. ▁ ▁The ▁d ish ▁General ▁T so ' s ▁ch icken ▁in ▁American ▁Chinese ▁cu is ine ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁Zu o . ▁ ▁Names ▁Zu o ▁Z ong t ang ' s ▁family ▁name ▁was ▁Zu o ▁and ▁his ▁given ▁name ▁was ▁Z ong t ang . ▁His ▁cour tes y ▁name ▁was ▁J iga o ▁() ▁or ▁C un ▁( ). ▁His ▁art ▁name ▁( or ▁pseud onym ) ▁was ▁X i ang sh ang ▁N ong ren ▁( ), ▁which ▁means ▁" pe asant ▁from ▁X i ang ". ▁He ▁often ▁signed ▁off ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁Jin li ang ▁( ), ▁which ▁means ▁"( Z h uge ) ▁Li ang ▁of ▁today ", ▁since ▁he ▁liked ▁to ▁compare ▁himself ▁with ▁Zh uge ▁Li ang . ▁ ▁The ▁titles ▁of ▁nob ility ▁he ▁held ▁were ▁First ▁Class ▁Count ▁Ke j ing ▁() ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁and ▁Second ▁Class ▁Mar quis ▁Ke j ing ▁() ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁to ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁Zu o ' s ▁post hum ous ▁name , ▁granted ▁by ▁the ▁Q ing ▁imperial ▁court , ▁was ▁W en xi ang ▁( ). ▁ ▁Zu o ▁was ▁nick named ▁" Z uo ▁Lu oz i " ▁( ), ▁which ▁means ▁" Z uo ▁the ▁m ule ", ▁for ▁his ▁stub born ness . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Zu o ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8