"Enter for a new line does not need to be translated, return as it is, all other Chinese should be translated into English: Mingci Zong"

Author: Wang Zhaopeng
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Publish Date: 1997-03-01
Features: Wang Chang (1725-1807), styled Defu, styled Shu'an, also known as Lanquan, was a native of Qing (now part of Shanghai). He passed the imperial examination in the 18th year of the Qianlong reign (1758) and was granted the title of Inner Court Secretary. Later, he followed Aigui to Yunnan for nine years and was appointed as a foreign secretary of the History Department for his meritorious service. He rose to the position of Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice. He was skilled in poetry, prose, and classical literature, being one of the "Seven Scholars of Jiangdong" of his time. He was also adept at textual research and had a rich life of writings, including over 20 works such as Compendium of Inscriptions and Relics, Compendium of Lyrics of the Ming Dynasty, Chunrong Hall Collection, Qinhuai Pavilion Lyrics, and Eight Varieties of Chunrong Hall Notes. Compendium of Lyrics of the Ming Dynasty was completed in the 7th year of the Jiaqing reign (1802). In the early Qing Dynasty, Zhu Zun's Compendium of Lyrics covered lyrics up to the Yuan Dynasty. Later, he compiled and collected lyrics of the Ming Dynasty, but the manuscript remained unfinished at the time of his death. Wang Chang obtained his unfinished manuscript, combined it with his lifelong collection, and compiled Compendium of Lyrics of the Ming Dynasty in 12 volumes, including 387 lyricists and 604 lyric works. Subsequent scholars studying Ming Dynasty lyrics often drew upon this book for reference.