Historical celebrities in Anhui

Cao Cao

Cao Cao (155-March 15, 220), whose courtesy name was Mengde, whose last name was Jili, and whose nickname was Amo, was born in Qiao County, Peiguo (now Bozhou, Anhui Province). . He was an outstanding statesman, militarist, writer and calligrapher in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and the founder of the Cao Wei regime in the Three Kingdoms. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos. In the name of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao conquered all directions, internally eliminated the separatist forces such as Yuan, Lu Bu, Liu Biao, Ma Chao, and Han Sui, and externally surrendered the Southern Xiongnu, Wuhuan, Xianbei, etc., and unified northern China.

Zhou Yu

Zhou Yu (175-210), courtesy name Gongjin, was a famous general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and a native of Shu County, Lujiang, Anhui. He is long and strong, has good looks and fine music, and there is a saying in Jiangdong that "if the music is wrong, Zhou Lang will take care of it". The official history of Zhou Yu states that Zhou Yu had "magnificent character" and "a real genius". Sun Quan praised Zhou Yu for having "the qualifications of a king's assistant", and Fan Cheng praised him as "a heroic man in the world and a romantic and beautiful husband on the left side of the Yangtze River". During the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, he was honored as Ping Lupp. Ranked among the sixty-four generals of the Tang Wumiao Temple and one of the seventy-two generals of the Song Wumiao Temple.

Cao Pi

Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Wei (winter 187 - June 29, 226), whose courtesy name was Zihuan. He was born in Peiguoqiao, Yuzhou (now Bozhou City, Anhui Province). A famous politician and writer during the Three Kingdoms period, he was the founding emperor of Cao Wei (reigned from 220 to 226). The eldest son of Wei Wu Emperor Cao Cao and Mrs. Bian. Cao Pi was both talented in both literature and martial arts. He was able to write and write at the age of eight. He was good at riding and shooting, and good at fencing. He was well-read in ancient and modern classics, and was familiar with the theories of hundreds of schools of thought. His posthumous title was Emperor Wen, and his temple name was Gaozu (as Shizu in Zizhi Tongjian). He was buried in Shouyang Mausoleum.

Cao Zhi

Cao Zhi (192-December 27, 232), courtesy name Zijian, was a native of Qiao [(now Bozhou City, Anhui Province), the governor of Yuzhou in the Eastern Han Dynasty). King Chen was given the posthumous title "Si" after his death, so he was also called King Chen Si. Cao Zhi was a famous writer in the Cao and Wei Dynasties during the Three Kingdoms period. As one of the representatives and masters of Jian'an literature, he was respected as a model of articles during the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties. His representative works include "Luo Shen Fu", "White Horse Pian", "Seven Sorrow Poems", etc. Later generations named him, Cao Cao and Cao Pi the "Three Caos" because of their literary attainments.

Bao Zheng

Bao Zheng (999-July 3, 1062), courtesy name Xiren, was born in Hefei, Luzhou (now Feidong, Hefei, Anhui) and was a famous official in the Northern Song Dynasty. Because he was a direct bachelor of Tianzhang Pavilion and Longtuge, he was known as "Bao Daizhi" and "Baolongtu" in his later generations. Bao Zheng was honest and just, resolute in establishing the government, not attached to powerful people, selfless, and wise and decisive. He dared to appeal for the injustice of the people, so he was named "Bao Qingtian" and "Bao Gong". words. Later generations worshiped him as a god and believed that he was the reincarnation of Wenquxing and Kuixing. Due to his black-faced image in folklore, he was also called "Bao Qingtian".

Zhu Yuanzhang

Zhu Yuanzhang (1328-June 24, 1398), Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, was named Guorui, originally named Chongba, and later named Xingzong, Haozhou Zhongli (now Fengyang, Anhui), the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. In 1368, Zhu Yuanzhang proclaimed himself emperor in Yingtian Mansion. His country was named Daming and his reign was named Hongwu. Later, he first pacified the southwest, northwest, northeast and other places, and finally unified China.

Qi Jiguang

Qi Jiguang (November 12, 1528 - January 5, 1588), whose courtesy name was Yuanjing, also known as Nantang, later named Mengzhu, and his posthumous title was Wuyi. A famous anti-Japanese general of the Ming Dynasty, an outstanding strategist, calligrapher, poet and national hero. He is the author of "New Book of Ji Xiao" and "Records of Military Training" and other military theoretical works.