Introduction to Xu Da Cultural Relics and Historical Materials Exhibition: Xu Da (1332~1385), courtesy name Tiande, was the founding military commander of the Ming Dynasty. He was later named Duke of Wei and later King of Zhongshan. The three generations of the Xu family were all princes, and the entire Zhanyuan was the palace given to Xu Da by Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang after he became emperor.