Bi Sheng (year of birth and death unknown)

Inventor of movable type printing in Song Dynasty. According to the textual research of cultural relics workers in our province, he is from Shexian County. The movable type clay sculpture preserved by his descendants (now living in Bijia Village, Shexian County) is now treasured in the museum of our province.

He was an ordinary civilian intellectual in the mid-Northern Song Dynasty, and was called Buyi at that time. He summarized the experience of block printing in the past, and after repeated experiments, he made clay movable type in Song Renzong in the Qing Dynasty (104 1- 1048).

The invention of movable type printing not only promoted the development of science and culture in China, but also greatly promoted the development of world civilization.

Daokun Wang (1525 ——1593)

Apollo, alias Nan Ai and Han Tai, was born in Shexian County, and was an influential poet, prose and drama writer in the literary world in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

In the 26th year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (1547), he was a scholar, and later served as the magistrate of Yiwu County, the magistrate of Xiangyang, the deputy envoy of Fujian, and the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War. When he was a county magistrate in Yiwu, he advocated strengthening preparedness and teaching people martial arts to prevent Japanese invasion, which laid the foundation for active anti-Japanese later. While working in Fujian, he and Qi Jiguang, the patriotic general at that time, recruited "Yiwu soldiers" and defeated the invading Japanese. In his later years, he became the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, actively took measures to reform the shortcomings, and put forward many suggestions to strengthen national defense strength.

During Jiajing and Wanli years, Daokun Wang was very famous in the literary world and was listed as the "last five sons". The collection of letters collected more than 500 poems of various genres/kloc-0. There are five kinds of zaju, such as Gaotang Dream, Five Lakes Tour, Yuanshan Opera, Luoshui Sadness and Tanabata Palace in Tang Dynasty. In addition, he also wrote some Sanqu.

Guo Xu (1527 ——1596)

The word Wei Zhen, a native of Shexian County, was a minister of the Ming Dynasty. Zeng won the first place after having obtained the provincial examination, and was a scholar in Jiajing forty-four years (1565). Guo Xu was an official in Jiajing, Qin Long and Wanli dynasties all his life, and was deeply loved by the emperor. Ming Qin Long gave him a suit to go to North Korea. He has successively become a monk for the Prince, serving as the right Zanshan, assistant minister of left rites and assistant minister of right rites of the Prince. In the 11th year of Wanli (1583), he served as the minister of rites and the university student of Dongge. Soon, Prince Taibao was added, and Wenyuange was awarded a bachelor's degree. In the twelfth year of Wanli, he was promoted to Prince Taifu because of the rebellion in Yunnan. Ming Shenzong once built Guo Xushi Square (i.e. octagonal archway) in Shexian to show his gratitude. Guo Xu has worked in the cabinet for nine years. He is honest and cautious, but when things happen, he easily loses his temper. "It is difficult to count and speak, and there is no ministerial bearing", so it is often attacked. After Guo Xu's death, he died in Wenmu and wrote Xu Wenmu Collection.

Cao Wenzhao (? — 1798)

Zhu Xu was born in Shexian County, Anhui Province in the Qing Dynasty. Minister of Qing dynasty. Qianlong Jinshi, Jishi Shu, editor. Reluctantly moved to the Hanlin Academy to wait for a bachelor's degree, and then moved to Zhan Shifu to be a Zhan Shi. The left deputy envoy was allowed to suggest that he should be an assistant minister in the departments of punishment, soldiers, industry and households. Later, the minister of finance. As an official, I am not attached to the powerful Minister of Shenyang. Retire with your mother. Jiaqing died in three years. Stone.

Cao Zhenyong (1755— 1835)

Word Li Sheng, Shexian people. Cao's son was a minister of the dynasty. In forty-six years of Qianlong (178 1 year), he was a scholar and was awarded editing. In the final exam of the third grade, Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty thought that he was the son of the minister and should be reused, so he was promoted as a lecturer and later became a bachelor. Jiaqing three years (1798), served as a bachelor of cabinet and assistant minister of the Ministry of Industry. In the eleventh year of Jiaqing, he was promoted to the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and the prince was less protected. Since then, he has served as an official, a university student in Tijen Hall, a political scholar and a minister of military aircraft. When he was minister of military affairs, he was cautious and unpredictable, and he was trusted by Xuanzong.

He was a scholar in Qianlong, Jiaqing and Daoguang periods, and he was critical of ordinary minor faults. Under his influence, this picky once became a fashion. He used to be Huidian, Shilu, Chief Planner, Mingjian, huangying and President.

Huang (1865 ——1955)

The first name was Maozhi, and later the name was changed to Maozhi, and the word was very simple. In Tandu Village where I live, there is a Hong Bin Pavilion. Because of the name Hong Bin, it was rewritten as Hong Bin, and after middle age, it was written into words. Other nicknames include Yu Xiang, Hong Ruo, Lu Hong, Hong Zuo and Huangshan Mountain. Originally from Shexian County, Anhui Province, I was born in Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province. In his early years, he was a tribute student and a small official. Later, he abandoned his official to participate in anti-Qing activities. 1907 fled to Shanghai, then worked as an editor and reporter, and served as a full-time professor in Changming Art College, Xinhua Art College and Shanghai Mei. From 65438 to 0937, he went to Beiping as a professor at Beiping Art College. From 65438 to 0948, he went to Hangzhou and became a professor at the National Art Institute. After the founding of New China, Huang served as professor of East China Branch of Central Academy of Fine Arts, vice chairman of East China Branch of China Artists Association and member of the Second China People's Political Consultative Conference. Collected more than 2,000 inscriptions, calligraphy and paintings, and donated more than 5,000 paintings and paintings to the country. The People's Government of Hangzhou built the "Painter Huang Memorial Hall" in Qixialing. He is good at landscape painting and flower-and-bird painting, conducting research and teaching on painting history and seal cutting, and exploring, sorting out, compiling and publishing China's artistic heritage.

Huang is a great master of China painting in the 20th century. Compared with other masters of painting in the 20th century, Huang is more educated and literate. In addition to landscape painting, he has made outstanding contributions to epigraphy, art history, poetics, philology, and the collation and publication of ancient books. He has written a lot in his life, including 35 kinds of works, such as The Origin of Huangshan Painters, A Brief History of China's Painting, A Random Talk on Lu Hong's Painting, Micro-painting of Ancient Paintings, Quotations of Yellow Paintings, Collection of Painting Theories, Printing Studies and Poetry Talks.

Jianjiang (1610-1664)

The common surname is Jiang Mingtao, the word is six odd, and the legal name is Hong Ren, who is from Taoyuan dock, the county seat. Born in the late Ming Dynasty. In the second year of Shunzhi (1645), after the Qing army captured Huizhou, according to Master Gu Hang, he resigned and went to Wuyishan to become a monk. Send affection to poetry, painting and calligraphy. He worshipped Ni Zan, a landscape painter in Yuan Dynasty, and took the lead in putting forward the slogan "Dare to say that heaven and earth are my teachers". After returning from Fujian in the 13th year of Shunzhi (1656), he visited Huangshan every year, and described the true scenery of Huangshan, Baiyue and Wuyi with the manuscript, and cooperated with Cha Shibiao, Wang Zhirui and others. There are about 150 existing works, such as Huangshan Map and Xiaojiang Bian Feng Map. His paintings are lofty and solemn, and he is the founder of Xin 'an Painting School. Yan Zhenqing is a calligrapher and Ni Yunlin is an ordinary calligrapher. Poetry is also very skillful. Later generations compiled 148 "Painting Collection" to express their love for nature and sometimes their feelings about the world of their motherland.

Wang Maoyin (1798- 1865)

The word Chunnian was born in Huai, Shonago, in the third year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty (1798), a family of Huizhou merchants. He entered a private school at the age of seven and returned in the morning and evening. I study very hard. After that, he studied at Ziyang College in the county. Ten years of Daoguang (1830), according to the family's decision, he went to Liuhe to run a tea shop. The following year, Wang Maoyin took the Beijing Zhao exam as a Guo Jian Zi, won the award, and took the exam the following year. He was a scholar in high school and prepared for the official residence office. However, in the following 15 years, he served as the "principal" and "walker" in the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, and was promoted to Guizhou Foreign Minister at the age of 50. Later, he was promoted to the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Finance and became one of the officials in charge of financial and monetary affairs in the Qing court. Shao Qing, who has served as Taichang Temple, Taibu Temple, Left Vice Capital, Abbot, Ministry of Industry, Assistant Minister of Ministry of War and Right Assistant Minister of Official Department. Wang Maoyin was an official in Beijing for 30 years and lived in Daoguang, Xianfeng and Tongzhi dynasties. He lives alone in Shexian Guild Hall, has no family, and is famous for his honesty and outspoken.

Xianfeng dynasty in Qing dynasty carried out two remarkable monetary reform measures, namely issuing paper money and casting a large amount of money. Wang Maoyin is the first advocate of Xianfeng Chaopiao and a staunch opponent of making big money.

Tao Xingzhi (1891-1946)

Formerly known as Wen Jun, also known as Zhixing. Famous educator in modern times. He studied in the United States in his early years, and after returning to China, he served as the director of education of Nanjing Normal University and the director-general of China Education Reform Association, engaged in mass education movement. Xiaozhuang Normal School was founded in 1927. 1932 set up life education society and shanhai engineering group to publicize life education. After the "December 9th Movement", under the influence of China's * * * production party, he actively publicized the anti-Japanese war, engaged in the democratic movement, successively established Yucai School and Social University, trained many revolutionary talents, and guided the progressive youth to the revolutionary base areas. He is the author of Educational Reform in China, Ringing the Bell in the Ancient Temple, Free Talk by Zhai Fu, Letters Collection of Xingzhi, Poems Collection of Xingzhi, etc.