Nie Gai, a famous swordsman at the end of the Warring States Period, was born in Yuci and was named after a famous assassin at the beginning of the Warring States Period. Biography: Nie Gai's name is actually not his name, but a stage name given to him. The surname is Zhao. At the age of fifteen, Nie Gai won the first prize in the competition between Niecun and Niedian. So the villagers gave him a stage name: Nie Gai.

At that time, Jing Ke, a patriotic man, also liked reading and fencing. He heard that Nie Gai is famous for his fencing, so he came to Yuci to visit. Jing Ke and Nie Gai discuss swords, but Nie Gai looks at them angrily. (Historical Records, Biography of Assassins)