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(xué)、藝術(shù)、文學(xué)、宗教、科技和政治等領(lǐng)域留下深深烙印的88位重要人物。 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.
作者簡介
張慈贇,國內(nèi)資深英文媒體人,高級編輯,享受國務(wù)院政府特殊津貼。曾就讀于美國斯坦福大學(xué),獲碩士學(xué)位。長期從事英文新聞工作,參與《中國日報》的創(chuàng)辦,主持創(chuàng)辦《上海日報》《北京周末報》《上海英文星報》,均任第*任總編輯。現(xiàn)為中國翻譯協(xié)會常務(wù)理事。曾在國內(nèi)外報刊上發(fā)表大量新聞報道、特寫、評論和專欄文章。 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.
圖書目錄
Contents Philosophers 老子 A Legendary Philosopher 孔子 The Greatest Thinker 墨子 Pacifist Thinker and Inventor 孟子 Principal Interpreter of Confucianism 莊子 Freewheeling Taoist 荀子 All Humans are Born Evil’ 韓非 Sage of ‘Rule by Fear’ 王充 An Iconoclastic Thinker 朱熹 Foremost Neo-Confucian Thinker 黃宗羲 The Chinese Rousseau 王夫之 Enlightenment Thinker
Poets & Writers 屈原 A Great Patriotic Poet 司馬相如 The Poet Who Eloped 司馬遷 Historiography Father 曹植 The Poetical Prodigy 王勃 Brief Life, Lasting Fame 陳子昂 Tang Poetry’s Pioneer 李白 The ‘God of Poetry’ 杜甫 Suffering Poetry Saint 蘇軾 A Rare, Versatile Scholar 李清照 Ci’s Finest Female Poet 陸游 The Patriot of Poetry 辛棄疾 Lyric Poet and Patriot 關(guān)漢卿 China’s Own Shakespeare 施耐庵 Author Steeped in Mystery 吳承恩 Man behind Monkey King 曹雪芹 The Author of a Great Classic
Buddhists 玄奘 A Great Buddhist Monk 惠能 Rustic Patriarch
Scientists & Craftsmen 魯班 Legendary Master Carpenter 孫武 Winning Ways of Ancient Strategist 扁鵲 The First Physician in China 蔡倫 Paper Trail Leads to Eunuch Cai 張衡 Inventor of the Seismometer 張仲景 Plague Prompts Doctor’s Work 華佗 A Pioneering Chinese Surgeon 祖沖之 An Early Chinese Star of Astronomy 賈思勰 Scribe of Guide to Farming 酈道元 Water Writer Plumbs New Depths 孫思邈 The ‘King of Medicine’ 畢昇 Inventor of the Movable Type Technology 沈括 China’s Great Scientific Mind 黃道婆 Granny’s Great Innovations 李時珍 Saint of Medicine and Scribe of Herbs 徐光啟 City’s Son Introduces European Science 詹天佑 Father of China’s Railways
Painters & Calligraphers 王羲之 Sage of Chinese Calligraphy 顧愷之 Originator of Chinese Painting 吳道子 Painter’s Death a Tall Tale 鄭燮 An Eccentric Painter
Influential Figures 管仲 Leading Reformer 項羽 A prideful, Tragic Hero 王昭君 A Beautiful Lady Helps Keep Peace 商鞅 A Great Statesman and Political Reformer 陳勝 Leader of First Peasant Rebellion 諸葛亮 A Godlike Prophet 關(guān)羽 Lord Guan Revered for His Bravery 魏征 Candid Official Earns Great Respect 鑒真 Monk Spreads the Word in Japan 包拯 Iconic Official Who’s Incorruptible 王安石 Statesman with a Gift for Writing 岳飛 A Peerless General and National Hero 文天祥 Hero Stays Loyal to the Bitter End 鄭和 Did the Admiral Discover the New World? 海瑞 Moral Official Dares to Criticize Emperor 戚繼光‘Tiger General’ Stops Japanese Pirates 徐霞客 Intrepid Explorer Keeps a Meticulous Diary 鄭成功 A National Hero Who Recaptures Taiwan 李自成 Shortsighted Military Genius 林則徐 Patriotic Official Fights the Opium Trade 龔自珍 A Reform-minded Official and Poet 李鴻章 Powerful Official Invites Controversy 嚴復(fù) Educator Pushes for Modernization 康有為 Reformer Tries to Change China 蔡元培 Educator Supports Civil Rights Movement 陶行知 A Great Educator and Reformer
Emperors & Empresses 黃帝 Father of This Great Civilization 大禹 Taming the Long and Wild Rivers of China 秦始皇 The ‘First Emperor’ of China 劉邦 Founder of The Powerful Han Dynasty 漢武帝 Insatiable Ambition for Territorial Expansion 曹操 Speak of His Name and He Arrives 李世民 Creator of a Dynastic Golden Age 武則天 The Only Empress Regnant in China’s History 成吉思汗 Founder of the World’s Largest Empire 朱元璋 From a Beggar to an Emperor 康熙 Longest Reign Brings Prosperity 慈禧太后 Mysterious ‘Queen Without a Crown’