History & People

A Roman Catholic nun who dedicated her life to helping the poor and the sick, Mother Teresa (德蘭修女) was one of the

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky （彼得•伊利治•柴可夫斯基） was a Russian composer （作曲家） born in 1840. When he was five, he began taking piano lessons. Tchaikovsky loved music and

The naval Battle of Yamen （崖門戰役） took place on 19 March 1279. This battle is considered to be the last stand of the Song

The Hong Kong Clock Tower （鐘樓） is situated at the southern shore of Tsimshatsui right next to the Star Ferry. It is one

Charles Dickens （狄更斯） was one of the most famous English writers of the 1800s. Many believed he is the greatest novelist （小說家） of the Victorian era （維多利亞時代）. Victorian

As a pioneering （開創性的） writing reformer in China, Lu Zhuangzhang （盧戇章） was the first Chinese to propose a system of spelling for the Chinese language.  Lu

The Marco Polo Bridge Incident （盧溝橋事變；七七事變） was a battle between China and Japan near the Marco Polo Bridge, also known as the Lugou

Hailed as the ‘Father of the Modern Scientific Age’, Albert Einstein (愛因斯坦) was best known for the theory of relativity (相對論) and his dedication to theoretical physics (理論物理學).

A sculpted doll with moveable （可活動的） joints （關節） was found in a girl’s grave in Rome, Italy. The grave is dated to around 200 AD,

A revolutionary (革命家) and statesman (政治家), Deng Xiaoping was one of the mostinfluential (具影響力的)  figure in China’s modern history. He led China through a difficult period of transition (過渡時期)