Famous People with Name Zheng

Zheng Xiaoyu            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Zheng Xiaoyu: was director of the State Food and Drug Administration of the People's Republic of China. He was sentenced to death in the first instance trial at Beijing No.1 Intermediate Court on May 29, 2007. He was executed on July 10, 2007 for corruption and possibly tainted products in Mainland China.Zheng was director of the State Pharmaceutical Administration from 1994 to 1998, head of the State Drug Administration from 1998 to 2003, and director of the State Food and Drug Administration from 2003 to 2005.

Zhèng Xiàoxu            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Zhèng Xiàoxu: Chinese statesman, diplomat and calligrapher.Following the outbreak of the First Sino-Japanese war in 1894, Zheng was forced to leave Japan. Having returned to China, Zheng joined the secretariat of the reformist statesman Zhang Zhidong in Nanjing and followed him to Beijing, where Zheng obtained a position in the Qing foreign office, the Zongli Yamen. Following the abortive Hundred Days' Reform in 1898, Zheng left his post in Beijing and took up a number of important government positions in central and southern China. After the collapse of the imperial system in 1911, Zheng remained loyal to the Qing dynasty and refused to serve under China's Republican government.

Zheng Jing            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Zheng Jing: was a seventeenth century Chinese warlord and Ming Dynasty loyalist. He was the eldest son of Koxinga and grandson of pirate-merchant Zheng Zhilong. After the conquest of Taiwan in 1662 by his father, Zheng Jing controlled the military forces in Xiamen and Quemoy on his father's behalf. Upon the death of his father six months later, Zheng Jing contested throne as the King of Taiwan with his uncle, Zheng Shixi. The dispute was resolved in Zheng Jing's favor after he successfully landed an army in Taiwan despite strong opposition by the forces of his uncle. This was followed by Zheng Shixi withdrawing his claim.

Zheng Jun            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Zheng Jun: is Chinese rock music singer. Originally from Xi'an, he attended university in Hangzhou. His first album, entitled Naked , was released by Red Star Productions in 1993, achieving immediate success. He later released an album entitled Third Eye . Zheng Jun has also recorded a Chinese language version of Coldplay's song "Yellow", entitled "??" ("shooting star," pinyin: Liú Xing), which was included in the soundtrack of the 2001 Taiwanese television series Meteor Garden I. He released another album in May 2007.

Zheng Zhaokang            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Zheng Zhaokang: is a Chinese fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.

Zheng Zheng            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Zheng Zheng: is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Shandong Luneng. Zheng Zheng is a graduate of the Shandong Luneng under-19 youth team. He received his promotion to the senior team in 2010 when he made his debut for them for them as a start left defender against Pohang Steelers in a 0-1 defeat on March 24th, 2010.

Zou Zheng            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Zou Zheng: is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Qingdao Jonoon in the Chinese Super League. He made his league debut on November 5th, 2007 against Shenzhen Xiangxue.

Lang Zheng            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Lang Zheng: is a Chinese professional footballer currently playing for Beijing Guoan. Lang Zheng began his football career with Hebei in 2005 yet he quickly caught the attention of Chinese Super League teams Beijing Guoan and Tianjin Teda.

Lü Zheng            Origin/Culture/Country: Chinese

Lü Zheng: is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Shandong Luneng as a Striker or Right-midfield player. Lü Zheng started his professional football career for Shandong Luneng where he made his league debut against Shenyang Ginde on June 26, 2004 in a 1-1 draw. Lü Zheng made his debut coming as a last minute substitute for China against Korea Republic national football team on the 17th February 2008 in a friendly that China lost 3-2.

Dao Zheng            Origin/Culture/Country: Asia

Dao Zheng: was a Buddhist nun from Taiwan, known for her various writings and dharma talks. Dao Zheng is well known for her famous painting of Amitabha, which she painted while bedridden with cancer. Prior to entering monastichood, she was a medical student and researcher.