What are the five saints?

The five saints refer to Fuxi, Shun Di, King Wen, Duke Zhou and Confucius, as follows:

Fuxi: Fuxi is the humanistic ancestor of the Chinese nation in ancient legends, the earliest recorded king in China ancient books, and one of the founders of China medicine. According to legend, Fuxi, the first snake, married Nuwa's younger brother and sister and gave birth to a child. According to the changes of everything in the world, he invented and created divination gossip, created characters, and ended the history of "tying ropes and taking notes" He also tied ropes into nets to catch birds and hunt, taught people how to fish and hunt, invented musical instruments and composed music.

Shun Di: He is the leader of the ancient tribal alliance in China. He was honored as the emperor by later generations and included in the "Five Emperors". According to legend, Yao was born in Zhucheng, the capital of Puban (now Yongji, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province). Yao's abdication is the leader of the Yu family. Honorary titles are: Shun Di (Shun Di), Dashun and Yu Shun. It is mentioned in Bamboo Slips of Tsinghua and Baoxun in the Warring States Period that Yu Shun inherited the "Mean Way": "If you measure the things of Yin and Yang, you will get the middle." The Historical Records of the Five Emperors says that "all the world's fame and virtue began in Shun Di." Textual research on The Boy Asked Yi is a man who is easy to predict. The thought of virtue and Taoism in the Book of Changes originated from Shun, which is called one of the five saints in the development history of the Book of Changes.

Wen Wang: Ji Chang (1 152- 1056), the son of Ji, was the founder of the Zhou Dynasty. After his father died, he inherited Xibo's position, so he was called Xibochang. He was a wise king in history for 50 years.

Duke of Zhou: Duke of Zhou, surnamed Ji Mingdan, is the fourth son and younger brother of Ji Chang, King of Zhou Wen. He assisted Zhou Wuwang in two expeditions to Zhou Wang and made music. Because of its fief in Zhou, Jue is the main, so it is called Duke of Zhou. Duke Zhou was an outstanding politician, strategist, thinker and educator in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and was honored as a "sage of Yuan Dynasty" and a pioneer of Confucianism.

Confucius: Confucius (September 28, 55 BC1year-April 28, 479 BC +0 1 year), whose real name was Zhong Ni, was born in Lu (now Qufu, Shandong) in the Spring and Autumn Period; My ancestral home is Xiayi (now Xiayi, Shangqiu, Henan). China is a famous great thinker, educator and politician. Confucius initiated the atmosphere of private lectures and was the founder of Confucian school.