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Historical portrait of Wu Zetian

Wu Zetian

China · 624–705

Empress regnant

Portrait of Confucius from the Tang Dynasty

Confucius

China · c. 551–c. 479 BCE

Philosopher

Portrait of Kublai Khan

Kublai Khan

China · 1215–1294

Founder of the Yuan dynasty

Statue commemorating Admiral Zheng He

Zheng He

China · 1371–1433/1435

Admiral and diplomat

Photograph of Chien-Shiung Wu

Chien-Shiung Wu

China · 1912–1997

Physicist

Chinese characters for the name Laozi

Laozi

China · traditionally 6th century BCE

Philosopher

Traditional depiction of Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu

China · traditionally 6th–5th century BCE

Military strategist

19th-century depiction of Qin Shi Huang

Qin Shi Huang

China · 259–210 BCE

First emperor of China