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Özhan Canaydın
Özhan Canaydın is the current chairman of the Turkish sports club Galatasaray. Born in 1943 in Bursa, Canaydın began to play basketball in 1958. He retired from basketball in 1964. In 1957, he became the youngest member of the Galatasaray organization with the registration number 155. Playing..
Özhan Öztürk
Özhan Öztürk, 2005 Özhan Öztürk (born 1968 in Istanbul) is a Turkish dentist, photographer, folklorist, and writer, the author of the "Encyclopedic Dictionary of Black Sea" ("Karadeniz: Ansiklopedik Sözlük", 2005, ISBN 9756121009). External links [[n:Main Page|Wikinews]] has multi..
Z'ha'dum
This is an article about the Babylon 5 episode. For the article on the fictional planet, see Z'ha'dum (planet). Z'ha'dum is the final episode of the third season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5. Contents 1 Plot synopsis1.1 Teaser1.2 Main1.3 Tag2 Arc ..
Z'ha'dum (planet)
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Zhabdun
Zhabdun is a small town in the Himalayas in the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China, some 80 kilometres north of the border with Nepal. ..
Zhabei District
Shanghai district map highlighting Zhabei Zhabei District of Shanghai has a land area of 29.26 km² and a resident population of 810,211 as of 2003. It contains the site of the famous Battle of Sihang Warehouse as well as the Shanghai Railway Station. [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ ..
Zhabinka
Zhabinka (Belarusian: ; Łacinka: Žabinka; Polish: ) is a city in the southwestern Belarusian voblast (province) of Brest. It is the administrative center of the Zhabinka Raion. Its population is 12,800. Subdivisions of Brest Voblast, Belarus > Raions: Baranavichy City | Barana..
Zhag'yab County
Zhag'yab County, Tibetan: བྲག་གཡབ་རྫོང་ Wylie brag g-yab rdzong) is a county of the Chamdo Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region, ..
Zhai Liao
Zhao Liao (翟遼) (d. 391) was the founder of the Chinese/Dingling state Wei. During his reign, he used the title "Heavenly Prince" (Tian Wang), roughly equivalent to emperor. Early career Zhao Liao's father or uncle Zhai Bin (翟斌), who had rebelled against Former Qin's emperor Fu Jiān in 383..
Zhai Zhao
Zhao Zhao (翟釗) (d. 393) was the last ruler of the Chinese/Dingling state Wei. During his reign, he used the title "Heavenly Prince" (Tian Wang), roughly equivalent to emperor. Zhai Zhao's father Zhai Liao had, after rebelling against Jin in 386, held a swath of territory near the Yellow River ..
Zhai Zhigang
Zhai Zhigang (Chinese: 翟志刚) (born 10 October 1966) is a Chinese astronaut (yuhangyuan) selected as part of the Shenzhou program. Zhai was born in Longjiang County, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang province. He enrolled at the People's Liberation Army Air Force Aviation Institute, became a fighter pilot,..
Zhajiang mian
Fried sauce noodles (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: }}}; pinyin: ) is a northern Chinese dish consisting of thick wheat noodles topped with a mixture of ground pork stir-fried with either sweet noodle sauce ([[wiktionary:甜|甜]][[wiktionary:麵|麵]][[wiktionary:醬|醬]]) or hoisin sa..
Zhalantun
Zhalantun (扎兰屯; Pinyin: Zhālántún) is a city with an estimated population of 132,408 and administrative division of Hulunbuir prefecture, Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It is in the northeastern part of Inner Mongolia, in the southeastern foothills of the Daxingan mountains...
Zhaleh Kazemi
Zhaleh Kazemi (1944-2005) was a famous Iranian painter, news anchor, and producer. She was also a voice actress for Persian-dubbed films in Iran. ..
Zhaleh Olov
Zhaleh Olov (Persian: ژاله علو; born 1927 in Tehran, Iran) is an actress and dubbing artist. She started working in theatre in 1949, and made her screen debut in The Tempest of Life (1948, A. Daryabeigi). Works The Spring Variety, 1949The WindowToghi, 1970Dash Akol, 1971The Lost Time, 1989Th..
Zhaleika
Zhaleika (Жалейка in Russian, also known as брёлка or bryolka) is a Russian woodwind instrument. ..
Zhamanshin crater
Zhamanshin is a meteor crater in Kazakhstan. It is 14 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be 900,000 ± 100,000 years (Pleistocene). The crater is exposed to the surface. External links [Earth Impact Database] ..
Zhambyl Province
Zhambyl is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Taraz. The population of the province is 962,000; the city is 330,000. The province borders Kyrgyzstan, and is very near Uzbekistan. Zhambyl also borders three other provinces: Qaraghandy Province, South Kazakhstan Province (Ongtüstik Qazaqst..
Zhanang County
Zhanang County, Tibetan:གྲ་ནང་རྫོང་ Wylie gra nang rdzong ) is a county of the Shannan Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region, ..
Zhanara Khamitova
Zhanara Khamitova (Rus: Жанара Хамитова) (born 1988 in Karaganda, Kazakhstan) is a singer who rose to popularity after placing eighth in SuperStar KZ 3, the Kazakh version of Pop Idol. Zhanara includes Céline Dion, Roza Rimbayeva, Sofiya Rotaru, Makpal Isabekova & Batyrkhan Shuken..
Zhane
For the Power Rangers character, see Zhane (Power Rangers). Zhané(pronounded Jah-Nay)was an American R&B/hip hop soul group, best known for their 1993 hit "Hey, Mr. D.J." Other popular hits include "Groove Thang" and "Sending My Love," both released in 1994. The group was part of Queen Latifah's F..
Zhane (Power Rangers)
Zhane is a fictional character and hero in the Power Rangers universe, appearing in the television series [[Power Rangers: In Space]]. He was portrayed by Justin Nimmo. Zhane was born on the planet KO-35, and also like Andros and Karone, he possesses telekinesis. Before the attack on his homeworld,..
Zhangdian District
Zhangdian is the central city district of Zibo city, Shandong, People's Republic of China. It contains the administrative offices of Zibo central government, and has major rail and bus stations. The outer area is highly industrialized. The central area is a mixture of apartment buildings, governmen..
Zhanggong
Ganzhou is a beautiful city full of history, The city's sewer system was built in the Sung dynasty and is more than 800 years old. The city is very clean and people are very friendly. Ganzhou is the Tungsten capital of the world. 70% of the world's production of Tungsten comes from China; and 70%..
Zhanghengite
Zhanghengite is a mineral consisting of 80% copper and zinc, 10% iron with the balance made up of chromium and aluminium. It was discovered in 1986 during the analysis of the Bo Xian Meteorite and is named after Zhang Heng, an ancient Chinese astronomer. Although recognized as a valid mineral it..
Zhangheotherium
Zhangheotherium was discovered in Liaoning Province, China, in 1997. Zhangheotherium is a species of symmetrodont, an extinct order of mammal previously known from only its tall pointed crowned teeth. Zhangheotherium is the first symmetrodont known from a complete skeleton, which in this case dates ..
Zhangjiagang
Zhangjiagang (张家港; pinyin: Zhāngjiāgǎng; Wade-Giles: Chang-chia-kang; literally "Zhang Family Harbor") is a county-level city in Jiangsu province, China, under the direct administration of Suzhou City. Zhangjiagang's population is around 800,000, with around 100,000 residents of the city pr..
Zhangjiajie
Zhangjiajie(张家界) is in the northwestern part of Hunan province in China, and comprises of the prefectures of Yongding and Wulingyuan as well as the Cili and Sangzhi counties. In 1992, UNESCO listed Zhangjiajie in the World Heritage Directory. Points of interest include the Zhangjiajie Nati..
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
The Zhangjiajie National Forest Park (}; }) is a unique national forest located in Zhangjiajie City in northern Hunan Province in the People's Republic of China. In 1988 it was recognized as China's first National Forest Park [link]. In 1992, it was officially recognized as a UNESCO W..
Zhangjiakou
position in Hebei districts of Zhangjiakou Zhangjiakou (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: }}}; pinyin: ; Mongolian: Чуулалт Хаалга [Čuulalt Haalga] Classical Mongolian: Qaɣalɣan) is a city in Hebei Province, China. It was formerly known as Kalgan, from ..
Zhangjiang
Zhangjiang Hi-tech (张江高科, Zhangjiang Gaoke) is a metro station in the city of Shanghai. This station is the eastern terminus of Line 2. It is also the name of the Hi Tech park and the company who operates the hi tech park, where the station is located. It is the abbrievation of Zhangjiang..
Zhangqiu
Zhangqiu City (章丘市; pinyin: Zhāngqīu Shì; now called Mingshui City) is a division of Jinan sub-provincial city, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China. Zhangqiu is known for its clean air and beautiful scenery outside the crowded city of Jinan. The city lies east about 50 miles f..
Zhangshu
Zhangshu (simplified Chinese:樟树, pinyin: Zhāngshù) is a county level city in Yichun, west-central Jiangxi province. It has area of 1,291 km² and a population of 536,500. Its history goes back to the Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn periods. External links [Zhangshu Web (Chinese)]..
Zhangye
Zhangye (simplified Chinese: 张掖; pinyin: Zhāngyì) is a prefecture-level city in China's Gansu province. Contents 1 Geography and climate2 History3 Administration4 Demographics5 Economy6 External links Geography and climate Zhangye is located in far western G..
Zhangzhou
漳州市Zhāngzhōu Shì Administration Type Prefecture-level city Area Unknown Population Unknown GDP Unknown Major Nationalities Han County-level divisions 11 Township-level divisions Unknown Area Code 596 Zhangzhou (}; }) is a prefecture-level city in southern Fujia..
Zhangzhou Normal College
Zhangzhou Normal College (漳州师范学院) is a public college located in Zhangzhou, Fujian, China. ..
Zhang (surname)
Zhang (張) is among the most common Chinese surnames. In 1990 edition of Guinness Book of Records, the surname was listed as the world's most common surname, with over 100 million people worldwide with this surname. It was also ranked 3rd #redirect [[Template:Fact]] in the People's Republic of C..
Zhang Aiping
Zhang Aiping (张爱萍) (Wades-Giles: Chang Ai-ping) (January 9, 1908, Da county, Sichuan province - July 5, 2003, Beijing) was a Chinese communist military leader. Zhang joined the Communist Party of China in 1928 after taking part in a communist-led rural uprising. He participated in the Long Ma..
Zhang Bairen
Peter Zhang Bairen (February 14, 1915 - October 12, 2005) was the unofficial Bishop of Hanyang, China. Chinese authorities did not officially recognize Bishop Peter Zhang; however, he was officially consecrated as a monsignor within the Roman Catholic Church in 1986, by Liu Hede, the unofficial Bis..
Zhang Bao
For the son of the Kingdom of Shu general Zhang Fei, see Zhang Bao (Kingdom of Shu). Zhang Bao(?-184) (張寶) was a younger brother of Zhang Jiao and older brother of Zhang Liang. Zhang Bao was a general in the Yellow Turban Rebellion (184 CE). He was defeated by the task force dispatched by the Ha..
Zhang Bao (Kingdom of Shu)
For the leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, see Zhang Bao. Zhang Bao (张苞) was the oldest son of Shu Han general Zhang Fei. There is little information on the historical personage, with Chen Shou's San Guo Zhi merely stating that he died prematurely. However, Zhang Bao appears as a fairly pro..
Zhang Bin
Zhang Bin (張賓) (d. 323), courtesy name Mengsun (孟孫), formally Marquess Jing of Puyang (濮陽景侯), was a key strategist for Shi Le, the founder of the Chinese/Jie state Later Zhao. Zhang Bin's father Zhang Yao (張瑤) was a commandery governing during the early Jin Dynasty (265-420). Z..
Zhang Binglin
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. Because of his outspoken writing, he was jailed for three years by the Qing Empire and for an..
Zhang Boli
Zhang Boli (b. 1965) was a Chinese dissident who helped organize and was a leader of the Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989 and helped organize the hunger strike that happened with it. After the protests, he was put on the Chinese Most Wanted list for the Tiananmen Square Protest leaders (1). He is c..
Zhang Bu
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Zhang Cheng
Zhang Cheng an officer serving under Wu. At one time. Zhang Cheng was ordered by Sun Quan to invade Guan Ling to Huai Yin, along with Sun Shao during the Fifth Northern Campaign of Zhuge Liang. ..
Zhang Chonghua
Xiping Jingliegong (西平敬烈公) orXiping Huangong (西平桓公) Family name: Zhang (張; zhāng) Given name: Chonghua (重華, chóng huá) Posthumous name:(Jin) Jinglie (敬烈, jìng liè)literary meaning:"respectful and achieving" Posthumous name:(Internal) Huan (桓, huán)"diligent"..
Zhang Chongren
Zhang Chongren or Chang Ch'ung-jen (张充仁, 1907 - 8 October 1998), was a Chinese artist and sculptor best remembered in Europe as the friend of Hergé, the Belgian comics writer and artist. The two met when Zhang was an art student in Brussels. Early life Zhang was born the son..
Zhang Chu
Zhang Chu (张楚; pinyin: Zhāng Chǔ) (born 1968) is a Chinese musician who was born in Xi'an, China. Albums 1992 Sister (姐姐) in China Fire I (中国火壹)1993 A Heart Cannot Fawn (一颗不肯媚俗的心)1994 Loners Are Disgraceful (孤独的人是可耻的)1995 My Eyelashes Are Almost Bl..
Zhang Chun
Zhang Chun (???-188) revolted at Yu Yang and fought the troops of Liu Yu, governor of Yu. He Was defeated and killed by one of his vassals. According to historical records, he was the later Han prefect of Zhong Shan. ..
Zhang Chunqiao
Zhang Chunqiao (Simplified Chinese: }}}; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chang Ch'un-chiao) (1917–April 21, 2005) was a member of the Gang of Four. He worked as a writer in Shanghai in the 1930s. After the Yan'an conference in 1938, he joined the Communist Party of China. With th..
Zhang Dai
Zhang Dai (张岱; courtesy name: Zhongzhi (宗子), pseudonym: Tao'an (陶庵)) (1597 - 1689) was a Ming Dynasty writer. Born in Ming Dynasty Wanli 25th year (1597 AD) in Shanying County of Zhejiang province, China. He died in Qing Dynasty Kangxi 28th year (1689 AD) a..
Zhang Dali
Zhang Dali (張大力; pinyin: Zhāng Dàlì) is a graffiti artist living in China today. After studying painting in China, he went to Italy, where he discovered graffiti art. He was the only graffiti artist in Beijing throughout the early 1990s, and is the first artist since Keith Haring and Jackso..
Zhang Dan
Zhang Dan (Chinese simplified: 张丹, traditional: 張丹, Pinyin: Zhāng Dān, born October 4, 1985 in Harbin, China) is a Chinese figure skater. She won the bronze medal in pairs at the 2005 World Figure Skating Championships with partner Zhang Hao. She and her partner (who are unrelated) hav..
Zhang Daoling
Celestial Master Zhang Daoling Zhang Daoling (张道陵, Wade Giles: Chang Tao-ling), also called "Zhang Ling." Eastern Han dynasty (2nd Century CE) Taoist hermit who founded the Zhengyi Mengwei Tianshi Dao ("Tradition of the Celestial Master of the Mighty Commonwealth of Orthodox Oneness") sect o..
Zhang Daqian
Chang Dai-chien (Simplified Chinese: 张大千; Traditional Chinese: 張大千; Pinyin: Zhāng Dàqiān; Wade-Giles: Chang Ta-Chien; 1899-1983) was one of the best-known Chinese artists of the twentieth century. He is also regarded by many art experts as one of the most gifted master forgers of th..
Zhang Daqing
Zhang Daqing (张大庆) (born October 23 1969) is a Chinese astronomer. He is from Henan province. He co-discovered periodic comet 153P/Ikeya-Zhang. He is the first Chinese who has a comet name after him. External links http://comet.lamost.org/comet/zhang.htm (in Chinese) ..
Zhang Deguang
Zhang Deguang is the secretary general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Born on February 10, 1941, in Jining, homeland of Chinese philosophers Confucius and Men Ji, Shandong Province, China. Graduated in 1965 from Beijing Institute of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Russian literature. Speak..
Zhang Enhua
Zhang Enhua (born 28 April, 1973 in Dalian) is a Chinese football player. He played for Dalian Shide and was on loan at Grimsby Town F.C. in England. He played for China national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. ..
Zhang Fakui
Zhang Fakui General Chang Fa-Kuei or Zhang Fakui (1896-1980). Commanded the 8th Army Group in the Battle of Shanghai in 1937, 2nd Army Corps in the Battle of Wuhan in 1938. Commanded 4th War area from 1939 to 1944, defending Guangdong and Guanzi against the Japanese in South China. Commander in Ch..
Zhang Fei (Three Kingdoms)
For the Taiwanese comedy show host, see Chang Fei (celebrity). Zhāng Fēi (張飛, c. 168 - 221 AD), styled Yīdé (益德), was a general of the Kingdom of Shu in the Three Kingdoms period of China. Zhang Fei was shown to have been a masterful general rather than simply a warrior. He treated his ..
Zhang Guan
Zhang Guan (張瓘) (d. 359) was a general and regent of the Chinese state Former Liang, during the early reign of the young prince Zhang Xuanjing. Zhang Guan was a distant relative of the ruling family of Former Liang. He was serving as the governor of He Province (河州, modern southwestern Gan..
Zhang Guangdou
Zhang Guangdou (张光斗 pinyin: Zhang Guangdou) (born May 1, 1921, Changshu, Jiangsu Province) is a world-known specialist in hydraulic engineering, professor at Tsinghua University, member of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering. He graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong Unive..
Zhang Guotao
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Zhang Guozheng
Zhang Guozheng (b. September 14, 1974 in Xian You, Fujiang Province, China) is a weightlifter. He began his current career of weightlifting when he started Nanping Sport School in March 1983. He then studied at the Beijing Sports University from 1988 to 1998. During college, Guozheng was in the Yun..
Zhang Han
Zhang Han (章邯, ?? - 205 BC) was a Chinese general of the Qin Dynasty. Zhang Han pacified the rebellion led by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang in 208 BC. Zhao Xie, the Prince of Zhao, and Zhang Er then led the remnants of the rebel forces to occupy Julu. Zhang Han consequently led a siege of Julu with 2..
Zhang Hao
Zhang Hao (Chinese:张昊) (born July 6, 1984 in Harbin, China) is a Chinese figure skater. He won the bronze medal in pairs at the 2005 World Figure Skating Championships with partner Zhang Dan. He and his partner (who are unrelated) have twice won the World Junior title. At the 2006 Winter Ol..
Zhang He
Illustration of Zhang He being shot to death from a Qing Dynasty edition of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms Names Simplified Chinese: 张郃 Traditional Chinese: 張郃 Pinyin: Zhāng Hé Wade-Giles: Chang Ho Zi: Junyi (儁乂) ''Not to be confused with Zheng He Zhang He (張郃) (..
Zhang Heng
Zhāng Héng Replica of Zhang Heng's seismometer Houfeng Didong Yi :For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Zhang Heng (張衡, Pinyin: Zhāng Héng, Wade-Giles: Chang Heng) (78 – 139) was an astronomer, mathematician, inventor, artist, poet and literary scholar of the Eastern ..
Zhang Heng (disambiguation)
Zhang Heng can refer to: Zhang Heng, an ancient astronomer and mathematician*Chang Heng, lunar crater named after himZhang Heng (Taoist) (張衡), the 2nd generational leader of the Five Pecks of Rice CultZhang Heng, a fictional character from Water Margin ..
Zhang Heng (Water Margin)
For other uses, see Zhang Heng (disambiguation) Zhang Heng(张横) is a character in the epic Chinese tale, the Water Margin. Zhang Heng stood at 7 feet, had triangular eyes, yellow whiskers, red hair, and crimson eyes. He had the ability to swim in the water like a fish, leaping out of the water f..
Zhang Henshui
Zhang Henshui (Chinese: 张恨水, pinyin: Zhāng Hènshuǐ) (May 18, 1895 - February 15, 1967) was the penname of a prolific Chinese popular novelist who wrote more than 100 novels in his 50 years of fiction writing. His birth name is Zhang Xinyuan (张心远). Born in Nanchang, Zhang moved to An..
Zhang Hong
Zhang Hong was a Confucianist and brilliant minister who served Sun Ce and Sun Quan, the leaders of the state of Wu. Originally from Xu province, he and Zhang Zhao were known as the "Two Zhangs." He was a close friend of Sun Ce's family, and when Sun Jian was involved in his campaigns, Zhang Hong to..
Zhang Hong Jie
Hong Jie Zhang, also known as Steffi Zhang was a 25 year old Chinese University of Canberra communications student found murdered in her flat in Belconnen in January 2005. The killing caused an uproar, because the body was not discovered for seven months after the murder, which was said to have happ..
Zhang Hu
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Zhang Hua
This article is part ofthe War of the Eight Princesseries. Eight Princes Sima Liang Sima Wei Sima Lun Sima Jiong Sima Ai Sima Ying Sima Yong Sima Yue Other key figures Emperor Hui Emperor Huai Empress Yang Zhi Empress Jia Nanfeng Empress Yang Xianrong ..
Zhang Huan
Zhang Huan is a Chinese Performance Artist and Conceptual Artist. Writes Thom Collins (Witness, Published by Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia): "Zhang Huan graduated from Beijing's Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1993 with an advanced degree in traditional painting techniques. Chafing..
Zhang Ji
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Zhang Jiajing
Zhang Jiajing (張嘉貞) was a Chancellor of Tang China. He was a jiedushi. He was also an uncle of Zhang Jiuling. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Zhang Jianzhi
Zhang Jiangzhi (張柬之) (625 - 706), was a Chancellor. He was born in north-west Hubei. He became an official after he became the first in the civil service examination. He was an official in Guangdong and Chongqing. Then he was recommended by Di Renji to enter the court. Shortly after he became..
Zhang Jiao
Names Simplified Chinese: 张角 Traditional Chinese: 張角 Pinyin: Zhāng Jiǎo or Zhāng Jué Wade-Giles: Chang Chio Zhang Jiao or Zhang Jue (?-184) (Simplified Chinese: 张角; Traditional Chinese: 張角; Pinyin: Zhāng Jiǎo or Zhāng Jué) was the leader of the Yellow Turbans duri..
Zhang Jiaxiang
Zhang Jiaxiang is or was a Chinese astronomer affiliated with Purple Mountain Observatory, and president of the Minor Planet Foundation at that observatory. His name is sometimes given as Chia-Hsiang Chang. He discovered asteroid (5384) 1957 VA (credited as C.-H. Chang). Asteroids discovered: 1 ..
Zhang Jiewen
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang. Gold medal Badminton Women's doubles Zhang Jiewen (Simplified Chinese: 张洁雯, pinyin: Zhāng Jiéwén) (born 4 January 1981 in Guangzhou, Guangdong province) is a female badminton player from the People's Republic ..
Zhang Jiuling
Zhang Jiuling (張九齡 or 张九龄, styled Zishou 子寿) (678 - March 740) was a prominent minister, noted poet and scholar of the Tang Dynasty. Zhang Jiuling was born in 678 to a gentry family in Qujiang (曲江, in modern Guangdong province) ..
Zhang Ju
Zhang Ju (???-188) was a member of a local tribe in Yu Yang. He joined forcers with Zhang Chun in revolting, declaring himself emperor. He valiantly fought against Liu Yu's government forces. but hung himself when defeat became imminent. ..
Zhang Juanjuan
Women's Archery Silver 2004 Women's team Zhang Juanjuan (Chinese: 张娟娟, pinyin: Zhāng Juānjuān) (born 2 January 1981 in Qingdao, Shandong province) is an athlete from the People's Republic of China. She competes in archery. Zhang represented China a..
Zhang Jun
This article is about the contemporary People's Republic of China badminton player. For the leader of the ancient Chinese state Former Liang, see Zhang Jun (Former Liang). Zhang Jun (张军) (born November 26, 1977) is a male badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Zhang ..
Zhang Jun (Former Liang)
Xiping Zhongchenggong (西平忠成公) orXiping Wengong (西平文公) Family name: Zhang (張; zhāng) Given name: Jun (駿, jùn) Posthumous name:(Jin) Zhongcheng (忠成, zhōng chéng)literary meaning:"faithful and successful" Posthumous name:(Internal) Wen (文, wén)"civil" Zhang Jun..
Zhang Juzheng
Zhang Juzheng or Chang Chü-cheng 張居正 (1525 - 1582) was a powerful Chinese minister of the Ming Dynasty under the Longqing and Wanli emperors. Zhang was born in Jiangling, Hubei province, China and died in Beijing. His benevolent rule and strong foreign and economic policies are considered to..
Zhang Lian-Wei
Zhang Lian-Wei (Zhang is his family name) is a Chinese golfer. He was born on 2 May 1965 in Zhuhai in Guangdong Province. He is the most successful golfer so far produced by mainland China. The first golf course in the People's Republic of China opened in 1984 and Zhang took up the game soon after..
Zhang Liang
This article is about the Han Dynasty strategist. For the Yellow Turban general, see Zhang Liang (Yellow Turban). Zhang Liang (張良, d. 189 BC) (meaning Zhang who is of good conscience), courtesy name Zifang (子房), was a descendant from a noble family of State of Han during the Warring States..
Zhang Liangying
Zhang Liangying (also known as Jane Zhang, Simplified Chinese: 张靓颖; Traditional Chinese: 張靚穎; Pinyin: Zhāng Liàngyǐng) (born October 11, 1984) is a Chinese singer. Zhang held the third place in Super Girl contest of 2005 (a female singing contest in People's Republic of China). She..
Zhang Liang (Yellow Turban)
Zhang Liang(?-184) 張梁 Was the brother to Zhang Jiao, leader of the Yellow Turban Rebellion against the Han Dynasty and also the younger brother of Zhang Bao. He was said to be an able general. It is said that Zhang Liang is the grandson of the founder of the Tianshi (Celestial Masters) Sect of ..
Zhang Liao
Portrait of Zhang Liao from a Qing Dynasty edition of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms Names Simplified Chinese: 张辽 Traditional Chinese: 張遼 Pinyin: Zhāng Liáo Wade-Giles: Chang Liao Zi: Wenyuan (文远) Zhang Liao (169 – 222) was a military general under the powerful ..
Zhang Lin
Zhang Lin is a cyberdissident from the People's Republic of China. He was born in Bengbu, Anhui province in 1963. He led student's hunger strikes in Bengbu in 1989. He was imprisoned on January 29 of 2005. He now is imprisoned in Bengbu’s No. 1 Detention Center. External links [Human rights ..
Zhang Lu
Zhang Lu (张鲁) (? – ?) was the controller of Hanzhong shortly before the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history. He inherited the region and its unique "Five Pecks of Rice" cult from his father Zhang Heng. After Cao Cao's campaign against Ma Chao, Cao Cao launched a campaign against Zhang..
Zhang Mancheng
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Zhang Mao
(Qian) Liang Chengliewang ((前)涼成烈王) orXiping Chenggong (西平成公) Family name: Zhang (張; zhāng) Given name: Mao (茂, maò) Posthumous name:(Han Zhao) Chenglie (成烈, chéng liè)literary meaning:"successful and achieving" Posthumous name:(Internal) Cheng (成, chéng)"succe..
Zhang Miao
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Zhang Min
Zhang Min (born March 24, 1976 in Qiqihar, China) is a Chinese figure skater. He has won several national titles and several medals at the Four Continents Championships, and competed in the Winter Olympics three times. Zhang has a very strong jumping ability. He is the first skater to land a clea..
Zhang Nan
Zhang Nan (Simplified Chinese:张楠) is a Chinese Gymnast. She was born on April 30, 1986 in Guizhou, China. Zhang Nan is one of the most accomplished gymnasts on the National Team along with Fan Ye and Li Ya. Zhang Nan won four gold medals at the 2002 East Asian Games (Uneven Bars, Team, Floor, A..
Zhang Ning
This is a Chinese name, the family name is Zhang. Zhang Ning (Simplified Chinese: 张宁, pinyin: Zhāng Níng) (born 19 May 1975 in Shenyang, Liaoning province) is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Zhang played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics for C..
Zhang Pengxiang
Zhang Pengxiang (b. 1980) is a Chinese chess Grandmaster. As of January 2006, he is the 69th best player in the world, with a rating of 2638. In November, 2001, he defeated former world champion Anatoli Karpov at the FIDE World Chess Championships in Moscow. Sample game Zhang – Karpov, FIDE Worl..
Zhang Qian
Zhang Qian taking leave from emperor Han Wudi, for his expedition to Central Asia from 138 to 126 BCE, Mogao Caves mural, 618-712 CE. Zhang Qian (; Wade-Giles: Chang Ch'ien, d. 113 BCE), was a Chinese explorer and imperial envoy in the 2nd century BCE, during the time of the Han Dynasty. He w..
Zhang Qing
Zhang Qing is the name of two Water Margin characters: Zhang Qing (Featherless Arrow)Zhang Qing (The Gardener)This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point direct..
Zhang Qing (Featherless Arrow)
Nicknamed the 'Featherless Arrow' (没羽箭), Zhang Qing (张清) was one of the last heroes to join the Liangshan bandits in the epic Chinese tale the Water Margin, and it was probably more than a co-incidence that he was probably the hardest to capture. Zhang Qing was from Zhangdefu, Henan. He s..
Zhang Qing (The Gardener)
Zhang Qing (张清)is a character in the epic Chinese tale, the Water Margin. Zhang was the husband of Sun Er Niang, and used to be a vegetable gardener (hence the nickname, 'The Gardener' 菜園子) in a monastery prior to joining the Liangshan bandits. Because he killed a monk and set the monas..
Zhang Qiu
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Zhang Rang
Zhang Rang (張讓) (d. 189) was a eunuch of the late Han Dynasty, who served Emperor Ling of Han; he was also the leader of the Ten regular attendants (Also known as the Ten Eunuchs), a group of court eunuchs who held great influence in the Han imperial court. Such was Zhang Rang's power that Lingd..
Zhang Ren
Zhang Ren (張任) (?-213 AD) In the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, Zhang Ren was an officer under the warlord Liu Zhang. During Liu Bei's conquest of Shu (Liu Zhang's domain), Zhang Ren was responsible for setting up the ambush that killed the prominent advisor Pang Tong. A..
Zhang Sanfeng
Zhang Sanfeng was a semi-mythical Chinese 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. His name is said to have been Zhang Junbao 張君寶 before he became a Taoist. His T..
Zhang Shaozeng
Zhang Shaozeng (張紹曾, Wade-Giles Chang Shao-ts'eng) (1879-1928) was a Beiyang Army general in charge of the 20th Division. He was born in Zhili province and graduated from a Japanese military academy in 1901. He was a known radical who advocated constitutional monarchy and supported Wu Luzh..
Zhang Shijie
Zhang Shijie (張世傑) (d. March 1279) was a 13th century Chinese admiral and government official during the Mongol invasion of China. Born to a prosperous family in Hebei, Zhang's family moved into Song China because his father had committed a crime in Jin. Zhang Shijie gained his position afte..
Zhang Sho
Zhang Sho 張說 (667-730) was a Chancellor of Tang China under Emperor Xuanzong. |- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Zhang Shun
Nicknamed the 'White Streak in the waves(浪里白条)', Zhang Shun(张顺), brother of Zhang Heng, was one of the 108 heroes of Liangshan in the epic Chinese tale, the Water Margin. Zhang Shun was about 6 feet tall, had a nice beard, and a fair complexion. He could swim for up to 25 kilometr..
Zhang Shuqi
Zhāng Shūqí (1901-1957) was a painter from Zhejiang noted for painting flowers and birds. He studied at Shanghai under Liu Haisu. For a time he taught at the National Center University. From 1942 to 1946 he lived in the USA. After that he returned to China for a time, but ultimately settled in th..
Zhang Shu Qin
Zhang (Zhang Shu Qin, Shuqin Zhang) is an assistant to Yuanda Zhu in the SEGA/FREE/Action/Adventure/Video game series, Shenmue 2. Zhang is the main contact for the Chawan Sign used by martial artists. Zhang is wanted desperately by the Yellowheads as he has vital information on Yuanda Zhu. Bio ..
Zhang Shu Qin (Zhang)
Zhang (Zhang Shu Qin, Shuqin Zhang) is an assistant to Yuanda Zhu in the SEGA/FREE/Action/Adventure/Video game series, Shenmue 2. He is the main person who does Chawan Sign communication in Wan Chai and Kowloon. The Yellowheads are desperate to find him because he has vital information on Yuanda Zh..
Zhang Sixun
Zhang Sixun (Chinese: 张思训; Pinyin: zhāng sīxùn; Wade-Giles: chang ssu hsün) was a Chinese astronomer during the Song Dynasty. He is credited with creating an early armillary sphere. ..
Zhang Song
Zhang Song a minister under Liu Zhang. To prevent an invasion of Shu by that of Zhang Lu, Zhang Song joined up with Liu Zhang. But while doing so, Zhang Song plotted to overthrow Liu Zhang in place for Liu Bei. After Zhang Song's plans were discoverd, Zhang Song was then executed. It is said that Zh..
Zhang Te
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Zhang Ti
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Zhang Tianxi
Xiping Daogong (西平悼公) Family name: Zhang (張; zhāng) Given name: Tianxi (天錫, tiān xí) Posthumous name: Dao (悼, daò)literary meaning: "fearful" Zhang Tianxi (張天錫) (346-406), original courtesy name Gongchungu (公純嘏), later Chungu (純嘏), nickname Duhuo (獨活),..
Zhang Tianyi
Zhang Tianyi ( Wade-Giles: Chang T'ien-yi, real name: Zhang Yuanding) (1906-1985) was a Chinese children's writer noted for his satiric wit. Born in Nanjing, his family had to move several times because of straitened circumstances and this provided him with contacts with different social classes an..
Zhang Tian Ran
Zhang Tian Ran Names Known in English as: Zhang Tian Ran Chinese: 張天然 Family name: Zhang Chinese: 張 Birth name: Kui Sheng 奎生 Courtesy name : Guang Bi 光璧 Religious Name : Tian Ran 天然 Other name : Kung Chang Zhang Tian Ran (張天然) (1889-1947) is the founder of I-Kua..
Zhang Tingyu
Zhang Tingyu (; Wade-Giles: Chang T'ingyü, 1672-1755) was a Han Chinese politician during the Qing Dynasty. Zhang Tingyu was born in Anqing, Anhui, he became the scholar of the civil service examination and entered the civil service in 1700. He served under Kangxi as Secretary of State. He was app..
Zhang Wei
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Zhang Wentian
--> Zhang Wentian (张闻天) (1900–July 1, 1976), also known as Luo Fu, was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) from 1935 to March 20, 1943. A native of Pudong Shanghai, Zhang joined the CPC in 1925 and was sent to study at Moscow Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow, wh..
Zhang Wenyuan
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Zhang Xianliang
Notable people called Zhang Xianliang include: Zhang Xianliang (author) - b. 1936 - writer and poet jailed iduring the 1957 anti-rightist campaign.Zhang Xianliang (dissident) - b. 1946 - human rights activist in Shanghai, later jailed. Living in exile in the United States as of 1997.This is a [..
Zhang Xianzhong
Zhang Xianzhong or Chang Hsien-chung (張獻忠) (1606 – 2nd January 1647), nicknamed Yellow Tiger, was a Chinese rebel leader, who conquered Sichuan Province in the middle of the 17th century. Upon capturing it, he declared himself emperor of the Great Western Kingdom. According to Chinese chro..
Zhang Xiaogang
Zhang Xiaogang (born 1958) is a contemporary Chinese symbolist/surrealist painter, well known for his "Bloodline" series of paintings, which are haunting, often monochromatic, slightly stylized portraits of Chinese people, usually with large, dark-pupiled eyes, posed in a stiff manner deliberately r..
Zhang Xiaoguan
Zhang Xiaoguan is a Chinese astronaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program. He was born in Liaoning province and was a squadron commander in the People's Liberation Army Air Force when he was selected to be an astronaut in 1998. He had accumulated 1000 flight-hours as of 2004. References [..
Zhang Xiu
Zhang Xiu as depicted in the 84-episode TV serial Romance of the Three Kingdoms Names Simplified Chinese: 张绣 Traditional Chinese: 張繡 Pinyin: Zhāng Xiù Wade-Giles: Chang Hsiu Zi: Unknown Zhang Xiu (? – 207) was a minor warlord during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Thr..
Zhang Xu
Zhang Xu can mean: Zhang Xu (go player)Zhang Xu (poet and calligrapher) ..
Zhang Xuan
Zhang Xuan (Chinese: 張萱; Pinyin: Zhāng Xuān; Wade-Giles: Chang Hsüan) was a Chinese painter who lived in the 8th century, during the Tang Dynasty. He was known for the painting Court Ladies Preparing Newly-Woven Silk, of which no copy survives except a copy painted by Emperor Huizong of Song..
Zhang Xuanjing
Xiping Jingdaogong (西平敬悼公) orXiping Chonggong (西平沖公) Family name: Zhang (張; zhāng) Given name: Xuanjing (玄靚, xuán jìng) Posthumous name:(Jin) Jingdao (敬悼, jìng daò)literary meaning:"respectful and fearful" Posthumous name:(Internal) Chong (沖, chōng)"young-ru..
Zhang Xueliang
Chang Hsüeh-liang Chang Hsüeh-liang or Zhang Xueliang (張學良, pinyin: Zhāng Xuéliáng; English: Peter Hsueh Liang Chang) (June 3, 1901 – October 15, 2001), nicknamed the "Young Marshal" (少帥), became the effective ruler of Manchuria and much of Northeast China ..
Zhang Xueling
Zhang Xueling (born 7 May 1983, Beijing, People's Republic of China) is a Singaporean table tennis player. She won four Gold medals at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games, helping Singapore to sweep the women events as well as the mixed doubles. Zhang won her counterpart, Li Jiawei, thrice. Once at the ..
Zhang Xun
Zhang Xun or Chang Hsün may refer to several Chinese historical figures including: Zhang Xun (Han Dynasty) (張馴 Zhāng Xún)Zhang Xun (Three Kingdoms) (張勳 Zhāng Xūn) (156-199), general under Yuan Shu in the Three Kingdoms periodZhang Xun (Tang Dynasty) (張巡 Zhāng Xún) (707-757), gener..
Zhang Xun (Three Kingdoms)
This article deals with Zhang Xun of the Three Kingdoms period. For other Zhang Xuns, see Zhang Xun. This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia entry.Please improve the article or discuss proposed changes on the talk page. See Wikipedia's [G..
Zhang Xu (poet and calligrapher)
Zhang Xu (}; }) was a Chinese poet and calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty, known as one of the Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup. ..
Zhang Yan
Zhang Yan was also a guzheng player. Zhang Yan was the bandit leader of the Black Mountains. At one time, Zhang Yan led an army of 10,000 men and surrendered to that of Cao Cao. After Zhang Yan's surrender, he was appointed to the rank of "2nd North General", and was ordered to secure his current n..
Zhang Yang
Zhang Yang (Simplified Chinese: }}}; pinyin: – Zhang is his surname; born 1967) is a Chinese film director. He is known particularly for his 1999 film Xizao (洗澡; English translation: Shower). External links [Internet Movie Database entry for Zhang Yang] ..
Zhang Yaoling
Xiping Aigong (西平哀公) Family name: Zhang (張; zhāng) Given name: Yaoling (曜靈, yaò líng) Posthumous name: Ai (哀, aī)literary meaning:"lamentable" Zhang Yaoling (張曜靈) (344-355), courtesy name Yuanshu (元舒), formally Duke Ai of Xiping, was briefly the ruler of the Chi..
Zhang Yi
Zhang Yi (strategist) (???-309 BC) was a strategist in ancient ChinaZhang Yi (general) (??? - 264) were two generals in Kingdom of Shu This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change..
Zhang Yimou
Zhang Yimou honored at the Hawaii International Film Festival 2005 This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang. Zhang Yimou (Simplified Chinese: }}}; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; [Listen] ([Media helphelp]·[info])) (born November 14, 1951) is a Chinese f..
Zhang Ying
Zhang Ying (張英) a servant serving under Liu Yong, and protector of Yang. However, when Sun Ce led an invasion, he greatly boasted to Sun Ce that he would be able to defend Niu Zhu with only a mere squad of troops, but ended up being defeated. Zhang Ying later ended up being killed by Chen Wu at ..
Zhang Yingtai
Zhang Yingtai (TC: 張瀛太, pinyin: Zhāng Yíngtài, 1965-) is a Taiwanese writer. Her most famous works are "Hunting the Oroqen" (鄂倫春之獵), a short story about a researcher of Oroqen culture, and the short story collection Tibetan Lover (西藏愛人). As the titles of her works indica..
Zhang Yining
Zhang Yining (张怡宁) is a Chinese table tennis player, born October 5, 1981 in the city of Beijing (China). History As of June 2005, she was ranked #1 in the ITTF rankings, in both women's singles and women's doubles.[link] Olympic Participation Zhang participated in the 2004 Summer ..
Zhang Yi (general)
Zhang Yi was the name of more than one notable person who served the Kingdom of Shu during the Three Kingdoms period of ancient China. The Chinese names are different but are romanized the same. Zhang Yi (張翼, Zi 伯恭) (AD ??? - 264) was a general originally from Wuyang. He died in a battl..
Zhang Yi (strategist)
Zhang Yi (張儀) (???-309 BC), born in State of Wei during the Warring States Period of China. He was an important strategist helping Qin to dissolve the unity of the other states, and hence pave the way for Qin to unify China. ..
Zhang Yuan
Zhang Yuan (张元, born in 1963 in Nanjing, China) is a Chinese film director. Zhang received a BA in Cinematography from the Beijing Film Academy in 1989. Note that Zhang Yuan is also pinyin of the name of a female writer from Taiwan, though the characters are different. See Zhang Yuan (Taiwan)...
Zhang Yuzhe
Zhang Yuzhe (Chinese: 张钰哲; Pinyin: Zhāng Yùzhé; Wade-Giles: Chang Yu-che) (1902 – 1986) was a Chinese astronomer. He was born in Minhou, in Fujian province. In 1919 he entered Tsinghua University and graduated in 1923. That same year he went to the United States and in 1925 entered ..
Zhang Zeduan
Zhang Zeduan (Traditional Chinese: 張擇端; Simplified Chinese: 张择端; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhāng Zéduān; Wade-Giles: Chang Tse-tuan), alias Zheng Dao, native of Dongwu (present Zhu Cheng, Shandong), was a Chinese painter. He lived during the twelfth century, during the transitional period ..
Zhang Zhao
Zhang Zhao (張昭) (156 - 236) was a civil officer who served under the Sun family at the time of the Three Kingdoms in China. He was born in what is now part of Jiang Su. A brilliant scholar, he devoted his life mainly to the study of classics. His fame as a scholar spread. On advice of Zhou Y..
Zhang Zhidong
Zhang Zhidong (Chinese:张之洞; Wade-Giles: Chang Ch'ih-Tung; Courtesy Xiaoda 孝达; Pseudonyms: Xiangtao 香涛, Xiangyan 香岩, Yigong 壹公, Wujing-Jushi 无竞居士, later Baobing 抱冰; Posthumous name: Wenxiang 文襄) (1837—1909) was an eminent Chinese politician during the late Qing..
Zhang Zhijian
Zhang Zhijian (born 1934 in Shanxi Province, Wenxi) is a militarian in the People's Republic of China. He joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army in 1951. In 1992 he rose to become the Deputy Commander of the PLA in the Beijing Military Region, he also served as the Political Commissar of the PL..
Zhang Zhizhong
Not to be confused with fellow general Zhang Zizhong. Zhang Zhizhong (}; }) (1895-1965) was a general in the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China. He was in charge of the 5th Army during the 1932 battle at Shanghai. Commanding the 9th Army Group (第九集團軍), Zhang oversaw for ..
Zhang Zhong
Zhang Zhong (章鍾 born September 5, 1978) is a Chinese chess grandmaster. Among Zhang's more notable results are the silver medal in the 1998 World Junior Chess Championship (behind Darmen Sadvakasov), first in the 2001 Chinese Championship, 8.5/12 at the 2002 Chess Olympiad in Bled, an..
Zhang Zhongjing
Zhang Zhongjing or Chang Chung Ching (Wades-Giles) (張仲景, 150 - 219) , also known as Zhang Ji (張機), was one of the most eminent Chinese physicians during the later years of the Eastern Han era. He lived in today's Nanyang in Henan Province. During his time, with warlords fighting for their..
Zhang Zhung culture
Zhang Zhung culture (#redirect [[Template:Bo]]) is an ancient culture of western and northwestern Tibet which pre-dated Tibetan Buddhism and is best known as the source of the Bön religion. Also known as the Shang Shung, the Zhang Zhung are mentioned frequently in ancient Tibetan texts as the orig..
Zhang Ziping
Chang Tzu-p'ing, pinyin Zhang Ziping (1893-1947?) was a Chinese writer born in Mei-hsien in Kwangtung province. Zhang received a classical education and, after studying in Japan, received a degree in geology in 1922. He however decided on a literary career, and with several others of his ilk, (Yu D..
Zhang Ziyi
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang. Zhang Ziyi (章子怡; pinyin: Zhāng Zǐyí) born February 9, 1979, is a Chinese actress. Zhang Ziyi is one of the most well-known Chinese actresses working today, with a string of international hits to her name. She has worked with renowned d..
Zhang Zizhong
Not to be confused with fellow general Zhang Zhizhong. 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 Seco..
Zhang Zongchang
Zhang Zongchang (Traditional Chinese: 張宗昌; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhāng Zōngchāng; Wade-Giles: Chang Tsung-ch'ang) (1881 – 1932), nicknamed the "Dogmeat General," was a Chinese warlord in Shandong in the early 20th century. Born in poverty in Yi County (now Laizhou) in Shandong, he joined a b..
Zhang Zun
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Zhang Zuo
(Qian) Liang Weiwang ((前)涼威王) Family name: Zhang (張; zhāng) Given name: Zuo (祚, zuò) Posthumous name: Wei (威, weī), literary meaning: "aggressive" Zhang Zuo (張祚) (d. 355), courtesy name Taibo (太伯), formally Prince Wei of (Former) Liang ((前)涼威王) was a ruler of..
Zhang Zuolin
Chang Tso-lin The railroad car Zhang was in Zhāng Zuòlín (Chinese: 张作霖 , pinyin: Zhāng Zuòlín, WG: Chang Tso-lin) (March 19, 1873 – June 4, 1928), nicknamed the "Old Marshal" (大帥), "Rain Marshal" (雨帥）or "Mukden Tiger", was one of the major warlords of ..
Zhang Zuoyi
Zhang Zuoyi (born November, 1962, Fujian Province) has been Director of the Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology (INET) at Tsinghua University since 2001. In January 2005, he was an unsuccessful nominee in the Tech Innovator category for a Rave Award, awarded annually by Wired Magazine, a..
Zhanjiang
湛江市Zhànjiāng Shì Administration Type Prefecture-level city City Seat Chikan District Area 12,490 km² Coastline ? km (including islands) Population 6,571,400 (2004) GDP- Total- Per Capita ¥ ¥ Major Nationalities Han County-level divisions 9 Township-l..
Zhanmadao
The zhanmadao (斬馬刀) (zhǎn mǎ dāo) (lit. chopping horse saber) was a Chinese sword of the Song Dynasty. Dating to 1027, it was used as an anti-cavalry weapon. Surviving examples include a sword that might resemble a nagamaki in construction; it had a wrapped ha..
Zhanna Bichevskaya
Zhanna Vladimirovna Bichevskaya (Russian: Жанна Владимировна Бичевская, born June 17, 1944), is a prominent Russian bard and folk musician. She was born in Zagorsk (Sergiev Posad) and in 1971 graduated from Moscow Circus and Performed Arts School. In the 1970s Zhanna sta..
Zhanna Friske
Zhanna Friske (born July 8, 1974 in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian actress, singer and beau-monde media personality. Her notoriety began when she joined the all-girl pop band Blestyashchie (i.e., "Shining Girls", also known as "The Brilliants") where she soon found herself in a superior position be..
Zhanna Pintusevich-Block
Zhanna Pintusevich-Block (née Tarnopolskaya) (Ukrainian: Жанна Пинтусевич-Блок; born July 6, 1972, in Nizhyn, Ukraine) is a sprinter who has competed in the Olympic Games. Her 100m personal best time of 10.82s was set in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on August 6, 2001. ..
Zhanna Prokhorenko
Zhanna Prokhorenko & Vladimir Ivashov Zhanna Prokhorenko (#redirect [[Template:Lang-uk]]; Russian: ; born May 11, 1940 in Poltava, Ukraine) is an actress best known to European and North American audiences for her starring role in Grigori Chukhrai's 1959 film, Ballad of a Soldier. External l..
Zhanshan Temple
Zhanshan Temple Stupa (taken April, 2004) Zhanshan Temple is a Buddhist temple in Qingdao, Shandong, China. It is located on the southern side of Zhanshan (literally 'clear' or 'deep mountain'), facing the sea. It features a number of buildings, including a Buddhist scripture library and a..
Zhan Guo Ce
Zhàn Guó Cè (Traditional Chinese: 戰國策 ;Simplified Chinese: 战国策) was a renowned ancient Chinese historical work on the Warring States Period compiled in late Western Han Dynasty by Liu Xiang. It is an important literature in the research of Warring States Period as it accounts the stra..
Zhan Qiao
Zhan Qiao pier is at the tip of Qingdao Bay off Zhongshan road. This 440 meter (1,443.6ft) strip that stretches into the sea was built in 1891 and was the first wharf in Qingdao. An octagonal pavilion called the Billow Returning Tower (hulian ge) stands at the end of the pier. See also Tsingtao Bre..
Zhan Tao
Zhan Tao (b. 1963) is the current president of Shandong University. He became president in July of 2000. ..
Zhan Tianyou
The statue of Zhan Tianyou, in Zhangjiakou south railway station. Zhan Tianyou (April 26,1861 – April 24,1919) (Traditional Chinese: 詹天佑; Simplified Chinese: 詹天佑; pinyin: Zhān Tiānyòu) was a distinguised Chinese railroad engineer. He was educated in the United States of A..
Zhan Videnov
Zhan Vasilev Videnov (Bulgarian: Жан Василев Виденов; born March 22, 1959) was the Prime Minister of Bulgaria from January 25, 1995 until February 13, 1997. Zhan Videnov undergraduated from the Plovdiv English Language School (ELS). He graduated in Foreign Economic Relations in Mosc..
Zhan zhuang
Zhan zhuang (站椿) or "standing like a post" is a method of training in many Chinese martial arts in which static postures are used for meditation and to develop patience, leg strength and stamina on the one hand; or to develop whole body strength on the other; specifically among the internal styl..
Zhan Ziqian
Zhan Ziqian (展子虔) was a great painter of ancient China, and from Yangxin county (阳信县), Shandong province. His birth and death dates are unknown. It is known that in the Sui dynasty (581 – 618) he was appointed to the office of Chaosan Dafu (朝散大夫) and later of Zhangnei Dudu(帐..
Zhao
Zhao can means: the surname Zhao (趙/赵), which is also pronounced as Cho or Jo in Korean.Zhao is also the shorthand of State of Zhao during the end of Spring and Autumn Period.[[Secondary Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender#Admiral Zhao|Admiral Zhao]] is a villain in the animated series Avat..
Zhaobao Taiji Quan
Zhaobao Taiji Quan is a style of Taiji Quan that is often considered to be a modern style, but actually has a strong documented lineage that attempts to confirm its authenticity as an ancient style of Taiji Quan and that it is a true transmission from the Zhang Sanfeng, Wang Zongyue and Jiang Fa lin..
Zhaoermia
Zhaoermia is a genus of venomous snakes in the Crotalinae subfamily of the Viperidae family. It consists of single species that is native to Hunan province of China, the Mangshan Pit Viper, Zhaoermia mangshanensis (Zhao, 1990). References Genus [Zhaoermia] at the [EMBL Reptile Dat..
Zhaojun Tomb
The Zhaojun Tomb (昭君墓), located beside a river in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, the People's Republic of China, is said to be the resting place of Wang Zhaojun, a commoner woman from the Chinese Han Empire who married a Xiongnu Chanyu. The cemetery is 13,000 m², with a 33 metre mound containing Zha..
Zhaoqing
肇庆市Zhàoqìng Shì Administration Type Prefecture-level city City Seat Duanzhou District Area 22,322 km² Population 3,910,000 (2002) GDP- Total- Per Capita ¥ ¥ Major Nationalities Han County-level divisions 8 Township-level divisions CPC Committee Secr..
Zhaotong
Zhaotong (Chinese: 昭通; pinyin: Zhāotōng) is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Yunnan province of the People's Republic of China. Prefecture-level divisions of Yunnan '''Prefecture-level cities: Baoshan | Kunming | Lijiang | Lincang Qujing | Simao | Yuxi | Zhaotong '''Autono..
Zhaozhou
Zhaozhou Congshen (趙州從諗) (778?-897?), known as Chao-chou Ts'ung-shen in Wade-Giles and Jōshū Jūshin in Japanese, was one of the renowned Chan (Zen) masters of ancient China. Zhaozhou took his monastic name from the name of the small town near Beijing where..
Zhaozhou Bridge
The Zhaozhou Bridge, still standing after 1300 years. The Zhaozhou Bridge (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: }}}; pinyin: ) is the world's oldest open-spandrel segmental arch bridge located in Hebei Province, China. It is also the oldest standing bridge in China. The Zhaozhou Bridge..
Zhao (state)
State of Zhao(small seal script, 220 BC) Zhao (pinyin: zhào, simplified Chinese: 赵, traditional Chinese: 趙) was a Chinese state during the Warring States Period. Its territory included areas in modern Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. The state of Zhao bordered..
Zhao (surname)
Zhao (pinyin: zhào, Wade-Giles: Chao, simplified Chinese: 赵, traditional Chinese: 趙) is a common Chinese family name, which ranks 8th largest number of people with this surname in Mainland China. The origin of the family name came from the people of State of Zhao in ancient China. Z..
Zhao Benshan
Zhao Benshan (}; }; born 1957) is a Chinese skit and sitcom actor, and recently turned director. Born in Shizui Cottage in Lianhua County in Tieling, Liaoning, in a peasant family, he was orphaned when he was only 6. Apprenticed to his uncle, he learned many local traditional performance arts, incl..
Zhao Cen
Zhao Cen was an officer of Dong Zhuo during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He served under Hua Xiong at the battles of Si Shui Gate and Hu Lao Gate. He later served under Zhang Xiu at the battle of Wan Castle, where he was presumably killed. References http://kongming.net/novel/sgyy/huaxion..
Zhao Chuandong
Zhao Chuandong is a Chinese astronaut selected as part of the Shenzhou program. A fighter pilot in the People's Liberation Army Air Force, he was selected to be an astronaut in 1998. References [Zhao Chuandong] at the Encyclopedia Astronautica. Accessed 23 July 2005.[Spacefacts biogr..
Zhao County
Zhao County (}; }), a historic town called Zhaozhou (赵州) in the past, is located in Hebei 40 km southeast of the provincial capital Shijiazhuang, and 280 km south of Beijing. Its total land area is 675 km² and total population is around 550,000. There are many historical sites in Zhao County, a..
Zhao Fan
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Zhao Gao
Zhao Gao 趙高 (?? – 207 BC) was the chief eunuch during the Qin Dynasty of China, who played an instrumental role in the downfall of the Qin Dynasty. Note that while he is referred to as a eunuch, he was not castrated - he was born with a sexual disability. Early life When Zhao w..
Zhao Hong
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Zhao Hongbo
Hongbo Zhao (Chinese: 赵宏博 Pinyin: Zhào Hóngbó, born September 22, 1973, is a pairs figure skater from China. His family name is Zhao, and his given name is Hongbo. His partner is Shen Xue, and they are coached by Yao Bin. They won the bronze medal at the 2002 and 2006 Olympic Games, an..
Zhao Hun
Zhao Hun (Chinese: 招魂; Pinyin: Zhāo Hún) is a poem by Qu Yuan, and collected in the Chu Ci (楚辭 Songs of Chu, sometimes Songs of the South). The title is translated as Summons of the Soul, or Summoning of the soul. ..
Zhao Jingshen
Zhao Jingshen (Chinese: 趙景深, pinyin: Zhào Jǐngshēn) (1902-1985), was a popular Chinese novelist. Born in Lishui (麗水), Zhejiang province, he was a member of the Seminar in literature (文學研究會). He also contributed to the field of translation and XiQu (戲曲) and made a great suc..
Zhao Junzhe
Zhao Junzhe (born 19 April, 1979 in Fushun) is a Chinese football player. He played for Beijing Guoan and now plays for Liaoning FC. He plays for China national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. ..
Zhao Lei
Zhao Lei an officer of the Kingdom of Shu during the Three Kingdoms Period of China. Zhao Lei was unrivalled when it came to his loyalty. As a loyal member of the staff of Guan Yu, Zhao Lei schemed up various tactics and courses of action following the defeat of Guan Yu. Following the assistance o..
Zhao Leji
Zhao Leji (born 1957) is a Chinese statesman and politician. He is a member of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, secretary of the Qinghai Provincial Committee, and chairman of the Standing Committee of Qinghai Provincial People's Congress. Zhao was born in Xining, Qinghai..
Zhao Mausoleum
Zhao Mausoleum (昭陵; pinyin: Zhāolíng; "Zhao" means the light of the sun) is the mausoleum of Emperor Taizong of Tang (599-649). It is located in Jiuzong mountain, Shaanxi, China, almost the biggest mausoleum of the Tang Dynasty. It has more than 200 accompanied tombs around. The famous ston..
Zhao Mengfu
Autumn colors on the Qiao and Hua mountains (left half) Zhao Mengfu (Chinese: 趙孟頫; Pinyin: Zhào Mèngfǔ; Wade-Giles: Chao Meng-fu) (1254-1322) was a Chinese scholar, painter and calligrapher during the Yuan Dynasty. His rejection of the refined, gentle brushwork of his era in favour of..
Zhao Qiang
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Zhao Ruirui
Zhao Ruirui (}; }; born 8 October 1981 in Nanjing, China) is a Chinese volleyball player who competed on the 2003 volleyball World Cup winning side and made an initial appearance with the 2004 Gold Medal winning side before refracturing her right leg. At 196cm Zhao plays best as a middle blocker. ..
Zhao Shangzhi
Zhao Shangzhi (赵尚志) (1908 - 1942) was born in Chaoyang, Liaoning Province, China. He participated in the "Wusa movement" in 1925, and joined the Communist Party of China in the same year. In November 1925, he went to study in the Whampoa Military Academy in Guangzhou. After Sep..
Zhao She
Zhao She was a Chinese bureaucrat and general in the third century BC. Zhao She was one of the sons of Zhao He (趙何) who in 298 BC was installed as King Huiwen (惠文王) of the State of Zhao. He and was employed as a land tax collector. Although he was not holding a high or powerful position, ..
Zhao Shuli
Zhao Shuli (Chinese: 趙樹理 Zhào Shùlǐ) was a novelist and a leading figure of modern Chinese literature. Born in 1906 in Qinshui County 沁水縣, Shanxi Province, he was originally called 趙樹禮, which, in Mandarin Chinese, was a homophone of the name he later adopted in his adult career..
Zhao Taimu
Zhao Taimu (1889 - 1968) was president of Shandong University in Qingdao from September of 1932 until June of 1936, and again from 1946 until 1949. ..
Zhao Tingting
Zhao Tingting (Simplified Chinese: 赵婷婷, pinyin: Zhào Tíngtíng) (born 28 November 1982 in Nantong (南通), Jiangsu province) is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. Zhao competed for China in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women'..
Zhao Tong
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Zhao Tuo
King (Emperor) Wu of Nanyue Birth and death: (~230 BC – 137 BC) Family name: 趙 (S:赵) Zhào (WG:Chao) Given name: 佗 Tuō Posthumous name: King (Emperor) Wu武王 (帝)Wǔ Wáng (Dì)Vũ Vương Dates of reign: ? – 137 BC Zhao Tuo (Traditional Chinese: 趙佗; pinyin: Zhào Tu..
Zhao Xin
Zhao Xin (; Wade-Giles: Chao Hsin), was original a marquis of Xiongnu stock, who previously surrendered to the Han Dynasty. His name Zhao Xin was probably adopted through during his service at Han. In 123 BC, he was captured along with Su Jian (who managed to escape) out of six generals led by Wei Q..
Zhao Xue
Zhao Xue Zhao Xue (born April 6, 1985) is a chess player who holds the Woman Grandmaster title. On the October 2005 FIDE list, she has an ELO rating of 2478, which ranks her 16th among women and 5th among girls under 20 (in January 2005 she was 5th and 2nd respectively with a rating of 2502). S..
Zhao Yan
Zhao Yan (pinyin: Zhào Yán; Simplified Chinese: 赵岩, born circa 1962) is a Chinese researcher working at the Beijing bureau of the New York Times. He has been imprisoned by the Chinese government since 17 September, 2004 on charges of revealing state secrets. The accusation that he disclose..
Zhao Yun
Zhao Yun (趙雲; styled Zilong 子龍)(168-229) was an important commander of the civil wars of the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period of China. For most of his career, Zhao Yun served the warlord Liu Bei, playing a part in the establishment of Shu Han. In literature and folklore he is ..
Zhao Ziyang
Zhao Ziyang PRC Premier Order3rd Premier Term of Office: June 1983–November 1987 ActingSeptember 1980–June 1983 Predecessor:Hua Guofeng Successor: Li Peng CPC General Secretary Order13th General Secretary Term of Office: November 11, 1987–June 23, 1989 ActingJanuary 16, 1..
Zhar
Zhar may mean: Zhar (Great Old One), a fictional deity in the Cthulhu mythos of H. P. LovecraftZhar Lestin, a Jedi Master in the list of Ancient Jedi for the Star Wars movie seriesZhar The Mad, an insane mage in the 1996 computer game DiabloZhar (planet); a planet in the Star Wars Expanded Universe..
Zharchikhite
Zharchikhite is a mineral, a hydroxy fluoride of aluminium; formula AlF(OH)2. It forms colourless, transparent crystals. Discovered in 1968, it is named after its original locality, the Zharchinskoya Deposit, Eastern Russia. ..
Zhari
Zhari, Afghanistan (village)Zhari District, Afghanistan See also Zhari Dasht This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Zhari District
Zhari is a district in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. ..
Zharkent
Zharkent, a town in Almaty Province, Kazakhstan, 70 miles W.N.W. of Kulja, China, and near to the Ili river. Its approximate coordinates are [44°10′N, 80°00′E]. Population in 1998 was approximately 34,100. The town was founded in 1882 as Dzharkent. From 1942 until 1991 it was name..
Zharmakhan Tuyakbay
--> Zharmakhan A. Tuyakbay (Russian: Жармаха‘н Айтба‘йулы‘ Туякба‘й, Zharmakhán Aitbai'ulý Tuyak'bái, born November 22, 1947) is a Kazakh politician, and the current Chairman of opposition movement For Just Kazakhstan (Russian: За Справедливый Каз..
Zhar (Great Old One)
Zhar (The Twin Obscenities) is a fictional deity in the Cthulhu Mythos. The being first appeared in the short story "The Lair of the Star-Spawn" (1932) by August Derleth and Mark Schorer. Contents 1 Zhar in the mythos2 Lloigor3 Alaozar4 References Zhar in the mythos Zhar is a..
Zhar (planet)
In the fictional Star Wars Expanded Universe, Zhar was a gas giant planet located in the Zhar system of the Cadavine Sectorm in the Outer Rim. Of its dozen moons, two were terrestrial: Gall and Kile. See also Mission to Zhar References Shadows of the EmpireThe Essential Guide to Planets and Moons E..
Zha cai
Zha cai (}}}; }}}; literally "pressed vegetable") is a type of pickled mustard stem originating from Sichuan, China. It could also be transliterated as cha tsai or tsa tsai based on Mandarin Chinese; or often jar choy, jar choi, ja choi, ja choy, or cha tsoi based on Cantonese Chinese. In Engli..
Zha Fuxi
Zha Fuxi (Traditional Chinese: 查阜西, 1895-1976) is the acclaimed master in playing guqin, a classical Chinese musical instrument. Born in Jiangxi, he started learning Guqin since his childhood. In 1936, he co-found Jinyu Society Qin Society (今虞琴社) which later became one of the major nat..
Zha Shibiao
Zha Shibiao(1615-1698) was a landscape painter and calligrapher from Anhui and connected to the Anhui school which is also called the Xin'an School. This school was noted for dry brushstrokes and sparse compositions. His family, and himself, were art collectors and Ming dynasty aristicrats. He had s..
Zha Xi Island
Zha Xi Island is a small island in the middle of Lake Basum Tso a green salt water lake approximately 300 km east of Lhasa in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.There are many large stones on Zha Xi Island and each big stone is a symbol of a different Bodhisattva. ..
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