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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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Lie Yukou was a representative figure of Daoism in the early Warring States period. He is also known as Yu Kou, Yu Kou, or Liezi. Traditionally believed to be from the state of Zheng (in present-day Zhengzhou, Henan) during the Warring States era, he advocated the principles of emptiness, stillness, and non-action (wu wei),…