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The Chu family (朱家) branch attributes its art to Chu Fook-To, who created Southern Praying Mantis as a fighting style for opponents of the Qing (1644–1912), a Manchu dynasty that overthrew the Ming royal family (1368–1644), who were Han Chinese. This is the oldest branch in terms of origin and is the probable origin of the Southern ...
List of Pi Kappa Alpha chapters. Pi Kappa Alpha is a North American collegiate social fraternity founded at the University of Virginia in 1868. [1] In the following list of chapters, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters and institutions are in italics. [2][1] Chapter. Chartered date and range.
The number π (/ p aɪ /; spelled out as "pi") is a mathematical constant that is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter, approximately equal to 3.14159. The number π appears in many formulae across mathematics and physics .
Budget. $120 million [1] Box office. $609 million [2] Life of Pi is a 2012 adventure-drama film directed and produced by Ang Lee and written by David Magee. Based on Yann Martel 's 2001 novel, it stars Suraj Sharma in his film debut, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Rafe Spall, Gérard Depardieu and Adil Hussain in lead roles.
Connie Chan Po-chu (Chinese: 陳寶珠, born 1 January 1947) is a Chinese actor who has made more than 230 films in a variety of genres, from traditional Cantonese opera and wuxia movies to contemporary youth musicals; action films to comedies; melodramas and romances. Owing to her popularity, she was dubbed "The Movie-Fan Princess".
September 30, 2009. (2009-09-30) Empress Cheonchu (Korean: 천추태후; Hanja: 千秋太后; RR: Cheonchu Taehu; MR: Ch'ŏnch'ŭ Ta'ehu; also known as The Iron Empress) is a 2009 South Korean period television series based on the title character, an actual historical figure and her lifelong struggle to protect the country her ancestors built ...
Spending on costumes could reach nearly $3.8 billion this year, per the National Retail Federation. It found Spider-Man is the most popular costume for children, while adults prefer a witch outfit ...
Teochew[ii], also known as Teo-Swa (or Chaoshan) [iii], is a Southern Min language spoken by the Teochew people in the Chaoshan region of eastern Guangdong and by their diaspora around the world. It is sometimes referred to as Chiuchow, its Cantonese rendering, due to English romanization by colonial officials and explorers.