilliantly minded civil officer who served under the Sun family at the time of the Three Kingdoms in China. ... Koxinga (國姓爺; Taiwanese: Kok-sèng-iâ/Kok-sìⁿ-iâ; pinyin: Gúoxìngyé) is the popular name of Zheng Chenggong (鄭成功; pinyin: Zhèng Chénggōng; WG: Cheng Cheng-kung; Cheng Kung; Taiwanese: Tēⁿ Sêng-kong) (1624 - 1662), who was a military leader at the end of the Chinese Ming Dynasty. ... Zhou Tai (å‘¨æ³°), courtesy name Youping, was a tall, powerful man who served the kingdom of Wu in the Three Kingdoms era of China. ... An artist impression of Zhuge Liang holding his trademark feather fan. ... Portrait of General Tso, by Piassetsky, 1875 ZuÇ’ ZÅngtÃ¡ng (å·¦å®—æ£ ) (November 10, 1812-September 5, 1885), spelled Tso Tsung-tang in Wade-Giles and known simply as General Tso to Westerners, was a gifted Chinese military leader born in Wenjialong, north of Changsha in Hunan province, during the... The king or wang (王 wang2) was the Chinese head of state from the Zhou to Qin dynasties. ... Below is a table of Chinese monarchs. ...

Warlords

Zhang Xueliang Zhang Xueliang or Chang HsÃ¼eh-liang (å¼µå¸è‰¯, pinyin: ZhÄng XuÃ©liÃ¡ng, English: Peter Hsueh Liang Chang) (June 3, 1901 - October 15, 2001), nicknamed the Young Marshal, became the effective ruler of Manchuria and much of Northeast China after the assassination of his father Chang Tso-lin... Chang Tso-lin Chang Tso-Lin (WG) (Chinese: å¼µä½œéœ–, pinyin: ZhÄng ZuÃ²lÃn) (March 19, 1873 â€“ June 4, 1928), nicknamed the Old Marshal or Mukden Tiger, was a Chinese warlord in Manchuria in the early 20th century. ... Feng YÃ¼-hsiang (Traditional Chinese: é¦®çŽ‰ç¥¥; Simplified Chinese: å†¯çŽ‰ç¥¥; pinyin: ) (1882â€“1948) was a warlord during the early years of the Republic of China. ... Gongsun Du (Traditional Chinese: 公孫度, pinyin: Gōngsūn Dù; ?-204) was a general of the Late Eastern Han Dynasty. ... Gongsun Kang (公孫康 gong1 sun1 kang1; ?-221) was a Chinese warlord in Liaodong and northwestern Korea. ... Gongsun Yuan (公孫淵 gong1 sun1 yuan1; ?-238) was a Chinese warlord in Liaodong and northwestern Korea. ... Sheng Shicai Sheng Shicai (Chinese: ç››ä¸–æ‰; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Sheng Shih-tsai) (1897 - 1970) was a Chinese warlord who ruled Xinjiang from 1933 to 1944. ... Wang Jingwei Wang Jingwei (Traditional: æ±ªç²¾è¡›; Simplified: æ±ªç²¾å«; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Wang Ching-wei) (1883 â€“ November 10, 1944), was a member of the left wing of the Kuomintang and is most noted from breaking with Chiang Kai-Shek and forming a Japanese supported collaborationist government in Nanjing. ... Yuan Shikai (Traditional: 袁世凱; Simplified: 袁世凯; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Yüan Shih-kai) (September 16, 1859 – June 6, 1916) was a Chinese military official and politician during the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. ...

Communist Party of China / PRC

Communist Party of China flag The Communist Party of China (Simplified Chinese: ä¸å›½å…±äº§å…š; Traditional Chinese: ä¸åœ‹å…±ç”£é»¨; pinyin: ) is the ruling party of the Peoples Republic of China. ... In the technical terminology of political science the PRC was a communist state for much of the 20th century, and is still considered a communist state by many, though not all, political scientists. ... Bo Xilai (薄熙来; pinyin: Bó Xīlái) (born July 1949) is a politician of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Chen Duxiu (October 8, 1879 - May 27, 1942) played many different roles in Chinese history. ... Chen Yun (Traditional Chinese: 陳雲, Simplified Chinese: 陈云; 1905 - April 10, 1995) was one of the most influential leaders of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping listen? (Simplified Chinese: é‚“å°å¹³; Traditional Chinese: é„§å°å¹³; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Teng Hsiao-ping; pronounced Dung Shyao-ping; August 22, 1904â€”February 19, 1997) was a revolutionary elder in the Communist Party of China (CPC) who served as the de facto ruler of the Peoples Republic of... Zhuo Lin (卓琳) (Wade-Giles: Chuo Lin or Cho Lin) was the third wife of Deng Xiaoping. ... Deng Nan (邓楠; pinyin Dèng Nán) (born 1945) is the second daughter of Deng Xiaoping and his third wife Zhuo Lin. ... Deng Pufang (邓朴方 pinyin deng4 pu2 fang1), (born in 1944), is the first son of Deng Xiaoping and his third wife Zhuo Lin. ... Deng Yingchao (邓颖超) (February 4, 1904 - July 11, 1992), was the Chairwoman of the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference from 1983 to 1988 and a member of the Communist Party of China. ... The Gang of Four on trial The Gang of Four (Chinese: 四人帮; pinyin: ) was a group of Communist Party leaders in the Peoples Republic of China who were arrested and removed from their positions in 1976, following the death of Mao Zedong, and were blamed for the events of... Jiang Qing (Chinese: æ±Ÿé’; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chiang Ching) (1914 â€“ May 14, 1991) stage name Lan Ping, the third wife of Mao Zedong, was a Chinese political leader most famous for forming the Gang of Four. ... Wang Hongwen (Chinese: 王洪文, pinyin Wáng Hóngwén, Wade-Giles: Wang Hung-wen) (1933/1935–August 3, 1992) was the youngest member of the Gang of Four. ... Yao Wenyuan (姚文元, Pinyin Yáo Wényuán) (born 1931) is a former Chinese writer and propaganda official and a member of the Gang of Four in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Zhang Chunqiao (Simplified Chinese: 张春桥; Traditional Chinese: 張春橋; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chang Chun-chiao) (1917–April 21, 2005) was a member of the Gang of Four. ... HÃº JÇntÄo (born December 21, 1942) became General Secretary of the Communist Party of China on November 15, 2002. ... Hu Yaobang (Chinese: èƒ¡è€€é‚¦ Wade-Giles: Hu Yao-pang) (November 20, 1915 â€“ April 15, 1989) was a leader of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Hua Guofeng (Chinese: åŽå›½é”‹; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hua Kuo-feng) (born February 16, 1921) was Mao Zedongs designated successor as leader of the Communist Party of China and the Peoples Republic of China. ... Huang Ju (黄菊, py: Huáng Jú) (born September 1939) is a Vice Premier of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Jia Qinglin (Simplified Chinese: 贾庆林; Traditional Chinese: 賈慶林; pinyin: Jiǎ Qìnglín) is the fourth ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China, and the Chairman of the Peoples Political Consultative Conference. ... JiÄng ZÃ©mÃn (born August 17, 1926) was the core of the third generation of Communist Party of China leaders, serving as General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1989 to 2002, as President of the Peoples Republic of China from 1993 to 2003, and... Lei Feng (雷锋) (December 18, 1940 - August 15, 1962) was a soldier of the Peoples Liberation Army of the PRC. He was characterized as a selfless and modest figure after his death and an idol to many. ... Li Dazhao (æŽå¤§é‡—, Wades-Giles: Li Ta-chao) (October 29, 1888 - April 28, 1927) was a Chinese intellectual who cofounded the Communist Party of China with Chen Duxiu in 1921. ... Kang Sheng Kang Sheng (Chinese: 康生) (1898–December 16, 1975), Communist Party of China official, was head of the Peoples Republic of Chinas security apparatus until his death, and was subsequently accused along with the Gang of Four of being responsible for persecutions during the Cultural Revolution. ... LÄ PÃ©ng (Simplified Chinese: æŽé¹, Traditional Chinese: æŽéµ¬, Wade-Giles: Li Peng) (b. ... Lǐ Ruìhuán (李瑞环/李瑞環 1934- ) was a politician active late 20th century and early 21st century in the Peoples Republic of China. ... LÇ XiÄnniÃ n (1902â€“June 21, 1992) was President of the Peoples Republic of China between 1983 and 1988 and then president of the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference until his death. ... Lin Biao (林彪; pinyin: lín biāo; Wade-Giles: Lin Piao;) (December 5, 1907 - September 13, 1971) was a Chinese Communist military and political leader, once known as Mao Zedongs comrade-in-arms and likely successor, but later discredited as a traitor. ... Liu Bocheng (刘伯承, Wade-Giles: Liu Po-cheng; December 4, 1892 - October 7, 1986) was a Chinese Communist military commander. ... Liú Shàoqí (Simplified Chinese: 刘少奇 Traditional Chinese: 劉少奇 Wade-Giles: Liu Shao-chi) (November 24, 1898 – November 12, 1969) was a leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Peoples Republic of China. ... Luo Gan (罗干) (b. ... Mao Zedong (December 26, 1893 â€“ September 9, 1976; Mao Tse-Tung in Wade-Giles) was the chairman of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China from 1943 and the chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China from 1945 until his death. ... PÃ©ng DÃ©huÃ¡i (T. Chinese: å½å¾·æ‡·, S. Chinese: å½å¾·æ€€, Wade-Giles: Peng Te-huai) (October 24, 1898 - November 29, 1974) was a prominent Chinese Communist military leader. ... Peng Zhen (Chinese: 彭真; pinyin: Péng Zhēn; Wade-Giles: Peng Chen) (1902–April 26, 1997) was a leading member of the Communist Party of China. ... Tung Chee Hwa Tung Chee Hwa (Traditional Chinese: è‘£å»ºè¯; Simplified Chinese: è‘£å»ºåŽ; Cantonese IPA: ; Jyutping: dung2 gin3 wa4; Mandarin Pinyin: DÇ’ng JiÃ nhuÃ¡) (born July 7, 1937, or the 29th day of the 5th month in the Chinese calendar) was the first elected Chief Executive (July 1, 1997â€“March 12, 2005... Wang Fanxi (Chinese: 王凡西 Wáng Fánxī; March 16, 1907 – December 30, 2002) was a leading Chinese Trotskyist revolutionary. ... Categories: CPC leaders | People stubs ... Wen Jiabao (Simplified Chinese: æ¸©å®¶å®; Traditional Chinese: æº«å®¶å¯¶; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Wen Chia-pao) (born September 1942) is the Premier of the State Council of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Wu Bangguo Wu Bangguo (Traditional Chinese:吳邦國 , Simplified Chinese: 吴邦国, Hanyu Pinyin: Wú Bāngguó) (born July 1941) is a Chinese politician. ... Wu Guanzheng (吳官正) (b. ... Vice-premier Wu Yi WÃº YÃ (å´ä»ª) (born 1938 in Wuhan, China) is one of four vice-premiers of the State Council of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Yang Shangkun - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Ye Jianying (叶剑英) (Wade-Giles:Yeh Chien-ying) (April 28, 1897-October 22, 1986) was a Chinese Communist general and the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National Peoples Congress from 1978 to 1983. ... Zeng Qinghong (曾庆红 Pinyin: Zēng Qìnghóng) (July 1939) became a member of the Politburo Standing Committee and member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee during the 2002 16th Party Congress. ... Zhao Ziyang (Simplified Chinese: èµµç´«é˜³; Traditional Chinese: è¶™ç´«é™½; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chao Tzu-yang) (October 17, 1919â€“January 17, 2005) was a politician in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Zhou Enlai (Simplified Chinese: å‘¨æ©æ¥; Traditional Chinese: å‘¨æ©ä¾†; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chou En-lai) (March 5, 1898 â€“ January 8, 1976), a prominent Chinese Communist leader, was Premier of the Peoples Republic of China from 1949 until his death. ... ZhÅ« RÃ³ngjÃ¬ (born October 1, 1928, Simplified Chinese: æœ±é••åŸº or often incorrectly æœ±ç†”åŸº; Traditional Chinese: æœ±éŽ”åŸº; Wade-Giles: Chu Jung-chi) was the 9th Premier of the Peoples Republic of China State Council (March 1998-March 2003), and was a Standing Committee member of the Politburo of 15th CPC Central Committee...

Nationalists (Kuomintang)

The Kuomintang (KMT) or Nationalist Party of China (Traditional: ä¸åœ‹åœ‹æ°‘é»¨; Simplified: ä¸å›½å›½æ°‘å…š; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo Kuo-min-tang; Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongguo Guomindang) is a conservative political party currently active in the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan. ... Chen Cheng (陳誠 Chén Chéng) (January 4, 1897 - March 5, 1965), was Vice President (1960 - 1965) and Premier (March 7, 1950 - June 7, 1954; June 30, 1958 - December 15, 1963) of the Republic of China and Chairman of Taiwan Province (1948). ... Chen Yi, the first ROC Chief Executive and Garrison Commander of Taiwan. ... Chiang Ching-kuo (è”£ç¶“åœ‹) Chiang Ching-kuo (è”£ç¶“åœ‹ in pinyin: JiÇŽng JÄ«ngguÃ³) (April 271, 1910 - January 13, 1988), Kuomintang politician and leader, was the son of Chiang Kai-shek and held numerous posts in the government of the Republic of China (from 1949 on Taiwan). ... Faina Chiang Fang-liang (蔣方良; pinyin: Jiǎng Fāngliáng) (May 15, 1916–December 15, 2004) was the wife of President Chiang Ching-kuo and served as First Lady of the Republic of China on Taiwan from 1978 to 1988. ... Chiang Kai-shek (October 31, 1887â€“April 5, 1975) was a Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomintang (KMT) after the death of Sun Yat-sen in 1925. ... Du Yuming (py) or Tu Yü-ming (wg) (杜聿明) (1903-1981) was a Kuomintang field commander active in the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) theatre of World War II and in the Chinese civil war from 1945 to 1949. ... H.H. Kung Kung Hsiang-hsi (孔祥熙, pinyin: Kǒng Xiángxī) (1881 - 1967), often known as H. H. Kung, was a wealthy Chinese banker and politician in the early 20th Century. ... Hau Pei-tsun (郝柏村; pinyin: Hǎo Bócūn; born July 13, 1919) was Premier of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) from May 30, 1990 to February 10, 1993 and a 4-star general in the ROC Army. ... Huang Hsing Huang Hsing or Huáng Xīng (S. Chinese: 黄兴, T. Chinese: 黃興; October 25, 1874 – October 31, 1916), Chinese revolutionary leader, militarist and statesman, was the first arm commander-in-chief of Republic of China. ... Li Tsung-jen (李宗仁 Pinyin: Lǐ Zōngrén) (August 13, 1890 - January 13, 1969), courtesy name Delin (德鄰), was vice-president and acting president of the Republic of China and adversary of Chiang Kai-shek. ... Lin Sen (Chinese: 林森, pinyin: Lín Sēn) (1868 – August 1, 1943), courtesy name Zichao (子超), sobriquet Changren (長仁), was Chairman of the National Government of the Republic of China from 1932 until his death. ... Liu Chih (pinyin: Liu Zhi; 1892-1972) was a Kuomintang military and political leader in the Republic of China After service in numerous regional armies, Liu joined the faculty of the Whampoa Military Academy in 1924 and became a field commander during the Northern Expedition. ... Lú Mùzhēn (卢慕贞) (1867 - 1952) was the first wife of Chinese revolutionary leader and first President of the Republic of China Sun Yat-sen. ... Qiú Jǐn (秋瑾) (1875 - July 14, 1907) was a Chinese female anti-Qing Empire revolutionary killed after a failed uprising. ... Charlie Soong at Vanderbilt University Charles Jones Soong (宋嘉樹 Pinyin: Sòng Jiāshù) (February 1863, 1864 or 1866 _ May 3, 1918), courtesy name Yaoru (耀如, hence his alternate name: Soong Yao-ju), was a Hakka Chinese who achieved prominence as a missionary and businessman. ... Tse-ven Soong, or Soong Tzu-wen (Chinese: 宋子文, pinyin: Sòng Zǐwén; 1894 - 1971), a prominent millionaire businessman and politician in the early 20th century Republic of China, had Charlie Soong as a father and the Soong sisters as siblings. ... The Soong Sisters (å®‹å®¶å§å¦¹ pinyin: SÃ²ngjiÄ JiÄ›mÃ¨i,or å®‹æ°ä¸‰å§å¦¹) were three women whose husbands were amongst Chinas most significant political figures of the early 20th century. ... Soong Ai-ling (宋藹齡 Pinyin: Sòng Àilíng), or Eling Soong (June 14, 1890 - October 18, 1973), eldest of the Soong sisters, was the wife of H. H. Kung, who was the richest man in the early 20th Century Republic of China. ... Soong Ching-ling (Simplified Chinese: å®‹åº†é¾„; Traditional Chinese: å®‹æ…¶é½¡; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Sung Ching-ling) (January 27, 1893 - May 29, 1981) was one of the Soong sistersâ€”three sisters whose husbands were amongst Chinas most significant political figures of the early 20th century. ... Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek with General Joseph Stilwell in Burma (1942). ... Sun Yat-sen (November 12, 1866 â€“ March 12, 1925) was a Chinese revolutionary leader and statesman who is considered by many to be the Father of Modern China. He had a significant influence in the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty and establishment of the Republic of China. ... Sung Chiao-jen (Chinese characters: 宋教仁, Pinyin: Sòng Jiàorén) (1882–March 22, 1913) was a Chinese revolutionary and political leader. ... Yen Chia-kan (嚴家淦, pinyin: Yán Jiāgàn), or Yen Chia-jin (October 23, 1905- December 24, 1993), better known as C. K. Yen, succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as President of the Republic of China (on Taiwan) upon Chiangs death on April 5, 1975. ... Yen Hsi-shan (é–»éŒ«å±±; pinyin: YÃ¡n XÃshÄn) (October 8, 1883â€“July 22, 1960) was a Chinese Warlord who served in the Republic of China government. ...

Republic of China

See also: List of leaders of the Republic of China, Premier of the Republic of China National motto: None Official language Mandarin Chinese Capital and largest city Taipei President Chen Shui-bian Premier Frank Hsieh Area - Total - % water Ranked 138th 35,980 kmÂ² 2. ... Categories: 1858 births | 1919 deaths | Stub ... Li YÃ¼an-hung. ... Tsao Kun (曹錕 Pinyin: Cáo Kūn) (December 12, 1862-May 17, 1938) was a commander in the Beiyang Army and through bribery became president of the Republic of China (on Beijing) from October 1, 1923 to November 2, 1924. ... Tuan Chi-jui. ... Wey Daw-ming (魏道明 Pinyin: Wèi Dàomíng; Wade-Giles: Wei Tao-ming, 1900 - May 18, 1978) was the first Governor of Taiwan Province (1947-1949) to replace Chen Yi, who was the governor general of Taiwan. ... This is a list of Heads of State of the Republic of China: Military Governments Beginning with the Wuchang Uprising on October 11, 1911 and in the following two months, provincial military governments declared their independence from the Qing Empire under the name Republic of China. ... The President of the Executive Yuan (行政院長), colloquially referred to as the Premier (閣揆), is the head of the Executive Yuan or executive branch of the Republic of China government which currently administers Taiwan. ...

Dissidents

　 Wúěr Kāixī (吾爾開希 Uyghur: Uerkesh Daolet) (1968-) is a famous Uyghur student leader in the Tiananmen protests of 1989. ... Li Lu (李禄 Pinyin: Lǐ Lù) (born 1966) was an organizer and leader of the Chinese student dissidents who took part in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. ... Wang Dan (Chinese: 王丹) (born February 26, 1969), a leader of the Chinese democracy movement, was one of the most visible of the student leaders in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. ... Wei Jingsheng Wei Jingsheng (魏京生) (May 20, 1950 - ) is an activist in the Chinese democracy movement most prominent for authoring the document the Fifth Modernization. ... Chai Ling (柴玲, born 1966) was one of the leaders in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. ... Yang Jianli is a Chinese dissident with U.S. residency. ... Liu Binyan is a Chinese author and journalist, as well as a political dissident. ...

Non-political royalty

Concubine Qi (戚姬 pinyin qi1ji1) (d. ... Xi Shi (西施) was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. ... Yang Guifei (æ¥Šè²´å¦ƒ Secondary-consort Yang) (June 1, 719 â€” July 15, 756), born Yang Yuhuan (æ¥ŠçŽ‰ç’°), was one of the Four Beauties of ancient China. ...

Artists and perfomers

Painters and calligraphers

See also: List of Chinese painters Dŏng Yuán (董源) (c. ... Eleven Pigeons painting by Jiang Tingxi Jiang Tingxi (蔣廷錫) (1669-1732) was a Chinese painter, and an editor of the encyclopedia Gujin tushu jicheng (Complete Collection of Ancient and Modern Writings and Charts). ... Liáng Kǎi (梁楷) (fl. ... Qi Baishi portrait on a USSR stamp QÃ BÃ¡ishÃ (é½Šç™½çŸ³, also Chi Pai-shih) (January 1, 1864 - September 16, 1957) was a Chinese painter. ... Wang Xizhi (303-361) is a famous Chinese Calligrapher in the 4th century AD. His most famous work is the Lanting Xu, the preface of a collection of poems written by a number of poets when gathering at Lan Ting near the town of Shaoxing in Zhejiang province and engaging... Lady Wèi Shuò (Traditional: 衛鑠, Simplified: 卫铄) (272-349), commonly addressed just as Lady Wei (衛夫人 Wei Furen), was a calligrapher of Eastern Jin Dynasty China who established consequential rules about the Regular Script. ... Xú Wèi (徐渭) (1521 - 1593) was a Ming Chinese painter famed for his rapid and expressive strokes. ... Categories: Artist stubs | Calligraphers | Chinese painters ... Categories: Artist stubs | 1626 births | 1705 deaths | Chinese painters | Calligraphers ... The following is a list of Chinese painters: See also Chinese painting External links Chinapage. ...

Actors and actresses

Jackie Chan, born Chan Kong-sang on April 7, 1954, is a Hong Kong martial artist, film actor, director and stuntman. ... Sammi Cheng (é„ç§€æ–‡) (born August 19, 1972) is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop singer. ... Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing (Traditional: å¼µåœ‹æ¦®; Simplified: å¼ å›½è£; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chang Kuo-jung) (September 12, 1956 - April 1, 2003) was a highly successful Cantopop singer and the star of several Hong Kong movies. ... Maggie Cheung Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (å¼µæ›¼çŽ‰; pinyin: ZhÄng MÃ nyÃ¹; Cantonese: dzoeng1 maan6 juk9/juk2) (born September 20, 1964) is a Hong Kong film star who has been cast in more than 80 films since the 1980s. ... Chow Yun-Fat Chow Yun-Fat (Chinese: å‘¨æ½¤ç™¼; pinyin: ) (born May 18, 1955 on Lamma Island, Hong Kong) is among a handful of internationally recognized screen actors that Hong Kong has ever produced, along with Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. ... Gong Li (Simplified Chinese: 巩俐; Traditional Chinese: 鞏俐; pinyin: ) (born December 31, 1965) is a Chinese film actress. ... Sammo Hung (Chinese: æ´ªé‡‘å¯¶; pinyin: ; Cantonese: Hung4 Gam1 Bou2) (born in Hong Kong on January 7, 1952) is a Kung Fu movies actor and director. ... Leon Lai Ming Leon Lai (é»Žæ˜Ž; pinyin: LÇ MÃng; Cantonese: lai4 ming4, but his real name is é»Žæ· (Lai Chit, Alexander)) (born December 11, 1966) is a Cantopop singer and star of several Hong Kong movies. ... Top: Andy Lau (right) with Idy Chan in 1983 TVB The Return of the Condor Heroes - Bottom: Andy Lau (left) with Takeshi Kaneshiro in 2004 House of Flying Daggers Andy Lau Tak-Wah (Traditional Chinese: åŠ‰å¾·è¯; Simplified Chinese: åˆ˜å¾·åŽ; pinyin: ; Jyutping: Lau4 Dak1 Waa4) (born September 27, 1961 in Hong Kong as... Alec Su (Simplified Chinese: è‹æœ‰æœ‹, Traditional Chinese: è˜‡æœ‰æœ‹, Pinyin: SÅ« YÇ’upÃ©ng) (born on September 11, 1973 in Taipei, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese pop star and well-known actor. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Tony Leung Chiu Wai (Chinese: æ¢æœå‰; pinyin: ) (born June 27, 1962) is a Hong Kong movie and ex-television actor. ... Jet Li Jet Li (Traditional: æŽé€£æ°; Simplified: æŽè¿žæ°; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Li Lien-chieh; Cantonese: Ley5 Lin4 Git6) (born April 26, 1963) is a martial artist and film actor. ... Bai Ling (traditional Chinese: 白靈 ,simplified Chinese: 白灵,Hanyu Pinyin: Bái Líng) (b. ... Betty Loh Ti (æ¨‚è’‚) (29 August 1937 - 27 December 1968) was a Chinese actress who was often described as the Chinese Classic Beauty. In the 1960s, she was popular among both Chinese and Western filmgoers. ... Anita Mui Anita Mui Yim-fong (æ¢…è‰·èŠ³; pinyin: MÃ©i YÃ nfÄng; Cantonese Yale: muÃ¬h yihm fÃ²ng) (October 10, 1963â€“December 30, 2003) was a popular Hong Kong pop singer and actress. ... Michelle Monique Reis (李嘉欣, pinyin: Lǐ Jiāxīn) (born June 20, 1970) is a Hong Kong actress. ... RUAN Lingyu (阮玲玉) (April 26, 1910 - March 8, 1935) was a Chinese silent film actress, one of the most prominent of the 1930s. ... Sally Yeh (葉蒨文, pinyin: Yè Qiànwén) a. ... Michelle Yeoh January 29, 2004 Dato Michelle Yeoh (Chinese: æ¥Šç´«ç“Š; pinyin: ; born August 6, 1962) is a Hong Kong-based actress and dancer, sometimes billed as Michelle Khan. Yeoh is a Chinese Malaysian born in Ipoh, Malaysia. ... Yuen Biao (å…ƒå½ª) (born 26 July 1957) is a Chinese actor from Hong Kong. ... Zhang Ziyi from the movie Hero Zhang Ziyi (Chinese: ç« åæ€¡; pinyin: ) (born February 9, 1979) is a Chinese actress and dancer. ...

Film-makers

See also: Cinema of China Ang Lee (Chinese: 李安; pinyin: ) (born October 23, 1954) is an ethnic Chinese Hollywood director born and raised Taiwanese in Taiwan but educated in the United States. ... Jackie Chan, born Chan Kong-sang on April 7, 1954, is a Hong Kong martial artist, film actor, director and stuntman. ... Chén Kǎigē, (陈凯歌 Traditional Chinese: 陈凯歌 Wade_Giles: Chen Kai_ko, b. ... Samson Chiu (Chiu Leung Chun) is a Hong Kong-based film director, film writer and newspaper columnist. ... Stephen Chow in Kung Fu Hustle Stephen Chow (Simplified Chinese: å‘¨æ˜Ÿé©°; Traditional Chinese: å‘¨æ˜Ÿé¦³; pinyin: ; Cantonese Romanization: Chow Sing Chi) (born June 22, 1962) is a highly popular Hong Kong actor and director, whose expertise in the comedic field led him to be dubbed the king of comedy by the Hong Kong... King Hu (胡金銓, pinyin: Hú Jīnquán, April 29, 1931 - January 14, 1997) was a Hong Kong and Taiwan-based Chinese film director whose wuxia films brought Chinese cinema to new technical and artistic heights. ... Ringo Lam (林嶺東; pinyin: Lin Lingdong; Cantonese: Lam Leng-tung) (born 1955) is a film director known for stylish action thrillers. ... Stanley Kwan (關錦鵬, born October 9, 1957) is a Hong Kong film director and producer. ... Patrick Tam Kar Ming (譚家明, Mandarin: Tan2 Gu1 Ming2; born March 25, 1948) is a Hong Kong film director. ... Tsui Hark (Chinese: å¾å…‹; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: HsÃ¼ Ko) (born Tsui Man-kong on January 2, 1951) is a New Wave film director in Hong Kong who is also a highly influential producer, often likened to Steven Spielberg for a similar galvanizing effect on his countrys cinematic scene. ... Wayne Wang (王穎, pinyin: Wáng Yǐng) (born January 12, 1949) is a Chinese American film director. ... Wong Kar-wai Wong Kar-wai (Traditional Chinese: çŽ‹å®¶è¡›; Simplified Chinese: çŽ‹å®¶å«; pinyin: ) (born July 17, 1958) is a Hong Kong film director known for his unique visual style of slow paced romantic art films. ... John Woo (Chinese: å³å®‡æ£®; pinyin: ) (born May 1, 1946 in Guangzhou, China) is a Chinese film director known especially for the ballet-like violence in his movies. ... Zhang Yimou (Simplified Chinese: å¼ è‰ºè°‹; Traditional Chinese: å¼µè—è¬€; pinyin: ) (born November 14, 1950) is a Chinese filmmaker and cinematographer who made his directorial debut in 1987 with the film Red Sorghum. ... The history of Chinese-language cinema has three separate threads of development: Cinema of Hong Kong, Cinema of China, and Cinema of Taiwan. ...

Singers

See also: Cantopop Top: Andy Lau (right) with Idy Chan in 1983 TVB The Return of the Condor Heroes - Bottom: Andy Lau (left) with Takeshi Kaneshiro in 2004 House of Flying Daggers Andy Lau Tak-Wah (Traditional Chinese: åŠ‰å¾·è¯; Simplified Chinese: åˆ˜å¾·åŽ; pinyin: ; Jyutping: Lau4 Dak1 Waa4) (born September 27, 1961 in Hong Kong as... Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing (Chinese: éƒå¯ŒåŸŽ, Cantonese: Gwok3 Fu3 Sing4, Pinyin: GuÅ FÃ¹chÃ©ng) is a famous singer and film actor in Hong Kong. ... Jacky Cheung (å¼µå¸å‹) (born July 10, 1961) is a Hong Kong singer and film star from the late 1980s to the present. ... Samuel Hui (許冠傑) (born September 4, 1948) was a star in cantopop and movie industry in Hong Kongs 60s to 90s. ... Bic Runga (Briolette Kah Bic Runga) is a New Zealand singer and writer. ... Roman Tam Pak-sin (real name èšç™¾å…ˆ, stage name ç¾…æ–‡, nickname è˜¿è¨˜ or Law Kee) (born February 16, 1950 - October 18, 2002) was a canto-pop singer. ... Cantopop is a colloquial abbreviation for Cantonese pop music, a form of popular music that is a subgenre of C-pop. ...

Musicians

See also: List of Chinese musicians Cheng Mao-yÃ¼n (ç¨‹æ‡‹ç pinyin: ChÃ©ng MÃ oyÃºn) (1900 - 1957), Chinese composer, was a professor at National Central University and Hangzhou Societal University (æå·žç¤¾æœƒå¤§å¸). He composed the National Anthem of the Republic of China. ... Li Yundi (Chinese: 李云迪, pinyin: Lǐ Yúndí) (born October 7, 1982) is a well-known young classical pianist. ... Muhai Tang (Simplified Chinese: 汤沐海, pinyin: Tāng Mùhǎi) (born 1949) is a Chinese conductor. ... The following is a list of Chinese musicians: Twelve Girls Band Cheng Mao-yün, violinist and composer Jin Muhai Tang, director Li Yundi, pianist Lang Lang, pianist Ma Yo Yo, cellist See also Chinese music Categories: Stub | Chinese musicians | Lists of musicians ...

Comedians

Raybon Kan is a Masterton, New Zealand-born Chinese comedian and newspaper columnist. ...

Martial Artists

Cheng Man-ching (WG) or ZhÃ¨ng MÃ nqÄ«ng (py), é„æ›¼é’ (1901 - March 26, 1975) was trained in Chinese medicine, Tai Chi Chuan, calligraphy, painting and poetry. ... Tai Chi Chuan or Taijiquan ( Chinese: 太極拳; pinyin: ; literally supreme ultimate fist), commonly known as Tai Chi, Tai Chi, or Taiji, is a nei chia (internal) Chinese martial art which is known for the claims of health and longevity benefits made by its practitioners and in some... Leung Sheung (梁相 1918 - 1978) was the first student of Yip Man in the discipline of Wing Chun. ... Wong Fei Hung (黃飛鴻 huang2 fei1 hong2) (1847 - 1924) was a healer, martial artist and revolutionary who became a Chinese folk hero. ... Alternative meaning: Kung Fu (TV series) Kung fu or gongfu (功夫, Pinyin: gōngfu) is a well-known Chinese term used in the West to designate Chinese martial arts. ... The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: æ¸…æœ; pinyin: qÄ«ng chÃ¡o; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China expanded into China proper and the surrounding territories of Inner Asia, establishing... ... Yang Chengfu, 1933 Yang Chengfu (Hanyu Pinyin), or Yang Cheng-fu (Wade-Giles) ( 楊澄甫, 1883-1936) has been considered by many to be the best known teacher of Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan) to have ever lived. ... Yip Man (è‘‰å• in pinyin: ye4 wen4; in Jyutping: jip6 man6 aka è‘‰ç¹¼å• 1893-1972) was the first master (sifu) to teach the martial art of Wing Chun openly. ... Zhang Sanfeng was a semi-mythical-EU QUERO APRENDER KUNG FU - EDUARDO JOAO PESSOA -PBChinese Taoist priest who is believed by some to have achieved immortality, said variously to date from either the late Song dynasty, Yuan dynasty or Ming dynasty. ...

Athletes

See also: Category:Chinese sportspeople Ding Junhui ( Chinese: 丁俊晖) (born April 1, 1987) is a Chinese snooker player, born near Shanghai and now resident in England. ... Snooker table Snooker is a variation of the game of billiards played on a baize-covered table that has pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long cushions. ... Fu Mingxia (Chinese: 伏明霞, pinyin: Fú Míngxiá) was born on August 16, 1978 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. ... He Ying (Chinese: 何影, pinyin: Hé Yǐng) (born 17 April 1977) is an athlete from the Peoples Republic of China. ... Ma Jian (馬健, Pinyin: Mǎ Jiàn) was a basketball player from the Peoples Republic of China best known for playing college basketball for the University of Utah from 1993-1995, and becoming one of the first Chinese nationals to play competitive basketball in the United States. ... Mengke Bateer (pron. ... Li Ning (Simplified Chinese: 李宁) (born September 8, 1963 in Liuzhou is a famous Chinese gymnast and entrepreneur. ... Lin Sang (Chinese:林桑, pinyin: Lín Sāng) (born 17 August 1977 in Futian (莆田), Fujian province) is an athlete from the Peoples Republic of China. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is Liu. ... Sun Wen (孙雯) (born April 6, 1973) is a well-known female Chinese football (soccer) player. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... TÃ©ng HÇŽibÄ«n (Simplified Chinese: æ»•æµ·æ»¨; born January 2, 1985) is a gymnast from Beijing, China. ... Wang Zhizhi (çŽ‹æ²»éƒ…, born July 8, 1977 in Beijing, China) is a professional basketball player in the American National Basketball Association. ... Go Seigen Wu Qingyuan (呉清源) (born May 19, 1914) known to the world as the Japanese Go Seigen, is considered by many to be the greatest player of the game of go in the 20th century. ... Go is a strategic, two-player board game originating in ancient China between 2000 BC and 200 BC. Go is a popular game in East Asia. ... Xie Jun (谢军 in pinyin: Xiè Jūn) (born October 30, 1970) is a Chinese chess player. ... Many countries claim to have invented the chess game in some incipient form. ... Xu Jun (徐俊) (born September 17, 1962 in Suzhou, Jiangsu) is a Chinese chess Grandmaster. ... Yao Ming carrying the Chinese flag at the 2004 Athens Olympics. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... Basketball Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop. ... The Houston Rockets are a National Basketball Association team based in Houston, Texas. ... Ye Jiangchuan (叶江川) (born November 20, 1960) is a leading Chinese chess Grandmaster. ... Zhang Yining (å¼ æ€¡å®) is a Chinese table tennis player, born October 5, 1981 in the city of Beijing (China). ... Zhang Juanjuan (Chinese: 张娟娟, pinyin: Zhāng Juānjuān) (born 2 January 1981 in Qingdao, Shandong province) is an athlete from the Peoples Republic of China. ... Zhang Zhong (章鍾 born September 5, 1978) is a Chinese chess player. ...

Educators

CÃ i YuÃ¡npÃ©i (è”¡å…ƒåŸ¹, Wade-Giles: Tsai YÃ¼an-pei) (January 11, 1868 - March 5, 1940) was a Chinese educator and the chancellor of the Peking University, and known for his critical evaluation of the Chinese culture that led to the May Fourth Movement. ... Chang-lin Tien, 田長霖, pinyin: Ti n Ch n (July 24, 1935 - October 29, 2002), as the 7th Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley (1990-97), was the first Asian American and Chinese American to head a major U.S. university. ... Winston Hsiao-tzu Chang (章孝慈 pinyin: Zhāng Xiàocí) (May 2, 1941 - February 24, 1996) was a president of Soochow University in Taipei. ...

Business tycoons

Taiwan: Zhou Zhengyi (Chinese: 周正毅) (born 1961) is a prominent businessman based in Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China. ...

Hong Kong: Tsai Wan-lin (Chinese: 蔡萬霖; pinyin: Caì Wànlín) (November 10, 1924–September 27, 2004) was a Taiwanese businessman who, at the time of his death, was the richest man in Taiwan with a fortune of US$4. ... Wang Yung-ching (王永慶; pinyin: Wáng Yǒngqìng, born in Taiwan, 18 January 1917) is an influential entrepreneur with a large business empire in Taiwan. ... Terry Gou (éƒå°éŠ˜, pinyin: GuÅ TÄimÃng, also TM Kou) is a tycoon. ... Koo Chen-fu (辜振甫; pinyin: Gū Zhènfǔ, 6 January 1917 - 3 January 2005), the late chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), was considered both a tycoon and a statesman. ...

Li Ka Shing (李嘉誠 pinyin: Lǐ Jiāch ng, Jyutping: Lei5 Gaa1-sing4), is the wealthiest person in Hong Kong and East Asia. ... Victor Li Tzar-kuoi (Chinese: æŽæ¾¤é‰…; pinyin: LÇ ZÃ©jÃ¹), Hong Kong-based businessman with Canadian citizenship, is son of tycoon and billionaire Li Ka-shing. ... Richard Li Tzar-kai (李澤楷 Pinyin: Lǐ Zékǎi) (born in 1966 in Hong Kong) is the chairman and executive director of PCCW Limited and chairman / chief executive of Pacific Century Group in Hong Kong. ... The three Kwok brothers inherited Hong Kongs giant real estate developer Sun Hung Kai Properties in 1990 following their father Kwok Tak Sengs death. ... The three Kwok brothers inherited Hong Kongs giant real estate developer Sun Hung Kai Properties in 1990 following their father Kwok Tak Sengs death. ... The three Kwok brothers inherited Hong Kongs giant real estate developer Sun Hung Kai Properties in 1990 following their father Kwok Tak Sengs death. ... Lee Shau Kee (李兆基, pinyin: Lǐ Zhàojī, born January 29, 1928 in Shunde, Guangdong) is a property developer and majority owner of Henderson Land Development (HKSE:0012), a property conglomerate with interests in properties, hotels, town gas and internet services. ... Sir Michael (David) Kadoorie, GBS, (formerly The Hon. ... Nina Wang or Kung Ru Xin (Chinese: 龔如心, pinyin: Gŏng Rúxīn) (b. ... Stanley Ho (the Westernized form of his name; Ho Hung-sun as his romanized traditional Chinese name, and sometimes Stanley Ho Hung-sun; 何鴻燊; pinyin: Hé Hóngshēn; born November 25, 1921 in Hong Kong) is a famous entrepreneur in Hong Kong and Macau. ... Henry Fok Ying Tung 霍英東, pinyin: Huò Yīngdōng (born May 10, 1923 in Hong Kong. ... Tung Chao Yung (è‘£å…†æ¦® better known as è‘£æµ©é›², pinyin: DÅng HÃ oyÃºn, born 18th of the eighth lunar month in 1912; died April 15, 1982), also known as C. Y. Tung, was a Chinese shipping magnate, the founder of the Orient Overseas Line (now Orient Overseas Container Line or OOCL). ... Sir Gordon Ying Sheung Wu (胡應湘; pinyin: hu2 ying4 xiang1; Cantonese:wu4 jing3 soeng1) (born December 1935) is the chairman of the board of Hong Kong-listed Asian infrastructure firm Hopewell Holdings Ltd. ...

Explorers

Xu Xiake (徐霞客, py. ... Zhang Qian leaving emperor Han Wudi, for his expedition to Central Asia from 138 to 126 BCE, Mogao Caves mural, 618-712 CE. Zhang Qian (Chinese:å¼µé¨«; died 113 BCE) was a Chinese explorer and imperial envoy in the 2nd century BCE, during the time of the Han Dynasty. ... Characters for Zheng He. ...

Law

Mai Chen is a New Zealand lawyer and government advisor. ... The Hon Andrew Li Kwok-nang, DLitt (Hon. ...

Military officers and soldiers

See also: People of note in the PLA Cai Mao was a very skilled warrior under Liu Biao, the governor of the Jing province in China during the end of the Han dynasty. ... Chen Yi (陳毅, Pinyin: Chén Yì; August 26, 1901 - June 6, 1972) was a Chinese communist military commander and politician. ... Guo Ziyi (Traditional Chinese: 郭子儀, Simplified Chinese: 郭子仪 , Hanyu Pinyin: Guō Zǐyí, Wade-Giles: Kuo Tzu-i) (697–781) was a general of Tang China who ended the Anshi Rebellion, and participated in the expeditions against the people of Huihe (Uighurs) and Tubo (Tibetans). ... The Five Tiger Generals (äº”è™Žå°‡) of the Kingdom of Shu during the period of Three Kingdoms in China were Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Huang Zhong, named in honour of their contributions to the establishment of the kingdom. ... The Kingdom of Shu (蜀 shǔ) (221 – 263) was one of the Three Kingdoms competing for control of China after the fall of the Han Dynasty. ... Guan Yu (160 â€“ 219) was a military general under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period in ancient China. ... Huang Zhong (黄忠; style name: Hansheng 汉升) (? - 220), was born Nanyang (in modern day Henan province). ... MÇŽ ChÄo (é¦¬è¶…), courtesy name Mengqi (åŸèµ·), was the eldest son of Ma Teng and an extremely skilled warrior . ... In the Romance of Three Kingdoms, Zhāng Fēi (張飛)(168?-222 AD), courtesy name Yìdé (翼德), was first a butcher, than an officer of the Kingdom of Shu and the second member of the Five Tiger Generals. ... Japanese silk painting of Zhao Yun, from Edo period. ... Fu Zuoyi or Fu Tso-yi (1895-1974) was a Chinese military leader. ... Gan Ning (ç”˜å¯§) lived from 175 AD to about 218 AD during the period of Chinese history known as the Three Kingdoms Period. ... Huang Gai (é»ƒè“‹) was an officer of the Kingdom of Wu in during Chinas Three Kingdoms period. ... Jiang Wei (å§œç¶, 202-264), or Jiang Boyue, was one of the greatest generals during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. ... An officer who joined Cao Cao early on in his quest for power (not to be confused with Yu Jin), he was a senior general holding a high rank. ... Liao Hua (廖化; ? - 263 CE), courtesy name Yuanjian (元儉), a military and political figure in ancient Chinese history. ... Lin Biao (林彪; pinyin: lín biāo; Wade-Giles: Lin Piao;) (December 5, 1907 - September 13, 1971) was a Chinese Communist military and political leader, once known as Mao Zedongs comrade-in-arms and likely successor, but later discredited as a traitor. ... Liu Huaqing (劉華清 pinyin liu2 hua2 qing1) was the Commander of the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Navy from 1982 through 1988, and is considered to be responsible for its modernization efforts. ... Lu Yi was a general of the Kingdom of Wu, during the Three Kingdoms period of China. ... Mǎ Sù (馬謖), courtesy name Yòucháng (幼常), was a general for Liu Biao of the Han dynasty in China until the death of Liu Biao in 199 AD. Zhuge Liang saw his skills as a sorcerer, archer and general and invited him to join Liu Beis army of Shu. ... Nian Gengyao (年羹尧, style name: Lianggong 亮功; d. ... Nie Rongzhen (Simplified Chinese: 聂荣臻, Traditional Chinese: 聶榮臻, py: Niè Róngzhēn Wade-Giles:Nieh Jung-chen) (1899-1992) was a Chinese Communist military leader. ... Antique stone statue of Shi Lang at Yakou village, where he was born. ... SÄ«mÇŽ YÃ¬ (å¸é©¬æ‡¿), courtesy name Zhongda (ä»²é€¹) (179-251) was a military strategist of the Kingdom of Wei. ... Sima Zhao (司馬昭) (211-264) was the son of Prime Minister Sima Yi of the Kingdom of Wei, during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. ... Sòng Zhéyuán (宋哲元) (October 30, 1885-April 5, 1940) was a Chinese general during the Chinese Civil War and World War II. Born in the Zhaohong Village, northwest of downtown area of Leling County, Shandong Province, China, he was educated under his uncle from his mother side, a teacher of... Sun Ce or Sun Tse (å«ç–; pinyin: SÅ«n CÃ¨; 175 â€“ 200 AD), style name Bofu (ä¼¯ç¬¦), was born in Fuchun County of southern China in AD 175. ... Wuqiu Jian (毋丘儉, Hanyu Pinyin: Wúqiū Jiǎn;, courtesy name: 仲恭 Zhòng Gōng, d. ... Portait of Yuan Chonghuan, from his tomb at Beijing. ... Portrait of Yuan Shao from a Qing Dynasty edition of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. ... Xú Shòuhuī (徐壽輝, in Wade-Giles Hsü Shou-hui, ? - 1360) was a rebel leader in late the Yuan Dynasty in China and proclaimed himself emperor. ... At the end of the reign of the Han Emperor Ling, Zhang He (張郃) joined the volunteer army under Han Fu, in an attempt to suppress the Yellow Turban rebellion. ... Zhang Liao (169 – 224) was a military general under the powerful warlord Cao Cao during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms Period in ancient China. ... Zhang Xueliang Zhang Xueliang or Chang Hsüeh-liang (張學良, pinyin: Zhāng Xuéliáng, English: Peter Hsueh Liang Chang) (June 3, 1901 - October 15, 2001), nicknamed the Young Marshal, became the effective ruler of Manchuria and much of Northeast China after the assassination of his father Chang Tso-lin on June 4... Zhāng Zìzhōng (Traditional Chinese: 張自忠, Simplified Chinese: 张自忠; Wade-Giles Chang Tzu-chung) (1891-May 16, 1940) was a Chinese general of the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) during the Second Sino-Japanese War. ... Zhou Yu (周瑜) (175 - 210) was a famous militarist and strategist of the Three Kingdoms of China. ... Zhu De Zhū Dé (朱德, Wade-Giles: Chu Teh, zi: Yùjiē 玉阶) (December 1886 - July 6, 1976) was a Chinese Communist military leader and statesman. ... Here is a list of some of the notable people in the Peoples Liberation Army of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Philosophers and writers

See also: List of Chinese authors, List of Chinese language poets, List of Confucianists Bai Shouyi (Traditional 白壽彝; Simplified 白寿彝; Pinyin: Bái Shòuyì) (February 1909 _ March 21, 2000) was a prominent Chinese historian, thinker, social activist and ethnologist who revolutionized recent Chinese historiography and pioneered in relying heavily on scientific excavations and reports. ... Ban Gu (班固, Wade-Giles Pan Ku) was a 1st century Chinese historian. ... Cao Yu (æ›¹ç¦º, pinyin: cÃ¡o yÇ”) (1910-1996) is a Chinese dramatist, often regarded as Chinas most important in the 20th century. ... Zhang Sanfeng was a semi-mythical Chinese Taoist immortal said variously to date from either the late Song dynasty, Yuan dynasty or Ming dynasty. ... [edit] Confucius (traditionally September 8? 551 BCâ€“479 BC) was a famous thinker and social philosopher of China, whose teachings have deeply influenced East Asia for centuries. ... Cui Hao (崔颢; pinyin: Cuī Hào) was a poet of the Tang dynasty in China. ... Du Mu (杜牧, pinyin: Dù Mù, 803 - 852) was a leading realistic Chinese poet of the late Tang dynasty. ... Gao Qi (1336-1374)is generally acknowledged as the greatest poet of the Ming dynasty in China. ... Gao Xingjian (高行健, pinyin: Gāo Xíngjiàn; born January 4, 1940), is a Chinese emigré novelist, dramatist and critic, who won the 2000 Nobel Prize in Literature. ... Gongsun Longzi (ch. ... For logicians with a lower-case l, see list of logicians. ... Alternative meaning: Warring States Period (Japan) The Warring States Period (traditional Chinese: æˆ°åœ‹æ™‚ä»£, simplified Chinese: æˆ˜å›½æ—¶ä»£ pinyin ZhÃ nguÃ³ ShÃdÃ i) takes place from sometime in the 5th century BC to the unification of China by Qin in 221 BC. It is nominally considered to be the second part of the... Considered one of the Four Great Yuan Playwrights, Guan Hanqing (關漢卿) (circa 1241-1320), sobriquet the Oldman of the Studio (齋叟 Zhāisǒu), was born in the capital city of the Yuan Empire, Dadu (the part that is Anguo, Hebei, China now) and produced about 65 plays, mostly in Vernacular Chinese... Guō Mòruò (郭沫若, Wade-Giles: Kuo Mo-jo;), courtesy name Dǐng Táng (鼎堂) (November 16, 1892 - June 12, 1978) was a Chinese author, poet, historian, and archaeologist. ... Hán Yù (韓愈) (768 - 824), was a founder of Neo-Confucianism as well as an essayist and poet. ... Hu Shih (Simplified: 胡适, Traditional: 胡適, Pinyin: Hú Shì), (December 17, 1891-February 24, 1962) was a Chinese philosopher and essayist. ... Jia Dao (779 - 843) was a Chinese poet born in Hebei. ... Jin Shengtan (金聖歎, pinyin: Jīn Shèngtàn) (1608-1661) was a Chinese editor, writer and critic, who has been called the champion of the bai hua (vernacular) Chinese literature. ... Louis Cha, OBE (born June 6, 1924), known to most by his penname Jinyong, Kam-yung (Cantonese), is one of the most influential Chinese-language novelists. ... Kang Youwei (March 19, 1858 - March 31, 1927) was a Chinese scholar and political reformist. ... Lao She (老舍, Pinyin: Lǎo Shě), (February 3, 1899 - August 24 ?, 1966) was a Chinese writer of Manchurian ethnicity, born as Shū Qìngchūn (舒慶春) in Beijing. ... Lao Zi (also spelled Laozi, Lao Tzu, or Lao Tse) is a major figure in Chinese philosophy whose historical existence is debated. ... Li Ao (æŽæ•– pinyin LÇ Ão) (born April 25, 1935), is a satirist, social commentator, historian, and politician in the Republic of China on Taiwan. ... Li Po (701-762) was a Chinese poet, considered the greatest romantic poet of the Tang dynasty. ... Li Qiao (æŽå³¤, 644-713) was a Chinese poet and official born in Shanxi. ... Li Shangyin, 李商隱 (between 810 and 813- 858), was a Chinese poet of the late Tang dynasty, born in Huizhou in Hunan province. ... Portrait of Liang Qichao (Tung Wah News, 17 April 1901) Liáng Qǐchāo (梁啟超, February 23, 1873 - January 19, 1929), with a courtesy name of Zhuoru (卓如) and a pseudonym of Rengong (任公), was a Chinese scholar, journalist, philosopher and reformist during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) who inspired Chinese scholars... Lin Yutang, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1939 Lin Yutang (林語堂, October 10, 1895 – March 26, 1976) was a Chinese writer whose original works and translations of classic Chinese texts became very popular in the West. ... Liu Zongyuan (柳宗元) (773 - 819) was a Chinese writer who lived in Changan in the Tang dynasty. ... Lu Hao-tung (陸皓東 pinyin: Lù Hàodōng) (1868-1895), born Lu Chung-gui (中桂 Zhōngguì), courtesy name Hsien-hsiang (獻香 Xiànxiāng), was the first revolutionary martyr of the Republic of China. ... Lu Xun Lu Xun (Chinese: é²è¿…, pinyin: LÇ” XÃ¹n) or Lu HsÃ¼n (September 25, 1881 â€“ October 19, 1936), the pen name of Zhou Shuren (å‘¨æ ‘äºº ZhÅu ShÃ¹rÃ©n), has been considered the most influential Chinese writer of the 20th century and is seen as the founder of modern... Luo Binwang (骆宾王) (around 640 - 684) of the Tang Dynasty, was a Chinese poet born at Yiwu, Wuzhou, Zhejiang, but raised in Shandong. ... Mao Dun (July 4, 1896â€“March 27, 1981) was the pen name of Shen Dehong, a 20th century Chinese novelist, cultural critic, and journalist. ... Mei Yaochen (梅尧臣) (1002 - 1060) was a poet of the Song dynasty. ... Meng Haoran (孟浩然) (Pinyin Mèng Hàorán) (689 or 691 - 740) was a Chinese poet during the Tang dynasty. ... Mozi (c. ... Mencius (most accepted dates: 372 BC â€“ 289 BC; other possible dates: 385 BC â€“ 303 BC or 302 BC) was born in the State of Zou (é„’åœ‹), now forming the territory of the county-level city of Zoucheng (é‚¹åŸŽå¸‚), Shandong province, only 30 km (18 miles) south of Qufu, the town of Confucius. ... Ouyang Xiu (Ou-Yang Hsiu) (æé™½ä¿®; æ¬§é˜³ä¿® style name: Yongshu æ°¸å”; also known as Zuiweng é†‰ç¿ and Liuyi Jushi å…ä¸€å±…å£«) (Wade-Giles: Ouyang Hsiu) (1007 - 1072) was a Chinese statesman, historian, essayist and poet of the Song Dynasty. ... Kenneth Hsien-yung Pai (白先勇, pinyin: Bái Xiānyǒng, born July 11, 1937) is a writer who has been described as a melancholy pioneer. ... Pu Songling (蒲松齡, Pú Sōnglíng) was a famous writer of the Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio during the Qing dynasty. ... Qian Xuantong (錢玄同 in pinyin: Qián Xuántóng) (1887-1939) was a Chinese phonetician who promoted vernacular Chinese (baihua). ... Qian Zhongshu (November 21, 1910 – December 19, 1998) was a Chinese writer and scholar. ... Qu You (瞿佑) (1341 - 1427), courtesy name Zongji (宗吉) and self-nicknamed Cunzhai (存齋 Reading studio of existence), was a Chinese novelist who lived in the Ming Dynasty, and whose works inspired a new genre fantasy works with political subtext of the Qing Dynasty. ... Qu Yuan (Simplified Chinese: 屈原; Traditional Chinese: 屈原; Pinyin: qū yúan) (340 BC - 278 BC) was a Chinese patriotic poet from southern Chu during the Warring States Period. ... The Chinese scholar and author Shen Congwen (沈从文, 1902 - 1988) was his countrys leading regional writer of the twentieth century. ... Sima Qian (circa 145—90 BC) was a Prefect of the Grand Scribes (太史令) of the Han Dynasty. ... Su Shi (蘇軾) (1037-1101) was a writer, poet, artist, calligrapher and statesman of the Song Dynasty. ... Sun Tzu (孫子 also commonly written in pinyin: Sūn Zǐ) was the author of The Art of War, an influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy (for the most part not dealing directly with tactics). ... Categories: People stubs | Chinese poets ... Tian Han Tian Han (ç”°æ±‰; pinyin: tiÃ¡n hÃ n) (March 12, 1898 - December 10, 1968) was a Chinese playwright. ... Tu Wei-ming (杜維明 Pinyin: D ng) is an ethicist and a Boston Confucian. ... Wang Yicheng or Wang Yi-Cheng (王禹偁, 954-1001) was a Chinese poet from Chuyeh in Shandong province. ... Wang Pi (王弼 226 - 249) was a Chinese philosopher. ... This article is about the 8th century Chinese poet; other Wang Weis are Wang Wei (17th century poet) and Wang Wei (pilot). ... Wang Wei (Chinese 王微)(1597-1647) was a Chinese woman poet. ... Wang Yangming (王陽明 1472-1529) was a Ming Chinese idealist Neo-Confucian scholar-official. ... Wu Chengen (Traditional Chinese: 吳承恩; Simplified Chinese: 吴承恩; pinyin: Wú Chéngēn) (1500? or 1506?-1582) , was a Chinese novelist and poet of the Ming Dynasty. ... Xu Zhimo (徐志摩, pinyin: Xú Zhìmó) (January 15, 1897-November 19, 1931) is a twentieth-century Chinese poet. ... Xunzi Xún Zǐ (荀子, or Hsün Tzu c. ... Eileen Chang (Chinese: 张爱玲; Pinyin: Zhāng Àilíng), (September 30, 1920 - found dead September 8, 1995) was a Chinese writer. ... // The Person ZhuÄng ZÇ (pinyin), Chuang Tzu (W-G), or Chuang Tse (Chinese èŽŠå, literally meaning Master Zhuang) was a famous philosopher in ancient China who lived around the 4th century BC during the Warring States Period, corresponding to the Hundred Schools of Thought philosophical summit of Chinese thought. ... // Chronological list Antiquity, Qin, Han and pre-Tang dynasties å±ˆåŽŸ Qu Yuan (340 ? -278 ? BC) å®‹çŽ‰ Song Yu (3rd century BC) å¸é¦¬é· Sima Qian (145- ? BC) å¸é¦¬ç›¸å¦‚ Sima Xiangru (179-117 BC) çå›º Ban Gu (32-92) å¼µè¡¡ Zhang Heng (78-139) æ›¹æ“ Cao Cao (155-220) æ›¹ä¸• Cao Pi (187-226) æ›¹æ¤ Cao Zhi (192-232) åµ‡åº· Xi Kang... Poets who wrote or write much of their poetry in the Chinese language. ... This is a partial list of people who follow Confucianism, selected for their influence on that belief, or for their fame in other areas. ...

Linguist

XÇ” ShÃ¨n XÇ” ShÃ¨n (è¨±æ…Ž) was the author of ShuÅwÃ©n JiÄ›zÃ¬, which was the first Chinese character dictionary. ... Woo Tsin-hang1 (吳敬恆 Pinyin: Wú Jìnghéng, Wade-Giles: Wu Ching-heng) (March 25, 1865 - October 30, 1953), born Wu Tiao (朓 Wú Tiǎo), having the courtesy name Chih-hui (稚暉 Zhìhuī), was a Chinese linguist and philosopher who was the chairman of the 1912–13 Commission on the Unification... Zhang Binglin (章炳麟 Pinyin: Zhāng Bǐnglín) (December 25, 1868 - June 14, 1936) was a Chinese linguist, specializing in phonology and classics, who laid out the basis for Zhuyin. ... Yuen Ren Chao (趙元任 Pinyin: Zhào Yuánrèn; WG: Chao Yüan-jen; Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jaw Yuanrenn) (November 3, 1892 - February 25, 1982) was a Chinese phonologist and dialectologist who shaped Gwoyeu Romatzyh. ...

Religion

See also: List of Taoists Fǎxiǎn (pinyin, Chinese characters: 法顯, also romanized as Fa-Hien or Fa-hsien) (ca. ... Huangbo Xiyun (Simplified Chinese: 黄檗希运; Traditional Chinese: 黄檗希運; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Huang-po Hsi-yün) (died 850) was an influential Chinese master of Chan Buddhism. ... Not to be confused with the I Ching 易經, the Book of Changes. ... Dry-lacquer statue of Jianzhen made shortly after his death. ... Witness Lee (李常受 Pinyin: Lǐ Chángshòu) was born in Chefoo, Shandong Province, China in 1905. ... The term local churches (地方教會) was originally used by Watchman Nee (倪柝聲) to describe Christian churches that form based upon the teaching of the ground of locality; however, its use to refer to any collection of independent Christian congregations in a city has become more popular in recent years. ... Liang Fa (梁發 in pinyin: liang2 fa1) (1789 - April 12, 1855), birth surname Gong (恭), courtesy name Zinan (濟南), nicknamed Ah Fa (阿發 a1 fa1), was the first Chinese Protestant preacher. ... Pastor Gong Shengliang is the head of the South China Church. ... Ting Kuang-hsun (丁光訓; 丁光训) (born September 1915), is a former Anglican Bishop in mainland China, who is now the leader of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement and the China Christian Council, the government-approved Protestant church in China. ... Categories: Religion stubs | Taoists ... Xuanzang, Dunhuang cave, 9th century. ... Celestial Master Zhang Daoling Zhang Daoling (Chang Tao-ling), aka Zhang Ling. ... Classical Lao Zi Zhuang Zi (Chuang Tzu) Lie Zi Huai-nan Tzu Yang Hsiung Wang Pi Ho Yen Kuo Hsiang Sun Buer Wang Chongyang Zhang Daoling Zhang Sanfeng Modern Stephen T. Chang Master & Author Abbot Wang Alan Watts Ursula K. Le Guin Benjamin Hoff Michael Saso See also: Taoism...

Scientists and engineers

Chen Jingrun (ch. ... David Ta-i Ho (ä½•å¤§ä¸€, pinyin: HÃ© DÃ yÄ«) (born November 3, 1952) is a Taiwanese American AIDS researcher famous for the use of protease inhibitors in treating HIV infected patients. ... The Red Ribbon symbol is used internationally to represent the fight against AIDS. AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, rarely written Aids) is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus HIV, a lentivirus [1]. By leading to the destruction and/or functional impairment of cells of the immune... Charles Kuen Kao, Ph. ... Optical fibers An optical fiber is a transparent thin fiber, usually made of glass or plastic, for transmitting light. ... Lee Yuan-tseh was a scientist at LBNL when he won his Nobel Prize in 1986. ... The Nobel Prizes (pronounced no-BELL or no-bell) are awarded annually to people who have done outstanding research, invented groundbreaking techniques or equipment, or made outstanding contributions to society. ... Liu Jeff 劉徽 was a [[Taiwan|]] Kewl Guy who lived in the 200000s. ... Nuclear physics is the branch of physics concerned with the nucleus of the atom. ... Qin Jiushao (秦九韶) (1202 – 1261), also known as Chin Chiu-Shao, was a Chinese mathematician. ... Su Buqing (蘇步青 September 23, 1902 - March 17, 2003) was a Chinese mathematician and educator. ... Tsien Hsue-shen or Qian Xuesen, (é’±å¦æ£®) (born 1911) is a scientist who was a major figure in the missile and space programs of both the United States and Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... A Redstone rocket, part of the Mercury program A rocket is a vehicle, missile or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving exhaust gas from within a rocket engine. ... Dr. An Wang (Chinese: 王安; pinyin: ; February 7, 1920 – March 24, 1990) was a Chinese American computer engineer and inventor, and co-founder of computer company Wang Laboratories. ... Replica of Zhang Hengs seismograph Zhang Heng (張衡) (AD 78–AD 139) was an astronomer, mathematician, inventor, artist and literary scholar in the Eastern Han Dynasty of China. ... Zhu Shijie (朱世杰 mid-1270s?-1330?) was one of the greatest Chinese mathematicians. ... Zu Chongzhi (祖冲之, pinyin Zǔ Chōngzhī, Wade-Giles Tsu Chung-chih) (429-500) was a Chinese mathematician and astronomer during the Song and Qi Dynasties (of the Southern Dynasties). ... U.S. government photo Tsung-Dao Lee (李政道 Pinyin: Lǐ Zhèngdào) (born November 24, 1926) is a Chinese American physicist who did work on high energy particle physics, symmetry principles, and statistical mechanics. ... The Nobel Prizes (pronounced no-BELL or no-bell) are awarded annually to people who have done outstanding research, invented groundbreaking techniques or equipment, or made outstanding contributions to society. ... Chen Ning Franklin YANG (楊振寧 pinyin: Yáng Zhènníng) (born September 22, 1922) is a Chinese American physicist, who worked on statistical mechanics and symmetry principles. ... The Nobel Prizes (pronounced no-BELL or no-bell) are awarded annually to people who have done outstanding research, invented groundbreaking techniques or equipment, or made outstanding contributions to society. ... Daniel Chee Tsui 崔琦 (pinyin: Cuī Qí)(born February 28, 1939, Henan Province, China) is a Chinese American physicist whose areas of research included electrical properties of thin films and microstructures of semiconductors and solid-state physics. ... The Nobel Prizes (pronounced no-BELL or no-bell) are awarded annually to people who have done outstanding research, invented groundbreaking techniques or equipment, or made outstanding contributions to society. ... Chien-Shiung Wu (吳健雄 Pinyin: Wú Jiànxíong) (May 31, 1912 - February 16, 1997) was a female Chinese American physicist with an expertise in radioactivity. ... A physicist is a scientist trained in physics. ... Andrew Chi-Chih Yao (姚期智, pinyin: Yáo Qīzhì) (born December 24, 1946) is a prominent computer scientist. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...

Others

Ching Shih (石香姑 1775_1844) first became known as a Chinese prostitute called Shih Yang. ... Jing Ke (Chinese: èŠè»»; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ching Ko) was a guest residing in the estates of Dan, crown prince of Yan and renowned for his failed assassination of the Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang who reigned from 221 BC to 210 BC. His story is told in the chapter... Lĭ Shúxían (李淑賢 1926/27-June 9, 1997) was the fifth and last wife of Aixinjueluo Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty in China. ... (Redirected from ) Aisin-Gioro Puyi (February 7, 1906 - October 17, 1967) was the Xuantong Emperor (宣統皇帝) of China between 1908 and 1924 (ruling emperor between 1908 and 1912, and non-ruling emperor between 1912 and 1924), the tenth (and last) emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to rule over China. ... Illustration of Wan Hus takeoff. ... Wang Wei (çŽ‹ä¼Ÿ/çŽ‹å‰ 1968/1969 - April 1, 2001) was a pilot in the Peoples Liberation Army Air Force whose J-8 fighter jet hit the wing of an American EP-3E surveillance plane about 70 miles off the coast of the Chinese island of Hainan. ... The Peoples Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) is the aviation branch of the Peoples Liberation Army, the military of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Jack Yan (甄爵恩, Pinyin: Zhēn Juéēn) is a publisher, designer and businessman, born 1972 in Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... Ying Lianzhi (英斂之; also known as Ying Hua) (1867-1926) was the founder of Ta Kung Pao. ...

Fictional Chinese people

Amy Wong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... For the animated cartoon series, see Futurama (TV series). ... The Pink Panther refers to a series of films most of which feature Peter Sellers as the bumbling French policeman Jacques Clouseau. ... 1938 titlecard Number One Sons with the seat of his pants on fire (in the film) Charlie Chan is a fictional Chinese-Hawaiian detective created by Earl Derr Biggers, reportedly in part under inspiration from the career of Chang Apana. ... Judge Dee (or Judge Di) is the hero of Robert van Guliks Judge Dee series. ... The Tang Dynasty (å”æœ pinyin: tÃ¡ngchÃ¡o; 618â€“907) followed the Sui Dynasty and preceded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period in China. ... Robert van Gulik (August 9, 1910 - September 24, 1967) was a highly educated orientalist, diplomat and writer, best known for the Judge Dee mysteries. ... Flower Drum Song is a Broadway musical with a score by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, and a book by Hammerstein and Joseph Fields, based on the novel by C.Y. Lee. ... Screenshot of Tekken Tekken (é‰„æ‹³, iron fist) is a series of fighting games developed and produced by Namco. ... Fu Hsi or Fuxi (ä¼ç¾²; pinyin fÃº xÄ«; Pao-hsi, traditional dates 2852 BCE-2738 BCE) was the mythical first sovereign of ancient China. ... This article is about the fictional literature character. ... Round the Horne was one of the most influential BBC Radio comedy programmes, comparable to The Goon Show in its influence on other comedy programmes. ... Ernest Bramah Smith (1868-1942) was a British author. ... Ernest Bramah Smith (1868-1942) was a British author. ... Kato is a fictional character from the Green Hornet radio program. ... The Green Hornet (above) and Kato (below). ... Barry Hughart (born March 13, 1934) is classified as a fantasy author. ... Ling Xiaoyu is a character from the Tekken franchise. ... Ian Fleming Ian Lancaster Fleming (May 28, 1908â€“August 12, 1964) is an English author, best remembered for writing the James Bond series of novels as well as the childrens story, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. ... 2002 reissue of the original novel. ... In Chinese mythology, NÃ¼wa (Traditional Chinese: å¥³åª§ Simplified Chinese: å¥³å¨² Pinyin: nÇšwÄ) is mythological character best known for reproducing people after a great calamity. ... The fictional character Xuanzang (玄奘, WG: Hsüan-tsang), a central character of the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West, is partly modelled after the historical Tang dynasty Buddhist monk of the same name, whose life was the books inspiration. ... A modern image of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King. ... Zhu Bajie (è±¬å…«æˆ’ WG: Chu Pa-chieh aka è±¬æ‚Ÿèƒ½ Zhu Wuneng or Chu Wu-neng) is one of the three helpers of Xuanzang in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. ... 18th century Chinese illustration of a scene from Journey to the West The four heros of the story, left to right: Sun Wukong, Xuanzang, Zhu Wuneng, and Sha Wujing. ...

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