Chang yu sheng biography of william hill

Taiwanese singer and record producer (born 1972)

In this Taiwanese name, the surname is Zhāng.

Kulilay Amit, Han Chinese name Chang Hui-mei (Chinese: 張惠妹; pinyin: Zhāng Huìmèi), better known by her stage name A-Mei (阿妹, born 9 August 1972), is a Taiwanese singer and record producer of Puyuma descent. Born as Amit Kulilay in eastern Taiwan, she made her debut in 1996. A leading figure of the Mandopop music scene since the mid-1990s, A-Mei is widely known for breaking ground for Taiwanese indigenous peoples and being a voice for LGBT rights and gender equality. She has been given the moniker "Queen of Mandopop" and the "Pride of Taiwan." Her career longevity, resilience, artistry, and versatility have established her as a pop culture icon in the Sinophone world.

Born and raised in Beinan, Taitung, Taiwan, A-Mei moved to Taipei at age 20 in 1992. In 1996, she released her debut studio album, Sisters, which saw major commercial success and sold over a million copies in Taiwan. Her sophomore record, Bad Boy (1997), found even greater success, eventually becoming the country's best-selling album overall. Her follow up releases—Holding Hands (1998), Can I Hug You, Lover? (1999) and Regardless (2000)—received critical and commercial acclaim, with the first two albums also selling well over a million copies. A cross-straits controversy caused her to experience a decline in sales in 2004; she would later experience a resurgence in 2006 with her album I Want Happiness?.

Her albums Truth (2001), Amit (2009), and Faces of Paranoia (2014) each won her a Golden Melody Award for Best Mandarin Female Singer, making her one of the singers who won the category the most times. Having sold over 50 million records, A-Mei is the best-selling female artist in Taiwanese music history. She is recognized as having the influence and cult

After a brief visit to South Korea earlier this week, we’re heading across to Taiwan today for a look at another thriller.  However, where my last read was all about the dark side of human nature and desires, this one takes a slightly different direction.  As we move around the city and the mountains, there’s a focus on supernatural matters, with the reason for our troubles rooted in history, even if only a select few hear the call.  Well, it is rather faint, and it’s not exactly heralding good news – let’s find out what it’s all about…

*****
In Chang Yu-ko’s Whisper (translated by Roddy Flagg, review copy courtesy of Honford Star), we make the acquaintance of Taipei taxi driver Wu Shih-sheng.  To be honest, he’s not the most pleasant of protagonists, and even if part of his abrasiveness can be put down to losing his previous job in sales after an economic downturn, there’s little indication that he’s about to rise again.  He spends his days cruising around in his taxi to earn just enough money to buy beer and cigarettes, only returning to his slum home to abuse his wife, Kuo Hsiang-ying, for imaginary transgressions.

It’s not long, though, before he’s regretting his behaviour, especially when Hsiang-ying starts to hear strange noises:

Crackle…hnnnn…mmmm…nee…
A bright moon…traveler, when will your troubles…
Your troubled heart…arriving at…
A Taiwanese song, softly sung, hung by her ears.  The voice was unusual, though, not like the modern singers.  Hsiang-ying gave her head a good shake and the song faded into whatever tune the department store speakers were playing.  Yet, when she covered her ears, it came back again, very quiet but still clear.  She straightened up and scanned the food court: no sign of anyone singing.  So where was the song coming from?
p.13 (Honford Star, 2021)

Eventually, she goes to a hospita

A SECRETIVE Chinese billionaire - who started out as a taxi driver before striking it rich - is shaking up the establishment in Flat racing.

Just last week, Yuesheng Zhang splashed out £5.7MILLION on Alcohol Free at the Tattersalls Sales in Newmarket this week.

He beat off competition from some of the biggest names in world racing to secure Andrew Balding’s Group 1 winner - making her the second most expensive horse ever sold at public auction in the UK.

But that is just the tip of the iceberg.

Since buying his first horse in Ireland 12 years ago, he has been growing his numbers at an impressive rate.

He even airlifted a staggering 76 horses in one go on a jumbo jet from Ireland to Beijing in 2017 - an incredible logistical feat which is believed to have cost him £3m.

That is before the eye-watering cost of each of those horses is taken into account.

He wasn’t born into wealth, though. Far from it.

Chinese scientist and statesman (78–139)

For other uses, see Zhang Heng (disambiguation).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Heng (Chinese: 張衡; AD 78–139), formerly romanizedChang Heng, was a Chinese polymathic scientist and statesman who lived during the Eastern Han dynasty. Educated in the capital cities of Luoyang and Chang'an, he achieved success as an astronomer, mathematician, seismologist, hydraulic engineer, inventor, geographer, cartographer, ethnographer, artist, poet, philosopher, politician, and literary scholar.

Zhang Heng began his career as a minor civil servant in Nanyang. Eventually, he became Chief Astronomer, Prefect of the Majors for Official Carriages, and then Palace Attendant at the imperial court. His uncompromising stance on historical and calendrical issues led to his becoming a controversial figure, preventing him from rising to the status of Grand Historian. His political rivalry with the palace eunuchs during the reign of Emperor Shun (r. 125–144) led to his decision to retire from the central court to serve as an administrator of Hejian Kingdom in present-day Hebei. Zhang returned home to Nanyang for a short time, before being recalled to serve in the capital once more in 138. He died there a year later, in 139.

Zhang applied his extensive knowledge of mechanics and gears in several of his inventions. He invented the world's first water-poweredarmillary sphere to assist