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Hong Kong: 100 100 people killed by Japanese military. Zhejiang-Jiangxi massacres: 1942, 15 May – 4 September Provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangxi: 250,000 Conducted by Japanese military as retaliation for Chinese civilians giving shelter to American pilots after the Doolittle Raid. Changjiao massacre: 1943, 9–12 May Changjiao, Hunan: 30,000
Joseph Koo Kar-Fai MBE GBS ( Chinese: 顧嘉煇; 25 February 1931 [ 1] – 3 January 2023) was a Hong Kong composer. He used the pen name Moran (莫然) for Mandarin songs early in his career. [ 2] According to the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Koo was one of the most respected composers in Hong Kong. [ 3]
Teng Li-chun ( Chinese: 鄧麗君; pinyin: Dèng Lìjūn; 29 January 1953 – 8 May 1995), commonly known as Teresa Teng, was a Taiwanese singer, actress, musician and philanthropist. Referred to by some as the "Eternal Queen of Asian Pop", she is considered one of the most successful and influential Asian popular singers of all time. [ 1]
Tony Leung Chiu-wai ( Chinese: 梁朝偉; pinyin: Liáng Cháowěi, born 27 June 1962) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He is one of Asia's most successful and internationally recognized actors. He has won many international acting prizes, including the Cannes Film Festival award for Best Actor for his performance in Wong Kar-wai's film In the ...
An appeals court on Wednesday granted the Hong Kong government's request to ban a popular protest song, overturning an earlier ruling and deepening concerns over the erosion of freedoms in the ...
A popular Hong Kong protest song was no longer available Wednesday on several major music streaming sites and social media platforms, after the government sought an injunction to ban the tune.
Orchestra in black bloc playing the march Glory to Hong Kong [ 21] The word "glory" ( 榮光) in the song title consists of the Chinese characters for honour ( 榮; wing4) and brilliance ( 光; gwong1 ). [ 22] The term has been used in poems by Li Bai and a prose by Lu Xun, in addition to being a common term used by Christians.
Beyond was a Hong Kong rock band formed in 1983. The band became prominent in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Mainland China, and Overseas Chinese communities. [1] The band is widely considered as the most successful and influential Cantopop band from Hong Kong. [1] In 1993, leader Wong Ka Kui, died at the age of 31 after an ...