Historical figures in Xi'an
The atlas holds 7 people and 15 moments here, from 216 BC to 1984. The most recorded lives are Du Fu, Li Bai and Qin Shi Huang. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Philosophers, across the Middle Ages and the Ancient World.
Notable people
Du Fu
from 735 to 758
6 moments here
Tang-dynasty Chinese poet and minor official. His documented movements span the capital region, the northwest frontier, Sichuan, the Yangtze…
Li Bai
from 742 to 744
2 moments here
Li Bai (701–762), also known as Li Bo or Li Po, was a major Tang-dynasty Chinese poet. His surviving biography documents a childhood relocation to…
Qin Shi Huang
from 216 BC to 213 BC
2 moments here
Born Zhao Zheng at Handan, he became king of Qin as a child, completed the conquest of the rival Warring States, and proclaimed himself China’s First…
Sima Qian
from 126 BC to 110 BC
2 moments here
Chinese historian of the early Han dynasty and author of the Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian).…
Ronald Reagan
in 1984
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Zheng He
in 1413
1 moment here
Zheng He (born Ma He) was a Ming Chinese admiral and diplomat who commanded seven state-sponsored voyages across the South China Sea and Indian…
Empress Dowager Cixi
in 1900
1 moment here
Empress Dowager Cixi (Yehe Nara Xingzhen) was a Manchu noblewoman who exercised decisive power in the Qing government as empress dowager and regent…
Moments
- 216 BC Secret nighttime outing at Lanchi Qin Shi Huang
- 213 BC Holds banquet at Xianyang Palace Qin Shi Huang
- 126 BC Departure from Chang'an on research tour Sima Qian
- 110 BC Report to authorities at Chang'an Sima Qian
- 735 Imperial examination Du Fu
- 742 Summoned to Chang'an court Li Bai
- 744 Departure from Chang'an court Li Bai
- 746 Move to the capital Du Fu
- 756 Captivity in rebel-held Chang'an Du Fu
- 757 Escape from captivity Du Fu
- 757 Return with the imperial court Du Fu
- 758 Service in Chang'an Du Fu
- 1413 Search for Arabic interpreters Zheng He
- 1900 Flight to Xi'an during the Boxer crisis Empress Dowager Cixi
- 1984 Visits Xi'an Ronald Reagan