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Yue Fei (1103–1142) was a celebrated military general of the early Southern Song dynasty, renowned for his staunch resistance against the Jin dynasty (established by the Jurchens). His courtesy name was Pengju, and he was born in Tangyin, Xiangzhou (in present-day Henan Province).
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By Su Shi The mighty Yangtze River flows eastward –Its waves wash away all heroes of bygone ages.
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Su Shi (1037–1101) was a preeminent literatus, poet, calligrapher, and painter of the Northern Song dynasty. His courtesy name was Zizhan, and he adopted the literary sobriquet “Dongpo Jushi” (Householder of the Eastern Slope). Born in Meishan, Meizhou (in present-day Sichuan Province), he is collectively known with his father Su Xun and younger brother…
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Xian Gao was a native of the State of Zheng. During the reign of Duke Mu of Zheng, seeing that the state was being pressured by Qin and Jin, Xian Gao chose to live in reclusion and not serve as an official, instead becoming a merchant.
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Shi Kuang was a renowned court musician of the Jin state during the Spring and Autumn period (approximately 770–476 BCE). His courtesy name was Ziye. Although blind, he was exceptionally skilled at playing the qin (a seven-stringed zither) and possessed extraordinarily acute hearing, enabling him to discern and judge musical pitches with remarkable precision.