Chinese Famous Names Starting with Letter Z

A Chinese swimmer.Zhang Lin won a silver medal in the men's 400 meter freestyle at the 2008 Summer O

A Chinese swimmer.Zhang Lin won a silver medal in the men's 400 meter freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with a time of 3:42.44, only 0.58 seconds behind gold medalist South Korean Park Taehwan, and making him the third fastest 400 meter freestyler in history (and setting a Chinese Record in the process). Zhang's silver is the best Olympic swimming finish ever by a Chinese male swimmer. At 2009 World Aquatics Championships in Rome, Zhang won a bronze medal in the men's 400 meter freestyle and a gold medal in the men's 800 meter freestyle, the gold medal finish was the first time ever by a Chinese male in a world swimming competition.

Is a female Chinese middle distance runner.

Is a female Chinese middle distance runner.

Is a retired Chinese long-distance runner. She broke the world record in the women's 3,000 metres on

Is a retired Chinese long-distance runner. She broke the world record in the women's 3,000 metres on September 12, 1993.

Is a Chinese international footballer currently playing for Shanghai East Asia F.C. as a defender in

Is a Chinese international footballer currently playing for Shanghai East Asia F.C. as a defender in the Chinese Jia League. Zhang Linpeng would quickly work his way up through the various Chinese youth teams first by playing for the Chinese U-20 in the AFC U-19 Championship in 2008 where he captained the team to the quarter-finals.

Is a retired Chinese shot putter, best known for her bronze medal at the 1993 World Indoor Champions

Is a retired Chinese shot putter, best known for her bronze medal at the 1993 World Indoor Championships. Her personal best was 20.54 metres, achieved in June 1994 in Beijing.

Was a Chinese landscape painter during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).Zhang was born in Xiangfu (??

Was a Chinese landscape painter during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).Zhang was born in Xiangfu (?? - present day Kaifeng in the Henan province). His style name was 'Tian Chi' (??) and his pseudonym was 'Ping Shan' (??). He was a student of Wu Wei.[1] Zhang followed the Zhe school of painting. He painted landscapes and human figures in a free and uninhibited style.

Is a Chinese figure skater

Is a Chinese figure skater

Is a female Chinese volleyball player. She was part of the gold medal winning teams at the 2003 Worl

Is a female Chinese volleyball player. She was part of the gold medal winning teams at the 2003 World Cup and 2004 Olympic Games.

Is a Chinese gymnast. Zhang is currently a member of the Women's Gymnastics National Team of the Peo

Is a Chinese gymnast. Zhang is currently a member of the Women's Gymnastics National Team of the People's Republic of China, and was a member of the team for the 2004 Olympic Games, as well as the 2002 World Championships in Debrecen, Hungary, 2003 World Championships in Anaheim, U.S., 2005 World Championships in Melbourne, Australia, and the 2006 World Championships in Aarhus, Denmark. She is noted as a strong leader and a consistent performer under pressure. Zhang is China's most successful female All-Around gymnast to date as the only Chinese woman to have won an All-Around medal in a World Championship and Olympic Games.

Is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. She has played badminton on the wo

Is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China. She has played badminton on the world scene since the mid 1990s and has been particularly successful since 2002 while in her late twenties and early thirties, relatively late for singles at the highest level, and especially for top players in the Chinese system who are developed very early.

Is a female Chinese football (soccer) player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 200

Is a female Chinese football (soccer) player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Is a former Chinese handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Is a former Chinese handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Was an unsuccessful Chinese naval commander during the Sino-French War (August 1884–April 1885).Zh

Was an unsuccessful Chinese naval commander during the Sino-French War (August 1884–April 1885).Zhang was one of the foremost members of the so-called 'Purist Party' led by Zhang Zhidong , an extremist group which urged resistance to French encroachment in north Vietnam in the early 1880s, even at the cost of war with France, in opposition to the more moderate stance advocated by Li Hongzhang and his supporters.

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

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

Is a male Chinese sports shooter.

Is a male Chinese sports shooter.

Is a Chinese chess player, and is the reigning Asian Chess Champion.Zhang learnt chess when he was 5

Is a Chinese chess player, and is the reigning Asian Chess Champion.Zhang learnt chess when he was 5 years old, and at the age of six he started to play in chess competitions at school. He became National Youth Champion in 1992 and 1993. He became a FIDE Master in 1996, and an International Master in 1998. He was National Junior Champion in 1999. In 2001, he finally became a Grandmaster, and in 2002, won the National Chess Championship.[3] Zhang's peak rating was 2657 in April 2007 when he was ranked 47th in the world. He has stated his desire to teach and give training to youngsters in China via an online classroom network.[3] He lives in Beijing.

Is a Chinese short track speed skater

Is a Chinese short track speed skater

Is a Chinese volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Is a Chinese volleyball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Is a table tennis player from Hong Kong

Is a table tennis player from Hong Kong

Was a semi-mythical Chinese Taoist priest who is believed by some to have achieved immortality, said

Was a semi-mythical Chinese Taoist priest who is believed by some to have achieved immortality, said variously to date from either the late Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty or Ming Dynasty. His name is said to have been Zhang Junbao ??? before he became a Taoist.A legendary culture hero, Zhang Sanfeng is credited by modern practitioners as having originated the concepts of neijia (??); soft, internal martial arts, specifically T'ai Chi Ch'uan, as a result of a Neo-Confucian syncretism of Chán Buddhist Shaolin martial arts with his mastery of Taoist Tao Yin (neigong) principles. He is also associated in legend with the Taoist monasteries at Wudang Mountains in Hubei province.

Was a famous Chinese painter in Liang Dynasty Wudi's years. His birth and death years are unknown. H

Was a famous Chinese painter in Liang Dynasty Wudi's years. His birth and death years are unknown. He was a native Wuzhong (now Suzhou, Jiangsu Province).

Is a Chinese sports shooter and Olympic Champion

Is a Chinese sports shooter and Olympic Champion

Was a Beiyang Army general in charge of the 20th Division.He was born in Zhili province and graduate

Was a Beiyang Army general in charge of the 20th Division.He was born in Zhili province and graduated from a Japanese military academy in 1901. He was a known radical who advocated constitutional monarchy and supported Wu Luzhen's mutiny during the Xinhai Revolution. He became the Progressive Party boss of Tianjin.

courtesy name Xingyan, penname Huangzhonghuang, Qingtong or Qiutong, was a Chinese politician of th

courtesy name Xingyan, penname Huangzhonghuang, Qingtong or Qiutong, was a Chinese politician of the 20th century. He was the Minister of Justice and Minister of Education of the Beiyang Government, led by Duan Qirui during the Republic of China period. He was a senator in the Republic of China government and a standing committee member of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China and a standing committee member of the CPPCC in PRC. He was the president of the Central Research Institute of Culture and History.

Is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Beijing Guoan.

Is a Chinese football player who currently plays for Beijing Guoan.