Abstract: The study of the strong interaction, one of the four fundamental interactions, can be traced back to the discovery of natural radioactivity of elements at the end of the 19th century. In the ensuing century, the veil of strong interactions has been gradually lifted through the efforts of many scientists. In this paper, we will briefly recount the Nobel prizes awarded for research related to strong interactions, and use this as a pathway to sort out our knowledge of strong interactions in the process of exploring the world.