the last name cheng comes from mandarin.
where does the last name cheng come from?
mandarin
rui shi zhuo





























rui shi zhuo (, born 1956) is a chinese-born canadian composer. based in british columbia. he has been commissioned by the canada council, and has written music for an animated film. he has been composer-in-residence for the vancouver chinese music ensemble.





























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rui received his bachelor's degree in music from the shanghai conservatory in 1986; he then completed his master's degree in music at the university of british columbia, where he studied with keith hamel and stephen chatman. 





























section::::career.
rui shi zhuo
duke wu of jin





























duke wu of jin (, died 677 bc), ancestral name ji (姬), given name cheng (稱) and also known as duke wu of quwo (), was the eighteenth ruler of the state of jin. he was also the last ruler of the state of quwo before he gained the title as the duke of jin.





























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in 716 bc, zhuang bo of quwo died and his son cheng ascended the throne of quwo.
duke wu of jin