Xu Shiying (1873～1964), courtesy name Junren and first name Jingren, was born in Guangang Township, Zhaojishan, Zhide County (now Dongzhi County). He was a 19-year-old scholar in the 23rd year of Guangxu (1897) He was selected as a tribute student and sent to the capital to take part in the court examination, and won first place. He was assigned to serve in the Ministry of Justice as a seventh-grade Beijing official. From then on, he entered the officialdom. After three periods, namely the late Qing Dynasty, Beiyang and the Republic of China, he floated in the officialdom for more than 60 years and became a prominent figure in the modern political arena of our country. A famous historical figure.
Zhou Mingtai (1896-1994), whose courtesy name was Zhifu and also nicknamed Jiliju Master, was a native of Zhide County (now Dongzhi), Anhui Province. The eldest son of Zhou Xuexi, a famous industrialist in modern times. He once served as Secretary of the Presidential Office of the Beiyang Government and Counselor of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. He loves opera and specializes in the study of the history of Chinese opera. He is familiar with the anecdotes of the Liyuan Opera, has extensively collected opera history books, and often interacts with famous Peking Opera actors. Later, he moved to Shanghai, Hong Kong and other places and wrote behind closed doors. He is the author of the "Ji Li Ju Opera Series", "Ji Li Ju's Essays", "Music Readings", "Zhenliu Q&A", etc. He later donated the precious opera historical materials and records to the country.
Xie Zongan (1907-1997), a native of Matian, Dongzhi County, was named Zhongchang. In his later years, he called himself Sanshi Taoist, Lei Weng. His father, Xie Guoen, was from the Gongyuan Dynasty in the late Qing Dynasty. He was familiar with classics and history and was good at poetry. When he was 7 years old, he began to draw reds and learn calligraphy. At the age of 12, he was already very handsome. At the age of 24, he worked in Anqing, the provincial capital, and became famous in Wanjiang with the character Bichao. After that, he joined the Chinese Kuomintang. In the 19th year of the Republic of China (1930), he was appointed by the Kuomintang Provincial Organization Committee to reorganize and establish the Qiupu County Committee as a member. The activities ceased the following year. After the outbreak of the Japanese invasion of China, he was determined to use his pen to save the country. He traveled around in the hometown of Hui ink and inkstones. At that time, Feng Youzhen, who was in charge of the Southeast Office of the Central Daily News, held a joint exhibition of calligraphy and painting. He was invited to participate, and his works were very popular, and there were many requests for letters. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, he returned to his hometown, tidied up his farm buildings, and became acquainted with Hanmo again, and served as the mayor of Ma Tian Township. At the time of the liberation of Zhide and the birth of the people's political power, they wanted to pursue him. It was not a serious crime for the villagers to miss him and reported the news to encourage him to flee. He assessed the situation, was shocked all the way, and sold his writing to make a living. After many hardships, he settled in Taipei in 1952. After resting for a few years, with the support of many friends from my hometown, including Zhao Zhizhong and Ma Jixian, I reorganized my brushes and inkstones, arranged inscriptions on inscriptions, and attended banquets with famous people. Only then did I realize that I was young and energetic, and what I had seen was not extensive, so I continued to practice hard. For twenty years, during this period, colleagues such as Li Chaocheng and Ma Shouhua initiated the establishment of the "Chinese Calligraphy Society", and also organized the "Eight Calligraphy Society" with Mr. Ma Shaowen as the leader, actively promoting the development and innovation of calligraphy art in Taiwan. , promote Chinese culture and maintain the friendship between compatriots.