. . . . . . "Dongfang Shuo (Chinese: \u6771\u65B9\u6714, c. 160 BCE \u2013 c. 93 BCE) was a Han Dynasty scholar-official, fangshi (\"master of esoterica\"), author, and court jester to Emperor Wu (r. 141 \u2013 87 BCE). In Chinese mythology, Dongfang is considered a Daoist xian (\"transcendent; immortal\") and the spirit of Venus who incarnated as a series of ancient ministers including Laozi."@en . "Dongfang Shuo"@en . . .