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Freddie Mercury, formerly known as Farooq Bulsara, was an Indian-British male singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer and pianist of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant style and a voice that spanned four octaves. As a songwriter, he wrote some of Queen's most popular songs, such as "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Killer Queen," "Somebody to Love," "Don't Stop Me Now" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love." In addition to being a member of Queen, he has his own solo singing career and occasionally serves as a producer and guest artist (singing or piano) for other artists. On November 24, 1991, just one day after he disclosed his AIDS status, he died of bronchopneumonia caused by it.

Hongren (1610-1664), whose common surname was Jiang, whose given name was Tao, and whose courtesy name was Liuqi; also known as Fang, whose courtesy name was Oumeng. After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he became a monk in Wuyi Mountain, Fujian. His Buddhist name was Hongren, his courtesy name was Wuzhi, and his nicknames were Jianjiang and Meihuaguji. A native of Shexian County, Anhui Province, he was a painter in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Together with Shi Tao, Kun Can and Bada Shanren, he was known as the "Four Monks" in the early Qing Dynasty. He is good at painting landscapes. He first studied the paintings of the Song Dynasty, and later studied the paintings of Xiao Yuncong, Ni Zan and others. His brushwork is clear, simple and elegant, and his taste is noble and elegant. He is especially good at painting Huangshan turquoise and is the founder of the "Xin'an School of Painting". Together with Zha Shibiao, Sun Yi and Wang Zhirui, he is also known as the "Four Masters of Xin'an". He also writes plum and bamboo poems and work poems.

Zhang Yishan (May 5, 1992 -), male, Han nationality, native of Beijing, Chinese actor.

Zhang Yiming (April 10, 1983 -), male, Hakka from Yongding District, Longyan City, Fujian Province, Chinese Internet entrepreneur, former chairman and CEO of ByteDance. Founded ByteDance in 2012. It has products such as Toutiao, Douyin and Huoshan Video. On the 2026 Forbes China Rich List, Zhang Yiming ranked first on the list with US$100.8 billion.

Jang Dong Gun (Korean: Jang Dong-gun/Jang Dong Gun, Romanized: Jang Dong-gun, March 7, 1972 -) is a South Korean actor and singer. He is well-known to Chinese audiences for his TV series "Project Runway", "Falling in Love with Anchorwoman" and the movie "The Promise" directed by Chen Kaige. In 2004, he won the Korean Film Blue Dragon Award for Best Actor for the movie "The Flying Taigeuk Flag", which also made him the first person to win all the awards in the male actor category in the history of the Blue Dragon Awards. Jang Dong Gun married actor Go So Young on May 2, 2010, and they now have a son and a daughter. In 2012, he starred in the TV series "A Gentleman's Dignity" again after 12 years.

Zhang Yunlong (March 2, 1988 -), male, Han nationality, native of Dalian, Liaoning Province, actor and singer from Mainland China, graduated from the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy in 2009 and was a professional football goalkeeper. In 2014, he won the Best Actor Award in the 21st Beijing University Student Film Festival Original Film Competition for the micro-film "Love Express". In 2014, he became famous after filming the movie "Gardenia Blooms" and idol drama. Now he is an actor signed by Jiaxing Media.

Zhang Weili (1990-), a native of Handan City, Hebei Province, is a Chinese mixed martial arts athlete and the first UFC world champion in Asia. . His Chinese nickname is "Little Fatty". After entering the Ultimate Fighting Championship, his English nickname was "Magnum" and he played for the Beijing Black Tiger Fight Club. She once participated in the Kunlun Fight and is now a strawweight player and champion of the UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship. On August 31, 2019, she defeated former champion Jessica Andrade in the Ultimate Fighting Championship Shenzhen, becoming the first champion from China in the event. She is currently ranked second in the UFC women's P4P rankings.

Zhang Yunhe (July 25, 1909 - August 14, 2002), born in Hefei, Anhui, is a Chinese Kun Opera researcher. Her husband is Zhou Youguang, a Chinese philologist.

Zhang Gang (1935-2006), formerly known as Zhang Wenkai, was originally from Manchuria and was a native of Nanchang, Jiangxi. National first-level director. Zhang Gang began to engage in art work in the 1950s and served as an actor in the Jiangxi Repertory Troupe. Before the Cultural Revolution, he wrote the drama "August 1st Storm", which put Zhou Enlai's image on the stage for the first time. Later, he wrote "Long Live the Laborers", which brought Liu Shaoqi's image to the stage for the first time. It was hit hard during the Cultural Revolution. In 1974, he created "The First Shot in Hongcheng" based on "August 1st Storm", breaking the preaching of model operas. After the Cultural Revolution, he served as a screenwriter for Jiangxi TV Station in 1980, writing the scripts "The Married Woman" and "Confidential Agent No. 5". In 1982, he directed his debut film "Regret" at Jiangxi Film Studio. In 1983, he created the first film of the Aman comedy series, "Smiling Face". "The Secret Service" filmed in 1984 set a box office record in the domestic film market at that time. In 1985, he established the Nanchang Film and TV Series Creation Research Institute and served as director and director, becoming China's first independent producer. Over the past 20 years, Zhang Gang has filmed 25 movies in the Aman series, which is currently the longest-running movie series in China. He is also known as the "Father of Aman". The comic image of "Aman" is known as "Yinjiro" in China. Before his death, he had just completed the 25th Aman series work "Romantic Giethoorn". He wrote a total of 33 films and directed 31 films. Because all of his films made money and he never lost money, he was called the "Zhang Gang Phenomenon" by the film industry at the time. In addition, he has also filmed a number of TV dramas that have been well received by audiences, such as the large-scale drama series "Liao Zhai", "The Biography of Wang Baochang", "The Biography of Wang Baochang", etc. The original plan to shoot a sequel to "The Legend of Wang Baochang" in 2006 became a last wish. Zhang Gang died in Nanchang at 2:30 a.m. on January 13, 2006 due to esophageal rupture due to advanced liver cirrhosis. A memorial service will be held at 8:30 a.m. on January 17 at Nanchang Funeral Home.

Joe Cheung Tung-joe (English: Joe Cheung Tung-joe, born July 24, 1944), known as "Brother Joe", is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor.

Zhang Zhehan (May 11, 1991 -) is a Chinese actor, singer, and director. He graduated from the Performance Department of Shanghai Theater Academy with a major in musical theater. In 2009, he entered the entertainment industry by starring in his first TV series "How Did I Fall in Love with You". In 2015, he rose to prominence by playing the young Lin Shu in the TV series "Nirvana in Fire". In the same year, he released his first solo EP "Light", and later starred in the TV series "The Legend of Yun Xi" (2018), "Everyone Wants to Meet You" (2020) and "Ruyi Fangfei" (2020). In 2020, the premiere concert was held for the second personal EP "I Met Me". In 2021, he won the title of Overseas Drama Champion Actor for his role as the male protagonist Zhou Zishu in "The Order of Mountains and Rivers". In August 2021, he was involved in a controversy involving rumors of a visit to the Yasukuni Shrine. He encountered violent online violence and was forced to suspend his acting career in mainland China. In December 2022, the album "Deep Blue" will be released on major overseas music platforms, and the second album "Mandala" will be released in April 2023. Starting from May 2023, the "Prehistoric Theater" tour concert and other performances will be held in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and other places. Starting from November 2023, "Chasing" fan meetings will be held in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and Australia. In April 2024, the Tibetan cycling documentary "August" directed for the first time will be released globally. In May 2024, songs from the third album "Scavengers" will be released one after another. In November 2024, the first "Prehistoric Theater 2.0" concert was held in Seoul, South Korea. During the performance, he personally stated that he had never visited or paid homage to the Yasukuni Shrine.

Zhang Guogan (July 7, 1876 - January 25, 1959), with the courtesy name Ganruo and Qianruo, nickname Zhongjia, and No. 1 Shigong, male, was a native of Chengguan, Puqi County, Wuchang Prefecture, Hubei Province (now Chibi City). In the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, he was a politician, historian, chronicler, and Shijing researcher.

Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing (English: Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing; September 12, 1956 - April 1, 2003), formerly known as Zhang Fazhong, is a Hong Kong male singer, actor, songwriter, and has served as film soundtrack, line dance, music video director, art director and film director. In terms of music, he became famous with the songs "The Wind Keeps Blowing" and "Monica" from 1983 to 1984. From 1986 to 1987, he won the "Golden Melody Award" for two consecutive years at the Top Ten Golden Melody Awards Ceremony. From 1988 to 1989, he won the "Most Popular Male Singer" in the top ten hits for two consecutive years. He also won the first "Golden Award for Male Singer in the Music Circle" at the "1988 Music Chart Awards Ceremony" and won the title again the following year. In the 1980s, he became the first Hong Kong singer to enter the Korean record market with his albums "Love" and "The Greatest Hits of Leslie Cheung", and broke the sales record of Chinese-language records in South Korea. The album "Beloved" released in 1995 sold more than 500,000 copies in South Korea, once again setting a new record for the highest sales of Chinese-language records in South Korea, and it is still the holder of the sales record for Chinese-language records in South Korea. In 1999, he won the "Golden Needle Award", the highest honor in the Hong Kong music scene. In 2000, he won the "Most Outstanding Artist in Asia" at the CCTV-MTV Music Festival. In 2010, he ranked third in the selection of "Five Most Famous Musicians in the World in the Past 50 Years" organized by CNN in the United States. In terms of movies, he won the "Best Actor" at the 10th Hong Kong Film Awards in 1991 for the movie "Days of Being Wild". In 1993, he starred in "Farewell My Concubine", which was the first film in Chinese film history to win the "Palme d'Or" at the Cannes Film Festival. Leslie Cheung also won the "Best Actor" at the 4th Japan Film Critics Awards and the "Special Contribution Award" at the 4th China Film and Performing Arts Society Awards for this film. In the same year, he served as a judge at the 6th Tokyo International Film Festival. In 1995, he won the "Best Actor" award at the first Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards for his film "Ashes of Time". In 1998, Leslie Cheung became the first Asian actor to serve as a jury member at the Berlin Film Festival. In 2000, he was selected as one of the "Top 100 Foreign Actors of the 20th Century" by Japan's "Film Weekly". In 2005, the Hong Kong Film Awards Association selected "The 100 Best Chinese Films of the Century". 8 films starring Leslie Cheung were selected, ranking first among Chinese actors in the number of films selected.

Zhang Daqian (May 10, 1899 - April 2, 1983), whose original name was Zhang Zhengquan, later changed his name to Zhang Yuan, with the courtesy name Ji Yuan, his religious name Daqian, and his living name Dafengtang. In his early years, he also signed his pen name Cajuan. He was born in Neijiang, Sichuan, and his ancestral home is Panyu, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. He is one of the most influential artists in the Chinese painting circle in the 20th century. His artistic attainments include poetry, calligraphy, painting and appreciation, and his creative career spans tradition and modernity. In his early years, he was famous for his intensive study of ancient paintings, and his copying could almost be real. In his middle age, he went to Dunhuang to copy murals, and his painting style became more vigorous. In his later years, he pioneered the technique of splashing ink and color, pushing ink painting to a new realm. In the painting world, Zhang Daqian is as famous as Qi Baishi and Pu Xinshe, and is known as "South Zhang Bei Qi" and "South Zhang Bei Pu". Later, he settled in Taiwan with Huang Junbi and Pu Xinshe, and they were known as the "Three Crossing the Sea". His artistic activities have spread all over the world. He has held exhibitions in Paris, London, New York and other places, and met and exchanged ideas with the Western artist Picasso. He is known as the "pen of the East". His works have repeatedly achieved high prices in the art market and he is one of the most high-profile Chinese artists in the world. In addition to being famous in the art world, Zhang Daqian is also a well-known gourmet. He once said: "In terms of art, I am good at cooking, and even better at painting."

Jang Na Ra (Korean: Jang Nara, Romanized: Jang Na Ra, March 18, 1981 -) is a South Korean female singer, actress and philanthropist. In 2002, she became famous with the TV series "Successful Girl" and "The Love of Red Bean Girl". In 2003, she became popular throughout Asia with the title song "Sweet Dream", and she was ranked as the first generation of Korean female singers along with Lee Hyori and BoA. Since his debut, he has donated more than 13 billion won to charity, and he is honored as the "Donation Angel" by Koreans. Jang Nara made her debut in 2001 with the release of her first album "First Story". In the same year, she participated in the MBC sitcom "Boys and Girls Go Forward" and gradually became known to Korean audiences. In 2002, she starred in the SBS TV series "The Success Story of a Bright Girl" and MBC "The Love of Red Bean Girl" and became popular. Among them, "The Success Story of a Bright Girl" achieved a high ratings of 42.6% and was the highest-rated TV series in Korea in 2002. At the same time, she won the 2003 Baeksang Newcomer Award for her role as Cha Yangshun. In the same year, the sales of his second album "Sweet Dream" exceeded 200,000 copies in the first week, and he won the KBS and MBC Gayo Daejeon Awards at the end of the year. Therefore, the popularity of Jang Nara in her heyday is considered to be equal to that of IU and Suzy in the 2010s. In February 2004, Zhang Nala was appointed as China's publicity ambassador. In the same year, the focus of work began to shift to China. She starred in many Chinese film and television dramas including "The Unruly Princess" and released four solo music albums in Chinese. At the same time, she actively participated in various charity activities. In 2007, she served as the cultural exchange ambassador between China and South Korea, and served as the torch bearer for the 29th Beijing Olympics in Seoul in 2008. In 2018, he once again served as the torch bearer for the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics. In 2011, Jang Nara, who had been away from the Korean film and television industry for 6 years, returned to Korea and starred in the KBS monthly drama "Beautiful Girl" and won the first place in the same period. In 2012, she starred in the KBS monthly drama "School 2013" and won the KBS Drama Award for Outstanding Acting in the Miniseries Department for two consecutive years. In 2014, he starred in the MBC dramas "Fated to Love You" and "Mr. Back" and won three awards at the 2014 MBC Drama Awards: Popularity Award, Best Couple Award, and Best Acting Award in the Miniseries Department. In 2017, he starred in the TV series "Go Back Couple" and won the KBS Best Couple Award and the Best Acting Award in the Miniseries Department. 2018, starring

Zhang Zijian (January 14, 2006 -), born in Fuzhou, Jiangxi, is a Chinese actor.

Jacky Cheung Hok-yau (English: Jacky Cheung Hok-yau; July 10, 1961 -), a Hong Kong male singer, actor and musician, is known as the "God of Song" in the Chinese society. With being named one of the "Four Kings" of the Hong Kong music scene by the Hong Kong media in 1992, Jacky Cheung entered the peak period of his singing career. In 1994, he was named the most popular singer in Asia by the US "Billboard". In 1995, his record sales surpassed Madonna and was second only to Michael Jackson. Due to his high sales of records, he was entered into the 1990s Superstars Hall of Fame selected by Universal Music America in 2000. At that time, he was also listed as one of the 50 most influential people in Asia by Time Magazine. Jacky Cheung has more than 70 number one songs in Hong Kong; he also has three Chinese-language albums with sales exceeding one million in the Taiwan market, and has great influence on the Chinese music scene. He is good at interpreting a variety of musical styles, and later tried rhythm and blues and jazz, and even used opera singing to interpret music. In terms of film performances, Jacky Cheung has filmed more than 70 films. The characters he created have made him successful in this field. He has been nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards many times in comedies, dramas and literary films. Among them, in 1989, he won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards for the movie "Carmen", and then in 1990, he won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards for the movie "The Swordsman". In 2002, he participated in the movie "Man 40" and won the title of Best Actor at the Indian International Film Festival. In addition to his acting career, Jacky Cheung is enthusiastic about public welfare and charity. In 1998, he was elected as one of the top ten outstanding young people in Hong Kong; in 1999, he was ranked among the top ten outstanding young people in the world.

Zhang Ning (May 19, 1975 -), native of Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, is a retired Chinese badminton player and assistant coach of the Chinese badminton team. He has represented China in international competitions since 1994 and won his first world championship in 2003. She is not only the first Chinese player to win the "double championship" of the World Championships and Olympic Games in women's singles; she is also the first athlete to win consecutive Olympic badminton women's singles gold medals. She was also the oldest athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in the history of badminton. She was 33 years and 89 days old when she won the second gold medal. In 2021, he was selected into the Badminton World Federation Hall of Fame.

Nick Cheung Ka Fai (English: Nick Cheung Ka Fai, December 2, 1964 -) is a Hong Kong actor, singer, producer and film director; he was an artist under Asia Television and TVB. Nick Cheung has won the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actor twice and the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor once, and his acting skills are highly recognized.

Allen Zhang (English: Allen Zhang, December 3, 1969 -), native of Shaodong City, Hunan Province, was born in Dongkou County, Hunan Province. He is a Chinese entrepreneur. He graduated from the Department of Telecommunications of Huazhong University of Science and Technology and holds bachelor's and master's degrees. Zhang Xiaolong has successively developed Foxmail, QQ Mail and WeChat. He is known as the "Father of WeChat" because he developed WeChat and has many users. Currently, he is the Senior Vice President of Tencent, responsible for the management of Tencent’s Guangzhou R&D Department, and also participates in the management and review of Tencent’s major innovation projects.

Zhang Zhan (September 2, 1983 -), female, native of Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, citizen journalist, Christian. Bachelor's degree in insurance and master's degree in finance from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. Introduced to Shanghai as a talent in 2010; worked as a lawyer, but later had his lawyer's practicing certificate revoked because he participated in rights protection activities and participated in a signature activity to revise the Lawyers Management Measures. In 2015, he was baptized into the name of Christ. Zhang Zhan went to Wuhan as a citizen journalist in February 2020 to track and report on the COVID-19 epidemic. After his arrest in May, he was sentenced to four years in prison for "picking quarrels and provoking troubles." Three months after he was released from prison, he was again criminally detained for "picking quarrels and provoking troubles." In 2021, he won the Freedom of Expression Honor Award from the Free University of Brussels in Belgium, the 2020 Lin Zhao Freedom Award, the 21st Youth China Human Rights Award in 2021, and the Courage Award at the 2021 Press Freedom Award.

Zhang Jianya (1951-), whose pen name is Mu Jiang, is a native of Putian, Fujian, and is a fifth-generation director, screenwriter, and actor in China. His representative works include the movies "Sanmao Joins the Army", "Survival from Desperate Situations", "Crash Landing", and the TV series "The Reign of Zhenguan", etc. He won the China Film Huabiao Award for Outstanding Director in 1995 and 2000.

Zhang Jianhong (also known as "Lihong", March 6, 1958 - December 31, 2010), a native of Ningbo, Zhejiang, is a famous poet, writer and human rights activist. He was awarded the 2008 Democracy Award and was an honorary member of PEN America and PEN Australia Melbourne. In 2007, the court sentenced him to six years in prison and deprivation of political rights for one year for inciting subversion of state power. In 2007, he was diagnosed with ALS in prison, and the authorities have always rejected his application for medical parole. In June 2010, his condition became critical and he was allowed to be released on medical parole. He was unable to be cured and died on December 31, 2010 at the age of 52.

Zhang Binbin (January 19, 1993 -), male, native of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, actor from Mainland China.