Yantai - Notable People

Notable People

  • Chou Wen-chung (b. 1923), composer
  • Qiu Chuji (1148–1227), leading Quanzhen Taoist priest and founder of Dragon Gate Taoism
  • Qi Jiguang (1528–1588), Ming Dynasty military general most remembered for defending coastal China against Japanese pirates
  • Peter Stursberg (b.1913), Canadian writer and journalist

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