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  2. Huaju - Wikipedia

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    English-language translations of Chinese drama have tended to prioritize traditional opera. Works of huaju have been translated since the 1930s, with Cao Yu's Thunderstorm serialized in the Shanghai-based T'ien Xia Monthly (1936–1937) and the Commercial Press publishing an anthology of six dramas titled Modern Chinese Drama (1941). [ 30 ]

  3. Chinese funeral rituals - Wikipedia

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    Before a funeral, an obituary notice fùwén (訃聞) is commonly sent to relatives and friends announcing the date and time of the funeral procession. [3] The date is usually selected as an auspicious one according to the Chinese fortune calendar (通勝 tōng shèng).

  4. Gregory Charles Rivers - Wikipedia

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    Gregory Charles Rivers (April 1965 – 2 February 2024), also known by his Chinese name Ho Kwok-wing (Chinese: 河國榮; Jyutping: Ho4 Gwok3wing4), was an Australian–Hong Kong actor. He was known for his roles in various TVB series, and was dubbed "TVB's token gweilo " (white person) for his frequent appearances as stereotypical Caucasian ...

  5. My Date with a Vampire - Wikipedia

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    Fong Kwok-wah was a Chinese guerrilla fighter during the Second Sino-Japanese War. In 1938, he was duelling with Yamamoto Kazuo, a major of the Imperial Japanese Army, when they were interrupted by Cheung-San, the progenitor of all vampires. The two men and Fuk-sang, a boy who was hiding nearby, were bitten by Cheung-San and they became vampires.

  6. Chiung Yao - Wikipedia

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    Chen Che was born in Chengdu, Republic of China, on 20 April 1938. [9] [10] She experienced an unstable childhood due to the Second Sino-Japanese War. [11]Her father, Chen Chih-ping [], came from a humble background in Hengyang, while her mother, Yuan Hsing-shu, belonged to an upper-class family in Suzhou and Shanghai; her grandfather was the head of the Bank of Communications.

  7. Anita Mui - Wikipedia

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    She was a Chinese medicine practitioner, who opened Yuet Wah Chinese Medical Clinic, Wah Geong Chinese and Western Music College, and a music brand in Hong Kong. Her siblings are Mui Kai-Ming, Mui Tak-Ming and singer Ann Mui, [4] The children were raised in a single parent family. Mui's father died when she was very young.

  8. Obituary - Wikipedia

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    American obituary for WWI death Traditional street obituary notes in Bulgaria. An obituary (obit for short) is an article about a recently deceased person. [1] Newspapers often publish obituaries as news articles. Although obituaries tend to focus on positive aspects of the subject's life, this is not always the case. [2]

  9. Empresses in the Palace - Wikipedia

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    Empresses in the Palace (simplified Chinese: 后宫·甄嬛传; traditional Chinese: 後宮·甄嬛傳; pinyin: Hòugōng Zhēn Huán Zhuàn; lit. 'Inner Palace: The Legend of Zhen Huan') is a 2011 Chinese television series based on the novel of the same name by Liu Lianzi. Directed by Zheng Xiaolong, it stars Sun Li in the title role.