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Fu Baoshi

Fu Baoshi (傅抱石, 1904–1965) was a Chinese painter, art historian, and seal carver who led the renewal of traditional Chinese landscape painting and founded the New Jinling School.

Fu Bi

Fu Bi (富弼, 1004–1083), courtesy name Yanguo, was a Song dynasty statesman who negotiated with the Liao in 1042 and, as Qingzhou prefect, saved over 500,000 famine victims.

Fu Binxing

Fu Binxing (傅斌星, born 1984) is a Chinese media executive and president of Zhejiang Huace Film & TV, China's first listed TV series producer, since January 2022.

Fu Clan of Beidi

The Fu Clan of Beidi (北地傅氏) was a Chinese clan from Beidi commandery, prominent under Liu Song through the official Fu Hongren and his grandson, the magistrate Fu Sengyou.

Fu County power station

Fu County power station, also known as the Yanchang Petroleum Fuxian power plant, is a coal-fired station in Fu County, Yan'an, Shaanxi, China, with two 1,000 MW units operating since 2023.

Fu Cunshen

Fu Cunshen (符存审) was a general of the Later Tang dynasty during the Five Dynasties period, ranked by the standard histories with the general Zhou Dewei.

Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science

Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (Columbia Engineering), Columbia University's engineering school in New York City; founded 1864 as the School of Mines, renamed after Z.Y. Fu's 1997 gift; nine departments, 250+ faculty, largest Ivy League engineering school.

Fu Fuqing

Fu Fuqing (傅清) was a Manchu official of the Fuca clan who served as Qing resident minister in Tibet, killed the rebellious prince Zhu'ermotenamuzhalei in 1750, and died by suicide.

Fu Gongshi

Fu Gongshi (辅公祏) was a late Sui and early Tang rebel leader who proclaimed himself emperor of the short-lived state of Song and was executed in 624.

Fu Gu

Fu Gu (傅嘏), courtesy name Lanshuo, was an official and thinker of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period who died in 255 as acting vice-director of the imperial secretariat.

Fu Haifeng (傅海峰)

Fu Haifeng (傅海峰, born 1984) is a retired Chinese left-handed badminton men's doubles player: two Olympic golds (2012 with Cai Yun, 2016 with Zhang Nan), 2008 silver, four world titles, and a record 332 km/h smash.

Fu Hao (妇好)

Fu Hao (婦好, Lady Hao), died c. 1200 BCE, consort of Shang king Wu Ding, military general, and ritual specialist; known from 262 oracle bone inscriptions and her intact 1976-excavated tomb at Yinxu with 1,928 grave goods.

Fu Hao's Military Campaigns

Fu Hao's Military Campaigns (妇好征伐) were late Shang wars led by Fu Hao, consort of King Wu Ding, against the Qiangfang, Tufang, and Bafang, recorded in oracle bones.

Fu Jian (Former Qin ruler)

Fu Jian (苻坚), 337 to 385, was the ruler of Former Qin, a Sixteen Kingdoms state, who unified northern China before his defeat at the Fei River in 383.

Fu Jian (founder of Former Qin)

Fu Jian (苻健) was the third son of the Di chieftain Fu Hong who founded Former Qin, one of the Sixteen States, at Chang'an in the mid-fourth century.

Fu Jian's coup against Fu Sheng

Fu Jian's coup against Fu Sheng (苻坚政变) was the June 357 palace coup in which the Former Qin prince Fu Jian killed the tyrant ruler Fu Sheng and took power.

Fu Jian's coup and rise of Former Qin

Fu Jian's coup and rise of Former Qin (苻堅奪位) was the 357 seizure of the Former Qin throne by Fu Jian, whose reign with adviser Wang Meng brought military conquests.

Fu Jian's unification of the north

Fu Jian's unification of the north (苻堅統一北方) was the conquest of northern China's rival regimes by Qianqin under Fu Jian and chancellor Wang Meng, completed in 376.

Fu Jiezi

Fu Jiezi (傅介子) was a Han dynasty official and envoy who, under Emperor Zhao, killed Xiongnu envoys at Qiuci and assassinated the king of Loulan, earning the title Marquis of Yiyang.

Fu Jing

Fu Jing was a consort of the Shang king Wu Ding who managed grain production, divination bones, and sacrifice, and received a state cult after death.

Fu Lei's Family Letters

Fu Lei's Family Letters (傅雷家书) is a Chinese collection of letters written by translator Fu Lei to his sons from 1954 to 1966, published from 1981.

Fu Linya

Fu Linya (傅麟雅), born 1998 in Hunan, is a Chinese entrepreneur who founded the Ningji hand-beaten lemon tea chain, whose first store opened in Changsha in 2021.

Fu Manchu

Dr. Fu Manchu is a fictional Chinese criminal genius created by the British author Sax Rohmer, first appearing in 1912 and embodying the Yellow Peril.

Fu Manchu (band)

Fu Manchu: San Clemente, Orange County stoner rock band formed 1985 as hardcore band Virulence, renamed 1990; led by constant member Scott Hill; albums include The Action Is Go, King of the Road, and 2024's The Return of Tomorrow.

Fu Manchu moustache

Fu Manchu moustache: facial hair with long thin strands drooping from the upper-lip corners past the chin, named after Sax Rohmer's 1912 villain; distinct from the horseshoe, first worn on screen by Warner Oland in 1929.

Fu Miaokui

Fu Miaokui (傅妙奎), born in 1956, is a Chinese entrepreneur from Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, who founded Liuqiao Group in 1993, one of the world's largest down and feather processors.

Fu Mingxia

Fu Mingxia (伏明霞), born 1978 in Wuhan, Chinese diver, "Queen of Diving": four Olympic golds and one silver across 1992, 1996, 2000; youngest world champion at 12; married Antony Leung.

Fu on Contemplating the Mystery

Fu on Contemplating the Mystery (Sixuan fu, 思玄赋) is a long rhapsody by the Eastern Han poet Zhang Heng (78–139), describing an imaginary journey through the heavens.

Fu on Gaotang

Fu on Gaotang (高唐赋) is a fu rhapsody attributed to the Warring States poet Song Yu of Chu, telling of a Chu king's dream encounter with the Goddess of Mount Wu.

Fu on Returning to the Fields

Fu on Returning to the Fields (Gui tian fu, 歸田賦) is a short lyric fu by the Eastern Han writer Zhang Heng, composed in 138 CE expressing a wish for rural retirement.