Template:Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor

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Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor may be used to summarize information about a Chinese language actor and/or singer. Many in the Chinese entertainment industry are popular both as actors and as singers. This template provides information for both a person's acting and singing career. It also lists awards specific to the Chinese entertainment industry, such as the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Horse Awards.

Usage

The infobox may be added by pasting the template as shown below into an article. All fields are optional and unused parameter names can be left blank or omitted.

name
caption
Background information
Chinese name	chinesename
Chinese name	tradchinesename (traditional)
Chinese name	simpchinesename (simplified)
Pinyin	pinyinchinesename (Mandarin)
Bopomofo	bopomofochinesename (Mandarin)
Yale	yalechinesename (Cantonese)
Jyutping	jyutpingchinesename (Cantonese)
Pe̍h-ōe-jī	pojchinesename (Hokkien)
Vietnamese name	vietnamesename
Born	birth_name birth_date birth_place
Died	death_date death_place
Resting place	restingplace restingplacecoordinates
Residence	residence
Other names	othername
Origin	origin
Ethnicity	ethnicity
Education	education
Alma mater	alma mater
Occupation	occupation
Years active	yearsactive
Nationality	nationality
Agent	agent
Genre(s)	genre
Instrument(s)	instrument
Voice type(s)	voicetype
Label(s)	label
Manager(s)	agentcompany
Associated acts	associatedact
Spouse(s)	spouse
Partner(s)	partner
Children	children
Parents	parents
Siblings	siblings
Relatives	relatives
Ancestry	ancestry
Influenced by	influences
Influenced	influenced
Website	website
Also known as	alias
Signature
[[File:signature|signature_size |alt=signature_alt]]
Members
currentmembers
Past members
pastmembers
Awards Hong Kong Film Awards hongkongfilmwards Golden Bauhinia Awards goldenbauhiniaawards Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards hkfcsawards Asian Film Awards asianfilmawards Golden Horse Awards goldenhorseawards Huabiao Awards huabiaoawards Golden Rooster Awards goldenroosterawards Hundred Flowers Awards hundredflowersawards Golden Eagle Awards goldeneagleawards Flying Apsaras Awards flyingapsarasawards RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards rthktop10goldsongsawards Golden Melody Awards goldenmelodyawards MTV Asia Awards mtvasiaawards New Talent Singing Awards ntsawards Beijing Pop Music Awards chinamusicawards Golden Bell Awards goldenbellawards TVB Anniversary Awards tvbanniversaryawards Shanghai Television Festival magnoliaawards Asian Television Awards asiantvawards Asia Rainbow TV Awards rainbowawards Other awards awards

{{Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor
| name                    = 
| gender                  = <!-- female/male -->
| image                   = 
| image_size              = 
| landscape               = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank -->
| alt                     = 
| caption                 = 
| background              = Use one: solo_singer, actor_or_actress, show_host_or_hostess, non_vocal_instrumentalist, non_performing_personnel, group_or_band, cover_band, classical_ensemble, or temporary
| chinesename             = 
| tradchinesename         = 
| simpchinesename         = 
| pinyinchinesename       = 
| bopomofochinesename     = 
| jyutpingchinesename     = 
| yalechinesename         = 
| pojchinesename          = 
| vietnamesename          = 
| birth_name              = 
| othername               = 
| ethnicity               = 
| origin                  = 
| birth_date              = <!-- {{birth date and age|1900|1|31}} or {{birth date|1900|1|31}} -->
| birth_place             = 
| death_date              = <!-- {{death date and age|1999|1|31|1900|1|31}} -->
| death_place             = 
| restingplace            = 
| restingplacecoordinates = 
| residence               = 
| education               = 
| alma mater              = 
| nationality             = 
| occupation              = 
| years_active            = 
| agent                   = 
| genre                   = 
| instrument              = 
| voicetype               = 
| label                   = 
| agentcompany            = 
| yearsactive             = 
| associatedact           = 
| spouse                  = 
| partner                 = 
| children                = 
| parents                 = 
| siblings                = 
| relatives               = 
| ancestry                = 
| influences              = 
| influenced              = 
| website                 = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} -->
| alias                   = 
| signature               = 
| signature_size          = 
| signature_alt           = 
| currentmembers          = 
| pastmembers             = 
| hongkongfilmwards       = 
| goldenbauhiniaawards    = 
| hkfcsawards             = 
| asianfilmawards         = 
| goldenhorseawards       = 
| huabiaoawards           = 
| goldenroosterawards     = 
| hundredflowersawards    = 
| goldeneagleawards       = 
| flyingapsarasawards     = 
| rthktop10goldsongsawards= 
| goldenmelodyawards      = 
| mtvasiaawards           = 
| ntsawards               = 
| chinamusicawards        = 
| goldenbellawards        = 
| tvbanniversaryawards    = 
| magnoliaawards          = 
| asiantvawards           = 
| rainbowawards           = 
| awards                  = 
}}

Parameters

Please remove the award parameters if they are left blank.

Parameter	Explanation
name	Insert English name of person. Use the common name, typically name of article, if multiple names are used. If omitted or blank it defaults to the name of the article. Please do not add Cantonese-language name suffixes (e.g. Andy Lau Tak-wah) here.
gender	Insert gender of person, fill female or male in this field. Note: For actor and/or singers, using this field will also change the background color to shades of pink (female) or shades of blue (male), see below to learn more.
image	Insert image name. Use only the file name such as abc.jpg, xyz.png, 123.gif, etc. Do not use syntax such as [[File:abc.jpg]] or [[File:abc.jpg|200px]]. By default it is set at 220px.
image_size	Use this field to readjust the size of the image to custom size. The "px" needs to be specified like "image_size = 120px". If this field is in the article without a size listed, it will take the full size of the image.
landscape	Set to yes when using wide, short images. The image height (rather than width) will be limited to 200 pixels.
alt	Alt text for the image, for visually impaired and other readers who cannot see the image. See WP:ALT.
caption	Insert photograph caption. Try to include date of photo and the photographer.
background	Chosen from one of the nine categories below according to the established guidelines specifying template colour.
chinesename	Insert person's Chinese name; use this only if the person's name is written the same in Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese, otherwise, use the fields specific to Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese.
tradchinesename	Insert person's Chinese name in Traditional Chinese; use this if the person's name in Traditional Chinese is written differently from Simplified Chinese.
simpchinesename	Insert person's Chinese name in Simplified Chinese; use this if the person's name in Simplified Chinese is written differently from Traditional Chinese.
pinyinchinesename	Insert person's Chinese name in Mandarin Pinyin.
bopomofochinesename	Insert person's Chinese name in Mandarin BoPoMoFo.
yalechinesename	Insert person's Chinese name in Cantonese Yale Romanization. Don't put Yale in Mandopop artists unless they've released Cantonese albums.
jyutpingchinesename	Insert person's Chinese name in Cantonese Jyutping. Don't put Jyutping in Mandopop artists unless they've released Cantonese albums.
pojchinesename	Insert person's Chinese name in Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī.
vietnamesename	Insert person's Vietnamese name in Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary.
birth_name	Insert person's name at birth (or christening if name at birth is unavailable), only if it is different to the common name. Romanized Chinese birth names can go here.
ethnicity	Ethnicity of the artist, see List of ethnic groups in China.
origin	The town, city etc., from which the group or artist originated (that is, the place where the group was founded, or where individual performer started their career, should it not match the location of their birth). If the place is not known, specify at least the country. Omit the country if it does not differ from that specified at the field "birth_place".
birth_date	Insert date of birth: month, day, year. Consider using {{birth date and age}} for a living person, otherwise use {{birth date}}.
birth_place	Insert place of birth: town, city, state, country.
death_date	Insert date of death: month, day, year. Consider using {{death date and age}}.
death_place	Insert place of death: town, city, state, country.
restingplace	Insert name of cemetery; place of ash-scattering, etc.
restingplacecoordinates	Insert coordinates of cemetery; place of ash-scattering, etc. using {{coord}} with display=inline,title. For graves, please be as precsie as possible.
residence	Location(s) where the person notably resides/resided, if different from birthplace. Do not use a flag template.
education	alma_mater= parameter may be more appropriate.
alma mater	Insert alma mater (typically a university, college or equivalent) ({{Plainlist}}).
nationality	The subject's nationality. For a musical group, please fill the nationality of the group rather than nationality of members in this field.
othername	Insert other name(s) that the person has been credited as. Any nickname frequently used in the media should be properly cited. Do not insert romanized Chinese names here.
occupation	Insert the occupation(s) that the person is known for, e.g. actor, stunt performer, film director, etc. This may include other occupations within the entertainment industry, such as singer or model.
agent	The subject's agent (individual and/or agency), discouraged in most cases, specifically when promotional, and requiring a Reliable Source.
genre	Insert the genre or genres of music performed by the person.
instrument	Insert instrument or instruments the person played.
voicetype	Insert the voice type of the person if he or she is a singer. (See voice type for a list of types.)
label	Insert the record label or labels to which the act has been signed, as a comma-separated list. Omit parenthetical dates; save that information for the main article.
agentcompany	Insert the talent company or companies to which the act has been signed, as a comma-separated list. Omit parenthetical dates; save that information for the main article.
yearsactive	Insert the years that the actor was active in his/her career. Use the format: year of first professional performance–year of final professional appearance Note: If still active, use "present" in place of the end year. Periods should be punctuated with an unspaced en dash (e.g. 1993–2004, 2005–present). See WP:DATE#Longer periods and WP:MOS#En dashes.
associatedact	This is for the group or previous groups that the artist is or was a member of. Only use this for individuals associated with a group.
spouse	Insert the names of the actor's spouse(s). Consider using {{marriage}}.
partner	Insert the names of the actor's long-term unmarried partner(s) (e.g. domestic partner). Separate multiple entries with a line break ({{Plainlist}}).
children	Insert the names of notable children of the actor, as per WP:N ({{Plainlist}}).
parents	Insert the names of the actor's notable parent(s), as per WP:N ({{Plainlist}}).
siblings	Insert the names of the actor's notable sibling(s), as per WP:N ({{Plainlist}}).
relatives	(relations) Names of siblings or other relatives; include only if independently notable or particularly relevant. Include the relationship in parentheses after the name (sister, uncle, etc.).
ancestry	Insert location of the person's family ancestry.
influences	Mostly for director articles using this template, enter the subject's artistic influences ({{Plainlist}}).
influenced	Insert performers influenced by the actor or director ({{Plainlist}}).
website	Insert the actor's official website. Use {{URL}} as in {{URL|Example.com}}.
alias	For listing official stage names for the act or solo artist other than the name in the |name= parameter. Also for the solo artist's legal name(s), or other officially authorized names that differ from their birth name. This field is not for nicknames such as "The Godfather of Soul" (James Brown) or "Nippy" (Whitney Houston), which are not the artists' official names.
signature	An image of the artist's signature. Please use image name: abc.jpg, xpz.png, 123.gif, etc. Do not use syntax such as [[File:abc.jpg]] or [[File:abc.jpg|200px]].
signature_size	Default is 150px. If necessary, a signature can be resized manually as per the "image_size" parameter.
signature_alt	Alt text for the signature image. For example, for File:Thomas Jefferson Signature.svg, the alt text might be |signature_alt= Th: Jefferson, spelling out the signature exactly as it appears in the image.
currentmembers	This is for the list of members that are currently in the group.
pastmembers	This is for the list of members that were previously in the group.
hongkongfilmwards	Insert any Hong Kong Film Awards won and the year(s) awarded. Consider using the template: {{awd|award|year|title|role|name}} Use the format: [[Award Name's Article|Short Form of Award Name]] Year Title (optional: – Role) Note: If an article for the film is available, the title should link there.
goldenbauhiniaawards	Insert any Golden Bauhinia Awards won. Use the same format as hongkongfilmwards.
hkfcsawards	Insert any Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards won. Use the same format as hongkongfilmwards.
asianfilmawards	Insert any Asian Film Awards won. Use the same format as hongkongfilmwards.
goldenhorseawards	Insert any Golden Horse Awards won. Use the same format as hongkongfilmwards.
huabiaoawards	Insert any Huabiao Awards won. Use the same format as hongkongfilmwards.
goldenroosterawards	Insert any Golden Rooster Awards won. Use the same format as hongkongfilmwards.
hundredflowersawards	Insert any Hundred Flowers Awards won. Use the same format as hongkongfilmwards.
goldeneagleawards	Insert any China TV Golden Eagle Award won. Use the same format as hongkongfilmwards.
flyingapsarasawards	Insert any Flying Apsaras Awards won. Use the same format as hongkongfilmwards.
rthktop10goldsongsawards	Insert any RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs Awards won. Use the same format as hongkongfilmwards.
goldenmelodyawards	Insert any Golden Melody Awards won. Use the same format as hongkongfilmwards.
mtvasiaawards	Insert any MTV Asia Awards won. Use the same format as hongkongfilmwards.
ntsawards	Insert any New Talent Singing Awards won. Use the format: Year Winner/First Runner-Up/etc
chinamusicawards	Insert any China Music Awards won. Use the same format as hongkongfilmwards.
goldenbellawards	Insert any Golden Bell Awards won. Use the same format as hongkongfilmwards.
tvbanniversaryawards	Insert any TVB Anniversary Awards won. Use the same format as hongkongfilmwards.
magnoliaawards	Insert any awards won in Shanghai Television Festival. Use the same format as hongkongfilmwards.
asiantvawards	Insert any Asian Television Awards won. Use the same format as hongkongfilmwards.
rainbowawards	Insert any Asia Rainbow TV Awards won. Use the same format as hongkongfilmwards.
awards	Insert any other awards won and the year(s) awarded. Consider using the template: {{awd|award|year|title|role|name}} Use the format: [[Article for award name| Short form of award ceremony name followed by award name]] Year Title (optional: – Role) Note: If an article for the film is available, the title should link there.

Background color

The infobox color is key-coded to provide a quick indication of the type of group/performer, e.g. solo artist, orchestra, etc. This is similar to the color schemes used by WikiProject Albums and other projects. Please discuss additional types that need to be accounted for on the template's talk page.

The user doesn't choose the colors directly, rather the code provided in the background field identifies the type of performer. The possible background colors, with the corresponding names, are indicated on the bars in the table below.

Code	Display
solo_singer	Background information
actor_or_actress	Background information
show_host_or_hostess	Background information
non_vocal_instrumentalist	Background information
non_performing_personnel	Background information
group_or_band	Background information
cover_band	Background information
classical_ensemble	Background information
temporary	Background information

solo_singer

Singular vocal performers (including lead and background singers, singer-songwriters, and singer-instrumentalists). This categorization is for any article about a singer, whether they perform solo, with a group or band, or both.

Note: If |gender= exists, the background color will be changed to babypink (female) or lightcyan (male).

actor_or_actress

Actor and actresses.

Note: If |gender= exists, the background color will be changed to lightpink (female) or lightskyblue (male).

show_host_or_hostess

Show host and hostesses (including TV presenters, radio DJs, Web-Js, etc.).

non_vocal_instrumentalist

Non-vocal instrumentalists.

non_performing_personnel

Directors, screenwriters, producers, composers, lyricists, arrangers, agents, and other non-performing personnel.

group_or_band

Groups, bands, crews, or other non-classical music ensembles. This categorization is for articles on group acts only.

cover_band

Cover and tribute bands (same as Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums' color for covers/tribute albums).

classical_ensemble

Orchestras and other classical music ensembles.

temporary

Temporary collaborative projects.

If |background= is empty or does not exist, the infobox will keep the default color. If |gender= exists, the default background color will be changed to pink (female) or periwinkle (male).

Microformat

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the person's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book or database. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

Date-of-birth ("bday") information will only be included in the microformat if {{birth date}}, or {{birth date and age}} are used in the infobox. (Do not use these if the date is before 1583). Be cautious about using these if the person is still living, per WP:DOB.

To include a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

• adr
• agent
• bday
• birthplace
• category
• country-name
• deathdate
• deathplace
• extended-address
• family-name
• fn (required)
• given-name
• honorific-prefix
• honorific-suffix
• label
• locality
• n
• nickname
• note
• org
• role
• url
• vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Tracking category

• Category:Pages using Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor with unknown parameters (0)

See also

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor/doc. (edit | history)
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox (create | mirror) and testcases (create) pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.