A versatile scientist renowned at home and abroad Overview Chinese Name: 祖冲之 English Name: Zu Chongzhi Other Names: Zu Wenyuan 祖文远 Born: 429 Died: 500 Achievements: Water Dull Mill 水碓磨 Guide Car 指南车 Thousand Mile Boat 千里船 Timer 定时器 Pi 圆周率 Main Works: Da Ming Calendar 《大明历》 Zu Chongzhi 祖冲之 Brief Biography of Zu Chongzhi […]
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An documentary scientist who collate ancient books and establish bibliography Overview Chinese Name: 刘向 English Name: Liu Xiang Other Names: Liu Gengsheng 刘更生, Liu Zhonglei 刘中垒 Born: 77 B.C. Died: 6 B.C. Achievements: The Ancestor of Bibliography 目录学鼻祖 Imperial Clan of Western Han Dynasty 西汉宗室 Main Works: The New Preface 《新序》 Shuoyuan 《说苑》 Biographies of
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The sage of calligraphy of China Overview Chinese Name: 王羲之 English Name: Wang Xizhi Other Names: Wang Youjun 王右军, Wang Kuaiji 王会稽, Wang Yishao 王逸少 Born: 303 Died: 361 Achievements: Calligraphic creation 书法创作 Main Works: The Preface to Orchid Pavilion 兰亭集序 Wang Xizhi 王羲之 Brief Biography of Wang Xizhi Wang Xizhi, the minister and calligrapher
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A painter of great talents and obsession Overview Chinese Name: 顾恺之 English Name: Gu Kaizhi Other Names: Hutou 虎头 Born: 348 Died: 409 Achievements: One of the four masters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家之一 One of the founders of ink painting 水墨画鼻祖之一 Main Works: The Painting of Luoshen 《洛神赋图》 The Painting of Women’s History 《女史箴图》
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A master of Yuan Opera Overview Chinese Name: 关汉卿 English Name: Kuan Han-Ching Other Names: Guan Jizhai 关已斋 Born: about 1234 Died: about 1300 Achievements: Four Masters of Yuan Opera 元曲四大家 The founder of Yuan Zaju 元杂剧的奠基人 Main Works: Dou’e’s Grievance 《窦娥冤》 Saving the Dust 《救风尘》 Wangjiang Pavilion 《望江亭》 Kuan Han-Ching 关汉卿 Brief Biography of
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A philologist who majoring in Si Ku Quan Shu Overview Chinese Name: 纪昀 English Name: Ji Yun Other Names: Ji Xiaolan 纪晓岚, Ji Wenda 纪文达, Ji Hejian 纪河间 Born: August 3, 1724 Died: March 14, 2005 Achievements: Compile Si Ku Quan Shu 编撰《四库全书》 Main Works: Si Ku Quan Shu《四库全书》 Yuewei Caotang Notes《阅微草堂笔记》 Ji Yun 纪昀
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An Outstanding Enlightenment Thinker in the Ming and Qing Dynasties Overview Chinese Name: 黄宗羲 English Name: Huang Zongxi Other Names: Mr. Lizhou 梨洲先生 Born: September 24, 1610 Died: August 12, 1695 Achievements: Put forward the democratic thought of “the world is the main, the monarch is the guest” 提出“天下为主君为客”的民主思想 Criticize the feudal autocracy 抨击封建君主专制制度 Main
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A thinker who killed himself to awaken the nation Overview Chinese Name: 谭嗣同 English Name: Tan Sitong Other Names: Tan Fusheng 谭复生, Tan Dufei 谭壮飞 Born: March 10, 1865 Died: September 28, 1898 Achievements: One of the “six gentlemen of 1898” 戊戌六君子之一 Main Works: Benevolence 《仁学》 Yuanyi Hall Collection of Foreign Languages 《远遗堂集外文》 Tan Sitong
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佛教分诸天、龙及鬼神为八部。因八部中以天、龙二部居首，故曰天龙八部。 《天龙八部》是中国现代作家金庸创作的长篇武侠小说。这部小说从1963年开始创作，历时4年完成。前后共有三版，并在2005年第三版中经历6稿修订，结局改动较大。小说以宋哲宗时代为背景，通过宋、辽、大理、西夏、吐蕃等王国之间的武林恩怨和民族矛盾，从哲学的高度对人生和社会进行审视和描写，展示了一幅波澜壮阔的生活画卷，其故事之离奇曲折、涉及人物之众多、历史背景之广泛、武侠战役之庞大、想象力之丰富当属“金书”之最。书名出于佛经，有“世间众生”的意思，寓意象征着大千世界的芸芸众生，背后笼罩着佛法的无边与超脱。全书主旨“无人不冤，有情皆孽”，作品风格宏伟悲壮，是一部写尽人性、悲剧色彩浓厚的史诗巨著。连环画共计八册，谨请欣赏。 1两名大汉身体毫无反应，但却被激怒了。一人伸手便要揪木婉清的胸口。段誉连忙出手相救，两名大汉便扔下木婉清，分别抓住段誉的两只手腕，就要用力撕扯。 1 The two big men did not respond physically, but they were irritated. One person stretched out his hand to pull Mu Wanqing’s chest. Duan Yu hurries to help, and the two men throw down Mu Wanqing, grab Duan Yu’s two wrists, and tear them hard. 2虚竹看形势危急，正要帮忙，就见两个铁塔似的大汉渐渐矮了下来，砰砰两声，倒在地下。原来他两人是被段誉的“北冥神功”吸去内力，虚脱而死。 2 Seeing that the situation
殿上发生的这些事，虚竹都看在眼里。他识得鸠摩智用的根本不是少林功夫，而是道遥派的小无相功。摩智趾高气扬地说：“方文既然这样说，那么贵寺七十二绝技并非贵派所创，这个“绝”字也得改一改了 All these things happened in the hall were seen by Xu Zhu. He learned that Hatoyama used not Shaolin Kung Fu at all, but the Xiaowuxiang Skill of Daoyao Sect. Mozhi said proudly, “Since Fang Wen said so, the seventy-two unique skills of your temple were not created by your school, and the word”
