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Zhang Qian

Chinese explorerBorn: 2nd century B.C. In 138 B.C.the emperor of the Han dynasty sent Zhang Qian, an army officer, into central Asia to bring back information about a nomadic tribe with whom the…

Zhang Xianliang

(Encyclopedia) Zhang XianliangZhang Xianliangjäng shyän-lyäng [key], 1936–, Chinese writer. During the 1957 antirightist campaign, the Chinese Communists judged his poetry deviant and sentenced him…

Zhang Yimou

(Encyclopedia) Zhang Yimou, 1951–, Chinese film director. Sentenced to forced labor during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76) because his father had been an officer in Chiang Kai-shek's army, he then…

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DK Arts & Entertainment: Cinema

WHERE ARE MOVIES MADE? WHAT DOES A DIRECTOR DO? HOW OLD IS CINEMA? BOLLYWOOD STUNTS ADAPTATIONS GENRES HOLLYWOODSPECIAL EFFECTSFIND OUT MORECinema is a hugely popular modern art form that uses…

2004 Olympics: Badminton

MENEvent SinglesTaufik Hidayat, INA Seung Mo Shon, KOR Soni Dwi Kuncoro, INADoublesKim / Ha, S. Kor.  Lee / Yoo, S. Kor. Hian / Limpele, INAWOMENEvent SinglesNing Zhang, CHN Mia Audina, NED Mi Zhou…

2006 Olympics: Figure Skating, Pairs

  Score1Tatiana Totmianina & Maxim Marinin, RUS204.482Dan Zhang & Hao Zhang, CHN189.733Hongbo Zhao & Xue Shen, CHN186.91 Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All…

Figure Skating: 2006 World Championships

(March 20–26, 2006, Calgary, Canada)Men's singles1. Stephane Lambiel, Switzerland2. Brian Joubert, France3. Evan Lysacek, United StatesWomen's singles1. Kimmie Meissner, United States2. Fumie…

2004 Olympics: Table Tennis

MENSinglesSeung Min Ryu, KOR Hao Wang, CHN Liqin Wang, CHNDoublesMa / Chen, CHN Ko / Li, HKG Maze / Tugwell, DENWOMENEvent SinglesYining Zhang, CHN Hyang Mi Kim, PRK Kyung Ah Kim, KORDoublesWang /…