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The Ming dynasty (Chinese: 明朝; pinyin: Míng Cháo), or the Great Ming (Chinese: 大明; pinyin: Dà Míng), also called the Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China for 276 years (1368–1644) following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming, described by some as "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history," was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic Han Chinese. Although the primary capital of Beijing fell in 1644 to a rebellion led by Li Zicheng (who established the Shun dynasty, soon replaced by the Manchu-led Qing dynasty), regimes loyal to the Ming throne – collectively called the Southern Ming – survived until 1662.
The Hongwu Emperor (ruled 1368–98) attempted to create a society of self-sufficient rural communities ordered in a rigid, immobile system that would guarantee and support a permanent class of soldiers for his dynasty: the empire's standing army exceeded one million troops and the navy's dockyards in Nanjing were the largest in the world. He also took great care breaking the power of the court eunuchs and unrelated magnates, enfeoffing his many sons throughout China and attempting to guide these princes through the Huang Ming Zu Xun, a set of published dynastic instructions. This failed spectacularly when his teenage successor, the Jianwen Emperor, attempted to curtail his uncles' power, prompting the Jingnan Campaign, an uprising that placed the Prince of Yan upon the throne as the Yongle Emperor in 1402. The Yongle Emperor established Yan as a secondary capital and renamed it Beijing, constructed the Forbidden City, and restored the Grand Canal and the primacy of the imperial examinations in official appointments. He rewarded his eunuch supporters and employed them as a counterweight against the Confucian scholar-bureaucrats. One, Zheng He, led seven enormous voyages of exploration into the Indian Ocean as far as Arabia and the eastern coasts of Africa.
Yao Ming (born September 12, 1980) is a retired Chinese professional basketball player who played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected to start for the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game eight times, and was named to the All-NBA Team five times. At the time of his final season, he was the tallest active player in the NBA, at 2.29 m (7 ft 6 in).
Yao, who was born in Shanghai, China, started playing for the Shanghai Sharks as a teenager, and played on their senior team for five years in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), winning a championship in his final year. After negotiating with the CBA and the Sharks to secure his release, Yao was selected by the Houston Rockets as the first overall pick in the 2002 NBA draft. He reached the NBA Playoffs four times, and the Rockets won a first-round series in the 2009 postseason, their first playoff series victory since 1997. In July 2011, Yao announced his retirement from professional basketball because of a series of foot and ankle injuries which forced him to miss 250 games in his last six seasons. In eight seasons with the Rockets, Yao ranks sixth among franchise leaders in total points and total rebounds, and second in total blocks.
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Actors: Ray Chao (actor), Elaine Chu (actress), Christopher Rowe (writer), Christopher Rowe (director), Christopher Rowe (producer), Sean Riggs (actor), William Spangler (actor), Benjamin Young (composer), Nicholas D. Johnson (editor), Nicholas D. Johnson (producer), Samantha La Rocco (actor), Christof Buddystarr (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short, Thriller,Actors: Logan Cross (editor), Logan Cross (actor), Logan Cross (actor), Stephen Chang (actor), Logan Cross (producer), Logan Cross (writer), Logan Cross (director), Megan Vickers (actress),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Pong Fong Wu (actor), Yu-Chieh Cheng (actor), Summer Lei (composer), Cheng-Nan Liu (editor), Cheng-Nan Liu (producer), Cheng-Nan Liu (writer), Cheng-Nan Liu (director), Kuolun Hsu (producer), Angel He (actor), Jacob Chen (writer), Mei-Nyu Gao (actor), Yui Matusmoto (actor), Pin-Lin Liu (actor), Lie Yang (actor),
Plot: This is a story about how a group of people, the furthest from being a family, come to find a new mode of family... Ming is an upcoming installation artist facing the opportunity of winning a fellowship. Brought up by his grandmother after his parents were divorced, Ming always avoids family gatherings by claiming that he is busy with work. He is always silent when his girlfriend talks about future plans of forming a family with him. He focuses all his energy on finding a light of his own. As Ming wanders among his interview, his uncle's loneliness, and the feelings of tolerance and restriction brought forth by his aunt and Si-Yu, his deep yearnings for a family is gradually awakened...
Genres: Drama, Family,Actors: Edward Shieh (producer), Edward Shieh (director), Edward Shieh (writer), Kristine Familletti (miscellaneous crew), Brooke Stone (actress), Lindsey Kraft (actress), Marcia T. Mohiuddin (producer), Dennis Chang (producer), Richard Chang (actor), Khalid Rahmaan (miscellaneous crew), Fannie Chan (actress), Olympia Lettry (actress), Steven von Kampen (composer), Maurice Abbate (editor), Adriana Biasi (actress),
Plot: Two immigrants embrace an ingenious solution while distributing restaurant menus.
Keywords: chinese-food, mexican-food, new-york-city, restaurantActors: Zorinah Juan (miscellaneous crew), Brian Delate (actor), Chemi Che-Mponda (actress), Sharon Kahn (miscellaneous crew), Sonya Joyner (actress), Bill Haney (producer), Billy Smith (actor), Billy Smith (writer), Lucia Small (producer), Thomas Olson (actor), Stephen Kyle (actor), Molly Cranna (actress), Sabrina Zanella-Foresi (editor), Cindi Alex (actress), Katie Honaker (actress),
Plot: A film about finding the path that sets you free, AMERICAN WAKE is a music-infused portrait of a fireman and a musician in search of meaning and connection. Jack Connolly has fulfilled the dream of his late father, a Boston cop, by becoming a distinguished firefighter and hero. But in the aftermath of a blaze in which he lost his oldest friend, he is struggling to make sense of life. As is Niall McKnight, a gifted young fiddle player, whose father harbors the hope that his son will accompany him back to Ireland, a homeland Niall barely remembers. For Jack and Niall to embrace the lives they want to live, and the women they are coming to love, they must choose what to keep and what to leave behind, and learn that with every leap of faith comes both sorrow and joy.
Keywords: fiddle, firefighter, immigrant, irish, irish-musicActors: Seeta Indrani (actress), Jake Bernard (editor), Duncan Duff (actor), Paul Smith (writer), Amanda Fairbank-Hynes (actress), Jasper Britton (actor), Dez McCarthy (director), Peter Cocks (writer), Lucy Raby (writer), Kelly Salmon (actress), Matt Adams (actor), Katy Landis (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Family,Actors: Pam Grier (actress), Lori Grabowski (miscellaneous crew), Joseph Merhi (producer), Master P (director), Gary Busey (actor), Master P (producer), Richard Pepin (producer), Master P (actor), Clifton Powell (actor), Jeff Fahey (actor), George Cheung (actor), Gary Daniels (actor), Frank Zagarino (actor), Jeff Clanagan (producer), Larry Manetti (actor),
Plot: A major arms deal is going down, and 3 seperate characters are desperately trying to get in on it. Each is either a true career criminal, out for personal profit or an undercover agent, intercepting to elevate a CV. Everyone is playing each other off against one another.
Keywords: action-hero, arms-deal, independent-film, undercoverActors: Michael Wong (actor), Jordan Chan (actor), Eric Tsang (producer), Tat-Ming Cheung (actor), Henry Fong (actor), Raymond Chow (producer), Takeshi Kaneshiro (actor), Josie Ho (actress), Moses Chan (actor), Maria Cordero (actress), Teddy Chan (actor), Kelly Chen (actress), Mark Lui (composer), Chi-Ngai Lee (writer), Chi-Ngai Lee (director),
Plot: Lam meets Mr. Worm, the chief of a lost-and-found company, and tasks him to find her lost lover Ted for her. Flashbacks show she was diagnosed as having leukemia. While recuperating she helps Mr. Worm solve a very hard case. Before she gets any worse, Lam decides to visit Ted's homeland in St Kilda, Scotland, to find where "the ends of the world" is. Along the way, she discovers more about herself and life than she was initially looking for.
Genres: Drama, Romance,Actors: Fui-On Shing (actor), Kent Cheng (actor), Yuet Sang Chin (director), Charles Heung (producer), Fat Chung (actor), Sandra Ng Kwan Yue (actress), Billy Lau (actor), Lung Chan (actor), Ha Huang (actor), Chau Sang Lau (actor), Pauline Wong (actress), Nina Li Chi (actress), Fook-On Shing (actor), Elvina Kong (actress), Bei-Dak Cheong (editor),
Plot: Hung Ping is a "ghostbuster", vampire buster and scientist in early 20th century China. He's a very talented wizard but there's not much call for people in his line of work. He shares his home with his extremely jealous wife, a successful and talented fortune teller, plus his dim-witted son and assistant Ming, his beautiful and talented daughter Fa, and their Ghost Servant. The story resolves around Hung Ping's efforts to capture and control "the Copper Vampire", a bloodthirsty demon on the rampage. Unfortunately, the bloodthirsty demon brings back luck to whoever holds him.
Genres: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror,Actors: Tung-Shing Yee (director), Deannie Yip (actress), Tung-Shing Yee (writer), Dennis Chan (actor), Yun-Fat Chow (actor), Paul Chun (actor), Shui-Fan Fung (actor), Tony Leung Chiu Wai (actor), John Sham (actor), Bing-Chuen Cheung (actor), Season Ma (actress), Yuan-fa Tsao (actor),
Genres: Drama,Late Ming Dynasty, the rebellion led by Li Zicheng was besieging Kaifeng and winning. Emperor Chongzhen gave general Sun Chuanting his elitist force to rescue Kaifeng and stop the rebellion. However, while preparing for battle, imperial army had an epidemic. Fortunately, doctor Wu Youke, who had some knowledge about this epidemic, tried his best to stop it. This is a nice movie with wonderful acting by Leon Dai (Sun Chuanting)
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A countdown of Yao Ming's Top 10 Career Plays. Relive this towering center's greatest shots, blocks, and dunks from his rookie season to retirement. Honorable Mention: 11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7jNsMLiEqk 12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzGwCGjbljk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About NBA Countdown: NBA Countdown provides opinionated lists of many different NBA Players top plays as well as other lists relating to the NBA or the game of basketball. We strive to create a a fair and unbiased list of plays but at the same time, everyone has their own opinion on lists and no opinion is right or wrong. We judge plays based on the context of the situ...
With the dynasties of the Ming and the Qing came social security and flourishing international trade. The White Lotus Movement advocated progressive thinking in the time of the conservative Ming dynasty. In 1616 the Qing dynasty came to power. Also known as the Manchu dynasty, the Qing refused to open their borders to limitless trade which led to frustrated European merchants. This caused hostility and mistrust of the "barbaric Chinese". Shortly thereafter China's economy lost its race against European Colonialism and would lose military influence after gunpowder reached Europe. All about the fall of the former Chinese superpower in this episode on IT'S HISTORY! » The Complete PLAYLIST: http://bit.ly/HistoryOfChina » Gunpowder-Special: http://bit.ly/1EoulKE » JOIN OUR COMMUNITY FOR M...
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Considered to be one of the best shooting big men in the history of the game, Yao Ming towered over his defenders and was a global icon & Chinese hero. Few players have had the international following Yao Ming developed over his career & he delivered a steady flow of amazing plays for his fans. Lets take a look back at his brilliant career and count down Yao Mings 10 best plays!
I show you how to get the renaissance institution in Ming in Europa Universalis 4. This does require the Common Sense DLC. Enjoy!
Check out Yao Ming's full hall of fame speech. About the NBA: The NBA is the premier professional basketball league in the United States and Canada. The league is truly global, with games and programming in 215 countries and territories in 47 languages, as well as NBA rosters at the start of the 2015-16 season featuring 100 international players from 37 countries and territories. For the 2015-16 season, each of the league's 30 teams will play 82 regular-season games, followed by a postseason for those that qualify. The NBA consists of the following teams: Atlanta Hawks; Boston Celtics; Brooklyn Nets; Charlotte Hornets; Chicago Bulls; Cleveland Cavaliers; Dallas Mavericks; Denver Nuggets; Detroit Pistons; Golden State Warriors; Houston Rockets; Indiana Pacers; Los Angeles Clippers; Los...
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