Historical figures in Nanjing
The atlas holds 11 people and 20 moments here, from 725 to 1946. The most recorded lives are Zheng He, Lu Xun and Li Bai. Among them Explorers, Writers and Philosophers, across the Interwar Period and the Middle Ages.
Notable people
Chiang Kai-shek
from 1931 to 1936
2 moments here
Chinese military commander, revolutionary, and statesman. Chiang Kai-shek led the Nationalist government of China through the Northern Expedition,…
Chien-Shiung Wu
in 1930
1 moment here
Chinese-American experimental physicist whose career moved from Jiangsu and eastern China to California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York,…
Li Bai
from 725 to 740
2 moments 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…
Lu Xun
from 1898 to 1912
3 moments here
Lu Xun (Zhou Shuren; 1881–1936) was a Chinese writer, critic, translator, lecturer, and civil servant whose work was central to modern Chinese…
Pearl S. Buck
from 1920 to 1927
2 moments here
American writer, humanitarian, and activist whose life was divided between the United States and China before she became an internationally prominent…
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.…
Soong Ching-ling
in 1929
1 moment here
Chinese politician and activist, wife of Sun Yat-sen, leading figure of the Kuomintang’s left wing, and later a senior officeholder of the People’s…
Soong Mei-ling
in 1936
1 moment here
Soong Mei-ling, also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek, was a Chinese political figure and wife of Chiang Kai-shek.…
Sun Yat-sen
in 1912
1 moment here
Chinese physician, revolutionary, and political thinker who founded the Republic of China and the Kuomintang.…
Zheng He
from 1407 to 1431
5 moments here
Zheng He (born Ma He) was a Ming Chinese admiral and diplomat who commanded seven state-sponsored voyages across the South China Sea and Indian…
Zhou Enlai
in 1946
1 moment here
Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and diplomat who served as the first premier of the People’s Republic of China from 1949 until his death.…
Moments
- 725 Arrival at Nanjing Li Bai
- 740 Wandering in Jiangsu Li Bai
- 1407 Return from the first voyage Zheng He
- 1411 Return from the third voyage Zheng He
- 1413 Fourth-voyage departure Zheng He
- 1415 Return from the fourth voyage Zheng He
- 1431 Seventh-voyage embarkation Zheng He
- 1898 Jiangnan Naval Academy student Lu Xun
- 1899 School of Mines and Railways student Lu Xun
- 1912 Provisional presidency in Nanjing Sun Yat-sen
- 1912 Ministry of Education work in Nanjing Lu Xun
- 1920 Teaching residence at the University of Nanking Pearl S. Buck
- 1921 Visited Nanjing Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
- 1927 Nanking Incident hiding place Pearl S. Buck
- 1929 Arrival for Sun Yat-sen's burial Soong Ching-ling
- 1930 Physics studies at National Central University Chien-Shiung Wu
- 1931 National leadership conference Chiang Kai-shek
- 1936 Return from Xi'an Incident Chiang Kai-shek
- 1936 Return to Nanjing after Xi'an Incident Soong Mei-ling
- 1946 Departure from Nanjing Zhou Enlai