According to relatively late ( 19th century ) documents preserved within the Yang and Wu family's archives, the name of Zhang Sanfeng's master was Xu Xuanping ( 許宣平 ), said to be a Tang dynasty hermit poet and Taoist Tao Yin expert.

But he was surely the most trusted general of Cao Cao, as he was said to often ride in the same carriage as his master, a privilege not even extended to Cao's personal bodyguards Dian Wei and Xu Chu.

At first, Xu refused to make a statement ; however, under persistent questioning, he finally said, " You would be a capable minister in peaceful times and an unscrupulous hero in chaotic times.

Famed for his resourcefulness that even Zhuge Liang was said to be wary of, Zhang He was considered by Chen Shou, author of the Records of the Three Kingdoms, to be one of the five elite generals of Cao Cao, along with Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Yue Jin and Yu Jin.

Jia Xu said that Cao Pi with his state of Cao Wei at that time had neither the power to attack Wu nor Shu.

" However, it was also said that he was praised for recommending the well-respected officials Song Jing, Pei Yaoqing, and Xu Jingxian ( 許景先 ).

Xu Xuan's textual criticism has been especially vital for all subsequent scholarship, since his restoration of the damage done by Li Yangbing resulted in the closest version we have to the original, and the basis for all later editions.

In a 2009 interview, Xu stated: " Both types are definitely not for flight, inferring the function of some structures of extinct animals would be very difficult, and in this case, we are not quite sure whether these feathers are for display or some other functions.

Presently, we are reminded of the discursive autonomy contemporary Chinese art is increasingly afforded, seen in works by artists such as Xu Zhen, Xing Danwen, and Zhang Yue-artists who can not be easily summarized under the umbrella of a single artistic praxis such as " kitsch " or " pop " or " shock.

DeBorja and Xu L. Dong highlighted what they saw as a variety of discrepancies in the text between the published English and Chinese versions of The Private Life of Mao, for instance, in the English edition, Li is recorded as saying " During our talk in Chengdu …" whereas in the Chinese edition, the literal translation is " Mao stated in his speech at the Chengdu meeting …"; as DeBorja and Dong note, these statements actually have different meanings.

Despite his posthumous recognition, Xu was manifestly mentally ill and unsuccessful in life, ending his life in poverty after the murder of his third wife and several attempts at suicide.

Xu spent the rest of his life painting, but with little financial success.

Since Xu Huang refused to lead the reinforcement to the scene right away, Cao Ren once thought about giving up Fan fortress, but his strategist, Man Chong reminded him that the water level would go down sooner or later and that Sun Quan would attack Guan's rear any time ; thus, Cao Ren told his men that he was willing to defend the city with his own life, and everyone was touched, and agreed to hold out until Xu made his move.

" Impressed by the answer, Cao wanted to spare his life, but Xu You urged Cao to kill Chunyu, saying that Chunyu would take revenge later on him for cutting off his nose.

There were, apparently, two expeditions under Xu Fu, the court sorcerer, to seek the elixir of life.

Feng was eventually eliminated from political life in 1918, when Xu Shichang, the Beiyang elder statesman, became President.

Cao Cao sent his general Xu Chu to capture Zuo Ci, Xu saw Zuo walking amongst a flock of sheep and slew the flock, thinking Zuo had become a sheep ; when Xu had left the shepherd boy who had been tending the flock heard one of the sheep's heads telling him to place the heads next to the bodies to bring them back to life, the boy did this and the sheep returned to life.

During his life he was granted autonomous power over Qing Province and Xu Province.

Xu Fuming: was sentenced to life in prison in 2002.

The philosopher Mencius once criticized its chief proponent Xu Xing ( 許行 ) for advocating that rulers should work in the fields with their subjects.

Soon, preparations were made for an attack on Lü Bu, and the combined forces of Cao Cao and Liu Bei invaded Xu Province.

Auctions were also held at Sotheby's where Xu Beihong's 1939 masterpiece " Put Down Your Whip " sold for HKD $ 72 million.

From 1908 to 1910, two students at Peking University, Deng Zhongxia ( 鄧中夏 ) and Xu Deheng ( 許德珩 ), founded the Guomin magazine ( 國民雜誌 ) and invited Li Dazhao ( 李大釗 ) to be a consultant for the magazine.

Hu also succeeded Jiang as the CMC chairman, but, in an apparent political defeat for Jiang, Xu Caihou, and not Zeng Qinghong was appointed to succeed Hu as vice chairman.

Xu Fu's ships set sail in 219 BC in search of the medicine for immortality.

Mencius, for instance, criticized an ex-student of Xu Xing, a " barbarian " from Chu who became a leading Chinese philosopher of Agriculturalism.

** Steven Epstein ( producer ), Richard King, Lu Xiao Xing & Xu Gou Qin ( engineers ) & Tan Dun ( producer & composer ) for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

According to Martin Woesler trends were ' cult literature ' with Guo Jingming ( 郭敬明 ), 悲伤逆流成河 Cry me a sad river, vagabond literature with Xu Zechen ( 徐则臣 ), 跑步穿过中关村 Peking double quick, Liu Zhenyun ( 刘震云 ), 我叫刘跃 The pickpockets, underground literature Mian Mian ( 棉棉 ), 声名狼籍 Panda Sex, ' longing for something ' literature, divided in historicizing literature with Yu Dan 于丹, 《 论语 》 心得 Confucius in your heart, Yi Zhongtian ( 易中天 ) and in Tibetan literature with Alai, literature of the mega cities, women's literature with Bi Shumin ( 毕淑敏 ), 女儿拳 Women ’ s boxing, 女心理师 The female psychologist, master narratives by narrators like Mo Yan 莫言 with 生死疲勞 Life and Death are Wearing me out.

In retaliation, Cao Cao attacks Xu Province and defeats Liu, forcing Liu to seek refuge under Yuan Shao for a brief period of time.

The prognostications under the Liubo diagram are headed with one of nine terms that correspond to the words of an enigmatic, mnemonic rhyme about Liubo written by Xu Bochang ( 許博昌 ) during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han ( 141 BCE – 87 BCE ); Lillian Tseng ( Zeng Lanying ) argues that these are the names for particular points on the board ( the two lines of the " V " mark, the two lines of the " L " mark, the two lines of the " T " mark, the circle or line between the corner and the central square, the outside edge of the central square, and the inside of the central square ).

The later 3rd century Three Kingdoms era Chinese writer Zhang Yan asserted in his writing that the Warring States Chinese named the boats this way because halberd blades were actually fixed and attached to the hull of the ship in order to rip into the hull of another ship while ramming, to stab enemies in the water that had fallen overboard and were swimming, or simply to clear any possible dangerous marine animals in the path of the ship ( since the ancient Chinese did believe in sea monsters, see Xu Fu for more info ).

Population genetics of microorganisms is also an essential factor for devising strategies for the conservation and better utilization of beneficial microbes ( Xu, 2010 ).

Yet, it was the element of surprise that gave Sun and Xu Kun the advantage for their attack was not fully expected by Chiang or his military commanders.

At that time, a man living in Runan named Xu Shao was famed for his ability to evaluate one's potentials and talents.

Xu Gong's former servants then kept a low profile and waited for chance to revenge.

Preparations were underway for the military excursion when Sun Ce ran into three former servants of Xu Gong during a solo hunting trip.

Cao Cao was alarmed and he sent Xu Huang and Cao Hong to lead 10, 000 troops to the pass, issuing orders for them to refrain from engaging the enemy and defend the pass for 10 days.

Xu Huang came to Cao Hong's aid but both of them were no match for Ma Chao, and lost Tong Pass.

Shortly after, Yuan Shao's advisor Xu You, who had harboured dissatisfaction against Yuan Shao for not using his plan and having his wife arrested by Shen Pei, defected over to Cao Cao.

For example, Mencius once criticized its chief proponent Xu Xing ( 許行 ) for advocating that rulers should work in the fields with their subjects.

She joined forces with her cousin Xu Xilin and together they worked to unite many secret revolutionary societies to work together for the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty.