Xu Wei

Xu Wei

male, deceased (1593)
Xu Wei (1521—1593) was a Ming Chinese painter, poet and dramatist famed for his artistic expressiveness. Revolutionary for its time, his painting st...
Zhang Sanfeng

Zhang Sanfeng

male
Zhang Sanfeng was a semi-mythical Chinese Taoist priest who is believed by some to have achieved immortality, said variously to date from either...
Chen Hongshou

Chen Hongshou

male
Chen Hongshou (1598 - 1652) was a Chinese painter of late Ming Dynasty.
Feng Menglong

Feng Menglong

male, deceased (1645)
Feng Menglong (1574-1645) was a Chinese vernacular writer/poet of the late Ming Dynasty. He was born in then Changzhou now Suzhou in Jiangsu...
Song Yingxing

Song Yingxing

male, deceased (1666)
Song Yingxing (Traditional Chinese:宋應星; Simplified Chinese:宋应星; Wade Giles: Sung Ying-Hsing; 1587-1666 AD) was a Chinese scientist and encyclopedis...
Hai Rui

Hai Rui

male
Hai Rui was a famous Chinese official of the Ming dynasty. His name has come down in history as a model of honesty and integrity in office.
Huang Zongxi

Huang Zongxi

male, deceased (1695)
Huang Zongxi was the name of a Chinese political theorist, philosopher, and soldier during the latter part of the Ming dynasty into the early part...
Lan Yu

Lan Yu

male
Lan Yu was a general of the Ming Dynasty. The founding emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang, employed Muslim commanders in his army: Chang Yuqun, Lan Yu, Ding...
Chongzhen Emperor

Chongzhen Emperor

male, deceased (1644)
The Chongzhen Emperor (February 6, 1611 - April 25, 1644) was the 16th and last emperor of Ming dynasty in China between 1627 and 1644. Born Zhu...

Shitao

male
Yuanji Shitao, born Zhu Ruoji (1642 - 1707) was a Chinese artist. Born in Quanzhou County in Guangxi province, Shitao was a member of the Ming...