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Deified Chinese men

  • Mao ZedongMao Zedong was born on the 26th of December 1893 in Shaoshan village, Hunan. His father Mao Yichang had risen from poverty to become one of the wealthiest…
  • Chiang Kai-shekOn the 31st of October 1887, a boy named Chiang Jui-yüan was born in the small town of Xikou. This place sat at the foot of the Wuling Mountains in Fenghua…
  • ConfuciusConfucius was born on the 28th of September 551 BCE in the town of Zou. This location sits within modern Qufu, Shandong province.
  • Li BaiLi Bai was born around the year 701 in Suyab, a city located in ancient Central Asia that is now part of Kyrgyzstan. His family had prospered as merchants…
  • LaoziModern scholars in the mid-twentieth century reached a consensus that the historicity of Laozi is doubtful. They view the Dào Dé Jīng as a compilation of…