Fang Hongjing

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• 三 行第
• 定之 字
• 釆山 室名、別號
• 采山先生 别名、曾用名

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1. [1] Name and dates Fang Hongjing was an official of the Ming dynasty, born in 1516 and died in 1611.
   • CBDBFang Hongjing (126387)CBDB records his name as Fang Hongjing (方弘靜), his birth and death years as 1516 and 1611, and his dynasty as Ming.
   • Souyun方弘靜 (46598)The biographical entry and the Chinese biographical dictionary give his name as Fang Hongjing, place him in the Ming dynasty, and give 1516 and 1611 as his dates.
   • WikidataFang Hongjing (Q45570321)Wikidata gives his label as 方弘靜, places him in the Ming dynasty, and records his occupation as politician.
2. [2] Courtesy and art names Fang Hongjing's courtesy name was Dingzhi and his art name was Caishan.
   • CBDBFang Hongjing (126387)CBDB gives his courtesy name as 定之 and his art name as 釆山.
   • Souyun方弘靜 (46598)The biography gives his courtesy name as Dingzhi (定之) and his art name as Caishan (采山).
   • WikidataFang Hongjing (Q45570321)Wikidata lists the aliases 定之 and 釆山.
3. [3] Native place Fang Hongjing was a native of She County, Huizhou Prefecture, in Zhili.
   • CBDBFang Hongjing (126387)CBDB records his native place as She County (歙縣).
   • Souyun方弘靜 (46598)The biography gives his native place as She County, Huizhou Prefecture, Zhili (present-day She County, Anhui).
4. [4] Degree and highest office Fang Hongjing took the jinshi degree in 1550 and rose to be right vice minister of revenue at Nanjing.
   • CBDBFang Hongjing (126387)CBDB records that he passed the jinshi examination and served as Right Vice Minister of Revenue at Nanjing.
   • Souyun方弘靜 (46598)The biographical dictionary records his jinshi degree of 1550 (Jiajing gengxu) and his rise to Right Vice Minister of Revenue at Nanjing; the biography likewise gives his highest office as Right Vice Minister of Revenue at Nanjing.
   • WikidataFang Hongjing (Q45570321)Wikidata gives his academic degree as jinshi (進士).
5. [5] Variant dates A variant account gives his dates as 1 December 1517 – 16 October 1611.
   • Souyun方弘靜 (46598)The biography gives his dates as 1 December 1517 – 16 October 1611.
   • WikidataFang Hongjing (Q45570321)Wikidata gives 1517 as his year of birth and 1611 as his year of death.
   • CBDBFang Hongjing (126387)CBDB gives 1516–1611, differing from this account.
6. [6] Family and seniority Fang Hongjing belonged to the Fang family of She County and ranked third among his brothers.
   • CBDBFang Hongjing (126387)CBDB records his name as 方弘靜, his native place as She County, and his rank among brothers as the third.
   • Souyun方弘靜 (46598)The entry records him as a native of She County, Huizhou Prefecture (present-day She County, Anhui).
7. [7] Ancestors and parents Fang Hongjing's ancestors and parents.
   • CBDBFang Hongjing (126387)CBDB names his great-grandfather Fang Maofu, his grandfather Fang Taisun, his father Fang Hu, his mother of the Hu family, and his stepmother of the Zheng family.
8. [8] Siblings and wife Fang Hongjing's brothers and wife.
   • CBDBFang Hongjing (126387)CBDB names his elder brothers Fang Xuanjing and Fang Yijing, his younger brothers Fang Wujing, Fang Benjing and Fang Shoujing, and his wife of the Zheng family.
9. [9] Early schooling Fang Hongjing was a government school student in his early years.
   • CBDBFang Hongjing (126387)CBDB records that he was a government school student (庠生), with a rank of 10.
10. [10] Provincial examination Fang Hongjing passed the Yingtian Prefecture provincial examination in 1546.
    • Souyun方弘靜 (46598)The biography records that in the bingwu year of Jiajing (1546) he came tenth in the provincial examination at Yingtian Prefecture.
    • CBDBFang Hongjing (126387)CBDB records him as a provincial graduate (juren) with a rank of 14, differing from the tenth place given in the biography.
11. [11] Metropolitan examination and jinshi Fang Hongjing took fourteenth place in the metropolitan examination of 1550 and eighth place in the second class of the jinshi.
    • Souyun方弘靜 (46598)The biography records his fourteenth place in the metropolitan examination of 1550 and his eighth place in the second class of the jinshi.
    • CBDBFang Hongjing (126387)CBDB records his jinshi rank as eighth in the second class.
    • WikidataFang Hongjing (Q45570321)Wikidata gives his academic degree as jinshi (進士).
12. [12] Early career Fang Hongjing's early appointments in Dongping, Nanjing and Sichuan, and his rise in Jiangxi.
    • Souyun方弘靜 (46598)The biographical dictionary records his appointment as magistrate of Dongping, his promotion in the Nanjing Ministry of Revenue, and his posting as assistant surveillance commissioner of Sichuan; the biography adds that he rose to vice surveillance commissioner of Jiangxi.
    • CBDBFang Hongjing (126387)CBDB records him as magistrate of Dongping Prefecture and director in the Nanjing Ministry of Revenue.
13. [13] Education post in Guangxi Fang Hongjing was transferred to Guangxi in 1564 to supervise education.
    • Souyun方弘靜 (46598)The biography records his transfer to Guangxi in the tenth month of 1564 to take charge of the schools and inspect education there.
    • CBDBFang Hongjing (126387)CBDB records him as assistant education commissioner of the Guangxi provincial administration.
14. [14] Jiangxi post and Yan Song case Fang Hongjing became left administration vice commissioner of Jiangxi and handled the case of Yan Song and his son.
    • Souyun方弘靜 (46598)The biography records his transfer to the post of left administration vice commissioner of Jiangxi and his handling of the case of Yan Song and his son, in which he was implicated.
15. [15] Refusal to join Yan Song Fang Hongjing would not attach himself to Yan Song.
    • CBDBFang Hongjing (126387)CBDB records that he refused to become a member of Yan Song's faction.
16. [16] Promotions under Longqing Fang Hongjing's promotions between 1567 and 1572, ending with the grand coordinatorship of Zhejiang.
    • Souyun方弘靜 (46598)The biography records that in the tenth month of 1567 (first year of Longqing) he was promoted to surveillance commissioner of Huguang, in the twelfth month of 1568 to right administration commissioner of Jiangxi, in the second month of 1570 to left administration commissioner of Guangdong, in the tenth month of 1572 to chief minister of the Court of the Imperial Stud, and in the eleventh month of that year to right vice censor-in-chief and grand coordinator of Zhejiang.
17. [17] Career under Wanli Fang Hongjing's impeachment, return home, and later appointments under Wanli.
    • Souyun方弘靜 (46598)The biography records that in the second month of 1574 he was impeached by the Nanjing censorial offices and ordered home pending investigation; in the tenth month of 1584 he was appointed with his former rank to govern Yunyang; in 1586 he was promoted to right vice minister of revenue as director-general of the Nanjing grain depot; in 1587 he managed the affairs of the Nanjing Ministry of Works as right vice minister of revenue; and in 1589 he returned home amid slander.
18. [18] Other posts Fang Hongjing's other recorded posts in South Zhili and Nanjing.
    • CBDBFang Hongjing (126387)CBDB records him as administration commissioner (with the post assigned to South Zhili) and as Minister of Works at Nanjing.
19. [19] Death Fang Hongjing died in 1611, aged ninety-five.
    • Souyun方弘靜 (46598)The biography records his death in 1611, the thirty-ninth year of Wanli, at the age of ninety-five.
    • CBDBFang Hongjing (126387)CBDB records his death year as 1611.
    • WikidataFang Hongjing (Q45570321)Wikidata gives 1611 as his year of death.
20. [20] Poetry society Fang Hongjing's early poetry society and his refusal to join the Hongzhong society.
    • Souyun方弘靜 (46598)The biographical dictionary records that in his youth he formed a poetry society with local men, and that after he entered official life he repeatedly declined the invitations of Wang Boyu, who founded the Hongzhong society.
21. [21] Friendship Fang Hongjing was a friend of Bi Maokang.
    • CBDBFang Hongjing (126387)CBDB records that Bi Maokang was his friend.
22. [22] Writings by others Writings by Li Weizhen, Ye Xianggao, Gu Qiyuan and others connected with Fang Hongjing, and presents received by him.
    • CBDBFang Hongjing (126387)CBDB records that Li Weizhen wrote a book preface and a sacrificial address for him, Ye Xianggao his epitaph, and Gu Qiyuan his funerary account and a preface to his poetry and prose, while Wang Qiao, Tang Binyin and Gu Qiyuan were among those who sent him poems and writings.
23. [23] Works Fang Hongjing's later writings, including the Suyuan cungao and Qianyi lu ketan.
    • Souyun方弘靜 (46598)The biographical dictionary records that in his later years he wrote a great deal and produced the Suyuan cungao.
    • CBDBFang Hongjing (126387)CBDB lists his Suyuan gao and the one-juan Qianyi lu ketan, and records his Suyuan cungao as running to twenty juan.
24. [24] Letters Letters preserved in the Suyuan cungao to Wang Qiao, Wu Guolun, Wang Daokun and others.
    • CBDBFang Hongjing (126387)CBDB, drawing on the Suyuan cungao, records his letters to Wang Qiao, Wu Guolun, Wang Daokun, Geng Dingxiang, Zhao Yongxian, Chen Suoxue and Zhan Jingfeng, as well as his replies to Cao Daye and Li Weizhen.