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Zhao Ziyong
Qing scholar-painter from Nanhai, Guangdong, and county magistrate in Shandong, who after leaving office wrote the Cantonese song collection Yue Ou.
Mural of the cultural record “Cantonese Yuequ and Naamyam”, which this person is tied to.
Also known as Born Zhao Weigong · Zi Mingshan · Hao Mingshan Jushi
Zhao Ziyong, originally named Weigong, courtesy name Mingshan, came from Hengsha village in Nanhai, now part of Guangzhou's Baiyun District. He passed the provincial examination in 1816 and served as magistrate of Weixian and other counties in Shandong, painting a mural for Penglai Pavilion. After leaving office he wrote Yue Ou, a collection of Cantonese songs in 97 titles and 121 pieces, largely on love along the Pearl River. He was also a painter; his hanging scroll Reeds and Crabs in Ink is held by the Shenzhen Museum.
Life and times
Dates 1786 CE–1847 CE