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2 unusual facts about Ruan


Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra

Wei Wei plays the Liuqin and Ruan, she's a professor at the China Music Conservatory, where she tutors master degree students.

Pont-de-Ruan

It is known for picturesque water mills and goat cheese, and Balzac champions its beauty in The Lily of the Valley.


Bryher

Most are set in Britain during various eras; Roman Wall (1954) and The Coin of Carthage (1963) are set in the Roman Empire; Ruan (1960) is set in a post-Arthurian Britain.

Colm Ó Lochlainn

Seamus Ennis was godfather to Colm's son Ruan, a renowned musician who played with Bees Make Honey and appeared on recordings with artists such as Bryan Ferry, Link Wray and who was a founding member of Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance.

Gongsun Sheng

Gongsun Sheng joins Chao Gai, Wu Yong, Liu Tang and the three Ruan brothers to form the "Righteous Seven".

Peach Blossom Weeps Tears of Blood

The film was produced by the Lianhua Film Company, and proved an early success for the studio, in no small part due to the on screen combination of Jin and Ruan, the so called "Valentino" and "Garbo" of Shanghai cinema, and who starred together in several vehicles before Ruan's suicide in 1935.

Ruan Ji

Furthermore, during the time of Ruan Ji, there was ongoing peril from the ongoing military struggles with the kingdom of Shu Han, together with various other impending military and political changes in store.

The Ruan family were loyal to the Cao Wei, as opposed to the Sima family, however their moral convictions and willingness to speak out generally outmatched their actual military or political power.

Ruan Ji witnessed bloody wars, struggles for power in the court of Wei, and the Sima family's rise.

Ruan Lingyu

In 1926, to help make ends meet, Ruan signed up for the prominent Mingxing Film Company.

It was Ruan's first major work after signing for the newly formed Lianhua Studio in 1930.

Ruan Lufei

Ruan began studying at Tsinghua University in 2005, and is now a doctoral candidate in the field of Accounting at Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University in the United States.

Ruan Xiao'er

The Ruan brothers join Chao Gai, Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng and Liu Tang in robbing the convoy of birthday gifts for the Imperial Tutor, Cai Jing.

Ruan Xiaoqi

Wu Yong succeeds in persuading the Ruan brothers to join Chao Gai, himself, Gongsun Sheng and Liu Tang to rob the convoy of birthday gifts for the Imperial Tutor, Cai Jing.

So Close to Paradise

Their first stop is a local bar, the Li Li Club where they go looking for Ruan Hong (Wang Tong), a Vietnamese singer who is said to know Su Wu.

Wu Yong

Wu Yong plots with Chao Gai, Gongsun Sheng, Liu Tang and the Ruan brothers to rob the convoy of birthday gifts of the Imperial Tutor Cai Jing.

Zorra Total

Ruan Santana: A parody of the famous Brazilian singer "Luan Santana", Ruan is always trying to be unnoticed in the subway.


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