Chinese Famous Names Starting with Letter S

Was a classical Chinese author attributed as the first compiler of Water Margin from Suzhou.

Was a classical Chinese author attributed as the first compiler of Water Margin from Suzhou.

Is a Beijing-based Chinese filmmaker.After graduating from the directing department of the Beijing C

Is a Beijing-based Chinese filmmaker.After graduating from the directing department of the Beijing Central Drama Academy in 1992, he went on to direct many documentaries and music videos for MTV.He served as assistant director to Zhang Yimou and Lü Yue on their films To Live and Mr. Zhao, respectively. His first feature was A Beautiful New World (Meili Xin Shijie, 1998), a romantic comedy about a peasant who wins an apartment in Shanghai in a lottery.

Was a Chinese astronomer and contemporary of Gan De born in the State of Wei, also known as the Mast

Was a Chinese astronomer and contemporary of Gan De born in the State of Wei, also known as the Master Shi Shen (Shi Shenfu) [1].

Is a Chinese snowboarder. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the Halfpipe.

Is a Chinese snowboarder. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the Halfpipe.

Is a Chinese darts player.He played in the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship, losing in the first ro

Is a Chinese darts player.He played in the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship, losing in the first round to Andy Smith. In November 2007, Yongsheng won the Chinese qualifiers to return to the World Championship for 2008, thus becoming the first Chinese player to play to two World Championships. He defeated India's Ashfaque Sayed in the Preliminary round, but lost in the first round to Alan Warriner-Little.

A noted Chinese billionaire entrepreneur and software engineer.In 1989, Shi founded his own software

A noted Chinese billionaire entrepreneur and software engineer.In 1989, Shi founded his own software company with only 4,000 Chinese yuan. In 1992, he founded the Giant Group (????/????). In 1998, after Shi went bankrupt, he disappeared from the public view. Later, in 2007, Shi became a billionaire in US dollars. [1]

Was a Chinese author and journal editor in Shanghai during the 1930s. He also wrote poetry and essay

Was a Chinese author and journal editor in Shanghai during the 1930s. He also wrote poetry and essays, but is now most known for his modernist short stories exploring the psychological conditions of Shanghai urbanites. From the 1940s onwards, he translated western novels into Chinese and also worked as a scholar of classical Chinese literature.

Is a Chinese weightlifter. He became Olympic Champion during the 2004 Summer Olympics. He lifted a t

Is a Chinese weightlifter. He became Olympic Champion during the 2004 Summer Olympics. He lifted a total of 325 kg, equalising the World record at that time.

Was a minor Tang Dynasty Chinese Buddhist poet in Guoqing Temple, in the Tiantai Mountain range on t

Was a minor Tang Dynasty Chinese Buddhist poet in Guoqing Temple, in the Tiantai Mountain range on the East China Sea coast; roughly contemporary with Hanshan and Fenggan, but younger than either. He was close friends with both and together they formed the "Tiantai Trio". Shide lived as a lay monk, and worked most of his life in the kitchen of Guoqing Temple.

Is an American professor and politician from Newark, in New Castle County, Delaware. He is a former

Is an American professor and politician from Newark, in New Castle County, Delaware. He is a former member of the Democratic Party, and served as Lieutenant Governor of Delaware from 1985-1989. Woo is a cofounder of the 80-20 Initiative and was its president.

Is a former basketball player from the People's Republic of China best known for being one of the fi

Is a former basketball player from the People's Republic of China best known for being one of the first Asian basketball athletes to ever compete in NCAA Division I basketball for Long Island University (from 1993 to 1996). He is 1.70 m (5'7") tall and weighs 70 kilograms (155 pounds). Liao later transferred to Columbia University (1996-1999) but did not play collegiate basketball for the school. He majored in chemical engineering and economics.[1]

Was a Chinese American mathematician, one of the leaders in differential geometry of the twentieth c

Was a Chinese American mathematician, one of the leaders in differential geometry of the twentieth century.

Was a Hong Kong actor, best known for his supporting roles in Hong Kong cinema. He had only one lead

Was a Hong Kong actor, best known for his supporting roles in Hong Kong cinema. He had only one leading role in his entire career. During his film career, Shing is always famous for portraying villains and comedic characters, due to his large stature and deep and grumpy voice. Shin often appeared as a supporting actor in films with Chow Yun-fat including A Better Tomorrow, A Better Tomorrow II, The Killer, Tiger on Beat, Prison on Fire, God of Gamblers and The Greatest Lover (a Hong Kong adaption of the Pygmalion/My Fair Lady plot). His only lead role was in the 1994 Category III film The Blue Jean Monster. His last feature film role was the 2007 film The Detective. Shing worked on a total of 95 feature films in one four-year span (1988–1991) and earned over 230 credits during his career.

Is a mathematician working in differential geometry, and involved in the theory of Calabi-Yau manifo

Is a mathematician working in differential geometry, and involved in the theory of Calabi-Yau manifolds.

Is an idiosyncratic Hong Kong cantopop singer best known for her unique vocal and progressive music

Is an idiosyncratic Hong Kong cantopop singer best known for her unique vocal and progressive music style. Kwan first shot to fame in 1989 as a pop sensation with the hit single "Happy Are Those In Love" (?????). She then successfully morphed into a musical chameleon, infusing different western musical elements into the otherwise monotonous genre of cantopop. In 1995, Kwan published her coming of age psychedelic album 'EX' All Time Favourites, which has since become a modern classic.

Is a Hong Kong martial artist and actor. Frequently appearing in numerous martial arts films, Shou w

Is a Hong Kong martial artist and actor. Frequently appearing in numerous martial arts films, Shou was most successful for playing the role of Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat & Gobei with the late Chris Farley in Beverly Hills Ninja. Shou's first real dramatic role was in Forbidden Nights in 1990, with Melissa Gilbert. Though only a TV film, this was his American debut. However, Shou went back to Hong Kong and continued making movies there.

Is a Chinese footballer who is a defender for Shandong Luneng. He is the captain of Shandong Luneng

Is a Chinese footballer who is a defender for Shandong Luneng. He is the captain of Shandong Luneng from 2006 where he has lead them to two China Super League titles in 2006 and 2008. Shu started his career in 1996 with Shandong Luneng where in his first season he would make 3 league appearances, which was then followed by a further 7 the following season. After having a successful league season with Shandong Luneng Shu was given his chance to impress the Chinese Head coach Bora Milutinovic in a friendly against Hong Kong on April 25, 2000 in a 1-0 victory

Is a Chinese slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals

Is a Chinese slalom canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Was a Chinese film director who gained prominence in the 1950s in the early years of the People's Re

Was a Chinese film director who gained prominence in the 1950s in the early years of the People's Republic of China.With the turmoil of the 1960s and 1970s, Shui's filmmaking days seemed behind him. However, upon China's re-emergence from the Cultural Revolution, Shui again began to direct films, including Regret for the Past (1981), based on a story by Lu Xun, Blue Flowers (1984).

Is a female Chinese football (soccer) player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 200

Is a female Chinese football (soccer) player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics and in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Is a Hong Kong football midfielder, who currently plays for Eastern in Hong Kong First Division Leag

Is a Hong Kong football midfielder, who currently plays for Eastern in Hong Kong First Division League. He wears the number 16 shirt for the club. [1]

Was born in Hong Kong in December 1955. He attended Ying Wa College in Hong Kong and came to Britain

Was born in Hong Kong in December 1955. He attended Ying Wa College in Hong Kong and came to Britain to study in 1975. He attended City University and earned a BSc in psychology and a MPhil in psychology. He then went to Cambridge University to complete his MPhil in Linguistics as well as his MBA.

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

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

Is a Chinese race walker.

Is a Chinese race walker.

Was an actor in the cinema of Taiwan who appeared in over 100 films and was best known for playing p

Was an actor in the cinema of Taiwan who appeared in over 100 films and was best known for playing paternal roles in films including Eat Drink Man Woman and The Wedding Banquet. He frequently collaborated with award-winning director Ang Lee, notably cast in films such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Pushing Hands.