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Ji Kang (233 - 262 AD) With the courtesy name Shuye, he was a native of Qiao Commandery in the State of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. He was highly learned and elegant, standing out like an isolated pine. He held the position of Zhongsan Dafu (a court official). He often roamed in the bamboo forest with Ruan Ji, Shan Tao and others, and was known as one of the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove". Ji Shao With the courtesy name Yanzu, he was a native of Zhixian County in Qiao Commandery during the Jin Dynasty. He was the son of Ji Kang. He reached the position of Shizhong (a high - ranking official). Someone said of Ji Shao that "he stands out like a wild crane in a flock of chickens", and if "he were made the Minister of Personnel, there would be no more untapped talents in the world". Ji Shu It is said that he was the son of Emperor Shaokang of the Xia Dynasty. He was enfeoffed in Kuaiji. In the early Western Han Dynasty, his family moved to Ji Mountain in Qiao Commandery and changed their surname to "Ji". Ji Ying With the courtesy name Gongshi, he was a native of Songcheng County in Yingtian Prefecture during the Song Dynasty. He passed the imperial examination during the Tiansheng era (1023 - 1031 AD). At that time, Wang Zeng and Zhang Zhibai successively served as the governors of Nanjing. Seeing that Ji Ying was honest, diligent and studious, they said to their children and nephews, "He is your role model." He eventually reached the position of Hanlin Academician. Ji Huang With the courtesy name Shangzuo, he was a native of Jiangning during the Qing Dynasty. During the Qianlong era (1736 - 1795 AD), he reached the position of Grand Scholar of the Wenyuan Pavilion. When he was a child, after reading "Yu Gong", he said, "Yu controlled the floods from downstream to upstream. Because when the downstream is dredged, the water will flow downstream smoothly." The elders were all amazed, and later he really made great achievements in river control.