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Qi Jiguang (戚继光) (1528 November 12 – 1588 January 17/5), born in Penglai, Shandong, and raised in Jining, was a [...]

Qu Yuan (屈原) (approximately 340 BC – 278 BC) was a prominent figure in ancient China, born in Dan Yang, [...]

Yue Fei (岳飞), born on March 24, 1103, in Tangyin, Xiangzhou (present-day Tangyin County, Henan Province), was a prominent figure [...]

Zhang Zhizhong (张治中) (October 27, 1890 – April 6, 1969), originally named Benyao and later changed to Zhizhong, was a [...]

Wen Tianxiang (文天祥) (1236-1283) was a prominent figure in the tumultuous final years of the Southern Song Dynasty in China. [...]

Xu Xiake (徐霞客, 1587-1641), born in Jiangyin, Nan Zhili (present-day Jiangsu, specifically Jiangyin), was a prominent figure in the Ming [...]

Xiang Yu (项羽) (232 BCE – 202 BCE), a prominent figure in ancient Chinese history, is widely remembered as a [...]

Bai Juyi (白居易) (772-846) was a prominent figure in Chinese literature, hailing from Huazhou Xiagui (modern Weinan, Shaanxi) and born [...]

Wu Cheng’en (吴承恩) (approximately 1504–1582) was a prominent Chinese Ming dynasty writer and government official, hailing from Lianshui (present-day Lianshui [...]

Zhang Xianzhong (张献忠) (1606-1647) was a key figure in the tumultuous era of the late Ming Dynasty in China. Born [...]

Wang Shouren (王守仁) (1472-1529), also known by his courtesy name Yangming, was a prominent thinker, literary figure, military strategist, and [...]

Sun Quan (孙权) (182–252), born in Fuchun County, Wu Commandery (present-day Fuyang District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang), was a pivotal figure during [...]