Jiang Tingxi (, 1669–1732Barnhart: Page 379.),

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Yangsun (), was a

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, and an editor of the

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Gujin Tushu Jicheng The ''Gujin Tushu Jicheng'' (), also known as the ''Imperial Encyclopaedia'', is a vast encyclopedic work written in China during the reigns of the Qing dynasty emperors Kangxi and Yongzheng. It was begun in 1700 and completed in 1725. The work w ...

'' (''Complete Collection of Ancient and Modern Writings and Charts''). Jiang was born in

Changshu Changshu (; Suzhounese: /d͡ʐan¹³ ʐoʔ²³/) is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, and is part of the Yangtze River Delta. It borders the prefecture-level city of Nantong to the northeast across the Yangt ...

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...

. Besides the name Yangsun, he was also known by his courtesy name Youjun (), as well as the pseudonyms Nansha (), Qingtong Jushi, Qiujun, and XiGu (). The 5020-volume state-sponsored encyclopedia ''Gǔjīn Túshū Jíchéng'' () was published in 1726 and had been compiled by

Chen Menglei Chen Menglei (; 1650-1741) was a Qing dynasty scholar-writer known for being the chief editor, compiler, and author of the Gujin Tushu Jicheng Chinese encyclopedia. In 1670, he became a Jinshi. Chen Menglei conducted research for over 50 years, c ...

and Jiang Tingxi during the reigns of the

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and Yongzheng emperors in the

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. As an official painter and grand secretary to the imperial court, Jiang used a wide variety of artistic styles, and focused particularly on paintings of birds and flowers. He was also proficient in

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. His works influenced later court painters, including Yu Sheng (), Yu Zhi (). Although better known for his ''Gujin Tushu Jicheng'', Jiang also contributed—along with other scholars—in the compilation of the "Daqing Yitongzhi" ('Gazetteer of the Qing Empire').Fairbank & Teng, 211. This geographical gazetteer was provided with a preface in 1744 (more than a decade after Jiang's death), revised in 1764, and reprinted in 1849. Apart of cultural activity, as a holder of the ''jinshi'' degree Tinxi performed the important duties in the Qing government's Office of Military Finance, on par with

Zhang Tingyu Zhang Tingyu (, October 29, 1672 – May 19, 1755) was a Han Chinese politician and historian who lived in the Qing dynasty. Biography Zhang Tingyu was born in Tongcheng in Anhui province. In 1700, he obtained a ''jinshi'' position in the ...

(headed by

Yinxiang Yinxiang may refer to: *Yinxiang, Prince Yi (胤祥; 1686 — 1730), a prince of the Qing dynasty * ''Yinxiang'' (magazine), a 1971–1998 Taiwanese film journal *Yinxiang Group The Yinxiang Group (银翔) is an industrial company based in Chon ...

, the Yongzheng Emperor's brother). Spence, '' The Search for Modern China'', p.80-81

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*Barnhart, R. M. et al. Three thousand years of Chinese painting. New Haven, Yale University Press. 1997. *Fairbank, J.K. and S.Y. Teng. "On the Ch'ing Tributary System," ''Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies'' (Volume 6, Number 2, 1941): 135–246. *Nie, Chongzheng
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