《中国历史人物（英文版）》内容简介

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’