This book includes 10 biographies (each biography is about 15-25 pages long) that tell the stories of 10 famous people from ancient China. Included are: Shao Kang (Xia Dynasty), Fu Hao (Shang Dynasty), Fan Li (Zhou Dynasty), Princess Wang Zhao Jun (Han Dynasty), Liu Xuan (Han Dynasty), Zhuge Liang (Three Kingdoms Period), Princess Wencheng (Tang Dynasty), Empress Zhangxian Mingsu (Song Dynasty), Yue Fei (Song Dynasty), and Ci Xi (Qing Dynasty). There are illustrations throughout the biographies.