Mi Zhu (died 219) was an advisor to the warlord Liu Bei during the late Han Dynasty period of Chinese history. He was also Liu's brother-in-law, as his sister, Lady Mi, married Liu. He was the older brother of Mi Fang, who served Liu Bei as well until his defection to Sun Quan's side in 219. Mi Zhu died of illness not long after Lü Meng's invasion of Jing Province.

Biography

A local of the county of Qu (present day Lianyungang, Jiangsu), Mi was born in an extremely rich merchant family. According to In Search of the Supernatural (搜神記) by Gan Bao (干竇), a work largely consisting of legends and hearsays, Mi was once returning home from the capital Luoyang when he met a lady by the road. He gave her a lift out of kindness. When she alighted, she revealed that she was an emissary from Heaven on a mission to burn down Mi's house. However, to repay his kindness, she agreed to walk slowly so as to allow Mi the time to evacuate the house. A huge fire indeed broke out at noon as the lady promised.

Legends aside, Mi initially served under Tao Qian, governor of Xu Province (present day northern Jiangsu). Upon his death, Tao passed on the governorship to Liu Bei, to whom Mi thereafter rendered his service. In 196, Lü Bu seized control of Xiapi, capital of Xu Province, and proclaimed himself the governor. Henceforth, Liu Bei was forced into exile, forming a series of temporary alliances with different warlords, including Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and Liu Biao. Throughout this trough in Liu Bei's career, however, Mi stayed loyal. When Liu was defeated by Lü Bu, Mi sponsored Liu with his all of his family wealth and also married his younger sister to the latter. Cao Cao had once attempted to entice Mi Zhu and Mi Fang to serve him by offering them governorships of Ying Commandery (northwest of present day Laiwu, Shandong) and Pengcheng respectively but was turned down, and the brothers fled with Liu Bei.

After Liu Bei conquered Yi Province (present day central Sichuan and Guizhou) in 215, Mi Zhu was promoted to General Who Maintains Peace of Han (安漢將軍). Although he was not given any troops to command, as military manoeuvrer were not his expertise, he was nonetheless the most highly esteemed among Liu's subjects.

In 219, Mi Fang defected to Sun Quan's side when Sun's general Lü Meng launched a surprise attack on Jing Province (present-day Hubei and Hunan), which resulted in the death of Guan Yu. Mi Zhu bound himself and came to Liu Bei, pleading guilty for his brother's crime. Although Liu did not fault him, Mi was so ashamed that he soon fell sick and died in the same year.

See also

List of people of the Three Kingdoms

References

Category:219 deaths Category:Tao Qian and associates

Name	Terri Kwan
Tradchinesename	關穎
Simpchinesename	关颖
Pinyinchinesename	Guan Ying
Birthname	Chen Pin Ying (陳品穎)
Birthdate	July 02, 1976
Birthplace	Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actress, Singer, Model and Author
Yearsactive	2001–present

Terri Kwan () was born on 2 July 1976. She is a Taiwan-based actress, model, and singer. Recently, she has also became an author.

Early life

Terri Kwan was born in Tokyo, Japan. Other than her parents, she also has a sister, and two Yorkshire dogs called Dodo and Momo. She graduated from New York University with a master's degree in Arts Administration. In 2001 she began appearing in advertisements and endorsing numerous products, like Tobaby Hair Products and JC Sunglasses.

Career

By starring regularly in both films and television series, Terri is no stranger to the audiences in East Asia. In 2002, she got one of her first leading role in the Taiwan-movie, Drop Me a Cat appearing alongside Japanese actor Shinji Takeda. She has also played a part in the first Chinese-language Asian film ever from Warner Bros., Turn Left, Turn Right, as the supporting role of Ruby. The film also starred Asian heartthrob Takeshi Kaneshiro and Gigi Leung. Because of this role she was also nominated for the best supporting actress at the 40th Golden Horse Award.

In 2007, she appeared alongside Peter Ho in My DNA Says I Love You, where they played lovers. Then, in 2009, she appeared in the television series Starlit, shot in Shanghai, together with Jerry Yan. She played as a female patient with suffering from the rare disease of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. In the same year, she also starred in another Taiwanese film Prince of Tears, which premiered at the 66th Venice Film Festival. She sat as a jury member for the 14th (2009) Pusan International Film Festival's "New Currents" section. Recently, she has also published her own book. She is slated to play the role of Soong May-ling in the highly anticipated television series Untold Stories of 1949, with filming starting late 2010.

Filmography

Movies

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Television Series

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References

External links

Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:Taiwanese actors