Bao Zheng 包拯

包拯（999-1062），汉族，宋庐州合肥（今属安徽）人，字希仁。天圣朝进士。累迁监察御史，建议练兵选将、充实边备。改知谏院，多次论劾权幸大臣。授龙图阁直学士、河北都转运使，移知瀛、扬诸州，再召入朝，历权知开封府、权御史中丞、三司使等职。嘉裕六年（1061），任枢密副使。后卒于位，谥号"孝肃"。包拯做官以断狱英明刚直而著称于世。知庐州时，执法不避亲党。
Bao Zheng (999 - 1062), of the Han nationality, from Hefei, Luzhou in the Song Dynasty (now Anhui province), courtesy named Xiren, was a Jinshi (who passed the highest-level imperial examination) of the Tiansheng Reign. He became the investigating censor for the government, and suggested training soldiers and selecting generals to bolster the frontier defense situation. He then became a Zhijianyuan (admonishing official), and more than once impeached much-favored officials. He was given the title of scholar of Longtuge, Zhuanyunshi (in charge of local transportation) of Hebei, and was then called to the imperial court, serving in Kaifeng prefecture and taking up the posts of Yushizhongcheng (commission against corruption) and Sansishi (finance minister), etc. In 1061 (The sixth year of Jiayu Reign), he served as the deputy Shumishi (the head of state security). He died in office and was given the posthumous name Xiaosu. Bao Zheng was renowned for his wise judgment and upright.
中文名：包拯
Chinese name: Bao Zheng
别名：包公
Other name: Baogong
国籍：中国
Citizenship: Chinese
民族：汉族
Nationality: Han
出生地：安徽合肥
Birth place: Hefei of Anhui province
出生日期：999年
Year of birth: 999
逝世日期：1062年
Year of death: 1062
职业：官员
Profession: official