Contents
Philosophers
���� A Legendary Philosopher
���� The Greatest Thinker
ī�� Pacifist Thinker and Inventor
���� Principal Interpreter of Confucianism
�f�� Freewheeling Taoist
���� "All Humans are Born Evil’
�n�� Sage of ‘Rule by Fear’
���� An Iconoclastic Thinker
���� Foremost Neo-Confucian Thinker
�S���� The Chinese Rousseau
����֮ Enlightenment Thinker
Poets & Writers
��ԭ A Great Patriotic Poet
˾�R���� The Poet Who Eloped
˾�R�w Historiography Father
��ֲ The Poetical Prodigy
���� Brief Life, Lasting Fame
��Ӱ� Tang Poetry’s Pioneer
��� The ‘God of Poetry’
�Ÿ� Suffering Poetry Saint
�K�Y A Rare, Versatile Scholar
������ Ci’s Finest Female Poet
��� The Patriot of Poetry
������ Lyric Poet and Patriot
�P�h�� China’s Own Shakespeare
ʩ���� Author Steeped in Mystery
�dzж� Man behind Monkey King
��ѩ�� The Author of a Great Classic Buddhists
���� A Great Buddhist Monk
���� Rustic Patriarch Scientists & Craftsmen
���� Legendary Master Carpenter
�O�� Winning Ways of Ancient Strategist
���o The First Physician in China
�̂� Paper Trail Leads to Eunuch Cai
���� Inventor of the Seismometer
���پ� Plague Prompts Doctor’s Work
�A٢ A Pioneering Chinese Surgeon
��_֮ An Early Chinese Star of Astronomy
�Z˼�� Scribe of Guide to Farming
�B��Ԫ Water Writer Plumbs New Depths
�O˼�� The ‘King of Medicine’
���N Inventor of the Movable Type Technology
���� China’s Great Scientific Mind
�S���� Granny’s Great Innovations
��r�� Saint of Medicine and Scribe of Herbs
��↢ City’s Son Introduces European Science
ղ���� Father of China’s Railways Painters & Calligraphers
����֮ Sage of Chinese Calligraphy
�֮ Originator of Chinese Painting
�ǵ��� Painter’s Death a Tall Tale
���� An Eccentric Painter Influential Figures
���� Leading Reformer
��� A prideful, Tragic Hero
���Ѿ� A Beautiful Lady Helps Keep Peace
���� A Great Statesman and Political Reformer
ꐄ� Leader of First Peasant Rebellion
�T���� A Godlike Prophet
�P�� Lord Guan Revered for His Bravery
� Candid Official Earns Great Respect
�b�� Monk Spreads the Word in Japan
���� Iconic Official Who’s Incorruptible
����ʯ Statesman with a Gift for Writing
���w A Peerless General and National Hero
������ Hero Stays Loyal to the Bitter End
���� Did the Admiral Discover the New World?
���� Moral Official Dares to Criticize Emperor
���^��‘Tiger General’ Stops Japanese Pirates
��ϼ�� Intrepid Explorer Keeps a Meticulous Diary
���ɹ� A National Hero Who Recaptures Taiwan
���Գ� Shortsighted Military Genius
�քt�� Patriotic Official Fights the Opium Trade
������ A Reform-minded Official and Poet
������ Powerful Official Invites Controversy
���� Educator Pushes for Modernization
���� Reformer Tries to Change China
��Ԫ�� Educator Supports Civil Rights Movement
����֪ A Great Educator and Reformer Emperors & Empresses
�S�� Father of This Great Civilization
���� Taming the Long and Wild Rivers of China
��ʼ�� The ‘First Emperor’ of China
���� Founder of The Powerful Han Dynasty
�h��� Insatiable Ambition for Territorial Expansion
�ܲ� Speak of His Name and He Arrives
������ Creator of a Dynastic Golden Age
��t�� The Only Empress Regnant in China’s History
�ɼ�˼�� Founder of the World’s Largest Empire
��Ԫ� From a Beggar to an Emperor
���� Longest Reign Brings Prosperity
����̫�� Mysterious ‘Queen Without a Crown’