The Hongzhi Emperor, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Xiaozong of Ming, personal name Zhu Youcheng, was the tenth emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1487 to 1505. He succeeded his father, the Chenghua Emperor. The Hongzhi Emperor was a wise and peaceful ruler.
The Zhengde Emperor, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Wuzong of Ming, personal name Zhu Houzhao, was the 11th emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1505 to 1521. He succeeded his father, the Hongzhi Emperor.
Zhengde was the era name (nianhao) of the Zhengde Emperor, the 11th emperor of the Ming dynasty, lasting for 16 years.
Richie Jen Hsien-chi, also known as Richie Ren, is a Taiwanese singer and actor. He graduated from the Chinese Culture University's physical education department.
Huo is a Chinese surname. It is pronounced as Fok in Cantonese.
Xiao Zhengde (蕭正德), courtesy name Gonghe (公和), was an imperial prince and briefly a pretender to the throne of the Chinese Liang Dynasty.
Ancient Chinese coinage includes some of the earliest known coins. These coins, used as early as the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BCE), took the form of imitations of the cowrie shells that were used in ceremonial exchanges. The same period also saw the introduction of the first metal coins; however, they were not initially round, instead being either knife shaped or spade shaped. Round metal coins with a round, and then later square hole in the center were first introduced around 350 BCE. The beginning of the Qin dynasty (221–206 BCE), the first dynasty to unify China, saw the introduction of a standardised coinage for the whole Empire. Subsequent dynasties produced variations on these round coins throughout the imperial period. At first the distribution of the coinage was limited to use around the capital city district, but by the beginning of the Han dynasty, coins were widely used for such things as paying taxes, salaries and fines.
Huo Siyan is a Chinese actress.
Zhu Chenhao, art name Weitian, was a prince of the Ming dynasty, being a fifth-generation descendant of Zhu Quan, the seventeenth son of the founder and first emperor of the dynasty, the Hongwu Emperor. In 1499, he inherited the title of Prince of Ning and resided in Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi. However, in July 1519, he started a rebellion by declaring the then Zhengde Emperor illegitimate and marching on Nanjing. Wang Yangming, governor of southern Jiangxi, quickly raised an army and occupied Nanchang. In August 1519, he crushed the rebel army, forcing them to retreat to the south. During the battle, Zhu Chenhao was captured and sentenced to death, but the emperor later commuted his sentence to suicide.
Waist chop or waist cutting, also known as cutting in two at the waist, was a form of execution used in ancient China. As its name implies, it involved the condemned being sliced in two at the waist by an executioner.
Zhu Jian is a Chinese actor and model. He is best known for his role of king Zhi Ming in the 2016 web series, Men with Sword.
Qungua, also known as longfenggua, or longfeng qungua, or guaqun, is one type of two-piece ceremonial traditional Chinese wedding set of attire, which is composed of a jacket called gua (褂) and of a long Chinese skirt called qun (裙). The qungua is a type of Hanfu worn by Han Chinese brides and originated in the 18th century during the Qing dynasty. It eventually became the traditional wedding attire of Cantonese brides in the Guangdong regions. It is traditionally handmade and is decorated with dragons and phoenixes embroideries. Nowadays, the qungua is still popular as a wedding dress in China, including in Hong Kong and Macau.
Shunde was the era name of Zhu Chenhao, Prince of Ning, during the Ming dynasty, lasting for 2 months.
Long'an is a town in Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China. As of the 2019 census it had a population of 54,934 and an area of 370.46-square-kilometre (143.04 sq mi).
Longfeng was the era name (nianhao) of Han Lin'er, who was a rebel and emperor of Han Song (1355–1367) during the Yuan dynasty of China. It was used for a total of 12 years. After Han Lin'er's death, his subordinate Zhu Yuanzhang, Prince of Wu, changed the next year (1367) to "Wu 1", and in 1368, to "Hongwu", and established the Ming dynasty.
Wuyuan was the regnal year used by the Western Wu regime prior to Zhu Yuanzhang's establishment of the Ming dynasty. On New Year's Day of 1364, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself the Prince of Wu (吴王) in Yingtian Prefecture and established the Western Wu regime. He nominally respected the Han Song regime but suspended the Longfeng era name. In December 1366, Han Lin'er, emperor of Han Song, was drowned in a shipwreck while crossing the Yangtze River. Zhu Yuanzhang took the next year (1367) as "Wu 1". On 23 January 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor in Yingtian Prefecture, establishing the Ming dynasty with the era name "Hongwu".
The discography of Taiwanese singer Richie Jen (任賢齊) consists of 17 studio albums, 4 extended plays, 8 compilation albums, and 7 live albums. His 1998 single "Hey Girl Look This Way (對面的女孩看過來)", from the album Love Like Pacific Ocean, was the most popular song of the year on Hit FM in Taiwan, ranking number one on the Hit FM Top 100 Singles of the Year chart.
Qian Ning was a Chinese general and a favorite of the Zhengde Emperor, the emperor of the Ming dynasty.
