1. Zhao Kuangyin Zhao Kuangyin (March 21, 927 - November 14, 976), named Yuanlang, was the founder of the Song Dynasty in China. He was of Han nationality and was born in Jiamaying, Luoyang. His ancestral home was Zhuozhou, Hebei.

Born into a military family, he is the second son of Zhao Hongyin.

During Zhao Kuangyin's reign, he devoted himself to unifying the country according to Prime Minister Zhao Pu's strategy of "first the south and then the north, first the easy and then the difficult", and successively destroyed the southern separatist regimes such as Jingnan, Wuping, Houshu, Southern Han and Southern Tang, completing the

Unification of most of the country.

Zhao Kuangyin "released military power over a glass of wine" twice, removing the military power of the generals of the imperial army and local vassal towns, which solved the situation since the middle of the Tang Dynasty that local military governors had supported their own troops.

He also set up a "sealing pile warehouse" to store money, silk, and cloth in order to redeem the sixteen states of Yanyun that were dedicated to the Khitan by Shi Jingtang, the founder of the later Jin Dynasty.

2. Ouyang Xiu Ouyang Xiu (1007-1072), whose courtesy name was Yongshu, also known as Zuiweng, and later as "Liuyi Jushi".

Han nationality, native of Yongfeng, Jizhou (now Yongfeng County, Jiangxi Province). Because Jizhou originally belonged to Luling County, he called himself "Luling Ouyang Xiu".

His posthumous title was Wenzhong, and he was known as Ouyang Wenzhonggong in the world.

Politicians, writers, and historians of the Northern Song Dynasty, together with Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Wang Anshi, Su Xun, Su Shi, Su Che, and Zeng Gong, are collectively known as the "Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties".

Later generations called him, Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan and Su Shi, the "Four Great Masters of Eternal Writing".

3. Zhu Xi Zhu Xi (September 15, 1130 - April 23, 1200), line 52, nicknamed Cuolang, nicknamed Ji Yan, courtesy name Yuanhui, first character Zhonghui, nickname Hui'an, later called Huiweng

, also known as Mr. Ziyang, Mr. Kaoting, Cangzhou sick old man, Yungu old man, Cangzhou sick old man, Niweng.

Posthumous title Wen, also known as Zhu Wengong.

Han nationality, ancestral home is Wuyuan County, Huizhou Prefecture, Jiangnan East Road, Southern Song Dynasty (now Wuyuan, Jiangxi Province), and was born in Youxi, Nanjian Prefecture (now Sanming City, Fujian).

A famous Neo-Confucian, thinker, philosopher, educator, poet, and representative of the Fujian School in the Southern Song Dynasty, known as Zhu Zi in the world, he was the most outstanding master in promoting Confucianism since Confucius and Mencius.

4. Yue Fei Yue Fei (1103-1142), also known as Pengju, was born in Xiaotili, Yonghe Township, Tangyin County, Xiangzhou City, Song Dynasty (now Chenggang Village, Tangyin County, Anyang City, Henan Province). He was a famous military strategist, strategist, and national hero in Chinese history.

, ranked first among the four generals of Zhongxing in the Southern Song Dynasty.

He insisted on resisting the Jin. For more than ten years, he led the Yue family army to fight hundreds of battles with the Jin army. He was invincible and "reached the position of general".

In 1140, he launched the Northern Expedition, defeated the Jin army in Yancheng and Yingchang, and marched into Zhuxian Town.

Song Gaozong and Qin Hui, however, insisted on peace and ordered their troops to retreat with twelve gold medals. Yue Fei was forced to retreat in isolation and without support.

During the peace negotiations between the Song and Jin Dynasties, Yue Fei was framed by Qin Hui, Zhang Jun and others and was arrested and imprisoned.

In January 1142, Yue Fei was killed by the imperial court on the "unfounded" charge of "treason".

Yue Fei was the most outstanding commander in the Southern Song Dynasty. He attached great importance to the people's strength to resist the Jin Dynasty and created the "Connecting Heshuo" strategy. He advocated that the anti-Jin Dynasty rebels north of the Yellow River and the Song army cooperate with each other to attack the Jin army to regain lost ground.

Yue Fei's literary talent is also rare among generals. His immortal poem "Man Jiang Hong" is a patriotic masterpiece that has been passed down through the ages.

5. Su Shi Su Shi (1037-1101) was a writer, calligrapher, painter and gourmet in the Northern Song Dynasty.

His courtesy name is Zizhan and his nickname is Dongpo Jushi.

Han nationality, Sichuan native, buried in Yingchang (now Jiaxian County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province).

He had a bumpy official career throughout his life, but he was knowledgeable and talented. He was excellent in poetry, calligraphy and painting.

His writing was unbridled, clear and fluent, and together with Ouyang Xiu, he was called Ou Su, one of the "Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties".

His poems are fresh and bold, good at using exaggeration and metaphor, and his artistic expression has a unique style. Together with Huang Tingjian, he is known as Su Huang;

He was innovative, his brushwork was plump and ups and downs, and he had an innocent and unrestrained interest. Together with Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu and Cai Xiang, he was known as one of the four masters of the Song Dynasty. He had the same painting studies and literature, advocated spiritual similarity in painting, and advocated "scholar painting".

He is the author of "The Complete Works of Su Dongpo" and "Su Dongpo Yuefu".