Famous People with Name Zheng

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.