Wu Cheng

TimelineCBDB

1. 1307 儒學提舉司副提舉 大德
2. 1310 國子監丞 至大
3. 1323 翰林國史院學士 至治

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• 伯清 未詳
• 幼清 字
• 文正 諡號
• 草廬先生 室名、別號

StatusCBDB

• 收徒講學
• 以疾廢
• [隱居（有隱德）]
• [鄉貢進士]
• 思想家

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1. [1] Life dates and identity Wu Cheng lived from 1249 to 1333 and is identified here as a Yuan Confucian and Neo-Confucian scholar and poet.
   • CBDBWu Cheng (10084)The CBDB record gives Wu Cheng's name, birth year 1249, death year 1333, Yuan affiliation, and designation as a thinker.
   • Souyun吳澄 (38239)The biographical entries give the 1249–1333 life dates and describe him as a major Confucian figure whose works included poetry.
   • WikidataWu Cheng (Q985861)Wikidata labels him Wu Cheng and describes him as a Chinese Neo-Confucian scholar and poet who lived from 1249 to 1333.
2. [2] Names and native place His style name was Youqing, he was later known as Boqing, he came from Chongren in Fuzhou, was called Master Caolu by scholars, and received the posthumous name Wenzheng.
   • CBDBWu Cheng (10084)The CBDB record lists the names Boqing, Youqing, Wenzheng, and Caolu xiansheng, and gives Chongren as the basic native-place entry.
   • Souyun吳澄 (38239)The biographical entries identify him as a native of Fuzhou Chongren, give the Youqing and Boqing names, explain the Caolu appellation, and give the Wenzheng posthumous name.
   • WikidataWu Cheng (Q985861)Wikidata lists the English-form aliases Boqing, Caolu xiansheng, Wenzheng, and Youqing.
3. [3] Precocious youth Wu Cheng was precocious, reciting poems at three, recording more than a thousand words a day at five, and becoming broadly versed in the classics.
   • Souyun吳澄 (38239)The biographical entries describe his early brilliance, including reciting poetry at three, recording more than a thousand words daily at five, and mastering the classical canon as he grew older.
4. [4] Local recommendation and retreat At about twenty he received a local recommendation, failed the Song presented-scholar examination during Xianchun, worked on the Classics and the Dai Records, and became known as Master Caolu after living in a thatched hut.
   • Souyun吳澄 (38239)The entries record his local recommendation, failure in the Xianchun presented-scholar examination, retreat to Bushuigou, work on the Classics and the Greater and Lesser Dai Records, and later residence in a thatched hut that gave rise to the Caolu appellation.
   • CBDBWu Cheng (10084)CBDB classifies his examination status as a recommended local candidate and a local recommended presented scholar.
5. [5] Summons and return In the twenty-third year of Zhiyuan, Yuan emperor Shizu sent Cheng Jufu to seek talent in the south and summoned Wu Cheng to the capital; Wu Cheng returned because his mother was elderly.
   • Souyun吳澄 (38239)The biographies describe the Zhiyuan twenty-third-year search for talent by Cheng Jufu, Wu Cheng's summons to the capital, and his return because of his elderly mother.
6. [6] Dade office and illness During the Dade era Wu Cheng served as a Hanlin writer in attendance and deputy director of the Jiangxi Confucian School, leaving after three months because of illness; the precise point in Dade differs between early and late Dade in the entries.
   • Souyun吳澄 (38239)Both biographies give the Hanlin-writer and Jiangxi deputy-director appointments and departure through illness; one places them at the beginning of Dade and the other at its end.
   • CBDBWu Cheng (10084)CBDB lists the deputy-director office beginning in 1307, under Dade, and separately records departure because of illness.
7. [7] National Academy career At the beginning of Zhida, Wu Cheng became Assistant Director of the National Academy, was promoted to Libationer in Huangqing, retired, and was followed south by students who had not taken leave.
   • Souyun吳澄 (38239)The biographies describe the Zhida appointment as Assistant Director, the Huangqing promotion to Libationer and retirement, and students following him south without taking leave.
   • CBDBWu Cheng (10084)CBDB lists the National Academy assistant-director post from 1310 in the Zhida era and the subsequent Libationer office.
8. [8] Hanlin and Classics Banquet offices After Yingzong's accession Wu Cheng became a Hanlin Academician and joint compiler of the dynastic history; he later held the National History Academy office and served at the Classics Banquet while overseeing the Yingzong Veritable Records.
   • Souyun吳澄 (38239)The biographies record the Hanlin Academician and joint-history appointments after Yingzong's accession, the Taiding Classics Banquet lectureship, and overall responsibility for the Yingzong Veritable Records.
   • CBDBWu Cheng (10084)CBDB lists the Hanlin National History Academy office in 1323, the third year of Zhizhi, and the Classics Banquet lecturer office.
9. [9] Completion of the Veritable Records After completion of the Yingzong Veritable Records, Wu Cheng left office again, returned home, and received the rank of Grand Master for Glorious Service.
   • Souyun吳澄 (38239)The biographies state that after the Veritable Records were completed Wu Cheng left office and returned, while one explicitly records the additional grant of the Grand Master rank.
10. [10] Retirement and Confucian influence In retirement, large numbers of students came to study with Wu Cheng; together with Xu Heng, he was associated with teaching in the south and north, mutual promotion of the Confucian Way, and the status of leading Confucian masters.
    • Souyun吳澄 (38239)The biographies describe students arriving from across the realm in numbers of at least a thousand and portray Wu Cheng and Xu Heng as northern and southern Confucian leaders who mutually advanced the Confucian Way.
    • CBDBWu Cheng (10084)CBDB records his teaching of students and identifies him as a thinker.
11. [11] Immediate family Wu Cheng's grandfather was Wu Shu, his father-in-law was Yu Jue, and his wife was Yu Weigong; the latter two are given with their life dates.
    • CBDBWu Cheng (10084)CBDB identifies 吳樞 as the grandfather, 余珏 as the father-in-law, and 余維恭 as the wife, giving life dates for the latter two.
12. [12] Sons Wu Cheng had five sons: Wu Wen died in 1334, Wu Gun lived from 1282 to 1309, and the other three were Wu Jing, Wu Bing, and Wu Dan.
    • CBDBWu Cheng (10084)CBDB lists the five sons by birth order and gives the death year of 吳文 and the birth and death years of 吳袞.
13. [13] Sons-in-law His sons-in-law were Liu Guang and Wu Longxiang, with life dates 1276–1327 and 1259–1282.
    • CBDBWu Cheng (10084)CBDB identifies 劉光 and 鄔龍翔 as sons-in-law and gives the life dates of both.
14. [14] Descendants Wu Cheng also had the great-great-grandsons 吳爟 and 吳焮.
    • CBDBWu Cheng (10084)CBDB lists 吳爟 and 吳焮 as great-great-grandsons, or fourth-generation descendants.
15. [15] Friendship with Zhao Mengfu Wu Cheng was a friend of Zhao Mengfu, who presented him with three poems written by Zhu Xi and Liu Pingshan in response to one another.
    • CBDBWu Cheng (10084)CBDB identifies 趙孟頫 as Wu Cheng's friend.
    • Souyun吳澄 (38239)The biographical entry says that Zhao Mengfu copied three poems associated with Zhu Xi and Liu Pingshan and presented them when Wu Cheng returned from the capital.
16. [16] Writing and the Confucian tradition Wu Cheng regarded the Confucian tradition as his responsibility and wrote whenever he had leisure.
    • Souyun吳澄 (38239)The biographical material says that Wu Cheng wrote whenever he had leisure and took responsibility for the Confucian literary tradition.
    • CBDBWu Cheng (10084)CBDB classifies him as a thinker.
17. [17] Classical works His classical works include the seven titles 《儀禮逸經傳》, 《禮記纂言》, 《易纂言》, 《易纂言外翼》, 《書纂言》, 《三禮敘錄》, and 《春秋纂言》.
    • CBDBWu Cheng (10084)CBDB lists all seven titles as works authored by Wu Cheng.
18. [18] Other writings and edited texts He also authored four other works and edited two editions of the Classic of Filial Piety.
    • CBDBWu Cheng (10084)CBDB lists the four first titles as works authored by Wu Cheng and the two Xiaojing titles as works he edited.
19. [19] Collected writings and poetry His collected writings include 《吳文正集》; his poetry was collected in the four-volume 《草廬集》, and he also wrote 《草廬詞》.
    • Souyun吳澄 (38239)The biographical entries list 《吳文正集》 and 《草廬集》, specify four volumes of poetry in the latter, and list 《草廬詞》.
    • CBDBWu Cheng (10084)CBDB also lists the collected-writings title 《吳文正公全集》.
20. [20] Poetic style Wu Cheng favored the books of Shaozi; his poetry tended in that direction and was characterized by passages of unusual freedom and a limpid, graceful quality.
    • Souyun吳澄 (38239)The poetic account says that Wu Cheng favored the books of Shaozi, that his poetry tended in that direction, and that its syntax had exceptional passages whose effect was limpid and graceful.