The characters are derived from the catalogue of Zhang Xuezhi's History of Philosophy in the Ming Dynasty (Revised Edition), which is listed as follows:
Cao Duan (from Henan)
Xue Xuan (Shanxi)
Wu Youbi (from Jiangxi)
Hu Juren (from Jiangxi)
Chen Xianzhang (Cantonese)
Zhan Ruoshui (Cantonese)
Wang Yangming (from Zhejiang)
Wang Longxi (from Zhejiang)
Qian Dehong (from Zhejiang)
Huang Xuan (from Zhejiang)
Ji Ben (from Zhejiang)
Zou Shouyi (from Jiangxi)
Ouyang De (Jiangxi)
Nie Bao (from Jiangxi)
Luo Hongxian (from Jiangxi)
Wang Shihuai (from Jiangxi)
Hu Zhi (from Jiangxi)
Li Cai (from Jiangxi)
Wang Geng (from Jiangsu)
Luo Rufang (from Jiangxi)
Geng Direction (Hubei)
Jiao Hong (from Jiangsu)
Li Zhen (From Fujian)
Luo Qinshun (from Jiangxi)
Wang Tingxiang (from Henan)
Wu Tinghan (from Anhui)
Chen Jian (Cantonese)
Gu Xiancheng (from Jiangsu)
Gao Panlong (Jiangsu)
Huang Zongxi (from Zhejiang)
Liu Zongzhou (from Zhejiang)
Chen Qi (from Zhejiang)
Fang Yizhi (from Anhui)
Wang Fuzhi (Hunan)
Zibai Zhenke (Jiangsu people)
Yunqi Socks Hong (Zhejiang)
Shan Deqing (from Anhui)
Pu Yizhixu (From Jiangsu)
Zhang Yuchu (from Jiangxi)
Lu Xixing (from Jiangsu)
The distribution of places of origin is as follows:
12 people in Jiangxi
9 people in Zhejiang
Jiangsu 7 people
3 people in Guangdong
3 people in Anhui
2 people from Henan
Fujian 1 person
Shanxi 1 person
Hunan 1 person
Hubei 1 person
A total of 40 people