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The '''Eight Gentlemen of Huainan''' ({{zh|s=淮南八公|p=Huáinán bāgōng}}) were the eight scholars under the patronage of [[Liu An]] (劉安 Liú Ān), the prince of [[Huainan]] during the [[Western Han Dynasty]]. They are not deified in any [[religion]]s and the ''[[Xian (Daoist)|xian]]'' ("immortal") is used [[metaphor]]ically to describe their talent. Together, they wrote the philosophical collection ''[[Huainanzi]]'' (淮南子, Huáinánzǐ, literally "The Philosophers of Huainan").
The '''Eight Gentlemen of Huainan''' ({{zh|s=淮南八公|p=Huáinán bāgōng}}) were the eight scholars under the patronage of [[Liu An]] (劉安 Liú Ān), the prince of [[Huainan]] during the [[Western Han dynasty]]. Together, they wrote the philosophical collection ''[[Huainanzi]]'' (淮南子, Huáinánzǐ, literally "The Philosophers of Huainan").


They were:
They were:


* Jin Chang (经常 jǐn chāng),
* Jin Chang (晋昌 Jìn Chāng),
* Lei Bei (雷被 leí beì),
* Lei Bei (雷被 Léi Bèi),
* Li Shang (李尚 lǐ shàng),
* Li Shang (李尚 Lǐ Shàng),
* Mao Bei (毛被 máo beì),
* Mao Bei (毛被 Máo Bèi),
* Su Fei (蘇非 sū feì),
* Su Fei (苏飞 Sū Fēi),
* Tian You (田由 tián yoú),
* Tian You (田由 Tián Yóu),
* Wu Bei (伍被 wǔ beì), and
* Wu Bei (伍被 Wǔ Bèi), and
* Zuo Wu (左吳 zǔo wú).
* Zuo Wu (左吴 Zuǒ Wú).


The "Bagong Mountain" ("Eight Gentlemen Mountain") in China is named after them.
The "Bagong Mountain" ("Eight Gentlemen Mountain") in China is named after them.
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Latest revision as of 13:21, 9 September 2024

This article is about the scholars of the Western Han. For other uses, see Eight Immortals (disambiguation).

The Eight Gentlemen of Huainan (Chinese: 淮南八公; pinyin: Huáinán bāgōng) were the eight scholars under the patronage of Liu An (劉安 Liú Ān), the prince of Huainan during the Western Han dynasty. Together, they wrote the philosophical collection Huainanzi (淮南子, Huáinánzǐ, literally "The Philosophers of Huainan").

They were:

  • Jin Chang (晋昌 Jìn Chāng),
  • Lei Bei (雷被 Léi Bèi),
  • Li Shang (李尚 Lǐ Shàng),
  • Mao Bei (毛被 Máo Bèi),
  • Su Fei (苏飞 Sū Fēi),
  • Tian You (田由 Tián Yóu),
  • Wu Bei (伍被 Wǔ Bèi), and
  • Zuo Wu (左吴 Zuǒ Wú).

The "Bagong Mountain" ("Eight Gentlemen Mountain") in China is named after them.


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