An Innovative Spirit From Eight Centuries Ago There are men of talent in every generation, it is said, and in the last millennium China certainly produced outstanding persons one after another. But these days, with Western culture ascendant, traditional China has lost its appeal for modern people. Today it is virtually impossible to name any figure from the last millennium in China who still has a deeply rooted influence.
江山代有才人出，上一個千禧年，中國風雲人物輩出，但在西風東漸，中國傳統對現代人的吸引力日漸式微下，說得上對這個時代新人類仍有根深柢固影響的千禧人物，微乎其微。