Souyun龔用卿 (50949)The profile and biographical texts place him in the Ming period.
[4]IdentityThe biographical text describes him as a political figure, zhuangyuan, and scholar; the English description likewise calls him a politician.
Souyun龔用卿 (50949)The biography calls him a zhuangyuan, political figure, and scholar.
[5]Names and sobriquetHis courtesy name was Mingzhi, his sobriquet was Yungang, and Xiang was another name.
CBDBGong Yongqing (133705)The alternate-name fields identify Xiang as an alternate name, Yungang as a sobriquet, and Mingzhi as the courtesy name.
Souyun龔用卿 (50949)The biographical texts give the courtesy name Mingzhi and the sobriquet Yungang.
WikidataGong Yongqing (Q11180795)The English and traditional name entries include Mingzhi, Yungang, and Xiang, with Mingzhi and Yungang also present as name claims.
[6]HometownHe came from Huai'an County in Fuzhou Prefecture, Fujian Administrative Province.
Souyun龔用卿 (50949)The profile gives the full administrative designation, while the biographies identify him as being from Fujian Huai'an.
[7]Provincial examinationIn 1522, he placed fifth in the Fujian provincial examination of the Renwu cohort and became a juren.
Souyun龔用卿 (50949)The biography says that in the first year of the Jiajing era, 1522, he became the fifth-ranked juren in the Fujian Renwu provincial examination.
[8]Top examination result and appointmentIn 1526, he ranked first in the first degree of the Bingxu jinshi examination, became the zhuangyuan, and was appointed a Hanlin compiler; the accounts also phrase this as first place in the Jiajing fifth-year or Bingxu examination.
Souyun龔用卿 (50949)The profile lists zhuangyuan and Hanlin compiler; the three biographies give first place in the Jiajing fifth-year or Bingxu examination and record his appointment as Hanlin compiler.
[9]Korean missionAfter the examination, he was sent as an envoy to Korea and was granted a first-rank robe.
Souyun龔用卿 (50949)The biography records his mission to Korea and the grant of a first-rank robe.
[10]Promotion and Classics BanquetHe was promoted to Left Yude in the Left Spring Branch, concurrently Hanlin Reader, and served as a lecturer for the Classics Banquet.
Souyun龔用卿 (50949)The profile and biographies list the Left Yude and concurrent Hanlin Reader posts and his service as a Classics Banquet lecturer.
[11]Compilation of official worksHe participated in compiling the Minglun Dadian and the Huidian; the title is given both as Ming Huidian and Da Ming Huidian.
Souyun龔用卿 (50949)The biographies record his participation in compiling the Minglun Dadian and give the Huidian title in the forms Ming Huidian and Da Ming Huidian.
[12]Nanjing officeHe held the post of libationer of the Nanjing Imperial Academy.
CBDBGong Yongqing (133705)The office entry gives the post of Imperial Academy libationer and places it in Nanjing.
Souyun龔用卿 (50949)The profile and biographies identify the post as libationer of the Nanjing Imperial Academy.
[13]Dismissal due to illnessHis status is given as dismissal because of illness.
[14]PoetryThe biography calls him a capable poet and names Zhonghui Temple as one of his poems.
Souyun龔用卿 (50949)The biography says that he was good at poetry and lists Zhonghui Temple as a poem.
[15]WorksHis works include Shichaoxian lu and Yungang ji; a seventeen-volume collection is also titled Yungang gong wenji.
CBDBGong Yongqing (133705)The collection title is Yungang gong wenji, with seventeen volumes.
Souyun龔用卿 (50949)The biographies list Shichaoxian lu and Yungang ji, with the sobriquet appearing in variant written forms.
[16]Literary exchangesThe association entries show that his writing included prefaces, postscripts, epitaphs, sacrificial texts, spirit-way inscriptions, genealogy prefaces, academy accounts, book inscriptions, farewell poems and prefaces, gift poems and prose, inscriptions for paintings, and commemorative pieces, records, and names for buildings.
CBDBGong Yongqing (133705)The association entries enumerate these forms of writing and literary exchange.
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