Meet the media-savvy Zhao Qizheng, former ForeignMinister Li Zhaoxing, tilm director Zhang Yimou, four-time Olympic gold medal winner Deng Yaping, novelistLiang Xiaosheng, car-racing young writer tlan ttam popidol Zhu Mingying, liuned IT entrepreneur Shi Yuzhu.

 

Huang Youyi is a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Confer- ence, vice-president and editor-in-chief with the China International Publishing Group, president of the China Internet Information Center, vice-chairman and secretary-general of the TranslatorsAssociation of China, and vice-president of the international Federa-tion of Translators (FIT). His majorworks of translation into Chineseinclude The Bonfire of the Vanities,George C. Marshall, and UncrownedKing. His major English translations tointroduce China to the world include China 's Social Insurance System, China'6" WTO Entry and Economic Reforms, Xi'an-Ancient Capital of China, The Great Wall of hina, Travel in China, Chinese Jade, and Selections from Strange Tales from the Liaozhai Studio.

 

From a Nuclear Expert to a Cultural Disseminator
A Poet Diplomat:
China's First Male TV Anchor
Transcending History
May Literature Light Up Life
China's No. 1 Stock Investor
Life of a Cultural Anthropologist
Dancing atop the Waves
Carver of Time
Returning to His Roots
Zipping Ahead
I'm a Free Spirit!
The Perfect Life of a Shooter
Solar Powered
Hope Out of Despair
Breaking the Rules
Tender Heart, Steep Spirit
Never Yield to Difficulties
A Post- 1980s Generation Icon:

 

The stories in this book profile 19 Chinese stars whose vivid reflections on thesix decades of history of the People's Republic of China echo the joys and delightsalongside anger and sorrow of the 1.3 billion people of this land.
The 19 profiles selected are all successes in each of their endeavors, embracinggovernment ministers, successful entrepreneurs, world-renowned artists andsuperstars of sports and stage. Here then are scholars, specialists, writers andofficials who once were farmers toiling in the fields. Here are those who went toschool in the 1950s, as well as the newest stars born after the 1980s. No matter whattheir professions are, they have pursued excellence in their fields, with many "firsts"in what they do best, heralding great feats in their life work.
Their success is first and foremost the result of their own striving. Indeed,each one of them reveals a unique experience. In the face of difficulties, theynever wavered nor abandoned their goals. Rather, they persisted and only reachedtheir ultimate success after unrelenting efforts. At the same time, they owe theirachievements to the times they have lived in, and the opportunities gained. Chinasrecent progress has provided people with the chance to seek out their own identitiesand potential. Those who grew up in the 1960s and 1970s all endured setbacks,perhaps typically epitomized by Guo Fenglian, once known as the "iron maiden"of Dazhai Village, who later emerged as a leader of reform. They have all seizedopportunities offered by the changing times they have lived in, and come out on topas path-breakers and trendsetters.