Emperor T^ai Tsung. He and his cousin Hsieh yf^ ^ T^n^ching, and his clansman Hsieh ^ ^ Td-yin, are t(^ether known as the Three Phoenixes of Ho-tnng.
742 Hsieh Tao-hêng . 6th cent. A.D. Father of Hsieh Shou, and a Minister under the Ch^fin dynasty, noted for his brilliant scholarship. He was called by ^ fj^ P'ei T^nan the Confacios of the West, a title which had already been bestowed, and with more justice, upon Tang Gh£n.
743 Hsieh T'ao . 9th cent A.D. A famous courtesan , who lived at Ch'Sng-tu in Sstlch'uan. The ornamental note-paper named after her was said to have been dipped by her in a stream from which water had been taken some years before by a concubine of Ts^ui Ning, to wash the stole of a Buddhist priest who had £Edlen into a cesspool, and which stream had at once become miraculously filled with flowers.
744 Hsieh T'iao (T. ijl R||). A native of g H^ Hsia- yang, who flourished in the 5th cent. A«D. He was highly distinguished as a poet, and in reference to his works Shdn Yo is said to ha?e exclaimed, ^Tor two hundred years we have not had poetry like this!"
745 Hsieh Ts'ung (T. ^:@). Died A.D.? 500. A native of Shensi, famed for his lofty principles and correct conduct. In 491 he entered the public serfice of the Northern Wei dynasty, and was the trusted counsellor and friend of the Emperor Hsiao W^, though he refused high office. In 500 the new Emperor sent him as Governor to Ch4-chou in Shantung, where he ruled wisely and well. Was a great student, and an expert in ancient inscriptions. Canonised as ^ ^.
746 Hsieh Ying-fang (T. ^ §|). 14th cent AJD. A natire of Wu-chin in Eiangsu, famed for his profound learning.
In 1341, while living as a recluse in a cottage which he styled