Historical figures in Hangzhou
The atlas holds 8 people and 8 moments here, from 1163 to 2009. The most recorded lives are Marco Polo, Richard Nixon and Ibn Battuta. Among them Business Leaders, Explorers and Writers, across the Middle Ages and the Interwar Period.
Notable people
Chiang Kai-shek
in 1907
1 moment here
Chinese military commander, revolutionary, and statesman. Chiang Kai-shek led the Nationalist government of China through the Northern Expedition,…
Ibn Battuta
in 1345
1 moment here
Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…
Jiang Qing
in 1936
1 moment here
Jiang Qing (1914–1991), also known as Madame Mao, was a Chinese actress, revolutionary, and political figure.…
Jiang Zemin
in 2009
1 moment here
Jiang Zemin was a Chinese electrical engineer and politician who served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002,…
Marco Polo
in 1284
1 moment here
Venetian merchant, traveler, and author whose account describes journeys across Asia between 1271 and 1295.…
Richard Nixon
in 1972
1 moment here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
in 1921
1 moment here
Japanese short-story writer of the Taishō period, born Ryūnosuke Niihara in Tokyo and adopted into the Akutagawa family.…
Zhu Xi
in 1163
1 moment here
Zhu Xi (1130–1200) was a Southern Song Chinese philosopher, educator, classicist, official, historian, poet, and calligrapher.…
Moments
- 1163 Audience with Emperor Xiaozong Zhu Xi
- 1284 Stays in Hangzhou Marco Polo
- 1345 Guest in Hangzhou Ibn Battuta
- 1907 Military entrance examination Chiang Kai-shek
- 1921 Visited Hangzhou Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
- 1936 Collective wedding at Liuhe Pagoda Jiang Qing
- 1972 China state visit: Hangzhou Richard Nixon
- 2009 Inspection in Hangzhou Jiang Zemin