The following one hundred historical celebrities were either born in Luoyang, were buried in Luoyang, lived in Luoyang for a long time, or established their careers in Luoyang. If Luoyang wants to become a world-class tourist city, it must play a big role in historical celebrities, rebuild their hometowns and cemeteries, build memorial buildings, or at least build statues or reliefs (it is said that this plan is being prepared).
Believe in prehistoric times:
Fuxi: the founder of humanities, Longma Negatu Temple in Mengjin was built in the fourth year of Yonghe in Jin Dynasty. It has a history of more than 1,600 years, because it is said that Fuxi surrendered here. Named after the Dragon Horse and the Eight Diagrams, it is the place where the "River Diagram" appeared in Heluo culture. It is also the place of worship for Fuxi, the "ancestor of human roots" and "the ancestor of humanities". It is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization.
Xia Dynasty:
Hou Yi, the legendary hero who shot the sun, was a leader of the Yi tribe in the East. He took advantage of the lack of justice in Taikang and the resentment of the Xia people, and settled in to drink wine (see That is, to govern and to reject Taikang from the outside. After Taikang died, Fuzhongkang ascended to the throne and still lived in Zhen (Xunmi). He was later killed by his close associate Hanzhuo.
Xia Jie: The last monarch of the Xia Dynasty, his name was Lu Gui. He came to the throne around 1818 BC. Lu Gui was both civil and military. He could straighten an iron hook with his bare hands, but he was licentious and violent. Wudao was defeated by Chengtang around 1766 BC and died in Nanchao and Xia Dynasty. Shangtang gave him the posthumous name Jie (meaning fierce).
Du Kang: named Zhongning, according to legend, he was a native of Kangjiawei County, the founder of wine making, and made wine in Luoyang.
Shang Dynasty:
Shang Tang, son’s surname and given name Lu. After the destruction of Xia, it was called Wu Tang, Cheng Tang or Cheng Tang. In the oracle bone inscriptions, it was called Taiyi and Gaozu Yi. The founder of the Shang Dynasty. Tang Yuan is the leader of the Dongfang Shang tribe. Qi, the first ancestor, once assisted Dayu in flood control and was granted the title of Shang, so he took it as his family name. Tang appointed the virtuous minister Yi Yin as prime minister and entrusted him with state affairs. He used Bo (in today's Weiyang District) as a stronghold to accumulate strength and prepare to destroy Xia and replace it. He successively attacked the neighboring Ge Kingdom (in today's Ningling County), Wei (in the southeast of today's Hua County), Gu (in the northeast of today's Chengjuan County, Shandong Province) and other Xia's winged states, and finally used the last monarch of Xia Jie was dissolute and immoral, and when internal conflicts in Xia intensified, he defeated the Xia Dynasty and established the Shang Dynasty. During Tang's reign, he promoted good governance, eased expropriation, encouraged production, appeased the people, and stopped human sacrifice to protect the labor force. Tang is the emperor, and his capital is Xishao. It is located in the Shixianggou area west of Yanshi City and on the north bank of Luohe River in Luoyang City.
Yi Yin: The year of birth and death is to be determined. A famous minister in the early Shang Dynasty. His name is Zhi, a native of Yichuan, Luoyang (also said to be a Luanchuan native or a Songxian native). Because his official title was Yin, he was called Yi Yin, also known as A Heng or Bao Heng. She was originally a concubine who was married to Tang by a daughter of the Xin family. Because she was proficient in governing the country, Tang taught her state affairs and made outstanding contributions in helping Tang conquer Xia. After Tang died, he assisted Wai Bing and Zhong Ren. After Zhong Ren died, Taijia was established. Taijia was immoral, so Yi Yin banished him to Tonggong (now south of Yucheng). Three years later, Taijia repented and regained his position. He died at the age of 100. After his death, King Woding of Shang Dynasty was buried with the gift of the emperor and was sacrificed together with Tang. There are "Yi Xun", "Xian Yi De" and so on, which have been lost.
Zhou Dynasty:
King Wu of Zhou: When King Wu of Zhou conquered Zhou, he gathered eight hundred princes in Mengjin. After King Wu of Zhou conquered Shang, he moved Jiuding to Luoyi.
Duke Zhou: Ming Dan, the son of King Wen of Zhou and the younger brother of King Wu. He was a politician and thinker in the early Western Zhou Dynasty. Because the place where King Tai of Zhou lived was his fief, he was called Duke of Zhou. He built the city of Luoyang and made rituals and music in Luoyang.
Bo Yi Shuqi: To dissuade King Wu from attacking Zhou, he refused to eat Zhou millet and died of starvation in Shouyang Mountain.
King Ping of Zhou: His name is Ji Yijiu, his first name is Yi Jiu (BC? - 720 BC). Prince You. King You was killed and he was made king. In the 51st year of his reign, he died of illness in Luoyi (now Luoyang City, Henan Province) and was buried in Pingqiu (now Jindui Township, Taikang County, Henan Province). Ji Yijiu was originally established as the prince when he was on the throne of You. After King You favored Bao Si, he deposed Yijiu and made him Bo Fu as the crown prince. Rong attacked Haojing, killed King You and then retreated. The vassal states of Shen, Lu, and Xu supported Yijiu as king, and he ascended the throne in Shen (now north of Nanyang City, Henan Province) in 770 BC. In 770 BC, Prince You Wang Yijiu moved the capital from Haojing to Luoyi. After King Ping of Zhou moved eastward to Luoyi, the Zhou Dynasty was called the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in history.
Laozi: The founder of Taoism is Laozi. My surname is Li, my courtesy name is Boyang, and my posthumous title is Dan. He was once the "History Keeper" of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and managed books and classics in Luoyang for a long time. The Tao Te Ching, also known as "Laozi's Five Thousand Essays", or "Laozi" for short, is the main representative work of Taoism.
Confucius (551 BC-479 BC) was a great thinker and educator in the late Spring and Autumn Period of China and the founder of Confucianism. His name was Qiu, his courtesy name was Zhongni. He was from the state of Lu. He once went to Luoyang to pay homage to Lao Tzu.
Bai Gui: Years of birth and death are yet to be determined. A famous business activist during the Warring States Period and a minister during the reign of King Wei Hui. People from Luoyang. It is advocated to use the method of "I take when others abandon me, and when others take me" to get rich through trade. In a good year, buy grain and sell silk lacquer; in a famine year, sell grain and buy silk. He is respected as the originator by merchants of all generations. ?
Su Qin: a native of Luoyang in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, an important activist who advocated the theory of integration during the Warring States Period. The word is Ji Zi. People from Luoyang. According to legend, there is a story about a man who read with great enthusiasm. Committed to the art of vertical and horizontal, he successively lobbied the six countries and persuaded them to join forces to resist Qin, forming a unified vertical trend. Su Qin was the leader of the Zongyuan, and he wore the seals of the six kingdoms. He returned to Zhao and was granted the title of Anjun. Later, he was ordered by King Zhao of Yan to enter Qi and engage in folk activities. He was torn apart by a Qi man's car and died.
Zhang Yi, whose birth date is unknown, died in the first year of King Wu of Qin (310 BC), or the second year of King Wu of Qin (309 BC). A descendant of the nobles of the Wei State, he learned the art of vertical and horizontal movements. His main activities should be before Su Qin. He was a famous statesman, diplomat and strategist during the Warring States Period. Buried in Luoyang.
Qin Dynasty:
Lu Buwei: Prime Minister of the Qin State. He is called the biological father of Qin Shihuang in historical records. He is a famous politician and the editor-in-chief of "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals" and contributed to the unification of Qin. , the fiefdom included 100,000 households in Luoyang, Henan, committed suicide in Luoyang, and was buried in Luoyang
Western Han Dynasty:
Liu Bang: Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor, made his capital Luoyang for three months, bought wine in Luoyang Nangong, and The ministers discussed how to adopt the way of the world. He said, Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and Han Xin, "all three are outstanding men, and I can use them. This is why I conquer the world. Xiang Yu has an increased standard but cannot use it, so I can capture him."
Tian Heng: Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor and sent an envoy to order King Qi Tian Heng to surrender, but Heng refused. He committed suicide on the way to Luoyang and was buried in Luoyang. When the five hundred warriors on the island heard the bad news, they collectively brandished their swords and died.
Jia Yi (200 BC to 168 BC) was a statesman and writer in the Western Han Dynasty. A native of Luoyang (now part of Henan Province). At the age of 18, he was well-known in the county for his erudition and literary skills. He was appreciated by the county governor Wu Gong and was accepted as a disciple. After Emperor Wen ascended the throne, on the recommendation of Duke Wu, he was appointed as a doctor and in charge of literature and classics. At that time, Jia Yi was only in his 20s and was the youngest among the doctors. However, he won the respect of the older doctors with his knowledge and discussion, and was valued by Emperor Wen. Within a year, he was promoted to Taizhong doctor. He presided over the formulation of many laws and regulations in the imperial court. Jia Yi's talent and Emperor Wen's trust in him aroused dissatisfaction among some courtiers. They shook Emperor Wen's trust in Jia Yi with the rumor that "people from Luoyang are young and beginning to learn, only want to dominate, and cause chaos" ("Historical Records: Biography of Qu Yuan and Jia Sheng"). As a result, Emperor Wen asked Jia Yi to leave Chang'an and become the king of Changsha. Taifu.
Sang Hongyang (152 BC to 80 BC) was a minister of the Western Han Dynasty. A native of Luoyang (now northeast of Luoyang, Henan). Born into a merchant family. Because he had mental arithmetic skills since childhood, he entered the palace at the age of 13. During the reign of Emperor Wu, he successively held the positions of Da Si Nong, Captain of Sou Su, and Yu Shi Da Fu. Under his participation and leadership, he successively formulated and implemented economic policies such as salt, iron, wine, official management, equalization, equalization, accounting, suing, and unified currency, and took back salt, iron, and trade from the hands of wealthy merchants. The control power increased the fiscal revenue of the Western Han Dynasty government and played an important role in consolidating the centralized rule of authoritarianism. He also advocated active resistance to the Huns' attacks and opposed the humiliating "peace and marriage" policy. He once organized 600,000 people to garrison the fields and guard the border to defend against the Huns. In the second year of Emperor Wu's reign (87 BC), he, Huo Guang, Jin Ribei, and Shangguan Jie received the imperial edict to assist Emperor Zhao and served as imperial censors. In the sixth year of the First Yuan Dynasty (81 BC), Emperor Zhao convened a meeting of salt and iron. At the meeting, he insisted on the official policy of salt and iron (see the discussion of salt and iron). The following year, due to political differences with Huo Guang, he was involved in the rebellion of Yan Wangdan and Shangguan Jie and his son to dethrone Emperor Zhao, and was executed.
Eastern Han Dynasty:
Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty: Liu Xiu, the founder of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The capital was established in Luoyang. Reigned from 25 to 57 years. The ninth generation grandson of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty. His courtesy name is Uncle Wen, a native of Caiyang, Nanyang. His posthumous title is Emperor Guangwu.
Ma Yuan (14-49 BC) was a general in the early Eastern Han Dynasty. The courtesy name is Wenyuan, and he was born in Maoling, Fufeng, Youfu. Ren Fubo General. There is a famous saying: "Wrap a corpse in horse leather and return it to a burial place."
Ban Chao: If you don’t enter the tiger’s den, how can you catch the tiger’s cubs? During his mission to the Western Regions, in the early years of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, the Northern Xiongnu repeatedly coerced countries in the Western Regions to send troops and plundered Hexi and other places in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
In the 16th year of Yongping (73 years), Emperor Ming sent Ban Chao as an envoy to the Western Regions to pacify the countries in the Western Regions. The relationship between the Western Regions and the Han Dynasty that had been severed for 65 years was restored. It was not until the fourteenth year of Yongyuan (102) that Ban Chao returned to Luoyang from the Western Regions. Buried in Luoyang. Ban Chao has been in the Western Regions for 30 years and has made outstanding contributions to consolidating my country's western territories and promoting the development of a multi-ethnic country. At the same time, the Eastern Han Dynasty restored its rule over the Western Regions, protected the "Silk Road", and promoted economic and cultural exchanges between China and countries in Central and Western Asia.
Ban Gu: Contributed his pen to the army to compile the "Book of Han"). In the seventh year of the Eastern Han Dynasty (82 years), Lantai ordered Shi Bangu to write the "Book of Han" in Luoyang. (Han Shu) took more than 20 years to complete, from the peasant uprising at the end of Qin Dynasty to Wang Mang's defeat, totaling 120 volumes, divided into twelve chronicles, eight lists, ten records, and seventy biographies. After Ban Gu's death, some "lists", "Zhi" was composed by his sister Ban Zhao and Ma Xu. It is the first complete and rich chronological history in my country.
Dou Xian: Zhanfeng Pingling (now Xianyang, Shaanxi). In the first year of Yongyuan (AD 89), Dou Xian and Geng Bing defeated the Xiongnu in Jiluo Mountain (now southwest of Mongolia), chased them to Yanran Mountain, carved stones and erected monuments, and returned to the court for their merits. The general was named Marquis of Wuyang, ranking above the Three Dukes. In the third year of Yongyuan, Dou Xian defeated the Northern Huns in Jinwei Mountain (today's Altai Mountains) and gained a great reputation from the Great Wall Pass.
Cai Lun: In the first year of Yuanxing (105 years) of Emperor He of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the eunuch Cai Lun improved the folk papermaking method and used bark, hemp heads, rags, and fishnets to make paper. He dedicated it to Emperor He, and it was known as "Cai Hou Paper" . The invention of papermaking played a major role in the development of world culture.
Zhang Heng: a writer and scientist of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the first year of Emperor Shun of the Eastern Han Dynasty (132 years), Taishi. Zhang Heng invented the seismometer in Luoyang and successfully measured the Longxi earthquake in the third year of Yonghe (138 AD). This was the first seismograph in the world, more than 1,700 years earlier than Europe.
Xu Shen (about 138 AD). ~149 years), courtesy name Shuzhong, was born in Wansuili, Zhaoling, Runan, Eastern Han Dynasty. He was a famous philologist, exegete and lexicologist in my country. He was also a famous calligrapher at first and later promoted to Xiaolian. , went to Beijing to offer wine to the South Pavilion of the Taiwei Mansion, and received ancient learning from Jia Kui. In the fourth year of Emperor An's reign (AD 110), Xu Shen was appointed as a doctor of the Five Classics, and he also taught Dongguan, a small Huangmen disciple. , Li Xi, etc. In the sixth year of Emperor An's reign (AD 119), Xu Shen returned to his hometown due to illness and reviewed his masterpiece "Shuowen Jiezi". Three years later (AD 121), "Shuowen Jiezi" was finalized. Send his son Xu Chong to report to Emperor An.