作品简介

了解一个国家,必先了解此国的人。在本书中,你将一览中国历史长河,认识曾在哲学、艺术、文学、宗教、科技和政治等领域留下深深烙印的88位重要人物。《中国历史人物(英文版)》以地道流畅的英语,深入浅出地介绍了88位不同领域的历史人物,每则故事配以彩色插画,赏心悦目,图文并茂,是读者学习中国传统文化、讲好中国故事的生动材料。

To understand a country is to understand its people. In this book, we will take you on a tour through the long history of China to recall the life stories of 88 important figures who left their personal marks in philosophy, art and literature, religion, science and technology and political movements.

张慈贇,国内资深英文媒体人,高级编辑,享受国务院政府特殊津贴。曾就读于美国斯坦福大学,获硕士学位。长期从事英文新闻工作,参与《中国日报》的创办,主持创办《上海日报》《北京周末报》《上海英文星报》,均任第一任总编辑。现为中国翻译协会常务理事。曾在国内外报刊上发表大量新闻报道、特写、评论和专栏文章。

Born in Shanghai in 1949,ZHANG Ciyun (Peter) is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Shanghai Daily,a leading regional English-language daily newspaper on the Chinese mainland.He is also a prolific translator and writer.

Mr. Zhang graduated from Jilin Normal University in China, majoring in English language, and later from Stanford University in the United States with a master’s degree in journalism.

Starting from 1980, he had worked in several news agencies in China and helped bring into existence four English-language newspapers,including China Daily and Shanghai Daily.

作品目录

  • Introduction
  • Philosophers
  • 老子 Lǎo Zǐ (circa 580-470 BC) A Legendary Philosopher
  • 孔子 Confucius (551-479 BC) The Greatest Thinker
  • 墨子 Mò Zǐ (468-376 BC) Pacifist Thinker and Inventor
  • 孟子 Mencius (372-289 BC) Principal Interpreter of Confucianism
  • 庄子 Zhuāng Zǐ (circa 369-286 BC) Freewheeling Taoist
  • 荀子 Xún Zǐ (circa 313-238 BC) ‘All Humans are Born Evil’
  • 韩非 Hán Fēi (circa 280-233 BC) Sage of ‘Rule by Fear’
  • 王充 Wáng Chōng (27-circa 99 AD) An Iconoclastic Thinker
  • 朱熹 Zhū Xǐ (1130-1200) Foremost Neo-Confucian Thinker
  • 黄宗羲 Huáng Zōngxī (1610-1695) The Chinese Rousseau
  • 王夫之 Wáng Fūzhī (1619-1692) Enlightenment Thinker
  • Poets & Writers
  • 屈原 Qū Yuán (circa 340-278 BC) A Great Patriotic Poet
  • 司马相如 Sīmǎ Xiàngrú (circa 179-118 BC) The Poet Who Eloped
  • 司马迁 Sīmǎ Qiān (circa 145-90 BC) Historiography Father
  • 曹植 Cáo Zhí (192-232 AD) The Poetical Prodigy
  • 王勃 Wáng Bó (649-676 AD) Brief Life, Lasting Fame
  • 陈子昂 Chén Zǐ’áng (661-702 AD) Tang Poetry’s Pioneer
  • 李白 Lǐ Bái (701-762 AD) The ‘God of Poetry’
  • 杜甫 Dù Fǔ (712-770 AD) Suffering Poetry Saint
  • 苏轼 Sū Shì (1037-1101) A Rare, Versatile Scholar
  • 李清照 Lǐ Qīngzhào (1084-1151) Ci’s Finest Female Poet
  • 陆游 Lù Yóu (1125-1210) The Patriot of Poetry
  • 辛弃疾 Xīn Qìjī (1140-1207) Lyric Poet and Patriot
  • 关汉卿 Guān Hànqīng (1225-1302) China’s Own Shakespeare
  • 施耐庵 Shī Nài’ān (1296-1370) Author Steeped in Mystery
  • 吴承恩 Wú Chéng’ēn (circa 1501-1582) Man Behind Monkey King
  • 曹雪芹 Cáo Xuěqín (circa 1715-1763 or 1764) The Author of a Great Classic
  • Buddhists
  • 玄奘 Xuánzàng (circa 602-664 AD) A Great Buddhist Monk
  • 惠能 Huìnéng (638-713 AD) Rustic Patriarch
  • Scientists & Craftsmen
  • 鲁班 Lǔ Bān (circa 507-444 BC) Legendary Master Carpenter
  • 孙武 Sūn Wǔ (circa 535-480 BC) Winning Ways of Ancient Strategist
  • 扁鹊 Biǎn Què (circa 407-310 BC) The First Physician in China
  • 蔡伦 Cài Lún (circa 61-121 AD) Paper Trail Leads to Eunuch Cai
  • 张衡 Zhāng Héng (78-139 AD) Inventor of the Seismometer
  • 张仲景 Zhāng Zhòngjǐng (circa 150-219 AD) Plague Prompts Doctor’s Work
  • 华佗 Huà Tuó (circa 145-208 AD) A Pioneering Chinese Surgeon
  • 祖冲之 Zǔ Chōngzhī (429-500 AD) An Early Chinese Star of Astronomy
  • 贾思勰 Jiǎ Sīxié (end of 5th century-mid-6th century) Scribe of Guide to Farming
  • 郦道元 Lì Dàoyuán (circa 470-527 AD) Water Writer Plumbs New Depths
  • 孙思邈 Sūn Sīmiǎo (circa 581-682 AD) The ‘King of Medicine’
  • 毕昇 Bì Shēng (970-1051) Inventor of the Movable Type Technology
  • 沈括 Shěn Kuò (1031-1095) China’s Great Scientific Mind
  • 黄道婆 Huáng Dàopó (circa 1245-1330) Granny’s Great Innovations
  • 李时珍 Lǐ Shízhēn (1518-1593) Saint of Medicine and Scribe of Herbs
  • 徐光启 Xú Guāngqǐ (1562-1633) City’s Son Introduces European Science
  • 詹天佑 Zhān Tiānyòu (1861-1919) Father of China’s Railways
  • Painters & Calligraphers
  • 王羲之 Wáng Xīzhī (303-361 AD) Sage of Chinese Calligraphy
  • 顾恺之 Gù Kǎizhī (348-409 AD) Originator of Chinese Painting
  • 吴道子 Wú Dàozǐ (680-759 AD) Painter’s Death a Tall Tale
  • 郑燮 Zhèng Xiè (1693-1765) An Eccentric Painter
  • Influential Figures
  • 管仲 Guǎn Zhòng (circa 720-645 BC) Leading Reformer
  • 项羽 Xiàng Yǔ (232-202 BC) A Prideful, Tragic Hero
  • 王昭君 Wáng Zhāojūn (circa 52-20 BC) A Beautiful Lady Helps Keep Peace
  • 商鞅 Shāng Yāng (circa 390-338 BC) A Great Statesman and Political Reformer
  • 陈胜 Chén Shèng (?-208 BC) Leader of First Peasant Rebellion
  • 诸葛亮 Zhūgě Liàng (181-234 AD) A Godlike Prophet
  • 关羽 Guān Yǔ (160-219 AD) Lord Guan Revered for His Bravery
  • 魏征 Wèi Zhēng (580-643 AD) Candid Official Earns Great Respect
  • 鉴真 Jiànzhēn (687-763 AD) Monk Spreads the Word in Japan
  • 包拯 Bāo Zhěng (999-1062) Iconic Official Who’s Incorruptible
  • 王安石 Wáng Ānshí (1021-1086) Statesman with a Gift for Writing
  • 岳飞 Yuè Fēi (1103-1142) A Peerless General and National Hero
  • 文天祥 Wén Tiānxiáng (1236-1283) Hero Stays Loyal to the Bitter End
  • 郑和 Zhèng Hé (1371-1433) Did the Admiral Discover the New World?
  • 海瑞 Hǎi Ruì (1514-1587) Moral Official Dares to Criticize Emperor
  • 戚继光 Qī Jìguāng (1528-1588) ‘Tiger General’ Stops Japanese Pirates
  • 徐霞客 Xú Xiákè (1586-1641) Intrepid Explorer Keeps a Meticulous Diary
  • 郑成功 Zhèng Chénggōng (1624-1662) A National Hero Who Recaptures Taiwan
  • 李自成 Lǐ Zìchéng (1606-1645) Shortsighted Military Genius
  • 林则徐 Lín Zéxú (1785-1850) Patriotic Official Fights the Opium Trade
  • 龚自珍 Gōng Zìzhēn (1792-1841) A Reform-minded Official and Poet
  • 李鸿章 Lǐ Hóngzhāng (1823-1901) Powerful Official Invites Controversy
  • 严复 Yán Fù (1854-1921) Educator Pushes for Modernization
  • 康有为 Kāng Yǒuwéi (1858-1927) Reformer Tries to Change China
  • 蔡元培 Cài Yuánpéi (1868-1940) Educator Supports Civil Rights Movement
  • 陶行知 Táo Xíngzhī (1891-1946) A Great Educator and Reformer
  • Emperors & Empresses
  • 黄帝 The Yellow Emperor (reign 2717 - 2599 BC) Father of This Great Civilization
  • 大禹 Dà Yǔ (circa ?-2062 BC) Taming the Long and Wild Rivers of China
  • 秦始皇 Qín Shǐ Huáng (259-210 BC) The ‘First Emperor’ of China
  • 刘邦 Liú Bāng (256-195 BC) Founder of the Powerful Han Dynasty
  • 汉武帝 Emperor Wu of Han (156-87 BC) Insatiable Ambition for Territorial Expansion
  • 曹操 Cáo Cāo (155-220 AD) Speak of His Name and He Arrives
  • 李世民 Lǐ Shìmín (599-649 AD) Creator of a Dynastic Golden Age
  • 武则天 Wǔ Zétiān (624-705 AD) The Only Empress Regnant in China’s History
  • 成吉思汗 Genhis Khan (1162-1227) Founder of the World’s Largest Empire
  • 朱元璋 Zhū Yuánzhāng (1328-1398) From a Beggar to an Emperor
  • 康熙 Emperor Kangxi (1654-1722) Longest Reign Brings Prosperity
  • 慈禧太后 Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908) Mysterious ‘Queen without a Crown’
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