中國人物故事

　《中國人物故事》describes 28 Chinese historical and literary figures who have contributed a great deal to Chinese culture and remain, to this day, an indispensable part of Chinese modem life. Todays Chinese not only remember them, but frequently mention, discuss and commemorate them. Their names are often on the lips of modem Chinese people, as if they were still living with them as brothers or sisters. To understand China and Chinese people, it is essential to know something about these "mysterious" figures !As the creators of culture, people themselves are part of that culture. As for a country, its most influential historical and literary figures play an important role in creating and reflecting its culture.

Chapter One： ANCIENT THINKERS
1. Confudus： Socrates of the East
2. Laozi： the Eastern Sage
3. Sunzi： the Military Strategist

Chapter Two： ANCIENT EMPERORS AND RULERS
4. Qinshihuang： the First Emperor of China
5. Conqueror Xiang Yu Bids Farewell to His Concubine
6. Wu Zetian and Ci Xi： Queen Regent in Chinese History

Chapter Three： ANCIENT BEAUTIES
7. Yang Guifei： the Plump Beauty
8. Xishi： the Natural Beauty

Chapter Four： FIGURES OF LEGEND OR MYTHOLOGY
9. MengJiang Nu： the Woman Who Shakes the Great Wall
10. Hua Mulan： the Woman Warrior
11. Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai： the Eastern Romeo and Juliet
12. Niulang and Zhinii： the Origin of Chinese Valentines Day
13. Change： the Moon Goddess
14. Guanyin： the Goddess of Mercy

Chapter Five： ANCIENT POETS
15. Qu Yuan： the Patriotic Poet
16. Li Bai： Immortal of Poetry
17. Du Fu： Sage of Poetry

Chapter Six： MODERN WRITERS AND ARTISTS
18. Lu Xun： Father of Modern Chinese Literature
19. Jin Yong： Master of Wuxia Novels
20. Mei Lanfang： Master of Peking Opera

Chapter Seven： FIGURES IN CHINESE LITERATURE
21. Sun Wukong： the Monkey King
22. Zhu Bajie： the Pigsy
23. Lin Daiyu： the Morbid Beauty
24. Wu Song： the Hero Who Kills the Tiger
25. Ah Q： the Spiritual Victories

Chapter Eight： SYMBOLIC FIGURES FOR CERTAIN MEANINGS
26. Zhuge Liang： Incarnation of Wisdom
27. Bao Qingtian： the Official of Justice
28. Lei Feng： the Embodiment of Selflessness and Sacrifice