Yu Hua

Yu Hua

male, 49 years old
Yu Hua is a Chinese author, born on April 3, 1960 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. He studied dentistry but soon decided to write fiction in 1983...

Wumen

male
Wumen Huikai (1183-1260) is a Song period Chán (Japanese: Zen) master most famous as the compiler of and commentator on the 48-koan collection "...
Wang Zhi

Wang Zhi

male
Wang Zhi (汪直) was a Chinese pirate and trader of the 16th century, one of the chief named and known figures among the "wokou" ("Japanese" pira...
Zao Wou Ki

Zao Wou Ki

male, 88 years old
Zao Wou-Ki (born 13 February 1921 in Beijing) is a Chinese-French painter.
Huang Binhong

Huang Binhong

male
Huáng Bīnhóng was an art historian and literati painter born in either Anhui or Zhejiang (sources conflict on this). He was the grandson of art...
Li Qingzhao

Li Qingzhao

female, deceased (1151)
Li Qingzhao (Traditional Chinese: 李清照; Simplified Chinese: 李清照, pinyin: Lǐ Qīngzhào; Wade-Giles: Li Ch'ing-chao) (1084-c. 1151) was a Chinese write...
Yang Hui

Yang Hui

male, deceased (1298)
Yang Hui was a Chinese mathematician from Qiantang (modern Hangzhou), Zhejiang province during the late Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD). Yang Hui worked...
Yang Yu

Yang Yu

female, 24 years old
Yang Yu (born February 6, 1985 in Hangzhou) is an Olympic medal-winning swimmer from the People's Republic of China. Yu became part of the Chinese...
Qiu Zhijie

Qiu Zhijie

male, 40 years old
Qiu Zhijie (born 1969) is a contemporary Chinese artist who works primarily in video and photography. Overall, Qiu Zhijie's work suggests the...
Wu Man

Wu Man

female, 46 years old
Wu Man (born 1963 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China) is a Chinese pipa and ruan player. She is an exponent of the Pudong School of pipa playing. She...