1. Confucius
Confucius (September 28, 551 BC-April 11, 479 BC), whose surname was Kong, whose name was Zhong Ni, was originally from Liyi, Song State (now Xiayi, Henan Province) and was a native of Qiuyi, Lu State (now Qufu, Shandong Province). Confucius was a famous thinker and educator in ancient China. He initiated the atmosphere of private lectures and was the founder of Confucianism.
Confucius was educated by Laozi and led some disciples to travel around the world for fourteen years. In his later years, he revised six classics, namely, Poetry, Book, Rite, Music, Yi Zhuan and Chunqiu. According to legend, he has three thousand disciples, including seventy-two sages. After the death of Confucius, his disciples and their re-disciples recorded the words, deeds, quotations and thoughts of Confucius and his disciples and compiled them into the Confucian classic The Analects.
2. Mozi
Mozi, named Zhai, was a native of the Song Dynasty at the end of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the Spring and Autumn Period and the early Warring States Period. Mozi is a descendant of Mu Yi, a nobleman in the Song Dynasty, and served as a doctor in the Song Dynasty before his death. He was the founder of mohists and a famous thinker, educator, scientist and strategist during the Warring States Period.
Mozi is the only philosopher who was born as a farmer in China history. Mozi founded the Mohist school theory, which had a great influence in the pre-Qin period and was called "outstanding learning" with Confucianism. He put forward the viewpoints of "universal love", "non-attack", "Shang Xian", "Shang Tong", "ambition", "ghost", "death", "non-joy", "frugality" and so on.
3. Sun Wu
Sun Wu (about 545 BC-about 47 BC), whose name was Changqing, was born in Le 'an (now northern Shandong Province) in the State of Qi at the end of the Spring and Autumn Period. China, a famous strategist and politician in the Spring and Autumn Period, was honored as a soldier saint or grandson (Sun Wuzi), also known as "the most holy strategist", and was known as "the teacher of a hundred strategists" and "the originator of Oriental military science".
Sun Wu lived from the end of the 6th century BC to the beginning of the 5th century BC, from Qi to Wu, and was recommended by Wu's senior minister Wu Yuan (Wu Zixu), who presented thirteen articles on the art of war to He Lv, the king of Wu, and was highly regarded as a general. He once led the Wu army to defeat the Chu army, occupied the capital city of Chu, and almost destroyed Chu.
4. Mencius
Mencius (372-289 BC), whose name was Ke, was Zi Yu. Han nationality, Zou Guoren in the Warring States period, descendants of Lu Guoqing's father. Mencius inherited and promoted Confucius' thoughts, and became a generation of Confucian masters second only to Confucius. He had a comprehensive and great influence on China culture in later generations, and was known as "Ya Sheng", which was called "Confucius and Mencius" together with Confucius.
China was a famous thinker and educator in ancient times and a representative of Confucianism in the Warring States Period. Mencius and his disciples wrote the book Mencius.
5. Qu Yuan
Qu Yuan (34 BC or 339-278 BC) was a poet and politician of Chu State during the Warring States Period in China. Born in Danyang, Chu (now Yichang, Hubei). Mi surname, Qu family, Ming Ping, the original word; And since the cloud name is regular, the word spirit is even.
In his early years, he was trusted by Chu Huaiwang as a Zuotu and a doctor of San Lv, who was also in charge of domestic and foreign affairs. Advocating "American politics", advocating internal promotion of talents and abilities, perfecting statutes, and uniting with external forces to resist Qin. Being slandered by the nobles, he was exiled to Hanbei and Yuanxiang Valley successively. After Qin general Bai Qi attacked the Chu capital Ying (now Jiangling, Hubei Province), Qu Yuan drowned in the Miluo River and died a martyr.
reference 1: Baidu Encyclopedia-Confucius
reference 2: Baidu Encyclopedia-Mozi
reference 3: Baidu Encyclopedia-Sun Wu
reference 4: Baidu Encyclopedia-Mencius
reference 5: Baidu Encyclopedia-Qu Yuan.