First, since ancient times, talents from Anhui and Chu have come forth in large numbers.

"The Huaihe River Basin is the center of China's political history for thousands of years, and its hero is the representative of China's history for thousands of years." -Liang Qichao

Anhui, located in the Huaihe River valley, is a province rich in politicians and military strategists. Among them, Guan Zhong, who helped Qi Huangong become the "first overlord" in the Spring and Autumn Period, is very famous in history. When Chu and Han fought for hegemony, in Xiang Yu's tent, feather fans, black silk scarves and Fan Zeng. Cao Cao, Wei Wudi, Zhou Yu and Lu Su, who shined brilliantly in the dispute between the Three Kingdoms at the end of Han Dynasty; Bao Zheng was famous all over the world in the Song Dynasty. At the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty, the famous Red Scarf Army Uprising broke out in Anhui. Zhu Yuanzhang, a native of Fengyang, fished in troubled waters, and the sword went sideways, eventually becoming the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. During the Xianfeng period of Qing Dynasty, the Anhui School headed by Li Hongzhang, an advocate and practitioner of the Westernization Movement, rose and became an important force in China's political and military arena. Duan was an important figure in Anhui during the Republic of China, and he was one of the "three outstanding men in the north". Later, the heavyweights of the Kuomintang were Feng Yuxiang, Zhang Zhizhong and Wei He. Dozens of senior generals such as Chen Duxiu, Wang Jiaxiang, Li Kenong, Tao Yong, Pi Dingjun and Hong Xuezhi are as thick as Anhui, and their names are thick in an instant.

Although this view is biased, "Anhui people have influenced the development of China" is very pertinent. Anhui people have profoundly influenced the historical process of China in terms of ideology, politics, culture and economy. As far as concept is concerned. Some people compare the three Anhui people with Marx, Freud and Einstein. Some people say that the modern history of the world is the history of these three Jews, so the late ancient society and even the modern history of China can be said to be mainly the history of three Anhui people. These three Anhui people are Zhu, Dai Zhen and Hu Shi. They changed history and people's ideas. Marx's understanding of human social history; Einstein's theory of relativity changed people's understanding of the universe. Freud's psychoanalysis changed people's understanding of the spiritual world. It is worth noting that these three Jews are great thinkers, and thinkers are giants who change and create history. Marx's "two great discoveries"-historical materialism and surplus value theory-created a huge and complete theoretical system and triggered a socialist wave sweeping the world. Freud was the father of psychoanalysis and a thinker. His thoughts not only brought about the revolution of human behavior, but also influenced various fields of humanities, literature and art. Einstein was the father of modern physics. His contribution is not only in the field of physical science, but more importantly, his thoughts have influenced human world outlook and world outlook.

The three Anhui people who influenced the history of China were also thinkers: Zhu, Dai Zhen and Hu Shi. Their contribution lies in changing the influence of China society after the Song Dynasty, second only to Confucius and Mencius. Zhu became one of the "Ten Philosophers of Confucius" who enjoyed the Confucius Temple. The world said that "there was Confucius before, and then there was Zhu Fu". His theory and thought became China's official philosophy from the Yuan Dynasty, which not only profoundly influenced China's traditional ideology and culture, but also profoundly influenced Korea in the Li Dynasty and Japan in the Tokugawa era. Zhu's greatness lies in his integration of Luo Xue and Lian Xue, becoming the master and founder of Neo-Confucianism, and building a rigorous and huge "think tank"-Neo-Confucianism system. Finally, he became the most influential philosopher and thinker in the late feudal society of China. As one of the most prolific Confucian scholars in the history of China, Zhu's Collection of Zhu Wen's Official Documents, His Literary Categories, His Family Rites and The Original Meaning of Zhouyi have great influence. In particular, The Notes on Four Books is an examination-oriented textbook for later imperial examinations, a basic reading for school education, and an introductory book for andrology, so it has an incomparable cultural status in the later period of ancient China society. As the official philosophy in Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, Zhu Thought became the ideology in the late feudal society of China, and its cultural status was unparalleled in the late feudal society.