Li Qingzhao（old spelling:Li Ch'ing-chao）was born into a Chinese family knownfor literary talent and service to the emperor.Her poetry was well...
The Impression of China
Some 1300 years ago，Princess Wencheng of the Tang Dynasty（618-907）left Chang'an（present-day Xi'an in Shanxi Province）to marry Songtsan gambo，king of the Tubo...
Wang Zhaojun in History Wang Qiang，more commonly known by her style name Wang Zhaojun was the consort of the Xiongnu...
Mao Dun（July 4，1896~March 27，1981）was the pen name of Shen Dehong，a 20th century Chinese novelist，cultural critic，and journalist.He was also the Minister...
Lin Yutang（October 10，1895～March 26，1976）was a Chinese writer and inventor whose original works and translations of classic Chinese texts became very...
Guo Moruo（Wade-Giles:Kuo Mo-jo，courtesy name ding tang）（November 16，1892-June 12，1978）was a Chinese author，poet，historian，archaeologist，and government official. In 1914，after receiving Chinese traditional education，he left China，and...
Lu Xun and His Youth Lu Xun or Lu Hsin（Wade-Giles）（September 25，1881～0ctober 19，1936），the pen name of Zhou Shuren，has been considered one...
Reform Movements Liang Qichao（Courtesy：zhou ru；Pseudonym：ren gong）（1873-1929）was a Chinese scholar，journalist，philosopher and reformist during the Qing Dynasty（1644-1911），who inspired Chinese scholars with his...
Yan Fu（courtesy name：ji dao）（1854-1921）was a Chinese scholar，most famous for introducing Western thoughts，including Darwin's ideas of“natural selection"and “survival of the fittest"，into...
Cao Xueqin（1716-1763）is the author of famous Chinese work A Dream of Red Mansions.His given name was Cao Zhan.A Han Chinese...
Zheng He or Cheng Ho in Wade-Giles（1371-1435），was a famous Chinese mariner and explorer who made the voyages collectively referred to...
Xin Qiji（28 May，1140-1207）was a Chinese poet and military leader during the Southern Song dynasty. At the time of his life，northern...
Early Career Lu You（1125-1210），was a Chinese poet of the southern Song dynasty. Lu You came from a family in which...
Su Shi（1037-1101）was a writer，poet，artist，calligrapher and statesman of the Song Dynasty，one of the major poets of the Song era.His zi or...
Bai Juyi or Po Chu-i（772-846）was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty.His poems are not cheerful，and were themed around his...
Du Fu or Tu Fu（712-770）was a prominent Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty. Along with Li Bai，he is frequently called...
Li Bai（701-762），Chinese style name Taibai（太白），was a List of Chinese poet living in Tang Dynasty. Renowned as the Poet Immortal，Li Bai...
Xuanzang（Wade-Giles:Hsian-tsang）（599-664）was a famous Chinese Buddhist monk.Xuanzang was born near Luoyang，Henan in 599 as Chen Yi and died 664 in Yu...
Wang Xizhi（321-379 or 303-361 or 307-365）was a Chinese calligrapher，traditionally referred to as the“Sage of Calligraphy". Born in Linyi，Shandong，he spent most...
Sima Qian's Early Life and Education Sima Qian（145-c.90B.C.）was a Prefect of the Grand Scribes of the Han Dynasty.He is regarded as...