CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Multi-Cultural Chinese -- How Can One Tell Chinese Apart? -- Leadership from the North to the South -- Inscrutability -- Pioneers of Modern China -- Chapter 1 Fujian Ren & Lin Ze Xu: The Fuzhou Hero Who Destroyed Opium -- The Opium War - and Lin Ze Xu -- Fujian: Building on Fortune -- Lin Ze Xu: The Fuzhou Hero Who Destroyed Opium -- Beginnings -- Imperial commissioner Lin & the Opium War -- Exile in Xinjiang -- Appointed to suppress the taiping rebels -- The Language and Culture of Fujian Rén -- Fujian Hua: A misnomer -- The minnan dialect group and its regions -- Migrant cultural assimilations in language and music -- Gu Hong Ming: An Unusual Chinese Scholar Who Translated Confucius' Four Books into English -- Liu Bu Chan: The Patriotic Qing Dynasty Admiral -- Lin Jue Min: The Martyr of the Huanghuagang Uprising from Fuzhou -- Yan Fu: The Anti-Monarchy Writer from Fuzhou -- Chen Bo Da and Hui'an: The Stone City -- Anping Bridge & Nan'an: The Birthplace of Zheng Cheng Gong -- Lai Chang Xing, China's Biggest Smuggler -- Beginnings -- Lai: A smuggler-philanthropist in Hong Kong -- Lai's business in his hometown -- Investigation, arrest and escape -- Fuzhou: The Dialect and the People of East Fujian -- Lin Sen: China's First President -- Bing Xin: A Famous Female Author -- Chapter 2 Guangdong Ren & Sun Yat Sen: The Founder of the Republic of China -- Guangdong: The Vast Territories to the Southeast -- Sun Yat Sen: Founder of the Republic of China -- Beginnings -- Resolve -- Exile -- President of the Republic of China -- A virtuous leader -- Cuiheng Village: The birthplace of Sun Yat Sen -- The Sun Yat Sen memorial villa in Kobe -- Sun Yat Sen's families -- The Three Major Dialect Groups of Guangdong -- The Cantonese -- The Teochew -- The Hakka.

Kang You Wei: Leader of the Hundred Days Reform -- Wang Jing Wei: The Fallen Right-hand Man of Dr. Sun -- Beginnings -- Sun Yat Sen's loyal supporter -- President of the puppet Nanjing government -- Madam Wang -- Liang Qi Chao: Another Reformer of the Late 19th Century -- Liang's children -- Liang Si Yong: A prominent archaeologist -- Liang Si Li: An outstanding nuclear scientist -- Xinhui: The birthplace of Liang Qi Chao -- Rong Hong: Pioneer and Pathfinder in the Modernization of China -- Other Cantonese Pioneers -- Tang Shao Yi: First Cabinet Prime Minister of the Republic -- Chun A Fong: The Hawaii tycoon who became Chinese Consul -- Xu Run: The greatest Chinese entrepreneur and tea king -- Yu Yong Ling: China's earliest ballet dancer -- Seow Yew Mei: Founder of Shanghai Academy of Music -- Characteristics of the Cantonese -- Cantonese Cuisine and Customs -- Characteristics of the Hakkas -- The History of Hakka Migrations -- Hakka Ren -- Haifeng Hakka -- Meixian Hakka -- Dabu Hakka -- The Hakka abroad -- Hakka Culture and Traditions -- Hakka of renown -- Hong Xiu Quan: The Christian Crusader and Leader of the Taiping Rebellion -- Beginnings -- Good Advice to the World -- The Taiping Rebellion -- Betrayals -- The collapse of the rebellion -- Huaxian: Birthplace of Hong Xiu Quan -- Famous Haifeng Hakka in History -- Chen Jiong Ming: Commander in Chief of two provinces -- Peng Pai: An early founder of the Chinese Communist Party -- Liao Zhong Kai: Dr. Sun Yat Sen's Right-hand Man -- Liao Cheng Zhi: Head of the Overseas Chinese Bureau -- Ye Jian Ying: A Hakka Marshal -- Beginnings -- Recruitment -- Dr. Sun Yat Sen's Protector -- A Member of the Communist Party -- From Mayor to Marshal -- Mastermind behind the arrest of the Gang of Four -- In memory of e -- More Meixian Hakka of Renown -- Loh Fang Ber: The gold king of Borneo.

Huang Zun Xian: A seasoned Meixian diplomat -- Dr. Thaksin Shinawatra: The present Prime Minister of Thailand -- Swatow: The Center of Teochew Culture -- Origins of a Trading Port -- Characteristics of the Teochew -- Ah Yiah and Ah Siah -- Foot-binding -- Teochew beliefs -- Gongfu cha -- Chapter 3 Zhejiang Ren & Chiang Kai Shek: The Christian President Who Ruled China with an Iron Hand -- Zhejiang: The Winding River -- Chiang Kai Shek: The Christian President Who Ruled China with an Iron Hand -- Beginnings -- Embarking in the military -- The Communist purge -- Marriages -- The threat of the Japanese -- The Xi'an Mutiny -- The end of the war -- The gold rush scare -- Escape to Taiwan -- The Kungs -- Chiang in Taiwan -- Characteristics of Zhejiang Ren -- Zhou En Lai: The Grey Eminence -- Ancestors of Zhou En Lai: Shiye of the Zhou family -- Beginnings -- En Lai in Manchuria -- En Lai at Nankai middle school -- Zhou En Lai in Japan -- Zhou En Lai in France -- My meetings with Zhou En Lai -- Zhou En Lai: A great leader of integrity -- Lu Xun: The Writer of East Lake -- Lu Xun: China's great novelist -- Qiu Jin: The Heroine Who Was Executed -- Chapter 4 Hunan Ren & Mao Ze Dong: Leader and God -- Hunan: South of Dongting Lake -- The Hunan spirit -- Mao Ze Dong: Leader & God -- Beginnings -- The decision at Zunyi: The start of Mao's ascendance -- Mao: The great reader and poet -- Mao's poem of the Long March and on self-esteem -- Mao's marriages -- The disastrous Great Leap Forward -- The Cultural Revolution -- Shaoshan: The birthplace of Mao -- Zhu Rong Ji: The Former Prime Minister -- Beginnings -- Zhu as Premier -- My meeting with Zhu Rong Ji -- Victims of the Cultural Revolution -- Liu Shao Qi: Mao's comrade in arms -- Deng Xiao Ping: Former vice premier -- Marshal Peng De Huai: The hero of the Korean War -- Marshal He Long: The black general.

Tao Chu: Another Mao victim -- Mao and the End of the Cultural Revolution -- Dazhai and Daqing of the cultural revolution -- A meeting with Mao Ze Dong -- Mao: The idol -- Hunan Customs and Traditions -- The festival of Zongzi & the Dragon Boat race -- Zeng Guo Fan: The Chinese General who Fought for the Manchus -- Wei Yuan & The Maritime Nations -- Zuo Zong Tang: The Brilliant Hunan Defence Minister -- Chapter 5 Hubei Ren & Lin Biao: Mao's Named Successor -- Hubei: North of Dongting Lake -- Lin Biao: Mao's Named Successor -- Beginnings -- The ascent of Lin Biao's career -- The ambitious Lin Biao -- Mao's suspicions of Lin Biao -- The downfall of Lin Biao -- The Xiang San strategy -- Cultural Characteristics of Hubei Rén -- Wuhan: The Capital of Hubei -- In the days of the British Concession -- Wuhan: The historical city -- The development of Wuhan -- Generals from Hong'an -- Li Xian Nian: A communist general -- Liu Hua Qing: China's Commander in Chief -- Qin Ji Wei: A Defence Minister -- Dong Bi Wu: A former Vice Chairman of the PRC -- Cao Yu: The Dramatist -- Chapter 6 Sichuan Ren & Deng Xiao Ping: The Hero of China's Modernization -- Sichuan: Four Rivers -- Deng Xiao Ping: The Hero of China's Modernization -- Beginnings -- Military ascent & Deng's first fall -- Deng as General Secretary of the CCP -- Deng's second fall -- Witnessing the anti-Deng campaign of the Cultural Revolution -- Deng recovering China from the Cultural Revolution -- Deng: A great man -- Deng with a big heart -- Yang Shang Kun: A Former President of China -- The Origins of Sichuan Rén -- The Three Regions of Sichuan Ren -- Cultural Characteristics of Sichuan Ren -- Sichuan wedding customs -- Chongqing: The War-Time Capital of Chiang Kai Shek -- Chongqing Hotpot -- The Biaoge Organization & The Four Marshals of Sichuan -- Marshal Zhu De: A backbone of the Chinese revolution.

Chen Yi: The .rst Foreign Minister of China -- Liu Bo Cheng: The One-Eyed Dragon -- Nie Rong Zhen: The leader of China's atom bomb -- Ba Jin: The Greatest Author of 20th Century China -- Beginnings -- Anarchism & writing -- During the Cultural Revolution -- My visit with Ba Jin -- A living testament -- Chapter 7 Jiangsu Ren & Jiang Ze Min: Former President of the People's Republic of China -- Jiangsu: The River that Revives -- Jiang Ze Min: The Former President of China -- Beginnings -- The political ascent of Jiang Ze Min -- The era of Jiang Ze Min -- The Presidency in 2003 -- Cultural Characteristics of Jiangsu Ren -- Cultural Characteristics of Nanjing Ren -- Cultural Characteristics of Yangzhou Ren -- Yangzhou Cuisine -- The Yangzhou Massacre -- The Cultural Characteristics of Zhenjiang Ren -- Li Lan Qing: The Deputy Prime Minister from Zhenjiang -- The Cultural Characteristics of Suzhou Ren -- Sai Jin Hua: A Qing dynasty courtesan from Suzhou -- The Romance of Chen Yuan Yuan and Wu San Gui -- Ding Guan Gen: A Communist Leader from Wuxi -- Rong Yi Ren: The Communist Capitalist -- Xu Bei Hong: The Patriotic Talented Artist -- Cheng Shi Fa: The Painter from Songjiang -- Chapter 8 Henan Ren & Zhao Zi Yang: The Pioneer of China's Market Economy -- Henan: South of the Yellow River -- Zhao Zi Yang: The Pioneer of China's Market Economy -- Beginnings & the contract system of agrarian self-sufficiency -- A meeting with Zhao Zi Yang to establish China-Singapore relations in 1980 -- Zhao as general secretary of the CCP and his push for market reform -- 1988 documentary: The Yellow River Elegy -- The build-up to the Tiananmen square incident -- Political obliteration -- Yuan Shi Kai: Self-Proclaimed Emperor for 88 Days -- Beginnings -- Yuan Shi Kai in Korea -- Yuan as premier -- Yuan as president of the republic of China -- Yuan as emperor.

Cultural Characteristics of Henan Ren.