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This work is a collection of essays with commentaries compiled by Chen Zi (1683–1759), a famed poet and calligrapher during the Kangxi reign. Chen Zi was also the author of Jing xin ji shi chao (Jing Xin Collection of Poems by Chen Zi), a manuscript volume of poetry in the Chinese rare book collections of the Library of Congress. He and his contemporary Li Kai (1686–1755) were considered the two best poets of the time, with Chen in the south and Li in the north. This collection, in ...