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The personalities making headlines in China

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A-Mei
Jul 10, 2009 (WiC 23)

Zhang Huimei, or “A-Mei” as she likes to be called, was born a tribal princess of the Puyuma clan of Taiwan’s aboriginal ethnic group. Making up just 2% of Taiwan’s population, the Puyama have often been reduced to kitschy song and ...

Li Ning
May 29, 2009 (WiC 17)

Li Ning, the “prince of gymnastics” as he is known in the mainland, is the most famous gymnast in modern China, having won over 100 medals in his 19-year athletic career. Best of the haul are his three gold medals from the 1984 Los Angeles ...

Liu Qian
May 15, 2009 (WiC 15)

The Taiwanese magician began his education at the age of 7. Liu tells the China Daily: “Just like Harry Potter, rigid training is required for anyone to be able to put on a good show.” His efforts led him to early fame, when he won the local ...

Bai Yansong
Apr 30, 2009 (WiC 13)

Born in Inner Mongolia, a largely poor and underdeveloped area, Bai Yansong has overcome his humble roots to become one of China’s most popular television personalities. Bai is the Chinese news anchor with CCTV, China’s national television ...

Yang Lan
Apr 9, 2009 (WiC 10)

Dubbed as China’s Oprah Winfrey, Yang Lan is China’s most popular television personality. Born in Beijing but educated in the US, Yang first rose to national fame when she won an audition to host a prime time show in Beijing at the young age ...

Faye Wong
Apr 3, 2009 (WiC 9)

Hailed as the “Queen of Heaven”, Faye Wong is one of the most famous female vocalists in Asia. Originally named Xia Lin, the Beijing-born singer (who took her mother’s maiden name because her paternal family was persecuted during the ...

Zhang Yimou
Mar 20, 2009 (WiC 7)

Born in Xian, Shaanxi, the internationally acclaimed director Zhang Yimou is one of the most popular and prolific Chinese directors in the Fifth Generation, which mainly refers to graduates from the Beijing Film Academy in the early 1980s. Like ...

Mark Rowswell
Mar 13, 2009 (WiC 6)

You might think that Mike Myers, Keanu Reeves or Pamela Anderson are the world’s best-known Canadians. But how many of you have heard of Mark Rowswell? Known in China as Dashan (‘Big mountain’), Rowswell is a household name to 1.3 billion ...

Xiao Shenyang
Feb 20, 2009 (WiC 3)

Born in Kaiyun in Liaoning province, Shen He is an apprentice of the famous Chinese comedian Zhao Benshan. He started his career performing Er Ren Zhuan, a popular comic form in Northeast China. Later on, he adopted Xiao Shenyang as his stage ...

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Red Star

The personalities making headlines in China

A-Mei Jul 10, 2009 (WiC 23) Zhang Huimei, or “A-Mei” as she likes to be called, was born a tribal princess of the Puyuma clan of Taiwan’s aboriginal ethnic group. Making up just 2% of Taiwan’s population, the Puyama have often been reduced to kitschy song and ...

Li Ning May 29, 2009 (WiC 17) Li Ning, the “prince of gymnastics” as he is known in the mainland, is the most famous gymnast in modern China, having won over 100 medals in his 19-year athletic career. Best of the haul are his three gold medals from the 1984 Los Angeles ...

Liu Qian May 15, 2009 (WiC 15) The Taiwanese magician began his education at the age of 7. Liu tells the China Daily: “Just like Harry Potter, rigid training is required for anyone to be able to put on a good show.” His efforts led him to early fame, when he won the local ...

Bai Yansong Apr 30, 2009 (WiC 13) Born in Inner Mongolia, a largely poor and underdeveloped area, Bai Yansong has overcome his humble roots to become one of China’s most popular television personalities. Bai is the Chinese news anchor with CCTV, China’s national television ...

Yang Lan Apr 9, 2009 (WiC 10) Dubbed as China’s Oprah Winfrey, Yang Lan is China’s most popular television personality. Born in Beijing but educated in the US, Yang first rose to national fame when she won an audition to host a prime time show in Beijing at the young age ...

Faye Wong Apr 3, 2009 (WiC 9) Hailed as the “Queen of Heaven”, Faye Wong is one of the most famous female vocalists in Asia. Originally named Xia Lin, the Beijing-born singer (who took her mother’s maiden name because her paternal family was persecuted during the ...

Zhang Yimou Mar 20, 2009 (WiC 7) Born in Xian, Shaanxi, the internationally acclaimed director Zhang Yimou is one of the most popular and prolific Chinese directors in the Fifth Generation, which mainly refers to graduates from the Beijing Film Academy in the early 1980s. Like ...

Mark Rowswell Mar 13, 2009 (WiC 6) You might think that Mike Myers, Keanu Reeves or Pamela Anderson are the world’s best-known Canadians. But how many of you have heard of Mark Rowswell? Known in China as Dashan (‘Big mountain’), Rowswell is a household name to 1.3 billion ...

Xiao Shenyang Feb 20, 2009 (WiC 3) Born in Kaiyun in Liaoning province, Shen He is an apprentice of the famous Chinese comedian Zhao Benshan. He started his career performing Er Ren Zhuan, a popular comic form in Northeast China. Later on, he adopted Xiao Shenyang as his stage ...