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Wu Zetian (武则天)

Wu Zetian (武则天, 624–705), also Wu Zhao, was the only female emperor (Huangdi) in Chinese history, founding the Zhou dynasty 690–705, promoting Buddhism and examination reform, and later vilified by Confucian chroniclers.

Wu Zhen

Wu Zhen (吴镇, 1280–1354) was a Chinese painter of the Yuan dynasty and one of the Four Masters of the Yuan, known for reclusive fishermen, landscapes, and ink bamboo.

Wu Zhi (adviser to Cao Pi)

Wu Zhi (吴质), courtesy name Jizhong, was a Chinese official and confidential adviser who helped Cao Pi win the succession contest against his brother Cao Zhi to rule Wei.

Wu Zhi (Liao dynasty statesman and general)

Wu Zhi (屋质), courtesy name Dini, was a Liao dynasty statesman and general of the imperial Yelü clan who settled two imperial successions and served four emperors.

Sep 19, 2026

Wu Zhixiang

Wu Zhixiang (吴志祥) is a Chinese entrepreneur who co-founded Tongcheng, a Suzhou-based online travel agency, in 2004 and led it to a Hong Kong listing in 2018.

Wu Zhou (武周)

Wu Zhou (武周, Da Zhou 大周), 690–705: the dynasty founded by Wu Zetian, China's only female huangdi, interrupting the Tang; marked by elevation of the Wu family and ended with Tang restoration.

Wu Zhuoliu

Wu Zhuoliu (吳濁流; born Wu Jiantian, 1900–1976) was a Hakka Taiwanese novelist and poet best known for Orphan of Asia, the first novel to explore Taiwanese identity under colonial rule.

Wu Zi

Wu Zi (吳子), also called the Wu Qi bing fa, is a Warring States military treatise attributed to general Wu Qi and one of the Seven Military Classics.

Wu Zixu

Wu Zixu (伍子胥), personal name Wu Yuan, was a Spring and Autumn period statesman who fled Chu, served King Helü of Wu, and died by forced suicide.

Wu Zixu's flight to Wu

Wu Zixu's flight to Wu (伍子胥奔吴) was the escape of the Chu noble Wu Zixu to the rival state of Wu around 522 BC, after King Ping of Chu sought his death.

Wu Zongyuan

Wu Zongyuan (武宗元, died 1050) was a Northern Song dynasty painter of Buddhist and Daoist figures who led one team decorating the Yuching Zhaoying Palace under Emperor Zhenzong.

Wu Zuoren

Wu Zuoren (吴作人; 1908–1997) was a Chinese painter who trained in oil painting under Xu Beihong, then turned to ink painting of yaks, camels, pandas, and goldfish.

Wu Zuxiang

Wu Zuxiang (吴组缃; 1908–1994) was a Chinese writer and literary scholar from Anhui, known for 1930s realist stories of rural life and Red Chamber scholarship.

Wu-Tang Clan

Wu-Tang Clan, Staten Island hip-hop collective formed in the early 1990s by nine MCs led by RZA; debut Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993) and a solo-label business model reshaped rap, leading to 2026 Rock Hall induction.

Wu-Tang Forever

Wu-Tang Forever is the Wu-Tang Clan's second studio album, a 27-track double album released June 3, 1997 on Loud/RCA; it debuted at No. 1 with 612,000 units, went 4x platinum, and was led by "Triumph."

Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber

Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber is the farewell tour of the American hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan, announced February 24, 2025, and extended through 2026 with international legs.

Wu-Tang: An American Saga

Wu-Tang: An American Saga is a Hulu drama series (2019-2023, 3 seasons, 30 episodes) created by Alex Tse and RZA dramatizing the Wu-Tang Clan's formation in early 1990s New York, starring Ashton Sanders as RZA.

Sep 25, 2026

Wu's Hereditary Troop Command System

Wu's Hereditary Troop Command System (吴领兵制度) was the Eastern Wu practice, attributed to Sun Ce around 195, of granting generals troops inherited by their sons.

Wu's rise under King Shoumeng (吴国兴起与寿梦称王)

Wu's rise under King Shoumeng (吴国兴起与寿梦称王) is the traditional dating of Wu's adoption of the kingly title, when Jin's ally Shengongwuchen taught Wu chariot warfare and Wu began attacking Chu.

Wuba Zhineng (五八智能)

Wuba Zhineng (五八智能) is a Hangzhou-based embodied-intelligence robotics company founded in 2022, known for quadruped police robots, the Dasheng humanoid, and a roughly RMB 500 million strategic round in 2025.

Wube Haile Mariam

Wube Haile Mariam (1799–1867), also rendered Wubé Hayle Maryam, was an Ethiopian Dejazmach who ruled Tigray and Semien from 1831 to 1855 and claimed the imperial throne.

Wubei zhi

Wubei zhi, also titled Wubei quanshu, is a Chinese military encyclopedia compiled by the Ming scholar Mao Yuanyi and printed in 1621, in 240 fascicles.

Wucai

Wucai (五彩, "five colors") is a Chinese porcelain decoration in which bright enamels are painted over the glaze and refired, flourishing in the Ming and Kangxi periods.

Oct 15, 2026

Wucaiwan Bei'er power station

Wucaiwan Bei'er power station (Zhundong Wucaiwan North No. 2 power plant) is a coal-fired power station in Jimsar County, Xinjiang, China, operating four 660 MW ultra-supercritical units totaling 2,640 MW.

Oct 15, 2026

Wucaiwan No.1 Surface Mine

Wucaiwan No.1 Surface Mine is a large open-pit coal mine in Jimsar County, Xinjiang, China, opened in 2009 and operated by the Yihua Group.

Oct 10, 2026

Wuchan Zhongda Group

Wuchan Zhongda Group Co., Ltd. (物产中大集团) is a Zhejiang provincial state-owned conglomerate headquartered in Hangzhou that trades steel, coal, oil, and chemicals, and has ranked on the Fortune Global 500 for 15 consecutive years.

Wuchang Uprising

The Wuchang Uprising (武昌起义) was a mutiny of Qing New Army troops in Wuchang on 10 October 1911, prompting over a dozen provinces to declare independence.

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers (明末：渊虚之羽)

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers (明末：渊虚之羽) is a 2025 soulslike action RPG by Leenzee and 505 Games set in late Ming Dynasty Shu; known for its Feathering plague premise, Madness system, Impetus Repository skill tree, and 1 million-plus sales.

Wuchereria bancrofti

Wuchereria bancrofti, a mosquito-borne filarial nematode causing about 90% of lymphatic filariasis (Bancroftian filariasis, elephantiasis); sheathed nocturnal microfilariae, no animal reservoir, target of WHO's GPELF elimination program.