Historical figures in Chengdu
The atlas holds 5 people and 7 moments here, from 618 to 2019. The most recorded lives are Du Fu, Li Bai and Shinzo Abe. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders, across the Middle Ages and the Space Age.
Notable people
Du Fu
from 759 to 764
3 moments here
Tang-dynasty Chinese poet and minor official. His documented movements span the capital region, the northwest frontier, Sichuan, the Yangtze…
Kim Il Sung
in 1982
1 moment here
Kim Il Sung (born Kim Song Ju) was a Korean communist guerrilla leader, North Korean political leader, and founder of the Democratic People’s…
Li Bai
in 705
1 moment here
Li Bai (701–762), also known as Li Bo or Li Po, was a major Tang-dynasty Chinese poet. His surviving biography documents a childhood relocation to…
Shinzo Abe
in 2019
1 moment here
Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…
Xuanzang
in 618
1 moment here
Xuanzang was a Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, translator, and pilgrim whose overland journey from Tang China through Central Asia to India…
Moments
- 618 Flight to Chengdu Xuanzang
- 705 Childhood relocation to Sichuan Li Bai
- 759 Arrival in Chengdu Du Fu
- 760 Building the Thatched Cottage Du Fu
- 764 Return to Chengdu Du Fu
- 1982 Visit to Chengdu in 1982 Kim Il Sung
- 2019 China-Japan-South Korea summit in Chengdu Shinzo Abe