Qing dynasty people

The Fragrant Concubine (Chinese: 香妃; pinyin: Xiāng Fēi; Uyghur: ئىپارخان / Iparxan / Ипархан) is a figure in Chinese legend who was taken as a consort by the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing dynasty in the 18th century.

Zhang Xianzhong or Chang Hsien-chung (September 18, 1606 – January 2, 1647), nicknamed Yellow Tiger, was a leader of a peasant revolt from Yan'an, Shaanxi Province and he later conquered Sichuan in the 17th century.

Joseph-Anne-Marie de Moyriac de Mailla (also Anna, and de Moyria) (Chinese: 馮秉正; pinyin: Feng Bingzheng) (16 December 1669 – 28 June 1748) was a French Jesuit missionary to China.

Gu Yanwu (Chinese: 顧炎武) (July 15, 1613 – February 15, 1682), also known as Gu Tinglin (Chinese: 顧亭林), was a Chinese philologist and geographer.

Wei Yuan (Chinese: 魏源; pinyin: Wèi Yuán; Wade–Giles: Wei Yüan, April 23, 1794 – March 26, 1857), born Wei Yuanda (魏远达), courtesy names Moshen (默深) and Hanshi (汉士), was a Chinese scholar from Shaoyang, Hunan.

Yim Wing Chun (simplified Chinese: 严咏春; traditional Chinese: 嚴詠春; pinyin: Yányǒngchūn) is a Chinese legendary character, often cited in Wing Chun legends as the first master of the martial art bearing her name.

Tan-Che-Qua (alternatively Tan Chitqua or Tan Chetqua) (born c. 1728, fl. 1769-1772, died 1796) was a Chinese artist who visited England from 1769 to 1772.

Yuen Kay Shan (Chinese: 阮奇山; pinyin: Ruǎn Qí Shān; Cantonese Yale: Yun2 Kei4 Saan1; 1889–1956) nicknamed Yuen Low Zha (阮老揸) was a master in the martial art of Wing Chun.

Tong King-sing (1832 – 1892; 唐景星, p Táng Jǐngxīng), also known as Tang Tingshu (唐廷樞) was a Chinese comprador, interpreter, and businessman during the late Qing dynasty.

Hu Jingyi 胡景翼 (1892–1925), Chinese general, warlord and military governor of Henan (1924–25) during the Warlord Era of China.

Zhang Ji (Chinese: 張繼; August 31, 1882 Cangxian, Hebei – December 15, 1945 Nanjing) was a revolutionist against the Qing dynasty and early Chinese anarchist who became a leading member of the right-wing in the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party).

Yusuf Ma Dexin (also Ma Tesing; 1794–1874) was a Hui Chinese scholar of Islam from Yunnan, known for his fluency and proficiency in both Arabic and Persian, and for his knowledge of Islam.

Yang Jiang (simplified Chinese: 杨绛; traditional Chinese: 楊絳; pinyin: Yáng Jiàng; 17 July 1911 – 25 May 2016), born Yang Jikang (simplified Chinese: 杨季康; traditional Chinese: 楊季康; pinyin: Yáng Jìkāng), was a Chinese playwright, author, and translator.

Chen Yucheng (c. 1837 – May 1862) (simplified Chinese: 陈玉成; traditional Chinese: 陳玉成; pinyin: Chén Yùchéng; Wade–Giles: Ch'en Yü-ch'eng), born Chen Picheng (simplified Chinese: 陈丕成; traditional Chinese: 陳丕成; pinyin: Chén Pīchéng), was a Chinese general during the Taiping Rebellion and later served as the Heroic (Ying) Prince of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the later stages of the rebellion, his famous nickname was "Four-eyed Dog" because of two prominent moles below his eyes.

Wong Kei-ying or Huang Qiying (ca. 1815–1886) was a Chinese martial artist and physician who lived in the Qing dynasty.

Geng Zhongming (Chinese: 耿仲明; pinyin: Gěng Zhòngmíng; Wade–Giles: Keng3 Chung4-ming2; 1604–1649) was a military leader who lived through the transition from the Ming (1368–1644) to the Qing (1644–1912) dynasty, during which he served both sides.

Puankhequa (Chinese: 潘启官; pinyin: Pān Qǐguān; 1714 – 10 January 1788), also known as Pan Wenyan or Zhencheng, was a Chinese merchant and member of a cohong family, which traded with the Europeans in Canton (now known as Guangzhou) during the Qing dynasty (1611–1912).

Ding Yan (Chinese: 丁晏; Wade–Giles: Ting Yen; 1794–1875) was a Qing dynasty Chinese classical scholar.

Zhang Wuling (simplified Chinese: 张武龄; traditional Chinese: 張武齡; pinyin: Zhāng Wǔlíng; 1889-1938) was a Chinese educator.

Xiao Zisheng (simplified Chinese: 萧子升; traditional Chinese: 蕭子升; pinyin: Xiāo Zǐshēng; 22 August 1894 - 21 November 1976) was a Chinese educator and scholar.

Zeng Baosun (Chinese: 曾寶蓀; pinyin: Tseng Pao Swen; 1893 – 27 July 1978) was a Chinese feminist, historian, and Christian educator.

Zhu Shaowen (Chinese: 朱紹文; 1829–1903), better known by his stage name Fear No Poverty (穷不怕), was a Chinese storyteller and crosstalk (xiangsheng) performer, widely regarded as one of the earliest performers of the art.

Li Chun (September 12, 1867 – October 12, 1920) was a Chinese general of the Warlord Era of the Republic of China.

Yang Lu-ch'an or Yang Luchan, also known as Yang Fu-k'ui or Yang Fukui (1799–1872), born in Kuang-p'ing (Guangping), was an influential teacher of the internal style martial art t'ai chi ch'uan (taijiquan) in China during the second half of the 19th century.

Ren Fuchen (Chinese: 任辅臣; April 1884 – November 1918) was a Chinese member of the Bolshevik party and a commander of a Chinese regiment of the Soviet Red Army during the Russian Civil War.

Li Rui (Chinese: 李锐; pinyin: Lǐ Ruì; 8 December 1768 Suzhou – 30 June 1817 Suzhou) was a Chinese mathematician.

Fang Shengdong (traditional Chinese: 方聲洞; simplified Chinese: 方声洞; pinyin: Fāng Shēngdòng; Wade–Giles: Fang Sheng-tung; 1886–1911) was a late Qing dynasty revolutionary.

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Sai Jinhua (traditional Chinese: 賽金花; simplified Chinese: 赛金花; pinyin: Sài Jīnhuā; Wade–Giles: Sai Chin-hua; "Prettier Than Golden Flower"; circa 1872-1936) was a Chinese courtesan who became the acquaintance of Alfred von Waldersee.

Fu Dingyi (Chinese: 符定一; pinyin: Fú Dìngyī; 12 December 1877 – 3 May 1958) was a Chinese educator and scholar.

Chen Li (1810–1882) was a Cantonese scholar of the evidential research school, known for his contributions to historical Chinese phonology.

Chen Shufan (Chinese: 陈树藩) (1885 – November 2, 1949) was a Chinese general active during the early Republican period in China.

Ferdinand Augustin Haller von Hallerstein (Slovene: Ferdinand Avguštin Haller von Hallerstein; 27 August 1703 – 29 October 1774), also known as August Allerstein or by his Chinese name Liu Songling (simplified Chinese: 刘松龄; traditional Chinese: 劉松齡; pinyin: Liú Sōnglíng), was a Jesuit missionary and astronomer from Carniola (then Habsburg Monarchy, now Slovenia).

(This is a Chinese name; the family name is Liao.) Liao Deshan (Chinese: 廖德山; was a Chinese educator of the early 20th century. He was a close friend and advisor of Sun Yat-sen and revolutionaries held meetings at his home. Liao's family played an instrumental role in the modernisation of education in China and in 1890 he also founded Pui Ching Middle Schools 培正中学.

Huang Shiheng (simplified Chinese: 黄士衡; traditional Chinese: 黃士衡; pinyin: Huáng Shìhéng; 1889-12 June 1978) was a Chinese politician and educator who served as President of Hunan University from December 1935 to July 1937.

Dang Fong 鄧芳 (1879–1955), was a disciple of the Chinese Kung Fu folk hero Wong Fei Hung.

Huang Tzu (simplified Chinese: 黄自; traditional Chinese: 黃自; pinyin: Huáng Zì; Wade–Giles: Huang Tzu; 23 March 1904 - 9 May 1938), courtesy name Jinwu (Chinese: 今吾; pinyin: Jīnwú; Wade–Giles: Chin-wu), was a Chinese musician of the early 20th century.

Wu Chien-ch'uan or Wu Jianquan (1870–1942) was a famous teacher and founder of the neijia martial art of Wu-style t'ai chi ch'uan in late Imperial and early Republican China.

Lu Rongting (simplified Chinese: 陆荣廷; traditional Chinese: 陸榮廷; pinyin: Lù Róngtíng; September 9, 1859 – November 6, 1928), also spelled as Lu Yung-ting and Lu Jung-t'ing, was a late Qing/early Republican military and political leader from Wuming, Guangxi.

Sun Baoqi (simplified Chinese: 孙宝琦; traditional Chinese: 孫寶琦; pinyin: Sūn Bǎoqí; Wade–Giles: Sun Pao-ch´i; 26 April 1867 – 3 February 1931) was a government official, foreign minister, and premier of the Republic of China.

Rao Guohua (1894 - December 1, 1937) was a Sichuan clique Chinese general who was killed during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

Kong Zhaoshou (simplified Chinese: 孔昭绶; traditional Chinese: 孔昭綬; pinyin: Kǒng Zhāoshòu; 1876-1929), a direct male-line 71st generation descendant of Confucius, was a Chinese educator who twice served as President of Hunan First Normal University from April 1913 to January 1914, and September 1916 to September 1918.

Neo Ao Tiew (simplified Chinese: 梁后宙; traditional Chinese: 梁後宙; pinyin: Liáng Hòu Zhòu; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Niû Hō͘ Tiū; 1884 - 1975), MBE, S.

Yu Peilun (traditional Chinese: 喻培倫; simplified Chinese: 喻培伦; pinyin: Yù Péilún; Wade–Giles: Yü P'ei-lun; 1887–1911) was a late Qing Dynasty revolutionary.

Ryū Ryū Ko (ルールーコウ Rū Rū Kou; fl. 1873 - 1915), also known as Xie Ru Ru or Ru Ru Ko, was a Chinese martial artist who most likely practiced the Fujian White Crane style of Kung Fu.

Ma Chao-chun (traditional Chinese: 馬超俊; simplified Chinese: 马超俊; Pinyin: Mǎ Chāojùn; 1886–1977) was the mayor of Nanking in the period prior to the Battle of Nanking.

Chen Yuanyuan (1624–1681) was a courtesan who lived during the late Ming and early Qing dynasties.

Wang Zi-Ping (1881–1973, Xiao'erjing: وْا ذِ پٍ) was a Chinese-Muslim practitioner of Chinese Martial Arts and traditional medicine from Changzhou, Cangxian county, Mengcun, Hebei Province.

Mao Qiling (simplified Chinese: 毛奇龄; traditional Chinese: 毛奇齡; pinyin: Máo Qílíng; Wade–Giles: Mao Ch'i-ling; 1623–1716) was a Chinese scholar and philologist of the early Qing Dynasty.

Shao Yuan-chong (Chinese: 邵元沖; pinyin: Shào Yuánchōng; 1890 – 14 December 1936) was a founding member of the Xinhai Revolution and a politician of the Republic of China.

Yang Du (simplified Chinese: 杨度; traditional Chinese: 楊度; pinyin: Yáng Dù; 15 January 1875 – 17 September 1931) was a Chinese politician.

Wu Quanyou (1834–1902), or Wu Ch'uan-yu, was an influential teacher of t'ai chi ch'uan in late Imperial China.

Chu Yupu (1887 - 1929) was a Chinese general who served under Yuan Shikai and later Zhang Zongchang.

Duan Yucai (Chinese: 段玉裁) (1735–1815), courtesy name Ruoying (若膺) was a Chinese philologist of the Qing Dynasty.

Mok Kwai-lan (Chinese: 莫桂蘭) was the fourth spouse of Lingnan martial arts grandmaster Wong Fei-hung.

Long Tack Sam, was a world-renowned Chinese-born American magician, acrobat, and vaudeville performer.

Chen Weiming (1881–1958) was a scholar, taijiquan teacher, and author.

Han Ping Chien (1891–1930) was a Chinese magician, whose popularity peaked during the later part of America's vaudeville era (circa 1909) with his Peking Mysteries Troupe.

Huang Yanpei (Chinese: 黃炎培; pinyin: Huáng Yánpéi; 1 October 1878 – 21 December 1965) was a Chinese educator, industrialist, politician, and a founding pioneer of the China Democratic League.

Zhang Huaizhi (traditional Chinese: 張懷芝; simplified Chinese: 张怀芝; pinyin: Zhāng Huáizhī; Wade–Giles: Chang Huai-chih) (1862 – 1934) was a warlord in the early Chinese Republic.

Jeong Ah Yim (張炎; c. 1814–c. 1893) a.

Cheung Lai Chuen was a Chinese martial artist.

Jiang Rong Qiao 姜容樵, 1891-1974 was a famous martial artist from Hebei.