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Tu Long

Type Figure Region China Time c. 1543–1605 Also known as Courtesy name Weizhen、Pen name Chishui、Pen name Qingluo Jushi

Tu Long (c. 1543–1605), courtesy name Weizhen, pen name Chishui, from Yin County, Zhejiang, was a Ming dynasty dramatist, novelist, and essayist.…

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  1. 1601–1603Hangzhou · HangzhouAfter dismissal from office, Tu Long resided in Hangzhou, exchanging poetry and wine with famous literary figures, and continued writing chuanqi and miscellaneous works. During this period he revised and circulated plays such as Caihao Ji, based on the story of Li Bai's entry into Daoism, displaying magnificent imagination and ornate diction, warmly received by Jiangnan gentry and the theatrical world.
  2. 1604Hangzhou · HangzhouIn Wanli 32, Tu Long completed the chuanqi Xiuwen Ji, weaving together themes of immortals and Daoism, the imperial examination, and moral exhortation through the stories of Emperor Wenchang and Emperor Zitong. The play's grand structure and brilliant diction, together with Tanhua Ji and Caihao Ji, are known as Tu's Three Records, representing the pinnacle of late Ming literati chuanqi style.
  3. 1605Hangzhou · HangzhouIn Wanli 33, Tu Long died at his residence in Hangzhou at the age of sixty-three. Though his official career was troubled, he left behind works including Tanhua Ji, Caihao Ji, Xiuwen Ji, and Kaopan Yuyan, exerting profound influence on late Ming drama and essay literature.

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