Comparison of Famous Chinese and American People

Serena Chow

Sima Guang 司马光Scholar, poet, and

historian of the Song Dynasty

Compiled Zhizi Tongjian – finest chronicle of Chinese history dating from 959 AD to 403 BC

Moral righteousness – discipline in prominent government

学者 , 诗人 , 和历史学家

资治通鉴 – 中文历史

道德正义

司马光救朋友Sima Guang Saves His Friend

Washington 华盛顿 美国第一个总统

弗吉尼亚农民家

美国军事和政治领袖

America’s 1st president in 1789

Born into a Virginian farming family

1775: Commander in Chief of the Continental Army

US Revolutionary military and political leader

华盛顿砍树Washington Cuts Down a Cherry Tree

Zhang Heng 张衡中国天文学家，数学家，

和工程师

发明了里和候风地动仪

Chinese astronomer, mathematician, engineer

Maintained calendars and predicted/recorded celestial events of the heavens in court

Patented π, a cart to measure the Chinese mile, and a seismograph (urn)

张衡数星星Zhang Heng Counts the Stars

Edison 爱迪生美国科学家和工程师

第一个研究实验室

家庭用的电灯

American scientist and engineer

Mass production first industrial research lab

1,093 patents in his name

Electric power generation distribution to homes

爱迪生发明电灯Edison Creates Electricity

Inspirational Figures

Like these 4 inspirational characters, if you work hard and always try your best, you can succeed and be victorious in life

如果你努力做工和总是尽历而为， 你可以成功