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Zha Shenxing

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Zha Shenxing
查慎行
Zha Shenxing
Born(1650-06-07)June 7, 1650
DiedSeptember 25, 1727(1727-09-25) (aged 77)
Haining, Zhejiang, Qing dynasty
OccupationPoet
RelativesZha Sixun
Zha Siting
Chinese name
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhā Shènxíng
Zha Silian
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhā Sìlián
Xiachong
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiàchóng
Huiyu
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuǐyú
Zha Tian
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhā Tiaán
Tashan
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTāshān

Zha Shenxing (Chinese: 查慎行; 7 June 1650 – 25 September 1727) was a Chinese poet in the early Qing dynasty.[1]

Biography

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Zha was born Zha Silian in 1650 in Haining, Zhejiang. He had two younger brothers, Zha Sixun and Zha Siting. In his early years, he studied Confucian Classics under Confucianist Huang Zongxi. At the age of 19, he became a student of Ye Boyin. At the age of 20, he began traveling around the country. In 1689, he was dismissed and sent home for involvement in the case of Hong Sheng. In 1703, he sat for the imperial examination and obtained the position of a Jinshi. He was assigned to the Hanlin Academy and the Southern Study. In 1727, his brother Zha Siting committed a literary inquisition, he was also arrested. Yongzheng Emperor knew that he was prudent and righteous, and intentionally let him return to his hometown. He died in the following year.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ 金庸先生的家世到底有多显赫. sina (in Chinese). 2018-02-03.

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