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Zhangsolvidae
Zhangsolvidae (Nagatomi & Yang, 1998) is an extinct Cretaceous family of stout, long-proboscid brachyceran flies in Stratiomyomorpha, related to Xylomyidae and Stratiomyidae; genera include Zhangsolva, Buccinatormyia, Linguatormyia, and Cratomyia from China, Brazil, Spain, Myanmar, and South Korea.
Zhangsun Sheng
Zhangsun Sheng (长孙晟, 552–609) was a Sui dynasty official and diplomat whose policy of dividing the Turks made the Qi Min khagan a Sui client; his daughter married Emperor Taizong.
Zhangsun Wuji
Zhangsun Wuji (长孙无忌, courtesy name Fuji) was a Tang dynasty statesman who served as chief minister under Emperors Taizong and Gaozong, settled the imperial succession, and directed the codification of Tang law.
Zhangxing John Chen
Zhangxing (John) Chen is a petroleum reservoir engineer and professor at the University of Calgary, elected to the US National Academy of Engineering in 2024 for reservoir simulation theory.
Zhangye
Zhangye (张掖, Zhāngyè), historically Ganzhou, is a prefecture-level city in central Gansu on the Hexi Corridor, founded as a Han commandery in 111 BC, a Silk Road hub known for the Danxia Rainbow Mountains, corn seed production, and the Dafo Temple reclining Buddha.
Zhangye National Geopark (张掖国家地质公园)
Zhangye National Geopark (张掖国家地质公园), also Zhangye Danxia Geopark, in Gansu, China: Rainbow Mountains of colorful folded sandstone, Binggou window-lattice Danxia, Nine Springs ophiolite; national geopark 2011, UNESCO Global Geopark 2020.
Zhangye power station
Zhangye power station (甘肃电投张掖发电厂) is a coal-fired power station at Pingshanhu in Zhangye, Gansu, China, with four units totaling 2,650 MW, including two 1,000 MW units added in 2025.
Zhangye UNESCO Global Geopark
Zhangye UNESCO Global Geopark, also called Zhangye Danxia, is a 2020-designated UNESCO Global Geopark in Gansu, China, on the northern Qilian Mountains slopes, known for the colored Tertiary sandstone hills of the Coloured Mountains and Ice Gullies.
Zhangyi Circuit
Zhangyi Circuit (彰义军) was a Tang dynasty military circuit in the Huai region, held by the chancellor Pei Du during the campaign against the rebel Wu Yuanji.
Zhangzhou (漳州)
Zhangzhou (漳州) is a prefecture-level coastal city in southern Fujian, China, near Xiamen and Quanzhou. Founded as a prefecture in 686, it had a 2025 GRP of 615.41 billion yuan and became a net clean-power exporter.
Zhangzhou LNG Terminal
The Zhangzhou LNG Terminal (漳州LNG接收站) is a liquefied natural gas import terminal in Longhai, Fujian, China, owned by PipeChina, which received its first cargo in May 2024.
Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant
The Zhangzhou Nuclear Power Plant is a six-unit nuclear power station in Yunxiao County, Fujian, China, built around China's Hualong One reactor, with its first two units in commercial operation since 2025 and 2026.
Zhangzhou Pien Tze Huang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Zhangzhou Pien Tze Huang Pharmaceutical (漳州片仔癀药业) is a Chinese traditional-medicine manufacturer in Zhangzhou, Fujian, sole producer of the state-secret formula Pien Tze Huang, listed in Shanghai since 2003.
Zhanjiang
Zhanjiang (湛江), formerly known as Guangzhouwan (广州湾) and nicknamed "Harbor City", is a major port city in southwestern Guangdong, China, at the southernmost tip of the Chinese mainland and home to the South Sea Fleet.
Zhanjiang Donghai power station
Zhanjiang Donghai power station (京信湛江东海电厂) is a 1,200 MW coal-fired cogeneration station on Donghai Island in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China, generating electricity and industrial steam for the island's petrochemical park.
Zhanjiang power station
Zhanjiang power station (广东能源集团湛江电厂) is a 1,320 MW coal-fired power station in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, China, with four units commissioned between 1995 and 2000 and operated by Guangdong Yudean Group.
Zhanjiang–Maoming Oil Pipeline
The Zhanjiang–Maoming Oil Pipeline (湛茂输油管道) is a 115-kilometer crude oil pipeline in Guangdong Province, China, described as southern China's first underground oil pipeline when it opened in 1980.
Zhanna Alekseeva
Zhanna Alekseeva is a Russian politician serving as State Secretary and Deputy Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation, overseeing commemoration of victims of the genocide of the Soviet people.
Zhanna Tarnopolskaya
Zhanna Tarnopolskaya, also Zhanna Pintusevich-Block (Жанна Пінтусевич-Блок), Ukrainian sprinter born 1972 in Nezhin; world 200m champion 1997 and 100m champion 2001, beating Marion Jones; 2002-2013 results annulled for doping.
Zhanna Volkova
Zhanna Volkova, sometimes given as Zhanna Shamalova (unverified), is a Russian socialite in London who in February 2022 alleged publicly that Kirill Shamalov was keeping their surrogate-born daughter in Moscow; distinct from a Moscow marketing namesake.
Zhanxin Electronics
Zhanxin Electronics (瞻芯电子), formally Shanghai Zhanxin Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., is a Chinese startup founded in 2017 that develops silicon carbide power semiconductors for electric vehicles and inverters.
Zhao Bian
Zhao Bian (赵抃, 1008–1084), a Northern Song scholar-official, was the "Iron-Faced Censor" famed for impeaching the powerful, twice governed Sichuan, and rose to Deputy Chancellor.
Zhao Bing
Zhao Bing (趙昺, 1272–1279), last emperor of the Southern Song, enthroned at seven in 1278, reigned 313 days, and drowned at Yamen in 1279 when chancellor Lu Xiufu carried him into the sea; distinct from the Yuan official Zhao Bing (趙炳).
Zhao Bingwen
Zhao Bingwen (1159–1232), courtesy name Zhouchen, was a Jin dynasty statesman, scholar, and calligrapher from Cizhoufuyang who served five reigns and rose to Minister of Rites.
Zhao Boju
Zhao Boju (赵伯驹), courtesy name Qianli, was a Song dynasty imperial-clan painter and military administrator known for blue-and-green landscapes; his life dates are unknown and his attributed works are disputed.
Zhao Chongguo
Zhao Chongguo (赵充国), courtesy name Wengsun, was a Western Han general who served three emperors, pacified the Qiang rebellion of 61 BC, and pioneered frontier military farms.
Zhao Chongguo's pacification of the Qiang
Zhao Chongguo's pacification of the Qiang (赵充国平羌) was a Han campaign of 61–60 BC under Emperor Xuan, in which the elderly general Zhao Chongguo suppressed a Qiang rebellion.
Zhao clan of Jin
The Zhao clan of Jin (赵氏) was a hereditary ministerial lineage of the state of Jin during the Spring and Autumn period, surviving as the Warring States kingdom of Zhao.
Zhao Desheng
Zhao Desheng (赵德胜, 1325–1363) was a field commander who left Yuan service to lead the vanguard of the future Ming founder, dying at Nanchang in 1363.
Zhao Ding
Zhao Ding (赵定) is a Chinese snacks entrepreneur who founded Zhao Yiming Snacks in Yichun, Jiangxi in 2019, and is deputy chairman of Busy Ming Group.