Encyclopedia - Andy Lau: Encyclopedia - Andy Lau
Andy Lau Tak-Wah (Traditional: 劉德華; Simplified: 刘德华; Hanyu Pinyin: Liú Déhuá; Jyutping: Lau4 Dak1 Waa4) (born September 2...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andy Lau: Encyclopedia Ii - Andy Lau - Filmography As Actor
In chronological order Boat People (1982) Home At Hong Kong (1983) My Lucky Stars (1985) Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars Lucky Stars Go Plac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cantopop: Encyclopedia - Cantopop
Cantopop is a colloquial abbreviation for "Cantonese pop music", a form of popular music that is a subgenre of C-pop. It is also known as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Buddhists: Encyclopedia - List Of Buddhists
A number of noted individuals have been Buddhists. List of Buddhists - Historical Buddhist thinkers and founders of schools. Individuals...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chow Yun-fat: Encyclopedia - Chow Yun-fat
Chow Yun-Fat (Chinese: 周潤發; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōu Rùnfā) (born May 18, 1955 on Lamma Island, Hong Kong) is among a handful of inter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cantonese People: Encyclopedia - Cantonese People
Cantonese people (Chinese: 廣東人, Simplified Chinese: 广东人, Jyutping: gwong2 dung1 yan4), broadly speaking, are persons originat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of China - History Modern
The New Culture Movement of the 1910s and 1920s evoked a great deal of lasting interest in Western music as a number of Chinese musicians...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - My Lucky Stars: Encyclopedia Ii - My Lucky Stars - Plot Summary
The plot involves Jackie Chan's character (an undercover cop) enlisting his childhood friends to travel to Japan to help him catch a Yaku...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - January 2005 In Hong Kong And Macao: Encyclopedia Ii - January 2005 In Hong Kong And Macao - Events In Hong Kong And Macau
This page deals with current events in or relating to Hong Kong and Macau. January 2005 in Hong Kong and Macao - Monday January 31 2005....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Personality Rights: Encyclopedia Ii - Personality Rights - Publicity Rights In Common Law Jurisdictions
Personality rights have developed out of common law concepts of property, trespass and intentional tort. Thus personality rights are, gen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Rock: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Rock - The Northwest Wind 1986-1989
Chinese Rock had its origins in the xibeifeng (西北风, Northwest Wind) style which emerged on the popular music scene in Mainland Chin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Flying Daggers: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Flying Daggers - Plot
The film is set in 859 AD, and the Tang Dynasty is in decline. Numerous rebel groups have formed, the largest of which is the House of Fl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Television Broadcasts Limited: Encyclopedia Ii - Television Broadcasts Limited - Development
TVB enjoys an overwhelming dominance in the television market in Hong Kong; however, its programmes have often been criticised by some te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rogers Centre: Encyclopedia Ii - Rogers Centre - History
Rogers Centre was designed by Rod Robbie and Michael Allen and was constructed by Ellis-Don Construction of Toronto. The stadium's constr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 2005 In Hong Kong And Macao: Encyclopedia Ii - April 2005 In Hong Kong And Macao - Past Hong Kong And Macao Events By Month
2005 in HK and Macao: January February March 2004 in HK and Macao: December (For earlier events in HK and Macao, see November 2004 and pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Days Of Being Wild: Encyclopedia Ii - Days Of Being Wild - Plot Details
The movie is set in Hong Kong and in the Philippines in 1960. Yuddy, or 'York' in English (Leslie Cheung), was a playboy in Hong Kong and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Street Fighter Series: Encyclopedia Ii - Street Fighter Series - Series Synopsis
Street Fighter series - Street Fighter 1987. Street Fighter made little impact when it was first released in 1987. However, it had a no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Government Flying Service Hong Kong: Encyclopedia Ii - Government Flying Service Hong Kong - Fleet
The fleet currently comprises (Aircraft Registration numbers): 2 BAe Jetstream 41 B-HRS B-HRT 3 Eurocopter Super Puma AS332 L2 B-HRL B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - February 2005 In Hong Kong And Macao: Encyclopedia Ii - February 2005 In Hong Kong And Macao - Events In Hong Kong And Macau
This page deals with current events in or relating to Hong Kong and Macau. February 2005 in Hong Kong and Macao - Saturday February 26 2...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Chinese People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Chinese People - Artists And Perfomers
List of Chinese people - Painters and calligraphers. Dong Yuan Fu Baoshi Jiang Tingxi Leung Long Chau Liang Kai Qi Baishi Wang Xizhi, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Needing You: Encyclopedia Ii - Needing You - Plot Summary
''Needing You'' is a comedic love story about Kinki Kwok (Sammi Cheng) a dysfuntional office worker at an electronics firm down on her lu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yang Guo Fictional: Encyclopedia Ii - Yang Guo Fictional - Yang Guo's Martial Arts
As a teenager, Yang Guo met a lot of highly-skilled martial artists and he was fortunate enough to learn their skills. With the various t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leon Lai: Encyclopedia Ii - Leon Lai - Biography
He was born in Beijing and is the only child in his family. His parents divorced when he was four. Lai studied at King's Way Princeton Co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hard Boiled: Encyclopedia Ii - Hard Boiled - About The Film
It is considered one of the best and perhaps definitive heroic bloodshed movies of all time, if only for the bloodshed. It increased John...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhao Yun: Encyclopedia Ii - Zhao Yun - The Biography Of Zhao Yun
(Translated from Sanguo Zhi, including texts by both Chen Shou and Pei SongZhi (裴松之, 註引雲別傳) Zhao Yun, courtesy name Zilon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cantonese People: Encyclopedia Ii - Cantonese People - History
Until the 19th century, Cantonese history was largely part of the history of Guangdong. Guangdong was first brought under Han Chinese inf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cantopop: Encyclopedia Ii - Cantopop - Early Development
Before the 1960s, the Cantonese music available in Hong Kong was limited largely to traditional Cantonese opera and comic renditions of W...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Buddhists: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Buddhists - Historical Buddhist Thinkers And Founders Of Schools
Individuals are grouped by nationality, except in cases where the vast majority of their influence was felt elsewhere. List of Buddhists...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infernal Affairs: Encyclopedia Ii - Infernal Affairs - Plot
Image:Infernal affairs.jpg Infernal Affairs is about a cop named Yan (played by Tony Leung) going deep undercover into the Triads, and a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Return Of The Condor Heroes: Encyclopedia Ii - The Return Of The Condor Heroes - Characters
The Return of the Condor Heroes - Protagonists. Yang Guo (楊過) - the main hero of the story. He is the orphaned son of Yang Kang (�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sammi Cheng: Encyclopedia Ii - Sammi Cheng - Discography
Sammi Cheng - Albums. 1990 sammi (Cantonese) 1991 Holiday (Cantonese) 1992 Never Too Late (Cantonese) 1993 快樂迷宮 (Can...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of China-related Topics 123-l: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of China-related Topics 123-l - B
Badaling - Badaling Expressway - Bagua zhang - Baguwen - Bai - Bai hua - Bai Juyi - Bai Ling - Bai Shouyi - Baitou Mountain - Baiyun Inte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Rock: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Rock - Discography
Chinese rock - Compilations. 2003 - Beijing Band 2001: New Rock Bands from the People's Republic of China. Kemaxiu Music. ... See a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Rock: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Rock - Rock As Popular Music 1990-1993
After the Tian'anmen Square protests, rock became part of general urban youth culture in China. Its rise from marginality was celebrated ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Rock: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Rock - Rise Of Chinese Rock And Roll 1989
The birthplace of Chinese rock was in Beijing, which as the nation's capital was firstly, highly politicised and secondly, opens to a ran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Return Of The Condor Heroes: Encyclopedia Ii - The Return Of The Condor Heroes - Background
This is the second novel of Louis Cha's trilogy. The novel is set in mid-13th century. In the novel, Yang Guo is the orphaned son of Yang...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Rock: Encyclopedia Ii - Chinese Rock - Decline Of Rock 1994-
By 1994, Chinese rock was obviously in decline. This can only partly be attributed to strict controls by the Chinese government, such as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhao Yun: Encyclopedia Ii - Zhao Yun - Folktales
1. There has been a second version of Zhao Yun's death which is mentioned in Chinese folktales, but the story itself is not mentioned in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhao Yun: Encyclopedia Ii - Zhao Yun - Cultural Impact
Zhao Yun has become a popular figure in Chinese culture, having been featured prominently in literature, art, anecdotes etc. Already a re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of Flying Daggers: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of Flying Daggers - Production Notes
Mandarin dialogue, available subtitled in English. Running time: 119 minutes. An Edko Films, Zhang Yimou Studio Production in collaborati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rogers Centre: Encyclopedia Ii - Rogers Centre - Features
SkyDome, as it was then properly called, was the first major team sports arena in North America to sport a fully retractable roof. The ro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - January 2005 In Hong Kong And Macao: Encyclopedia Ii - January 2005 In Hong Kong And Macao - Past Hong Kong And Macao Events By Month
2005 in Hong Kong and Macao: January 2004 in Hong Kong and Macao: December (For earlier events in HK and Macao, see November 2004 and pre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yang Guo Fictional: Encyclopedia Ii - Yang Guo Fictional - Story Background
The background of the novel was set towards the end of Southern Song dynasty in the mid 13th century. The son of the villain, Yang Kang i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - February 2005 In Hong Kong And Macao: Encyclopedia Ii - February 2005 In Hong Kong And Macao - Past Hong Kong And Macao Events By Month
2005 in HK and Macao: January 2004 in HK and Macao: December (For earlier events in HK and Macao, see November 2004 and preceding months)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhao Yun: Encyclopedia Ii - Zhao Yun - Notes
It has been misunderstood by some people that Zhao Yun mainly served as a bodyguard of Liu Bei at the beginning (or throughout his career...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Television Broadcasts Limited: Encyclopedia Ii - Television Broadcasts Limited - Notable Shows From Tvb
TVB is a major television-producer in Hong Kong, and its programmes usually receive higher ratings than offerings from the other local te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of China-related Topics 123-l: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of China-related Topics 123-l - C
Cai Lun - Cai Wen - Cai Yuanpei - Caijing - Cairo Conference - Calligraphy - Callistephus - Cangjie method - Canidrome - Cantonese (lingu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Buddhists: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Buddhists - Modern Teachers
List of Buddhists - Theravada / Vipassana teachers. Ajahn Brahm (1951- ) Ajahn Chah (1918-1992) Ajahn Mun (1870-1949) Ajahn Sumedho Ve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of China-related Topics 123-l: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of China-related Topics 123-l - E
Earthly Branches - East Asia - East Asian Tigers - East China Normal University - East China Sea - East Rail, KCRC - East Touch - East Tu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of China-related Topics 123-l: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of China-related Topics 123-l - H
H. H. Kung - Ha Jin - Hai He - Hai jin - Haicheng - Haidian District - Haier - Haikou - Haikouella - Haikouichthys - Hainan - Hakka - Hak...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of China-related Topics 123-l: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of China-related Topics 123-l - K
K-8 - K. H. Ting - Kadampa - Kagyu - Kai-lan - Kai Tak International Airport - Kaifeng - Kaiping - Kaiyuan - Kang Sheng - Kang Youwei - K...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infernal Affairs: Encyclopedia Ii - Infernal Affairs - Infernal Affairs Ii - Cast And Roles
Infernal Affairs - Awards. Although Infernal Affairs II earned ten nominations for the 2003 Hong Kong Film Awards, it could not match i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infernal Affairs: Encyclopedia Ii - Infernal Affairs - Infernal Affairs I - Cast And Roles
Infernal Affairs - Awards. Infernal Affairs did very well at the 2002 Hong Kong Film Awards, beating the blockbuster Hero for the Best ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cantopop: Encyclopedia Ii - Cantopop - Cantopop Lyrics
In recent decades, Cantopop has established a tradition of writing lyrics in modern written Chinese (which is largely based on syntax and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cantonese People: Encyclopedia Ii - Cantonese People - Culture
The Cantonese language is one of the major divisions of spoken Chinese. In the native areas of Guangdong and Guangxi, many closely relate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cantopop: Encyclopedia Ii - Cantopop - Characteristics Of Cantopop
Early Cantopop was developed from Cantonese Opera music hybridized with Western pop music. The musicians gave up using traditional Chines...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cantopop: Encyclopedia Ii - Cantopop - Cantopop Stars
Usually talent is secondary to the success of a Cantopop singer in Hong Kong. Most of the time, it is the image that sells the music, esp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cantopop: Encyclopedia Ii - Cantopop - Recent Developments In Cantopop
Although Cantopop record dropped for a time (sometimes attributed to online music file sharing and a lack of talented new artists), the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rogers Centre: Encyclopedia Ii - Rogers Centre - Other Uses
Besides sporting events, the Rogers Centre contains a large exhibit space of 143,000 square feet (13,000 m²) that hosts a variety of eve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Chinese People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Chinese People - Business Tycoons
Taiwan: Tsai Wan Lin Wang Yung-ching Terry Gou Koo Chen-fu John Tu and David Sun, cofounders of Kingston Technologies Hong Kong: Li fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Street Fighter Series: Encyclopedia Ii - Street Fighter Series - Future Street Fighter Games
Prior to Jamma show (officially the Amusement Machine Show) in Tokyo in 2005, rumorus were circulating that Capcom would unveil a new ent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Television Broadcasts Limited: Encyclopedia Ii - Television Broadcasts Limited - Notable People
Television Broadcasts Limited - Management and behind the scenes. Run Run Shaw (邵逸夫) Gu Gaa-fai (顧嘉輝) Wong Jim (James Wong...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Street Fighter Series: Encyclopedia Ii - Street Fighter Series - Adaptations For Other Media
Street Fighter series - Animation and Motion pictures. The series has inspired several movies. Street Fighter (with Jean Claude Van Da...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rogers Centre: Encyclopedia Ii - Rogers Centre - Features
The SkyDome, as it was then properly called, was the first major team sports arena in North America to sport a fully retractable roof. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rogers Centre: Encyclopedia Ii - Rogers Centre - Other Sports
Besides baseball and Canadian football, Rogers Centre was the original home of the National Basketball Association's Toronto Raptors, who...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Chinese People: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Chinese People - Philosophers And Writers
See also. List of Chinese authors List of Chinese language poets List of Confucianists ... See also:List of Chinese people, List of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Television Broadcasts Limited: Encyclopedia Ii - Television Broadcasts Limited - News Operation
TVB broadcasts several news programmes, such as News at 6:30 (Jade) and News at 7:30 (Pearl). It also operates its own news channel, TVB ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of China - Instrumentation
Instrumental music in China is played on solo instruments or in small ensembles of plucked and bowed stringed instruments, flutes, and va...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Television Broadcasts Limited: Encyclopedia Ii - Television Broadcasts Limited - Location
TVB was originally located on Broadcast Drive in Kowloon Tong, and was neighbours with RTHK and ATV. By the late 1980s, the company had o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of China - Ethnic Han Music
The Han Chinese, who make up some 92% of the population of China, play heterophonic music in which the musicians play versions of a singl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of China - Opera
Main article: Chinese opera Chinese opera has been hugely popular for centuries, especially Beijing opera. The music is often guttural wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of China - Minorities
China has many ethnic groups besides the Han, concentrated in the southeast and northwest. These include Tibetans, Russians, Uighurs, Man...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andy Lau: Encyclopedia Ii - Andy Lau - Movie Highlights
He has since appeared in more than 100 films, and has a huge fan base throughout Asia with the success of both his onscreen performance a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andy Lau: Encyclopedia Ii - Andy Lau - Credits
In addition, Andy Lau has demonstrated a proficient command of Chinese calligraphy during onstage performances. At present, Lau is still ...   » Read the article