Snooker prodigy Ding enrolled as freshman Ding has been enrolled as a freshman of the university's management college.
Sports host Huang to join Phoenix TV Huang announced Wednesday on his personal blog that he has signed on with Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV and is to host a new program, sina.com reported.
Olympics director inspired by opening ceremony Chen Weiya will assist chief director Zhang Yimou to produce the opening and the closing ceremonies for the Beijing Games.
Girl says 'no' to Oxford University Li Yiwen refused the top offer – from Oxford University in England. Her move surprised everybody close to her.
Chan first Chinese to lead UN agency The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday nominated Dr Margaret Chan, former health chief of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, as its next director-general.
Zhaopin to expand in second-tier cities The Internet startup Liu helped save was Zhaopin.com, China's third largest online recruitment website.
Flying spectacles man A student at Beijing's Tsinghua University, Hu Kai is the first Chinese runner and the only amateur to take first place in the World University Games Men's 100 Meter event.
Indian novelist becomes youngest woman Booker prizewinner Indian writer Kiran Desai won Britain's prestigious Man Booker Prize on Tuesday for 'The Inheritance of Loss.
'Bad' student in China now genius in US Wang Nanzi，labeled a standard 'bad' student in China is now considered a talented animation designer after continuing his studies in US.
Meng Jinghui - the avant-garde director Arguably the most influential director of China's avant-garde stage, Meng Jinghui is an active and popular figure in the theatrical circle.
'Iron lady' Wu impresses the world She is known as "China's iron lady," but impresses the world with her soft tone and charming smiles.
Universities should train skilled workers Chinese universities should focus on training more skilled workers, said Hai Wen at the University President's International Forum.
Star's semi-nude photo taken with hidden camera stirs uproar Semi-nude photos of Chung taken with a hidden camera have sparked an uproar among fans and women's right groups.
Ruan Lingyu Ruan Lingyu, a silent-film actress, was still remembered by many, left behind 29 films and the final message.
Mei Lanfang Mr. Mei was the first artist to spread Peking Opera to foreign countries, participating in cultural exchanges with Japan, the United States and other regions.
Feng Xiaogang Feng is an out-and-out commercial filmmaker whose goal is only to entertain the biggest audience he can reach.
Liu Ye Actor Liu Ye is best known for playing a self-sacrificing, loyal, introverted and nervous character.
Zha Jianying Zha Jianying, a culture critic who received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2003,admits to having a "1980s complex."
Huang Gesheng Hometown paintings by Chinese artist Huang Gesheng were shown in Washington.
Zhang Ziyi Nobody could deny that Zhang Ziyi has become the most popular Chinese actress in Hollywood.
Xu Jinglei From acting to directing and writing, it seems Xu is always finding ways to speak out what she wants to say.
Xu Benyu Xu Benyu, the volunteer teacher, was honoured as one of CCTV's "People Who Moved China, 2005".
Yu Hua Yu Hua is one of China's most successful pioneer writers, renowned for his avant-garde style of language and structure.
Yu Nan Yu Nan is a rare breed of Chinese actress, who graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 1999.
Xiao Xianhua Based on what he saw and discovered during his trips, Xiao Xianhua has written three books about the Yellow River and its accompanying culture.
Xie Fei . Xie Fei is a name familiar to moviegoers both in China and abroad.
Liang Xiaosheng Liang's novels about intellectual youngster represent a generation of intellectual younsters’ pursuit for their ideals.
He Qingkui Although he has the face of a bashful farmer, He Qingkui is currently one of the most popular playwrights in China.
Zhao Lirong Zhao gave her first performance in her 60s at the 1989 New Year's party, and appeared in other six yearly celebrations ever since.
Ang Lee Ang Lee, the director of the much talked-about cowboy love story Brokeback Mountain is one of the biggest winners of 78th Academy Awards.
Tai Lihua Tai Lihua, the disabled lead dancer of "The Thousand-handed Goddess of Mercy", impressed us by her refined performance but more by her spirit.
Wang Shunyou Mail carrier Wang Shunyou has trudged bumpy mountainous paths for 20 years, equaling 6 round-world trips, by foot.
Wang Xuan His invention is also described as the "second invention of the printing system for Chinese character".
Lang Lang Lang Lang, no more than 24, is a soon-to-be piano master, a medium for Sino-foreign cultural exchanges, and a model of commercial art.
Wang Zhongyuan Wang Zhongyuan, born in 1913, a National-level Fine Crafts Master, was apprenticed to Mr.Zhang Lanting, a renown painter.
Mao Yisheng Mao Yisheng is a famous bridge expert, educator, social activist in China.
Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai was considered one of the greatest revolutionaries and diplomats in Chinese history.
Lei Feng Lei Feng treated the people as his family members, and considered the motherland as his own parents.
Wang Daohan Wang Daohan, president of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), passed away at 90.
Huang Jiguang Huang Jiguang (1930-1952) was made a Hero Special Class of the Chinese People's Volunteers fighting in the Korean War.
Ye Shengtao Ye Shengtao (28 October 1894-1988) was a prominent author, educator and publisher. He was one of the founders of the Association for Literary Studies.
Hu Shi Hu Shi (1891-1962), Chinese educator, scholar, and philosopher, is a representative of the New Culture Movement in modern China.
Lao She Lao She (1899-1966) was a novelist and playwright.His works are strongly influenced by his life in Beijing.
Mao Dun Mao Dun was a critic, novelist and short-story writer noted for his commitment to the doctrine of realism...
Bing Xin Bing Xin，(1900-1999,real name Xie Wanying) was a famous famal writer of China...
Qian Zhongshu Qian Zhongshu was one of the most well-known Chinese authors to the Western world...
Rong Yiren Former Chinese Vice-President Rong Yiren died of illness in Beijing on Wednesday night. He was 89...
Qin Shihuang Emperor Qin Shihuang is known to everyone in China. He was born in 259 B.C. and became king of the state of Qin at the age of 13. In 221 B.C...
Ba Jin Born in Chengdu city, southwest China's Sichuan province, Ba was recognized widely as one of greatest Chinese cultural masters in modern Chinese history and an outstanding publisher and editor...
Zhang Side Zhang Side was immortalized in Mao's famous "Serve the People", one of the "Three Constantly Read Articles" during the Cultural Revolution...
Ren Bishi Ren Bishi (1904-1950), a native of Xiangyin County, Hunan Province, joined the CPC in 1922. At the August 7 Meeting of 1927 he was elected to the Provisional Political Bureau of the Central Committee...
Li Dazhao Li Dazhao,1888-1927, professor of history and librarian at Beijing University, cofounder of the Chinese Communist party with Chen Duxiu...
Ma Benzhai Ma Benzhai, Hui nationality, was born in Xianxian County, Hebei Province in 1901. He joined the Communist Party of China in October 1938...
Qu Qiubai Qu Qiubai (1899-1935), a native of Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, joined the Communist Party of China in 1922 and was one of the leaders of the Party in its early years...
Fang Zhimin Fang Zhimin (1899-1935) was a proletarian revolutionary, a member of the Sixth CPC Central Committee, a member of the Central Executive Committee and a member of Presidium of the Central Exeutive Committee of the Chinese Soviet Republic...
Han Yu Han Yu(768 - 824), was a founder of Neo-Confucianism as well as an essayist and poet...
Mencius Mencius ( 371 BC - about 289 BC) was an Chinese itinerant philosopher and sage. Like Confucius, he travelled China for forty years to offer advice to rulers for reform...
Confucius Confucius (traditionally 551 BC - 479 BC) is the famous great sage of China...
Wang Anshi Wang Anshi, born in Lingchuan, Jiangxi,is an outstanding statesman, essayist and poet of the Song Dynasty...
Yue Fei Yue Fei, the national hero of the Southern Song Dynasty,is an accomplished general and a man of integrity.
Li Qingzhao Li Qingzhao is recognized as one of the greatest women poets in ancient China and one of the foremost writers of lyric songs, or ci style poetry...
Wang Wei Wang Wei(701-761), was one of the important pastoral poet of the High Tang period, best known for his five-character poems...
Su Shi Su Shi (1037-1101) also known as Su Dong-po, was a poet of distinctive individuality in the Chinese literary world...
Bai Juyi Bai Juyi wrote many lyrics expressing his personal feelings. His long narrative poem The Song of the Pipa (musical instrument) Player is among the best known...
Cao Xueqin Cao Xueqin, (1715-1763), author of Honglou Meng(one of the 4 great novels in ancient China), Cao Xueqin is considered to be China's greatest novelist...
Si Maqian Si Maqian is the writer of "Shi Ji", which covers the period from the five sages of prehistoric times, through the Xia, Shang, Zhou, and Qin dynasties to the Han dynasty of Sima Qian's own time...
Li Bai Li Bai,(712-770)， the Immortal Poet, living during the peak of the Tang period, wrote as many as nine hundred poems...
Qu Yuan Qu Yuan was a great politician and poet in the Warring States Period (476 BC - 221 BC). He was born in an aristocratic family of Chu State, one of seven powerful states at that time...
Zhao Benshan About 15 years ago, Zhao Benshan, a farmer actor from Northeast China, brought the countryside laughter to the highly renowned CCTV Spring Festival Party. Northern Liaoning's skit...
"Comfort women" helped in Hainan Chen Xiangyu, who was forced to serve as a "comfort woman" for the Japanese invading troops, attends a ceremony to help those women in Hainan Province July 14, 2005...
Chen Yun Chen Yun (1905-1995) can be considered as one of the most influential and powerful Chinese leaders, if only because he was at the center of decision-making...
Qi Baishi Qi Baishi (1864-1957) was a famous painter whose life of nearly 100 years spanned two centuries.Qi Baishi's paintings have won great favor...
Soong Ching-ling Soong Ching-ling (January 27, 1893 - May 29, 1981) was one of the Soong sisters—three sisters whose husbands were amongst China's most significant political figures of the early 20th century...
Singer Cong Fei The 36-year-old singer, also a volunteer worker of the city, has spent at least 3 million yuan (US$360,000), nearly all his earnings from commercial performances, on paying the tuition fees of 178 children in poverty-stricken areas over the past 11 years...
Qi Gong Professor Qi Gong of Beijing Normal University, well-known for his calligraphy, painting and Chinese culture studies, passed away at 2:00 a.m. Thursday in Beijing at the age of 93...
Zheng He, Master Mariner Decades before Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in search of a water route to Asia, a Chinese Muslim Zheng He was exploring the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific with seven voyages of his magnificant "Treasure Fleet"...
Li Shizhen Li Shizhen is considered to have been China's greatest naturalist. He was very interested in the proper classification of the components of nature...
Deng Jiaxian Deng Jiaxian, who devoted his youth to the construction of China's nuclear defense force, made great contributions to the development of China's atom and hydrogen bombs...
Lu Xun Lu Xun （1881-1936），writer, critic, translator and literary theorist is widely regarded as the most influential writer to have emerged from the May Fourth Literary Movement...
Yuan Longping Born in Peking, Yuan Longping graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in China in 1953, and then was assigned to teach crop genetics and breeding at an agricultural school in Hunan Province...
Deng Yaping The only Chinese double gold medallist in the 25th Olympics and four-gold medallist in both the 25th and 26th Olympics. Presented the gold medal by IOC President of the time, J.A. Samaranch in person at both Games.
Maggie Cheung Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk, best known to Western audiences for her role as Jackie Chan's ever-suffering girlfriend May in the popular Police Story series, was born in Hong Kong in 1964.
Teresa Teng Born in 1953 in a poor family, Teresa Teng gave up her formal education in third year of middle school and began her performing career in floor shows.
Bruce Lee Bruce Lee (November 27, 1940 - July 20, 1973) is widely considered to be the greatest martial arts actor of the 20th century...
Jackie Chan As actor, director, producer, writer, and stuntman, Chan has won over American audiences thanks to his charm and amazing stunts. He is known internationally…
Yao Ming There's little wonder that the Little Giant (Yao Ming's Chinese nick name) would grow up to be a real giant...
Liu Xiang 2004 IAAF Grand Prix (Osaka) - 2nd 110m hurdles /2004 World Indoor Championships - 2nd 110m hurdles
Lang Ping Lang Ping, one of the world's three ace spikers who played a leading role in it with her hammer-like devastating smashes...
Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping, 1904-97, Chinese revolutionary and government leader, was born in Sichuan Province. Since his youth, a member of the Chinese Communist Party, Deng Xiaoping ...