![]() He had a habit of comparing himself to the sage minister Guan Zhong and military leader Yue Yi. ![]() He enjoyed reciting the Liangfu Yin ( 梁父吟), a folk song popular in Shandong, his birthplace. When Zhuge Xuan was driven out of Yuzhang Commandery in 195, Zhuge Liang followed Zhuge Xuan to live with his friend, Liu Biao, the governor of Jing Province. His father Zhuge Gui died when he was still young, and he was raised by Zhuge Xuan (a cousin of Zhuge Gui) in Yuzhang Commandery. His family name, Zhuge, is a two-character Chinese compound family name. Zhuge Liang was born in 181 in Yangdu County, Langya Commandery (present-day Yishui, Shandong Province). Zhuge Liang is depicted in the Wu Shuang Pu ( 無雙譜, Table of Peerless Heroes) by Jin Guliang. His name has become synonymous with wisdom and strategy in Chinese culture. ![]() In remembrance of his governance, local people maintained shrines to him for ages. He liked to compare himself to the sage minister Guan Zhong, developing Shu's agriculture and industry to become a regional power, and attached great importance to the works of Shen Buhai and Han Fei, refusing to indulge local elites and adopting strict, but fair and clear laws. Zhuge Liang was a Confucian-oriented "Legalist". Zhuge Liang is often depicted wearing a Taoist robe and holding a hand fan made of crane feathers. His reputation as an intelligent and learned scholar grew even while he was living in relative seclusion, earning him the nickname "Wolong" or "Fulong", meaning "Crouching Dragon" or "Sleeping Dragon". He is recognised as the most accomplished strategist of his era, and has been compared to Sun Tzu, the author of The Art of War. He was chancellor and later regent of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period. ![]() Zhuge Liang ( Chinese: 諸葛亮 / 诸葛亮 181–234), courtesy name Kongming, was a Chinese statesman and military strategist. ![]()
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