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Xu Miao style name
Jingshan (景山), was an official of Cao Wei
during the Three Kingdoms
period of Chinese history
. He served as the protector of Liang Province during the first of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions. Xu was known as quite an avid drinker, breaking the prohibition law at one time, but cleverly managed to explain his way out of it.
Chinese style name
A Chinese style name, sometimes also known as a courtesy name , is a given name to be used later in life. After 20 years of age, the zì is assigned in place of one's given name as a symbol of adulthood and respect...
Jingshan (景山), was an official of Cao Wei
Cao Wei
Cao Wei was one of the states that competed for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period. With the capital at Luoyang, the state was established by Cao Pi in 220, based upon the foundations that his father Cao Cao laid...
during the Three Kingdoms
Three Kingdoms
The Three Kingdoms period was a period in Chinese history, part of an era of disunity called the "Six Dynasties" following immediately the loss of de facto power of the Han Dynasty rulers. In a strict academic sense it refers to the period between the foundation of the state of Wei in 220 and the...
period of Chinese history
History of China
Chinese civilization originated in various regional centers along both the Yellow River and the Yangtze River valleys in the Neolithic era, but the Yellow River is said to be the Cradle of Chinese Civilization. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest...
. He served as the protector of Liang Province during the first of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions. Xu was known as quite an avid drinker, breaking the prohibition law at one time, but cleverly managed to explain his way out of it.