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Xiao Cong

Xiao Cong (萧琮), son of Xiao Kui, was the last ruler of the Later Liang dynasty (r. 585-587); the Sui made him Duke of Ju, and he died in 632.

Xiao consort clan

The Xiao consort clan (萧氏) was the Khitan Liao dynasty's consort clan, source of thirteen of its fourteen empresses, which held state affairs for generations.

Sep 19, 2026

Xiao Dun

Xiao Dun (肖盾) is a Chinese education-technology entrepreneur who co-founded 17zuoye with Liu Chang in 2011, one of China's largest online homework platforms for primary and secondary students.

Xiao Gang

Xiao Gang (萧纲) was the Jianwen Emperor of the Liang dynasty, a son of Emperor Xiao Yan and the leading poet of the Palace Style, who died in 551 during the Hou Jing disturbance.

Xiao Guanyin

Xiao Guanyin (萧观音, 1040–1075) was a Liao dynasty writer and the empress of Emperor Daozong. She played the pipa and wrote the ten-piece Huixin Yuan, her best-known work.

Xiao Gui

Xiao Gui (萧炅) was a Tang dynasty official who served as Governor of the Capital and later as Minister of Justice, with his recorded death year disputed.

Xiao Hailiang (肖海亮), Chinese diver born 1977 in Wuhan, bronze medalist in 10m platform at Atlanta 1996 and Olympic gold medalist in synchronized 3m springboard with Xiong Ni at Sydney 2000; retired 2001.

Xiao He

Xiao He (萧何) was a Chinese statesman of the early Han dynasty who served Liu Bang as chief administrator and chancellor, managing laws, logistics, and the home front.

Xiao Hong

Xiao Hong (萧红) was a Chinese novelist and essayist of the Republic of China era, born Zhang Naiying in 1911 and known for Tales of Hulan River.

Xiao Ji

Xiao Ji (萧吉), courtesy name Wenzhu, was a Sui dynasty scholar-official expert in yin-yang and calculation arts whose burial divination for Empress Xian shaped court policy and the imperial succession.

Xiao Jiaruixuan

Xiao Jiaruixuan (肖•嘉芮萱), Chinese pistol shooter born 2002 in Liaoning; Tokyo 2020 Olympic 25m pistol bronze, 25m standard pistol world record 575 (Cairo 2022), and 2026 Asian Games 25m pistol gold.

Xiao Jun

Xiao Jun, original name Liu Honglin, was a Chinese novelist and leading member of the Northeast Writers Group, best known for The Village in August (1935).

Xiao Junfeng

Xiao Junfeng (肖俊锋, b. 1979, Xi'an), Chinese artistic gymnast; gold in men's team at Sydney 2000, China's first Olympic men's gymnastics team title; 1997 world team champion, 'Prince of the Vault'; distinct from shooter Xiao Jun.

Xiao Mohe

Xiao Mohe (萧摩诃) was a general of the Chen dynasty known for lone cavalry charges, who killed Chen Shuling and died in a failed Sui rebellion.

Xiao Niao Le Yuan

小鸟乐园 names a small zoo in Zhuhai, Guangdong, and a Japanese bird-watching simulation game (鳥パラダイス); it is distinct from 小鸟天堂 in Jiangmen and 长隆飞鸟乐园 in Guangzhou.

Xiao Paiya

Xiao Paiya (萧排押) was a Liao dynasty general and statesman of the imperial consort's Xiao clan who fought Song China, campaigned twice in Goryeo, and served as Northern Chancellor.

Sep 17, 2026

Xiao Ping Xu (徐小平)

Xiao Ping Xu, known in English as Bob Xu, is a Chinese angel investor who co-founded the seed-stage firm ZhenFund in 2011 and co-founded New Oriental Education & Technology Group.

Xiao Qian

Xiao Qian (萧干), born Xiao Bingqian, was a Chinese journalist, novelist, and translator, the only Chinese war correspondent on the Western European front during World War II.

Xiao Qijiang

Xiao Qijiang (萧启江), courtesy name Junchuan, was a Qing dynasty military commander from Xiangxiang, Hunan, who led the Guozi Battalion against Taiping rebels in Jiangxi, Hunan, and Guangxi.

Xiao Qinggao

Xiao Qinggao (萧庆高, 1825 to 1866) was a Qing dynasty military commander from Xiangxiang, Hunan, who rose through the Chu Army during the Tongzhi reign's campaigns against the rebellions.

Xiao Sa

Xiao Sa (萧飒), born in 1953, is the pen name of Taiwanese novelist Hsiao Ching-yu, a leading figure of 1980s women's literature known for realist fiction about urban women and marriage.

Xiao San

Xiao San, pen name Emi Siao, was a Chinese revolutionary poet and translator who translated The Internationale and wrote the first biography of Mao Zedong.

Xiao Siwen

Xiao Siwen (萧思温) was a Liao dynasty official under Emperors Muzong and Jingzong who helped place Jingzong on the throne and was murdered in 970.

Sep 25, 2026

Xiao Song

Xiao Song (萧嵩) was a chancellor of the Tang dynasty under Emperor Xuanzong who stabilized the Hexi frontier, defeated Tibetan armies, and directed the completion of the Kaiyuan Li ritual code.

Sep 21, 2026

Xiao Su

Xiao Su is an associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, working on redox-mediated electrochemical separations for water treatment and critical-element recovery.

Xiao Sun Tu

Xiao Sun Tu (小孙屠, "Little Butcher Sun") is a Song-Yuan Chinese nanxi play attributed to the Guhang shuhui of Hangzhou, one of only three plays surviving in the Yongle Dadian.

Xiao Tong

Xiao Tong (萧统, 501–531), known as Crown Prince Zhaoming, was heir apparent of the Southern Liang dynasty and compiled the Wen Xuan, the earliest surviving Chinese anthology.

Sep 21, 2026

Xiao Wang

Xiao Wang is a chemist and neuroscientist at MIT and the Broad Institute who develops molecular imaging methods for mapping gene expression in intact tissue.