With a history stretching over 5000 years, China has produced numerous famous personalities who left indelible remarks on the lives of Chinese people. Some of the famous names include
Confucius
(孔子),
Laozi
(老子),
Sunzi
(孙子), etc. The contributions of these people are very important in Chinese language and culture. For the students of Mandarin Chinese, it's absolutely necessary to gain at least a basic knowledge about the lives of these legends. The "
Famous Chinese Personalities
" book series includes biographies of these famous people. The books are divided in about 20-25 chapters. The whole series is aimed at the
beginner
students of Chinese language. All the chapters for a given book contain similar topics written in different wordings. Hence, the books will help the beginners master reading Chinese texts.