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This template employs intricate features of template syntax.

You are encouraged to familiarise yourself with its setup and parser functions before editing the template. If your edit causes unexpected problems, please undo it quickly, as this template may appear on a large number of pages.

Remember that you can conduct experiments, and should test all improvements, in either the general Template sandbox or your user space before changing anything here.

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.

[edit] 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.

 {{Infobox Chinese-language singer and actor <!------See WikiProject Chinese-language entertainment-------> | name                    =  | image                   =  | caption                 =  | chinesename             =  | tradchinesename         =  | simpchinesename         =  | pinyinchinesename       =  | jyutpingchinesename     =  | birthname               =  | ancestry                =  | origin                  =  | birthdate               = {{birth date and age|1900|1|31}} | birthplace              =  | deathdate               = {{death date and age|1900|1|31|1901|1|31}} | deathplace              =  | restingplace            =  | restingplacecoordinates =  | othername               =  | occupation              =  | genre                   =  | instrument              =  | voicetype               =  | label                   =  | yearsactive             =  | currentmembers          =  | pastmembers             =  | associatedact           =  | spouse                  =  | partner                 =  | children                =  | parents                 =  | influences              =  | influenced              =  | website                 =  | hongkongfilmwards       =  | goldenbauhiniaawards    =  | hkfcsawards             =  | goldenhorseawards       =  | goldenroosterawards     =  | mtvasiaawards           =  | goldenmelodyawards      =  | ntsawards               =  | tvbanniversaryawards    =  | awards                  =  }}

[edit] 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.
image	Insert image name. Use only the file name such as abc.jpg, xyz.png, 123.gif, etc. Do not use syntax such as ~~[[Image:abc.jpg]]~~ or ~~[[Image:abc.jpg\|200px]]~~. By default it is set at 220px.
imagesize	Use this field to readjust the size of the image to custom size. The "px" needs to be specified like "imagesize = 120px". If this field is in the article without a size listed, it will take the full size of the image.
caption	Insert photograph caption. Try to include date of photo and the photographer.
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.
jyutpingchinesename	Insert person's Chinese name in Cantonese jyutping.
birthname	Insert person's name at birth (or christening if name at birth is unavailable). Romanized Chinese birth names can go here.
ancestry	Insert location of the person's family ancestry.
origin	The place where the artist started their career. Or the industry the artist represents.
birthdate	Insert date of birth: month, day, year. Consider using {{birth date and age}} for a living person, otherwise use {{birth date}}.
birthplace	Insert place of birth: town, city, state, country.
deathdate	Insert date of death: month, day, year. Consider using {{death date and age}}. Note: Using this field will also make the background color silver.
deathplace	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.
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.
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.
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.
associatedact	This is for the group or previous groups that the artist is or was a member of. Only use this individuals associated with a group.
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.
spouse	Insert the names of the actor's spouses. Use the format: FirstName MaidenName (Year–Year) Note: If still married, use "present" in place of the end year. In addition, separate multiple entries with a line break (<br />).
partner	Insert the names of the actor's long-term unmarried partner(s) (e.g. domestic partner). Separate multiple entries with a line break (<br />).
children	Insert the names of especially notable children of the actor (<br />).
parents	Insert the names of the actor's notable parent(s) (<br />).
influences	Mostly for director articles using this template, enter the subject's artistic influences (<br />).
influenced	Insert performers influenced by the actor or director (<br />).
website	Insert the actor's official website. Use only the link such as http://www.example.com/. Do not use syntax such as ~~[http://www.example.com/]~~.
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.
goldenhorseawards	Insert any Golden Horse Awards won. Use the same format as hongkongfilmwards.
goldenroosterawards	Insert any Golden Rooster Awards won. Use the same format as hongkongfilmwards.
mtvasiaawards	Insert any MTV Asia Awards won. Use the same format as hongkongfilmwards.
goldenmelodyawards	Insert any Golden Melody Awards won. Use the same format as hongkongfilmwards.
tvbanniversaryawards	Insert any TVB Anniversary 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
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.

[edit] 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. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Date-of-birth ("bday") information will only be included in the microformat if {{Birth date}}) or {{Birth date and age}}) (optionally {{birth-date}} are used in the infobox.

hCard uses HTML classes including:

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

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