Lin Huiyin (林徽因), the first female architect in China ( 07-04-18 )

Lin Huiyin (林徽因)(1904- 1955) was a famous Chinese architect and writer of the 20th century. She is claimed to be the first female architect in China. She was born in Minhou, Fujian province. From a rich family, Lin Huiyin received the best education a woman could obtain in that time, studying both in Europe and America. She was involved along with her husband Liang Sicheng in the design of the National Emblem of the People's Republic of China and the Monument to the People's Heroes located in ...

Wang Shuo ( 07-04-17 )

Wang Shuo (王朔) (born in August 23 , 1958) is a Chinese author, director, actor, and cultural icon. He has written over 20 novels, television series and movies. His work has been translated into Japanese, French, English, Italian, and many other languages. He has enormous cultural status in China and has become a nationally celebrated author.BackgroundBorn in Xiuyan(岫岩) County, Liaoning Province, in 1958, he grew up in an army district in Beijing, during which time his parents were sent to the ...

Gui Youguang (归有光Kuei Yu-kuang) 1506-1571 ( 06-10-12 )

Gui is best known as one of the foremost stylists of the pure and lucid guwen school of prose in the Ming dynasty. He was born into a wealthy Kunshan（昆山） family near present-day Suzhou and was educated in the Confucian classics, but his official career was undistinguished: he repeatedly failed the jinsh（进士）i examinations and did not obtain the degree until he was nearly sixty. By that time, however, he was already famous for his essays (which tended to be informal and on everyday subjects) and ...

Guo Moruo (郭沫若Kuo Mo-jo) 1892-1978 ( 06-10-12 )

Studied in Japan, where in 1921 he was a founding member of the literary group, the Creation Society. An influential poet in the Romantic style then new to China, he also wrote several plays on historical themes and characters. Well-known as a paleographer, translator and autobiographer, Guo was a high-level cultural functionary in the PRC government. In 1914, after receiving Chinese traditional education, he left China, and his arranged bride, to study medicine at Kyushu Imperial University ...

Guo Songdao（郭嵩焘） 1818-1891 ( 06-10-12 )

A native of Xiangyin（湘阴）, Hunan（湖南） province, he received his jinshi（进士） degree in 1847. Despite having lost his posting as acting governor of Guangdong in 1866 due to conflicts with Zuo Zongtang（左宗棠）, Guo was called back into service in 1875. He was appointed minister to Britain in 1876 and in 1878 was given the additional portfolio of France. His mission to Britain took him through some eighteen countries en route and produced two diaries, Diplomatic Journey to the West and London and Paris ...

He Jingming (何景明,Ho Ching-ming) 1483-1521 ( 06-10-12 )

He Qifang [何其芳] 1912-1979 ( 06-10-12 )

Bai Xianyong (白先勇Pai Hsien-yung) 1937- ( 06-10-12 )

Bao Tianxiao (包天笑，Pao T'ien-hsiao) 1875-1973 ( 06-10-12 )

Bao Zhao (鲍照Pao Chao) 414?-466 ( 06-10-12 )

Cao Yu (曹禺) ( 06-10-12 )

Chao Buzhi（晁补之） 1053-1110 ( 06-10-12 )

Chen Baozhen (Chan Po Chun) 1953- ( 06-10-12 )

Chen Guanxue (陈冠学Koarnhak Tarn) 1934- ( 06-10-12 )

Dou Gong（窦巩） ( 06-10-12 )

Fan Ye (范晔Fan Yeh) 398-446 ( 06-10-12 )

Feng Menglong (冯梦龙Feng Meng-lung) 1574-1646 ( 06-10-12 )

Feng Zikai（丰子恺） 1898-1975 ( 06-10-12 )

Gao Ertai（高尔泰） 1935- ( 06-10-12 )

Gao Qi (高启Kao Ch'i) 1336-1374 ( 06-10-12 )