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Yu Boya A person who lived during the Spring and Autumn Period, he was famously known for his excellent skills in playing the qin (a traditional Chinese musical instrument). He only believed that Zhong Ziqi could fully understand the meaning behind his qin - playing and know that his aspirations were like high mountains and flowing waters. After Ziqi's death, Boya never played the qin again for the rest of his life. Yu Dayou (?-1580) With the courtesy name Zhifu and the sobriquet Xujiang, he was from Jinjiang. He was a famous general in the Ming Dynasty. He studied books and learned military strategies. He passed the military imperial examination during the Jiajing period and was promoted to the military post in Guangdong. He pacified the Jiaoli region, was promoted to assistant general, and was transferred to the east of Zhejiang. He defeated Japanese pirates many times and was promoted to the general - in - chief. He later guarded Guangdong and Guangxi again, wiped out groups of bandits, quelled the Yao ethnic minority uprisings, and was renowned in the southern regions. His army was known as the Yu Family Army. After his death, he was posthumously given the title of Wuxiang.