- Mencius
Mencius (Romanization; 孟子, pinyin: Mèng Zǐ; Wade-Giles: Meng Tzu; most accepted dates: 372 – 289 BCE; other possible dates: 385 – 303/302 BCE) was a Chinese philosopher who was arguably the most famous Confucian after Confucius himself. - Lu Xun
Lu Xun or Lu Hsün, pen name of Zhou Shuren (September 25, 1881 - October 19, 1936) is one of the major Chinese writers of the 20th century. Considered the founder of modern "baihua" (白話) literature, Lu Xun was a short story writer, editor, translator, critic and essayist. He was one of the founders of the China League of Left-Wing Writers in Shanghai. - Prince Of Tang
The Prince of Tang reigned as the Shaowu (紹武) Emperor of the Southern Ming dynasty from 1646-1647. His personal name was Zhu Yuyuè (朱聿[金粵]; pinyin: Zhū Yùyue). He was a descendant of the first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. Before ascending to the throne he followed his father as the Prince of Tang and elder brother, the future Longwu Emperor, their fief being situated in Nanyang prefecture, in Henan province. - Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu or Sun Zi was a Chinese mathematician, sometime between the third to fifth century CE. Interested in astronomy and trying to develop a calendar, he investigated Diophantine equations. He is only known for authoring "Sun Tzu Suan Ching" (pinyin: "Sun Zi Suan Jing"; literally, "Sun Tzu's Calculation Classic"), which contains the Chinese remainder theorem. - Zhuangzi
Zhuangzi (Traditional: 莊子; Simplified: 庄子, Pinyin: Zhuāng Zǐ, Wade-Giles: Chuang Tzŭ, "lit". "Master Zhuang") was an influential Chinese philosopher who lived around the 4th century BCE during the Warring States Period, corresponding to the Hundred Schools of Thought philosophical summit of Chinese thought. His name is sometimes spelled Chuang Tsu, Chuang Tzu, Zhuang Tze, or Chuang Tse. - Li Li
Li Li (Simplified Chinese: 李丽, pinyin: Lǐ Lì) (born July 7, 1983) is the top-ranked female badminton player in Singapore. She was born in China and moved to Singapore in 1997. Li won the 2002 Commonwealth Games Women's singles gold medal by beating favourite Tracey Hallam of England in four sets, causing a major upset for the home team. Li also played at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Gong Ruina of China in the round of 32. - Coco Lee
CoCo Lee is the stage name of Ferren Lee-Kelly (李美林 Pinyin: Lǐ Měilín; also 李玟 Lǐ wen) (born January 17, 1976). She is a C-pop, Urban contemporary and Dance-pop star, popular in the 1990's, who has also recorded albums in English, contributed to several movies and represented internationally-known products to the Asian market. - Joey Yung
Joey Yung Cho-Yee (Traditional Chinese:容祖兒; Simplified Chinese:容祖儿; Cantonese: Yung Cho-Yee; Mandarin pinyin: Róng, Zǔ'ér (born June 16, 1980) is a rising and very popular female Cantopop singer and actress from Hong Kong. She is an artist of the Emperor Entertainment Group. She won the "Most Popular Female Singer Award" on Jade Solid Gold in 2003 with the help of her hit, "My Pride" and won the same prize in 2004, 2005, … - Nicholas Tse
Nicholas Tse Ting-Fung (Pinyin: Xiè Tíngfēng; Cantonese: ze6 ting4 fung1), born 29 August1980 is a Hong Kong based singer and actor. He is an actor of the Emperor Entertainment Group. Born to Hong Kong actor Patrick Tse (謝賢) and Deborah Lai (狄波拉), Tse was raised in Vancouver, Canada and attended St. George's School. He later attended Hong Kong International School for a year before dropping out at grade 10. - Stephen Chow
Stephen Chow (traditional Chinese: 周星馳; simplified Chinese : 周星驰; often Romanized as Chow Sing Chi; pinyin : Zhōu Xīngchí; jyutping : zau1 sing1 ci4) (born June 22 1962) is a director and actor in many blockbuster movies in Hong Kong. He is considered the finest Hong Kong screen comedian since Michael Hui, and a mega-superstar to all concerned in the Hong Kong entertainment circle, epitomized by his nickname 星爺 (Sing Yeh, lit. - Leon Lai
Leon Lai, MH (黎明; pinyin: Lí Míng; Cantonese: lai4 ming4; born December 11, 1966) is a Hong Kong-based actor and a Cantopop singer. - Hu Yaobang
Hu Yaobang (Chinese: 胡耀邦 Pinyin: Hú Yàobāng, Wade-Giles: Hu Yao-pang; November 20, 1915-April 15, 1989) was a leader of the People's Republic of China. His death in 1989 triggered a series of events which eventually led to the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. - Cecilia Cheung
Cecilia Cheung (Traditional Chinese: 張栢芝, Simplified Chinese: 张柏芝, pinyin: Zhãng Bǒ Zhī, Cantonese: Cheung Pak Zhi, born May 24, 1980) is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She is affectionately known for her husky sultry voice - Zhang Jiao
Zhang Jiao or Zhang Jue (Simplified Chinese: 张角; Traditional Chinese: 張角; Pinyin: Zhāng Jiǎo or Zhāng Jué) was the leader of the Yellow Turbans during the period of the late Eastern Han Dynasty in China. He was said to be a sorcerer, and was a follower of Taoism. - Liu Xing
Liu Xing (Traditional: 劉星; Simplified: 刘星; Pinyin: Liú Xīng; born December 10, 1984) is a Chinese professional Go player. - Jung Chang
Jung Chang (born March 25, 1952) is a Chinese-born British writer, best known for her family autobiography "Wild Swans", selling over 10 million copies worldwide but banned in mainland China. Her 832-page biography of Mao Zedong, "Mao: The Unknown Story", written with her husband, the British Soviet historian Jon Halliday, was published in June 2005 and is a highly critical description of Mao Zedong's life and work. - Chen Cheng
Chen Cheng (January 4, 1897 - March 5, 1965), Chinese political and military leader, was one of the main Kuomintang (KMT) commanders during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. After moving to Taiwan at the end of the Civil War, he served the Governor of Taiwan, Vice President and Premier of the Republic of China. Under Chiang Kai-shek, he helped initiated a land reform program, giving him a good reputation even after death. - Carina Lau
Carina Lau Kar-ling (Traditional Chinese: 劉嘉玲, Simplified Chinese: 刘嘉玲, pinyin: Liú Jiālíng;Wu Chinese (Suzhou Dialect) IPA:<font face="Lucida Sans Unicode">[liY][kɒ][lin]</font>; born December 8, 1965 in Suzhou, China with family roots in Rongxian, Guangxi, China), is a Hong Kong actress. She has been in a long-term relationship with Tony Leung Chiu-Wai since 1989. - Peng Dehuai
Peng Dehuai (T. Chinese: 彭德懷, S. Chinese: 彭德怀, Pinyin: Péng Déhuái, Wade-Giles: P'eng Te-huai) (October 24, 1898 - November 29 1974) was a prominent Communist Party of China military leader. - Li Ao
Li Ao (李敖 pinyin Lǐ Áo) (born April 25, 1935), is a writer, social commentator, historian, and independent politician in the Republic of China. He is considered by many to be one of the most important modern Chinese essayists today, although critics have termed him an intellectual narcissist. His political inclinations are more controversial; he is a very vocal critic of both the Kuomintang and the Democratic Progressive Party and their many politicians, … - Jia Yi
Jia Yi (賈誼, pinyin; Chia I, Wade-Giles; 200 BCE-168 BCE) was a Chinese poet and statesman of the Han Dynasty. - Charlene Choi
Charlene Choi (born 22 November, 1982) is a member of the Cantopop girl group Twins, alongside Gillian Chung. - Wang Chongyang
Wang Chongyang <small><nowiki>[</nowiki>Chinese calendar: 宋徽宗政和二年十二月廿二 – 金世宗大定十年正月初四<nowiki>]</nowiki></small> (Traditional Chinese: 王重陽; Simplified Chinese: 王重阳; pinyin: Wáng Chóngyáng) was a Song Dynasty Taoist who was one of the founders of Quanzhen Taoism in the twelfth century. He is one of the Five Northern Patriarchs of that school of Taoism. - Su Beng
Su Beng also known as Su Bing or Su Ming whose given name is Si Tiâu-hui (施朝暉, Hoklo Taiwanese language: Si Tiâu-hui, Pinyin: Shī Cháo Huī) is a Taiwanese dissident and political activist. - Takeshi Kaneshiro
Takeshi Kaneshiro (Born October 11, 1973) is a male actor and model. Of half-Japanese, half-Taiwanese ancestry, he was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan but now resides in Japan. Takeshi was discovered by his classmate's mother at Taipei American School, who suggested him for a try out at modeling. Wanting money for buying a motorcycle at the time, he stepped into the show biz world. - Yip Man
Yip Man (葉問 in pinyin: yè wèn; in Jyutping: jip<sup>6</sup> man<sup>6</sup>; alternative spelling "Ip Man"; also known as 葉繼問; 1 October, 1893-2 December, 1972) was the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun openly. He had several students who later became martial arts teachers in their own right, including Bruce Lee. Yip Man was the last Wing Chun student of Chan Wah-shun when he was 70 years old. - Liu Yuan
Liu Yuan (刘元, pinyin: Liú Yuán, surname Liu, b. Beijing, China, January 1, 1960) is a Chinese musician. He is recognized as one of the two most prominent jazz musicians in China, the other being the saxophonist Du Yinjiao. His father was a player of the "suona", a traditional Chinese wind instrument, and this was also Liu's first instrument. At about the age of eight, he began his performing career, … - Zhang Liang
Zhang Liang, courtesy name Zifang (子房), formally Marquess Wencheng of Liang, was a descendant from a noble family of State of Hán during the Warring States Period. His father, grandfather and great-grandfather were all officials of Hán. Zhang Liang had once planned an assassination against Qin Shi Huang but the employed assassin mistakenly destroyed the decoy vehicle. Zhang was then forced to flee. - Bernhard Karlgren
Bernhard Karlgren was a Swedish sinologist, philologist, and the founder of Swedish sinology as a scholarly discipline. His full name was Klas Bernhard Johannes Karlgren, and he adopted the Chinese name 高本漢 (pinyin: Gāo Běnhàn). - Liu Ji
Liu Ji (Simplified Chinese: 刘基; Traditional Chinese: 劉基; Pinyin: Liú Jī; Wade-Giles: Liu Chi; July 1, 1311 — 16 May, 1375), courtesy name Liu Bowen (劉伯温), posthumous name Wencheng (文成), was a Chinese military strategist, officer, statesman and poet of the late Yuan and early Ming dynasty. He lived in Nantian Town, Wencheng County, Wenzhou, but came from Qiantian County. - Jerry Yan
Liao Yangzhen, born January 1, 1977) is an actor and a member of Taiwanese boy band F4, better known as Jerry Yan. He was the lead actor in the popular Taiwanese drama "Meteor Garden" and its sequel, "Meteor Garden II", which made him a popular idol among teenage girls and elder women alike, not only in Taiwan but across Asia. He worked as a fashion model before venturing into acting, Meteor Garden was his breakout drama. - Li Jing
Li Jing (571-July 2, 649), né Yaoshi (藥師/药师, pinyin: Yàoshī), formally Duke Jingwu of Wei (衛景武公), was a general and one time chancellor of the Chinese Tang Dynasty. In 630, Li Jing defeated the Eastern Tujue (Göktürk) Jiali Khan Ashina Duobi with just 3,000 cavalry soldiers in a surprise attack, allowing Tang to subjugate Eastern Tujue and reduce it to a vassal state. - Brandon Lee
Brandon Bruce Lee (李國豪 Cantonese: "Léi Gwokhòu" Pinyin: "Lǐ Guóháo"; February 1, 1965 - March 31, 1993) was an American actor of Chinese, German, English and Swedish descent. He was the son of the late legendary martial arts film star Bruce Lee - Mo Yan
Mo Yan (莫言; Pinyin: Mò Yán) (born February 17, 1955) is a modern Chinese author, known in the West for two of his novels which were the basis of the film "Red Sorghum". Mo Yan was born in the Shandong province to a family of farmers. He left school during the Cultural Revolution to work in a factory that produced oil. He joined the People's Liberation Army at age twenty, and began writing while he was still a soldier, in 1981. - Li Lu
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. After the protests, Li Lu, a graduate student at Nanjing University, was forced to flee mainland China and he ultimately moved to the United States. In 1990 he published a book about his struggles titled "Moving the Mountain: My Life in China" (ISBN 0-399-13545-6). - Li Yuanhong
Li Yuanhong (Traditional Chinese: 黎元洪, Pinyin: Lí Yuánhóng, courtesy Songqing 宋卿, 1864 - June 3, 1928) was a Chinese general and political figure during the Qing dynasty and the republican era. He was twice president of the Republic of China. - Wong Ka Kui
Koma Wong Ka-Kui (Simplified Chinese: 黄家驹, Traditional Chinese: 黄家駒, Jyutping: Wong4 Ga1 Keoi1, Pinyin: Huang2 Jia1 Ju1) (June 10, 1962 - June 30, 1993) was a Hong Kong born (with family roots in Taishan, Guangdong) composer, songwriter and singer. He was lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and the founding member of the Hong Kong rock band, Beyond. He composed more than 90 percent of the songs for the band and quite a few award-winning lyrics. - Gu Li
Gu Li (Chinese: 古力; Pinyin: Gǔ Lì; born February 3, 1982) is a Chinese professional Go player. - Cao Kun
Cao Kun (Traditional Chinese: 曹錕; Simplified Chinese: 曹锟; pinyin: Cáo Kūn; Wade-Giles: Ts'ao K'un; Courtesy name: Zhongshan (仲珊)) (December 12, 1862-May 15, 1938) was a military leader of the Zhili clique in the Beiyang Army. - Joan Chen
Joan Chen Chong (Mandarin Pinyin: Chén Chōng; Cantonese: 陳沖/Chan Chung; Cantonese IPA: ; Jyutping: can4 cung1; Yale: chan4 chung1) (born as Chen Chong on April 26, 1961, in Shanghai, China) is a Chinese American actress, film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for her roles in "The Last Emperor", "Twin Peaks", "Red Rose, White Rose", "Saving Face", …
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