Chinese Famous Names Starting with Letter Z

Is a beauty queen and fashion model who won Miss China World in 2007 and was crowned Miss World 2007

Is a beauty queen and fashion model who won Miss China World in 2007 and was crowned Miss World 2007, representing the People's Republic of China. She is the first Miss World of East Asian origin.

Is one of the best-known Golden Globe-nominated Chinese film actresses working today, with a string

Is one of the best-known Golden Globe-nominated Chinese film actresses working today, with a string of Chinese and international hits to her name. She is also one of the four most promising young film actresses (????) in China, along with Zhao Wei, Xu Jinglei, and Zhou Xun.[citation needed] She has worked with renowned directors such as Zhang Yimou, Ang Lee, Wong Kar-Wai, Chen Kaige, Seijun Suzuki and Rob Marshall.At the age of 19, Zhang was offered her first role in Zhang Yimou's The Road Home, which won the Silver Bear award in the 2000 Berlin Film Festival.

Courtesy name as Mocun, is a famed Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty. He was a native Suzhou, Jiangsu

Courtesy name as Mocun, is a famed Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty. He was a native Suzhou, Jiangsu Province.

Nicknamed the "Old Marshal" (??), "Rain Marshal" (??)or "Mukden Tiger", was one of the major warlord

Nicknamed the "Old Marshal" (??), "Rain Marshal" (??)or "Mukden Tiger", was one of the major warlords of China in the early 20th century. He was the warlord of Manchuria from 1916 to 1928, and at one time ruled an enormous area of north China. According to some accounts he was born in 1873 in Haicheng county in southern Fengtian province and assassinated on 4 June 1928 in Shenyang, although often 21 June is cited as the official date of his death).

Is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Guangzhou R&F F.C. as either a midfielder or st

Is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Guangzhou R&F F.C. as either a midfielder or striker in the Chinese Super League. After being scouted by Liu Chunming he would include him in his squad that part in the 2008 AFC U-19 Championship where he would play three games and score one goal against Tajikistan in a tournament that saw China get knocked out in the quarter-finals. He would go on to be premoted to the Chinese U-23 and take part in the Football at the 2010 Asian Games where he was used in defense by the manager Sun Wei, nevertheless he would go on to play in all four games for China where they were knocked out in the last sixteen.

Is an actress from mainland China and director of Actors Working Committee of the China Television A

Is an actress from mainland China and director of Actors Working Committee of the China Television Artists Association. She graduated from the Beijing Film Academy and was recognized as the school beauty of the 2006 season. She also plays the zither and dances. Her role as Biyao, the female leader of the online game Jade Dynasty, was her national breakthrough.

Is a Chinese skit and sitcom actor, and recently turned director. Having initially gained immense po

Is a Chinese skit and sitcom actor, and recently turned director. Having initially gained immense popularity from performances on the CCTV New Year's Gala, Zhao is now a household-name comedy actor on Mainland China. He was originally an er ren zhuan performer.Zhao has appeared as an actor in many films, but his breakthrough performance must be in Zhang Yimou's Happy Times (2000) where he played an aging bachelor dying to get hitched.

Was a Chinese actor popular in the golden age of Chinese Cinema.Zhao remained on the mainland follow

Was a Chinese actor popular in the golden age of Chinese Cinema.Zhao remained on the mainland following the Communist victory in 1949 and continued to make films throughout the 1950s and 1960s notably in biographical films playing historical figures of Nie Er, Lin Zexu (both films were directed by Zheng) and Li Shizhen.

Is a Chinese pair skater. With his partner Shen Xue

Is a Chinese pair skater. With his partner Shen Xue

Was the eighth and one of the most famous emperors of the Song Dynasty of China, with a personal lif

Was the eighth and one of the most famous emperors of the Song Dynasty of China, with a personal life spent amidst luxury, sophistication and art but ending in tragedy. Born Zhao Ji, he was the 11th son of Emperor Shenzong. In February 1100 his older half-brother Emperor Zhezong (??) died without a surviving son, and Huizong succeeded him the next day as emperor. He reigned from 1100 to 1126.

A female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

A female Chinese swimmer, who competed for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a Chinese composer from Shaanxi. He is best known for his film scores for the Fifth Generation Ch

Is a Chinese composer from Shaanxi. He is best known for his film scores for the Fifth Generation Chinese director Zhang Yimou.

Is a Chinese GM chess player.He achieved his first GM norm at the February 2004 Aeroflot Open in Mos

Is a Chinese GM chess player.He achieved his first GM norm at the February 2004 Aeroflot Open in Moscow where he scored 5/9 (tpr 2613). His second norm was achieved at the April 2004 China Men's Team Championship in Jinan where he scored 7/10 (tpr 2652). His third norm was achieved at the November 2004 World Junior Chess Championship in Cochin where he came third scoring 9.5/13 (tpr 2633).

Is a professional Chinese football player currently playing for Liaoning FC.

Is a professional Chinese football player currently playing for Liaoning FC.

Is a Chinese WIM-titled chess player. She was Women's National Chess Champion in 1982.Zhao competed

Is a Chinese WIM-titled chess player. She was Women's National Chess Champion in 1982.Zhao competed for the China national chess team at the 26th Chess Olympiad in 1984 with an overall record of 5 games played (+2, =2, -1).

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 Chinese archer, who won the silver medal in the team and a bronze in the individual competition

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

Is a male Chinese rower, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a male Chinese rower, who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Was a Chinese poet and translator.Luorui published since the early 1940s. She gained a PhD (for a di

Was a Chinese poet and translator.Luorui published since the early 1940s. She gained a PhD (for a dissertation on Henry James) from the University of Chicago in 1948 and returned to teach English and North American literature at Peking University, Beijing. She was married to Chen Mengjia, an archaeologist and expert on oracle bones. Chen committed suicide after denunciation and persecution during the Cultural Revolution. Zhao Luorui herself was also considered an enemy of the state by Chinese officials.

Was a prince and descendant of the Song Dynasty, and a Chinese scholar, painter and calligrapher dur

Was a prince and descendant of the Song Dynasty, and a Chinese scholar, painter and calligrapher during the Yuan Dynasty.

Is a Chinese female short track speed skater. She competed for China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in

Is a Chinese female short track speed skater. She competed for China at the 2010 Winter Olympics in the 500 metres.

Is a Chinese international football player who currently plays for Henan Jianye in the Chinese Super

Is a Chinese international football player who currently plays for Henan Jianye in the Chinese Super League where he plays as a centre-back or full back. Zhao Peng rose to prominence when he was part of the team that helped Henan Jianye win promotion to the Chinese Super League after winning the second tier. Zhao Peng made his debut for the Chinese national team in a friendly against Germany in a 1-1 draw on May 29, 2009 playing as a right-back.

Was a member of the Communist Party of China. He served as Chairman of the Beijing People's Congress

Was a member of the Communist Party of China. He served as Chairman of the Beijing People's Congress from 1983-1993 and Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 1979-1983.

Is a Chinese pair skater. She competes with An Yang. They were the 2006 Chinese national champions.

Is a Chinese pair skater. She competes with An Yang. They were the 2006 Chinese national champions.

Is a Chinese volleyball player

Is a Chinese volleyball player