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Also Known As Xi Bo • Wen-wang
Flourished c.1100 BCE - c.1000 BCE
Notable Works “Yijing”
Notable Family Members son Zhougong • son Wuwang

Cui Hao
Chinese adviser
Gu Kailai
Chinese lawyer
Wang Hongwen
Chinese politician
Bo Xilai
Chinese politician
Chen Xianzhang
Chinese scholar
Confucius
Confucius
Chinese philosopher
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
The Yongle emperor, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Yongle
emperor of Ming dynasty
Kangxi
emperor of Qing dynasty
The Hongwu emperor; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Hongwu
emperor of Ming dynasty
Sun Yat-sen
Sun Yat-sen
Chinese leader
A demonstrator blocking tanks near Tiananmen Square
Tank Man
Chinese citizen
Pure and Remote View of Streams and Mountains, detail of hand scroll in ink and paper by Xia Gui, early 13th century (Southern Song); in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan.
Xia Gui
Chinese artist
Xunzi
Xunzi
Chinese philosopher
Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai
premier of China
Qianlong
Qianlong
emperor of Qing dynasty
The Taizu emperor, founder of the Song dynasty, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei
Taizu
emperor of Song dynasty
Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei
Chinese activist and artist
Liu Shaoqi
Liu Shaoqi
Chinese statesman
Lin Biao
Lin Biao
Chinese military leader

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