Word: ying
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Emperor and the Assassin, set in the 3rd century B.C., relates the struggle of Ying Zheng (Li) to unify China and become its first emperor. His aims are honorable, his methods increasingly brutal; he might be the prototype for Lenin or Mao. Ying sends his lover Lady Zhao (Gong) to her Han homeland. Her mission is to find a professional killer (Zhang, in a potent turn) to fake an assassination attempt, whose "failure" will make Ying seem invincible to his adversaries. But Ying grows more ruthless, and the lady and the killer fall in love. Now they will...
...event sponsored by the Harvard Chinese Students and Scholars Association (HCSSA), Wang tried to enter a gathering with Chen at the Inn at Harvard, but was turned away by fellow Harvard graduate student Ying Shang, vice-president of HCSSA...
Victor Wooten and Ying Yang...
...those present at the House of Blues last Monday and Tuesday night for Ying Yang, Victor Wooten's solo project, were witness to a unique interplay between a band that loved playing and an audience that loved listening...
...reverting to traditional beliefs. Ancestor halls and temples have sprung up around the countryside. "Life in the villages again revolves around the temple, where people go to ask for things," says Fava. If Beijing cannot come up with responses to their questions, the gods will win out. For Mei Ying, the answers come from Mazu...