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Wang Shizhen

Type Figure Region China Time 1526–1590 Also known as Wang Yuanmei、Wang Fengzhou

Wang Shizhen (1526–1590), style name Yuanmei, sobriquet Fengzhou, from Taicang, Jiangsu, was a Ming litterateur and historian, a leader of the Later …

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  1. 1555–1575Taicang · TaicangFrom the late Jiajing era, with Li Panlong and others he founded the literary program of the 'Later Seven Masters', advocating an archaic style and presiding over the poetry league, becoming one of the central figures of the Jiajing-Wanli literary world.
  2. 1576–1590Nanjing · NanjingDuring the Wanli era he successively served as Governor of Yunyang and Minister of Justice in Nanjing, still devoting himself to writing in office and completing historical works such as the Yishan Tang Bieji; he died of illness in the eighteenth Wanli year.

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