盘点：鸡年出生的名人（组图）

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

我们即将在1月28日步入鸡年，鸡年出生的人被认为富有冒险精神、乐观、诚实、自傲。以下是国内外的十位属鸡名人：

Li Longji 唐玄宗李隆基

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.

中国历史上最著名的皇帝之一，在他统治期间，中国出现了前所未有的繁荣，同时也迎来了中外文化交流的辉煌时期。

李隆基擅长音乐和写诗，喜欢弹奏琵琶，曾作出著名的《霓裳羽衣曲》。

李隆基和贵妃杨玉环的爱情故事也被改编成许多诗歌、小说和电视剧。

Li Longji portrayed in a fresco (left); Yang Yuhuan played by Lin Fangbing in 1990 TV series Tang Ming Huang. [File photo]

左：壁画中的李隆基；右：1990年电视剧中林芳兵扮演的杨玉环。