Outline of Yuan Daohong's Short Stories

Yuan Hongdao (1568 ~ 16 10), a young man, was good at poetry and prose. He was a writer in the Ming Dynasty, with a good word and a poor word, and was named a teacher. 16 years old as a student, join a club in the south of the city, and become the president himself. "Social friends under the age of 30 are all teachers and dare not commit crimes under their constraints." In the twentieth year of Wanli (1592), he was elected as the first scholar, and in the twenty-third year of Wanli (1595), he was elected as the magistrate of Wuxian County, and he listened to the court's quick decision and made innovations openly. In his spare time, he talked with literati about poetry and songs, pretending to be elegant. When Hongdao was appointed as the magistrate of Wuxian County, he served for only two years, which made him "the rule of one county" and "the great joy of the people of Wu State". After resigning from the county magistrate, he "took a 100-yuan civil loan" and paid his wife's living expenses. Shen Shixing, the prime minister, said admiringly, "There has never been such an order for two hundred years!" Resigned from Wuxian county magistrate, played in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and wrote many famous travel notes, such as Tiger Hill and First Arriving at West Lake. He was born to love the natural landscape and even ventured to board. He once said, "Take care of your body and your life, so why travel around?" "It's better to die in Leng Shi than in bed." In the 26th year of Wanli (1598), Yuan Hongdao received a letter from his brother Yuan Zongdao, who was working in Beijing, asking him to go to Beijing. He had to restrain his interest in traveling and came to Beijing, where he was awarded Professor Shun Tianfu. I'll be in charge of the ceremony department in two years. Please report back in a few months. Later, he was transferred to the doctor Ji Xun and returned home soon after his illness. In the thirty-eighth year of Wanli (16 10), he died on September 6th (10 on October 20th) at the age of three. After his death, even the money for buying coffins and returning home with his family was donated by friends and made up by selling all his paintings and calligraphy. The History of the Ming Dynasty is circulated in 288 volumes. Along with elder brother Yuan Zongdao and elder brother Yuan Zhongdao, they are called "Three Gardens of Public Security". Up to now, there are 20 volumes of Xiao, 10 volumes of Xiao Xu, 10 volumes of Bottle Flower Zhai, 4 volumes of Jin Fan Ji, 4 volumes of Jiefang Ji, 2 volumes of My Book, 23 volumes of Yuan Zhonglang's Complete Works and 24 volumes of Yuan Zhonglang's Complete Works of Liyuan Pavilion.

Source of information: Old Yellow Calendar. com