Chinese Celebrities

China’s earliest economic reformer Overview Chinese Name: 管仲 English Name: Guan Zhong Other Names: Guan Yiwu 管夷吾 Born: ? Died: 645 BC Achievements: Assisting Duke Huan of Qi to unite princes 辅佐齐桓公九合诸侯 Courtesy to the world, pioneer of legalists 礼让天下开法家先驱 Guan Zhong 管仲 Brief Biography of Guan Zhong Guan Zhong was a famous economist, philosopher, statesman, and strategist in ancient […]

A reformer who reward farming and strengthen the country Overview Chinese Name: 商鞅 English Name: Shang Yang Other Names: Gongsun Yang 公孙鞅, Wei Yang 卫鞅 Born: 390 B.C. Died: 338 B.C. Achievements: Carry out Shang Yang’s Reform 推行商鞅变法 Lead the Qin army to recover Hexi 率领秦军收复河西 Main Works: Shangjunshu《商君书》 The Laws of Qin Dynasty《秦律》 Shang Yang 商鞅 Brief Biography of

King Xuan of Qi, who respected the proprietors and opened a free style of study Overview Chinese Name: 田辟疆 English Name: Tian Pijiang Other Names: King Xuan of Qi 齐宣王 Born: 350 BC Died: 301 BC Achievements: Confederate princes 会盟诸侯 Fight against the State of Qin 抗击秦国 Build the capital city Linzi 营建都城临淄 Tian Pijiang 田辟疆 Brief Biography of Tian

A great master of Chinese classical novels Overview Chinese Name: 曹雪芹 English Name: Cao Xueqin Other Names: Cao Zhan 曹霑 Born: about May 28, 1715 Died: about February 12, 1763 Achievements: Create the Chinese classic masterpiece — Dream of Red Mansions 创作中国古典巨著《红楼梦》 Main Works: Dream of Red Mansions 《红楼梦》 Cao Xueqin 曹雪芹 Brief Biography of Cao Xueqin Cao Xueqin is

A representative of the national bourgeoisie who advocates saving the country through industry Overview Chinese Name: 张謇 English Name: Zhang Jian Other Names: Zhang Changtai 张长泰, Wu Qiyuan 吴起元, Zhang Yucai 张育才 Born: From July 1, 1853 Died: August 24, 1926 Achievements: Developed modern Chinese national industry 发展了中国近代民族工业 Developed modern Chinese education 发展了中国近代教育事业 Main Works: Zhang Jian’s Diary 《张謇日记》 Zhang

The first materialist thinker who questioned Confucius Overview Chinese Name: 王充 English Name: Wang Chong Other Names: Wang Zhongren 王仲任 Born: 27 A.D. Died: about 97 A.D. Achievements: Enrich and develop the materialistic monism of qi, create the theory of vitality and naturalness, and advocate critical thinking 丰富和发展唯物主义气一元论，开创元气自然论，倡导批评思想 Criticism of teleology, idealistic transcendentalism and various secular superstitions 批判天人感应神学目的论、唯心主义先验论及各种世俗迷信思想 Main Works:

A financial-first political reformer Overview Chinese Name: 王安石 English Name: Wang Anshi Other Names: Duke Jing of Wang 王荆公, Duke Wen of Wang 王文公 Born: December 19, 1021 Died: May 21, 1086 Achievements: Carrying out political reform to change the situation of poverty and weakness in the Northern Song 推行变法，改变北宋积贫、积弱的局面 Recover five states 收复五州 Main Works: Linchuan Collection 《临川集》 Wang

An ethicist who founded three cardinal principles and five virtues Overview Chinese Name: 董仲舒 English Name: Dong Zhongshu Other Names: Dong Zi 董子, Dong Fuzi 董夫子, Dong Sheng 董生 Born: 179 BC Died: 104 BC Achievements: All schools of thought should be deposed and Confucianism should be respected only 罢黜百家，独尊儒术 Main Works: Tian Ren San Ce 《天人三策》 Shi Bu Yu

The minister of Beiyang who founded modern industry Overview Chinese Name: 李鸿章 English Name: Li Hongzhang Other Names: Zhangtong 章铜, Li Zhongtang 李中堂, Mr. Li Er 李二先生, Li Fuxiang 李傅相, Li Wenzhong 李文忠 Born: February 15, 1823 Died: November 7, 1901 Achievements: Drill Huai Army to suppress Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Movement and Nian Army Uprising 操练淮军，镇压太平天国运动及捻军起义 Actively advocate building a

An objectivist Neo-Confucianism Overview Chinese Name: 朱熹 English Name: Zhu Xi Other Names: Zhu Zi 朱子, Duke Wen 文公 Born: October 18, 1130 Died: April 23, 1200 Achievements: A master of Confucianism 儒学集大成者 A scholar in the Song Dynasty 宋代理学家 Main Works: Collection of Four Books and Chapters 《四书章句集注》 Collection of Chu Ci 《楚辞集注》 Hui’an Ci 《晦庵词》 Zhu Xi 朱熹