Sun Tzu and the Art of War
Chinese CelebrityThe Art of War by Sun Tzu, compiled over 2,000 years ago by the warrior-philosopher, is one of the most widely studied and influential books on strategy throughout the world today.
Laozi , Zhuangzi and Taoism
Chinese CelebrityLaozi applied “Tao” to elucidating the origin and evolvement of the universe. Zhuangzi succeeded to and developed Laozi’s viewpoint that “Tao is defined by nature”.
Confucius
Chinese CelebrityConfucius was a great thinker and educator in the late Spring and Autumn Period. He was also the founder of Confucianism
Earliest Ancestor of the Chinese Nation-Huangdi (Yellow Emperor) and Yandi (Red Emperor)
Chinese CelebrityHuangdi and Yandi were the common ancestors of the Chinese nation. The Chinese people at home and abroad all call themselves "descendents of Yandi and Huangdi".
Hai Rui, an Upright and Incorruptible Official
Chinese CelebrityHai Rui was famous for cleaning up notoriously corruption, setting an example of honest official.
Huang Daopo Innovating Textile Technique
Chinese CelebrityHuang Daopo lived with Yi women and learnt techniques of planting and spinning and weaving cotton for 30 years. When she returned home, She widely spread what she had learnt.
Zheng He’s Voyages
Chinese CelebrityZheng He conducted six voyages to Southeast Asia i and the Indian Ocean for diplomatic missions. His voyages were half century earlier than Columbus’s discovery of American Continent.
Genghis Khan and Kublai Khan
Chinese CelebrityThe title of "Genghis Khan" means "mighty monarch". In Genghis Khan's time, the Mongol Empire stretched from the northern borders of China to the Danube River in Europe.
Bao the Upright Judge
Chinese CelebrityBao Zheng is known as "Clear Sky Bao", meaning that no wrongdoings could be hidden from his impartial eye.
Princess Wencheng
Chinese Celebrity Princess Wencheng lived in Tubo for 40 years, making great contributions to the friendship between the Han and Tibetan peoples. Her statues are preserved in the Jokhang Temple and Potala Palace.
Zhaojun Goes Beyond the Great Wall as a Bride
Chinese CelebrityWang Zhaojun married Huhanye to keep good relations between the Huns and the Han Dynasty, which brought a rare period of stability to the northern border areas.
Sima Qian and His Records of Grand Historian
Chinese CelebritySima Qian completed the great work-Records of Grand Historian which spans3,000 years. It is the first comprehensive biographical history book in China.