Yi liu xiang biography

Periods of Chinese History

Xiang Yu 項羽 (233-202 BCE), actual name Xiang Ji 項籍 (Yu is his courtesy name), was one of the rebels causing the downfall of the Qin dynasty 秦 (221-206 BC). He became the most powerful warlord but was finally defeated by his competitor Liu Bang 劉邦, the eventual founder of the Han dynasty 漢 (206 BCE-220 CE). Xiang Yu came from Xiaxiang 下相 (near modern Suqian 宿遷, province of Jiangsu). His father Xiang Yan 項燕 had been a general of the state of Chu 楚 and was killed by the Qin general Wang Jian 王翦. His uncle Xiang Liang 項梁 was during the Qin period entrusted to oversee corvée labourers. He used the time to secretly give the labourers military training. Xiang Yu was very strong as a young man, but he did not love to learn, neither writing nor fighting with the sword. He said he wanted to learn how to fight a whole army, and not only a single man. When the First Emperor of Qin 秦始皇 (r. 245-210 BCE) passed the town during an inspection tour, Xiang Yu had a glimpse at him and instantly rated him as someone who can be defeated and replaced. When Chen Sheng

The biographies listed below do not themselves all mention the qin, the connections sometimes coming from elsewhere. The relevant biographies8 include:

 - Xiang Fei(Scroll 1, #1; see the melody Xiang Fei Yuan)
 - Fan Ji(Scroll 2, #5; see the melody Lienü Yin)
 - Ban Jieyu(Scroll 8, #14; see the melody Han Gong Qiu).
   
 - Queen Jiang(Scroll 2, #1; no surviving melody; Qin Shi Bu said her daily qin play made King Xuan of Zhou a better ruler.)
- Wuling Qi (Scroll 2, #15; wife of Wuling Zi [於陵 = Wuling, not Yuling]; she had "左琴右書 qin to her left, books to her right" [see Guanyuan Cao, not surviving])
 - Zangsun Mu (Scroll 3, #9; mother of Zangsun Chen [see Xing Tan but no apparent connection]; the biography says "琴之合,甚思之 The harmony of the qin, how I long for it!" [Kinney])
 - Governess of Boji(Scroll 4, #2 is Boji; Boji Yin [Prelude #2], attributed to the governess, does not survive)
 - Wife of Qi Liang(Scroll 4, #8; Lament of the Wife of Q

Liu Xiang (hurdler)

Chinese hurdler (born 1983)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Liu Xiang in 2010

NationalityChinese
Born (1983-07-13) July 13, 1983 (age 41)[1]
Putuo District of Shanghai
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight87 kg (192 lb)[1]
Country China
SportAthletics
Event110 m hurdles
Personal best(s)200 m: 21.27 s (+0.6 m/s) (Shanghai 2002)
60 m hurdles: 7.41 s (Birmingham 2012)
110 m hurdles: 12.88 s (+1.1 m/s) (Lausanne 2006)
Updated on July 12, 2012

Liu Xiang (simplified Chinese: 刘翔; traditional Chinese: 劉翔; pinyin: Liú Xiáng; born July 13, 1983) is a Chinese former 110 meterhurdler. Liu is an Olympic Gold medalist[2] and World Champion.[3] His 2004 Olympic gold medal[4] was the first in a men's track and field event for China.

Liu is one of China's most successful athletes and has emerged as a cultural icon.[5] On top of being the only male athlete in history to be

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