Born in 1452 in Italy, Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest painters in the world and is well known in China. Most of the Chinese people born in the 1980s know him from an article called Painting Eggs in a Chinese elementary school textbook. There is a popular Chinese song called The Tears of Mona Lisa.
Charles Dickens was born in 1812 in Britain. He is the author of some of the best-known novels and short stories around the world. His masterpieces are always on recommended book lists for both young children and adults in China.
In your life, don't break four things forever: trust, relationship, promise and heart, because when they break, it does not make any sound, but pains specialy.
She is known by almost everyone of any age in China. She is the only female emperor in the history of China. Wu was born in 624 during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). She reigned from 690 to 705 and changed the Tang Dynasty into the Zhou Dynasty, which was changed back by her successors. Her adventures and political fights in a male-oriented period are legendary and have been adapted into novels, films and TV shows.
Yao Ming was born in 1980, the Year of the Monkey in Shanghai. He has had such a successful career that the documentary film, The Year of the Yao, records his time in the NBA. Under Yao's leadership, the Chinese national team won the 2001 FIBA Asian Championship, the 2003 FIBA Asian Championship, and the 2005 FIBA Asian Championship. He is the pride of China forever.
Yang Lan, born in 1968, is a celebrated Chinese journalist and talk-show hostess. Her road to success sets a good example to many young Chinese women who want to pursue their dreams. Her Yang Lan One-on-One has been broadcast for 16 years and is regarded as a very influential in-depth talk show in China.