Chinese Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is a Chinese artist who began painting at the age of two-and-a-half.[1][2] Her work was exhibited in

Is a Chinese artist who began painting at the age of two-and-a-half.[1][2] Her work was exhibited in China when she was four, appeared on a postage stamp when she was eight, and she had a solo exhibition at a museum in London when she was fourteen, and soon after, at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution, in a traveling exhibit organized by the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri. The Sackler exhibit included a painting done when she was three entitled "Kitty." [2]

Is a Chinese race walker, who won the bronze medal over 10 km at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta

Is a Chinese race walker, who won the bronze medal over 10 km at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Is a Chinese professional football player. He normally plays as right winger or striker. Wang starte

Is a Chinese professional football player. He normally plays as right winger or striker. Wang started his career with Wuhan. After the team quit the Chinese Super League in 2008, he went to Cercle Brugge on trial in early 2009, together with his fellow-countryman defender Mei Fang. After this trial, Wang and Mei returned to China, and the Cercle board decided to offer a contract to Wang. He signed until June 2010. Wang Yang concluded the 2008-09 season with Cercle's reserves team. Wang is taken up in the first team for the 2009-10 season.

Was a Ming Chinese idealist Neo-Confucian philosopher, official, educationist, calligraphist and gen

Was a Ming Chinese idealist Neo-Confucian philosopher, official, educationist, calligraphist and general. After Zhu Xi, he is commonly regarded as the most important Neo-Confucian thinker, with interpretations of Confucianism that denied the rationalist dualism of the orthodox philosophy of Zhu Xi. He was known as Yangming Xiansheng or Yangming Zi (both mean "Brilliant Master Yangming") in literary circles.

Was a Chinese painter of human figures during the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368)[1]. His specific date o

Was a Chinese painter of human figures during the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368)[1]. His specific date of death is unknown.His style name was 'Sishan' (??) and his pseudonym was 'Chi Juesheng' (???)[1]. Wang's developed his own distinct style of painting human figures that demonstrated good shape and spirit. He edited the "The Secrets of Painting Human Figures" (????) to describe his experiences of human figure painting[1].

Is a male Chinese pistol shooter, and in terms of Olympic medals one of the most successful sport sh

Is a male Chinese pistol shooter, and in terms of Olympic medals one of the most successful sport shooters of all times. He specializes in the 50 m Pistol and 10 m Air Pistol events.

Is a Chinese volleyball player. She lives in Liaoning.With her superior strength, height and weight,

Is a Chinese volleyball player. She lives in Liaoning.With her superior strength, height and weight, Wang Yimei has become a main attacker for the Chinese women's volleyball team.

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 diplomat and served as Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations from 200

Is a Chinese diplomat and served as Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations from 2000 to 2003.Wang served as Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations from 2000 to 2003. He was Vice-Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress from 2003 to 2008.

Is a male Chinese race walker.

Is a male Chinese race walker.

Is a male Chinese water polo player. He will compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a male Chinese water polo player. He will compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Shandong Luneng. He is the successor of Zheng Z

Is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Shandong Luneng. He is the successor of Zheng Zhi after Zheng left for Charlton Athletic. He is often called by fans as "Xiao Pang" (fat guy). Wang Yongpo started his professional football career in 2004 after graduating from the Shandong Luneng youth team. He would make his debut against Tianjin Teda in a 1-1 draw on December 4, 2004, coming on as a substitute. Wang Yongpo would make his international debut in a friendly against Iran, which China won 1-0 on the 1st of June 2009, coming on as a substitute for Yu Hanchao.

Is a Taiwanese entrepreneur who founded the China Rebar Group and served as its chairman until fleei

Is a Taiwanese entrepreneur who founded the China Rebar Group and served as its chairman until fleeing Taiwan in late 2006 amid allegations of embezzlement and fraud.On 31 January, the DOJ contacted Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) representatives in the US with information that Wang and his wife had left Los Angeles aboard Singapore Airlines Flight 27, with tickets for Myanmar with a stopover in Singapore. Wang was reportedly becoming nervous as US authorities were beginning to probe possible illegal transactions at the Rebar subsidiary OmniBank, based in the US.

Is a Chinese chess player who holds the IM and the WGM title. In 1996, she won the World U14 Girls C

Is a Chinese chess player who holds the IM and the WGM title. In 1996, she won the World U14 Girls Championship and in 1998, won the World U16 Girls Championship. In 1999, she was runner-up at the World Under-18 Girls Championship. In 2005 she won the Chinese Chess Championship.

Was a Chinese painter of the Qing dynasty

Was a Chinese painter of the Qing dynasty

Is a male Chinese freestyle wrestler who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.He finished sixth in t

Is a male Chinese freestyle wrestler who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics.He finished sixth in the 96 kg freestyle competition.

Is a Chinese chess player.He is competing in the FIDE Grand Prix 2008-2009, which is part of the cur

Is a Chinese chess player.He is competing in the FIDE Grand Prix 2008-2009, which is part of the current World Chess Championship cycle.[2] His next Grand Prix tournament is in Sochi, Russia from 30 July to 15 August 2008.[3]

Is a Chinese figure skater

Is a Chinese figure skater

Is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Xian Chanba.

Is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Xian Chanba.

Was a celebrated modern Chinese artist of the Shanghai School. His dates are sometimes given as 1877

Was a celebrated modern Chinese artist of the Shanghai School. His dates are sometimes given as 1877-1930, but are corrected as (1867-1938) in the Encyclopedia of Chinese Artists (Zhongguo meishu jia renming cidian) on p. 131. Wang Zhen was also variously known as Bailong shanren and as a devote Buddhist under other names. He was originally from Wuxing in Zhejiang Province, although spent most of his life in in the city of Shanghai where he was a successful businessman-banker. Wang Zhen was a master calligrapher as well as a painter of flowers, birds, personages and Buddhist subjects. He was closely associated with and considered the disciple of the painter Wu Changshuo. It is sometimes said that many of his teacher's paintings were from Wang Zhen himself. Wang Zhen's paintings enjoy a considerable popularity in Japan where he had made many trips in his business and artistic career.

Is a male Chinese sports shooter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Is a male Chinese sports shooter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired Chinese c

Is a retired Chinese c

Is a Chinese professional basketball player. He is a former player in the National Basketball Associ

Is a Chinese professional basketball player. He is a former player in the National Basketball Association.Wang is 216 cm (7'1") tall. Wang's father Wang Weijun (196 cm) and mother Ren Huanzhen (186 cm) were both basketball players. Wang is married with one son.In China, Wang is sometimes affectionately called "Da Zhi" (??) or "Big Zhi". In the NBA, Wang's nickname "Big Dodger" is a rough translation of the word.Wang joined the Army club in 1994. When the Chinese Basketball Association started in 1995, Wang was one of the youngest players in the league. Nevertheless, he soon became a starter in the star-studded army team Bayi Rockets. From 1995 to his departure for the NBA after the 2001 Finals,

Is a Chinese professional basketball player. He is a former player in the National Basketball Associ

Is a Chinese professional basketball player. He is a former player in the National Basketball Association.Wang joined the Army club in 1994. When the Chinese Basketball Association started in 1995, Wang was one of the youngest players in the league. Nevertheless, he soon became a starter in the star-studded army team Bayi Rockets. From 1995 to his departure for the NBA after the 2001 Finals, the import-less Bayi Rockets won all CBA Finals and National Games of the PRC. The Bayi dynasty was upended by Yao Ming and the Shanghai Sharks as soon as Wang left for the NBA.

Is a Chinese chess player. He gained the GM title in 1995. He was twice National Champion in 1988 an

Is a Chinese chess player. He gained the GM title in 1995. He was twice National Champion in 1988 and 1999. He participated for the China national chess team in five Chess Olympiads (1988-1996) with an overall record of 52 games played (+23, =18, -11);[3] one World Men's Team Chess Championship (1989) with an overall record of 9 games played (+3, =2, -4);[4] and three Men's Asian Team Chess Championships (1991-1995) with an overall record of 24 games played (+14, =8, -2).[5] In 1997 he managed to qualify for the FIDE World Chess Championship Knockout Tournament in Groningen, but was beaten in the first round by Utut Adianto.[6]