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The following is a list of living centenarians (living people who have attained the age of at least 100 years) known for reasons other than just their longevity. For more specific lists of people (living or deceased) who are known for these reasons, see lists of centenarians .
Huoxiang Zhengqi Shui (simplified Chinese: 藿香正气水; traditional Chinese: 藿香正氣水) is a liquid herbal formula used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "induce diaphoresis and clear away summer-heat, to resolve damp and regulate the function of the spleen and stomach". [1] It tastes bitter and pungent.
Le Van Cong, Vietnamese sports powerlifter and the first Vietnamese athlete to win a gold medal in the history of the Summer Paralympics. Lee Nguyen, professional soccer player; Ly Hoang Nam, first Vietnamese tennis player to win a Grand Slam trophy. Marcel Nguyen, German Vietnamese gymnast. Men Nguyen, professional poker player [14]
Xu Xiang (徐翔; pinyin: Xú Xiáng; born February 1977 in Ningbo, Zhejiang), a former Chinese private placement investor; Xu Jiayu (徐嘉余; born 1995), a Chinese competitive swimmer who specializes in the backstroke. He is the Olympic Silver medalist (2016; Xu Caihou (徐才厚; 1943 – 2015), Chinese general in the People's Liberation ...
Chinese names also form the basis for many common Cambodian, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese surnames, and to an extent, Filipino surnames in both translation and transliteration into those languages. The conception of China as consisting of the "old hundred families" (Chinese: 老百姓; pinyin: Lǎo Bǎi Xìng; lit.
Xing (Chinese: 邢) is a Chinese surname.There are two hypothesized sources for the extant catalogue of surnames: 1. According to the Yuanhe Xing Zuan, Xing is originated from Ji (), the royal family of Zhou dynasty in China.
Xie (; simplified Chinese: 谢; traditional Chinese: 謝; pinyin: Xiè; Wade–Giles: Hsieh 4) is a Chinese-language surname. lt is usually romanized as "Hsieh" in Taiwan.. It is estimated that there are more than ten million people with this surname, most of whom live in Taiwan, Southern China, South East Asia, America, Europe and Afri
In Vietnamese, the character 許 is converted to Hứa. The Hoa people overseas Chinese of Vietnam with the surname 許 / 许 may have it spelled as Hái or Hy when immigrating to the English-speaking World, particularly the United States. Other spellings include Hee and Hu. In Cebuano and Tagalog, 許 is transliterated as Co and Ngo.