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Yu Yizheng
Late Ming licentiate of Wanping who searched out Beijing's sites and inscriptions and co-wrote the Dijing jingwu lue with Liu Tong.
Mural of the cultural record “Drum and Percussion Dance”, which this person is tied to.
Also known as Zi Sizhi · Yu Jilu
- Roles
- Writer / Poet
Yu Yizheng, originally named Jilu, courtesy name Sizhi, was a licentiate of Wanping in Shuntian prefecture under Chongzhen who never held office. Steeped in Beijing lore, he liked to seek out old sites and inscriptions, and he counted Liu Tong, Fang Yizhi and Wang Chongjian among his friends. With Liu Tong he wrote the Dijing jingwu lue in eight juan: Yu gathered the material and Liu turned it into prose, with Zhou Sun as editor. The book describes the gardens, temples, sights and seasonal customs of Beijing, the Western Hills and the capital region. He died in 1636.
Life and times
Dates Birth year disputed (1594 or 1597); died 1636