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Shaoang Liu (刘少昂)
Shaoang Liu (刘少昂), born 1998 in Budapest, is a short track speed skater who won two Olympic golds for Hungary (2018 relay, 2022 500m) and has represented China since 2023.
Shaobin Wang
Shaobin Wang (王少彬) is an Australian-based Chinese chemical engineer and ARC Laureate Fellow at the University of Adelaide, working on nanomaterials, catalysis, and water remediation.
Shaofanfan
Shaofanfan (烧饭饭) was a Shanghai-based on-demand private-chef platform launched in November 2014, backed by Lei Jun's Shunwei Fund and IDG, which closed in October 2015.
Shaofu system (Imperial Household institution)
The Shaofu system (少府制度) was the Qin dynasty arrangement by which the Shaofu office collected taxes on mountains, seas, ponds, and marshes to fund the emperor separately from the state.
Shaoguan (韶关)
Shaoguan (韶关) is a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong, China, at the confluence of the Zhenjiang, Wujiang, and Beijiang rivers, known for the Danxiashan UNESCO Global Geopark.
Shaoguan South China Tiger Park
Shaoguan South China Tiger Park (韶关华南虎园) is a breeding and research facility for the endangered South China tiger in Shaoguan, Guangdong, China, established in 2008.
Shaoguan Wastecoal power station
Shaoguan Wastecoal power station (国粤韶关综合利用发电厂) is a 700 MW coal-fired power station in Shaoguan, Guangdong, China, burning coal gangue, with two units commissioned in 2017.
Shaokang
Shaokang (少康) was a Tang dynasty Pure Land Buddhist monk at Mount Wulong in Zhejiang who promoted vocal recitation of Amitabha's name and is honored as the tradition's fifth patriarch.
Shaolin (film)
Shaolin, known in Chinese as Xin Shaolin Si, is a 2011 Chinese-Hong Kong martial arts drama directed by Benny Chan, starring Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse, and Jackie Chan.
Shaolin and Wu Tang (少林与武当)
Shaolin and Wu Tang (少林与武当, Shaolin vs. Wu Tang) is a 1983 Hong Kong kung fu film directed by and starring Gordon Liu, produced by Lau Kar-leung, about a Qing lord forcing two friendly rivals to duel; it gave the Wu-Tang Clan its name and samples.
Shaolin Girl (少林少女)
Shaolin Girl (少林少女, Shorin Shojo) is a 2008 Japanese kung fu lacrosse comedy directed by Katsuyuki Motohiro, executive-produced by Stephen Chow and Chihiro Kameyama, starring Ko Shibasaki as Rin, released April 26, 2008 by Toho.
Shaolin Martial Arts (洪拳与咏春)
Shaolin Martial Arts (洪拳與詠春, Hung Fist and Wing Chun) is a 1974 Chang Cheh kung fu film from Chang's Film Company and Shaw Brothers, starring Fu Sheng and Chi Kuan-chun, with hung kuen choreography by Lau Kar-leung.
Shaolin Monastery (少林寺)
Shaolin Monastery, also known as Shaolin Temple (少林寺), is a Chan Buddhist monastery on Mount Song in Henan, China, founded in 495 and famed for kung fu.
Shaolin Prince
Shaolin Prince (少林傳人, Shao Lin chuan ren) is a 1982 Shaw Brothers martial arts comedy directed by Tang Chia, written by Wong Jing, starring Ti Lung and Derek Yee as twin princes separated at birth who reunite to defeat the 9th Prince; Hong Kong release 25 February 1983.
Shaolin Sándor Liu (刘少林)
Shaolin Sándor Liu (刘少林), born 1995 in Budapest, is a short track speed skater who won Hungary's first Winter Olympic gold in the 2018 men's 5000 m relay, holds the 1500 m Olympic record, and has represented China since mid-2023.
Shaolin Soccer (少林足球)
Shaolin Soccer (少林足球), 2001 Hong Kong kung fu sports comedy directed by and starring Stephen Chow with Ng Man Tat; highest-grossing Hong Kong film, 2002 HK Film Awards Best Film, US Miramax release 2004.
Shaolin Wooden Men (少林木人巷)
Shaolin Wooden Men (少林木人巷, also 36 Wooden Men, Shaolin Chamber of Death) is a 1976 Hong Kong kung fu film from Lo Wei Motion Picture Co., directed by Chen Chi-Hwa, starring Jackie Chan as a mute Shaolin student who fights through the wooden men corridor, with choreography by Chan and Gam Ming.
Shaomeng Wang
Shaomeng Wang (汪少萌) is a Chinese-born medicinal chemist and cancer drug discovery researcher at the University of Michigan who created the PDBbind database and edits the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.
Shaoqin Gong
Shaoqin (Sarah) Gong is a bioengineer and Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, known for a biodegradable nanocapsule delivering Cas9 for in vivo genome editing.
Shaosheng Restoration of the New Policies
The Shaosheng Restoration of the New Policies (绍圣绍述) was the Song dynasty program under Emperor Zhezong that restored his father Shenzong's New Laws after the Yuanyou regency.
Shaowei Chen
Shaowei Chen is an electrochemist and professor of chemistry at the University of California, Santa Cruz, known for his 1998 Science paper on gold nanoelectrodes and single-atom catalysts.
Shaowu Emperor
The Shaowu Emperor (绍武帝), full brother of the Longwu Emperor, was a Southern Ming claimant enthroned in Guangzhou in 1646 and deposed by Qing forces about forty days later.
Shaoxi Abdication Crisis
The Shaoxi Abdication Crisis (绍熙内禅) was the 1194 forced retirement of the mentally unstable Southern Song emperor Guangzong and the installation of his son as Emperor Ningzong.
Shaoxing
Shaoxing (绍兴), a prefecture-level canal city in Zhejiang, China, ancient Yue capital founded 490 BC, home of yellow rice wine and writer Lu Xun, population 5.44 million (2025).
Shaoxing Binhai power station
Shaoxing Binhai power station is a coal-fired combined heat and power plant in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China, rated at 999 MW and the largest CHP enterprise in Zhejiang Province.
Shaoxing wine (绍兴酒)
Shaoxing wine (绍兴酒, Shaoxing Jiu) is a fermented Chinese yellow wine (huangjiu) from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, made from glutinous rice, wheat, and Jianhu Lake water; 15-18% ABV, EU PGI since 2021, heritage-listed brewing technique.
Shaoyan
Shaoyan (绍岩, died 971) was a Chinese Buddhist monk of the Wuyue kingdom, remembered for lifelong Lotus Sutra recitation and vows to burn his body as an offering.
Shaoyang
Shaoyang (邵阳), historically known as Baoqing (宝庆), is a prefecture-level city in Hunan Province, China, on the upper Zi River with over 2,500 years of urban history.
Shaoyao Tang
Shaoyao Tang (芍药汤, Peony Decoction), a nine-herb classical Chinese formula from the Jin dynasty Suwen Bingji Qiyi Baoming Ji, clears heat and dampness and regulates qi and blood for damp-heat dysentery; now used mainly for ulcerative colitis.
Shaoyi Jiang
Shaoyi Jiang is an American-based biomaterials scientist who pioneered zwitterionic ultralow-fouling materials and holds named professorships at Cornell University, where he works on drug delivery and mRNA vaccines.