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Coordinates: 31°50′N 117°0′E / 31.833°N 117°E / 31.833; 117

Anhui Province
Chinese : 安徽省 Ānhuī Shěng
Abbreviations: 皖  (pinyin: Wǎn)
Origin of name	安 ān - Anqing 徽 huī - Huizhou (now Huangshan city)
Administration type	Province
Capital (and largest city)	Hefei
CPC Ctte Secretary	Zhang Baoshun
Governor	Wang Sanyun
Area	139,400 km2 (53,800 sq mi) (22nd)
- Latitude	29° 24' to 34° 57' N
- Longitude	114° 53' to 119° 39' E
Population (2010)  - Density	59,500,510 (8th) 440 /km2 (1,100 /sq mi) (9th)
GDP (2011)  - per capita	CNY 1.51 trillion US$ 239.8 billion (14th) CNY 20,888 US$ 3,086 (26th)
HDI (2008)	0.750 (medium) (26th)
Ethnic composition	Han - 99% Hui - 0.6%
Languages and dialects	{{{Dialects}}}
Prefectural level	17 divisions
County level	105 divisions
Township level*	1845 divisions
ISO 3166-2	CN-34
Official website www.ah.gov.cn (simplified Chinese)
Source for population and GDP data: 《中国统计年鉴—2005》 China Statistical Yearbook 2005 ISBN 7503747382 Source for nationalities data: 《2000年人口普查中国民族人口资料》 Tabulation on nationalities of 2000 population census of China ISBN 7105054255 *As at December 31, 2004
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Anhui
Chinese	安徽
Hanyu Pinyin	Ānhuī
Transcriptions Gan - Romanization Ngon1 Fi1 Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Ānhuī - Wade–Giles An-hui  [Listen] (help·info) - Postal Map Ngan-hui, Anhwei or An-hwei

Anhui (Chinese: 安徽; pinyin: Ānhuī; Wade–Giles: An-hui, Mandarin pronunciation: [ánxwéi]) is a province in the People's Republic of China. Located in eastern China across the basins of the Yangtze River and the Huai River, it borders Jiangsu to the east, Zhejiang to the southeast, Jiangxi to the south, Hubei to the southwest, Henan to the northwest, and Shandong for a tiny section in the north. The capital of the province is Hefei.

The name "Anhui" derives from the names of two cities in south Anhui, Anqing and Huizhou (now Huangshan City).^[1] The abbreviation for Anhui is "皖" (Wǎn), because there were historically a State of Wan, a Mount Wan, and a Wan river in the province.

History[link]

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The province of Anhui was formed in the seventeenth century. Before then, there was no coherent concept of "Anhui". Northern Anhui was firmly a part of the North China Plain in terms of culture, together with modern-day Henan province. Central Anhui constituted most of the fertile and densely-populated Huai He River watershed. Southern Anhui, along the Yangtze, was closer to Hubei and southern Jiangsu provinces in culture. Finally, the hills of southeastern Anhui formed a unique and distinct cultural sphere of its own.

During the Warring States Period, Shouchun (modern Shou County) in central Anhui became a refugee capital for the state of Chu after its heartlands in modern Hubei province was overrun by the powerful state of Qin in the west, in 278 BC. Qin nevertheless managed to conquer all of China in 221 BC, creating the Qin Dynasty.^{[citation needed]}

Anhui was administered under several different commanderies during the Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty. Near the end of the Han Dynasty, Shouchun became the base for the warlord Yuan Shu, who declared himself emperor at one point, but soon succumbed to illness, allowing his small realm to come under the powerful warlord Cao Cao, founder of the Wei Kingdom, one of the Three Kingdoms.^{[citation needed]}

The 4th century saw the influx of nomadic tribes from Central Asia into North China. This began several centuries of political division of northern and southern China. Being at the juncture of north and south, the lands comprising modern Anhui changed hands frequently and was usually bisected through the middle politically. The Battle of Feishui, between the Former Qin of the north and the Eastern Jin Dynasty of the south, took place in 383 AD in modern Anhui.^{[citation needed]}

The Sui Dynasty (581-618) and the Tang Dynasty (618-907) oversaw several centuries of relative peace and unity in China. During this period Anhui was once again ruled under several different jurisdictions.^{[citation needed]}

During the division of China between the Jin Dynasty in the north and the Southern Song Dynasty in the south, Anhui was once again bisected, this time along the Huai He River. This lasted until Mongol reunification of China in 1279.^{[citation needed]}

The Ming Dynasty drove out the Mongols in 1368. Due to a short stint as the capital of China by the city of Nanjing in nearby Jiangsu province, the entirety of Jiangsu and Anhui kept their special status as territory-governed directly by the central government, and were called Nanzhili (南直隸 "Southern directly-governed").^{[citation needed]}

The Manchu Qing Dynasty, which conquered China in 1644, changed this situation by establishing Nanzhili as Jiangnan province; in 1666 Jiangsu and Anhui were split apart as separate provinces. This was the beginning of the contemporary Anhui province, which has since kept almost the same borders as today. The one significant change that occurred was the move of the provincial capital from Anqing to Hefei in 1946.^{[citation needed]}

When the People's Republic of China was founded in 1949, Anhui was briefly split into two separate administrative regions: Wanbei (North Anhui) and Wannan (South Anhui). They were merged into a province in 1952.^{[citation needed]}

In the 2007 book China Road, author Rob Gifford stated that the Chinese refer to Anhui as a "big agricultural province" (农业大省). According to Gifford, this is a euphemism for a "very poor" area and that people have referred to Anhui as the "Appalachia of China."^[2]

Geography[link]

The Yangtze River bisects the province diagonally. Pictured: The Anqing Yangtze River Bridge

A street in Zhide (至德), a town, historically known as Yaodu (尧度), in southern Anhui's Dongzhi County, Chizhou.

Anhui is quite diverse topographically. The north of the province is part of the North China Plain while the north-central areas are part of the Huai He River watershed. Both of these regions are very flat and densely populated. The land becomes more uneven further south, with the Dabie Mountains occupying much of southwestern Anhui and a series of hills and ranges cutting through southeastern Anhui. The Yangtze River finds its way through south Anhui in between these two mountainous regions. The highest peak in Anhui is Lotus Peak, part of the Huangshan Mountains in southeastern Anhui. It has an altitude of 1873 m.

Major rivers include the Huai He in the north and the Yangtze in the south. The largest lake is Lake Chaohu in the center of the province, with an area of about 800 km². The southeastern part of the province near the Yangtze River has many lakes as well.

As with topography, the province differs in climate from north to south. The north is more temperate and has more clearcut seasons. January temperatures average at around -1 to 2 °C north of the Huai He, and 0 to 3 °C south of the Huai He; in July temperatures average 27 °C or above. Plum rains occur in June and July and may cause flooding.

Major cities:

Administrative divisions[link]

Anhui is divided into seventeen prefecture-level divisions:

Map	#	Name	Administrative Seat	Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin	Population (2010)
	— Prefecture-level city —
	1	Hefei	Luyang District	合肥市 Héféi Shì	7,457,000
	2	Anqing	Yingjiang District	安庆市 Ānqìng Shì	5,311,000
	3	Bengbu	Longzihu District	蚌埠市 Bèngbù Shì	3,164,000
	4	Bozhou	Qiaocheng District	亳州市 Bózhōu Shì	4,851,000
	5	Xuancheng	Xuanzhou District	宣城市 Xuānchéng Shì	2,533,000
	6	Chizhou	Guichi District	池州市 Chízhōu Shì	1,403,000
	7	Chuzhou	Langya District	滁州市 Chúzhōu Shì	3,938,000
	8	Fuyang	Yingzhou District	阜阳市 Fǔyáng Shì	7,600,000
	9	Huaibei	Lieshan District	淮北市 Huáiběi Shì	2,114,000
	10	Huainan	Tianjia'an District	淮南市 Huáinán Shì	2,334,000
	11	Huangshan	Tunxi District	黄山市 Huángshān Shì	1,359,000
	12	Lu'an	Jin'an District	六安市 Lù'ān Shì	5,612,000
	13	Ma'anshan	Yushan District	马鞍山市 Mǎ'ānshān Shì	2,304,000
	14	Suzhou	Yongqiao District	宿州市 Sùzhōu Shì	5,353,000
	15	Tongling	Tongguanshan District	铜陵市 Tónglíng Shì	724,000
	16	Wuhu	Jinghu District	芜湖市 Wúhú Shì	3,443,000

The seventeen prefecture-level divisions of Anhui are subdivided into 105 county-level divisions (44 districts, five county-level cities, and 56 counties). Those are in turn divided into 1845 township-level divisions (972 towns, 634 townships, nine ethnic townships, and 230 subdistricts).

Politics[link]

The Politics of Anhui Province is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in mainland China.

The Governor of Anhui (Chinese: 安徽省省长) is the highest ranking official in the People's Government of Anhui. However, in the province's dual party-government governing system, the Governor has less power than the Anhui Communist Party of China Provincial Committee Secretary (Chinese: 安徽省委书记), colloquially termed the "Anhui Party Chief".

Economy[link]

Agriculture in Anhui varies according to the climate zones that the province crosses. North of the Huai He river wheat and sweet potatoes are grown, while south of the Huai He it is rice and wheat instead.

Natural resources of Anhui include iron in Ma'anshan, coal in Huainan, and copper in Tongling. There are industries related to these natural resources (e.g. steel industry at Ma'anshan). One of the famous Anhui-based corporations is the automobile company Chery, which is based in Wuhu.

Compared to its more successful neighbours to the east, Zhejiang and Jiangsu, Anhui has lagged markedly behind in economic development, with a GDP per capita around one third the level of those two provinces. There is great regional disparity as well, and most of the wealth is concentrated in industrial regions close to the Yangtze River, such as Hefei, Wuhu, and Ma'anshan.

Anhui's nominal GDP for 2011 was approximately 1.51 trillion yuan (US$239.8 billion), up 12.9% from 2008 and a per capita of 16,391 yuan (US$2,400). It is considered a mid-size economy in terms of economic output. Anhui's GDP is largely driven by fixed-asset investment, and the province's GDP to FAI ratio as of 2009 was 0.89, the highest in China.^[3]

Anhui's largest companies include Anhui Conch Cement Company, a producer and distributor of cement, Guoyang Securities Co (SHE: 000728), a financial services provider, and Ma’anshan Iron & Steel, a producer of steel and iron.^[4]

Major Economic and Technological Development Zones[link]

Hefei Economic and Technological Development Zone[link]

Hefei Economic and Technological Development Zone is located in the southwest of Hefei. The zone is divided into two functional areas. The east part is allocated for manufacturing purpose and it also has two parks; the west part is where the business center, Hefei university town, and the international community center are located. It is established in 1993, and it is located close to Hefei Luogang International Airport.^[5]

Hefei Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone[link]

Hefei Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone was founded in October 1990 and approved by the State Council as a state-level Development Zone in March 1991. In 1997, the Development Zone was ratified as an APEC Science and Technology Industrial Park, with special open policies to APEC and EU members. Hefei High Tech Park was also approved as a National High Tech Export Base in 2000 and obtained the award of a Advanced High Tech Zone under the Torch Program in 2003. So far, more than 100 hi-tech enterprises have entered the zone. Industries encouraged in the zone include Chemicals Production and Processing, Electronics Assembly & Manufacturing, Heavy Industry, Instruments & Industrial Equipment Production, Medical Equipment and Supplies, Research and Development, Telecommunications Equipment.^[6]

Wuhu Economic and Technological Development Zone[link]

Established in 1993, Wuhu Economic & Technological Development Zone is the first state-level development zone approved by central government in Anhui Province. As the hub in the west of the Yangtze Delta, it is an ideal place for business in Central China and East China such as manufacturing place or logistic center due to great transportation advantage. Wuhu port is the last fine deepwater port here going against the Yangtse River. It is the main foreign trade base and overseas transportation center. It takes 1 hour from Wuhu to Nanjing Lukou International Airport and to Hefei Luogang Airport.^[7]

Wuhu Export Processing Zone[link]

Wuhu Export Processing Zone was approved to be a national level export processing zone by State Council. Wuhu Export Processing Zone is located in the Wuhu EDZ, with a total planned area of 2.95 sqkm with the first-stage are being 1.1 sqkm. It is located close to Wuhu Airport and Wuhu Port. Industries encouraged in the zone include Electronics Assembly & Manufacturing, Heavy Industry, Instruments & Industrial Equipment Production, Shipping/Warehousing/Logistics, Trading and Distribution.^[8]

Transportation[link]

Rail[link]

Electric locomotive at Bengbu in northern Anhui

Conventional railways in Anhui include the Beijing–Shanghai Railway, Beijing–Kowloon Railway, and Nanjing–Xi'an Railway that traverse the province north of the Yangtze River and the Nanjing−Tongling Railway, Anhui–Jiangxi Railway and Xuancheng–Hangzhou Railway that run south of the river.

High-speed lines include Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway, Hefei–Wuhan Passenger Railway and Hefei–Nanjing Passenger Railway.

Demographics[link]

Han Chinese make up the vast majority of the population. The Hui and She nationalities are the two largest minorities.

Anhui has a highly unbalanced gender ratio. According to a 2009 study published in the British Medical Journal, in the 1-4 age group, there are 138 boys for every 100 girls, making it among the most unbalanced of provinces in China.^[9]

Culture[link]

Anhui spans many geographical and cultural regions. The northern, flatter parts of the province, along the river Huai He and further north, are most akin to neighbouring provinces like Henan and Shandong. In contrast, the southern, hilly parts of the province are more similar in culture and dialect to other southern, hilly provinces, like Zhejiang and Jiangxi.

Mandarin dialects are spoken over the northern and central parts of the province, north of the Yangzi river. Dialects to the north (e.g. Bengbu dialect) are classified as Zhongyuan Mandarin, together with dialects in provinces such as Henan and Shandong; dialects in the central parts (e.g. Hefei dialect) are classified as Jianghuai Mandarin, together with dialects in the central parts of neighbouring Jiangsu province. Non-Mandarin dialects are spoken to the south of the Yangzi: dialects of Wu are spoken in Xuancheng prefecture-level city, though these are rapidly being replaced by Jianghuai Mandarin; dialects of Gan are spoken in a few counties in the southwest bordering Jiangxi province;^[10] and the Huizhou dialects are spoken in about ten counties in the far south, a small but highly diverse and unique group of Chinese dialects.

Huangmeixi, which originated in the environs of Anqing in southwestern Anhui, is a form of traditional Chinese opera popular across China. Huiju, a form of traditional opera originating in the Huizhou-speaking areas of southern Anhui, is one of the major precursors of Beijing Opera; in the 1950s, Huiju (which had disappeared) was revived. Luju is a type of traditional opera found across central Anhui, from east to west.

Anhui cuisine is one of the eight great traditions of Chinese cuisine. Combining elements of cooking from northern Anhui, south-central Anhui, and the Huizhou-speaking areas of southern Anhui, Anhui cuisine is known for its use of wild game and herbs, both land and sea, and comparatively simple methods of preparation.

Anhui has a high concentration of traditional products related to calligraphy: Xuanzhou (today Xuancheng) and Huizhou (today Huangshan City) are revered for producing Xuan Paper and Hui Ink, respectively, which are traditionally considered the best types of paper and ink for Chinese calligraphy. She County is famous for the She Inkstone, one of the most preferred types of inkstones (a required tool in traditional calligraphy).

Tourism[link]

Anhui's principal tourism sites include the following:

• Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun (World Heritage Site).
• Mount Huangshan (World Heritage Site)
• Mount Jiuhua
• Mount Qiyun
• Mount Tianzhu
• Old Town of Tunxi
• Mount Langya
• Zuiweng Pavilion, named after the poet Ouyang Xiu (1007–1072 CE).
• Chao Lake
• Taiji Cave, the longest karst cave in East China.
• Zhenfeng Pagoda, a Ming Dynasty pagoda in Anqing City.

Development[link]

In 2008, France helped the Anhui Provincial Tourism Bureau develop a rural tourism demonstration project.^[11]

Notable people[link]

• Gao Yao (皋陶) (lived in the 21st century BCE), political advisor of the Yu the Great.
• Guan Zhong (管仲) (720-645 BC), Prime Minister of Duke Huan of Qi.
• Zhuang Zi (庄子) (369-286 BC), philosopher of Taoism.
• Fan Zeng (范增) (277-204 BC), advisor to Xiang Yu.
• Zhang Liang (张良) (262–189 BC), strategist and statesman of the early Han Dynasty.
• Liu An (刘安) (179-122 BC), King of Huainan.
• Hua Tuo (华陀) (140-208), physician.
• Cao Cao (曹操) (155-220), warlord and the penultimate chancellor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
• Cao Pi (曹丕) (187-226), Emperor Wen of Wei, first emperor of the state of Cao Wei.
• The Three Kingdoms era Cao Wei generals Cao Ren (曹仁), Cao Hong (曹洪), Xiahou Dun (夏侯惇), Xiahou Yuan (夏侯渊), Cao Zhen (曹真).
• The Three Kingdoms era Sun Wu generals Zhou Yu (周瑜), Lu Su (鲁肃), Lü Meng (吕蒙).
• Ji Kang (嵇康) (223–262), musician, author, poet.
• Huan Wen (桓温) (312–373), general of the Jin Dynasty.
• Huan Xuan (桓玄) (369–404), founder of the state of Huan Chu.
• Emperor Taizu of Later Liang (852–912), founder of Later Liang Dynasty.
• Yang Xingmi (杨行密) (852–905), founder of the state of Wu (Ten Kingdoms).
• Bao Zheng (包拯) (999–1062),a famous upright official of Northern Song Dynasty.
• Li Gonglin (李公麟) (1049–1106), painter.
• Zhu Xi (朱熹) (1130–1200), philosopher of Neo-Confucianism.
• Zhu Yuanzhang (朱元璋) (1328–1398), Hongwu Emperor, founder and first emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
• The Ming Dynasty generals Xu Da (徐达), Chang Yuchun (常遇春), Tang He (汤和), Mu Ying (沐英).
• Hong Ren (弘仁), painter.
• Zhang Tingyu (张廷玉), politician and historian of Qing Dynasty.
• Yao Nai (姚鼐), main figure of Tongcheng School of Qing Dynasty.
• Wu Jingzi (吴敬梓) (1701—1754), novelist.
• Dai Zhen (戴震) (1724–1777), a notable scholar.
• Cheng Changgeng (程长庚) (1811－1880), one of the founders of Beijing opera.
• Li Hongzhang (李鸿章) (1823–1901), leading statesman of the late Qing Empire.
• Liu Mingchuan (刘铭传) (1836–1896), first governor of the province of Taiwan.
• Jeme Tien Yow (詹天佑) (1861–1919), famous Chinese railroad engineer.
• Duan Qirui (段祺瑞) (1865–1936), warlord and politician, commander in the Beiyang Army.
• Bai Wenwei (柏文尉) (1875–1947), Scholar, Kuomintang (KMT) General, Governor of Anhui (1912–13)
• Feng Yuxiang (冯玉祥) (1882–1948), warlord and leader in Republican China.
• Hu Shih (胡适) (1891–1962), philosopher, essayist and diplomat.
• Zhang Zhizhong (张治中) (1895–1969), Kuomintang (KMT) General.
• Wei Lihuang (卫立煌) (1897–1960), Kuomintang (KMT) General.
• Sun Li-jen (孙立人) (1900–1990), Kuomintang (KMT) General.
• Tao Xingzhi (陶行知) (1891–1946), a renowned Chinese educator and reformer.
• Chen Duxiu (陈独秀) (1879–1942), co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party.
• Wang Ming (王明) (1904–1974), senior leader of the early Chinese Communist Party.
• Wang Jiaxiang (王稼祥) (1906–1974), one of the senior leaders of the early Communist Party of China.
• Li Kenong (李克农) (1899–1962), a major figure of Chinese Communist intelligence.
• Ke Qingshi (柯庆施) (1902–1965)
• Zhu Guangqian (朱光潜), founder of the study of aesthetics in 20th c. China.
• Zhao Puchu (赵朴初) (1907–2000), religious and public leader.
• Yu Ying-shih (余英时), Chinese American historian.
• Yan Fengying (严凤英), performing artist of Huangmei opera.
• Huang Binhong (黄宾虹), painter.
• Wu Zuoren (吴作人), painter.
• Deng Jiaxian (邓稼先), leading organizer and key contributor to the Chinese nuclear weapon programs.
• Chen Ning Yang (杨振宁), Chinese-American physicist who won the 1957 Nobel prize in physics.
• Xu Haifeng (许海峰), first person to win a gold medal for China in the Olympic Games.
• Jin Jing
• Hu Jintao (胡锦涛), current General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, President of the People's Republic of China

Colleges and universities[link]

• Anhui Agricultural University, in Hefei
• Anhui Normal University, in Wuhu
• Anhui University, in Hefei
• Anhui University of Finance and Economics, in Bengbu
• Anhui University of Technology, in Ma'anshan
• Hefei University of Technology
• Anhui University of Technology and Science, in Wuhu
• University of Science & Technology of China, located in the Southwest part of Hefei
• Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Anhui University of Science & Technology, in Huainan
• Wannan Medical College, in Wuhu
• Huainan Institute of Technology, in Huainan
• Correspondence College of Computer of China
• Chizhou University, in Chizhou
• Chuzhou Normal Academy, in Chuzhou
• Anhui Sanlian College, in Hefei
• Electronic Engineering College of Hefei
• Huaibei Coal Industry Normal College
• Anqing Teachers College, in Anqing
• Hefei Normal University, in Hefei

See also[link]

People's Republic of China portal

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Anhui

• Anhui Government website
• Anhui Provincial Tourism Administration Official Site
• Economic profile for Anhui Province at HKTDC
•  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ngan-hui". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 
• Anhui Province Guide

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Kevin Cheng
Cheng in 2007.
Chinese name	鄭嘉穎 (Traditional)
Chinese name	郑嘉颖 (Simplified)
Pinyin	Zhèng Jiāyǐng (Mandarin)
Jyutping	zeng6 gaa1 wing6 (Cantonese)
Ancestry	Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, China
Origin	Hong Kong
Born	(1969-08-15) 15 August 1969 (age 42) San Francisco, California, U.S.[1]
Occupation	Actor, Singer, model
Genre(s)	Cantopop
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Voice type(s)	Tenor
Label(s)	PolyGram UMG
Years active	1993–present
Official Website	www.kevincheng.com.hk Official TVB Blog
Awards TVB Anniversary Awards Best Lead Actor 2006 Under the Canopy of Love 2011 Ghetto Justice My Favorite Male Character 2011 Ghetto Justice tvb.com Microblog's Popularity Award 2011 Other awards My Astro On Demands Awards Best Actor 2011 Ghetto Justice My Top 15 Favourite Characters 2011 Ghetto Justice

Kevin Cheng Ka-wing (born 15 August 1969) is a Chinese American singer and television actor from Hong Kong. He is currently an artist under the management of TVB. Kevin Cheng rose to fame in late 2004 after his first lead role in Hard Fate as "Ken". He is best known for his role as Law Lik-ah in the 2011 TVB legal drama, Ghetto Justice, which earned him a TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor.

Biography[link]

Early years[link]

Cheng was born on August 15, 1969 in San Francisco, California, United States.

He moved to Hong Kong at a very young age and spent most of his childhood days in Hong Kong. Cheng studied in Pun U Association Wah Yan Primary School, Wah Yan College, Hong Kong and later in Alhambra High School^{[citation needed]} and Hong Kong International School, an English-speaking high school in Hong Kong. In between his schooling days, Cheng's mother sent him over to San Francisco to live with his uncle for two years. However, he later returned to Hong Kong against when his mother changed her mind about migrating to United States.

Cheng did not finish his high school in Hong Kong; he moved to Canada for the rest of his high school years. He later went to United States to pursue his college degree in CSULA^[2] where he majored in Civil Engineering. However, due to the death of his father, he did not finish his degree and decided to move back to Hong Kong to start a singing career and to be with his mother.

1993–2005: Modest Beginnings[link]

When Cheng was 16 years old and still studying high school in Hong Kong, he participated in TVB New Talent singing contest. However, he dropped out mid-way because he was not ready for a singing career at that time. When he moved back to Hong Kong again in his early 20's after the death of his father, he decided to continue his pursuance of a singing career. Cheng signed a contract with the record label PolyGram in 1993 and released his debut album in the same year to mixed reviews. He was seen as a newcomer with good potential and managed to bag several Best New Artist awards in 1994. Cheng's manager then changed gears and pushed him towards the Taiwan entertainment industry. Cheng moved to Taiwan and released several Mandarin albums and dramas there, all of which brought in only mediocre success for his career.

Cheng was discovered by TVB after his role in the Taiwanese drama, The Legendary Siblings, in which he portrayed the villain, Jiang Yu-Lang. He was subsequently brought back to Hong Kong and signed a management contract with TVB that following year. He started out with portraying small roles until the year 2004 when he was given a main role in Hard Fate.

2006–present: Breakthrough Success[link]

Cheng soared to popularity after his lead role in the well-received 2006 TVB romance drama Under the Canopy of Love, in which he starred alongside Niki Chow and Bosco Wong. His singing career also began to pick up again after the well-known Liu Jia-Chang composed a single for him, entitled "無可奈何". In the same year, he has also released a Cantonese compilations album and held his very first mini concert. Niki Chow, Raymond Lam and Miriam Yeung were among some of the guest-singers for his mini concert.

In 2006, Cheng won his first award from TVB as Best Lead Actor for his role in Under the Canopy of Love. He was shocked and made an emotional speech saying, "My mom supported me through all the hardship for thirteen years. Tonight I can finally let her know that her son has made the right decision in staying in this industry. I would like to tell every struggling artiste out there that as long as you persevere, dreams can come true."

Cheng's first critical breakthrough role was in the 2007 TVB crime drama The Ultimate Crime Fighter where he portrayed the villain "Aaren", earning him great reviews. In the 2008 TVB thriller/suspense drama Last One Standing, his portrayal of the ex-convict "Sing Hei" has earned him further critical acclaim and widespread praises from viewers. It has earned Cheng a spot in the Top 5 nomination list for the 2008 TVB Anniversary Best Lead Actor Award. Cheng lost the award to veteran actor Ha Yu, who was the hot favourite to win due the ratings-success of Moonlight Resonance.

Filmography[link]

Television series[link]

Film[link]

TVB Theme Songs[link]

• 2005: Yummy Yummy Main Theme - 《與朋友共》(With Friends) - duet with Raymond Lam
• 2005: Yummy Yummy Sub Theme - 《三角兩面》(Three Corners With Two Sides)
• 2006: Trimming Success Main Theme - 《愛平凡》(Love Ordinary)
• 2006: Under the Canopy of Love Main Theme - 《請講》(Please Say) - duet with Niki Chow
• 2006: 2006 World Cup Theme - 《Put Your Hands Up》 - with Raymond Lam, Ron Ng and Bosco Wong
• 2007: Life Art Main Theme - 《活得寫意》(Live an Enjoyable Life)
• 2007: Devil's Disciples Main Theme - 《強劍》(Sacred Sword) - duet with Bosco Wong
• 2008: The Seventh Day Main Theme - 《最美麗的第七天》(The Most Beautiful Seventh Day)
• 2008: The Seventh Day Sub Theme - 《抱著空氣》(Embracing the Air) - duet with Niki Chow
• 2009: Burning Flame III Sub Theme - 《有意》(Intentions) - duet with Myolie Wu
• 2010: A Fistful of Stances Main Theme -《雪下思》(Thinking Under Snow)

Albums[link]

• 1993: Kevin 鄭嘉穎 - self-titled debut album
• 1994: 全因身邊有你 (All Because of You By My Side)
• 1994: 夢想國 (Dreamland)
• 1995: 誰（比你）更重要 新曲精選 (No One is More Important Than You) - new songs plus compilation album
• 1997: 因爲愛上你 (Because I Have Fallen for You) - mandarin album
• 2006: 無可奈何 (Can't Endure)
• 2006: Kevin 鄭嘉穎新曲加精選 - new songs plus compilation album

TVB Anniversary Awards[link]

Won

• 2006: Best Actor in a Leading Role - Alan Shum Long in Under the Canopy of Love
• 2011: Best Actor in a Leading Role - Law Lik-ah in Ghetto Justice
• 2011: My Favourite Male Character - Law Lik-ah in Ghetto Justice
• 2011: TVB.COM Popularity Award - Kevin Cheng

Nominated

• 2004: My Favourite Male Character - Kent Leung Ka-Ming in Hard Fate
• 2006: Best Actor in a Leading Role - Alan Shum Long in Under the Canopy of Love
• 2006: My Favourite Male Character - Alan Shum Long in Under the Canopy of Love
• 2006: Most Improved Actor Nomination
• 2007: Best Actor in a Leading Role - Ging Lui in Devil's Disciples
• 2007: My Favourite Male Character - Aaren Ching Man-Hei in The Ultimate Crime Fighter
• 2008: Best Actor in a Leading Role - Cheung Sing-Hei in Last One Standing
• 2008: My Favourite Male Character - Cheung Sing-Hei in Last One Standing
• 2008: Most Fashionable Charming Artist
• 2009: Best Actor in a Leading Role - Rex Cheuk Pak-Yu in Burning Flames III
• 2009: My Favourite Male Character - Ko Hing-Yeung in Beyond the Realm of Conscience
• 2011: My Favourite Male Character - Law Lik-ah in Ghetto Justice
• 2011: Best Actor in a Leading Role - Law Lik-ah in Ghetto Justice
• 2011: TVB.COM Popularity Award

Other awards[link]

• 1994: Metro Radio Golden Song Awards 《第一屆十大金心情歌頒獎典禮》- Best New Artist
• 1994: TVB Jade Solid Gold Music Awards 《1993年度十大勁歌金曲頒獎典禮》- Most Popular Newcomer (silver)
• 1994: RTHK Top 10 Chinese Song Awards 《第十六屆十大中文金曲頒獎典禮》- Most Promising Newcomer (bronze)
• 1994: Commercial Radio Music Awards 《第六屆叱咤樂壇頒獎典禮》- Best New Artist (gold)
• 2003: Men's Uno - Stylish Actor
• 2004: Hong Kong Designer Awards - Top 10 Best Dressed People
• 2005: Malaysia Astro Wah Lai Toi Awards - Favourite Character (Leung Ka Ming in Hard Fate)
• 2006: TVB Magazine Popularity Awards - Top 10 Most Popular TV Character (Alan in Under the Canopy of Love)
• 2006: TVB Magazine Popularity Awards - Most Popular Magazine Cover (with Niki Chow)
• 2006: Jessica Magazine - Extraordinary Charm
• 2006: TVB Children Song Awards - Top 10 Children Songs & Children Songs Gold Award for 《Keroro 军曹》
• 2006: TVB Jade Solid Gold Best Songs Round 2 - Most Popular Mandarin Song for 《無可奈何》
• 2006: TVB8 Gold Songs 2006 4th Quarter Selections - Gold Song for 《無可奈何》
• 2006: TVB 39th Anniversary Awards - Best Actor in a Leading Role (Alan in Under the Canopy of Love)
• 2007: Malaysia Astro Wah Lai Toi Awards - Favourite Character (Chan Ka Lok in Yummy Yummy)
• 2007: Hong Kong Media Top 10 Artist Awards - 4th Place
• 2007: Hong Kong Media Top 10 TV Program Awards - 9th Place (Under the Canopy of Love)
• 2008: Malaysia Astro Wah Lai Toi Awards - Favourite Character (Alan in Under the Canopy of Love)
• 2008: Malaysia Astro Wah Lai Toi Awards - Favourite Theme Song (《請講》from Under the Canopy of Love)
• 2008: Malaysia Astro Wah Lai Toi Awards - Favourite On-Screen Couple (Kevin Cheng and Niki Chow)
• 2011: My Astro On Demand Awards - Best Actor (Ghetto Justice)
• 2011: My Astro On Demand Awards - My Top 15 Favourite Characters (LA Law in Ghetto Justice)
• 2011: Asian Television Awards 2011 - Best Actor in a Leading Role (Law Lik-Ah in Ghetto Justice)
• 2011: Beijing's TV Drama Awards Made In China 2011 - Most Popular Network Actor of the Year Award (Ghetto Justice)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Kevin Cheng at the Internet Movie Database
• Kevin Cheng Official TVB Blog
• JayneStars - English translated news about Kevin Cheng

Yang Mi (born September 12, 1986) is a Chinese actress and singer. She is noted for her roles as Guo Xiang and Tang Xuejian respectively in the television series The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006) and Chinese Paladin 3 (2009). She has now gained even greater popularity from her breakthrough role as Luo Qingchuan in Palace (2011).^[2] Yang is also a student in Beijing Film Academy's Performance Institute.

Personal life[link]

In 1990, 4 year old Yang Mi started acting in Director Chen Jia Lin's TV series "Tang Ming Huang", this was her first step to being an actor. Later, "Tang Ming Huang" became a very famous TV series, and Yang Mi was that cute little girl that acted as Princess Xian Ning. In 1992, she acted with Liu Xiao Lin Tong in TV series "Hou Wa" and won the 14th "Flying Award" and the 12th "Golden Eagle Award" for "Best Children's Series" prize. But at that time, Yang Mi was still a six year old kid that still didn't understand the importance of winning prizes. After, Yang Mi concentrated in studying and at the same time, she modeled for a famous magazine "Duan Li". Until Yang Mi was 18, she starred as a classic character "Guo Xiang" in a Chinese novel "Shen Diao Xia Lu" and became famous, her out standing acting made her more famous than the lead roles in this TV series. 

In 2005, Yang Mi attended the casting for the CCTV drama "Wang Zhao Jun", she defeated Fan Bing Bing, Li Bing Bing and other domestic actors and starred the lead role as Wang Zhao Jun. In the same year, Yang Mi was accepted into the bachelor class of The Beijing Film Academy with the highest score among all students that year. In 2008, Yang Mi starred the lead role "Tang Xue Jian" in TV series "Xian Jian San". She acted 2 roles with completely different personalities and had a big success. In just one summer, her fans grew from 40 thousand to 120 thousand. This Drama became Yang Mi's big turning point in her acting career. 2011's Magnolia Award had choice awards voted by several networks. Voting started from May 13 to June 9, the total number of people that voted was more than 280 million with micro blogging comments over 350,000. That night, Yang Mi won the title of "The Most Popular Actress" with the most votes. In early 2012 Yang revealed that she is in a relationship with actor and singer Hawick Lau.^[3][4]

Career[link]

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Yang began acting at the age of four. She played a minor role as Beggar So's daughter in King of Beggars (1992), which starred Stephen Chow as the titular character. In the late 2000s, Yang rose to fame for her roles in television series such as The Return of the Condor Heroes (2006) and Chinese Paladin 3 (2009). Her popularity increased after she starred as Luo Qingchuan in Palace (2011). Her increase in popularity from her performance in Palace helped land her a role in Painted Skin: The Resurrection, a sequel to Gordon Chan's 2008 film Painted Skin.^{[citation needed]} In 2010 she participated in Empires of the Deep, a Chinese-American co-produced film with a budget of US$100 million. In 2011, Mei Ah Entertainment announced that it will be producing four tailored-made films (Great Wudang, Chinese Princess Turandot, Windseeker, and Butterfly Cemetery) for Yang with a total investment of 300 million yuan for the four films due to the box office success of the horror film Mysterious Island (2011), which starred Yang. In 2012 Yang stated that she will be producing for the first time in her career, and her project will be a Chinese version of the American television series Gossip Girl, with Chinese Girl as a possible working title.^[5]

Filmography[link]

Film[link]

Television[link]

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Discography[link]

• 2012: Close to me

Accolades[link]

• 2012-04 Sixteenth Global Chinese Music Channel "The Best Cross-Border Singer in the Mainland" (winning)
• 2012-03 The Second 2012 Music Film Festival "Film Actress With The Most Commercial Value" (winning)
• 2012-01 Song List 2011 Beijing Pop Music Awards "Annual Most Popular Newcomer (Female)" (winning)
• 2012-01 2011 Shopping Guide · Fashion Festival "Star of The Year (winning)
• 2012-01 2011 Shopping Guide · Fashion Festival "Annual TV Actress " (winning)
• 2012-01 2011 Sina Micro Blogging Night Network Festival "Micro Blogging Queen" (winning)
• 2012-01 2011 Sina Micro Blogging Night Network Festival "The Most Influential TV Actress" (winning)
• 2012-01 2011 So Hu Video TV Festival "The Most Popular Online Actress (winning)
• 2011-12 Beijing Television Cultural Decade Influence Festival "Rookie of The Year Award" (winning)
• 2011-12 2011 An Hui Satellite TV National Drama Festival "2011's Most Popular Actor (winning)
• 2011-12 (The 2011 Multi-suns Award) The Top 100 TV Series Awards Ceremony "The Best TV Series Theme Song" Love's Support (winning)
• 2011-10 2011 New Forces Festival "The Most Popular Film Actress" Far Cry (winning)
• 2011-08 2011 Music Film Festival "Asia-Pacific Region's Most Popular Actor (winning)
• 2011-08 2011 Fashion Power "Annual Most Popular Actress (winning)
• 2011-06 The 17th Shanghai Television Festival "Magnolia" award, the audience voted most popular actress award " (winning)
• 2011-06 Fourth Network Influence "The 2010 Top Ten Film and Television Actors" Palace Lock Heart Jade (winning)
• 2011-05 Seventeenth Magnolia Shanghai TV Festival "Best Actress"(Nominations)
• 2011-04 Fifteenth Annual Global Chinese Music Channel (Asian Influence Ceremony) "The Best TV Series" Palace Lock Heart Jade (winning)
• 2011-03 2011 Fifth Ceremony of Entertainment "Particular Noticed Leaping Star" Palace Lock Heart Jade (winning)
• 2011-03 2011 MSN Fashion Night Annual Award Ceremony "The MSN Xing Yue Fashion Star (winning)
• 2011-03 2011 Oriental Film Festival "(TV Series) Most Popular Actress of The Year" (winning)
• 2011-03 Youku Television Index Festival "Most Popular Actress Award" (winning)
• 2010-12 2010 winds competition "Having New Annual Fashion"(winning)
• 2010-04 2010 Drama and Internet festival in the spring "Most Network Vitality Drama (top5) " Paladin 3 (winning)
• 2008-08 7th China Golden Eagle TV Art Festival "Best Actress" Wang Zhaojun (Nominations)
• 2007-06 Third drama Billboard Award for Best New Artist (winning)
• 2007-04 Forbes 2007 Personality of the Year of Chinese cultural and Recreational Sports Industry "The Most Potential" (winning)
• 2007-04 Third 2006 Chinese Film Stars list (top 10) (winning)
• 1993 Eleventh Golden Eagle Award for "Best Children Series, Thirteenth Flying Award for "Best Children's Series"
• 1994 Fourteenth Flying Award for "Best Children's Series" second prize

References[link]

External links[link]

• (Chinese) Yang Mi's official website
• (Chinese) Yang Mi's page on Sina.com
• (Chinese) Yang Mi's blog on Sina.com
• (Chinese) Yang Mi's official Hong Kong website
• (Chinese) Yang Mi on Baidu Baike