1, Lu Su
Lu Su, a famous politician and strategist in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, was born in Dingyuan County. He used to be Wu Dong's counselor, and he was called one of the three sages in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms with Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi.
Lu Su's loyalty, integrity and extraordinary intelligence have made great contributions to the establishment and development of Soochow. Especially in Battle of Red Cliffs, he successfully persuaded Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and United against Cao Cao and won the war. Lu Su also actively advocated peace and the rising sun, which laid a solid foundation for the prosperity of Soochow.
2. Qi Jiguang
Qi Jiguang, a native of Dingyuan County in Ming Dynasty, is a famous national hero and strategist in China history, and is known as the "Great Wall of Wan Li". Qi Jiguang has made great contributions to War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression's neutrality and made great contributions to safeguarding national sovereignty and national dignity. He founded the "Qijiajun" and invented the "Yuanyang Array", which effectively resisted the Japanese invasion.
In addition, Qi Jiguang was a military reformer. He advocated "paying equal attention to military and agriculture" and combining military and civilian to strengthen national defense strength. During his tenure as commander in chief of Jizhou, he presided over the construction of the Great Wall, effectively defending the northern border areas of China.
Brief introduction of Dingyuan county
Dingyuan County, which belongs to Chuzhou City, Anhui Province, is located in the north of Jianghuai watershed, in the northwest of Chuzhou City, bordering Nanqiao District and mingguang city in the east, Changfeng County and Huainan City in the west and Fengyang County in the north. Covering an area of 3,002 square kilometers, it governs 22 townships, 1 provincial development zone and 1 national agricultural demonstration park. At the end of 20021,the total registered population of Dingyuan County was 979,569.
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, Yanling County, Dongcheng County and Quyang County were once located in China, and Dingyuan County was located in Liang Wudi in the five years of the Southern and Northern Dynasties (AD 524), with a history of nearly 1500 years. For thousands of years, a number of all-powerful figures have emerged, such as Dong Huai, a famous Southern Song Dynasty star, Li Shanchang and Hu, prime ministers of the Ming Dynasty, Lu Su, a famous Soochow star, and Qi Jiguang, an anti-Japanese hero of the Ming Dynasty. Since ancient times, they have enjoyed the reputation of "hometown of generals", "cherishing poems, celebrating longevity and writing articles".
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Dingyuan County.