Neijiang has a long history, has cultivated talents, and has produced many celebrities. This is a kind of pride for Neijiang people, and it is worthy of our study and thinking.
Wang Bao: (?--61 BC) Han Jian was a native of Zizhong (now Ziyang, Sichuan). Ziyuan, a writer of Han Dynasty. Wang Bao is good at poetry and poetry. There are more than 40 poems by Wang Bao in existence, and he serves as the "waiting edict" for the royal family in literature and music.
Chang Hong: Zi Xu, a native of Zizhong County, (575 BC - 492 BC), Confucius's teacher, erudite, knowledgeable about astronomy and geography, and good at astrology and music. The standing statue of Confucius in the Zizhong Confucian Temple is because Chang Hong was his teacher.
Zhao Kui: A native of Zizhong County, Sichuan, he was the number one scholar in the late Qing Dynasty and the number one scholar in the Southern Song Dynasty. In addition to being upright and not afraid of the powerful, Zhao Kui is also praised for two other things: "pure and good writing" and recommending talented people. He is good at poetry and prose, and has written thirty volumes of "Qiyun Collection" and seventeen volumes of "Zhao Kui Wencui". He once served as Zuo Lang and Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Quan and Rites. Later, he served as professor of Pu'an County Prince's Palace, Zuo Lang, Li Lang, and Zhongshu Sheren.
Luo Chengxiang: (1865--1926), courtesy name Gongxiu (镕), was born in Zizhong County, Sichuan Province. He was the number one scholar in the late Qing Dynasty and one of the famous "Five Elders and Seven Sages". In 1895, he passed the palace examination and became the only number one scholar in Sichuan during the Qing Dynasty. In 1906, he went to Japan to inspect constitutional government. In 1912, he was appointed as the president of Sichuan University (the predecessor of Sichuan University). In 1922, he was appointed as the director of the Preparatory Office of Sichuan University. He did not seek high-ranking officials and big salaries throughout his life, and was honest and self-sufficient. He was known as the "poor number one scholar". There is a collection of poems and essays "Qingyi Lou Manuscript" published in the world.
Yu Xieyang: (1887─1943), courtesy name Zhehui, was born in Dongxing District, Neijiang City, Sichuan. Famous calligrapher. During the Republic of China, he, Gongsun's eldest son, Chen Mingluan, and Mei Henian were known as the "Four Great Calligraphers" in Neijiang. His handwriting on the "Dacheng Hall" plaque of the Chinese Temple and the "Yixiu Jianglai" rock carving on Guabang Mountain in Dongxing Town, Neijiang are still praised today. Yu Xieyang's 5-foot couplet was one of the "Three Heroes of Neijiang" along with Zhang Daqian and Zhang Shan. His son Yu Nongzhi obtained his true biography and became a famous contemporary calligrapher in Neijiang.
Zhao Zhenji: (1507-1576), named Dazhou, a native of Tongziba, Neijiang. In the Ming Dynasty, he was the Minister of Rites and a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion. He is the author of twenty-three volumes of "Wensu Collection" and "Siku General Catalog" which has been published in the world. During his lifetime, he was known as the "Four Great Masters of Sichuan" together with Yang Shengjian, Ren Shaohai and Xiong Nansha. He was a famous politician, thinker and scholar in the Ming Dynasty. writer. His remaining works include "Collection of Poems and Essays by Zhao Wensu". Zhao Zhenji best represents the spirit and integrity of Neijiang cultural people.
Zhang Daqian: (1899-1983) Master of traditional Chinese painting. His original name was Zhengquan, also known as Yuan and Ji Yuan. His courtesy name was Daqian. He was a layman named Daqian in Biexu. His studio was named Dafengtang and he was a native of Neijiang. A famous contemporary Chinese painter, born in Neijiang. He studied painting since childhood and studied in Japan. He has profound attainments in painting, and his works are charming and unique in style. He has been rated as the "No. 1 contemporary painter" and the "No. 1 painter in the contemporary world". The Zhang Daqian Memorial Hall is located in Neijiang City. The plaque on the main entrance reads "Neijiang Zhang Daqian Memorial Hall" "Inscribed by General Zhang Xueliang himself.
Zhang Shanzi: Master of tiger painting. He joined the Tongmenghui in 1905. In the same year, he entered the economics department of Meiji University in Japan, and later changed to the fine arts major. In 1907, he returned to China and served as the Provincial Council. Congressman, he served as Major General and Brigade Commander of the Sichuan Army, Counselor of the Presidential Office, and Magistrate of Shangdu County. In 1940, he received an honorary doctorate in law from Fordham University in New York and an honorary professor at the New York Academy of Fine Arts. His work "Flying Tiger" was collected by the National Museum of the United States. Collection.
Yu Peilun: (1886-1911), member of the League, one of the "Seventy-two Martyrs of Huanghuagang"