Zheng Wenbao (953 - 1013), style name 仲賢 Zhongxian, was from 汀州寧化 Ninghua in western Fujian. A metropolitan graduate, he held a number of high official positions. He was a skilled poet and seal script calligrapher, and an accomplished qin player.

The information about Zheng Wenbao and his qin teacher Cui Yu³ comes from a book by the monk Wen Ying.⁴ The book here is called Xu Xiangshan Yelu.⁵

The original Qin Shi essay is as follows.

 
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1 40513.32; Bio. 1576 (Return)

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3 崔諭 Cui Yu: 8405.xxx (Return)

4 Wen Ying, also called 釋 Shi (Buddhist priest) Wen Ying was from Hangzhou. He lived at a temple on Xiangshan, near West Lake; Bio/301). A poem about his qin play is in Folio 19B, #87. (Return)

5 續湘山野錄 Continuation of 18223.5 湘山野錄 Xiangshan Yelu, by the Song dynasty 僧 monk 文瑩 Wen Ying. The entry at Folio 16, #60 in Qinshu Daquan has the same information as here, adding some more at the beginning. However there the source is given simply as Xiangshan Yelu. (Return)

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