Zhang Dai (Ming writer, Guard command)
Zhang Dai (1597 --1685), the city also known as Victoria, the eldest son of the word, and the word Shigong, Hao Tao Temple, Sun-day, butterfly Temple Buddhist alias, number six late Hugh lay, Han nationality, Sanin (now Zhejiang Shaoxing) people. Gifted writer, historian, or an expert specializes in tea appreciation. It is recognized as one of the highest achievements of the Ming Dynasty writer, which had been masters of prose. His prose is fresh and lively language, vivid, simple to take a wide view, "West Lake in July and a half", "pavilion to see snow" is his masterpiece. Author of "Tao Dream Recollection" "West Lake dream to find" "night boat" "Lang Huan Collection" "Fast Park Road Ancient" and peerless literary classics, history and another famous "Stone Kui book" is also its representative, when people Lichang Xiang that "todays history, no more than Tao Temple."
Zhang Dai was born officialdom families, early years living in clover, later fled to the mountains, destitute insisted writings. Unconventional uninhibited life, indifferent to fame, with a wide range of hobbies and aesthetic taste. He was pleased to travel landscape, well versed in the garden arrangement of the law; understand the music, can play the piano koji; good tea, tea ceremony kung fu deep; good collection, with an extraordinary level of appreciation; fine drama, director commentary pursuit of perfection to the United States.
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