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A Frugal Founder and a Peaceful Succession Emperor Gao of Southern Qi, Xiao Daocheng, rose from humble origins – much like Liu Yu, founder of the Liu Song dynasty. Having witnessed the suffering of commoners, he ruled with remarkable frugality: palace utensils were made of iron, not gold or bronze; he wore no ornaments;…
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Fan Zhen (c. 450–c. 510 CE) was a prominent materialist philosopher of the Southern Qi and Liang dynasties during the Southern Dynasties period. His courtesy name was Zizhen, and he was a native of Wuyin, Nanxiang Commandery (in present-day northwestern Biyang County, Henan).