The governing body of a corporation, school, or organization, composed of directors elected to represent shareholders or stakeholders and manage affairs.

chairman of the board of directors; the legal representative and highest executive of a company's board

director; board member; trustee

curio or antique; an object from the past that has historical or cultural value

Brutal warlord and politician of the late Eastern Han Dynasty (?-192) who seized power in 189 and ruled through terror; he was eventually assassinated by [[吕布|呂布|lu:3 bu4]].

an antique object; an old-fashioned article

Tung Chee-hwa (1937-), Hong Kong entrepreneur and politician who served as the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 1997 to 2005

Dong Biwu (1886-1975), a founding member of the Chinese Communist Party who served as the Vice President and Acting President of the People's Republic of China.

Dong Zhongshu (179-104 BC); a Han dynasty scholar-statesman and philosopher who was instrumental in establishing Confucianism as the official state ideology and promoting the civil service examination system.

A famous figure from the Eastern Han Dynasty known for his extreme filial piety; according to legend, he sold himself into slavery to pay for his father's funeral, which moved the heavens to send a celestial maiden to marry him and help pay off his debt. His story is one of the [[二十四孝|二十四孝|er4 shi2 si4 xiao4]].

Dong Qichang (1555–1636), a famous painter, calligrapher, and art theorist of the late Ming Dynasty known for his landscape paintings and for categorizing Chinese painting into 'Northern' and 'Southern' schools.

curio; antique; an ancient artifact handed down from previous generations

(?-c. 962) A celebrated Chinese painter of the Southern Tang Kingdom during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period; widely considered the founder of the Southern school of landscape painting. Known for his atmospheric depictions of Jiangnan scenery and often paired with his pupil Juran as [[董巨|董巨|dong3 ju4]].

Grace Tong (1942-), a famous Taiwanese calligrapher

To ignore or forget lessons from history; specifically referring to the historical figures [[丁原|丁原|ding1 yuan2]] and [[董卓|董卓|dong3 zhuo2]] who were both betrayed by the same person

A merchant who buys and sells antiques and ancient artifacts

Gudongtan; a desert area near the Han dynasty [[阳关|陽關|yang2 guan1]] pass, named for its numerous archaeological finds

village leader or administrator; the official responsible for managing the affairs of a village

An outside director of a publicly traded company who has no material interest in the firm or its shareholders; these individuals are hired to provide objective oversight and professional supervision.

(abbreviation) independent director; a member of a company's board of directors who does not have a material or pecuniary relationship with the company or related persons

Influential people with high social status in a local community; the gentry

a senior management position below a director, often acting in a collaborative or joint capacity

Doctor during the Three Kingdoms period who became famous for refusing payment and asking patients to plant apricot trees instead; the origin of several Chinese idioms praising doctors.

shorthand for the two influential landscape painters of the Southern Tang and early Song dynasties, Dong Yuan and his student Juran

(Taiwan colloquial) the chairman of a board of directors; can also refer to the chairman's position or seat

A famous historian of the State of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period, praised by Confucius as a model of professional integrity for his refusal to conceal the truth when recording that the minister Zhao Dun was responsible for the assassination of Duke Ling of Jin.

Ming dynasty novelist and scholar, known for writing A Supplement to the Journey to the West

watercock (Gallicrex cinerea); a species of bird in the rail family

(variant form) muddled or ignorant