Tonghai is full of talents, and there is no shortage of people from generation to generation. Throughout history, there have been many talented people with lofty ideals on this 721-square-kilometer land. They either benefited future generations with their political and military achievements; A generation of celebrities.

Duan Siping was born into an aristocratic family that was a marriage between Baiman and Wuman. His father was a noble Tonghai Jiedu envoy from Nanzhao, and his mother was a nobleman from Wuman (southeast Yunnan). Duan Siping was smart, studious, quick-thinking, and good at writing and martial arts when he was young. Therefore, he was jealous and attacked by Yang Qianzhen, an important official in the rejuvenation of the country. When Duan Siping grew up, he had outstanding martial arts skills and outstanding military exploits, and was gradually promoted to Tonghai Jiedushi. Yang Qianzhen murdered Zhao Shanzheng, the king of Datian Xingguo, and changed the name of the country to Dayi Ningguo. Duan Siping became a problem for Yang Qianzhen. He tried many times to harm Duan Siping, but when he failed, he wanted to raise troops to attack him. Duan Siping made far-sighted plans, raised sperm and livestock, and based on Tonghai, secretly contacted the 37 Wuman tribes and formed an alliance in Xiushan, determined to overthrow Yang Qianzhen's Dayi Ning Kingdom and establish another country. Before leaving, Duan Siping went to the Xiushan Temple for divination and asked the Xiushan God to bless him with success. After that, he would rebuild the temple and build a golden body. Later, Duan Siping led his troops to overthrow Yang Qianzhen's Dayi Ning Kingdom in one fell swoop. Of course he became the monarch, made Dali his capital, and established the country as "Dali Kingdom".

After Duan Siping became the king of Dali, he returned to his hometown of Tonghai. First, he changed Tonghai County to "Xiushan County" to show his respect for Xiushan; secondly, he changed Xiushan to "Yuyin Mountain": The third was to carry out extensive construction work, build temples and gardens in Xiushan, and build temples for Xiushan’s gods. The fourth was to bring dozens of loads of raw copper from Dali to cast more than 70 Buddhist statues for Xiushan, making Xiushan a famous Buddhist holy place far and near.

Ge Zhongxuan, who is said to be able to recognize the sounds of birds, was born in 1577 in Dongmen Street, Hexi Town, Tonghai County (formerly Hexi County). He was smart and eager to learn since he was a child, and he was a candidate for the Gengzi imperial examination in the 28th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty (1600). He has successively served as the magistrate of Jiayu County in Hubei, the prefect of Sien in Guangxi, the Taoist priest of Youjiang Bingbei Road, the deputy envoy of the Guangxi Envoy Department, the right judge of Dali Division in Nanjing, and the chief minister of Yuanmasi Temple in Shaanxi.