Preface The book tries to give a concise account of Chinese history and culture through telling stories of individual historical figures. The history textbook is usually flat and dull, while the stories about a person might be interesting and legendary. It’s man who created and carried on history and culture, and through depicting them, one could see more backgrounds about historical and cultural circumstances. The book includes 104 pieces (some pieces include 2 or more names). There must be hundreds of thousands of heroes and heroines in Chinese history, so, these 100-plus persons included were the elites of elites. Everyone represented an important mark in Chinese culture. Following are some characteristics on writing the book: 1.The book orients readers both at home and abroad. On orie…