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Chen Zheng (Tang dynasty)

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A statue of Chen Zheng and Chen Yuanguang

Chen Zheng (traditional Chinese: 陳政; simplified Chinese: 陈政; pinyin: Chén Zhèng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Chèng; 616–677) courtesy name Yimin (Chinese: 一民; pinyin: Yīmín), pseudonym Suxuan (simplified Chinese: 素轩; traditional Chinese: 素軒; pinyin: Sùxuān), was a Tang dynasty general from Gushi County in Henan, China.[1][2]

Chen Zheng was the son of Tang general Chen Ke (陳克) and the father of Chen Yuanguang. Together with son Chen Yuanguang, he was responsible for opening up and developing the city of Zhangzhou. His father was Chen Kegeng (陳克耕).

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  1. ^ Zhao, Shijun (2016-12-16). "Henan county an ancestral haven for Chinese worldwide". China Daily.
  2. ^ Clark, Hugh R. (2015). The Sinitic Encounter in Southeast China through the First Millennium CE (illustrated ed.). University of Hawaii Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-0824857189.