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Hu Guang

Type Figure Region Jiangxi Time 1370–1418 Also known as Hu Guang、Guangda、Wenzhuang

Hu Guang (1370–1418), courtesy name Guangda, of Taihe, Jiangxi, was a Ming scholar and litterateur;…

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  1. 1403–1408Wenyuan Pavilion, Nanjing · NanjingIn Yongle 1 he was ordered, with Jie Jin, Yao Guangxiao and others, to participate in compiling the Yongle Encyclopedia, responsible for reviewing the classics, histories, masters and collections, and organizing scholars to gather texts widely, making an important contribution to the finished work.
  2. 1408–1410Nanjing · NanjingAfter the Encyclopedia was completed he was promoted to Director of the Imperial Academy, presiding over its teaching and participating in compiling the Complete Works of the Five Classics and other standard examination texts, influencing Ming education through his expositions of the classics.

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