Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Liang, a famous prime minister of the Three Kingdoms, was born in Yinan today. A politician and military strategist of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period. He assisted Liu Bei in establishing a political power and served as prime minister. He was praised by later generations as a model of wisdom and dedicated loyalty to the emperor.
Wang Xizhi
Wang Xizhi, a calligrapher and writer of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was born in Linyi today. He was proficient in calligraphy, prepared various calligraphy styles, and was especially good at regular script. He learned from the strengths of others and became his own family. The style of calligraphy has been advocated by all dynasties, and he is known as the "Sage of Calligraphy" in the world. His work "Preface to the Lanting Collection" is known as the best book in the world.
Yan Zhenqing
Yan Zhenqing, a calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty, was born in Fei County today. His regular script is dignified and vigorous, and his cursive script is particularly ups and downs, concise and has the potential to start a prairie fire.
Wang Xiang
Wang Xiang, a native of the Western Jin Dynasty. Among the "Twenty-Four Filial Piety" popular among the people, there is a story about Wang Xiang lying on the ice to ask for a carp, which was praised by later generations as a model of filial piety.
Liu Hong
Liu Hong, a native of Mengyin, was an astronomer of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He pioneered the abacus and compiled my country's first "Qianxiang Calendar" on the unevenness of the moon.
Xunzi
Xunzi, a famous thinker and educator during the Warring States Period, authored the book "Xunzi" which has been widely circulated in the world.
Zuo Guigui
Zuo Guigui, a famous general in the late Qing Dynasty, was a native of Feixian County (now Pingyi). During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1894, he led his troops to the east to aid Korea, personally commanded the battle, and was shot to death.
Zengzi
Zengzi, a scholar in the Spring and Autumn Period, a native of Pingyi, and a student of Confucius. Known for his filial piety and his practice of loyalty and forgiveness, he was called the "Zongsheng" by later generations.
Meng Tian
Meng Tian, ??a famous general in the Qin Dynasty, was born in Mengyin today. After the Qin Dynasty unified the six kingdoms, it led its troops to attack the Xiongnu in the north, built the Great Wall and straightened the road.
Kuang Heng
Kuang Heng, a famous official in the Western Han Dynasty, was born in Cangshan today. As a young man, he was diligent in studying and once "cut through walls to steal light", becoming a model in history of a poor family who studied hard.