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Xin kan yin zhu chu xiang Qi Shizi Guan yuan ji (Story of Qi prince who toiled as a gardener) is by Ming playwright Zhang Fengyi (1527−1613), courtesy name Boqi, style name Lingxu, a native of Changzhou (present-day Wuxian, Jiangsu). An ambitious youth, Zhang was the highest-placed candidate in the provincial civil examinations, but he failed several times at the national level. He enjoyed a high literary reputation. His writing was characterized by florid and fancy phrasing, and he often used allusions in his plays. In his old age ...