Chinese Celebrities

An diplomat who explored the Silk Road Overview Chinese Name: 张骞 English Name: Zhang Qian Other Names: Ziwen 子文 Born: 164 BC Died: 114 BC Achievements: Opening the Silk Road 开通丝绸之路 Fight against the Huns 抗击匈奴 Zhang Qian 张骞 Brief Biography of Zhang Qian Zhang Qian was an outstanding diplomat, traveler, explorer, and pioneer of […]

The founder of Chinese traditional mathematical theory Overview Chinese Name: 刘徽 English Name: Liu Hui Born: 225 Died: 295 Achievements: Cleaning up the ancient Chinese mathematical system 清理中国古代数学体系 Put forward the methods of making a square cover, weight difference, circular cutting, etc 提出牟合方盖、重差术、割圆术等方法 Liu Hui 刘徽 Brief Biography of Liu Hui Liu Hui, a great

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

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

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

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》

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

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

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

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