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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 ]
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).
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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]
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.