Famous Graves in China
41 records found
Kung “Confucius” Fu-Tzu
-552 – -479Chinese Philosopher. Born: 551 BC, Died: 479 BC. Confucianism is...
Qufu, Shandong, China
Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi
7 Feb 1906 – 16 Oct 1967Last emperor of China. After death of his uncle Guangxu became...
Yixian, Hebei, China
George Mallory
18 Jun 1886 – 8 Jun 1924Explorer. He helped lead the first three expeditions to Mount...
Tibet (Xizang) Region, China
Gu Yue
1937 – 2 Jul 2005Actor. Real name Hu Shixue. Born into a poor family, he enlisted...
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
Eric Henry Liddell
16 Jan 1902 – 21 Feb 1945Olympic Athlete. Born to Scottish missionaries, he was educated...
Weifang, Shandong, China
John Rabe
23 Nov 1882 – 5 Jan 1950World War II Humanitarian. Sometimes called the "Oskar Schindler...
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall
Birth and death dates unknown.December, 1937, Nanjing, China fell to the Imperial Japanese...
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Chien-Shiung Wu
27 May 1912 – 16 Feb 1997Physicist. Acclaimed nuclear scientist who worked on the...
Taicang, Jiangsu, China
Dr Sun Yat-Sen
12 Nov 1866 – 12 Mar 1925First President of the Republic of China. Dr Sun Yat-Sen is...
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Shi Huang Qin
7 Feb – 10 SepFirst Emperor of China. Born to the ruling Ying clan, he was...
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
Agnes Smedley
23 Feb 1892 – 6 May 1950Author and writer, daughter of a laborer her father deserted the...
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
Chenggong Zheng
27 Aug 1624 – 23 Jun 1662Military Leader. Popularly known as Koxinga, he was a Ming...
Kangdian, Fujian, China
Henry Norman Bethune
4 Mar 1890 – 12 Nov 1939Medical Pioneer. He was the originator of the mobile blood...
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
Vladimir Pavlovitch Paley
9 Jan 1897 – 18 Jul 1918Poet. He is remembered as being a Russian aristocrat and poet,...
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
Edward Bamford
28 May 1887 – 30 Sep 1928World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Highgate, England,...
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
Qian Xuesen
11 Dec 1911 – 31 Oct 2009Chinese Rocket Scientist. Born in China's Zhejiang Province, he...
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
Mao Tse-Tung
26 Dec 1893 – 9 Sep 1976Chinese Leader. Mao Zedong or Mao Tse-tung, was founder of the...
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
Zi Huang
23 Mar 1904 – 9 May 1938Renowned composer.
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
Rev Fr Matteo Ricci
6 Oct 1552 – 11 May 1610Jesuit Missionary to China. Known to the Chinese as Li Madou...
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
Hua Guofeng
16 Feb 1921 – 20 Aug 2008Chinese Premier, Leader. A competent administrator and devoted...
Lüliang, Shanxi, China
