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Zha Jizuo
Zha Jizuo (1601–1676) was a Chinese writer and scholar who lived during the late Ming dynasty and early Qing dynasty. Names Zha Jizuo's given name was originally Jiyou () before he changed it to Jizuo (). His courtesy name was originally Sanxiu () but was later changed to Yousan (). He was also known by various pseudonyms, including Yihuang (), Yuzhai (), Dongshan Diaoshi (), Dongshan Diaoyu (), Zuoyi Feiren (), and Jingxiu Xiansheng (). Life under the Ming dynasty Zha was born in an impoverished family in Haining, Zhejiang Province during the late Ming dynasty. His ancestral home was in Wuyuan County, Jiangxi Province. His father was Zha Erhan (). In 1633, he sat for the imperial examination and obtained the position of ''juren''. After the fall of the Ming dynasty in 1644, Zha accompanied Zhu Yihai, the Prince of Lu, to Shaoxing, where the latter proclaimed himself the regent of the Southern Ming, a state formed by Ming loyalists. Zha was appointed as an official in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zha (surname)
Zha is the Standard Chinese, Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized as Cha in Wade–Giles. Zha is listed 397th in the Song dynasty Chinese classics, classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. As of 2008, it is the 176th most common surname in China, shared by 680,000 people. It was originated as a branch of the Jiang (surname 姜), Jiang (姜) surname. Zha was originally the name of a district in modern-day Shandong province.尋根溯源中國人的姓氏: Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames Notable people * Zha Jizuo (1601–1676), Ming and Qing dynasty scholar * Zha Shibiao (1615–1698), Ming and Qing dynasty landscape painter * Zha Sheng (:zh:查昇, 查昇; 1650–1707), Qing dynasty calligrapher * Zha Shenxing (1650–1727), Qing dynasty poet * Zha Sili (:zh:查嗣瑮, 查嗣瑮; 1652–1733), Qing dynasty scholar, brother of Zha Shenxing * Zha Siting (:zh:查嗣庭, 查嗣庭; died 1727), Qing dynasty scholar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of War (imperial China)
The Ministry of War was one of Six Ministries under the Department of State Affairs in imperial China. Name The Ministry of War is also commonly translated as the Ministry or . Function During the Ming Dynasty, the Ministry of War had control over appointments, promotions, and demotions of military officers; the maintenance of military installations, equipment, and weapons; and administration over the imperial Chinese post or courier network. Courier network Workers found jobs at Relay Stations or Post Offices during the Ming dynasty in multiple ways. Some were directly appointed by the Emperor. In some cases, local indigenous leaders received these appointments. The subordinate positions were filled by members of the leader's entourage, including cooks, stable hands and innkeepers. Thereafter the Stationmaster became an inherited position, in some cases for over 100 years. At more isolated frontier stations, exiles, ex-criminals and prisoners of war filled the positions. Former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1601 Births
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The Deer And The Cauldron
''The Deer and the Cauldron'', also known as ''The Duke of Mount Deer'', is a comic historical novel by Jin Yong (Louis Cha), the longest of his novels and the last to be published but chronologically it is the eighth novel. It was initially published in Hong Kong as a serial, running from 24 October 1969 to 23 September 1972 in the newspaper ''Ming Pao''. Although the book is often called a wuxia novel, it is not quite typical of the genre: the protagonist, Wei Xiaobao, is not an adept martial artist, but rather an antihero who relies on wit and cunning to get out of trouble. Title The novel's title is explained in the first chapter when the poet Lü Liuliang discusses two concepts with his son. The "cauldron" is a reference to a story in the '' Zuo Zhuan'' in which King Zhuang of Chu enquired about the Nine Tripod Cauldrons of the Zhou dynasty, unveiling his desire to seize the Mandate of Heaven. The "deer" is a reference to a remark by Kuai Tong recorded in the ''Records of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The Deer And The Cauldron Characters
The following is a list of characters from the novel ''The Deer and the Cauldron'' by Jin Yong. Some of these characters previously appeared in another novel ''Sword Stained with Royal Blood'', which is also written by Jin Yong. Some of these characters are based on historical figures, such as the Kangxi Emperor, Oboi, Wu Sangui, Chen Yuanyuan, Princess Changping, Zheng Keshuang, Feng Xifan, Galdan Boshugtu Khan, Sophia Alekseyevna, Desi Sangye Gyatso, and Wu Liuqi, as well as Zha Jizuo, a purported ancestor of Jin Yong (Zha Liangyong). Wei Xiaobao and his family * Wei Xiaobao () is the witty, sly and illiterate protagonist who was born in a brothel in Yangzhou during the Qing dynasty. He bumbles his way into the imperial palace and has a fateful encounter with the young Kangxi Emperor, with whom he develops a friendship. By sheer luck and wit, he makes a series of accomplishments that have an impact on significant historical events during the Kangxi Emperor's reign. * Wei Chunf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jin Yong
Louis Cha Leung-yung (; 10 March 1924 – 30 October 2018), better known by his pen name Jin Yong (), pronounced "Gum Yoong" in Cantonese, was a Chinese wuxia (" martial arts and chivalry") novelist and essayist who co-founded the Hong Kong daily newspaper ''Ming Pao'' in 1959 and served as its first editor-in-chief. He was Hong Kong's most famous writer, and is named along with Gu Long and Liang Yusheng as the "Three Legs of the Tripod of Wuxia". His wuxia novels have a widespread following in Chinese communities worldwide. His 15 works written between 1955 and 1972 earned him a reputation as one of the greatest and most popular wuxia writers ever. By the time of his death he was the best-selling Chinese author, and over 100 million copies of his works have been sold worldwide (not including an unknown number of pirated copies). According to ''The Oxford Guide to Contemporary World Literature'', Jin Yong's novels are considered to be of very high quality and are able to appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuxia
( ), which literally means "martial heroes", is a genre of Chinese fiction concerning the adventures of martial artists in ancient China. Although is traditionally a form of historical fiction, its popularity has caused it to be adapted for such diverse art forms as Chinese opera, manhua, television dramas, films, and video games. It forms part of popular culture in many Chinese-speaking communities around the world. The word "" is a compound composed of the elements (, literally "martial", "military", or "armed") and (, literally "chivalrous", "vigilante" or "hero"). A martial artist who follows the code of is often referred to as a (, literally "follower of ") or (, literally "wandering "). In some translations, the martial artist is referred to as a "swordsman" or "swordswoman" even though they may not necessarily wield a sword. The heroes in wuxia fiction typically do not serve a lord, wield military power, or belong to the aristocratic class. They often originat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zha Clan Of Haining
Zha or ZHA may refer to: * Zha (surname) (查), a Chinese surname * Zhanjiang Airport, IATA code ZHA * Zhuang languages, ISO 639 code zha * Zimperium Handset Alliance, an association of device vendors and carriers exchanging security-related Android information * Zaha Hadid Architects, an international architecture and design firm founded by Zaha Hadid. See also * CHA (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu Liuqi
Wu Liuqi (1607–1665), courtesy names Jianbo () and Geru (), was a Chinese general of the Qing dynasty who served as the provincial military commander of Guangdong Province. Life Wu Liuqi was born in Fengshun County, Guangdong Province during the late Ming dynasty, but his ancestral home was in Chaoyang, Guangdong Province. In his younger days, he was addicted to gambling and had squandered away his family fortune. During the chaotic period leading to the collapse of the Ming dynasty, he became a beggar in the Wuyue region and later came to serve the Yongli Emperor of the Southern Ming, a state formed by loyalists of the fallen Ming dynasty. When the forces of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty invaded Chaozhou, Wu Liuqi surrendered to the Qing general Shang Kexi and was appointed as the chief military commander in Chaozhou. He was subsequently promoted to the position of provincial military commander of Guangdong Province. The scholar Wang Shizhen () wrote about Wu Liuqi in '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Ming
The ''History of Ming'' or the ''Ming History'' (''Míng Shǐ'') is one of the official Chinese historical works known as the ''Twenty-Four Histories''. It consists of 332 volumes and covers the history of the Ming dynasty from 1368 to 1644. It was written by a number of officials commissioned by the court of Qing dynasty, with Zhang Tingyu as the lead editor. The compilation started in the era of the Shunzhi Emperor and was completed in 1739 in the era of the Qianlong Emperor, though most of the volumes were written in the era of the Kangxi Emperor. The sinologist Endymion Wilkinson writes that the ''Mingshi'', the second longest of the ''Twenty-Four Histories'', after the '' History of Song'', is "generally reckoned to be one of the best of the ''Histories'' and one of the easiest to read." Background After the Qing dynasty had extended its rule into the Central Plain, in the second year of the Shunzhi Emperor, the Censor Zhao Jiding ( 趙繼鼎) was asked to compile th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
