People named Wang who appear in historical records mainly come from the Sui Dynasty and later, with the largest number in the Qing Dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, there was Wang Lun, a native of Jingxian County. When the great poet Li Bai visited Peach Blossom Pond in Jingxian County, he enthusiastically invited his attendants. Li Bai wrote a poem "A Gift to Wang Lun", which included the line "The water in Peach Blossom Pond is a thousand feet deep, and it is not as deep as Wang Lun's gift of love to me." In the Southern Song Dynasty, there were writer Wang Zao, poet Wang Yuanliang, and prime minister Wang Boyan. There was a navigator named Wang Dayuan in the Yuan Dynasty who made two voyages to the Eastern and Western Oceans and traveled far and wide. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, there was a Sanqu master named Wang Yuanheng. In the Ming Dynasty, there were dramatists Wang Daokun and Wang Yanne.
In the Qing Dynasty, there was the medical scientist Wang Ang, who wrote "Collected Medical Prescriptions" and "Song of Soup", etc., which were very practical and widely circulated and contributed to the popularization of medicine; there was the essayist Wang Wan; There is a calligrapher and painter Wang Shishen who is good at writing poetry, proficient in seal cutting and official script, and painting flowers. He is especially good at painting plum blossoms. Known for being quick and capable in official documents, he is also good at calligraphy.
There is a philosopher, writer, and historian Wang Zhong. In his early years, he helped booksellers sell books, so he read hundreds of classics, history, and astronomical calculations. His "Essay on the Salt Boat" was praised by Hang Shijun. From then on, the literary name became famous. He was especially devoted to Western mathematics. He once made various self-made instruments to survey and map the terrain of the old and new mouths of the Yellow River. He also overturned the case of Mozi and Xunzi and was regarded by the rulers as a "sinner of Mingjiao".
There is a female writer Wang Duan, who compiled a collection of poems "Selected Poems of Thirteen Famous Families of the Ming Dynasty" and a novel "The Lost History of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties". There are also Taiping Heavenly Kingdom general Wang Haiyang and Peking opera actor and playwright Wang Xiaonong. There are early drama activist, actor, and playwright Wang Youyou; famous poet Wang Guozhen, and Internet poet Wang Airuo (Love Some). Wang Jingwei: courtesy name Zhaoming, a famous revolutionary martyr in the late Qing Dynasty. He once had the heroic saying of "You can become a master with a sword and live up to your youth." During the Japanese invasion of China during the Republic of China, he transformed into the biggest traitor leader and later died in Japan.