If you were wondering who some of China's most acclaimed leaders were, then look no further.  Here at VisitBeijing.com, we've comprised a list for you.All sovereigns are denoted by a string of Chinesecharacters listed below.

One should first  become familiar with a few aspects of how China honors its sovereign leaders.

1. The first character(s) denote the name of the dynasty or kingdom. For example, Hàn, Táng, Wèi and Hòu Hàn would all refer to the dynasty or type of Kingdom in Chinese History.

2.  Moreover, the characters of how the sovereign was or still is commonly referred to is writtten. Inin most cases the posthumous names or the temple names are what will folllow. Gāo Zǔ, Tài Zōng, Wǔ Dì,

Guāng Wǔ Dì.

3. As well, the characters of their family and given names are written, e.g. Liú Bāng, Lǐ Shì Mín, Cáo Cāo, Liú Zhī Yuǎn and Liú Xiù.

A Few Examples are Listed Here:

1.Hàn Gāo Zǔ Liú Bāng (漢 高祖 劉邦)

2.Táng Tài Zōng Lǐ Shì Mín (唐 太宗 李世民)

3.Hòu Hàn Gāo Zǔ Liú Zhī Yuǎn (後漢 高祖 劉知遠)

4.Hàn Guāng Wǔ Dì Liú Xiù (漢 光武帝 劉秀)

In contemporary historical texts, the string including the name of the dynasty and temple or the posthumous titles and names are sufficient enough to clearly reference a particular sovereign.

An example of this would be:  Hàn Gāo Zǔ

Note that Wèi Wǔ Dì Cáo Cāo was never a sovereign in his own right but his son was. Thus his imperial style of Wǔ Dì was added only after his son had ascended to the throne. Such cases were common in Chinese history, i.e., the first emperor of a new dynasty often accorded posthumous imperial titles to his father or sometimes even further paternal ancestors.