Number 7:
NAME/DESIGNATION: Michelle Yeoh or Yeoh Choo-Kheng (Tan Sri)
DOB: Born in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia - 6/8/1963
CHINESE/PINYIN NAME: 楊紫瓊 Yáng Zǐqióng
POJ (Pe̍h-ōe-jī ) NAME: Iûⁿ Chí-khēng (Yeoh Choo-Kheng)
ANCESTRY: Minnan Hokkien
COUNTRY: Malaysia but based in Hong Kong
CATEGORY: Hong Kong and Hollywood Actress, Producer, Dancer, Miss Malaysia 1983
DESCRIPTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS:
A Hong Kong-based Malaysian actress is best known in the Western world for her Hollywood roles in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies, playing Wai Lin, and the multiple Academy Award-winning Chinese-language martial arts film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, for which she was nominated the BAFTA in 2000, for "Best Actress". Other famous movies is "The Soong Sisters" (1997), a sweeping epic about China's troubled history during the first half of the 20th century as seen through the real-life story of the powerful Soong sisters. In 2011, she portrayed Aung San Suu Kyi in Luc Besson's The Lady.
Video Clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGpigq158F0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnsJ-HBJw-o - Michelle Yeoh on Late Show with David Letterman
REFERENCE:
http://contemporary_chinese_culture.academic.ru/924/Yeoh,_Michelle
http://movies.yahoo.com/person/michelle ... raphy.html
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000706/bio
http://michelleyeoh.info/Bio/bio.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Yeoh
http://www.biography.com/people/michelle-yeoh-240963
http://www.asianfilmawards.asia/press-r ... ema-award/
http://www.unep.org/pdf/OP_sept/EN/OP-2 ... ARPAGE.pdf
PROMINENT MINNAN (BÂN-LÂM 闽南) PEOPLES
Re: PROMINENT MINNAN (BÂN-LÂM 闽南) PEOPLES
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Re: PROMINENT MINNAN (BÂN-LÂM 闽南) PEOPLES
Number 8:
NAME: LIEM SWIE KING
DOB: 28 February 1956 in Kudus, Central Java, Indonesia
CHINESE/PINYIN NAME: 林水鏡; Lín Shuǐjìng
POJ (Pe̍h-ōe-jī ) NAME: LÎM SIÊ KING
ANCESTRY: MINNAN HOKKIEN (His parents Ng Thian Poo and Oei See Moi from Fujian)
COUNTRY: Indonesia (Central Java)
CATEGORY: Former International badminton player representing Indonesia
DESCRIPTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS:
Liem Swie King won 1978, 1979 and 1981 All England Championship. He played in Thomas Cup for five times. In 2002 he received IBF highest award. Along with Morten Frost (Denmark), Han Jian and Luan Jin (China), and Prakash Padukone (India), he was one of the world's leading singles players of that era. A world level player in men's doubles as well as men's singles, he was known for the ferocity of his jumping smash. He was a member of the Thomas Cup winning Indonesian teams of 1976, 1979, and 1984, playing both singles and doubles on the latter two occasions. He retired from badminton in 1988 in Jakarta.
Liem was inducted into the Badminton Hall of Fame in 2002. His life and achievements inspired an independent movie to be made in Indonesia, titled "King”.
Liem was born on 28 February 1956 in Kudus, Central Java. His parents were Ng Thian Poo and Oei See Moi from Fujian. He was the only son of 8 children.
Video Clips:
Badminton All England 1981 MS Final Game 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWA-pCkMBuQ
REFERENCE:
https://www.facebook.com/liem.swieking.52
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liem_Swie_King
http://abunfreed.blogspot.com.au/2012/0 ... -king.html
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009 ... -king.html
NAME: LIEM SWIE KING
DOB: 28 February 1956 in Kudus, Central Java, Indonesia
CHINESE/PINYIN NAME: 林水鏡; Lín Shuǐjìng
POJ (Pe̍h-ōe-jī ) NAME: LÎM SIÊ KING
ANCESTRY: MINNAN HOKKIEN (His parents Ng Thian Poo and Oei See Moi from Fujian)
COUNTRY: Indonesia (Central Java)
CATEGORY: Former International badminton player representing Indonesia
DESCRIPTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS:
Liem Swie King won 1978, 1979 and 1981 All England Championship. He played in Thomas Cup for five times. In 2002 he received IBF highest award. Along with Morten Frost (Denmark), Han Jian and Luan Jin (China), and Prakash Padukone (India), he was one of the world's leading singles players of that era. A world level player in men's doubles as well as men's singles, he was known for the ferocity of his jumping smash. He was a member of the Thomas Cup winning Indonesian teams of 1976, 1979, and 1984, playing both singles and doubles on the latter two occasions. He retired from badminton in 1988 in Jakarta.
Liem was inducted into the Badminton Hall of Fame in 2002. His life and achievements inspired an independent movie to be made in Indonesia, titled "King”.
Liem was born on 28 February 1956 in Kudus, Central Java. His parents were Ng Thian Poo and Oei See Moi from Fujian. He was the only son of 8 children.
Video Clips:
Badminton All England 1981 MS Final Game 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWA-pCkMBuQ
REFERENCE:
https://www.facebook.com/liem.swieking.52
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liem_Swie_King
http://abunfreed.blogspot.com.au/2012/0 ... -king.html
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009 ... -king.html
Last edited by Pier on Thu Aug 01, 2013 3:22 am, edited 2 times in total.
Re: PROMINENT MINNAN (BÂN-LÂM 闽南) PEOPLES
Number 9:
NAME: JOSÉ RIZAL
DOB: June 19, 1861, Calamba, Laguna, Philippines
DOD: December 30, 1896 at Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines
CHINESE/PINYIN NAME: -
POJ (Pe̍h-ōe-jī ) NAME: -
ANCESTRY: Minnan Hokkien. Ancestry from Jinjiang晋江 (Chìn-kang), Quanzhou泉州 (Chôan-chiu) in Fujian Province.
COUNTRY: Philippines
CATEGORY: Politician. A hero-martyr of the Philippine Revolution and National Hero of The Philippines
DESCRIPTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS:
José Rizal, hero-martyr of the Philippine Revolution and National Hero of The Philippines. The Philippines’s national hero Jose Rizal, is the direct descendant of Chinese trader Cua Yi Lam, who immigrated from Siongque to the Philippines in the later part of the 17th century. Church records. Jose Rizal whose grandfather is a descendant of Jinjiang晋江 (Chìn-kang), Quanzhou泉州 (Chôan-chiu) in Fujian Province.
The Philippines’s national hero Jose Rizal’s exact replica of the monument of the Philippines national hero Jose Rizal at the Luneta Park can be found in the heart of this southern Chinese city, standing proudly in mute testimony to the morals and values Rizal had hoped to impart to his fellow Filipinos. It also stands as a remembrance to his great, great grandfather, Domingo Lamco of Zhang-Guo province, who was once a resident and citizen of China.
On the second day of her official visit to China, President Macapagal-Arroyo led wreath-laying rites at the Rizal Shrine here to pay respect to Rizal, his grandfather Lamco and the Chinese people.The President was accompanied by some members of her Cabinet, including Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap, Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye, and Environment Secretary Angelo Reyes, along with some members of Congress and local officials.
On Jan. 23, 2003, House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. led a 60-member Philippine delegation in wreath-laying ceremonies during the inauguration of the Rizal Shrine in Siongque Village, Jinjiang City in Fujian Province. The national hero is the direct descendant of Chinese trader Cua Yi Lam, who immigrated from Siongque (Zhang-Guo in Mandarin) to the Philippines in the later part of the 17th century. Church records show that Cua Yi Lam was baptized Domingo Lamco in Manila in 1697 at the age of 35 and listed his birthplace as Siongque village in China.
The José Rizal monument, in Jinjiang 晋江 (Chìn-kang) City, Quanzhou泉州 (Chôan-chiu) in Fujian Province, is made of the world-famous Jinjiang granite stones, stands at 18.61 meters high, which is taller than the 12-meter high Rizal Monument in Manila, and secondly the expression/look of Rizal`s eyes was described as one of a Chinese soldier. José Rizal is highly revered even in Jinjiang 晋江 (Chìn-kang) till today as one of the Jinjiang most prominent son.
The José Rizal monument was built on a five-hectare park named in Rizalâ’s honor, making it the biggest Rizal Shrine outside the Philippines. The park will also be the site of a Rizal museum and library. The success of the project can be attributed to the combined efforts of the Cua-Chua Family Association where Rizal drew his Chinese lineage, the KAISA Para sa Kaunlaran, headed by Prof. Teresita Ang-See, which provided assistance in research and substance, Philippine Airlines chair Lucio Tan who headed the project committee working group, the Tulay Foundation, the Knights of Rizal, the Philippine Consulate General in Xiamen, the Jinjiang village and the city association based in Manila that arranged funding for the project, the Fujian Provincial Overseas Chinese Affairs Office and the Quanzhou Municipal Government.
VIDEO CLIPS:
José Rizal Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Tjpp8TErLg
http://video.about.com/asianhistory/Pro ... -Rizal.htm
REFERENCE:
http://asianhistory.about.com/od/profil ... zalbio.htm
http://www.inq7.net/globalnation/sec_ne ... 01-05.html
http://knightsofrizal.org/?p=112
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinjiang,_Fujian
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Revolution
http://www.biography.com/people/josé-rizal-39486
http://www.joserizal.com/
NAME: JOSÉ RIZAL
DOB: June 19, 1861, Calamba, Laguna, Philippines
DOD: December 30, 1896 at Rizal Park, Manila, Philippines
CHINESE/PINYIN NAME: -
POJ (Pe̍h-ōe-jī ) NAME: -
ANCESTRY: Minnan Hokkien. Ancestry from Jinjiang晋江 (Chìn-kang), Quanzhou泉州 (Chôan-chiu) in Fujian Province.
COUNTRY: Philippines
CATEGORY: Politician. A hero-martyr of the Philippine Revolution and National Hero of The Philippines
DESCRIPTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS:
José Rizal, hero-martyr of the Philippine Revolution and National Hero of The Philippines. The Philippines’s national hero Jose Rizal, is the direct descendant of Chinese trader Cua Yi Lam, who immigrated from Siongque to the Philippines in the later part of the 17th century. Church records. Jose Rizal whose grandfather is a descendant of Jinjiang晋江 (Chìn-kang), Quanzhou泉州 (Chôan-chiu) in Fujian Province.
The Philippines’s national hero Jose Rizal’s exact replica of the monument of the Philippines national hero Jose Rizal at the Luneta Park can be found in the heart of this southern Chinese city, standing proudly in mute testimony to the morals and values Rizal had hoped to impart to his fellow Filipinos. It also stands as a remembrance to his great, great grandfather, Domingo Lamco of Zhang-Guo province, who was once a resident and citizen of China.
On the second day of her official visit to China, President Macapagal-Arroyo led wreath-laying rites at the Rizal Shrine here to pay respect to Rizal, his grandfather Lamco and the Chinese people.The President was accompanied by some members of her Cabinet, including Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap, Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye, and Environment Secretary Angelo Reyes, along with some members of Congress and local officials.
On Jan. 23, 2003, House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. led a 60-member Philippine delegation in wreath-laying ceremonies during the inauguration of the Rizal Shrine in Siongque Village, Jinjiang City in Fujian Province. The national hero is the direct descendant of Chinese trader Cua Yi Lam, who immigrated from Siongque (Zhang-Guo in Mandarin) to the Philippines in the later part of the 17th century. Church records show that Cua Yi Lam was baptized Domingo Lamco in Manila in 1697 at the age of 35 and listed his birthplace as Siongque village in China.
The José Rizal monument, in Jinjiang 晋江 (Chìn-kang) City, Quanzhou泉州 (Chôan-chiu) in Fujian Province, is made of the world-famous Jinjiang granite stones, stands at 18.61 meters high, which is taller than the 12-meter high Rizal Monument in Manila, and secondly the expression/look of Rizal`s eyes was described as one of a Chinese soldier. José Rizal is highly revered even in Jinjiang 晋江 (Chìn-kang) till today as one of the Jinjiang most prominent son.
The José Rizal monument was built on a five-hectare park named in Rizalâ’s honor, making it the biggest Rizal Shrine outside the Philippines. The park will also be the site of a Rizal museum and library. The success of the project can be attributed to the combined efforts of the Cua-Chua Family Association where Rizal drew his Chinese lineage, the KAISA Para sa Kaunlaran, headed by Prof. Teresita Ang-See, which provided assistance in research and substance, Philippine Airlines chair Lucio Tan who headed the project committee working group, the Tulay Foundation, the Knights of Rizal, the Philippine Consulate General in Xiamen, the Jinjiang village and the city association based in Manila that arranged funding for the project, the Fujian Provincial Overseas Chinese Affairs Office and the Quanzhou Municipal Government.
VIDEO CLIPS:
José Rizal Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Tjpp8TErLg
http://video.about.com/asianhistory/Pro ... -Rizal.htm
REFERENCE:
http://asianhistory.about.com/od/profil ... zalbio.htm
http://www.inq7.net/globalnation/sec_ne ... 01-05.html
http://knightsofrizal.org/?p=112
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinjiang,_Fujian
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Revolution
http://www.biography.com/people/josé-rizal-39486
http://www.joserizal.com/
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Re: PROMINENT MINNAN (BÂN-LÂM 闽南) PEOPLES
Number 10:
NAME: YAO CHEN
Date Of Birth : 5th October 1979
CHINESE/PINYIN NAME: 姚晨, Yáo Chén
POJ (PE̍H-ŌE-JĪ ) NAME: -
ANCESTRY: Minnan Hokkien
COUNTRY: Born in Shishi (Chio̍h-sai), Quanzhou (Chôan-chiu), Fujian
CATEGORY: Actress from China
DESCRIPTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Known as Yao Chen: “The Lady Gaga of China".
• She won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress in 2010.
• Yao Chen (Chinese: 姚晨) (born 5th October 1979) is an award-winning “Chinese Actress”
• Yao Chen is the person on Sina Weibo with the largest number of "fans" (analogous to "followers" on Twitter), with over 32 million.
It's "Yao Chen v Lady Gaga". In the English-speaking world, Lady Gaga has the most followers on Twitter, at 25 million. In the Chinese-speaking world, it's Yao Chen, with 32 million followers (on Weibo), but growing faster.
Yao Chen was born in Shishi City, Quanzhou, Fujian province, China in 1979 to a middle-class family, and studied Chinese folk dance at the Beijing Dance Academy from 1993 to 1997, then studied at the Beijing Film Academy from 1999 to 2003. Her famous movies include ‘A Story of Lala's Promotion (2009)’. She has since appeared as Mango in Feng Xiaogang's “If You Are the One 2 (2010), in Chen Yili’s Colour Me Love (2010) and in Shang Jing’s My Own Swordsman (2011)”.
VIDEO CLIPS REF:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hif-91kfhAU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOzjFWcpLiw
SOURCE/REFERENCE:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yao_Chen
http://asianwiki.com/Chen_Yao
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shishi,_Fujian
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo ... 8802_2.htm
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style ... 00254.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/blog/20 ... -lady-gaga
NAME: YAO CHEN
Date Of Birth : 5th October 1979
CHINESE/PINYIN NAME: 姚晨, Yáo Chén
POJ (PE̍H-ŌE-JĪ ) NAME: -
ANCESTRY: Minnan Hokkien
COUNTRY: Born in Shishi (Chio̍h-sai), Quanzhou (Chôan-chiu), Fujian
CATEGORY: Actress from China
DESCRIPTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Known as Yao Chen: “The Lady Gaga of China".
• She won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress in 2010.
• Yao Chen (Chinese: 姚晨) (born 5th October 1979) is an award-winning “Chinese Actress”
• Yao Chen is the person on Sina Weibo with the largest number of "fans" (analogous to "followers" on Twitter), with over 32 million.
It's "Yao Chen v Lady Gaga". In the English-speaking world, Lady Gaga has the most followers on Twitter, at 25 million. In the Chinese-speaking world, it's Yao Chen, with 32 million followers (on Weibo), but growing faster.
Yao Chen was born in Shishi City, Quanzhou, Fujian province, China in 1979 to a middle-class family, and studied Chinese folk dance at the Beijing Dance Academy from 1993 to 1997, then studied at the Beijing Film Academy from 1999 to 2003. Her famous movies include ‘A Story of Lala's Promotion (2009)’. She has since appeared as Mango in Feng Xiaogang's “If You Are the One 2 (2010), in Chen Yili’s Colour Me Love (2010) and in Shang Jing’s My Own Swordsman (2011)”.
VIDEO CLIPS REF:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hif-91kfhAU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOzjFWcpLiw
SOURCE/REFERENCE:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yao_Chen
http://asianwiki.com/Chen_Yao
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shishi,_Fujian
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo ... 8802_2.htm
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style ... 00254.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/blog/20 ... -lady-gaga
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Re: PROMINENT MINNAN (BÂN-LÂM 闽南) PEOPLES
Pier,
It's not
BÂN-LÂM 闽南 (MINNAN)
BÂN-LÂM 闽南 is a new name for the concept in the language itself. The longstanding English name is "Hokkien". Another longstanding name is Hoklo, or Holo. What the hell is a "Minnan"?
It's not
but ratherMINNAN (BÂN-LÂM 闽南)
BÂN-LÂM 闽南 (MINNAN)
BÂN-LÂM 闽南 is a new name for the concept in the language itself. The longstanding English name is "Hokkien". Another longstanding name is Hoklo, or Holo. What the hell is a "Minnan"?
Re: PROMINENT MINNAN (BÂN-LÂM 闽南) PEOPLES
amhoanna wrote:Pier,
It's notbut ratherMINNAN (BÂN-LÂM 闽南)
BÂN-LÂM 闽南 (MINNAN)
BÂN-LÂM 闽南 is a new name for the concept in the language itself. The longstanding English name is "Hokkien". Another longstanding name is Hoklo, or Holo. What the hell is a "Minnan"?
Hi, amhoanna,
Thank you for your comments.
Two issues here.
What is Hokkien? What is Minnan?
What is Hokkien?
Hokkien means Fujian in Mandarin, right?
It China, Hokkien means peoples who come from the Province of Fujian (or Hokkien).
In Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei etc, "The Hokkien Hoay Kuan (The Hokkien Association)", the member incorporates all the descent or peoples originated from Fujian (Hokkien) Province. It means peoples like Hoklo/Hō-ló/Hokkien, Hockchew(Mingdong), Putian, Hinghua, Minxi, Minbei, Hakka(sometimes included). That is the definition of Hokkien descent in common parlance. Because the Hokkien/Minnan are the majority spoken language and populations, sometimes Hokkien (also commonly known as Hoklo) represent Fujian. But Teochew-nang and Hailam-nang (Hainanese) are not included as Hokkien-lang.
In fact in Taiwan, they had discontinue using the term “Hokkien". Instead they use only the term Hoklo/Hō-ló, Minnan/Banlam or Taiwanese/Taigi for the Hokkien language/descent.
What is Minnan(BanLam)?
Some language expert in China, through research had found out that Minnan (Banlam) is the branch consisting of many dialects. Minnan is a new term coined in China to represent all the people speaking the similar/same language root similar to the language spoken in Taiwan and Quanzhou–Zhangzhou-Xiamen (Chinchew+Changchew+Amoy); which include Teochew, Hainanese, Leizhou/Qiongwen plus few others, due to migration from "the Minnan Triangle ((Chinchew+Changchew+Amoy)” due to poverty and overpopulations in the past. For better understanding of the term “Minnan/Banlam", I suggest you read the reference source (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnan) or/and read "the Minnan Relationship Chart" thread again in this forum.
However, I will continue to use the term Hokkien and Minnan (Banlam) alternatively to represent the people and language from the "the Minnan Triangle ((Chinchew+Changchew+Amoy)” due to familiarity, even though the term may be misrepresented/misunderstood by some readers esp from China and overseas.
"Hokkien" are the common term probably use only in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Brunei to represent Holo/Hoklo peoples from "the Minnan Triangle region".
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Re: PROMINENT MINNAN (BÂN-LÂM 闽南) PEOPLES
[quote="Ah-bin”] Sorry can't we just go and look at Wikipedia if we want to find all this stuff out?
Also, if you looked into things more, instead of just copying and pasting willy-nilly from Wikipedia, .......... [/quote]
Thank you Ah-bin.
I appreciate your comments on this matter.
There are articles on the “Prominent Chinese People” under the respective topic on Cantonese Peoples, Hakka Peoples, etc in the Wikipedia. I had tried to research but so far there is none specifically emphasise on the Prominent Minnan/Bân-lâm(Hoklo/Hokkien) peoples yet in Wikipedia or other websites. If you know any websites on this topic, I would appreciate you share with me and other readers in this forum. I m trying my best to compile a comprehensive list to share with other Minnan readers here.
I need some names (with reference sources) of prominent Minnan/Hokkien peoples from Burma(Myanmar), Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, USA, Canada, Britain, Australia and New Zealand etc. If anyone from this country, kindly PM me or contribute the informations on this thread.
Thank you in advance.
Also, if you looked into things more, instead of just copying and pasting willy-nilly from Wikipedia, .......... [/quote]
Thank you Ah-bin.
I appreciate your comments on this matter.
There are articles on the “Prominent Chinese People” under the respective topic on Cantonese Peoples, Hakka Peoples, etc in the Wikipedia. I had tried to research but so far there is none specifically emphasise on the Prominent Minnan/Bân-lâm(Hoklo/Hokkien) peoples yet in Wikipedia or other websites. If you know any websites on this topic, I would appreciate you share with me and other readers in this forum. I m trying my best to compile a comprehensive list to share with other Minnan readers here.
I need some names (with reference sources) of prominent Minnan/Hokkien peoples from Burma(Myanmar), Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, USA, Canada, Britain, Australia and New Zealand etc. If anyone from this country, kindly PM me or contribute the informations on this thread.
Thank you in advance.
Re: PROMINENT MINNAN (BÂN-LÂM 闽南) PEOPLES
Number 11:
NAME: HONG CHENGCHOU or Hung Cheng-chou
DOB: 1593 in Nan'an (Lâm-oaⁿ), Fujian, China
DOD: 1665 in Nan'an, Fujian, China
CHINESE/PINYIN NAME: 洪承疇; Hóng Chéngchóu
POJ (PE̍H-ŌE-JĪ ) NAME: Hông Sêng-tiû
ANCESTRY: From Nan'an (Lâm-oaⁿ), Fujian
COUNTRY: Fujian, China
CATEGORY: Military Commander from Fujian at the end of the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty
DESCRIPTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Prime Minister, 1636; Field Marshal 1640
• Hong Chengchou is the leading thinker on military strategy during Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty.
• The earliest proponent of the adoption of European cannon by the Ming army
Hong Chengchou (1593-1665) was from Nan'an of Fujian Province. He became a successful candidate of the highest imperial examination during the Wanli Period, and was appointed as Defense Minister later by Emperor Chongzhen. In 1641, the Ming and Qing regimes were involved in the large-scale Battle of Songshan when he was defeated and captured. In 1642, he surrendered to the Qing court and was then appointed as Defense Minister and other key positions.
Hong Chengchou was a native of Fujian who rose to the top military post by leading campaigns against the rebels in the 1620s. He was also a leading thinker on military strategy and a proponent (like Yuan Chonghuan, Xu Guangqi and Sun Yuanhua) of the adoption of European cannon by the Ming army.
After his surrender, Hong was made an official only after the Qing occupied Beijing. In 1645, Hong was sent to Nanjing with the title Pacificator of Jiangnan. His real role in the military was to ship supplies; nonetheless he suppressed many Ming officials and members of the Southern Ming imperial family. Hong was several times accused of having secret relations with the Ming. He was in 1651 chastised for sending his mother back to Fujian and in 1652 was not allowed to return to his native Fujian to mourn his mother death. Although appointed governor-general of 5 provinces of Huguang, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou, his real task again was to provide for the army.
PHOTOS / VIDEO CLIPS REF: nil
SOURCE/REFERENCE
http://history.cultural-china.com/en/47History2663.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Chengchou
NAME: HONG CHENGCHOU or Hung Cheng-chou
DOB: 1593 in Nan'an (Lâm-oaⁿ), Fujian, China
DOD: 1665 in Nan'an, Fujian, China
CHINESE/PINYIN NAME: 洪承疇; Hóng Chéngchóu
POJ (PE̍H-ŌE-JĪ ) NAME: Hông Sêng-tiû
ANCESTRY: From Nan'an (Lâm-oaⁿ), Fujian
COUNTRY: Fujian, China
CATEGORY: Military Commander from Fujian at the end of the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty
DESCRIPTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Prime Minister, 1636; Field Marshal 1640
• Hong Chengchou is the leading thinker on military strategy during Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty.
• The earliest proponent of the adoption of European cannon by the Ming army
Hong Chengchou (1593-1665) was from Nan'an of Fujian Province. He became a successful candidate of the highest imperial examination during the Wanli Period, and was appointed as Defense Minister later by Emperor Chongzhen. In 1641, the Ming and Qing regimes were involved in the large-scale Battle of Songshan when he was defeated and captured. In 1642, he surrendered to the Qing court and was then appointed as Defense Minister and other key positions.
Hong Chengchou was a native of Fujian who rose to the top military post by leading campaigns against the rebels in the 1620s. He was also a leading thinker on military strategy and a proponent (like Yuan Chonghuan, Xu Guangqi and Sun Yuanhua) of the adoption of European cannon by the Ming army.
After his surrender, Hong was made an official only after the Qing occupied Beijing. In 1645, Hong was sent to Nanjing with the title Pacificator of Jiangnan. His real role in the military was to ship supplies; nonetheless he suppressed many Ming officials and members of the Southern Ming imperial family. Hong was several times accused of having secret relations with the Ming. He was in 1651 chastised for sending his mother back to Fujian and in 1652 was not allowed to return to his native Fujian to mourn his mother death. Although appointed governor-general of 5 provinces of Huguang, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou, his real task again was to provide for the army.
PHOTOS / VIDEO CLIPS REF: nil
SOURCE/REFERENCE
http://history.cultural-china.com/en/47History2663.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Chengchou
Last edited by Pier on Thu Aug 01, 2013 3:27 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: PROMINENT MINNAN (BÂN-LÂM 闽南) PEOPLES
Number 12:
NAME: GONG BEIBI or Beibi Gong
Date Of Birth (DOB): 21st February, 1978 in Shishi (Chio̍h-sai), Quanzhou (Chôan-chiu), Fujian
CHINESE/PINYIN NAME: 龚蓓苾, Gōng Beìbì
POJ(PE̍H-ŌE-JĪ) NAME: -
ANCESTRY: Minnan Hokkien from Shishi (Chio̍h-sai), Quanzhou (Chôan-chiu), Fujian
COUNTRY: Fujian, China
CATEGORY: Actress, Presenter
DESCRIPTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Beibi Gong (龚蓓苾) is fluent in Mandarin, Taiwanese (Tâi-oân-oē 臺灣話/Tâi-gí 臺語) & English.
• Graduated from Central Drama Academy, Beijing, China.
• Gong Beibi (born in 21/2/1978 in Shishi (Chio̍h-sai), Fujian, China) is a popular Chinese film actress.
• She had featured on numerous magazine covers in China.
• Gong next seen will co-starring with Aaron Kwok in the thriller "The Detective 2" and the black-comedy “Inseparable" alongside Kevin Spacey & Daniel Wu.
Beibi Gong (龚蓓苾), a very pretty and talented Chinese and Hollywood actress, first gained fame in China while still a student at the Central Drama Academy, after starring in several popular TV series and movies. Beibi Gong (龚蓓苾) began her film career as a child actress. She graduated from the Central Drama Academy, where she became an instant star in China and Hong Kong after starring in several popular TV series. Due to her success while still a student, she became known in the media at the time as "little Gong Li". After graduating, she continued diversifying her roles with different projects, including Bus 44, which gained her critical acclaim in China, Europe, and North America where it premiered and won awards at the Venice Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival.
VIDEO CLIPS REF:
http://vimeo.com/42354076 - Gong Beibi - "ON & OFF CAMERA"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9qRYsIzfzk - Inseparable Trailer (Hollywood Version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gNz7HptNY8 - Inseparable Trailer (Hong Kong Version)
SOURCE/REFERENCE
http://asianwiki.com/Beibi_Gong
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1032763/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0327299/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gong_Beibi
NAME: GONG BEIBI or Beibi Gong
Date Of Birth (DOB): 21st February, 1978 in Shishi (Chio̍h-sai), Quanzhou (Chôan-chiu), Fujian
CHINESE/PINYIN NAME: 龚蓓苾, Gōng Beìbì
POJ(PE̍H-ŌE-JĪ) NAME: -
ANCESTRY: Minnan Hokkien from Shishi (Chio̍h-sai), Quanzhou (Chôan-chiu), Fujian
COUNTRY: Fujian, China
CATEGORY: Actress, Presenter
DESCRIPTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS:
• Beibi Gong (龚蓓苾) is fluent in Mandarin, Taiwanese (Tâi-oân-oē 臺灣話/Tâi-gí 臺語) & English.
• Graduated from Central Drama Academy, Beijing, China.
• Gong Beibi (born in 21/2/1978 in Shishi (Chio̍h-sai), Fujian, China) is a popular Chinese film actress.
• She had featured on numerous magazine covers in China.
• Gong next seen will co-starring with Aaron Kwok in the thriller "The Detective 2" and the black-comedy “Inseparable" alongside Kevin Spacey & Daniel Wu.
Beibi Gong (龚蓓苾), a very pretty and talented Chinese and Hollywood actress, first gained fame in China while still a student at the Central Drama Academy, after starring in several popular TV series and movies. Beibi Gong (龚蓓苾) began her film career as a child actress. She graduated from the Central Drama Academy, where she became an instant star in China and Hong Kong after starring in several popular TV series. Due to her success while still a student, she became known in the media at the time as "little Gong Li". After graduating, she continued diversifying her roles with different projects, including Bus 44, which gained her critical acclaim in China, Europe, and North America where it premiered and won awards at the Venice Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival.
VIDEO CLIPS REF:
http://vimeo.com/42354076 - Gong Beibi - "ON & OFF CAMERA"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9qRYsIzfzk - Inseparable Trailer (Hollywood Version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gNz7HptNY8 - Inseparable Trailer (Hong Kong Version)
SOURCE/REFERENCE
http://asianwiki.com/Beibi_Gong
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1032763/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0327299/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gong_Beibi
Last edited by Pier on Thu Aug 01, 2013 3:29 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: PROMINENT MINNAN (BÂN-LÂM 闽南) PEOPLES
Number 13:
NAME, DESIGNATION: RAYMOND LAM FUNG
Other Name: Lam Yat Fung (林逸峯)
Date Of Birth (DOB): 8 December 1979 in Xiamen, Fujian, China
CHINESE/PINYIN NAME: Lam Fung, 林峯 / Lín Fēng, Lam4 Fung1
POJ (PE̍H-ŌE-JĪ ) NAME: -
ANCESTRY: Xiamen, Fujian
COUNTRY: Xiamen, Fujian Province in China (based in Hong Kong)
CATEGORY: Actor, singer in Hong Kong (Cantopop, R&B)
DESCRIPTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS:
Raymond Lam is a Chinese actor and singer who live in Hong Kong. He works for TVB and is signed to the Emperor Group Label. He's very popular with Chinese fans throughout Asia, Canada, and the U.S.A. He has also won several awards for his acting and singing. He has received many critical acclaim. Raymond Lam breakthrough role was in "La Femme Desparado" which he won "The most favorite character award. He is considered one of TVB's most popular actors. He's only done three motion pictures.
In Raymond Lam singing career he has release four albums and singles. Many of them have gone platinum. He received the best male newcomer award from Jade Solid Gold in 2007. Most of his albums also contain a DVD of his music videos. He has also sung many theme songs for TVB series.
Raymond Lam was born into a wealthy family in Xiamen, Fujian. His father, Lam Kwok-Wah (林國華), is a renowned real-estate property developer in the Xiamen; Fujian is referred to as "Xiamen's Li Ka-shing" (廈門李嘉誠) who sits on the board of seven real estate and construction companies.
Raymond Lam birth name was Lam Wui-man (林匯文), which later changed to Lam Yat-fung (林逸峯), and finally changed to Raymond Lam Fung. Raymond Lam studied Architecture in Xiamen University for 1st Year (in 1996), and then completed the rest in University of Southern California, majoring in Architecture and minoring in Music.
In February 2013, Raymond Lam (林峯) announced to the world that he is dating 19-year-old Karena Ng (吳千語).
VIDEO CLIPS REF:
This is the only clip I have about him speaking Amoy (Xiamen) Hokkien.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVw7Li5FrLk
http://www.youtube.com/channel/HCHTvq3XoUN5I
SOURCE/REFERENCE:
http://www.spcnet.tv/Raymond-Lam-Fung-a ... d7EjI7ra-0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Lam
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiamen_University
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiamen
http://www.jaynestars.com/news/karena-n ... ymond-lam/
http://www.google.com.au/search?q=Raymo ... 43&bih=593
NAME, DESIGNATION: RAYMOND LAM FUNG
Other Name: Lam Yat Fung (林逸峯)
Date Of Birth (DOB): 8 December 1979 in Xiamen, Fujian, China
CHINESE/PINYIN NAME: Lam Fung, 林峯 / Lín Fēng, Lam4 Fung1
POJ (PE̍H-ŌE-JĪ ) NAME: -
ANCESTRY: Xiamen, Fujian
COUNTRY: Xiamen, Fujian Province in China (based in Hong Kong)
CATEGORY: Actor, singer in Hong Kong (Cantopop, R&B)
DESCRIPTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS:
Raymond Lam is a Chinese actor and singer who live in Hong Kong. He works for TVB and is signed to the Emperor Group Label. He's very popular with Chinese fans throughout Asia, Canada, and the U.S.A. He has also won several awards for his acting and singing. He has received many critical acclaim. Raymond Lam breakthrough role was in "La Femme Desparado" which he won "The most favorite character award. He is considered one of TVB's most popular actors. He's only done three motion pictures.
In Raymond Lam singing career he has release four albums and singles. Many of them have gone platinum. He received the best male newcomer award from Jade Solid Gold in 2007. Most of his albums also contain a DVD of his music videos. He has also sung many theme songs for TVB series.
Raymond Lam was born into a wealthy family in Xiamen, Fujian. His father, Lam Kwok-Wah (林國華), is a renowned real-estate property developer in the Xiamen; Fujian is referred to as "Xiamen's Li Ka-shing" (廈門李嘉誠) who sits on the board of seven real estate and construction companies.
Raymond Lam birth name was Lam Wui-man (林匯文), which later changed to Lam Yat-fung (林逸峯), and finally changed to Raymond Lam Fung. Raymond Lam studied Architecture in Xiamen University for 1st Year (in 1996), and then completed the rest in University of Southern California, majoring in Architecture and minoring in Music.
In February 2013, Raymond Lam (林峯) announced to the world that he is dating 19-year-old Karena Ng (吳千語).
VIDEO CLIPS REF:
This is the only clip I have about him speaking Amoy (Xiamen) Hokkien.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVw7Li5FrLk
http://www.youtube.com/channel/HCHTvq3XoUN5I
SOURCE/REFERENCE:
http://www.spcnet.tv/Raymond-Lam-Fung-a ... d7EjI7ra-0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Lam
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiamen_University
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiamen
http://www.jaynestars.com/news/karena-n ... ymond-lam/
http://www.google.com.au/search?q=Raymo ... 43&bih=593
Last edited by Pier on Thu Aug 01, 2013 3:31 am, edited 2 times in total.