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Chen Niannian (October 4, 1941 - December 21, 2021), Han nationality, politician of the People's Republic of China and member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Originally from Wuxing, Zhejiang, born in Shanghai. Graduated from the Department of Engineering Physics of Tsinghua University in 1964. He joined the Communist Party of China and served as the former president of the Institute of Physical and Chemical Engineering of the Nuclear Industry of China National Nuclear Corporation and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. In 2008, he was elected as a member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, representing the scientific and technological community, and was assigned to the 30th group.

Chen Huai'ai (September 23, 1920 - November 28, 1994), formerly known as Zheng Yanxian, male, was born in Changle, Fuzhou, Fujian, and a Chinese director. Chen Huaai has directed many feature films and Peking opera films. He has co-directed the Peking opera films "Mu Guiying vs. Hongzhou", "The Female General of the Yang Family", "Wild Boar Forest" and "Plain War" with Cui Wei. He has also independently directed Peking Opera films such as "Lotus Lantern", "Beheading the Yellow Robe", "Xin'an Station", "Sanchakou", "Yuanmen Beheads", "Little Cowherd", "Dragon Playing with Phoenix", "Liu Hai Chopping Wood", "Iron Gong Yuan", etc. He also served as the art director for his son Chen Kaige's film "Farewell My Concubine".

Chen Sicheng (February 22, 1978 -), formerly known as Chen Sicheng, was born in Shenyang, Liaoning, and is a Chinese film director, screenwriter, actor, and singer. Graduated from the Central Academy of Drama. In 2006, he became famous for starring in the TV series "Soldier Assault". He won the "Outstanding Supporting Actor Award" at the 3rd British Vientiane International Chinese Film Festival for his role as Zhou Dong in the movie "Watchmen: Guilty Lost". In 2012, he won the MSN Emerging Director Award for his self-written, directed and starred TV series "Beijing Love Story". In 2015, he won the Best Screenplay Award at the 23rd Beijing University Student Film Festival for his self-written and directed film "Detective Chinatown". In October 2018, he was awarded the first "Top Ten Young TV Drama Screenwriters in China" award. In 2021, the crime movie "Manslaughter 2" produced by the company will be released. In 2025, he won the Best Director at the 38th Golden Rooster Award for "Tang Detective 1900".

Michael Chan Wai-man (English: Michael Chan Wai-man, born July 10, 1945), a Hakka from Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, a former Shaw Brothers martial arts actor and free boxer.

Priscilla Chan Wai-han (English: Priscilla Chan Wai-han; July 28, 1965 -), a Hong Kong female singer, was a popular singer in the mid-to-late 1980s and 1990s, and was known as the "Queen of Music". Priscilla Chan initially debuted in November 1983 as a three-person female music group "Girls Magazine" at the same time as Lai Zhishan and Chen Lemin. The album of the same name "Girls Magazine" was released on January 15, 1984. She became an instant hit with her debut song "Lost Promise" and turned to independent development. The first solo album "The Feeling of Story" released during the Fa Anli period achieved excellent platinum record results, and the songs "Love in the Glass Window" and "Flower Shop" were very popular. In 1986, due to the reorganization of Fa Anli, Priscilla Chan joined PolyGram and was arranged to collaborate with producer Ou Dingyu to release the album "Rebel". The song "Dancing Street" was particularly popular, and she has since become a first-line singer. Subsequent songs such as "Silly Girl" and "Where Do We Meet in Life" are all classics in the Chinese music scene. The album "Forever Your Friend" was released on July 25, 1989. PolyGram held a record celebration event at the end of August 1989 to award 5 platinum sales. In September 1989, Polygram announced that during the same period, Alan Tam's "The City of Love" had sales of 7 platinums (350,000), and "Forever Your Friend" was 5 platinum (250,000). , and in the end, the annual sales volume of "Forever Your Friend" is estimated to have exceeded 7 platinums, and it was certified by IFPI as the highest-selling album of 1989. The first famous songs "Night Machine" and "Qian Qian Que Song" are even more popular in the Chinese community. Priscilla Chan won many important awards in the music industry for her song "A Thousand Thousand Songs", which established her immortal status as a "grand diva" and held her first solo concert titled "When Will We See You Again" at the Hung Hom Stadium. In early 1990, he took a break from the music scene to study in the United States. During this period, he briefly returned to Hong Kong several times to record albums. The album "Come Back" released in 1992 sold 150,000 copies (triple platinum) despite almost zero publicity. The songs "Falling Snow", "Come Back", "Black Tea House", etc. are all extremely popular works. After completing his studies in 1995, he officially made a comeback. At the beginning of the year, he released the album "Welcome Back", which sold four times platinum (200,000 copies). In the following year, he held ten "Snow Reflected Whitening" concerts at the Coliseum, setting a new record for the number of personal concerts. At the end of the year, the songs "Gone with the Wind" and "I'm Lonely" also won multiple top ten song awards, and their achievements were highly recognized. However, the company later changed its issuance

Kelly Chen (English: Kelly Chen, September 13, 1972-), a Hong Kong female singer and actress, known as the "Queen of Music". Since his debut in 1994, he has been involved in the music, film, television and advertising industries. He is currently a singer under Universal Music Group and an artist under Spark Production Co., Ltd. His younger brother Simon Chen was also a singer and artist.

Chen Chengxiu (November 1948-), Han nationality, entrepreneur and politician of the People's Republic of China, member of the 11th and 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Chen Zhengli (1960-), Han nationality, native of Shenzhen, Guangdong, is a figure in the business community of the People's Republic of China. In June 1995, he was appointed chairman and president of China Baoan Group. In April 2000, he concurrently served as Chairman of China Venture Capital Co., Ltd. Bachelor's degree from China Central Radio and Television University and master's degree in management engineering from Zhejiang University.

Chen Jinrong (1917-1989), formerly known as Chen Yifan, was originally from Leshan, Sichuan, and was a modern Chinese writer and poet.

Chen Xu (September 17, 1936 -), male, native of Huzhou, Zhejiang, born in Nanjing, Jiangsu, is a Chinese paleontologist and stratigrapher, researcher at the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, chairman of the International Ordovician Branch, and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Chen Mingming (born August 18, 1950), male, from Xiajin, Shandong Province, is a politician, diplomat and translator of the People's Republic of China.

Chen Xingxu (March 31, 1996 -), born in Shenyang, Liaoning, is a Chinese actor. He was discovered by a talent scout when he was playing in the park at the age of 3 and started shooting commercials. He filmed his first TV series at the age of 4. He appeared on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala in a skit at the age of 7. At the age of 10, he starred in the TV series "Shining Red Star" as the protagonist Pan Dongzi. In his early years, he also shot commercials with good backs. In 2014, he won the first place in the acting department of the Central Academy of Drama and the third place in the acting department of the Beijing Film Academy in the art examination. He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 2018. When he was a junior, he took on the role in the costume palace drama "East Palace", which was broadcast in 2019. It was well received for its closeness to the age and appearance of the original character, as well as his good use of eyes and delicate and layered performance. He was praised as Li Chengyin who came out of the book.

Chen Chunxian (August 6, 1934 - August 9, 2004) was a Chinese physicist and member of the Communist Party of China. He was known as the first person in Zhongguancun. He participated in the construction of China's first tokamak and served as the director of the Plasma Research Laboratory of the Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was the youngest full professor and the first doctoral supervisor at the Institute of Physics. He graduated from the Department of Physics of Moscow State University.

Chen Yan (August 1963-), a native of Suzhou, Jiangsu, Han nationality, is a member of the Communist Party of China. Major in National Economic Planning, Department of Planning Economics, Renmin University of China. A politician of the People's Republic of China, he served as vice chairman of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a representative of Guizhou Province at the 13th National People's Congress.

Nicholas Chan Hiu-fung, BBS, MH, JP (English: Nicholas Chan Hiu-fung, December 1973-), is a Hong Kong politician and lawyer. He is currently a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council (legal profession) and a member of the Liberal Party. He once studied in Melbourne, Australia. He is the Director of the Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Center of the Asian-African Legal Council and a representative of the 13th and 14th National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China.

Chen Jingrun (May 22, 1933 - March 19, 1996), male, was a native of Lulei Village, Chengmen Town, Minhou County, Fujian Province (now Cangshan District, Fuzhou City), and his family was Lufeng Chen. Chinese mathematician, winner of the Hua Luogeng Mathematics Prize, his main achievements include Chen's theorem, which is the result of Chen Jingrun spending half his life studying Goldbach's conjecture.

Chen Zenggu (1907-February 29, 1988), formerly known as Chen Wenguang, also known as Junming, formerly known as Chen Jingming, Zeng Yifeng, and Zeng Gu, was a native of Xiaoyuan Village, Jiaozishan, Anshun County, Guizhou Province (now the Xiaoyuan Group, Dashan Village, Jiaozishan Town, Xixiu District, Anshun City), a political figure of the People's Republic of China. He once served as deputy secretary of the Guizhou Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, vice chairman and acting chairman of the Provincial People's Government, deputy minister of the Ministry of Education, deputy secretary of the Party Leadership Group, secretary of the Gansu Provincial Committee Secretariat, deputy to the First National People's Congress, member of the Sixth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and representative to the Seventh and Eighth National Congresses of the Communist Party of China.

Benny Chan Muk Sing (October 24, 1961 - August 23, 2020) was a Hong Kong male film producer, film director, and television screenwriter. He was especially good at action movies. "Talk" (2008), "Anti-Drug" (2013) and his posthumous work "Rage" (2021), he was nominated for the Best Director Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards six times. In 2022, with his posthumous work "Rage", he won the "40th Hong Kong Film Awards" for Best Director, Best Film, Best Editing and Best Action Design.

Adia Chan Chung Ling (English: Adia Chan Chung Ling, January 21, 1970 -), formerly known as Chan Chung Ling, nicknamed "Song Song" and "Sister Song Song", is a Hong Kong female singer and actress. Her parents are Indonesian overseas Chinese who have settled in Hong Kong. She was a contract actress for Hong Kong TVB. She was one of the popular actresses of TVB in the 1990s. She also achieved record sales by singing the theme songs of Cantonese TV dramas. Chen also bought properties and invested more than 300 million in net worth. In 2006, Chen Songling became romantically involved with mainland Chinese actor Zhang Duo, who was 8 years younger than her, when they co-starred in the TV series "The Blood Is Not Cold". Later, both parties uploaded travel photos with the same background on their blogs, thus exposing their relationship. On July 26, 2011, Chen Songling and Zhang Duo announced their marriage on Sina Weibo; the next day, she also admitted that they were married during a telephone interview.

Fruit Chan (English: Fruit Chan, April 15, 1959 -) is a Hong Kong film director and independent film producer, represented by the "1997 Trilogy" ("Made in Hong Kong", "Last Year's Fireworks", "Xiluxiang") and the "Prostitute Trilogy" ("Durian Piao Piao", "Hong Kong has a Hollywood", "Three Husbands"). With this trilogy, he has won many awards overseas. In addition to shooting movies at a low cost, Chen Guo also often casts newcomers or non-professional actors as the protagonists of the movies. His film style is realistic, and most of the characters in his films are grassroots. In addition, he is also a film screenwriter and often edits and composes film theme songs himself.

Chen Feng (1916-1986), male, from Yangshan, Guangdong, was a politician and diplomat of the People's Republic of China.

Chen Ran (born in 1962) is from Beijing. Representative writer of private writing in the 1990s. He studied music in his childhood and turned to literature at the age of 18. He began publishing prose and poetry in 1982. In the 1990s, she published a series of works such as "Toast to the Past" and "Sunshine on the Lips", and proposed "transgender consciousness", becoming a representative writer of female private writing. Most of his works express the living feelings of sensitive and fragile women and the relationship between people and the world through the "private life" of single women. His major works include "Toast to the Past", "Nowhere to Say Goodbye", "Private Life", etc.

Chen Kefan (December 29, 2001 -) is a child actor in the People's Republic of China.

Chen Chuxiang (1897-1973), an early tobacco industry entrepreneur in China, was born in Zhenhai, Zhejiang.