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Shein, originally named ZZKKO, was founded in China in 2008 by entrepreneur and search engine optimization (SEO) marketing specialist Chris Xu (Xu Yangtian). [11] [5] [12] Information on Xu's educational and career background remains elusive as of 2022, with sources conflicting on details of his biography.
Chris Xu may refer to: Chris Xu (table tennis) (born 1969), Chinese-born Canadian table tennis player Chris Jiashu Xu (born 1967), Chinese-born American real estate developer
Founded in Nanjing, China, in October 2008 as ZZKKO by entrepreneur Chris Xu, Shein grew to become the world's largest fashion retailer as of 2022. The company is currently headquartered in Singapore. Known for selling relatively inexpensive apparel, Shein's success has been credited to its popularity among Generation Z consumers. [11]
In November 2022, Tang joined global online on-demand fashion retailer Shein Group as executive vice chairman, after having served as advisor to the company's CEO and cofounder Chris Xu (Sky Xu) for over a year. [24] [25] As of August 2023, Tang is executive chairman of Shein Group.
Xu Shen (c. 58 – c. 148 CE) was a Chinese calligrapher, philologist, politician, and writer of the Eastern Han dynasty (25–189 CE). [1] During his own lifetime, Xu was recognized as a preeminent scholar of the Five Classics . [ 2 ]
Xu Wenrong was born in Dongyang, Zhejiang in 1935. [10] He grew up in Hengdian town, at the time a poverty-stricken farming village. [11] He was a primary school dropout, leaving school when he was just 13 years old, [12] due to poverty and the misfortune of spending his childhood years during the wars (the anti-Japanese war from 1938 to 1945 followed by the civil war until 1949).
The Shuowen Jiezi is a Chinese dictionary compiled by Xu Shen c. 100 CE, during the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE). While prefigured by earlier reference works for Chinese characters like the Erya (c. 3rd century BCE), the Shuowen Jiezi contains the first comprehensive analysis of characters in terms of their structure, where Xu attempted to provide rationales for their construction.
Xu sailed for several years without finding the mountain. In 210 BC, when Qin Shi Huang questioned him, Xu Fu claimed there was a giant sea creature blocking the path, and he asked for archers to kill the creature. Qin Shi Huang agreed, and sent archers to kill a giant fish. Xu then set sail again, but he never returned from this trip.