Taizhou is known as "the ancient county of the Han and Tang Dynasties and the famous Huaihai District". With a history of more than 2,100 years, the city is one of the holy places of Buddhism in China and a prosperous place where the humanities of past dynasties have gathered together. Taizhou has always been famous for its education and beautiful natural scenery. Taizhou has produced numerous outstanding talents in the past dynasties, mainly including: Wang Gen (1483-1541), a philosopher of the Ming Dynasty and the founder of the Taizhou School. Its original name was Yin, but Wang Shouren changed its name to Gen, with the courtesy name Ruzhi and Xinzhai. A native of Anfengchang, Taizhou, Ming Dynasty (now Dongtai City, Jiangsu Province). Wang Gen was born in a Zaohu household. He dropped out of school due to poverty when he was young. He became rich by doing business after the age of 18. At the age of 24, he probably had the ambition to serve as a career. From then on, I worked hard to study Confucian classics, often closed my door and meditated, sat silently to experience, used my own understanding to interpret the classics, and used the classics to annotate my own understanding. Later, he became a disciple of Wang Shouren and became a leader among his disciples. After the fourth year of Jiajing (1525), he successively visited Guangde Fuchu Academy, Taizhou Anding Academy, Jinling Xinquan Academy and other places. After Wang Shouren died of illness, Wang Gen settled in Anfeng, Taizhou, and taught disciples. He elaborated on the "Gewu Theory" with the connotation of respecting the body and establishing the foundation, and the "Wangdao Theory" with social reform ideas, and gradually formed the Taizhou School. The six volumes of "Xin Zhai Complete Works" compiled by Wang Gen's disciples are handed down to the world. Shi Naian (approximately 1296-1370), a writer in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, whose name was Yanduan and whose courtesy name was Naian, was born in Xinghua. In the 13th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1353), Zhang Shicheng, a salt man from Juchang, rebelled, causing social unrest in Xinghua area. Shi Naian moved to Hangzhou, Zhejiang and other places. After social stability, he returned to Xinghua and soon moved to Baiju. He was buried in Shijiaqiao after his death. Descendants of the Shi family in Baiju regarded Shi Naian as their first ancestor and built the Shi family ancestral hall. Shi Naian combined his own experience to process the widely circulated Water Margin story and wrote "Water Margin", a classic literary masterpiece. Liu Jingting (1587-about 1670), whose original surname was Cao and whose given name was Fengchun (one work is Yuchun), was a native of Taizhou in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Later, his surname was changed to Liu and his nickname was Jingting. Liu Jingting studied storytelling skills intensively and was taught by Mo Houguang, a Confucian scholar in Yunjian (now Songjiang, Shanghai). His skills improved greatly, almost to the point of "making people unable to control their temperament". He once served as an aide in the army of Zuo Liangyu, Marquis of Ningnan. After the fall of the dynasty, he returned to his old business of storytelling. The story is even more touching because he has personally experienced the changes that destroyed his country and lost his family. He was also generous and generous, and many celebrities in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties had contacts with him. The books mentioned include "Water Margin", "Sui and Tang Dynasties", "Three Kingdoms", "Yue Zhuan", etc. He is one of the founders of Yangzhou Pinghua. Huang Longshi (1651-?), named Qiu, also known as Xia, whose courtesy name was Yuetian, was from Jiangyan. The national Go player of the Kangxi and Ming Dynasties in the Qing Dynasty improved on the Jiyan method after the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, and opened the way for Cheng Lanru, Liang Weijin, Shi Ding'an and Fan Xiping. He is known as the sage of chess. He is the author of "Yi Kuo" and "The Complete Pictures of Huang Longshi". Zheng Banqiao (1693-1766), whose name was Xie, whose courtesy name was Kerou, and whose name was Banqiao, was from Xinghua. He lived a poor childhood. He worked as a school teacher in his youth and also went to Yangzhou to sell paintings to make a living. He passed the imperial examination at the age of 40 and Jinshi at the age of 44. He was appointed as the magistrate of Fan County, Shandong Province at the age of 49, and was transferred to the magistrate of Weixian County, Shandong Province at the age of 53. He was diligent in government affairs, upright and honest, sympathized with the people, and rested with the people. He was later dismissed from office because he offended the powerful. Zheng Banqiao is an important representative of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou in the Qing Dynasty. He has the "Three Uniques" of poetry, calligraphy and painting. The poems are oriented to reality, concerned about the people, have lofty aspirations, and are easy to understand; the calligraphy combines block letters and recorded scripts, and blends running and cursive brushwork to form a unique "six-and-a-half-point calligraphy", known as "Banqiao style"; paintings use Orchid, bamboo and stone are the main themes, with vivid charm and both form and spirit. He is also good at organically combining poetry, calligraphy, painting and printing in the same work, achieving a good overall artistic effect. Liu Xizai (1813-1881), whose courtesy name was Bo Jian, also known as Rongzhai, and later as Yuyazi. A native of Xinghua, Jiangsu. He was a Jinshi in the 24th year of Daoguang (1844). He was promoted to Zuo Chunfang Zuo Zhongyun and became the academic envoy of Guangdong. In his later years, he lectured at Longmen Academy in Shanghai. He focused on studying Confucian classics throughout his life, and was especially proficient in phonology and arithmetic. He is proficient in history, poetry, poetry, poetry, music, and calligraphy. He has written many works, including "Four Yin Dingqie", "Shuowen Double Tones", "Shuowen Duiyun", "Zhizhi Shuyan", "Yesterday Fei Ji" and "Art Concept" and many more. Mei Lanfang Park Mei Lanfang (1894-1961), whose real name is Lan, also known as Heming, nicknamed skirt, Qunzi, the word Wanhua, the word Huanhua, also signed as the owner of Yuxuan, and the stage name Lanfang. His ancestral home is Taizhou and he was born in Beijing.
Mei Lanfang studied opera at the age of 8 and made his first stage appearance at the age of 10. At the age of 20, he was called the "King of Actors" by all walks of life in Shanghai. Starting from the 4th year of the Republic of China (1915), Mei Lanfang made a bold exploration of contemporary themes in Peking Opera. Su, rehearsed fashion dramas ("The Wave of Officials", "Deng Xiagu", "A Wisp of Ma") to expose the darkness of officialdom and protest the tragic fate of women. Traditional programs have also been carefully processed and organized, such as "Universal Frontier", "The Drunken Concubine", "Odd Double Club", "Jinshan Temple", "Broken Bridge", "Fishing and Killing the Family", etc. Mei Lanfang broke through the limitations of traditional Qingyi singing skills and did not pay attention to body expression. He integrated the skills of Huadan and even Daomadan. In addition to inheriting the traditional singing tune, he also created a unique new tune. His singing enunciation is clear, his tone is bright and smooth, his singing voice is graceful and charming, smooth and sweet. Bold improvements and innovations have also been made to the narration, dance, music, makeup, and costumes of the female characters, so that they can better express the delicate emotions of the characters, forming a Mei School style that is beautiful in simplicity, and generous in charm. Mei Lanfang also had discussions and exchanges with famous performing artists such as Chaplin and Stanislavsky, and was awarded a doctorate in the United States. He was the first opera performing artist to spread Chinese opera abroad and gain a high reputation. His life works include "Collected Works of Mei Lanfang", "Selected Scripts of Mei Lanfang" and his autobiography "Forty Years of Stage Life". Gao Ershi (1903-1977) was born in Xingtai Town, Jiangyan City. His original name was Xihuang, but he was later changed to Ershi. In his middle age, he was given Fuxiao, and in his later years, he was given Shufu. At the age of 18, he was appointed as a teacher at Lida National School and at the age of 21, he became the principal. At the age of 25, he was admitted to Shanghai Zhengfeng Literary College. At the age of 27, he was admitted to the Peking Research Institute as a graduate student in Chinese studies. At the age of 29, he returned to his hometown due to illness to become a graduate student in communications and served as the principal of a primary school. At the age of 33, at the invitation of Chen Shuren, he served as clerk, section member, and secretary of the Legislative Yuan of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission of the National Government. In 1937, he joined the Legislative Yuan in Sichuan. After returning to Nanjing in 1946, he served concurrently as a professor at Chaoyang College of Literature and Jianguo Law and Business College. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he successively served as a teacher at the Shanghai Branch of Nanjing Polytechnic College, East China Vocational College Traffic School, and a library staff member at East China Water Conservancy Institute. He retired due to illness in 1958. In 1963, he was recommended by Zhang Shizhao and was hired as a librarian of the Jiangsu Provincial Museum of Literature and History. In 1965, he participated in the "Lanting" debate, and his articles such as "A Refutation of the Authenticity of the Lanting Preface" and "Rerefutation of the Authenticity of the Lanting Preface" were extremely influential. He has made outstanding achievements in the research and creation of literature, history, philosophy, poetry, and calligraphy. He is the author of "Xin Ding Ji Ji Zhu Zhang and Textual Research", "Collection of Liu Mengde", "Liu Binbin's Jiu Liu Shuji", "Selected Calligraphy of the Second Year of Senior High School", etc. Zhu Dongrun (1896-1988), a native of Taixing, is a famous contemporary biographer, literary critic, literary historian, educator and calligrapher. He studied in the UK in his early years, and after returning to China, he taught at Wuhan University, Central University, and Wuxi Chinese Studies College. In 1952, he was transferred to the Chinese Department of Fudan University as the head of the department, where he served until his death. His life writings exceed 10 million words, mainly including "Outline of the History of Chinese Literary Criticism", "The Biography of Zhang Juzheng", "Collection of Chinese Literary Criticism", "Research on Historical Records", "Research on Hanshu", and "Research on Later Han Dynasty" , "Research on Lu You", "Selected Works of Lu You", "Biography of Mei Yaochen", "Selected Poems of Mei Yaochen", "Chronological Notes of the Collection of Mei Yaochen", "Selected Biography of Zuo", "Reviews of Du Fu", "Wang Yangming" "The Great Biography", "Chen Zilong and His Era", "The Biography of Yuan Haowen", etc., are the pioneers and founders of modern biographical literature in my country. Zheng Zhaojing (1894-1989), a famous scholar, hydraulic scientist and member of Jiusan Society. His courtesy name is Uncle Quan, a native of Huayuan Lane, Taixing City. He studied in Germany in his early years and won the title of German National Examination Engineer. He returned to China in the 13th year of the Republic of China (1974) and served successively as professor at Nanjing Hohai University of Technology, technical supervisor and engineering section chief of the Shanghai Municipal Works Bureau, director of the Water Conservancy Department of the National Economic Commission, director of the Central Hydraulic Experiment Department, and director of the Central Water Conservancy Experiment Department. While concurrently serving as the chairman of the Hydraulic Instrument Manufacturing Factory, he successively trial-produced rotary cup flow meters, C-type levels, echo depth meters and theodolite, and established China's first hydrological research institute and water conservancy literature compilation committee. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he successively served as a professor at Tongji University, East China Water Conservancy Institute, and Hohai University. His life works include "Port Engineering", "Canal Engineering", "Introduction to Urban Planning", "River Engineering", "History of Water Conservancy in China", "Water Conservancy in China", "Hydrology", and "Farmland Water Conservancy". Chief editor of "Hydraulic and Geotechnical Experiment Reports", "Chinese River Engineering Ci Yuan", and "Renewed Water and Metal Mirror". He also wrote the water conservancy part of "Cihai", the flood control and water conservation part of "Agricultural Dictionary", and the water conservancy, water conservation and flood control part of "Concise Rural Water Conservancy Dictionary". Re-edited 240 volumes of "Two Jin, Song, Qi, Liang and Chen Huiyao".
Xie Kexi (1917-1989), formerly known as Xie Ximin, also known as Xie Ke, was born in Taixing. He joined the Communist Party of China in March of the 28th year of the Republic of China (1939) and served successively as the Director of the Organization Department of the Taixing County Working Committee of the Communist Party of China, the Director of the Organization Department of the County Party Committee, the Secretary of the County Party Committee, the Director of the Organization Department of the Huangqiao Central County Party Committee, and the Secretary of the Jingjiang County Party Committee. , Director of the Organization Department of the Third Prefectural Committee of Central Jiangsu and Minister of the Urban Industry Department, Deputy Minister of the Democratic Movement Department of the Party Committee of Central Jiangsu District, Deputy Secretary of the First Prefectural Committee of Central China, Secretary of the Taizhou Prefectural Committee of Northern Jiangsu, Secretary of the Yancheng Prefectural Committee and Political Commissar of the Military Division. After 1952, he successively served as a member of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, chairman and party secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Federation of Trade Unions, party secretary of the Jiangsu Provincial Science and Technology Commission and party secretary of the Jiangsu Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He was elected as a representative of the Eighth National Congress of the Communist Party of China. In 1962, he was transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served as ambassador to Ceylon and Niger.