Liu Bang' s spiritual world was built on the basis of the fusion of Confucianism and imperial ideology, both of which were reflected in his overthrowing the Qin Dynasty, subjugating the Western Chu led by Xiang Yu, and eventually founding the Han Dynasty. The elements of his spiritual world consist of his life pursuit of being a paragon of virtue, his personal accomplishment with the "three virtues" of wisdom, benevolence and courage at its core, as well as his inherent personality traits marked by magnanimity and broad-mindedness. All these...