Zha Shenxing

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zha.

Zha Shenxing (Chinese: 查慎行; 7 June 1650 – 25 September 1727) was a Chinese poet in the early Qing dynasty.

Zha Shenxing
查慎行
Zha Shenxing
Born	(1650-06-07)June 7, 1650 Haining, Zhejiang, Qing dynasty
Died	September 25, 1727(1727-09-25) (aged 77) Haining, Zhejiang, Qing dynasty
Occupation	Poet
Relatives	Zha Sixun Zha Siting
Chinese name
Chinese	查慎行
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhā Shènxíng
Zha Silian
Traditional Chinese	查嗣璉
Simplified Chinese	查嗣琏
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhā Sìlián
Xiachong
Chinese	夏重
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xiàchóng
Huiyu
Chinese	悔余
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huǐyú
Zha Tian
Chinese	查田
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhā Tiaán
Tashan
Chinese	他山
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Tāshān

Biography

Zha was born Zha Silian in 1650 in Haining, Zhejiang. He had two younger brothers, Zha Sixun and Zha Siting. In his early years, he studied Confucian Classics under Confucianist Huang Zongxi. At the age of 19, he became a student of Ye Boyin. At the age of 20, he began traveling around the country. In 1689, he was dismissed and sent home for involvement in the case of Hong Sheng. In 1703, he sat for the imperial examination and obtained the position of a Jinshi. He was assigned to the Hanlin Academy and the Southern Study. In 1727, his brother Zha Siting committed a literary inquisition, he was also arrested. Yongzheng Emperor knew that he was prudent and righteous, and intentionally let him return to his hometown. He died in the following year.

Further reading

• Hummel, Arthur W. Sr., ed. (1943). "Cha Shên-hsing" . Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period. United States Government Printing Office.