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Ji nan xian sheng wen cui (Collected essays of Master Jinan) contains pieces written by Li Zhi (1059‒1109), style name Jinan Xiansheng, a Song dynasty literary scholar and a contemporary disciple of Su Shi. A native of Huaxian, Shaanxi Province, Li, after he had failed at the civil examinations, settled down in Changshe, Henan Province, and devoted himself to writing. Li Zhi was one of the so-called Six Gentlemen of Suzhou, whose essays mostly consisted of discourses and criticism. This Ming (1368‒1644) edition was edited by Hong Zhanzu ...