Tu Long

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• 十四 行第
• 緯眞 字
• 緯真 字
• 赤水 未詳
• 長卿 字
• 鴻苞居士 未詳

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• 戲曲作家
• [為官者：文]
• 詩人

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1. [1] Identity, dates, and occupation Tu Long is identified as a Ming writer and playwright, with the commonly given life dates 1542–1605.
   • CBDBTu Long (34919)The record identifies Tu Long, gives the Ming dynasty and the years 1542–1605, and lists him as a playwright and poet.
   • Souyun屠隆 (45138)The profile and biographical passages give 1542–1605 and describe him as a literary and dramatic writer of the Ming period.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database屠隆 (A007025)The authority entry identifies him as a Ming playwright and writer.
   • WikidataTu Long (Q5952180)The English label, occupation description, and date claims support the name, occupation, and conventional dates.
2. [2] Alternative dates An alternative account gives the more precise dates 26 July 1543 to 7 October 1605.
   • Souyun屠隆 (45138)A biographical passage gives 26 July 1543 and 7 October 1605 as an alternative set of dates.
3. [3] Names and place Tu Long was originally named 儱, used the listed style names and sobriquets, and came from Yin County in present-day Ningbo.
   • CBDBTu Long (34919)The name and address fields list the style names, sobriquets, and Yin County as the basic place of origin.
   • Souyun屠隆 (45138)The profile and biography give the original name, style names, sobriquets, and the Zhejiang Yin County/Ningbo birthplace.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database屠隆 (A007025)The name authority lists the style names and sobriquets, including Tu Changqing, Tu Weizhen, Tu Chishui, Hongbao Jushi, Youquan Shanren, and Yin County.
   • WikidataTu Long (Q5952180)The aliases include Weizhen, Zhangqing, Hongbao Jushi, and the variant Weizhen form.
4. [4] Family background The Tu family lived at Taohua Ferry; the great-grandfather and grandfather have variant names, while the father was Tu Jun, who supported the household through fishing and commerce; Tu Long was the youngest of six sons.
   • CBDBTu Long (34919)The kinship fields list the great-grandfather Tu Ziyun, grandfather Tu Pu, father Tu Jun, and five elder brothers, supporting the paternal names and the six-son order.
   • Souyun屠隆 (45138)The biography gives the alternative great-grandfather and grandfather names and says that the father made a living through fishing and commerce, was not wealthy, and had Tu Long as his youngest son.
5. [5] Early talent Tu Long was precociously talented, was recognized by Zhang Shiche, Tu Dashan, and Fan Qin, taught in Kaihua at twenty, and wrote the praised 1573 rhapsody.
   • Souyun屠隆 (45138)The biographical passages describe his rapid composition, early recognition, teaching in Kaihua at twenty, and the 1573 rhapsody praised by Liu Xuan.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database屠隆 (A007025)The authority note also describes his exceptional talent and ability to write thousands of words immediately.
6. [6] Examinations He became a Zhejiang juren in 1576, passed the jinshi examination in 1577, and was placed 110th in the third rank.
   • CBDBTu Long (34919)The examination fields list the jinshi result as third rank, 110th place, and also list the juren status.
   • Souyun屠隆 (45138)The biographies give the 1576 Zhejiang provincial examination and the following year’s successful dingchou jinshi examination.
7. [7] Local magistracies He served as magistrate of Yingshang and Qingpu, repaired the Yingshang embankment, governed Qingpu, and was escorted to Taicang by local people when he left.
   • CBDBTu Long (34919)The office fields list the Yingshang and Qingpu magistracies.
   • Souyun屠隆 (45138)The biographies describe the two magistracies, the Yingshang flood-control work, Qingpu administration, and the local farewell at Taicang.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database屠隆 (A007025)The authority note characterizes his official conduct as upright and concerned with popular hardship.
8. [8] Administration and associations He toured Jiufeng and Sanmiao without neglecting office, built a Lu-brothers shrine, and hosted Shen Jiajie and Feng Kaizhi.
   • Souyun屠隆 (45138)The biographies describe his visits to Jiufeng and Sanmiao without neglecting administration, the Lu-brothers shrine, and his reception of Shen Jiajie and Feng Kaizhi.
9. [9] Handling the floods When questioned about the rain, Tu Long directly described the flooding and won the commissioner’s admiration by not concealing popular distress.
   • Souyun屠隆 (45138)The biographical passage recounts the commissioner’s question about the rain, Tu Long’s direct account of flooded fields, and the resulting admiration.
10. [10] Ministry service In 1582 Tu Long went to the capital for the daji review; in 1583 he held several Ministry of Rites posts and rose to langzhong, although the ministry is also given as the Ministry of Personnel.
    • CBDBTu Long (34919)The office fields list the Ministry of Rites langzhong, the Office of Guest Affairs secretary, and the Office of Ceremonial langzhong beginning in the eleventh year of Wanli.
    • Souyun屠隆 (45138)The biography gives the 1582 daji review and the 1583 appointment in the Ministry of Rites.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database屠隆 (A007025)The authority note gives the alternative formulation of service as secretary and langzhong in the Ministry of Personnel.
11. [11] Dismissal In 1584 Tu Long was impeached after an excursion with Song Shien; both men were dismissed, with different grounds given for Yu Xianqing and Tu Long.
    • Souyun屠隆 (45138)The biographies describe the tenth-month 1584 banquet, Yu Xianqing’s impeachment, the false-accusation dismissal, and Tu Long’s dismissal for excessive poetry and wine.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database屠隆 (A007025)The authority note confirms that he was dismissed and returned home.
12. [12] Xu Jie and later livelihood His refusal of Xu Jie’s overtures in Qingpu is linked to Xu Jie’s hostility and the end of his official career; afterward he lived by poetry, wine, and selling writing.
    • Souyun屠隆 (45138)The biography links his refusal of Xu Jie’s overtures with Xu Jie’s hostility and the end of his career, then describes his life by selling writing after dismissal.
13. [13] Post-dismissal associations After dismissal Tu Long joined the Baiyu Society at Wang Daokun’s invitation, participated in the Nanping Poetry Society, and visited Tang Xianzu at Suichang twice in 1595.
    • Souyun屠隆 (45138)The biography describes the Baiyu and Nanping societies, his friendship with Tang Xianzu, and the two 1595 visits to Suichang.
    • CBDBTu Long (34919)The itinerary fields include Suichang.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database屠隆 (A007025)The authority note characterizes his associates as predominantly notable figures.
14. [14] Travels and literary gathering After office Tu Long travelled through Wu-Yue, the Xu River, Mount Wuyi, and Fujian; at a gui-mao Mid-Autumn gathering of more than seventy poets he served as presider and performed Yuyang Cao.
    • Souyun屠隆 (45138)The long biography gives the Wu-Yue, Xu River, Mount Wuyi, and Fujian travels and the gui-mao gathering of more than seventy poets where he presided and performed Yuyang Cao.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database屠隆 (A007025)The authority note summarizes his later travels through Wu-Yue and search for mountains and religious teachers.
15. [15] Late poverty and death In later life Tu Long grew poor, supported himself by writing, asked Li Shuxuan for rice, fell ill, died at sixty-three, and left an unpublished collection called Jiangxuelou ji in the family home.
    • Souyun屠隆 (45138)The biographies describe late poverty, the request for rice, death at sixty-three, and the unpublished Jiangxuelou ji kept by the family.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database屠隆 (A007025)The authority note says that he made a living by selling writing and died in a distressed condition.
16. [16] Drama and ci Tu Long was a major Ming playwright and also wrote ci poetry in an ornate but structurally loose style.
    • CBDBTu Long (34919)The status field identifies him as a playwright.
    • Souyun屠隆 (45138)The ci-literature passage calls him a major Ming dramatist, says that he also wrote ci, and characterizes its diction as ornate but lacking structural discipline.
    • WikidataTu Long (Q5952180)The English description identifies him as a playwright and writer.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database屠隆 (A007025)The authority note identifies him as a Ming playwright and writer.
17. [17] Chuanqi plays In 1596 Tu Long composed Tanhua ji, Caihao ji, and Xiuwen ji, and also wrote Fengyige Yuefu, Yishi zhuan, and Mingliaozi.
    • Souyun屠隆 (45138)The biographical and ci-literature passages list the three chuanqi plays, Fengyige Yuefu, Yishi zhuan, and Mingliaozi, with the 1596 composition date.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database屠隆 (A007025)The authority note confirms his dramatic and literary authorship.
18. [18] Collected works His collections included Youquan ji, Baiyu ji, Qizhenguan ji, Cai zhen ji, Nanyou ji, and Hongbao ji.
    • CBDBTu Long (34919)The works fields list Youquan ji, Baiyu ji, Qizhenguan ji, and Nanyou ji.
    • Souyun屠隆 (45138)The biographies and poetry passages list the Youquan, Baiyu, Cai zhen, Nanyou, and Qizhenguan collections.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database屠隆 (A007025)The authority note lists Qizhenguan ji, Youquan ji, Cai zhen ji, Nanyou ji, and Hongbao ji.
19. [19] Other works The bibliographic list includes works on stationery, travel implements, objects, and qingyan essays, among other titles.
    • CBDBTu Long (34919)The works fields list the stationery, travel, object, qingyan, and Mingliaozi titles named in the sentence.
20. [20] Poetics and appraisal Tu Long described his own writing as quick in talent but loose in conception, defended Du Fu’s elevated mastery against a simplistic rustic label, and was praised by Shen Jiajie for his seven-character ancient verse.
    • Souyun屠隆 (45138)The poetry passage records his self-assessment, his view of Du Fu, and Shen Jiajie’s praise of his seven-character ancient verse.