Sixty-year-old Yi Zhongtian, also called the "Super Man of Scholars," became popular from CCTV's program "Lecture Room" for his unique way of retelling history. "Hanxin is a unemployed man,""Nuo means ok nowadays,"and "The court conducted an investigation on King of Wu, but no nuclear weapons were found at all" are among his most popular sayings.

In Yi Gongcheng's eyes, his older brother by seven years was a very diligent student and was good at telling stories even at a very young age.

Yi Zhongtian's fans range from six-year-old children to aged elderly men.

Some Internet users say they want to marry Yi Zhongtian: learned, capable, soft, big-hearted and also hen-pecked by his wife, a rare good man these days. As for the sentiment, Yi Zhongtian smiled, saying, "They mean to marry a man like me. Otherwise, how many times would I be sentenced for bigamy?"

(CRI.com November 1, 2006)