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Li Lisan
Lǐ Lìsān, born in March 1899, was an early leader of the Chinese communists, and the top leader of the Chinese Communist Party from 1928 to 1930, member of the Politburo, and later a member of the Central Committee.
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Li Zhenpian realized outstanding achievements in virology and related fields, and also was a patriot and a well-known social activist who committed himself to intensifying the contacts between Chinese and American medical circles.
More >Jiang Yiwu
Jiang Yiwu (1885-1913), also known as Baobo, or Bokui, was born in Lixian County, Hunan Province.
More >Xu Teli
Xu Teli, a celebrated Chinese revolutionist and educationist, was born in Shanhua (today's Jiangbei Town, Changsha County), Hunan on Feb. 1st, 1877. He was once the teacher of Mao Zedong and Tian Han.
More >Tang Qunying
Tang Qunying, the third daughter of Tang Shaohuan, a general of the Qing Dynasty, was born on Dec 8, 1871 in Hengshan County, Hunan. She was the first female member of the Chinese Revolutionary Alliance and served as a leader in the earlier feminist ...
More >Cai Lun
Cai Lun (61AD-121AD), courtesy name Jingzhong, is conventionally regarded as the inventor of paper and the paper making process, and in forms recognizable in modern times as paper (as opposed to Egyptian papyrus).
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