As a regional name, "Yunfu" was first seen in the Tang Dynasty.

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Huineng, the sixth ancestor, was the actual founder of Buddhism in China. (Xinxing County)

Deng Fa (1906-1946): one of the famous leaders of the workers' movement in China. (Yunfu County)

Cai Tingkai: luoding city's famous anti-Japanese fighter and commander of the 19th Route Army. (luoding city)

Fu Tingdong: Academician of China Academy of Engineering, rapeseed geneticist. One of the pioneers in the research on the utilization of rape heterosis in China. (Yunan County)

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