{"id":416,"date":"2007-06-13T13:02:20","date_gmt":"2007-06-13T20:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mutanteggplant.com\/vitro-nasu\/2007\/06\/13\/chinese-surname-shortage\/"},"modified":"2017-02-07T13:53:13","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T20:53:13","slug":"chinese-surname-shortage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mutanteggplant.com\/vitro-nasu\/2007\/06\/13\/chinese-surname-shortage\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Surname Shortage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chinese surname spark rethink<\/p>\n

When everybody\u2019s named the same, then who knows Hu’s Hu?’ (via<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In a country of around 1.3 billion people, about 85 percent share only 100 surnames, according to a nationwide survey conducted by the Ministry of Public Security in April and published in the China Daily newspaper on Tuesday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Zhang Ziyi and Zhang Yimou
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\nIn the middle is Tony Leung Chiu Wai<\/a> and the bottom is Tony Leung Ka Fai<\/a><\/p>\n

Fay Wong<\/strong> in Chungking Express<\/em> directed by Wong<\/strong> Kar Wai or Kar Wai Wong.
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Ang Lee who is now a respected American director shares his surname with Spike Lee. Spike Lee is not even Chinese. They were roommates when they studied filmmaking at NYU.<\/p>\n

Zhang and Zhang<\/a> the Chinese pair figure skaters took Silver at the 2006 Olympics (Youtube) The commentator said that they share the same surname but are not related.<\/p>\n

The Road Home<\/em> – Zhang Ziyi in her first film directed by Zhang Yimou<\/p>\n