Xú Guāng qǐ
Xu Guangqi (1562-1633), agricultural scientist, astronomer, and mathematician in the Ming dynasty
Jiāng nán sì dà cái zǐ
Four great southern talents of the Ming, namely: Tang Bohu 唐伯虎, Zhu Zhishan 祝枝山, Wen Zhengming 文徵明|文征明 and Xu Zhenqing 徐禎卿|徐祯卿
Xú Zhēn qīng
Xu Zhenqing (1479-1511), Ming writer, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
Xǔ Zhòng lín
Xu Zhonglin or Chen Zhonglin 陳仲琳|陈仲琳 (c. 1567-c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom the fantasy novel Investure of the Gods 封神演義|封神演义 is attributed, together with Lu Xixing 陸西星|陆西星
Lù Xī xīng
Lu Xixing (1520-c. 1601), Ming Daoist author, to whom the fantasy novel Investure of the Gods 封神演義|封神演义 is attributed, together with Xu Zhonglin 許仲琳|许仲琳
Chén Zhòng lín
Xu Zhonglin or Xu Zhonglin 許仲琳|许仲琳 (c. 1567-c. 1620), Ming novelist, to whom the fantasy novel Investure of the Gods 封神演義|封神演义 is attributed, together with Lu Xixing 陸西星|陆西星
Xú Xiá kè
Xu Xiake (1587-1641), Ming dynasty travel writer and geographer, author of Xu Xiake's Travel Diaries 徐霞客遊記|徐霞客游记[Xu2 Xia2 ke4 You2 ji4]