- Thomas Francis Wade
Sir Thomas Francis Wade was a London-born British diplomat and sinologist who produced a syllabary in 1859 that was later amended, extended and converted into the Wade-Giles Romanization for Mandarin Chinese by Herbert Giles in 1892. His Chinese name was Wei Tuoma
- Wade Giles
I won't be cliche and say that I'm just your Average Joe next-door crud.. I'm 6'2 175 lbs. I have traveled to 5 of the 7 continents. I have been through many major experiences in my life (i.e. almost losing my life). I like walks when there is a breeze out. I love the smell of fresh cut grass. Little childen laughing is one of the most precious and innocent things in the world and I love seeing that.
- Wade Giles
I love the smell of fresh cut grass. Rocks in my shoes drive me insane. I have a hard time learning lyrics. I named the bird who chirped outside my window when I was a kid. His name was Charlie. I recently watched the documentary "Ghosts of Rwanda" and it has changed my view on life. I believe that people are born genuinely good and that society makes them jaded.
- Wade Giles
- Wade Giles
Almost done a degree in Kinesiology. Looking forward to a little break from school. "break"...yes that means i'm going back. Used to play college volleyball in Cranbrook and Kamloops. Best time ever.
- Wade Giles
- Wade Giles
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- Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong (also "Mao Tse-tung" in Wade-Giles;) was a Chinese Marxist military and political leader and philosopher, who led the Communist Party of China (CPC) to victory against the Kuomintang (KMT) in the Chinese Civil War, and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976. Mao is also recognized as a poet and calligrapher. Regarded as one of the most important figures in modern world history, …
- 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.
- 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.
- Herbert Giles
Herbert Allen Giles was a British diplomat and sinologist, educated at Charterhouse. He modified a Mandarin Chinese Romanization system established by Thomas Wade earlier, resulting in the Wade-Giles Chinese transliteration system. Giles was a diplomat to China (1867 - 1892). He was British Vice Consul at Pagoda Island (1880-83) and Shanghai (1883-85) and Consul at Tamsui (1885-91) and at Ningpo (1891-93) who later became the second professor of Chinese at Cambridge, …
- Puyi
In English, he is known more simply as Puyi ("Pu-i" in Wade-Giles romanization), which is in accordance with the Manchu tradition of never using an individual's clan name and given name together, but is in complete contravention with the traditional Chinese and Manchu custom whereby the private given name of an emperor was considered taboo and ineffable. It may be that the use of the given name Puyi after the overthrow of the empire was thus a political technique, …
- 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.
- Yongle Emperor
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. His era name means "Perpetually Jubilant". His usurpation of the throne is now sometimes called the "Second Founding" of the Ming. He is generally considered one of the greatest emperors of the Ming Dynasty, and to be among the greatest Chinese emperors.
- 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.
- Zeng Guofan
Zēng Guófán (Wade-Giles: Tseng Kuo-fan, Styled Bóhán 伯函 and variably Díshēng 滌生; Posthumous name: Wenzheng 文正; created Marquess Yiyong of the First Class 勇毅一等候) (November 21, 1811 - March 12, 1872) was an eminent Han Chinese official, military general, and devout Confucian scholar of the late Qing Dynasty in China.
- 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.
- Hong Xiuquan
Hóng Xiùquán, born Hong Renkun, Courtesy name Huoxiu (火秀) was a Hakka Chinese who led the Taiping Rebellion, which established the short-lived "Heavenly Kingdom of Taiping" over varying portions of southern China, with himself as the "Heavenly King".
- Shang Yang
Shang Yang (d. 338 BC) was an important statesman of Qin in the Warring States Period of ancient China. With the support of Duke Xiao of Qin, Shang enacted numerous reforms (in accordance with his legalist philosophy recorded in "The Book of Lord Shang") in the state of Qin that changed Qin from a peripheral, backwards state into a militarily powerful and strongly centralized state, …
- Wumen
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 "The Gateless Gate" (Japanese: "Mumonkan"). Wumen was at that time the head monk of Longxiang (Wade-Giles: Lung-hsiang; Japanese: Ryusho) monastery. Wumen was born in Hangzhou and his first master was Gong Heshang.
- Baizhang
Baizhang Huaihai was a Chinese Zen master during the Tang Dynasty. He was a dharma heir of Mazu Daoyi (Wade-Giles: "Ma-tsu Tao-i"). Baizhang's students included Huangbo and Lingyu. Traditional Chan/Zen mythology holds Baizhang established an early set of rules for Chan (Chinese Zen) monastic discipline, the "Pure Rules of Huai Hai", which are used today in many Zen monasteries, but in reality these rules developed much later in Chan history.
- 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.
- Ma Jun
Ma Jun (馬鈞, Wade-Giles: Ma Chün; 200 - 265), styled Deheng (徳衡), was a Chinese mechanical engineer and government official during the Three Kingdoms era of China. His most notable invention was that of the South Pointing Chariot, a directional compass vehicle which actually had no magnetic function, but was operated by use of differential gears (which applies equal amount of torque to driving wheels rotating at different speeds).
- Yan Huiqing
Yan Huiqing (Wade-Giles: Yen Hui-Ching, (also known as W.W. Yen) 顏惠慶 (1877-1950)) was a Chinese writer, politician, and diplomat from Shanghai. A graduate of the University of Virginia, he taught the English language at Saint John's University, Shanghai in a short time after coming back from the United States and then went to Beijing to start his political career. He served as premier five times and simultaneously as acting president on his last premiership in 1926.
- Hu Weide
Hu Weide (Han 胡惟德, Wade-Giles Hu Wei-te, was a Chinese politician and diplomat during the Qing dynasty and the Republic of China. Though related by marriage to the Qing, he accepted the republic and served in its foreign ministry. He served as ambassador to Russia, Japan, and France and was a rival of Wu Tingfang. He also represented China in the Permanent Court of International Justice.
- Cheng Man-Ch'Ing
Cheng Man-ch'ing (WG) or Zhèng Mànqīng 鄭曼青 [(1902-1975)] was born in Yongjia (present-day Wenzhou), Zhejiang Province (his birthday was on the 28th year of the Guangxu emperor's reign, 6th month, 25th day, which corresponds to July 29, 1902). He died March 26, 1975); his grave is near the city of Taipei. Cheng was trained in Chinese medicine, T'ai Chi Ch'uan, calligraphy, painting and poetry.
- Wen Tianxiang
Wen Tianxiang (文天祥 pinyin: Wén Tiānxiáng, Wade-Giles: Wen T'ien-hsiang, June 6 1236 - January 9 1283), also Man Tin Cheung, Duke of Xingguo, "The Song Dynasty's Top Ranking Scholar and Prime Minister, the West River's Filial Son and Loyal Subject." Wen Tianxiang is considered one of the most famous symbols of loyalty and patriotism in China. His writings on righteousness are still widely taught in schools today.
- Jiao Yu
Jiao Yu (Traditional and Simplified Chinese: 焦玉, Wade-Giles: Chiao Yü, Hanyu Pinyin: Jiāo Yù) was a Chinese military officer loyal to Zhu Yuanzhang (1328-1398 AD), the founder of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD). He was entrusted by Emperor Hongwu (洪武) as a leading artillery officer for the rebel army that overthrew the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, and established the Ming Dynasty.
- 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.
- Li Qingzhao
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 writer and poet of the Song Dynasty, regarded by many as the premier woman poet in the Chinese language. She was born in Licheng to a family of officials and scholars; her father was a friend of Su Shi. Before she got married, her poetry was already well known with elite circles.
- 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.
- Wu Chien-Ch'Uan
Wu<sup>2</sup> Chien<sup>;4</sup>-ch'üan<sup>2</sup> (Wade-Giles), or Wú Jiànquán, 吳鑑泉 (1870-1942), was a famous teacher of the soft style martial art of T'ai Chi Ch'uan (Taijiquan) in late Imperial and early Republican China. Wu Chien-ch'uan was taught martial arts by his father, Wu Ch'uan-yu (Wu Quanyuo, 吳全佑, 1834-1902), a famous student of Yang Lu-ch'an, (楊露禪, 1799-1872), and Yang Pan-hou, (楊班侯, 1837-1890).
- Cai Mao
Cai Mao (蔡瑁), (Wade-Giles Ts'ai Mao) styled Degui(德珪), from Xiangyang in Jingzhou, was a military official, specializing in naval operations, during the Three Kingdoms era of China. He was a capable naval commander who originally served under the warlord Liu Biao. Cai Mao's gained his status when his sister married Liu Biao. In early battles with the warlord Sun Jian, Cai Mao suffered several defeats.
- Bak Mei
Bak Mei is said to have been one of the legendary Five Elders - survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Temple by the Qing Dynasty imperial regime (1644-1912) - who, according to some accounts, betrayed Shaolin to the imperial government. He shares his name with the Southern Chinese martial art attributed to him. Bak Mei has been fictionalized in Hong Kong films such as "Hung Hsi-Kuan" (1977), "Shao Lin ying xiong bang" (1979), …
- Zhuo Lin
Zhuo Lin (卓琳) (Wade-Giles: Chuo Lin or Cho Lin) was the third wife of Deng Xiaoping. The daughter of an industrialist in Yunnan Province. She became a member of the Communist Party of China in 1938, and a year later married Deng in front of Mao's cave dwelling in Yan'an. They had 5 children: 3 daughters (Deng Lin, Deng Nan, Deng Rong) and 2 sons (Deng Pufang, Deng Zhifang).
- Emperor Ming Of Han
Emperor Ming of Han, (Wade-Giles: Han Ming-ti), (28-75) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty. He was the second son of Emperor Guangwu. It was during Emperor Ming's reign that Buddhism began to spread into China. One night, he is said to have dreamed of a golden man or golden men. The next day he told his ministers, and the minister Zhong Hu explained to him that he probably dreamed of Buddha in India. The emperor then sent a delegation of 18 headed by Cai Yin, …
- Tai Chi-Tao
Tai Chi-tao was a Chinese journalist, an early Kuomintang member, and the first head of the Examination Yuan of the Republic of China. He is often referred to as Dài Chúanxían (戴傳賢; Wade-Giles: Tai Ch'uan-hsien) or by his other courtesy name, Dài Xŭantáng (戴選堂; Wade-Giles: Tai Hsüan-t'ang).