中国人物故事
2008-8
上海教育出版社
蒋向艳
170
This booklet describes 28 Chinese historical and literary figures who have contributed a great deal to Chinese culture and remain, to this day, an indispensable part of Chinese modern life. Today’s Chinese not only remember them, but frequently mention, discuss and commemorate them. Their names are often on the lips of modern Chinese people, as if they were still living with them as brothers or sisters. To understand China and Chinese people, it is essential to know something about these "mysterious" figures!
Chapter One: ANCIENT THINKERS1. Confudus: Socrates of the East2. Laozi: the Eastern Sage3. Sunzi: the Military StrategistChapter Two: ANCIENT EMPERORS AND RULERS4. Qinshihuang: the First Emperor of China5. Conqueror Xiang Yu Bids Farewell to His Concubine6. Wu Zetian and Ci Xi: Queen Regent in Chinese HistoryChapter Three: ANCIENT BEAUTIES7. Yang Guifei: the Plump Beauty8. Xishi: the Natural BeautyChapter Four: FIGURES OF LEGEND OR MYTHOLOGY9. MengJiang Nu: the Woman Who Shakes the Great Wall10. Hua Mulan: the Woman Warrior11. Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai: the Eastern Romeo and Juliet12. Niulang and Zhinii: the Origin of Chinese Valentine’s Day13. Chang’e: the Moon Goddess14. Guanyin: the Goddess of MercyChapter Five: ANCIENT POETS15. Qu Yuan: the Patriotic Poet16. Li Bai: Immortal of Poetry17. Du Fu: Sage of PoetryChapter Six: MODERN WRITERS AND ARTISTS18. Lu Xun: Father of Modern Chinese Literature19. Jin Yong: Master of Wuxia Novels20. Mei Lanfang: Master of Peking OperaChapter Seven: FIGURES IN CHINESE LITERATURE21. Sun Wukong: the Monkey King22. Zhu Bajie: the Pigsy23. Lin Daiyu: the Morbid Beauty24. Wu Song: the Hero Who Kills the Tiger25. Ah Q: the Spiritual VictoriesChapter Eight: SYMBOLIC FIGURES FOR CERTAIN MEANINGS26. Zhuge Liang: Incarnation of Wisdom27. Bao Qingtian: the Official of Justice28. Lei Feng: the Embodiment of Selflessness and Sacrifice
“When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers, I will select their good qualities and follow them, their bad qualities and avoid them.”（“三人行，必有我师焉；择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之”）； Of the method of learning“Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application?"（“学而时习之，不亦说乎？”） “If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge, so as continually to be acquiring new, he may be a teacher of others.”（“温故而知新，可以为师矣”）“Learning without thought is labor lost thought without learning is perilous.” Many chapters of Analeds of Confucius have been selected in the Chinese textbooks of middle school students so they can benefit from the wisdom of this old sage. Thirdly, as a famous pioneering educator, Confucius proposed his educational thoughts in Analeds which include principle, methods and purpose of education.
