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Here are some stories of famous Chinese People in History listed chronologically. Click on the pictures below to view these animation shorts.

漢朝●班婕妤 Concubine of Emperor Cheng, Chinese scholar and poet during the Western Han Dynasty	宋朝●畢昇 Inventor of the first known movable type technology, Song Dynasty China.	漢朝●蔡倫	黃帝●倉頡 Cangjie, historian, inventor of Chinese characters
三國●董奉 physician during the Three Kingdoms period, who required no payment from his patients except that they plant apricot trees in his orchard on recovering	漢朝●劉安 Legendary inventor of tofu	唐朝●杜甫	漢朝●韓信 A military general who served Liu Bang (Emperor Gaozu of Han)
晉朝●皇甫謐 Chinese scholar and physician. He compiled the Canon of Acupuncture and Moxibustion.	漢朝●黃石公&張良	黃帝●嫘祖 a legendary Chinese empress and wife of the Yellow Emperor. According to tradition, she discovered silk and invented the silk loom in the 27th century BC	唐朝●李白 One of the greatest poets of the Tang Dynasty, often called China’s “golden age” of classical Chinese poetry
明朝●劉伯溫	春秋(周)●魯班 Chinese carpenter, engineer, philosopher, inventor, military thinker, statesman	宋朝●歐陽修	春秋(周)●齊靈公 Duke Ling of Qi
明朝●馬皇后 The virtuos empress of Emperor Ming	宋朝●蘇東坡 Writer, poet, artist, calligrapher, pharmacologist, gastronome, and statesman of the Song Dynasty, and one of the major poets of the Song era	晉朝●陶淵明 Chinese Poet	唐朝●賈島與韓愈
唐朝●王維	宋朝●王安石	戰國(周)●西門豹	唐●杜牧
唐●李白	周●慶	唐●唐玄宗 Emperor Xuangzong, longest reigning ruler of Tang dynasty	唐●王之渙 Chinese poet of the Kaiyuan era. He is known for his famous poem entitled “On the Stork Tower” (登鸛雀樓)
晉●祖逖 General	唐●白居易 Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty	宋●蘇東坡 Writer, poet, artist, calligrapher, pharmacologist, gastronome, and statesman of the Song Dynasty, and one of the major poets of the Song era	春秋(周)●孫叔敖 Ancient Chinese court minister, first known hydraulic engineer of China
漢●緹縈	戰國(周)●甘羅	戰國(周)●孟子 Chinese philosopher who was arguably the most famous Confucian after Confucius himself.	戰國(周)●趙武
漢●匡衡

—————————– Consort Ban 班婕妤——————————

Concubine of Emperor Cheng, Chinese scholar and poet during the Western Han Dynasty

—————————– Bi Sheng 畢昇—————————–

Inventor of the first known movable type technology, Song Dynasty China.

Bi Sheng on Wikipedia.

—————————– Cangjie 倉頡—————————–

Historian and inventor of chinese characters

Find out more about Cangjie. Wikipedia.

—————————– Dong Feng 董奉 ———————————–

physician during the Three Kingdoms period, who required no payment from his patients except that they plant apricot trees in his orchard on recovering from their illnesses, resulting in a large grove of apricot trees and a steady supply of medicinal ingredients. The term “Expert of the Apricot Grove” (杏林高手) is still used as a poetic reference to physicians.

——————————– Liu An 劉安 ———————————–

Inventor of tofu, according to legends

——————————– Han Xin 韓信 ———————————–

A military general who served Liu Bang (Emperor Gaozu of Han)

———————- Huangfu Mi 皇甫謐 ————————-

———————-Huang Shigong & Zhang Liang 黃石公&張良 ————————-

Zhang Liang on wikipedia.

——————————– Leizu 嫘祖 ———————————–

——————————– Liu Bowen 劉伯溫 ———————————–

——————————– Dumu 杜牧 ———————————–

 

——————————– Li Bai 李白 ———————————–

One of the greatest poets of the Tang Dynasty, often called China’s “golden age” of classical Chinese poetry.

——————————– Qing 慶 ———————————–

——————————– Luban 魯班 ———————————–

Chinese carpenter, engineer, philosopher, inventor, military thinker, statesman

——————————– Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修 ———————————–

————————— Duke Ling of Qi 齊靈公 ——————————

——————————– Mengzi 孟子 ———————————–

  Mencius 孟子 Mengzi (372 – 289 BCE) was a Chinese philosopher who was arguably the most famous Confucian after Confucius himself. Click here to view biography of Mengzi in cartoon format.

———————- Empress Ma 馬皇后————————

The virtuos empress of Emperor Ming

wikipedia on Empress Ma

——————— Emperor Xuanzong of Tang 唐玄宗————————

Longest reigning ruler of Tang Dynasty. He was credited with bringing Tang China to a pinnacle of culture and power. See Yang Guifei.

 

Painting (detail) of “Ming Huang’s Journey to Shu”, China, 15th Century, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD), Paint on Silk, H. 189.1 cm, Penn Museulm Object C137. Click here for view of the entire painting. This painting depicts a romantic tragedy which has been retold for centuries in poems, novels, paintings and even modern film. Emperor Xuanzong (r. 713-756 AD), now known by his posthumous name Ming Huang, fell in love with the beautiful young Yang Guifei. In 755 A.D., Anlu Shan, a general of Turkic origins, led a revolt and the Emperor and court fled. The royal soldiers blamed Yang Guifei and forced the Emperor to execute her. Although in the blue and green style of the T’ang Dynasty (618-906 A.D.), it is believed to have been painted in the 15th century.

—————————– Wang Zhihuan 王之渙 ——————————

Chinese poet of the Kaiyuan era. He is known for his famous poem entitled “On the Stork Tower” (登鸛雀樓)

—————————– Zhu Ti 祖逖 ——————————

General

 

—————————– Bai Juyi 白居易 ——————————

—————————– Sudong Po 蘇東坡——————————

Writer, poet, artist, calligrapher, pharmacologist, gastronome, and statesman of the Song Dynasty, and one of the major poets of the Song era

“Su Shi 蘇軾 (January 8, 1037 – August 24, 1101), who was often referred to as Su Dongpo (蘇東坡), was a writer, poet, artist, calligrapher, pharmacologist, gastronome, and statesman of the Song Dynasty, and one of the major poets of the Song era. Click here to learn more about Sudong Po.

—————————– Tao Yuanming 陶淵明 ——————————

Chinese Poet

 

—————————– Wang Wei 王維 ——————————

—————————– Wang Anshi 王安石——————————

Chinese economist, statesman, chancellor and poet of the Song Dynasty who attempted controversial, major socioeconomic reforms.

 

—————————– Sunshu Ao 孫叔敖 ——————————

Ancient Chinese court minister, first known hydraulic engineer of China

—————————– Ti Ying 緹縈 ——————————

 

—————————– KuangHeng匡衡 ——————————

 

 

A Coloring Book of Ancient China

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