Ch'i Pai-shih (22 November 1863-16 September 1957), prominent artist. He was best known as a painter, but was highly regarded as a calligrapher and seal engraver as well. A native of Hsiangt'an, Hunan, Ch'i Pai-shih grew up in a poor peasant family; he lived with his grandparents, parents, and his eight younger brothers and sisters. […]

Ts'en Ch'un-hsuan (1861 —March 1933), prominent Ch'ing official and rival of Yuan Shih-k'ai. He played a leading role in the anti- Yuan campaigns of 1915-16. He later joined the southern military government at Canton, serving as its head in 1918-19. A native of the Hsilin district of Kwangsi, Ts'en Ch'un-hsuan was the third of seven […]