Celebrities in Chengdu
Sima Xiangru
Sima Xiangru (? ~ 117 BC) was a poet and poet in the Western Han Dynasty. The courtesy name is Changqing, and the nickname is Quanzi. Chengdu native. During the reign of Emperor Jing, he served as a regular attendant on martial arts. He was once a guest of King Xiao of Liang Dynasty, and made friends with Zou Yang, Mei Cheng, Yan Ji and other Ci Fu masters. His works "Zixu Fu" and "Shanglin Fu" were rewarded by Emperor Wu, who worshiped him as Zhonglang General, was ordered to serve as an envoy to the southwest, and later became the Xiaowen Garden Order. Died of illness at home. His works also include the prose "Yu Bashu Xi", "Unfortunate Shu Father", "Fan Jiang Pian", and the Ming Dynasty compiled "Sima Wenyuan Collection".
Yang Xiong
Yang Xiong (53-18 BC) was a poet, philosopher and linguist of the Western Han Dynasty. The word Ziyun. Chengdu native. Since childhood, I have loved the works of Qu Yuan and Sima Xiangru. His four poems "Sweet Spring", "Yu Lie", "Chang Lin" and "Hedong" were written to satirize the emperor's vast palace and drowning in hunting. They are generally imitated from "Zixu" and "Shanglin" and have an allegorical meaning. . There are also works such as "Ode to the Capital of Shu" and "Ode to Zhu Poverty". The former is the earliest extant work with the theme of the city, and the latter describes the family's poverty and the ambition to live in poverty, both of which have a certain status in Han Fu. and impact. In his later years, he wrote Fayan, Taixuan, Dialects, etc.
Chang Xu
Chang Xu (?～361) was a historian of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The word Daojiang. A native of Chongzhou, Chengdu. He was born into a wealthy family, and was good at academics and literary diction. When he was young, he read many of the suicide notes of his ancestors and was quite famous for his talent. During the reign of Li Qi and Li Shi of the Han Dynasty, they served as historians and wrote various books such as "Geographical Chronicles of Liang and Yi Prefectures", "Bahan Chronicles", "Shu Chronicles" and "Nanzhong Chronicles" based on official documents. After the fall of the Cheng Han Dynasty, Huan Wen recruited talents in Chengdu, and Chang Quan was awarded a military position. He then went to Jiankang (now Nanjing), the capital of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, to work in the Secret Pavilion that collected and kept archives and books. In view of the fact that there are few works describing the social history of the southwest region in historical records, and that the Eastern Jin Dynasty valued the ancestors of the Central Plains and discriminated against the Shu people, he extensively collected information and combined it with his own knowledge to write "Huayang Guozhi". Because the information was novel and reliable, and the narrative was accurate, The text is elegant and has become a historical masterpiece with far-reaching influence at home and abroad. It is also the earliest existing local chronicle monograph named "Zhi" in my country.
Xue Tao
Xue Tao (768～831) was a female poet in the Tang Dynasty. The word Hongdu. Her ancestral home is Chang'an. She followed her father to Shu when she was young and later became a prostitute. He was extremely talented since childhood and was good at writing and poetry. He sang harmoniously with the poets Yuan Zhen, Bai Juyi and Liu Yuxi at that time. A collection of poems has been lost. Later generations compiled "Xue Tao's Poems" which was published in the world. She had a miserable life experience and was filled with grief and anger all her life. Later generations remembered her and sympathized with her misfortune, so they built some pavilions and pavilions on the site of her home, called "Wangjiang Tower".
Ouyang Jiong
Ouyang Jiong (896～971) was a poet of the Later Shu Dynasty during the Five Dynasties. A native of Shuangliu, Chengdu. King Yan of the former Shu Dynasty was a member of Zhongshushe, and later he served as an official of Meng Shu. There are more than 40 of his poems in existence, which can be found in Huajian Collection, Zunqian Collection and other books. His "Preface to the Collection of Flowers" has a certain influence in the history of Chinese literature.
Huang Quan
Huang Quan (903～965) was a painter in the early Song Dynasty. The word is uncle. Chengdu native. He got his name from painting when he was young, and he was especially good at painting birds. Together with Xu Xi from Jiangnan, he was called "Huang Xu". Huang Quan was the former and later Shu official to inspect the school, as the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and as the Imperial Censor. After entering the Song Dynasty, he served as the crown prince Zuo Zanshan. In addition to flowers and birds, he is also good at figure, landscape, ink bamboo, dragon and water paintings. His son Huang Jucai inherited his father's painting style, and was especially good at flower and bird painting. His surviving works include "Mountain Partridge and Thorn Bird". His painting is lifelike and magnificent. Therefore, the painting style of Huang and his son was representative in the Hanlin Painting Academy in the early Song Dynasty. sex and authority, and use their system as the criterion for choosing between good and bad.
Wang Hao
Wang Hao (1019～1087) was a minister and scholar of the Northern Song Dynasty. The name is King Yu. A native of Shuangliu, Chengdu. He was born as a Jinshi, and passed through Yangzhou. He was summoned to Jixian Academy, where he became a Hanlin bachelor and concurrently studied as a bachelor. During the reign of Emperor Yingzong, he was also a bachelor of Duanming Palace. During the reign of Emperor Shenzong, scholars were moved to inherit the imperial edict. In the third year of Xining (1070), he paid homage to the government affairs minister. In the ninth year, he entered Tongzhongshu and became a bachelor of Pingzhangshi and Jixian Hall. In the fifth year of Yuanfeng (1082), he paid homage to Zuopushe, the minister, and also served as his servant. From being involved in political affairs to becoming the prime minister, he has made no achievements, but he is afraid that Shenzong will use Sima Guang. He is good at writing and has written many imperial ceremonies.
He is the author of "Huayang Collection".
Wu Zhen
The dates of Wu Zhen’s birth and death are yet to be determined. Historian of the Northern Song Dynasty. The courtesy name is Tingzhen. Chengdu native. He once knew Shuzhou (now Chongqing County). He is the author of "New Tang Book Correction" and "Five Dynasties History Compilation". His 20-volume "New Book of Tang Correction" contains more than 400 errors in "New Book of Tang", which occupies a place in the history of Chinese history.
Fei Zhu
The year of Fei Zhu’s birth and death is yet to be tested. Historian of the Yuan Dynasty. A native of Shuangliu, Chengdu. He was born as a Jinshi, and was awarded the title of assistant to Guozi. He once served as the Hanzhong Lian Visiting Envoy, and was later transferred to Chongqing Prefecture as the general manager. He is the author of "Ethnographic Genealogy", "Utensil Genealogy", "Chu Coin Genealogy", "Suihua Jili Genealogy", "Chengdu Chronicles", etc.
Yang Shen
Yang Shen (1488～1559) was a scholar of the Ming Dynasty. The courtesy name is Yongxiu and the nickname is Sheng'an. He is the son of Yang Tinghe, a minister of the Ming Dynasty. A native of Xindu, Chengdu. The number one scholar in Zhengde, compiled by the Hanlin Academy. In the third year of Jiajing's reign (1524), he was demoted to Yunnan for discussing "big gifts". He has written many works, including "Sheng'an Collection", "Quanshu Art and Literature", "Tao Qing Yuefu", etc., and many other poems have been handed down to the world.
Xie Chaoen
Xie Chaoen (?～1841) was a general of the Qing Dynasty. Chengdu native. In the 14th year of Daoguang's reign (1834), he served as the commander-in-chief of Langshan Town, Jiangsu Province, and later served as the governor-general Yilibu's garrison in Zhenhai. In 1841, the British army invaded Zhenhai, and Xie led his troops to fight back bravely. However, because the admiral Yu Buyun who was stationed outside the city fled without fighting, he was defeated and died from a cannon attack.
Zhuo Bingtian
Zhuo Bingtian (1781～1855) was a minister of the Qing Dynasty. The word Jingyuan, the word Haifan. A native of Shuangliu, Chengdu. Jiaqing Jinshi, selected Hanlin Academy Shujishi. He once served as the censor of Shandong Province, the cabinet scholar, the minister of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of Personnel, and the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He has served for more than 50 years and has made many achievements in rectifying officialdom, water conservancy construction, cultivating talents, and improving politics. In 1840, he was appointed as a cabinet scholar and minister of the Ministry of War. At the beginning of the Opium War, Shangshu demanded a strict ban on opium. When he died in office in 1855, the Qing government awarded the prince the title of Taibao.
Ng Zhaoling
Ng Zhaoling (1826～1915) educator. The courtesy name is Songsheng. A native of Dayi, Chengdu City. Daoguang Jinshi was selected as a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, and was later awarded the bachelor's degree of editor, minister and lecturer. He has been teaching for a long time and has lectured successively at Qiongzhou Academy, Chengdu Jinjiang Academy and Zunjing Academy. He has served as the mountain leader for many years and has cultivated many talents. He has the reputation of "all the descendants of the Imperial Academy in the world and half of the famous scholars in Shu". Good at calligraphy and poetry. He is the author of "Shitang Collection of Books", "Shitang Poetry Notes", etc., and co-edited "Zhili Mianzhu Chronicles" with Dong Yiqing and others.
Zhang Shenyi
Zhang Shenyi (1846～1921) was a linguist. Chengdu native. He is the author of "New School Supplement to Continuing Dialects", "Bielu of Dialects", "Sichuan Dialects", etc., which have high academic value.
Zhou Dashan
Zhou Dashan (1856～1922) was a bibliographer. His name is Yongde and his courtesy name is Dasan. Chengdu native. His ancestors and father ran bookstores, and successively opened Shangyoutang and Jiusitang. Unfortunately, they were destroyed by fire, and the family fell into decline. Then he studied business in the bookstore of his father's apprentice Wang Shuzhai, studied editions and catalogs hard, and received guidance from the famous teacher Miao Quansun, and his knowledge greatly improved. Later, he was entrusted by Wang Shuzhai to take charge of the business, which lasted for more than 50 years. He was famous throughout Sichuan for his efficient management. He was successively supported by Zhang Zhidong to correct and engrave Xu Shen's "Shuowen Jiezi" and to engrave "Han Shi Wai Zhuan" and "Du Shi Jing Quan" on behalf of Wu Tang. He has edited more than 100 kinds of books and has high attainments in edition and bibliography. In his later years, he served as president of the Chengdu General Chamber of Commerce and director of the Arbitration Department. After his death, Liao Jiping wrote "Mr. Zhou Dashan's Epitaph".
Wu Yu
Wu Yu (1872～1949) was one of the representatives of the New Culture Movement. His original name was Ji Chuan and Yong Kuan, and his courtesy name was Youling. A native of Xindu, Chengdu. In his early years, he entered Chengdu Zunjing Academy to study Confucian classics. After the Reform Movement of 1898, he turned to study Western social and political theories and became "the pioneer of new dialect studies in Chengdu". In 1905, he went to Japan to study at Tokyo Hosei University. After returning to China in 1907, he successively taught at Sichuan Public Hosei College, Peking University, and Sichuan University. He once served as editor-in-chief of newspapers such as "Xicheng Daily".
During the May 4th New Culture Movement, he published articles such as "The Family System as the Basis for Despotism" and "Cannibalism and Ethicism" in the magazine "New Youth", which violently criticized the old feudal culture and old etiquette, which produced many issues at that time. He has a great influence and is known as the old hero who "punches holes in every shop with one hand". He is one of the representatives of the New Culture Movement. He resigned and retired in 1933. He is the author of "Wu Yu Wen Lu" and "Qiu Shui Ji", and compiled "Ci of Fifteen Scholars of Shu", "Guo Wen Zhuan Lu", "Song and Yuan Xue An Cui Yu" and other books.
Changyuan
Changyuan (1879～1943) was an eminent monk. His common surname is Wu and his legal name is Daojing. A native of Pixian County, Chengdu City. In 1899, he shaved his hair at Jinlong Temple in Pixian County. In 1910, he was appointed abbot of Jinlong Temple. In 1916 and 1927, he served as the president of the Pixian Buddhist Association. He initiated the establishment of Pixian Buddhist Society and Juejue Buddhist Society, established Chengdu Aidao School, Chengdu Ksitigarbha Anni School, Wenjiang Aidao School, etc. In 1930, he was appointed as the standing committee member of the Sichuan Buddhist Association. The following year, he went to Nanjing to visit Master Taixu and was recommended as the vice president of the National Buddhist Association. In 1936, he served as the president of the Sichuan Buddhist Association and founded the Sichuan Buddhist College in September of the same year. The first sect was "Huayan" and "Amitabha". In his later years, he specialized in "Pure Land" and kept the precepts strictly. He had more than 7,000 disciples and was the top among Sichuan.
Peng Jiazhen
Peng Jiazhen (1887～1912) was a martyr of the Revolution of 1911. The courtesy name is Xi Ru. A native of Jintang, Chengdu. When he was young, he graduated from the Chengdu Army Armed Forces School. Later, he went to Japan to inspect the military, participated in the Tongmenghui, and served as the military minister of the Beijing-Tianjin Tongmenghui. In 1912, he was injured and died in an explosion in Beijing that killed Liang Bi, the leader of the Qingzong Socialist Party. When the Republic of China was founded, the Nanjing Provisional Government posthumously awarded him the rank of Army General.
Lantian
Lantian (1888～1966) was an expert in railway engineering technology. The word is Ziyu. A native of Pixian County, Chengdu City. He graduated from the Civil Engineering Department of Tangshan Industrial College in 1916 and has been engaged in railway route survey work for a long time. He once served as deputy chief engineer of the Second Design Institute of the Ministry of Railways. In the survey and design of Chengdu-Chongqing, Baocheng, Chengdu-Kunming and other railways, major route modification plans and better route selection plans were proposed, saving the country a lot of investment. He was once rated as the first-class model worker of Southwest Railway and the national model worker of railway, and was elected as a representative of the first, second and third National People's Congress.
Wang Guangqi
Wang Guangqi (1891～1936) musician. The courtesy name is Tiaoqi and the nickname is Ruoyu. A native of Wenjiang, Chengdu. In 1927, he was admitted to the University of Berlin, specializing in music. In 1932, he served as a lecturer at the University of Bonn and received a doctorate in music from the school. He became the first musician in my country to win honor for the motherland in Europe. He has written many music treatises and has made great contributions in collating historical materials on ancient Chinese music and introducing knowledge about Western music. Works such as "Research on Eastern and Western Musical Systems" and "Music of Eastern Nations" laid the foundation for the study of comparative musicology in my country.
Li Minren
Li Minren (1891～1962) was a writer and translator. His original name was Jia Xiang, and his pen names were Lao Lan, Ling Le, Lan Xin, Chao Gong, Yunyun, etc. Chengdu native. He graduated from the Sichuan Higher Education Secondary School in his early years. In 1919, he went to France for a work-study program and studied French and literature. Before 1949, he successively served as the chief writer and editor-in-chief of newspapers such as "Sichuan Qunbao", "Sichuan News", "Sunday" weekly, Paris's "Huagong Xunkan" and other newspapers, as well as the executive director of the Chengdu branch of the National Association of Literary and Art Circles to Resist the Enemy. After 1949, he successively served as a deputy to the second and third National People's Congress, vice chairman of the Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, member of the Sichuan Provincial People's Committee, deputy mayor of Chengdu, vice chairman of the Southwest Literary Workers Association, vice chairman of the Sichuan Branch of the Chinese Writers Association, and deputy director of the Sichuan Provincial Committee. Vice Chairman of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles and member of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. Throughout his life, he was mainly engaged in literary creation, translation of French literary works, newspaper editing, and literature teaching. He is the author of the novels "Small Waves in the Dead Water", "Before the Storm", "Big Wave" and "The Dance of the Demon", and the novella "Dream Traces" , "Sympathy", etc., and has translated more than 10 kinds of works, including Maupassant's "Human Heart", Daudet's "Little Thing", Flaubert's "Madame de Beauvoir", etc.
Wang Liang
Wang Liang (1891～1985) was an expert in anti-tuberculosis and biological products. The eyebrows are white. Chengdu native. Graduated from Hanoi Medical College in Vietnam in 1912.
In 1931, he went to the Institut Pasteur in Paris, France, and engaged in research work under the guidance of Carl May and Calérin, the inventors of BCG. In 1933, the BCG vaccine was first introduced into China to vaccinate infants. The following year, China's first BCG vaccine laboratory was built in Chongqing. After 1949, he successively served as director of the Southwest BCG Vaccine Manufacturing Research Institute, deputy director of the Chengdu Institute of Biological Products of the Ministry of Health and director of the BCG Vaccine Office, honorary chairman of the Sichuan Branch of the Chinese Anti-Tuberculosis Association, deputy to the third National People's Congress, fourth and fifth National People's Congress Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He made significant contributions to the research of BCG and the cause of tuberculosis prevention in China throughout his life. He is one of the founders of BCG anti-tuberculosis in China. He has written more than 20 articles including "Cultivation and Manufacturing of BCG Vaccine".
Li Jiayu
Li Jiayu (1892～1944) was an anti-Japanese martyr. The word is its appearance. A native of Pujiang, Chengdu. He has successively served as commander of the First Division of the Sichuan Army, commander-in-chief of the Sichuan Border Defense Army, commander-in-chief of the Third Route of the Sichuan "Bandit Suppression" Army, commander of the 104th Division of the Sichuan Army, and commander of the 47th Army. In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, he led his troops out of Sichuan to fight against Japan. In the winter of 1939, he was promoted to the commander-in-chief of the 36th Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army. In May 1944, he died while fighting the Japanese army in Qinjiapo, Shaanxi County, Henan Province. The Nationalist Government posthumously awarded him the rank of Army General and held a state funeral. In May 1984, the Ministry of Civil Affairs posthumously recognized him as a "revolutionary martyr who sacrificed his life heroically in the War of Resistance Against Japan."
Wang Mingzhang
Wang Mingzhang (1893～1938) Anti-Japanese martyr. The word clock. A native of Xindu, Chengdu. He successively served as the commander of the 4th Division of the 29th Army of the National Revolutionary Army, the commander of the 122nd Division of the 41st Army of the Sichuan Army, and the acting commander of the 41st Army. In 1937, he left Sichuan to fight the war. In early 1938, he led his troops to participate in the Battle of Xuzhou. On March 14, he died in the defense battle of Tengxian County. The Nationalist Government posthumously awarded him the rank of Army General. On September 1, 1984, the Sichuan Provincial People's Government posthumously recognized him as a revolutionary martyr.
Zhou Taixuan
Zhou Taixuan (1895～1968) was a biologist, translator and social activist. His original name was Zhou Zhuo and his nickname was Langxuan. Later he was renamed Zhou Wu and his nickname was Taixuan. Chengdu native. In 1918, he founded the "Young China Society" with Li Dazhao, Wang Guangqi and others. The following year, he went to France for a work-study program and founded the "Paris Correspondence Agency", "Travel Europe Weekly" and "Chinese Workers' Weekly". He received a master's degree in education and a doctorate in science. After returning to China in 1930, he successively served as professor at Chengdu University, Chengdu Normal University, and Sichuan University, dean of the School of Science and head of the Department of Biology, director of the Xikang Economic Research Institute, and consultant to Ta Kung Pao. After 1949, he successively served as a member of the Southwest Military and Political Commission and the Southwest Administrative Committee, chairman of the Academic Affairs Committee of Sichuan University, president of Chongqing University, member of the Standing Committee and Academic Committee of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, deputy director and director of the Compilation and Translation Bureau, and president of China Science Press. And editor-in-chief. In 1955, he concurrently served as a first-level researcher at the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has made outstanding achievements in the study of coelenterates, especially jellyfish, filling the gap in jellyfish research in my country. He wrote quite a lot throughout his life, the most important of which include 7 biological monographs including "Research on the Life History of Chrysaora" and "Animal Psychology", and 11 translated works including "Paleozoology".
Liu Xianyi
Liu Xianyi (1896～1932) historian. The courtesy name is Jianquan and the name is Youzhai. A native of Shuangliu, Chengdu. He has successively served as the dean of the Philosophy Department of Chengdu Jingye College and a professor of Chengdu University and Sichuan University. In addition to history, academic research also involves classics, bibliography, literature, calligraphy, etc., with unique insights and outstanding achievements. He wrote extensively throughout his life and wrote more than 200 books, collectively titled "Tui Shi Shu".
Li Yimeng
Li Yimeng (1903～1990) was a senior cadre of the Communist Party of China. A native of Pengzhou, Chengdu. Joined the Communist Party of China in 1925. Later he participated in the Northern Expedition and Nanchang Uprising. In 1932, he went to the Central Revolutionary Base Area and served as director of the State Security Bureau. After the Red Army arrived in northern Shaanxi during the Long March, he successively served as the Propaganda Minister of the Shaanxi-Gansu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Provincial Committee, and the Shaanxi Provincial Committee. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, he assisted Ye Ting in forming the New Fourth Army and served as Secretary-General of the New Fourth Army and Secretary-General of the Southeast Branch. After 1942, he successively served as deputy secretary of the Huaihai District Committee of the Communist Party of China, deputy secretary of the Subei District Committee of the Communist Party of China, and director of the administrative office.
During the War of Liberation, he successively served as Secretary of the North Jiangsu District Committee of the Communist Party of China, Director of Propaganda of the Central China Branch, and Chairman of the Jiangsu-Anhui Border Region Government. In 1947, he successively served as deputy secretary of the district committee of China National Tourism Administration, secretary of the Finance Committee, and president of Dalian University. After 1949, he successively served as executive director and secretary of the Council for the Defense of World Peace, Ambassador of China to Myanmar, deputy director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the State Council, deputy director of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, deputy secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, leader of the State Council Ancient Books Collation Planning Group, and consultant to the Central Committee Committee standing committee member and other positions. Contributed to China's revolution and construction. Li Yimeng was also a scholar who was familiar with edition bibliography. He collected a large number of rare ancient books and donated them to the country.
Ai Wu
Ai Wu (1904～1992) writer. His original name was Tang Daogeng. A native of Xindu, Chengdu. Joined the Communist Party of China in 1944. Before 1949, he served as director of the Guilin branch of the National Association of Literary and Art Circles to Resist the Enemy, and as director of Ta Kung Pao. Editor-in-chief of "Half Moon Literature and Art" and professor of the Chinese Department of Chongqing University. After 1949, he successively served as consultant of the Chinese Writers Association, honorary chairman of the Sichuan Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and honorary chairman of the Sichuan Provincial Writers Association. He was mainly engaged in literary creation throughout his life and wrote a lot. His main representative works include "Journey to the South", "Hometown", "Mountains and Wilderness", "Steel Tempered in a Hundred Times", "High on the Mountain", etc.
Luo Nanhui
Luo Nanhui (1908～1936) was a senior general of the Red Army. Also known as Roman and Luo Min. Chengdu native. After joining the Communist Party of China in 1927, he worked underground in Sichuan for a long time. In the spring of 1933, he was appointed deputy commander of the 33rd Red Army. In 1935, he participated in the Red Army's Long March. At the end of the same year, he was appointed deputy commander of the 5th Red Army. On October 22 of the following year, he died heroically in the battle of Huajialing, Dingxi County, Gansu Province.
Source: Dictionary of Chinese Historical and Cultural Cities—Chengdu