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Zhang Lu (Korean: Jangryul; May 30, 1962 -) is a Korean-Chinese film director and screenwriter. Before starting his film career, he was a novelist. In the early stage of his works, he mainly focused on people who were deprived of their rights, especially the Koreans living in China. After 2012, he moved to South Korea to start writing and settled there. The theme changed into the ambiguity between dreams and reality, the texture of the integration of region, space, and landscape, and the interactive relationship between the characters' identities. In addition to his film career, he also serves as a professor at Yonsei University in the Department of Culture and Media at the School of International Talents and the Department of Imaging at the Graduate School of Communication.

Michael Chang Te-pei (English: Michael Chang Te-pei, February 22, 1972 - ), born in New Jersey, United States, is a retired Chinese male tennis player, tennis coach, a Grand Slam winner, with a highest singles world ranking of No. 2, and won 34 ATP Tour championships. He is recognized as the best Asian male player in the history of tennis. Chang Depei won the French Open in 1989 at the age of 17 years and 3 months. He is still the youngest Grand Slam men's singles champion in tennis history and the only Asian player to win a Grand Slam men's singles championship. He has reached the Grand Slam finals four times in his career and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2008.

Zhang Xinpei (?—?), whose native place is unknown, is a philosopher. During the Japanese occupation of North China, he served as Director of the Education Department of the North China Government Affairs Commission and Director of the Beijing Library.

Tony Zhang (English: Tony Zhang, born in 1972), Han nationality, native of Dongguan, Guangdong, is one of the founders of Tencent. He was once the executive director and chief technology officer of Tencent, responsible for the development of proprietary technologies, including instant messaging platforms and online application systems. Zhang Zhidong received a bachelor's degree in engineering from Shenzhen University in 1993, majoring in computer science and applications, and a master's degree in computer applications and system architecture from South China University of Technology in 1996. In 1999, Zhang Zhidong and others founded Tencent, which currently holds QQ number 10002. Zhang Zhidong ranked 85th on the 2010 Hurun Rich List, with a personal wealth of 10 billion. In 2010, Forbes ranked 45th on the list with a net worth of 12.1 billion yuan. In the 2011 Forbes list of the world's richest people, he ranked 595th on the list with a net worth of US$2 billion (13.1 billion yuan). Ranked 719th on Forbes' 2012 list of the world's billionaires. Ranked 554th on Forbes' 2013 list of the world's billionaires. Ranked 40th on the 2014 Forbes Chinese Rich List. Ranked 41st on the 2015 Forbes Chinese Rich List with US$5.8 billion. In 2014, Zhang Zhidong resigned as Tencent CTO. He ranked 98th on Forbes' 2019 list of the world's billionaires, with assets of US$13.3 billion.

Zhang Zhongmou, Taiwanese semiconductor entrepreneur, first chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing , was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China, and grew up in the Republic of China and British Hong Kong. He has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a doctorate in electrical engineering from Stanford University. He has served as the president and chairman of the Industrial Technology Research Institute and chairman of UMC and World Advanced Integrated Circuits. He has won the IEEE Medal of Honor and was listed in the Zhejiang Merchants Hall of Fame by the Zhejiang Gongshang University Zhejiang Merchants Museum. He is the first entrepreneur in the world to engage in foundry and is known as the "Godfather of Semiconductors." From 2006 to 2023, he served as the APEC Chinese Taipei leader representative. Among Taiwan's 50 richest people announced by Forbes in 2020, Zhang Zhongmou's assets are US$1.5 billion, ranking 28th.

Zhang Yining (October 5, 1981 -), born in Beijing, is a Chinese female table tennis player, one of the best athletes in the history of table tennis, and the first "Double Lap Grand Slam" winner in women's table tennis. In 2011, he was appointed as assistant to the dean of the Chinese Table Tennis Academy of Shanghai Institute of Sport, and in 2024, he was appointed as associate professor of the Chinese Table Tennis Academy of Shanghai Institute of Sport.

Zhang Henshui (May 18, 1895 - February 15, 1967), formerly known as Zhang Xinyuan, was a native of Qianshan, Anhui. He was a Chinese Chapter novelist and a representative writer of the Mandarin Duck and Butterfly School. He had an important influence on the history of Chinese literature and the development of vernacular in the 20th century. His works have complex plots, rigorous and complete structural layouts, and integrate traditional Chinese chapter novels with new techniques in Western novels. He is also famous for his prolific output. In his writing career of more than 50 years, he created more than 100 popular novels, most of which are medium and long chapter novels, with a total word count of nearly 20 million words, which can be regarded as a book of his own. His representative works include several novels such as "The Foreign History of Chunming", "The Golden Family", "The Cause of Crying and Laughing", "Intoxication" and "Eighty-One Dreams". "Hate the Water" is a pen name, taken from Li Yu's poem of the Southern Tang Dynasty, "Happy Meeting·The Forest Flowers Wither the Spring Red", "Since I have grown up in life, I have hated the water forever". He has a wife and two concubines.

Zhang Yuexuan (November 12, 2007 -) is a Chinese child model and the son of model Zhang Liang. The spokesperson of PEACEBIRD children's wear, has been photographed in magazines such as "Talent Magazine" and "GQ", and participated in Hunan Satellite TV's "Happy Camp", "Tian Tian Shang Shang", "Where Are We Going, Dad" and other programs.

Kulilay Amit (Beinan: Kulilay Amit, born August 9, 1972), whose Chinese name is Zhang Huimei, nicknamed Amei, is a Taiwanese female singer and music producer. She is from the Daba Liujiu tribe (Beinan ethnic group) in Beinan Township, Taitung County. In 1992, he participated in the "Five Lights Award" to defend the title of 4 degrees and 5 levels and became known. In 1993, he participated again and became the star of Five Lights at 5 degrees and 5 levels. She made her official debut in 1996 with her first solo album "Sisters". She has a very high influence and status in the Chinese pop music scene. She is regarded as the "Queen of Chinese pop music" and has the honorific title of "Sister God". Zhang Huimei has released 19 solo albums since her debut. She has won the Golden Song Award three times with her albums "Real" (2001), "Amit" (2009) and "Paranoid Side" (2014). She has sold more than 55 million records so far, held more than 400 concerts, and accumulated more than 8 million viewers. She is the record holder for Chinese female singers in record sales, concerts, and viewership. In addition, she has also tried different types of performances such as musicals and short films. She won the Billboard Magazine Asia's Most Popular Singer Award in 1998 and represented Taiwan in Japan to participate in NHK's annual music program "Asia Live Dream". In the same year, she also won the "Golden Award for Female Singer" at the "Top Music Awards Ceremony" and the "Most Popular Female Singer in the Asia-Pacific Region" at the "Golden Song Awards Ceremony". She is currently the only Taiwanese singer to win these two awards. In 1999, she became one of the protagonists of NHK's "Who's Who in Asia" special program and received an exclusive interview. In 2000, she was awarded one of the Ten Outstanding Youth Awards of the Republic of China. In 2004, she won the second World Peace Music Award, and was the only winner of this award in Greater China. She is the singer with the most nominations for the Golden Melody Award for Best Mandarin (Chinese) Female Singer, with a total of 14 nominations, including winning 3 times. She has performed at the ceremony 8 times and is also the creator of the record for the most performances at the Golden Melody Awards. A-Mei has been reported or interviewed by international media such as BIO, Discovery Channel, CNN, and Reuters. In 2002, she was on the cover of the Asian edition of Time magazine and was selected as one of the top 20 influential people in Asia. She was the cover of Asia Weekly twice in 1999 and 2002. She was the cover of Newsweek Asia in early 2000.

Jung Chang, CBE (English name: Jung Chang, born March 25, 1952), formerly known as Zhang Erhong, is a British Chinese writer currently living in London.

Zhang Yang (1967-), a Chinese film director, screenwriter and producer. Zhang Yang grew up in Beijing and studied at Guangdong Sun Yat-sen University until graduating from the Chinese Department in 1988. He entered the Central Academy of Drama and graduated in 1992.

Zhang Jingxuan (English: Hins Cheung / Cheung King Hin / Zhang Jingxuan; February 1, 1981 -), nicknamed Zhang Ning, is a Hong Kong male singer, songwriter and record producer. Born and raised in Guangzhou, he has developed in Hong Kong since 2002. He is known as the "King of Cantonese Songs in Hong Kong" and "E Generation All-round Singer-Songwriter". He serves as the vice president of the 13th Hong Kong Performing Artists Association. Henry Cheung has won many awards in the Hong Kong pop music industry, including "Most Popular Male Singer" at the "Golden Song Awards" in 2014-2016 and 2018; "The Most Popular Male Singer" in 2014 and 2023 Won the title of "My Favorite Male Singer" voted by all fans at the "Music Popular Chart Award Ceremony"; in 2015-2016, 2018-2019 and 2021 "The Music Popular Chart Award Ceremony" "Chizha Music Male Singer Gold Award"; "The 41st Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs" in 2018 and the 42nd "Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs" in 2019 "The Best Popular Male Singer", and in 2021 "Chizha" He won the "Supreme Record Award" at the "Hong Kong Popular Chart Award Ceremony", becoming the fifth singer to achieve the "Big Slam" after Leo Ku. He also won the "Hong Kong Golden Melody Male Singer Award" at the "Hong Kong Golden Melody Awards Ceremony". Henry Cheung's personal selection album My 1st Collection and his fourteenth album Pink Dahlia respectively became the highest-selling Guangdong records of the year. My 1st Collection also became the last popular album to be certified "local platinum" by IFPI since 2008. In April 2006, his work "My Way" was recommended for inclusion in the music teaching materials for primary and secondary schools in mainland China. In 2021, Leslie Cheung served as the guest star stage director of the TVB singing talent show "Legend of Dreams". In 2015, Henry Cheung spent 20 million to take over the recording production of AVON Recording Studios, which was home to many superstars during the glorious era of the Hong Kong record industry in the 1980s and 1990s. It is still the most famous recording venue in the music industry today, and he built part of it into the shape of a train carriage in the 1950s.

Zhang Wenyu (April 13, 1952 -) is a native of Huludao, Liaoning Province. He graduated from Shenyang Conservatory of Music and is a well-known voice actor. His representative works include "Crayon Shin-chan", "Arrest Warrant" and "Neon Genesis Evangelion".

Zhang Xiaogang (1958-) is a Chinese painter.

Zhang Xiaonan, a Mongolian actress from Xinjiang, China, has starred in many online short dramas.

Maggie Cheung, Hong Kong actress. Starting as the runner-up of Miss Hong Kong in 1983, she has gradually transformed into an acting superstar. She has won the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Actress five times and the Taiwan Golden Horse Award for Best Actress four times. She still holds the record for the number of wins in these two major awards. She is still the only Asian actress to win two performance awards at the three major European international film festivals. After 2004, she suspended her acting career and served as the UNICEF China Ambassador. She occasionally appeared at fashion events and award ceremonies.

Zhang Chaoyang (October 31, 1964 -), male, was born in Lintong, Shaanxi, and his ancestral home is Mengjin, Henan. He is an entrepreneur in mainland China and is the chairman and CEO of Sohu.

Zhang Jie (December 20, 1982 -), male singer of the People's Republic of China. In 2004, he participated in the first "My Style My Show" and won the championship. In 2005, he released his first album "No. 1". In 2007, he participated in "Happy Boys" and won the fourth place in the country.

Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi (English name: Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi, May 24, 1980 -), whose real name is Cecilia Cheung, is a Hong Kong actress and singer. He made his debut in 1999 with the movie "The King of Comedy" and became popular. In 2004, she won the Best Actress Award at the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards for her movie "Unforgettable". Other film masterpieces include: "Star Wish" (1999), "Hedong Lion Roar" (2003), "Big Brother" (2003).

Zhang Shuqi was born in Handan, Hebei in 1980. He graduated from the Central Academy of Drama and is a screenwriter and director.

Zhang Chu (November 17, 1968 -), formerly known as Zhang Hongbing, male, native of Liuyang, Hunan, Chinese singer.

Zhang Jiangshu (June 15, 1898 - October 8, 1989), also known as Xuefan, male, was born in Changshu, Jiangsu Province. He was a Chinese physical chemist, educator, politician, and a pioneer of physical chemistry in China. Founder of East China University of Science and Technology and the Chinese Chemical Society. He served as a member of the first to fifth terms of the Shanghai Municipal People's Committee.

Zhang Haidi (September 16, 1955 -), female, native of Wendeng, Shandong, born in Jinan, Chinese disabled writer, master of philosophy, honorary doctorate from York University. He once served as chairman of the China Disabled Persons' Federation, and currently serves as a member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, deputy director of the State Council Committee on Disabled Persons, chairman of Rehabilitation International, a member of the Chinese Writers Association and vice chairman of the Shandong Writers Association.

Zhang Wei (November 7, 1956 -), male, originally from Qixia, Shandong Province, was born in Huang County, Shandong Province (now Longkou City), and is a writer in the People's Republic of China. Graduated from the Chinese Department of the former Yantai Normal College (now Ludong University) and is a professional writer; joined the Chinese Writers Association in 1982. He is currently the Vice Chairman of the Chinese Writers Association, Chairman of the Shandong Writers Association, a part-time professor at Shandong Normal University, and the founder and dean of Wansongpu Academy.