Historical figures in Xi'an
The atlas holds 16 people and 32 moments here, from 216 BC to 1984. The most recorded lives are Du Fu, Xuanzang and Li Bai. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Philosophers, across the Middle Ages and the Interwar Period.
Notable people
Cao Cao
in 218
1 moment here
Cao Cao (c. 155–15 March 220) was a late Eastern Han statesman, military leader, and poet. He built a power base in central and northern China,…
Chiang Kai-shek
from 1936 to 1942
2 moments here
Chinese military commander, revolutionary, and statesman. Chiang Kai-shek led the Nationalist government of China through the Northern Expedition,…
Deng Xiaoping
in 1927
1 moment here
Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and paramount leader of the People’s Republic of China from 1978 to 1989.…
Du Fu
from 735 to 758
6 moments here
Tang-dynasty Chinese poet and minor official. His documented movements span the capital region, the northwest frontier, Sichuan, the Yangtze…
Empress Dowager Cixi
in 1900
1 moment here
Empress Dowager Cixi (Yehe Nara Xingzhen) was a Manchu noblewoman who exercised decisive power in the Qing government as empress dowager and regent…
Jiang Qing
in 1937
1 moment here
Jiang Qing (1914–1991), also known as Madame Mao, was a Chinese actress, revolutionary, and political figure.…
Kumārajīva
from 402 to 413
2 moments here
Kumārajīva was a Kuchean Buddhist monk, scholar, and Sanskrit-to-Chinese translator. His education and movements connected Kucha, Kashmir, Kashgar,…
Li Bai
from 742 to 744
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…
Qin Shi Huang
from 216 BC to 213 BC
2 moments here
Born Zhao Zheng at Handan, he became king of Qin as a child, completed the conquest of the rival Warring States, and proclaimed himself China’s First…
Ronald Reagan
in 1984
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Sima Qian
from 126 BC to 110 BC
2 moments here
Chinese historian of the early Han dynasty and author of the Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian).…
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.…
Wu Zetian
from 649 to 663
2 moments here
Chronology of documented physical presences of Wu Zetian (Wu Zhao), Tang empress consort, regent, and sovereign of the Wu Zhou.…
Xuanzang
from 629 to 658
6 moments here
Xuanzang was a Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, translator, and pilgrim whose overland journey from Tang China through Central Asia to India…
Zheng He
in 1413
1 moment 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 1936
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
- 216 BC Secret nighttime outing at Lanchi Qin Shi Huang
- 213 BC Holds banquet at Xianyang Palace Qin Shi Huang
- 126 BC Departure from Chang'an on research tour Sima Qian
- 110 BC Report to authorities at Chang'an Sima Qian
- 218 Hanzhong campaign reaches Chang'an Cao Cao
- 402 Arrival at Chang'an Kumārajīva
- 413 Death at Chang'an Kumārajīva
- 629 Departure from Chang'an Xuanzang
- 645 Residence at Hongfu Monastery Xuanzang
- 645 Return to Chang'an Xuanzang
- 648 Residence at Da Ci'en Monastery Xuanzang
- 649 Confined as a nun at Ganye Temple Wu Zetian
- 652 Great Wild Goose Pagoda project Xuanzang
- 658 Move to Ximing Monastery Xuanzang
- 663 Move to Hanyuan Hall Wu Zetian
- 735 Imperial examination Du Fu
- 742 Summoned to Chang'an court Li Bai
- 744 Departure from Chang'an court Li Bai
- 746 Move to the capital Du Fu
- 756 Captivity in rebel-held Chang'an Du Fu
- 757 Escape from captivity Du Fu
- 757 Return with the imperial court Du Fu
- 758 Service in Chang'an Du Fu
- 1413 Search for Arabic interpreters Zheng He
- 1900 Flight to Xi'an during the Boxer crisis Empress Dowager Cixi
- 1927 Arrival in Xi'an Deng Xiaoping
- 1936 Xi'an Incident captivity Chiang Kai-shek
- 1936 Negotiations during the Xi'an Incident Soong Mei-ling
- 1936 Arrival as Xi'an Incident negotiator Zhou Enlai
- 1937 Transit through Xi'an Jiang Qing
- 1942 Northwestern China tour: Shaanxi Chiang Kai-shek
- 1984 Visits Xi'an Ronald Reagan