100 Westerners Who Influenced Chinese History

Author: Xiao Li
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Publish Date: 2001-03-02
Features: This book is the result of the hard work of dozens of experts and scholars. It selects one hundred foreigners who have visited China. Among the selected figures, the involved fields include politics, economy, military, culture, art, science and technology, education, and religion. There are both princes and nobles, as well as scholars and literary figures, scientific superstars; there are also powerful consorts who wielded influence, as well as charming and talented women. The foreigners listed are mostly in the fields of military, culture, and religion. From the perspective of their roles, there are both positive figures who fought through the winds and rains of their time, upheld the spirit of their era, and pushed history forward, as well as negative figures who were conservative, stubbornly stuck to the past, cruel and vicious, despised by humanity, and hindered social development. However, the focus always remains on these figures' direct or indirect significant or major impact on Chinese history and the deep marks they left on their era. Through the rise and fall of these figures' destinies, the turbulent changes of five thousand years of history are showcased.