What contribution did Dong Fangshuo make to history? Why do later generations call him a wise man and a saint?

Dong Fangshuo, the word Manqian, is from Tzu Chi County (now Hefang Township, Huimin County, Shandong Province).

Portrait of Dong Fangshuo (8 photos)

Wind street) people. Writers of ci and fu in the western han dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty acceded to the throne and recruited wise men. I wrote a letter of recommendation and worshipped him as a lang. Later, he served as a regular assistant minister and doctor in Taizhong.

Dong Fangshuo created a large number of works in his life, including Answering a Guest Difficult, On No Gentleman, Sealing Mount Tai, Responsibility and Wall, and Poems on Testing Children, etc., which were later included in Oriental Taizhong Collection and included in 103 collections of Han, Wei and Six Dynasties. Sima Qian called him a "funny hero" in Historical Records, and Xiahou Zhan, a native of A Jin, wrote On Dong Fangshuo Painting, praising Dong Fangshuo's noble character, wisdom and humor. Yan Zhenqing, a great calligrapher in Tang Dynasty, wrote this article as a monument. This monument is still preserved in Lingxian County, and it is called "Yanzi Monument". During the Japanese invasion of China, this monument was used as a slate on the ditch in front of the military camp by the local Japanese garrison, and the handwriting was partially damaged by horses. At present, the original works and imitations of shellfish are stored in Yanbeiting of Lingxian People's Park.

Dong Fangshuo in The Journey to the West is a disciple of Donghua Emperor, whose name is Manqian.