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c. 公元551 BCE（一说公元552 BCE）—公元479 BCE · -550-09-28
Full Four PillarsConfucius
Shiji and the Gongyang and Guliang traditions disagree over Confucius's birth year and month. This page displays about…
Shiji identifies Confucius as Kong Qiu, courtesy name Zhongni, from Zou in Lu; it records service in Lu,…
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c. 536 BCE–448 BCE · -535-01-01
Full Four PillarsFan Li
An official dictionary says Fan Li's life dates are unknown, while later sources use conflicting estimates of about 51…
Fan Li served King Goujian of Yue, left after Yue defeated Wu, used names including Chiyi Zipi and Tao Z…
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c. 400 BCE–320 BCE · -399-01-01
Guiguzi
An archetypal strategist and master of rhetoric — even with highly uncertain birth data, his chart models the cool, in…
Tradition treats Guiguzi as a Warring States recluse and master strategist, but philological research su…
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155–220 · 155-07-19
Cao Cao
The year 155 is inferred from Cao Cao's death in 220 at traditional age 66; the histories record no birth month or day…
Cao Cao, courtesy name Mengde, was a late-Han official from Qiao County in Pei Commandery and a founder …
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c. 169–？ · 169-01-01
Diaochan
One of the Four Great Beauties whose allure drives the ‘chain stratagem’—a fictional chart that mirrors the theme of b…
Diaochan is usually treated as a fictional figure and one of China’s Four Beauties, best known from the …
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701–762 · 701-02-28
Full Four PillarsLi Bai
The two Tang histories record no exact birthday. Modern sources support only 701 and differ over birthplace; the curre…
Li Bai, courtesy name Taibai, was a Tang poet who served at the Hanlin Academy, was exiled after the Pri…
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c. 701至761，生有争议，按c. 数显示 · 701-01-01
Wang Wei
The Tang histories and modern scholarship do not settle Wang Wei's birth year. About 701 is one common convention and …
Wang Wei, courtesy name Mojie, was a Tang poet and official who passed the jinshi examination in 721, wa…
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712–770 · 712-02-12
Du Fu
The evidence supports 712 only; month, day, hour, and explicit birthplace are unknown. Stored 12 February is an intern…
Old Tang Book says Du Fu's family was originally from Xiangyang and later moved to Gong County. It recor…
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772–846 · 772-02-28
Bai Juyi
One of the Tang dynasty’s three great poets — a triple Ren Water chart whose flowing, accessible verse carried a state…
Bai Juyi, courtesy name Letian, was a major Tang-dynasty poet, musician, and official, ranked alongside …
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773–819 · 773-01-01
Liu Zongyuan
One of the Eight Great Prose Masters and a leader of the Classical Prose Movement — a Geng Metal Day Master whose firm…
Liu Zongyuan (courtesy name Zihou) was a Tang dynasty philosopher, prose stylist, poet, and politician f…
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813–858 · 813-01-01
Li Shangyin
Late Tang’s master of "Untitled" love poems — a sharp Geng Metal Day Master hemmed in by water and earth, turning cons…
Li Shangyin, courtesy name Yishan, was a leading poet and official of the late Tang, born in the Henei C…
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937–978 · 937-08-15
Li Yu
Reliable evidence supports 937, but the popular seventh-month birthday conflicts with Song diplomatic chronology. This…
Li Yu was the last ruler of Southern Tang, acceded at Jinling, later entered Song custody, and died in 9…
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989–1052 · 989-10-01
Fan Zhongyan
A Northern Song reformer who ‘worried before the world worried’ — a Ding Fire Day Master with clear Seal and Officer s…
Fan Zhongyan (courtesy name Xiwen) was a leading Northern Song statesman, writer, and reformer. After de…
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1007–1072 · 1007-08-01
Ouyang Xiu
Leader of the Northern Song literary revival — a Geng Metal Day Master under twin Ding‑Wei pillars, forged by pressure…
Ouyang Xiu (courtesy name Yongshu, style names Zuiweng and Liu Yi Jushi) was a central figure among the …
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1011–1077 · 1012-01-21
Full Four PillarsShao Yong
Shao Yong's own Birthday Chant and the repository calendar support 21 January 1012 in the xu-hour interval. The prior …
Shao Yong, courtesy name Yaofu, was a Northern Song scholar who studied with Li Zhicai, lived in Luoyang…
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1021–1086 · 1021-12-18
Full Four PillarsWang Anshi
The primary record supports the thirteenth day of the eleventh lunar month at the chen hour, but civil conversions dif…
Wang Anshi was a Northern Song political figure, thinker, and writer who passed the jinshi examination i…
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1031–1095 · 1031-01-01
Shen Kuo
Northern Song “Eastern da Vinci” — a Jia Wood Day Master rooted on Shen metal, with clear print and eating-god dynamic…
Shen Kuo, courtesy name Cunzhong and known as Mengxi Weng, was a leading polymath, scientist, and states…
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1037–1101 · 1037-01-08
Su Shi
Chronology and Su Shi's own birthday references support 8 January 1037 at Meishan, but the mao hour is a later inferen…
Su Shi, 1037–1101, was a Northern Song writer, calligrapher, and painter from Meishan in Meizhou whose p…
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1045–1105 · 1045-06-12
Huang Tingjian
Su Shi’s foremost disciple and a Song calligraphy master — a Hurting Officer–with–Resource chart mirroring his fierce …
Huang Tingjian was a leading Northern Song poet, calligrapher, and painter. A younger friend and foremos…
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1084生，卒不详 · 1084-03-13
Li Qingzhao
Authority records support 1084 and Mingshui in Zhangqiu County, but no birthday or hour. Stored 13 March is internal s…
Li Qingzhao was a Song-dynasty ci poet who used the sobriquet Yi'an Jushi. Her Postface to the Catalogue…
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1125–1210 · 1125-11-13
Lu You
The Southern Song’s most prolific patriotic poet, devoted to recovering lost territory — his chart shows blazing Wood–…
Lu You was a major poet and historian of the Southern Song, with over 9,000 surviving poems — the larges…
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1140–1207 · 1140-05-28
Xin Qiji
The Shandong gazetteer supports the recorded lunar date, 28 May 1140, and Sifengzha in Licheng; no birth hour is known…
Xin Qiji was a native of Licheng. He joined Geng Jing's anti-Jin force in 1161, went south the next year…
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1452–1519 · 1452-04-15
Full Four PillarsLeonardo da Vinci
Antonio da Vinci's family note supports 15 April 1452 and the third hour of the night, but not the old 22:40 precision…
Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance painter, engineer, and scientific investigator who left a large body…
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1461–1527 · 1461-01-17
Zhu Yunming
One of the Four Talents of Wu and a master of wild cursive — a Wu Earth Day Master on Yin, with officer and seal inter…
Zhu Yunming was a Ming dynasty calligrapher, poet, writer, and scholar‑official, celebrated as one of th…
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