Rebiya Kadeer

Rebiya Kadeer

female, 62 years old
Rebiya Kadeer is a prominent Uyghur businesswoman and political activist from the northwest region of Xinjiang in the People's Republic of China....
Zhang Qian

Zhang Qian

male
Zhang Qian was an imperial envoy in the 2nd century BCE, during the time of the Han Dynasty. He was the first official diplomat to bring back...
Ismail Tiliwaldi

Ismail Tiliwaldi

male, 65 years old
Ismail Tiliwaldi is the chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. An Uyghur, Tiliwaldi began working in...
Tohti Tunyaz

Tohti Tunyaz

male, 50 years old
Tohti Tunyaz (born October 1 1959) is an ethnic Uyghur historian and writer. Tohti graduated from the history department of the Central Institute...
Li Yang

Li Yang

male
Li Yang is the Chinese creator of "Crazy English", an unorthodox method of teaching English. He claimed to have taught English to more than 20...
Sheng Shicai

Sheng Shicai

male, deceased (1970)
Sheng Shicai (1897 - 1970) was a Chinese warlord who ruled Xinjiang from 1933 to 1944. A Han Chinese born in Kaiyuan, Liaoning Province, he was...
Lin Zexu

Lin Zexu

male, deceased (1851)
Lin Zexu (August 30, 1785 - November 22, 1850), also known as Lin Tse-hsu, was a Chinese scholar and official during the Qing dynasty. He is most...
Ai Qing

Ai Qing

male, deceased (1996)
Ai Qing, also written Ai Ch'ing, was a Chinese poet and political prisoner, often regarded as one of the finest modern Chinese poets. He was born...
Fragrant Concubine

Fragrant Concubine

female, deceased (1788)
The Fragrant Concubine (Uyghur: <big></big> / /) is a figure in Chinese legend who was taken as a consort by the Qianlong Emperor during the 17th...