About Xu Xing
Born 400 BC. Xu Xing was a philosopher.
Xu Xing (; c. 372 – c. 289 BC) was a Chinese philosopher and one of the most notable advocates of the egalitarian political philosophy of agriculturalism. With a group of followers he settled in the state of Teng in about 315 BC. A disciple of his visited the Confucian philosopher Mencius, and a short report of their conversation discussing Xu Xing's philosophy survives.
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Who was Xu Xing?
philosopher of Ancient China
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Xu Xing was born in 400 BC.
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Xu Xing was a philosopher.
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