FEI Xiaotong (Fèi Xiàotōng 费孝通)|Fèi Xiàotōng 费孝通 (FEI Xiaotong)
R. David ARKUSH A young farmer directs a water buffalo. In the distance a factory is visible. Fei Xiaotong’s 1938
BRIDGMAN, E. C. (Bì Zhìwén 裨治文)|Bì Zhìwén 裨治文 (BRIDGMAN, E. C.)
Michael LAZICH Photograph of E. C. Bridgman. China’s first history of the United States was written by an American missionary
CAI Yuanpei (Cài Yuánpéi 蔡元培)|Cài Yuánpéi 蔡元培 (CAI Yuanpei)
LU Yan Photograph of Cai Yuanpei. As chancellor of Beijing University from 1917 to 1926, Cai created a vibrant cultural
XU Guangqi (Xú Guāngqǐ 徐光启)|Xú Guāngqǐ 徐光启 (XU Guangqi)
Daniel OAKMAN The Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci (left) and the Chinese mathematician Xu Guangqi (???) (right) in an image from
YUNG Wing (Róng Hóng 容闳)|Róng Hóng 容闳 (YUNG Wing)
Beatrice S. BARTLETT Photograph of Yung Wing, the first Chinese man to graduate from an American university. His positive experience
HU Shi (Hú Shì 胡适)|Hú Shì 胡适 (HU Shi)
LU Yan Hu Shi, the famous advocate of vernacular language reform. Hu took a moderate, pragmatic approach to both politics
YEN Y. C. James (Yàn Yángchū 晏阳初)|Yàn Yángchū 晏阳初 (YEN Y. C. James)
Charles W. HAYFORD James Yen, known to his many American friends as “Jimmy,” represented a patriotic Chinese liberalism that pragmatically