Famous People with Name Liu

Liu Xie            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Liu Xie: is the Chinese author of China's greatest work of literary aesthetics, The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons. Liu was a native of today's Zhenjiang, his ancestry was from around Shandong and died during the Liang Dynasty. His biography is included in the Liangshu. Liu Xie was a devout Buddhist and helped edit sutras at the Dinglin Monastery (???) until his death.

Liu Xin            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Liu Xin: later changed name to Liu Xiu (??), courtesy name Zijun (??), was a Chinese astronomer and historian during the Xin Dynasty. The son of the Confucian scholar Liu Xiang, he created a new astronomical system, called "Triple Concordance". He published this system in the year 8 as section of his textbook. In it he provided the following periods:

Liu Xinwu            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Liu Xinwu: is a Chinese author, and one of the earliest proponents of the post-Maoist wave of Chinese literature.His short story, "Class counsellor" (also translated as "The Class Teacher", ???, ban zhurèn) published in 1977 was one of the earliest examples of prose condemning the excesses of the Chinese government during the Cultural Revolution. His work has sometimes been referred to as scar literature, though this assessment is disputed.[1]

Liu Xuan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Liu Xuan: is a Chinese Gymnast

Liu Yan            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Liu Yan: is a figure skater from China. She was born on August 30, 1984 and currently resides in Qiqihar. Liu placed eleventh at her first trip to the Olympics in Torino 2006, skating a short program to Valley of the Red River and a free skate to My Parents/Long Way Home

Rex Liu            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Rex Liu: is a noted Canadian-born British classical bassoonist.[1] His nuanced musical phrasing and warm, rounded tone are strongly influenced by Michael Chapman. He studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music, and pursued his undergraduate education at Trinity College, Cambridge. He has toured widely, performing in several countries, including England, Canada, China, Japan, and the United States. He has also given invited lectures at several universities on such topics as the influence of Wagner on German culture.

Will Liu            Origin/Culture/Country: Asia

Will Liu: is a Taiwanese singer and composer. He is well-known for his album "Cai Hong Tian Tang" (????) ("Rainbow Heaven") and is known as good friends with Taiwanese superstars Jay Chou and Alan Luo Zhi Xiang.

Yang Liu            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Yang Liu: is a Chinese classical violinist. He studied under Yao-Ji Lin at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. He also studied with Dorothy DeLay and Kurt Sassmannshaus at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He was a medalist at the 2002 International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. He currently teaches at Roosevelt University and performs regularly at the Aspen Music Festival. The "Lady Tennant" Stradivarius violin has been permanently loaned to him.

René Liu            Origin/Culture/Country: Asia

René Liu: a Taiwanese actress and singer. She is the first to win Best Actress awards at the Asia Pacific Movie Festival in both television and film productions. She has several albums out including "I'm Fine" (wo hen hao) (???)[1] You can find her music at www.yesasia.com.

Azelia Liu            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Azelia Liu: is a field hockey goalkeeper from Canada, who was selected in the Junior Women's National Team for the 1999 National Camp and series against The United States Junior Team. Liu was first selected with the Women's Senior National Team for the 2002 European