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Shi Shouxin

Shi Shouxin (石守信, 928–984) was a Song dynasty general and founding statesman, a close associate of Emperor Taizu who gave up his military command at the famous retirement banquet.

Shi Shuo

Shi Shuo (On Teachers; 師說) is a classical Chinese essay by Han Yu written in 802, defining the teacher's role and criticizing Tang officials' reluctance to seek teachers.

Shi Shuqing

Shi Shuqing (施叔青, born 1945) is a Taiwanese novelist whose Hong Kong Trilogy and Taiwan Trilogy recount a century of Hong Kong and Taiwanese history, ranked among Asia Weekly's best Chinese novels.

Shi Siming

Shi Siming (史思明, 703–761) was a Tang dynasty general who became a chief leader of the An–Shi Rebellion and proclaimed himself emperor of Great Yan.

Shi Siming kills An Qingxu

Shi Siming kills An Qingxu (史思明杀安庆绪) is the killing of the Yan ruler An Qingxu by Shi Siming in 759, after the Tang rout at the Fushui.

Shi Songzhi

Shi Songzhi (史嵩之, 1189–1256) was a Song dynasty statesman and general from Ningbo who rose to Right Grand Councilor and directed the defense of the middle Yangtze against the Mongols.

Shi Tianni

Shi Tianni (史天倪, 1197–1225) was a Chinese military commander who surrendered to the Mongols, governed the Zhending region, and was murdered by the Jin general Wu Xian in 1225.

Shi Tianze

Shi Tianze (史天泽, 1202–1275, courtesy name Runfu) was a Yuan dynasty general and statesman who fought the Jin and Southern Song and rose to Right Chancellor under Kublai Khan.

Shi Tiesheng

Shi Tiesheng (史铁生, 1951–2010) was a Chinese writer from Beijing, paralyzed at 21, whose 1991 essay The Temple of Earth and I became a classic.

Oct 21, 2026

Shi Tingmao (施廷懋), born 1991 in Chongqing, Chinese diver; won four Olympic golds in 3m springboard and synchro at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, plus eight world titles, matching Guo Jingjing's double-double.

Shi Wansui

Shi Wansui (史万岁) was a Sui dynasty general under Emperor Wen, best known for routing the Türk khan Datoukehan at Dajinshan and for being beaten to death at court soon afterward.

Shi Xian

Shi Xian (石显), courtesy name Junfang, was a Western Han eunuch official who served Emperor Yuan as Director of the Imperial Secretariat, deciding nearly all court business during the emperor's chronic illness.

Sep 24, 2026

Shi Xie

Shi Xie (Sĩ Nhiếp) was Grand Administrator of Jiaozhi under the Han until his death in 226, keeping his province at peace for over twenty years.

Shi Xing

Shi Xing (石星, 1538–1599) was a Ming dynasty official who served as Minister of War under the Wanli emperor and directed the court's response to Japan's invasion of Korea.

Sep 20, 2026

Shi Xue Dou

Shi Xue Dou (窦世学) is an Australian–Chinese materials scientist known for magnesium diboride superconducting wires and sodium batteries; he founded and led ISEM at the University of Wollongong from 1994 to 2019.

Sep 19, 2026

Shi Yi (venture capitalist)

Shi Yi (施毅) is a Chinese life-science investor and the founding and managing partner of Lilly Asia Ventures, a biomedical venture firm he founded in 2008 in Shanghai.

Sep 19, 2026

Shi Yonghong

Shi Yonghong (施永宏), also Sean Shi, born 1970, co-founded Haidilao hot pot in 1994 with Zhang Yong, chaired Yihai International until retiring in April 2026, and with wife Hailey Lee holds about 19.18% of Haidilao Group.

Shi You

Shi You (Shǐ Yóu, 史游) was a Western Han eunuch official under Emperor Yuan who compiled the Jijiupian, one of early China's most widely used literacy textbooks.

Shi Yuqi (石宇奇)

Shi Yuqi (石宇奇), born 1996 in Nantong, is a Chinese men's singles badminton player, 2025 World Champion, 2018 and 2025 All England winner, and world No. 1 from June 2024.

Shi Zhecun

Shi Zhecun (施蛰存, 1905–2003) was a Chinese novelist, translator, and editor whose psychologically oriented fiction made him a leading figure of the Shanghai New Sensationist school.

Shi Zhengzhi

Shi Zhengzhi (史正志, courtesy name Zhidao) was a Song dynasty official who in 1167 became naval commissioner over fifteen prefectures and later headed a restored fiscal commission.

Oct 21, 2026

Shi Zhiyong (olympedia 103555)

Shi Zhiyong (石智勇, born 1980, Longyan, Fujian) is the Chinese weightlifter, Olympedia ID 103555, who won 62 kg gold at Athens 2004 and set 62 kg snatch world records up to 153 kg; distinct from the 1993-born namesake champion.

Oct 21, 2026

Shi Zhiyong (olympedia 136616)

Shi Zhiyong (石智勇), Chinese weightlifter born 1993, Olympedia ID 136616; two-time Olympic champion (69 kg Rio 2016, 73 kg Tokyo 2020), 73 kg world-record holder, DNF at Paris 2024; distinct from the 1980-born namesake.

Sep 20, 2026

Shi-Zhang Qiao

Shi-Zhang Qiao (乔世璋) is an Australian-based chemist working in electrocatalysis and nanostructured energy materials, and Chair of Nanotechnology at the University of Adelaide since 2012.

Shi'ar

The Shi'ar are a Marvel Comics alien race, an avian people ruling a militaristic empire and closely associated with the X-Men since their 1970s debut.

Shi'r

Shi'r (شعر, "Poetry") was an avant-garde Arabic literary magazine founded in Beirut in 1957 by Yusuf al-Khal with Adonis, becoming the nerve center of Arab modernist poetry until 1970.

Shi'r group

The Shi'r group (جماعة شعر) was a circle of Arab modernist poets formed around Shi'r, the Beirut magazine founded in 1957 by Yusuf al-Khal with Adonis.

Shia

The Shia (الشيعة) were the party of Ali ibn Abi Talib, formed during his caliphate from 656 to 661 and later a movement of revolt.

Shia Islam

Shia Islam, also called Shi'ite Islam, is a branch of Islam whose adherents hold that Ali and his descendants should have succeeded Muhammad, who died in 632.