Wen Tianxiang

Wen Tianxiang (Wade-Giles: Wen T'ien-hsiang) (文天祥, June 6 1236–January 9 1283), titled Duke of Xinguo, the last resisting Prime Minister of the Southern Song Dynasty, was captured by Kublai Khan, and was brought back to Beijing under house arrest, in the company of musicians and female entertainers. Kublai Khan wanted to use Wen Tianxiang as his chief minister, under the Mongol Overlordship, to control the Han Chinese population, but Wen refused to accept this offer from the Mongol emperor.

Wen Tianxiang in present day

In Hong Kong, a village in New Territories called San Tin whom everybody surname is "Wen" (Man in Cantonese) claim to be the true descendant of Wen Tianxiang. The villagers of San Tin had just build an Wen Tianxiang statue for a belated honoring of him. San Tin belongs to Lok Ma Chau area in New Territories in Hong Kong.

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