Yiwu Historic Celebrities
Yiwu Historic Celebrities
AmandaIEC (China Wholesale) reports: There are Four Masters (in Buddhism, in Literature, in Military Strategies, and in Medicine) and Ten Historical Cultural Celebrities in Yiwu’s history.
Four Masters:
Master in Buddhism – As leader in the Buddhist circle in the Liang Dynasty, Fu Dashi once explained the lections for Liangwu Emperor. Apart from inventing the revolvable closet for collecting Buddhist books, Fu Dashi made great achievements in the study of Buddhism and is an ideologist in China’s cultural history. Fu Dashi, Damo (Bodhidharma) and Zhigong were called the “Three Dashis” in the Liang Dynasty.
Master in Literature – Luo Bingwang (619-around 687) made his name through the poem called “Ode to Goose” he composed at the age of seven. His long seven-word poem “Dijing” is regarded as a literary masterpiece and his “Official Denunciation of Empress Wu Zetian” shocked the whole society at that time. As one of the four famous litterateurs in the early Tang Dynasty, Luo Bingwang is well known from generation to generation.
Master in Military Strategies – Zong Ze (1060-1128) , a prominent politician and military strategist in the fight against the Jin invaders in the turning period from the Northern Song Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty, is a famous general and national hero in Chinese history with exceptional talents in both literature and military strategies.
Master in Medicine – Zhu Danxi (1281-1358) studied hard when he was young and engaged in medical field when he grew up. With noble medical ethics he was glad to heal the wounded and rescue the dying. He advocated the theory of nourishing Yin and was respected by his students for generations. He was also regarded as one of the “Four Distinguished Doctors in Jin and Yuan dynasties”.
Ten Historical Cultural Celebrities:
Hui Yue (Liang Dynasty in the Southern dynasties)
Huang Jin (Yuan Dynasty)
Wang Hui (Ming Dynasty)
Wu Baipeng (Ming Dynasty)
Ni Renji (late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty)
Zhu Zhixi (Qing Dynasty)
Zhu Yixin (Qing Dynasty)
Chen Wangdao (contemporary)
Feng Xuefeng (contemporary)
Wu Han (contemporary)
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