Hunan: Home of Chinese Celebrities (Panoramic China)

Title: Hunan: Home of Chinese Celebrities (Panoramic China)

Author: Kong Heping

ISBN: 9787119040790

Edition: English

Publishing Date: 2006-01

Publishing House: Foreign Languages Press

Cover: P   Page: 226   Format: 16mo   

Introduction:

The province Hunan has nurtured many famous historical figures-from Emperor Yan who created the culture and history of south China to Mao Zedong, founder of the People's Republic of China; from the poet statesman Qu Yuan who dedicated his life to his country to Wei Yuan who advocated "studying enemy technology to use against the enemy;" from Cai Lun who invented the world's first paper to Yuan Longping, the "father of hybrid rice". All are inheritors of the Hunanese spirit of patriotism and innovation-an influence on China's past, an influence on its present. They are like bright stars at night, sparkling in the sky of history, an inspiration to all both now and for the future.

Content:

Mountains and Rivers
Zhangjiajie -- Wildlife Paradise
Dongting Lake -- Pearl of China
Hengshan -- Mountain of Longevity
Taohuayuan -- Lost Peach Blossom Heaven
Historic Sites
Resting Place of Two Ancestors
Western Han Tomb
Yuelu Academy
Yueyang Tower
Shaoshan -- Hometown of Mao Zedong
Home of Chinese Celebrities
Origins of the Chinese People
Huxiang Chuture
Eminent Hunnanese
Dynamic Hunan
A Flourishing Cultural Sector
High Technology

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