Celebrities born in the Year of the Rooste

Resources:chinadaily.com.cn   Published: 2017/01/09

Jan 28 marks the start of the Year of Rooster, another Chinese Lunar New Year. People born in this year are believed to be adventurous, optimistic and honest and have pride in their inner self.

Here are 5 celebrities and famous people born in China and abroad with the blessings of this zodiac animal.

Li Longji

Born on Sept 8 in 685, Li Longji is one of the most well-known emperors in Chinese history. During his reign in the Tang Dynasty (618-907), China enjoyed unprecedented prosperity It also saw a great boom in cultural exchanges with foreign countries, including 70 countries in Asia and Africa.

Li was good at music and writing poetry and fond of playing the pi pa,a four-stringed plucked musical instrument. He composed the famous song Ni Chang Yu Yi Qu (《霓裳羽衣曲》) and about 100 melodies.

Love stories between the emperor and his concubine Yang Yuhuan have been adapted into many poems, novels and TV series.

Prince Philip

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II, was also born in the Year of the Rooster, June 10, 1921. Chinese people know more about his wife than him. The couple had four children and their romance started by writing letters to each other. Such an old and romantic way!

Yoko Ono

Both Yoko Ono and her late husband, John Lennon, are well-known in China due to their artistic achievements. As an artist whose zodiac animal is also rooster, Yoko's bold experimental art gave her a special and independent identity separate from her husband. She was born on Feb 18 in 1933.

Faye Wong

Born on Aug 8 in the Rooster Year 1969, Chinese queen of pop music Faye Wong is a legendary singer who has a psychedelic voice.

Her music has won her a large group of followers from many Asian countries, including China, Singapore and Japan. In 2000, she was recognized by Guinness World Records as the Best Selling Canto-Pop Female.

Li Xiaopeng

A four-time Olympic Gold Medal winner with 16 world titles, Chinese gymnast Li Xiaopeng impressed the world with his amazing performances in gymnastics.

Born on July 27 in 1981, Li started gymnastics training when he was 5 years old and was selected for the national team at 15. By the time when he retired in 2009, Li has surpassed Li Ning, who was titled as "Prince of Gymnastics", in the number of his championships and medals.