Zhuge Liang - Sage of Wisdom

Author: Cao Haidong
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: Zhuge Liang, styled Kongming, was a native of Yangdu County, Luoyang Prefecture, during the Three Kingdoms period in Shu-Han (now Yishui County, Shandong Province). Orphaned at a young age, he followed his uncle to escape turmoil in Jingzhou and lived in seclusion at Longzhong in Nanyang. He often compared himself to Guan Zhong and Yue Yi, loved to sing the "Liangfu Ballad," and associated with renowned scholars such as Pang Degong, Pang Tong, Sima Yi, Huang Chengyan, Shi Guangyuan, Cui Zhouping, and Xu Shu. His wisdom was widely recognized, earning him the title "Sleeping Dragon." He married the daughter of Huang Chengyan.