Chinese Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Was a Chinese novelist and poet of the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911). She was born in Lanzhou, Gan

Was a Chinese novelist and poet of the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911). She was born in Lanzhou, Gansu. She had a rough childhood and spent most of her days on the fields of her village Lanzhou along with her father and mother, tending to crops. She was playful even at such a young age and enjoyed napping on the fields whilst watching clouds. She then attended the village school at the age of 8 and began to learn to write. At the age of 15, she became renowned of her ability to write poems whilst gazing at the sky and became the villages best student. Many of her childhood poems were inspired by the vast landscape of Lanzhou where she drew her inspirations from.

Was a Chinese police official who was arrested and executed during the Chongqing gang trials.

Was a Chinese police official who was arrested and executed during the Chongqing gang trials.

Was a scholar-general in the last years of the Southern Song Dynasty. For his resistance to Kublai K

Was a scholar-general in the last years of the Southern Song Dynasty. For his resistance to Kublai Khan's invasion of Song, and for his refusal to yield to the Yuan Dynasty despite being captured and tortured, he is a popular symbol of patriotism and righteousness in China. He is considered one of three heroes of the Song's last years, alongside Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie.[citation needed]

Was a Northern Song painter famous for his ink bamboo pantings. He was one of the paragons of "schol

Was a Northern Song painter famous for his ink bamboo pantings. He was one of the paragons of "scholar's painting" (shi ren hua), which idealised spontaneity and painting without financial reward.He could hold two brushes in one hand and paint two different distanced bamboos simultaneously

Was a Chinese-born American missile guidance scientist and a digital computer pioneer.

Was a Chinese-born American missile guidance scientist and a digital computer pioneer.

Is a former Chinese football player play for Guangzhou Pharmaceutical. He retired at the end of seas

Is a former Chinese football player play for Guangzhou Pharmaceutical. He retired at the end of season 2008 because of a knee injury.

Is a Chinese chess player, who holds the GM title. He qualified for and competed in the Chess World

Is a Chinese chess player, who holds the GM title. He qualified for and competed in the Chess World Cup 2007 where he reached Round One, where he was defeated 0.5-1.5 by Zoltan Almasi. In this tournament he achieved a performance rating of 2498.

Is a Chinese sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s.

Is a Chinese sprint canoer who competed in the early 1990s.

Was a Chinese poet and scholar.Wen was born in Xishui County, Hubei. After receiving a traditional e

Was a Chinese poet and scholar.Wen was born in Xishui County, Hubei. After receiving a traditional education he went on to continue studying at the Tsinghua University. In 1922, he traveled to the United States to study fine arts and literature in the Art Institute of Chicago. It was during this time that his first collection of poetry, Hongzhu (??, "Red Candle"), was published. In 1925, he traveled back to China and took a university teaching post. In 1928, his second collection, Sishui (??, "Dead Water"), was published. His poetry is influenced by Western models. In the same year he joined the Crescent Society and wrote essays on poetry, mostly stressing that poetry should have "formal properties". He also began to publish the results of his classical Chinese literature research.

Is a female Chinese sports sailor who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Is a female Chinese sports sailor who will compete for Team China at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Was a leading Ming Dynasty painter, calligrapher, and scholar.Born in present-day Suzhou, he claimed

Was a leading Ming Dynasty painter, calligrapher, and scholar.Born in present-day Suzhou, he claimed to be a descendant of the Song Dynasty prime minister and patriot Wen Tianxiang. Wen’s family was originally from Hengyang, Hunan, where his family had established itself shortly after the 10th century. Not until the time of Wen's great-grandfather, Wen Hui, a military officer, did the family move to the Suzhou area.

Was a Ming dynasty scholar, painter, landscape garden designer, and great grandson of Wen Zhengming,

Was a Ming dynasty scholar, painter, landscape garden designer, and great grandson of Wen Zhengming, a famous Ming dynasty painter.

Is a Chinese composer.Wenchen Qin (family name: Qin) was born in Erdos, inner Mongolia, China, where

Is a Chinese composer.Wenchen Qin (family name: Qin) was born in Erdos, inner Mongolia, China, where he had classes in Chinese folk music at an early age. In 1987 he began his studies in composition at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. He studied under Xu Shuya and Zhu Jianer. After his graduation in 1992, he taught at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. He went to Germany on a DAAD scholarship at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen in 1998, where he graduated with distinction in 2001. His teacher was Nicolaus A. Huber. During his study and later on he has won many prizes in Germany, Japan and the US. Since his return to Beijing in 2001 Qin is back as a teacher at the Central Conservatory of Music and he composes for many international patrons.

Is a Chinese football (soccer) player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics. She plays as a defen

Is a Chinese football (soccer) player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics. She plays as a defender. Weng played in the U-20's China team in 2004 and 2006 World Cups, and was promoted the senior Chinese team in 2007, when she played two matches during the team's qualifying campaign for the World Cup. Despite being picked for the finals, she did not make any appearances.

Manchu statesman during the late Qing dynasty. Wenxiang hailed from the Gûwalgiya clan and belonged

Manchu statesman during the late Qing dynasty. Wenxiang hailed from the Gûwalgiya clan and belonged to the Plain Red Banner in the Eight Banners in Mukden. In 1845, he obtained the highest degree (jinshi) in the imperial examinations and four years later he was appointed to the Board of Works. He advanced through the ranks and in 1858, he was appointed vice president to the Board of Rites and also became a member of the Grand Council, the highest policy-making organ in the Empire. He subsequently held a number of prominent posts in the central government and became a key player in court politics.

Was the first Governor of Taiwan Province (1947-1949) to replace Chen Yi, who was the governor gener

Was the first Governor of Taiwan Province (1947-1949) to replace Chen Yi, who was the governor general of Taiwan. He was a diplomat to the United States for over thirty years.

Is the chairman of The Lion Group of Malaysia. The Lion Group is one of the conglomerates in Malaysi

Is the chairman of The Lion Group of Malaysia. The Lion Group is one of the conglomerates in Malaysia. Its Parkson stores flagship in China has been very successful in the past few years and it is projected to be more profitable in the future as the spending power of the consumers in the republic keeps getting stronger. Cheng's wife is Chelsia Chan, a former Hong Kong singer.

Was a student at University of California, Berkeley and now attends the CSU Northridge who gained fa

Was a student at University of California, Berkeley and now attends the CSU Northridge who gained fame in early 2004 as a result of his off-key audition performance of Ricky Martin's hit song "She Bangs" on the third season of the television series American Idol. In the tradition of Florence Foster Jenkins, he is a celebrity that has gained fame from the novelty derived from his lack of talent and his candid attitude.

Is the mayor of Tainan, Taiwan. He took office in the newly created municipality, formed from the me

Is the mayor of Tainan, Taiwan. He took office in the newly created municipality, formed from the merger of Tainan City and Tainan County, on 25 December 2010. He served as a legislator in the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2010.The next opportunity for election to a national body was the 1996 National Assembly, with Lai winning a seat representing Tainan City. Lai then stood as a candidate in the 1998 Legislative Yuan election, representing the Democratic Progressive Party in the second ward of Tainan City.

Was a British colonial administrator who served as the Colonial Treasurer (1845-1854), Auditor Gener

Was a British colonial administrator who served as the Colonial Treasurer (1845-1854), Auditor General (1854-1858),Colonial Secretary (1854-1868), and Administrator, between 15 March 1865 to 11 March 1866. He was succeeded by Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell, who became the 6th Governor of Hong Kong.

Was a Chinese-American basketball player who was born and raised in San Francisco's Chinatown. Wong,

Was a Chinese-American basketball player who was born and raised in San Francisco's Chinatown. Wong, who only stood 5'5" tall, starred at Poly and Lowell High School's in San Francisco before being recruited to the University of San Francisco (USF) by legendary coach Pete Newell. Wong was known as one of the finest Chinese-American basketball players in his time. After his time at USF, Wong continued to compete at various local and national tournaments. Wong died at the age of 79.

Was a popular and promising female apprentice jockey from Hong Kong, who had ridden to no less than

Was a popular and promising female apprentice jockey from Hong Kong, who had ridden to no less than 17 victories in her short career (1997–1999). As a mark of respect, the rest of the card in Sha Tin on that day was cancelled. And in her honour, the troph

Is a multi-awarded writer and journalist and also two-term former president and now chairman of the

Is a multi-awarded writer and journalist and also two-term former president and now chairman of the The Anvil Business Club, a young Chinese-Filipino business organization. He is also a real estate entrepreneur.

Was a Chinese scientist and entrepreneur of Daur nationality. He was executed at the age of 58-59 on

Was a Chinese scientist and entrepreneur of Daur nationality. He was executed at the age of 58-59 on 28 November 2008, by firing squad, along with missile expert Guo Wanjun, 66, for passing sensitive information to a Taiwanese NGO. Weihan was interrogated for ten months in 2005 and allowed access to a lawyer in 2006. His trial was held in secrecy in 2007.[1] [2]

A Taiwanese politician, is a member of the Legislative Yuan. She served as the magistrate of Changhu

A Taiwanese politician, is a member of the Legislative Yuan. She served as the magistrate of Changhua County from 2001 to 2005. With former chairperson Lin Yi-hsiung's support, Wong ran for the chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the 2006 election. She was the only female candidate in the race, but lost nonetheless.