Kung “Confucius” Fu-Tzu

Birth and death dates unknown.

Chinese Philosopher. Born: 551 BC, Died: 479 BC. Confucianism is...

Cemetery of Confucius

Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi

7 Feb 1906 – 16 Oct 1967

Last emperor of China. After death of his uncle Guangxu became...

Hualong Imperial Cemetery

George Mallory

18 Jun 1886 – 8 Jun 1924

Explorer. He helped lead the first three expeditions to Mount...

North Slope of Mount Everest

No grave photo

Gu Yue

1937 – 2 Jul 2005

Actor. Real name Hu Shixue. Born into a poor family, he enlisted...

Babaoshan Cemetery

Eric Henry Liddell

16 Jan 1902 – 21 Feb 1945

Olympic Athlete. Born to Scottish missionaries, he was educated...

Weihsien Civilian Assembly Center

John Rabe

23 Nov 1882 – 5 Jan 1950

World War II Humanitarian. Sometimes called the "Oskar Schindler...

Nanjing Massacre Memorial

No grave photo

Shi Huang Qin

7 Feb – 10 Sep

First Emperor of China. Born to the ruling Ying clan, he was...

Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor

Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall

Birth and death dates unknown.

December, 1937, Nanjing, China fell to the Imperial Japanese...

Nanjing Massacre Memorial

Dr Sun Yat-Sen

12 Nov 1866 – 12 Mar 1925

First President of the Republic of China. Dr Sun Yat-Sen is...

Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum

No grave photo

Chien-Shiung Wu

27 May 1912 – 16 Feb 1997

Physicist. Acclaimed nuclear scientist who worked on the...

Mingde High School Grounds

No grave photo

Chenggong Zheng

27 Aug 1624 – 23 Jun 1662

Military Leader. Popularly known as Koxinga, he was a Ming...

Tomb of Zheng Chenggong

No grave photo

Henry Norman Bethune

4 Mar 1890 – 12 Nov 1939

Medical Pioneer. He was the originator of the mobile blood...

Mausoleum of Martyrs

Edward Bamford

28 May 1887 – 30 Sep 1928

World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Highgate, England,...

Bubbling Well Road Cemetery (defunct)

No grave photo

Agnes Smedley

23 Feb 1892 – 6 May 1950

Author and writer, daughter of a laborer her father deserted the...

Babaoshan Cemetery

No grave photo

Qian Xuesen

11 Dec 1911 – 31 Oct 2009

Chinese Rocket Scientist. Born in China's Zhejiang Province, he...

Babaoshan Cemetery

Mao Tse-Tung

26 Dec 1893 – 9 Sep 1976

Chinese Leader. Mao Zedong or Mao Tse-tung, was founder of the...

Mao Zedong Mausoleum

Zi Huang

23 Mar 1904 – 9 May 1938

Renowned composer.

Tianma Hill Cemetery

Rev Fr Matteo Ricci

6 Oct 1552 – 11 May 1610

Jesuit Missionary to China. Known to the Chinese as Li Madou...

Zhalan Cemetery

No grave photo

Hua Guofeng

16 Feb 1921 – 20 Aug 2008

Chinese Premier, Leader. A competent administrator and devoted...

Babaoshan Cemetery

Anna Louise Strong

8 Nov 1885 – 29 Mar 1970

Author / Writer.

Babaoshan Cemetery