Wen Tianxiang
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Wen Tianxiang was a Chinese statesman, poet and politician in the last years of the Southern Song dynasty.
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Statue of Wen Tianxiang (Man Tin Cheung) in San Tin, Hong Kong
Dawushan Temple in Xingguo, Jiangxi, which is dedicated to Wen Tianxiang. Here the inscription on Paifang is written by Wen, saying “Pacifying Jiangnan Forever”
Ancestral Temple for Prime Minister Wen Tianxiang in Dongcheng, Beijing
Statue of Wen in Shantou, Guangdong
The Three Loyalist Temple (三忠廟) in Shuangxi, Taipei, commemorating Wen Tianxiang, Lu Xiufu, and Zhang Shijie
Man Tin Cheung Memorial Park in San Tin, Hong KongPoliticians born in the 1230s 6
About this person
Wen Tianxiang was a Chinese statesman, poet and politician in the last years of the Southern Song dynasty. For his resistance to Kublai Khan's invasion of the Southern Song dynasty, and for his refusal to yield to the Yuan dynasty despite being captured and tortured, he is a popular culture hero symbol of patriotism, righteousness, and resistance against tyranny in China. He is known as one of the "Three Loyal Princes of the Song" (大宋三忠王), alongside Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie. Wen Tianxiang is depicted in the Table of Peerless Heroes (無雙譜) by Jin Guliang.
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