1, Laozi, founder of Taoism
Lao Zi, surnamed Li Minger, was born in Qurenli, Li Xiang, Chuku County, and lived between 57 BC1year and 47 BC1year. Laozi was a thinker, philosopher and founder of Taoism in the late Spring and Autumn Period. He was not only regarded as the ancestor of the surname Li by the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but also won the praise of the three great saints in the East.
2. Confucius, founder of Confucianism
Confucius was born in Lu (now Qufu, Shandong Province) in the Spring and Autumn Period. My ancestral home is Xiayi (now Xiayi, Shangqiu, Henan). Confucius lived from September 28th, 55 BC1year to April, 55 BC1year. During the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius inherited Ji Dan's thought of etiquette and founded the Confucian School.
3. The grandson of a military strategist
Sun Wu, a native of Qi Le 'an, was a famous strategist and politician in the Spring and Autumn Period and was honored as a soldier saint. Sun Wuyue lived from 545 BC to 470 BC and came to Wu from Qi. Recommended by senior officials of Wu State, he presented thirteen articles of Sun Tzu's Art of War to He Lv, the king of Wu State, which was highly valued as a general.
4. Mohist founder Mozi
Mozi, named Zhai, was a Song poet in the late Spring and Autumn Period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and the early Warring States Period. Like Confucius, Mozi was both the founder of Mohism and the doctor of Song Dynasty. Mozi founded Mohism, which had a great influence in the pre-Qin period and was called "outstanding learning" with Confucianism.
5. Legalist master Han Feizi
Han Feizi, a native of Xinzheng (now xinzheng city, Henan Province), the capital of South Korea, is regarded as one of the two people who got the essence of Laozi's thought. Han Fei lived from about 280 BC to 233 BC. He combines Shang Yang's "Fa", Shen Yang's "Shu" and Shen Dao's "Teacher" and is a master of Legalism.
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