Great Nanjingers

The Golden Rooster Winning Eight Take Wonder; He Qun

He Qun (何群) was a multi-award winning and respected Fifth Generation film director known for delivering truth in cinema, and for taking eight takes to get it right, earning himself the nickname, He Eight. He Qun(何群)是一位屡获殊荣和受人尊敬的第五代电影导演,以在电影中传递真相而闻名,并花了八次时间把它弄好,为自己赢得了绰号He Eight。 Born in Nanjing on...

The Feng Shui Lady who did Oprah; Angi Ma Wong

Angi Ma Wong was one of the world's best known and successful Asian Americans, held in high regard as a businesswoman, a leading expert on Feng Shui and a 26-year survivor of breast cancer. Angi Ma Wong是世界上最著名和最成功的亚裔美国人之一,作为女商人、风水的领先专家和26年的乳腺癌幸存者而备受尊重。 Born in Nanjing on...

China’s Principal Islamic Figurehead; Muhammad Ali Yu Zhengui

Muhammad Ali Yu Zhengui (余振贵) was a former Member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and Former Vice President and Secretary General of the China Islamic Association. 余振贵是全国人民代表大会常务委员会前委员,中国伊斯兰协会前副主席兼秘书长。 Born in Nanjing in February, 1946, of Hui ethnicity, Yu...

He got Us to QR Codes; Thank King-Sun Fu for Today’s Convenience

King-Sun Fu (傅京孫) was the Chinese-American computing engineer who we should either thank or curse multiple times a day, his work having laid the foundations for today’s ubiquitous black and white miniature chessboards; the QR code. King-Sun Fu(傅京孙)是一位华美计算工程师,我们应该每天多次感谢或诅咒他,他的工作为当今无处不在的黑白微型棋盘奠定了基础;二维码。 Born in Nanjing...

Worldwide Performing Pianist who began Life in Nanjing; Noël Lee

Noël Lee was a globetrotting pianist and composer who also served for over 3 years during World War II and had a particular passion for the study of music for piano four hands. Noël Lee是一位环球钢琴家和作曲家,在第二次世界大战期间也服役了3年多,对钢琴四手音乐的研究特别热情。 Born in Nanjing on 25 December,...

The Knighted Nanjinger & a Top Dog in Hong Kong; Harry Fang

Sir Harry Fang Sin-yang (方心讓), GBM, CBE, JP, had a list of titles as long as your arm. An orthopedic surgeon widely known as the "father of rehabilitation” and a champion of those with mobility issues, he rose to...

Left Wing Movie Director who was Critics’ Darling; Shui Hua

Shui Hua (水华) was a film director and screenwriter who maintained artistic integrity while also appealing to the general public with his simplicity and a subtle but clear personal style. 水华(水华)是一位电影导演和编剧,他保持了艺术诚信,同时以他的简单和微妙但清晰的个人风格吸引了公众。 Born in Nanjing on 23 November, 1916, Shui devoted himself...

Neuroscientist & Son of Presbyterian Missionaries; Theodore Holmes Bullock

Theodore Holmes Bullock was to become a founding father of that interdisciplinary science combining neuroscience and ethology into Neuroethology. As a child, he had also once had Sun Yat-sen himself as a guest in his home. 西奥多·霍姆斯·布洛克成为跨学科科学的创始人,将神经科学和民族学结合到神经伦理学中。 小时候,他家里也曾接待过孙中山本人作为客人。 Born in Nanjing...

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