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Chinese | 相土 | ||||||||||||
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Cheng Du | |||||||||||||
Chinese | 乘杜 | ||||||||||||
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Xiang Tu (Chinese: 相土; pinyin: Xiàng Tǔ; ? – ?) was an ancient Chinese noble, an ancestor of the Shang dynasty.[1] His family name is Zi (子), and his other name is Cheng Du (乘杜). His hometown is in Shangqiu (商丘), Henan (河南),[2] and he was the third leader of the Predynastic Shang.