Tang Xianzu (1550–1617) was a native of Linchuan, Jiangxi during the Ming Dynasty. His courtesy name was Yireng, and he had the sobriquets Hairuo and Ruoshi. He also went by the pen - name Qingyuan Daoren. He was a Jinshi during the Wanli period and once served as the Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Rites. Due to criticizing the court, he was demoted from office and later resigned to return to his hometown, where he focused on writing. His poetry was modeled after Bai Juyi (Xiangshan) and Su Shi (Meishan), and his prose was inspired by Zeng Gong (Nanfeng) and Wang Anshi (Linchuan). He was particularly proficient in opera. His representative works include "The Peony Pavilion", "The Story of Handan", "The Story of Nanke", and "The Purple Hairpin", collectively known as "The Four Dreams of Yuming Hall" or "The Four Operas of Linchuan". His works feature beautiful and vivid diction, and the choices of settings and materials are excellent, having a great influence on later generations. His "Collected Works of Yuming Hall" has been passed down to this day.

Tang Yao, Tang Yin (1470 - 1523), a painter and writer in the Ming Dynasty, was from Wuxian County. His courtesy names were Bohu and Ziwei, and his other names included Liuru Jushi and Taohua Anzhu. He was proficient in poetry, calligraphy, and painting. His prose was modeled after the Six Dynasties. In the early stage, his poems were mostly gorgeous. In middle age, he learned from Liu Yuxi and Bai Juyi. In his later years, his style was unrestrained and not restricted by fixed patterns. He was good at painting landscapes, mostly taking inspiration from Li Tang and Liu Songnian of the Southern Song Dynasty and also adopting the methods of Yuan Dynasty painters. He was also skilled in painting figures and flowers and birds. His brushwork was delicate, sharp, and mellow. The scenery in his paintings was fresh, vivid, and both his meticulous and freehand styles were excellent. He was collectively known as one of the Four Great Masters of the Ming Dynasty with Wen Zhengming, Shen Zhou, and Qiu Ying, and was also one of the Four Talents of Wuzhong together with Zhu Yunming, Zhang Ling, and Xu Zhenqing. There were painting manuals and collections of poems and essays in circulation, and he also wrote the Complete Works of Liuru Jushi. He was also called Tang Bohu.