张衡 Zhāng Héng (Bilingual)
 
Simplified Chinese Characters and Pinyin with English translation. Bilingual Mandarin Chinese Storybook (36 Pages). 
 
Zhang Heng who lived during the Han dynasty, was an accomplished engineer, meteorologist, geologist, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and writer. He invented the first seismometer in 132 AD, a machine that measures the strength of earthquakes. Zhang Heng was also the first in China to apply a grid system to maps, from which positions and distances could be calculated.    
 
This book tells the story of Zhang Heng in simple sentences in Mandarin Chinese with pinyin which will help children at the intermediate level to read by themselves and for reading aloud with beginners new to the language. 
 
On each page the Simplified Chinese Characters and Pinyin are shown with the English translation 
Lively story and lovely illustrations 
Paperback book with 36 pages 
Size: 22.5 x 17 x 0.2 cm
 
Other books in this series include: 
钱学森 Qian Xue Sen – Father  of Chinese rocketry; 
郑成功 Zheng Cheng Gong – Ancient China’s Captain Jack Sparrow; 
蔡伦  Cai Lun – Inventor  of “modern paper”; 
王羲之 Wang Xi Zhi – The greatest Chinese calligrapher in history; 
毕昇  Bi Sheng – Inventor of the world's first “movable type” printing technology; 
岳飞 Yue Fei – One of China’s most celebrated generals; 
屈原  Qū Yuán – Patriotic Chinese poet, famously remembered in connection to the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival; 
孔子 Kong Zi – aka Confucius ; 
华罗庚 Hua Luo Geng – Chinese mathematician and politician;  and 
张衡 Zhāng Héng – Engineer , meteorologist, geologist, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer and writer