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Notable figures of Hefei

Bao Zheng (999–1062), Northern Song dynasty bureaucrat and judge whose name has become synonymous with judicial wisdom and uprightness.During his twenty five years in civil service, Bao consistently demonstrated extreme honesty and uprightness, with actions such as sentencing his own uncle, impeaching an uncle of Emperor Renzong's favourite concubine and punishing powerful families.Nicknamed "Justice Bao" (包青天), Bao Zheng today is respected as the cultural symbol of justice in Greater China. What left the deepest impression in me is that when he died  It was recorded that he left the following warning for his family: "Any of my descendants who commits bribery as an official shall not be allowed back home nor buried in the family burial site. He who shares not my values is not my descendant. Built in 1066, his burial site in Hefei contains his tomb along with the tombs of family members and a memorial temple.

Han Qizhi, (b. 1970), first person to climb up the tallest building in China. He was the first person to climb the exterior of the Jin Mao Tower.^[1] At 88 stories, the Jin Mao was the tallest building in China at the time—and 5th tallest building in the world (measured by roof height). In early March 2001, Han walked around the building at ground level a couple of times with a companion before removing his jacket and starting upwards.^[2] An official report would later say he was "struck by a rash impulse" before climbing the skyscraper while barehanded and while wearing regular day clothes. What struck me most was that  Han had no professional climbing experience. Apparently a hope that his feat might bring fame to himself and to his shoe business in Hefei was a factor.

                                                  

Beliefs

A Chinese kid gets a haircut in Hefei, Anhui province. According to beliefs in traditional Chinese culture, getting a haircut on the second day of the second Chinese lunar month is likely to bring good luck.