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Political office-holders in Guangzhou (2 C) ... Pages in category "People from Guangzhou" The following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total.
This is a list of people on the banknotes of different countries. The customary design of banknotes in most countries is a portrait of a notable citizen (living and/or deceased) on the front (or obverse ) or on the back (or reverse ) of the banknotes, unless the subject is featured on both sides.
People from Guangzhou (11 C, 58 P) H. People from Heyuan (5 C, 1 P) ... Pages in category "People from Guangdong" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of ...
Name (Hakka pronunciation) Chinese name Birth-Death Born Ancestry Description Lai Enjue [2] (Lai En Cheok) 赖恩爵: 1795–1848: Shenzhen: Zijin, Guangdong: Admiral (水师提督), Guangdong Navy, 1843–1848; Commander, Battle of Kowloon, First Opium War, 1839; Just before Lai died due to illness, he told his family clan that his wish was to see the return of Hong Kong to China; Ten days ...
"While my people had the luxury of doing one job at a time, I had to keep track of the whole enterprise." [ 53 ] Pei's dissatisfaction reached its peak at a time when financial problems began plaguing Zeckendorf's firm. I. M. Pei and Associates officially broke from Webb and Knapp in 1960, which benefited Pei creatively but pained him personally.
Soros is known as “The Man Who Broke the Bank of England” because of his massive 1992 bet against the U.K. pound sterling that reportedly netted him a $1 billion profit.
It is said that over a hundred famous people come from the Sze Yup region of Guangdong Province, making the region famous for producing more stars than any other city/region in mainland China. As a result, the local government in Jiangmen which administers the Sze Yup or Ng Yap cities of Taishan , Kaiping , Enping , Xinhui , and Heshan ...
The literal recordings of this legendary can be dated back to Jin Dynasty, during which Pei Yuan wrote in his essay Guangzhou Ji.' Taiping Yulan (The Northern Song Dynasty, in 983) also refers to the descriptions of 'Guangzhou Ji'—"On the Guangzhou court hall's beam, there are images of the five goats.