Zhong You
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Zhong You, commonly known by his courtesy names Zilu and Jilu, was one of the best known and most faithful disciples of Confucius. Among Confucius's disciples, he was the second in terms of ability an
A Yuan dynasty portrait of Zilu in Half Portraits of the Great Sage and Virtuous Men of Old (至聖先賢半身像), housed in the National Palace Museum
Zilu as shown on Wu Family Shrines stone-relief, tracing from Jinshisuo (金石索).
Qi City, now in Puyang, Henan, is the center of Kuaikui's fief, where Zilu was murdered
A picture of Zhong You reading under the moonlight by the ukiyo-e artist Yoshitoshi
Disciples of Confucius
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According to Sima Qian, Confucius said: "The disciples who received my instructions, and could themselves comprehend them, were seventy-seven individuals. They were all scholars of extraordinary abili
Zhong You
…Zhong You (542–480 BC), commonly known by his courtesy names Zilu and Jilu, was one of the best known and most faithful disciples of Confucius. Among Confucius's disciples, he was the second in terms of ability and accomplishment in statesmanship, after Ran Qiu. He was noted for his valour and…
A tablet in honor of the wife of Yan Hui ("The Continuator of the Sage, Duke of Yanguo") in his temple in Qufu
A symbolic tomb of Min Ziqian, with two ancient-looking bixi turtles