Chinese Celebrities

Emperor Wei Xiaowen, a Chinese reformer who promoted national integration Overview Chinese Name: 拓跋宏 English Name: Tuoba Hong Other Names: Yuan Hong 元宏 Born: October 13, 467 Died: April 26, 499 Achievements: Relocation of capital to Luoyang 迁都洛阳 Reforming the administration of officials 改革吏治 Vigorously develop Confucianism 大兴儒学 Tuoba Hong 拓跋宏 Brief Biography of Tuoba Hong Tuoba Hong was an […]

The cotton textile promoter Overview Chinese Name: 黄道婆 English Name: Huang Daopo Other Names: Huang Po 黄婆, Huang Mu 黄母 Born: 1245？ Died: 1330？ Achievements: Spread textile technology 传播纺织技术 Huang Daopo 黄道婆 Brief Biography of Huang Daopo Huang Daopo 黄道婆 was a famous cotton weaver and technical reformer in the late Song and early Yuan Dynasties 元朝. Huang Daopo (1245?-1330?), also

An outstanding agricultural scientist Overview Chinese Name: 贾思勰 English Name: Jia Sixie Born: Unknown Died: Unknown Achievements: Establish a relatively complete agronomy system 建立较完整的农学体系 Main Works: Important Arts for the Peoples Walfare 齐民要术 Jia Sixie 贾思勰 Brief Biography of Jia Sixie Jia Sixie, a minister in the northern and Eastern Wei dynasties, was an outstanding agronomist in ancient China.

The Chinese medical sage Overview Chinese Name: 张仲景 English Name: Zhang Zhongjing Other Names: Zhang Ji 张机, Zhang Changsha 张长沙 Born: about AD 150-154 Died: about AD 215-219 Achievements: Known as the sage of medicine by later generations 被后世誉为医圣 Compile the theory of typhoid fever and miscellaneous diseases 编写伤寒杂病论 Main Works: the theory of typhoid fever and miscellaneous diseases 伤寒杂病论

A great patriotic poet Overview Chinese Name: 屈原 English Name: Qu Yuan Other Names: Qu Ping 屈平, Qu Zi 屈子, Qu Zhengze 屈正则 Born: 340 B.C. Died: 278 B.C Achievements: Advocating the cultivation of the law and selection of talents 主张举贤修法 Uniting Qi to resist the Qin Dynasty 联齐抗秦 Creating new poetry in Sao style 创作骚体新诗 Main Works: Li Sao《离骚》

A historian who laid the foundation of political classics Overview Chinese Name: 杜佑 English Name: Du You Other Names: Junqing 君卿 Born: 735 Died: 812 Achievements: Compile 200 volumes of the general code 编撰《通典》二百卷 Main Works: The general code 《通典》 Du You 杜佑 Brief Biography of Du You Du You 杜佑, a famous statesman and historian of the Tang Dynasty,

The head of eight prose masters in Tang and Song Dynasties Overview Chinese Name: 韩愈 English Name: Han Yu Other Names: Han Libu 韩吏部, Han Changli 韩昌黎, Han Wengong 韩文公 Born: 768 Died: December 25, 824 Achievements: Advocate the movement of ancient Chinese 倡导古文运动 Main Works: Teachers say 师说 Learn and understand 进学解 Han Yu 韩愈 Brief Biography of Han

A scientist who specializes in astronomy and geosciences Overview Chinese Name: 张衡 English Name: Zhang Heng Other Names: Zhang Pingzi 张平子 Born: 78 Died: 139 Achievements: The pioneer in the study of astronomy and geography in China 开创中国天文、地理研究之先河 Invent seismograph 发明地动仪 One of the four masters of Han Fu 汉赋四大家之一 Main Works: Lingxian 灵宪 Zhang Hejian Ji 张河间集 Gui Tian

A water control expert with superb craftsmanship Overview Chinese Name: 李冰 English Name: Li Bing Other Names: Li Luhai 李陆海 Born: Unknown Died: Unknown Achievements: Preside over the construction of Dujiangyan 主持修建都江堰 Li Bing 李冰 Brief Biography of Li Bing Li Bing, a famous water conservancy expert in the Warring States Period 战国时代, was a famous historical water conservancy figures. Li

A historian who created a general history for reference Overview Chinese Name: 司马光 English Name: Sima Guang Other Names: Sima Wengong 司马温公, Mr. Sushui 涑水先生, Sima Wenzheng 司马文正 Born: November 17, 1019 Died: October 11, 1086 Achievements: Preside over the compilation of Zizhi Tongjian 主持编纂《资治通鉴》 Serve four dynasties and achieve outstanding political achievements 历仕四朝，政绩卓著 Main Works: Zizhi Tongjian 资治通鉴 Sima