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Peng may refer to:

• Peng (surname), a Chinese name
• Peng (mythology) (Chinese: 鵬; pinyin: péng), a legendary Chinese creature
• Peng Qi, fictional character from the 14th century epic tale, Water Margin
• Peng!, 1992 album by Stereolab
• Professional Engineer in Canada, a regulated designation commonly abbreviated P.Eng.

See also[link]

• Pang (disambiguation)
• Pong (disambiguation)
• Ping (disambiguation)
• Penge, London

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Kim Chiu (born Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu on April 19, 1990 in Tacloban/ Chinese name: Zhang Jinzhu, Chinese characters (traditional): 張金珠),^[1] is a Filipino-Chinese actress. She lived in Cebu City before she went to Manila for Pinoy Big Brother. Chiu was the first winner of Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition and is currently part of ABS-CBN's Star Magic contract artists. She is also a recording artist, having launched her only album entitled 'Gwa Ai Di'.^[2]

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Kim Chiu launched her career by winning the reality TV series Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition. Chiu and the rest of the housemates entered the Big Brother house on April 23, 2006. After 42 days in the Big Brother house, she was named the Teen Big Winner with 626,562 votes (41.4% of the total votes) at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex in Pasay City. She was the only housemate who was never nominated for eviction.

In the six months following after her winning, Chiu together with on-screen partner, Gerald Anderson, appeared together in several ABS-CBN network shows, and appeared in the film, First Day High. Chiu and Anderson also appeared in Love Spell and Aalog-Alog.

In 2007, Kim Chiu and Anderson starred in the movie I've Fallen For You under Star Cinema. That same year, Chiu starred in the primetime TV series entitled Sana Maulit Muli alongside Anderson. She was then cast in Philippine adaptation of My Girl, a South Korean TV series.

In January 2009, Chiu starred in the TV series entitled Tayong Dalawa which gave Chiu several acting awards. She also became part of Star Cinema's official entry to the 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival, I Love You, Goodbye.

In 2010, Chiu starred in Paano Na Kaya with Anderson. She also starred in the primetime drama, Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo.

In October 2010, Chiu and Anderson teamed up again in the film Till My Heartaches End. Also on that month, It was reported that the long-time couple, Chiu and Anderson (known as Kimerald) had already ended, and they already split for an unknown reason,

Chiu started performing as a regular on ASAP XV in 2006. In 2011, Chiu will have a comeback in a primetime series via My Binondo Girl. This is her first television series without Anderson and instead she will star alongside three leading men, namely, Xian Lim, Matteo Guidicelli, and Jolo Revilla.^[3]

Chiu is slated to do a horror film with Vilma Santos titled, The Healing^[4] and a reunion movie project with perrenial leading man, Anderson tentatively titled, For The Sake Of Love.^[5] Chiu will also be starring in a new upcoming drama entitled, Ina, Kapatid, Anak with Xian Lim, Maja Salvador and Enchong Dee and set to do a romantic-comedy movie with her rumored boyfriend, Xian Lim.

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• Kim Chiu at Star Magic

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Peng Liyuan (simplified Chinese: 彭丽媛; traditional Chinese: 彭麗媛; pinyin: Péng Lìyuán; born on November 20, 1962) is one of the top Chinese folk music singers, and a performer popularized by her regular appearances on the annual CCTV New Year's Gala, a widely viewed mainland Chinese television program that airs during Chinese New Year. She has obtained many honors in singing competitions nationwide.

Her most famous works include People from our Village (父老乡亲), Mount Chomolungma (珠穆朗玛) and On the Plains of Hope (在希望的田野上). Peng Liyuan is a civilian member of China's People's Liberation Army and currently holds the civilian rank comparable to that of a major general. She was one of the first in China to obtain a Master's degree in traditional ethnic music when the degree was first established in the 1980s. She is married to Xi Jinping who is the current member of the Politburo Standing Committee and the Vice President of the People's Republic of China. Xi is widely expected to become China's president in 2013, which will make Peng Liyuan China's first lady.

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Peng Liyuan is a native of Yuncheng County, Shandong. Peng joined the People's Liberation Army in 1980, when she was 18. She began as an ordinary soldier, although eventually with her vocal talent she began performing at PLA performances to boost troop morale.^[1] Peng first performed nationally and came to fame during the earliest rendition of the CCTV New Year's Gala in 1982, when she performed On the Plains of Hope.

She has been married to PRC Vice-President Xi Jinping for over 20 years; they have a daughter named Xi Mingze (习明泽) born in 1992, nicknamed as Xiao Muzi (小木子). For the greater part of their relationship Peng has been considerably better known to the public than her politician husband.

Xi and Peng were introduced by friends like many Chinese couples in the 1980s. Xi was reputedly academic during their courtship, inquiring about ethnic Chinese music. Xi was the son of famous Chinese revolutionary Xi Zhongxun, and Peng's family did not accept the relationship with ease. The general feelings at the time was that higher official's children were corrupt and arrogant. Xi, however, was reputedly modest and low-profile. After parental consent, the couple married on September 1, 1987 in Xiamen, Fujian. Four days later, Peng Liyuan had to return to Beijing to appear on the national art festival and then immediately left for the United States and Canada to perform. Since then they have led largely separate lives, with Peng spending most of her time in Beijing and her husband in Fujian and later Zhejiang.

Peng has performed at almost every CCTV New Year's Gala since its inception, with a notable exception in 2008, after her husband's promotion. Her songs are focused on ethnic or rural Chinese themes, and generally deal with a wide range of emotions expressed by ordinary rural citizens.

Peng is actively involved in politics herself, and is a member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

She is an alumna of the China Conservatory of Music in Beijing, holds both bachelor degree & master degree from the institute.

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	China portal
	Biography portal

• (Chinese)Peng Liyuan's homepage at Sina.com
• Kavanagh, Jim. "Peng Liyuan." CNN. January 20, 2011.

• "China's Likely Next First Lady is a Famous Singer" New York Times, February 14, 2012

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/chinas-likely-next-first-lady-is-a-famous-singer/?ref=world