Famous People of China(English, Electronic book text, Liao Yan)

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Famous People of China(English, Electronic book text, Liao Yan) is written by Liao Yan and published by Start Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1422294471 (ISBN 10) and 9781422294475 (ISBN 13).

Over the centuries, Chinese civilization has produced many important inventions and innovations, including paper, printing, porcelain, the magnetic compass, and gunpowder. Similarly, China has produced a host of exceptional and accomplished individuals in all fields of human endeavor. Famous People of China profiles a handful of remarkable figures from China's long history. Among the intriguing people included in this volume are Confucius, China's most influential philosopher; the emperor Qin Shihuang, who unified China and built the Great Wall; the beloved poet Su Dongpo; and Zheng He, whose epic seagoing expeditions predated the famous Spanish and Portuguese voyages of exploration by more than half a century.