The ancestor of Xinglin—Dong Feng Dong Feng (200-280 AD) was a famous doctor in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Dong Feng practiced medicine to help the world throughout his life, and did not take any compensation. He only asked the healers to plant apricot trees around his house, and sold the apricot grains to help the poor. Dong Feng, with his lofty medical ethics, gave the doctor's profession the nickname "Xinglin" and was revered as the "ancestor of Xinglin" by future generations.
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Zen Master Yinyuan (1592-1673), the founder of the Huangbo Sect in Japan. In the eleventh year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1654), Zen Master Yinyuan, who served as the abbot of Wanfu Temple in Huangbo Mountain, Fuqing, traveled east to Japan to spread Buddhism, causing a sensation in the long-dormant Japanese Buddhist community. Zen Master Yinyuan founded the Huangbo Sect, one of the five major Buddhist sects in Japan. Currently, there are millions of followers in Japan and there are more than 500 Huangbo branch temples. Zen Master Yinyuan also introduced Chinese steamed buns and tofu recipes as well as Chinese architecture, sculpture, calligraphy, printing, medicine and music at that time to Japan, which was called "Huangbo Culture" in Japan.
National Hero—Lin Zexu
Lin Zexu (1785-1850) was the “first person to open his eyes to the world” in modern China. In June 1839, Lin Zexu led the "Humen Smoking Opium Campaign" that shocked the world and made history. It opened the first page of the modern Chinese people's resistance to foreign colonial aggression and established the first monument in the history of international drug control. Lin Zexu served as an official in fourteen provinces throughout his life, and was known as "the sixth commander-in-chief of the frontier and a minister of the country for thousands of years." The "Four Continents" he organized and compiled was the first translated work in modern China that systematically introduced the world; he presided over the construction of water conservancy projects in Xinjiang and dug "karez", which still benefits the people today and is praised as the "Lin Gong Canal", "Lin Gongjing". "The sea accepts hundreds of rivers, and tolerance is great; if you stand on a wall with thousands of feet, you will be strong without desire", "If you live and die in order to benefit the country, how can you avoid it because of misfortunes and blessings" and other famous sentences are a portrayal of Lin Zexu's life.
The father of shipping administration - Shen Baozhen
Shen Baozhen (1820-1879) was one of the important figures in the Westernization Movement of the Qing Dynasty and the first minister of shipping administration in Fujian. Fujian Shipbuilding founded by Shen Baozhen was the largest shipbuilding base in the Far East at that time. It was also the first naval school and professional and technical higher education institution in modern China, laying the foundation for the modern Chinese navy, industry, science and technology, and higher education. Shen Baozhen proposed that "the foundation of shipbuilding lies in the school." The elites of the shipbuilding school he trained have supported the backbone of modern China's innovation and self-improvement.
Patriotic overseas Chinese leader - Huang Naishang
Huang Naishang (1849-1924), a famous patriotic overseas Chinese leader. In 1896, Huang Naishang participated in the "Bus Letter" and founded the first modern newspaper in Fujian, "Fu Bao". In 1899, Huang Naishang resolutely left Nanyang in search of land for reclamation. He founded the "New Fuzhou" reclamation farm in Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia, and became a generation of overseas Chinese leaders. After the hard work of generations of Fuzhou immigrants, "New Fuzhou" has become increasingly prosperous and has developed into Sibu City.
The originator of translation—Lin Shu Lin Shu (1852-1924) is recognized as the founder of the translation industry in modern China. "The Legacy of La Traviata in Paris" co-translated by him and Wang Shouchang is China's first translated novel. Lin Shu translated more than 180 works in his lifetime, which greatly promoted cultural exchanges between China and the West.
Yan Fu, the leading figure in Western learning
Yan Fu (1854-1921) was the first person in modern China to systematically introduce and disseminate Western political doctrines and ideological and cultural systems. From 1895 to 1898, Yan Fu translated the British philosopher Aldous Huxley's "On the Evolution of Heaven", elucidating his views on salvation and survival from the biological evolution theory of "natural selection" and "survival of the fittest", warning the Chinese people to work hard, and it became popular for a while. Throughout the country, he is known as "the first person in Western learning in China".
*** and pioneer - Lin Juemin
Lin Juemin (1887-1911), author of "A Letter to My Wife", is one of the seventy-two martyrs of Huanghuagang. In the spring of the third year of Xuantong in the Qing Dynasty (1911), Lin Juemin participated in the Guangzhou Uprising organized by Sun Yat-sen and Huang Xing. He followed Huang Xing into the governor's office, was injured and captured, and later died calmly. Before the Guangzhou Uprising, Lin Juemin wrote a fatal letter, "A Letter to His Wife," in which he encouraged his wife to "think about the people of the world, and be willing to sacrifice my own welfare and your own, so as to seek eternal happiness for the people of the world." His love and ambition have a profound influence. It has inspired generations of people with lofty ideals to sacrifice their small self to achieve the greater self, to sacrifice their lives for justice and to die generously for the nation, the country and the people.
Chemical Giant - Hou Debang
Hou Debang (1890-1974), the founder of China's modern chemical industry and the world's authority on alkali production. Hou Debang uncovered the secrets of the Solvay method, invented the Chinese's own alkali production process - the Hou's alkali production process, improved the carbonization nitrogen fertilizer production process, and made an indelible contribution to the Chinese chemical industry. The "Red Triangle" brand Chinese soda ash produced by Hou Debang won a gold medal at the World Exposition held in Philadelphia, USA, and was hailed as "a symbol of China's industrial progress." His monographs such as "Soda Ash Engineering" revealed the secrets of soda ash production and were hailed as "the outstanding contribution made by Chinese chemists to world civilization."
The Loyal Soul in the Tiger's Den - Wu Shi
Wu Shi (1894-1950) was the top intelligence officer of the Communist Party of China who infiltrated the Kuomintang. His identity was made public when he died. He is the "Deputy Chief of Staff of the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China".
Chairman Mao Zedong once wrote a poem to praise General Wu Shi, and wrote a famous poem: "The stormy waves beat the isolated island, the blue waves reflect the dawn, the tiger's den hides the loyal soul, and the dawn comes early." In 1973, the State Council posthumously recognized General Wu Shi as a martyr.
Cultural Master - Zheng Zhenduo Zheng Zhenduo (1898-1958) was an all-round master who emerged from China's New Culture Movement. Zheng Zhenduo has made great contributions to expanding the field of Chinese literature research, as well as excavating and sorting out Chinese traditional culture, cultural relics and archaeology. After the founding of New China, Zheng Zhenduo served as the first director of the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and director of the Institute of Archeology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Master of Astronomy——Zhang Yuzhe
Zhang Yuzhe (1902-1986) was an internationally renowned astronomer. Zhang Yuzhe wrote many "firsts" in the history of Chinese astronomy. In 1928, the first asteroid discovered by the Chinese (Asteroid No. 1125) was discovered by Zhang Yuzhe and named "Zhonghua". In 1941, he organized and took the first photo of a total solar eclipse in China. After the founding of New China, he served as the director of the Purple Mountain Observatory for a long time. In August 1978, the International Minor Planet Center named asteroid No. 2051 "Zhang Yuzhe's Star".
The Old Man of the Century - Bing Xin
Bing Xin (1900-1999) is known as a literary master of the same age as the century. In 1923, Bing Xin published "For Young Readers", the foundation of Chinese children's literature. Later, during her creative career of more than 80 years, she wrote famous literary works such as "Little Orange Lamp", "Stars", "Spring Water" and "Empty Nest", which have influenced generations of young readers. Bing Xin's love-centered literary spirit and personality strength made her one of the outstanding literary masters in China in the 20th century.
A talented woman of a generation - Lin Huiyin
Lin Huiyin (1904-1955), China's first female architect, was also a famous modern poet and writer. She was hailed as a "talented woman of a generation" by Hu Shi . Lin Huiyin participated in the design of the national emblem of New China, participated in the design of the Tiananmen Memorial to the People's Heroes, discovered and rescued the production process of the national treasure cloisonné, and made outstanding contributions to the nation and the country. In terms of literary creation, she also wrote numerous works throughout her life, leaving behind a large number of excellent novels, poems, essays and other works such as "You Are April in the World".
The Iron Man of Science Popularization——Gao Shiqi
Gao Shiqi (1905-1988), known as the "Iron Man" on the science and education front, was the pioneer and founder of China's science popularization cause. Gao Shiqi, who was completely paralyzed, miraculously worked for 60 years with tenacious perseverance and wrote more than 600 scientific sketches, scientific fairy tales and popular science articles with more than 750,000 words, leading generations of young people to embark on the path of science. Gao Shiqi is loved by the majority of young people and is known as the "grandfather of China's 200 million children". He was recognized as a "Chinese national hero" by the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
Deng Tuo, a talented person within the party
Deng Tuo (1912-1966), one of the founders of the journalism industry in New China. In 1937, Deng Tuo founded the earliest party newspaper in the anti-Japanese base areas behind enemy lines - "Anti-Enemy Daily". In 1944, Deng Tuo presided over the editing and publication of "Selected Works of Mao Zedong", which was the first collection of Comrade Mao Zedong's essays in the history of the Chinese revolution. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Deng Tuo served as the editor-in-chief and president of the People's Daily and made outstanding contributions to the development of journalism in New China.