Who are the saints in the history of China besides Confucius?

Since we all know Confucius, the most holy teacher, we naturally know Mencius, the Confucian saint. I believe everyone knows the story of Meng Mu's three steps. He is regarded as an authentic successor of Confucius' theory, and is also called "Confucius and Mencius" with Confucius, and is honored as a "saint".

The second is the poet and sage Du Fu, and everyone is familiar with him. He was a great poet in the Tang Dynasty. He wrote many poems reflecting social contradictions and real life in his life. His poems are also called "epics", which earned him the title of poet saint in later generations.

The third place is Wang Xizhi, the most famous calligrapher in the history of our country and recognized as a "book saint". His Preface to Lanting is considered to be the best running script in the world, but the original has long been lost. There is a saying that he was buried with Li Shimin in his Zhaoling, which shows that this Li Shimin is definitely his die-hard fan.

The fourth is Du Kang, the wine saint. According to legend, Du Kang took water to make wine, so as the pioneer of wine, he opened the source of Chinese wine culture with a long history. Cao Cao chanted the eternal swan song "Be generous to others, never forget your worries, how to solve your worries, only Du Kang". Therefore, later generations called it "wine saint".

The fifth is the sage Su Shi, a famous poet in China in Song Dynasty, and one of the "Eight Great Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties". He made outstanding contributions to the development of Ci. In the past, the content of words was narrow, so he expanded the content of words. His bold writing has a great influence on later generations, so he is honored as a "sage of writing".

The sixth is Zhang Zhongjing, a medical sage, an outstanding physician in ancient China, and the author of Treatise on Febrile Diseases. The TCM theory and treatment method of "syndrome differentiation and treatment" expounded in the book laid the foundation of TCM therapeutics, so later generations respectfully called him "medical sage".

The seventh is Cha Sheng Lu Yu, a famous tea expert in ancient China. He studied tea all his life, and finally wrote the world's first monograph on tea, Tea Classic, so later people called him "Tea God" and "Cha Sheng".

The eighth is the painter Wu Daozi, a native of Tang Dynasty, who is good at painting Buddha statues with vivid images. His clothes are flying, and he has the reputation of "being the wind in the Five Dynasties". Later, he was honored as a "painting saint".

The ninth is Sun Simiao, a great doctor in Sui and Tang Dynasties. Qian Jin Fang Yao, written by him, is the earliest medical encyclopedia in China, so later people call it "medical sage".