Chinese Famous Names Starting with Letter Q

Was a Chinese painter.Born to a peasant from Xiangtan, Hunan, Qi became a carpenter at 14, and learn

Was a Chinese painter.Born to a peasant from Xiangtan, Hunan, Qi became a carpenter at 14, and learned to paint by himself. After he turned 40, he travelled, visiting famous scenic spots in China. After 1917 he settled in Beijing. In his later years, he continued to make "later-year innovations."

Is a Chinese decathlete. His personal best in decathlon is 8290 points, achieved in May 2005 in Götzis.

Is a Chinese football player.He plays for China national football team and was a participant at the

Is a Chinese football player.He plays for China national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Qi Hong is famous for his goal from 20 meters in the 1-0 home win against Oman in the World Cup 2002 qualifiers that sent China to the World Cup. During the World Cup 2002 qualifiers, he was often regarded by many in China as the playmaker of the team. His midfield influence waned after the World Cup and the rise of Li Tie as the creative force of the team.

A Chinese swimmer. She specialises in breaststroke but is also a world-class individual medlay swimm

A Chinese swimmer. She specialises in breaststroke but is also a world-class individual medlay swimmer. Technically perfect and undoubtedly very hard-working and talented, Qi has a career that has been marked by lots of ups and downs over the years.Qi first got noticed at the 1997 Chinese National Games, where the 12-year-old placed 4th in the 200 breast (2:30.77). She made her international debut in the 1998 Goodwill Games in New York. She won silver behind Japan's Masami Tanaka in the 200 breast (2:28.44 to 2:28.71) at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, where she was the youngest athlete in the Chinese delegation.

Is a Chinese ice dancer. She competes with Sun Xu

Is a Chinese ice dancer. She competes with Sun Xu

Is a Chinese volleyball player. She currently plays club ball for Liaoning.

Is a Chinese volleyball player. She currently plays club ball for Liaoning.

Was a Chinese military general and national hero during the Ming Dynasty. He was best remembered for

Was a Chinese military general and national hero during the Ming Dynasty. He was best remembered for his courage and leadership in the fight against Japanese pirates along the east coast of China, as well as his reinforcement work on the Great Wall of China.

Is a Chinese International Master chess player.He also competed once at the World Men's Team Chess C

Is a Chinese International Master chess player.He also competed once at the World Men's Team Chess Championship (1985) having played a total 8 games (1 wins, 3 draws, 4 losses);[3] and four times at the Asian Men's Team Chess Championship (1977-1983) having played 31 games (18 wins, 7 draws, 6 losses).[4]

Is an Architect, Professor, Ph.D. Supervisor in Southeast University, Academician of Chinese Academy

Is an Architect, Professor, Ph.D. Supervisor in Southeast University, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Foreign Academician of French Academy of Architecture ( Académie d'architecture de France), and Director of Research Institute of Architecture of Southeast University. Qi Kang works to integrate contemporary and Western technology in redefining Chinese Architecture.[citation needed] His work, which stems from Classical principles, is imbued with contemporary innovations.[citation needed] Over the past 50 years, many Chinese architects tend to either adhere to classical forms, or embrace the western approach. Qi Kang has combined the two. In the past 40 years, he has designed over 200 projects, many of which are meaningful to China.

Is a Chinese football coach and a former international football player. As a footballer he played as

Is a Chinese football coach and a former international football player. As a footballer he played as a centre back and was known for his extraordinary ability and superb running game. His wealth of experience was limited due the Chinese Cultural Revolution, however he was still able to play within the 1976 AFC Asian Cup and help China to a third place finish before he retired. He would take a position with Wuhan Hongjinlong before spending several seasons with Yunnan Hongta F.C. until the club merged with Chongqing Lifan F.C. and Qi was released. After a short spell with Tianjin Teda F.C. he would return to Guangzhou to help manage them to push for premotion back into the top tier, unable to achieve this he would leave at the end of the 2006 league season.

Was a Chinese landscape painter during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).His style name was 'Shumei' an

Was a Chinese landscape painter during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).His style name was 'Shumei' and his sobriquets were 'Songhu, Songhu Xiaoyin and Hegong'. Qian painted landscapes in a style influenced by Wang Meng. He also painted human figures and flowers.

Was a Chinese landscape painter during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). His date of death is unknown,

Was a Chinese landscape painter during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). His date of death is unknown, but is traditionally given as around 1578.Qian was a client of the literatus Wang Shizhen (1526-90), and frequently spent time at Wang's home in Taicang in his later years. In 1572 Qian painted an album of scenes along the Grand Canal while accompanying Wang Shizhen on a journey to the capital at Beijing.

Is a former butterfly swimmer from China,

Is a former butterfly swimmer from China,

Is a Chinese archer, who won the silver medal in the team competition at the 2006 Asian Games.

Is a Chinese archer, who won the silver medal in the team competition at the 2006 Asian Games.

Was a Chinese nuclear physicist.A native of Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, Qian was born in Shaox

Was a Chinese nuclear physicist.A native of Huzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, Qian was born in Shaoxing. His father is Qian Xuantong. After graduating from the Tsinghua University, he went for France in 1937. He studied in Collège de Sorbonne and Collège de France, doing research under Frédéric Joliot-Curie and Irène Joliot-Curie. He returned to China in 1948.c

Was a Chinese linguist. Born as Qian Xia (??), he had the courtesy name Deqian (??).

Was a Chinese linguist. Born as Qian Xia (??), he had the courtesy name Deqian (??).

Was a Chinese literary scholar and writer, known for his burning wit and formidable erudition.

Was a Chinese literary scholar and writer, known for his burning wit and formidable erudition.

Is a former female Chinese table tennis player, now coach of women's national table tennis team and

Is a former female Chinese table tennis player, now coach of women's national table tennis team and a member of Chinese Olympic Committee.

Was a major Chinese dramatist and poet of his day. He was originally from Taiyuan in Shanxi, but liv

Was a major Chinese dramatist and poet of his day. He was originally from Taiyuan in Shanxi, but lived in the West Lake area in Zhejiang province. His courtesy name was Mengfu (??) and his pen name was Shenghao Weng (???). Qiao was said to have maintained an aloof and intimidating demeanor, to the point he frightened people away, according to the Record of Ghosts (???), of his many plays eleven are still extant.

Is a female Chinese water polo player. She will compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a female Chinese water polo player. She will compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired Chinese artistic gymnast. She was the 1994 Asian Games All-Around Champion, a finalist

Is a retired Chinese artistic gymnast. She was the 1994 Asian Games All-Around Champion, a finalist on Balance Beam at the 1994 and 1995 World Gymnastics Championships, and competed at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta - where she placed 11th in the individual All-Around and 4th with the team during Team Finals.

Is a composer of Chinese origin born in 1951 in Shanghai. He has lived in France since 1984, and obt

Is a composer of Chinese origin born in 1951 in Shanghai. He has lived in France since 1984, and obtained French nationality in 1992.Qigang Chen was born into a family of artists, including several members who were sent to the Laogai during the Cultural Revolution. Chen was sent to an ideological reeducation camp. After the introduction of induction courses for higher education in 1977, Chen passed a series of tests which allowed him to go and study abroad. At the age of 33 he arrived in Paris where he was the final student of Olivier Messiaen until 1988.

Was a renowned Manchu Chinese calligrapher, artist, painter, connoisseur and sinologist. He was an a

Was a renowned Manchu Chinese calligrapher, artist, painter, connoisseur and sinologist. He was an advisor for the September 3 Society, one of China's recognized political parties.Both his great-grandfather and grandfather were Jinshi, the highest Chinese academic title roughly equivalent to a doctoral. He was a descendant of the Yongzheng Emperor through his son Hongzhou. Upon coming to prominence, he declined to use both the Manchu Aisin Gioro or sinicized Jin surname, and went by the legal surname of "Qi" to establish a name for himself removed from that of the Imperial family.

Is a male Chinese freestyle wrestler who wil compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a male Chinese freestyle wrestler who wil compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a Chinese historian and public intellectual. He holds the position of Professor of History, Insti

Is a Chinese historian and public intellectual. He holds the position of Professor of History, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing.