Zhang Long was a native of Jianshui Prefecture in the Ming Dynasty. Orthodox Gongsheng. He served as the magistrate of Hangzhou, dredged the West Lake, repaired the Baidi and Sudi, and regulated the Changhe River. He had outstanding political achievements, was honest and upright, and was able to meet the emperor. Later, his mother died of illness and she returned to her hometown to guard her grave. During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the first shrine to worship the Four Sages was built in Shui, and Zhang Long ranked first among the Four Sages. There is an inscription on Yang Sheng'an, the number one scholar, which says that Duke Zhang "doesn't make himself fattened by the fat in his official position. He moistened the West Lake and spread its benefits, and the Changshui River provided safety and security. After three years of performance evaluation, he was the best in Zhejiang." Old records call it "following Meibai and Su".
Liu Zhu was a native of Jianshuizhou in the Ming Dynasty. Zhengde Jinshi. When he was appointed to the Criminal Division, he was assigned to Shi Zhong and Du Shi was given a medium-level position. He pointed out the current shortcomings and dared to give advice. He is the author of three volumes of "Memories" and five volumes of "References". His policy ideas are recorded in history. Later, he resigned and returned to his hometown to teach his children and help the villagers. Yang Sheng'an, the number one scholar, wrote the "Liu Du Jian Biao" for him and erected a monument behind the town's village.
Xiao Chongye was a native of Jianshui Prefecture in the Ming Dynasty. Longqing Jinshi. Successive military officers were given the positions of Shi Zhong and Admiral Cao Jiang of Nanjing. He is knowledgeable about ancient times and has a thorough understanding of national laws and regulations. Emperor Wanli sent him to lead a fleet across the sea to ennoble King Zhongshan of Ryukyu (now Okinawa). The King of Zhongshan rewarded the envoy with a large sum of money, but Chongye declined the offer. He has written poems and essays such as "Que Jin Xing", "Navigation Ode" and "Nanjing Manu". The historians of Yunnan Province call him "the second sailor in central Yunnan", and his poems are known as "the first page of overseas literature in Yunnan".
Bao Jianjie was a native of Jianshui Prefecture in the Ming Dynasty. Wanli Jinshi. From the official position to the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He was famous both inside and outside the court for his courage to go to court and impeach illegal tax envoys, and he devoted himself to studying the constitutions of previous dynasties. Emperor Wanli asked the court officials about the laws and regulations of a certain dynasty, and found that Jie Neng was able to explain them in detail. He was praised by the emperor, and was awarded the title of "Famous State with Documents" and issued an edict to build a fort in his hometown of Lin'an. After his death, he was given an imperial edict as a gift to the Minister of Industry.
Fu Weiqi was a native of Jianshui County in the Qing Dynasty. Yongzheng Jinshi. During the Qianlong period, he served as the censor of Guizhou Road Supervision and the Fucheng of Fengtian Prefecture. He was promoted to the left deputy censor of the Capital Procuratorate. He advocated the elimination of traitors to the people, eliminated redundancy and harshness, applied for legal bans, cleared jails and lawsuits, and improved morals. He was known as "directly admonishing famous ministers." Later, he took a leave of absence to support his mother and wrote a book about it. He is the author of "Du Li Oocun", "Du Han Shu Lun", "Tibetan Secret Poems", etc., with many volumes, and he is indeed a great Confucian. Poems are in harmony with the ancients, but calligraphy is not in the south garden.
Chen Shilie was a native of Jianshui County in the Qing Dynasty. Qianlong Jinshi. He has successively served as the chief examiner of Guangxi, cabinet bachelor and minister of the Ministry of Rites. He is good at poetry and prose, and good at calligraphy. After returning to Li, he served as the headmaster of Wuhua Academy in Kunming. He educated countless talents and famous Yunnan celebrities such as Shi Yingpei, Qian Feng, Zhou Zun, Li Songling, and Yang Zhuo came from his school. People in Sanyi regarded him as "Taishan Beidou".
Zhang Lucheng was a native of Jianshui County in the Qing Dynasty. Qianlong promoted people. Magistrate of Dali, Huayin and other counties in Shaanxi. The official was kind and caring, caring only for the people. He opened warehouses to produce wheat, provided relief to the victims, supervised the construction of rivers, and worked diligently to control floods. Every time he left office, the young and old wept. After returning home, he lectured at Chongzheng Academy. His poems include "One Hundred Odes of Colorful Clouds", "Continued Ode of Colorful Clouds", etc. The historical events chanted can make up for the shortcomings of the ambitions, and are highly regarded by the ambition circles in Yunnan. There is a saying that "he was a famous official when he was born, and he became a famous Confucian everywhere".
Xiang Fengchun is from Wanyao Village, Jianshui. Potter. Later, he specialized in purple pottery, loved calligraphy and painting, and created the decorative craft of scrapped posts and bamboo slips. It has rich humanistic characteristics and is a unique ceramic art in my country. There are countless masterpieces in his life, and they are eager to be collected. Jianshui pottery can be ranked among the four famous pottery in the country, and Xiang's works are indispensable. Its modeling, calligraphy and painting, and polishing are known as "Xiang's three unique skills". He is a famous figure in the history of the development of ceramics in my country.
Liang Zhixiang was born in Jianshui County. No. "Master of the Two Hundred Thousand Volumes Building". Master of Laws from Waseda University, Japan. He is erudite and versatile, well versed in classics and history, good at poetry and prose, good at calligraphy and painting, and likes to collect. He conducts research on bibliography, editions, local chronicles, library science, literature, and history. His personal collection of books amounts to more than 200,000 volumes. The author of twenty or thirty kinds of works, he is a well-known modern scholar in Yunnan, and is known as the "Wizard of the Ink Forest". After liberation, he served as director of the Yunnan Artists Association and deputy director of the Provincial Museum of Culture and History.
Liu Baoxuan is from Xinfang, Xizhuang, Jianshui. In his early years, he went to Japan to study twice, and later taught at Yunnan University. He returned to his hometown in 1938 and served as the principal of Jianmin and Lin'an middle schools. He carried out anti-Japanese and national salvation activities in the schools, promoted revolutionary ideas, and cultivated a large number of talents. In 1948, he was entrusted by the South China Branch of the Communist Party of China to organize armed struggles and served as the commander of the second column of the self-rescue army against Chiang Kai-shek and director of the Provisional People's Committee of Sipu District. After liberation, he served as director of the Kunming Municipal Education Bureau.