Xu Xing (philosopher)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Xu.

Xu Xing (Chinese: 許行; Wade–Giles: Hsü Hsing; c. 372 – c. 289 BC) was a Chinese philosopher and one of the most notable advocates of the egalitarian political philosophy of agriculturalism.^{[citation needed]} With a group of followers he settled in the state of Teng in about 315 BC. A disciple of his visited the Confucian philosopher Mencius, and a short report of their conversation discussing Xu Xing's philosophy survives.^[1]

Xu Xing
許行
Born	372 BC
Died	289 BC (aged 82–83)
Nationality	Chinese
Occupation	Philosopher
Philosophical work
Era	Zhou dynasty
Region	Teng
Main interests	Agriculturalism