作品簡介
了解一個國家,必先了解此國的人。在本書中,你將一覽中國歷史長河,認識曾在哲學、藝術、文學、宗教、科技和政治等領域留下深深烙印的88位重要人物。《中國歷史人物(英文版)》以地道流暢的英語,深入淺出地介紹了88位不同領域的歷史人物,每則故事配以彩色插畫,賞心悅目,圖文並茂,是讀者學習中國傳統文化、講好中國故事的生動材料。
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.
作品目錄
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
莊子 Zhuāng Zǐ (circa 369-286 BC) Freewheeling Taoist
荀子 Xún Zǐ (circa 313-238 BC) ‘All Humans are Born Evil’
韓非 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
黃宗羲 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
司馬相如 Sīmǎ Xiàngrú (circa 179-118 BC) The Poet Who Eloped
司馬遷 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
陳子昂 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
蘇軾 Sū Shì (1037-1101) A Rare, Versatile Scholar
李清照 Lǐ Qīngzhào (1084-1151) Ci’s Finest Female Poet
陸游 Lù Yóu (1125-1210) The Patriot of Poetry
辛棄疾 Xīn Qìjī (1140-1207) Lyric Poet and Patriot
關漢卿 Guān Hànqīng (1225-1302) China’s Own Shakespeare
施耐庵 Shī Nài’ān (1296-1370) Author Steeped in Mystery
吳承恩 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
魯班 Lǔ Bān (circa 507-444 BC) Legendary Master Carpenter
孫武 Sūn Wǔ (circa 535-480 BC) Winning Ways of Ancient Strategist
扁鵲 Biǎn Què (circa 407-310 BC) The First Physician in China
蔡倫 Cài Lún (circa 61-121 AD) Paper Trail Leads to Eunuch Cai
張衡 Zhāng Héng (78-139 AD) Inventor of the Seismometer
張仲景 Zhāng Zhòngjǐng (circa 150-219 AD) Plague Prompts Doctor’s Work
華佗 Huà Tuó (circa 145-208 AD) A Pioneering Chinese Surgeon
祖沖之 Zǔ Chōngzhī (429-500 AD) An Early Chinese Star of Astronomy
賈思勰 Jiǎ Sīxié (end of 5th century-mid-6th century) Scribe of Guide to Farming
酈道元 Lì Dàoyuán (circa 470-527 AD) Water Writer Plumbs New Depths
孫思邈 Sūn Sīmiǎo (circa 581-682 AD) The ‘King of Medicine’
畢昇 Bì Shēng (970-1051) Inventor of the Movable Type Technology
沈括 Shěn Kuò (1031-1095) China’s Great Scientific Mind
黃道婆 Huáng Dàopó (circa 1245-1330) Granny’s Great Innovations
李時珍 Lǐ Shízhēn (1518-1593) Saint of Medicine and Scribe of Herbs
徐光啟 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
顧愷之 Gù Kǎizhī (348-409 AD) Originator of Chinese Painting
吳道子 Wú Dàozǐ (680-759 AD) Painter’s Death a Tall Tale
鄭燮 Zhèng Xiè (1693-1765) An Eccentric Painter
Influential Figures
管仲 Guǎn Zhòng (circa 720-645 BC) Leading Reformer
項羽 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
陳勝 Chén Shèng (?-208 BC) Leader of First Peasant Rebellion
諸葛亮 Zhūgě Liàng (181-234 AD) A Godlike Prophet
關羽 Guān Yǔ (160-219 AD) Lord Guan Revered for His Bravery
魏徵 Wèi Zhēng (580-643 AD) Candid Official Earns Great Respect
鑒真 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
岳飛 Yuè Fēi (1103-1142) A Peerless General and National Hero
文天祥 Wén Tiānxiáng (1236-1283) Hero Stays Loyal to the Bitter End
鄭和 Zhèng Hé (1371-1433) Did the Admiral Discover the New World?
海瑞 Hǎi Ruì (1514-1587) Moral Official Dares to Criticize Emperor
戚繼光 Qī Jìguāng (1528-1588) ‘Tiger General’ Stops Japanese Pirates
徐霞客 Xú Xiákè (1586-1641) Intrepid Explorer Keeps a Meticulous Diary
鄭成功 Zhèng Chénggōng (1624-1662) A National Hero Who Recaptures Taiwan
李自成 Lǐ Zìchéng (1606-1645) Shortsighted Military Genius
林則徐 Lín Zéxú (1785-1850) Patriotic Official Fights the Opium Trade
龔自珍 Gōng Zìzhēn (1792-1841) A Reform-minded Official and Poet
李鴻章 Lǐ Hóngzhāng (1823-1901) Powerful Official Invites Controversy
嚴復 Yán Fù (1854-1921) Educator Pushes for Modernization
康有為 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
黃帝 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
劉邦 Liú Bāng (256-195 BC) Founder of the Powerful Han Dynasty
漢武帝 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
武則天 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’