[1]Name, dates, and identityHua Zhen was a Northern Song official and writer of poetry and prose; his birth year is given as either 1051 or 1052, and his death date is unknown.
CBDBHua Zhen (13460)The person is named Hua Zhen, assigned to the Song dynasty, and classified as a civil official; this source does not supply usable birth or death years.
Souyun華鎮 (24950)The profile identifies him as a Northern Song figure born in 1051; the biographical passages give both 1051 and 1052 and mark the death date with a question mark, while describing his official and literary career.
WikidataHua Zhen (Q45377714)The entity is labeled Hua Zhen and described as a Song-dynasty person.
[2]Names and native placeHua Zhen was styled Anren, used Yunxi as a sobriquet, was also known as Yunxi Jushi and Yunxi Shanke, and came from Kuaiji, now Shaoxing in Zhejiang.
CBDBHua Zhen (13460)The name data gives Anren as his zi and Yunxi as a sobriquet or studio name, while the basic native-place entry is Kuaiji.
Souyun華鎮 (24950)The profile and biographical passages give Anren, Yunxi, Yunxi Jushi, and Yunxi Shanke, and identify Kuaiji as present-day Shaoxing in Zhejiang.
WikidataHua Zhen (Q45377714)The name entries preserve the English forms Anren and Yunxi as well as their Chinese forms.
[3]Examination and first appointmentIn 1079, Hua passed the jinshi examination at age twenty-eight and began as lieutenant of Gaoyou.
CBDBHua Zhen (13460)The examination entry identifies him as a jinshi, without supplying the specific year used here.
Souyun華鎮 (24950)The biographical passages place his jinshi success in the second year of Yuanfeng, equivalent to 1079; they give his age as twenty-eight and his first appointment as lieutenant of Gaoyou.
[4]Yuanyou appointmentsDuring Yuanyou he supervised the Yongjia Salt Field, held the Daozhou office under two recorded titles, and later served in the Hunan Transport Office.
Souyun華鎮 (24950)The career passages give the 1086 salt-field appointment, the seventh-year Daozhou appointment, and the later Hunan Transport Office post; the Daozhou title appears as both 司法參軍 and 錄事參軍.
[5]Yuanfu and Chongning appointmentsIn Yuanfu he administered Haimen in Tongzhou, and in Chongning he administered Xin'an County in Henan Prefecture, with shorter forms of both place names also preserved.
Souyun華鎮 (24950)The career passages support Haimen during Yuanfu and Xin'an during Chongning; one gives 1099 and 1106, while another specifies Tongzhou Haimen County and Xin'an County of Henan Prefecture, and the profile lists later prefectural titles.
[6]Zhangzhou and other officesHua spent more than two decades in county and prefectural service, became administrator of Zhangzhou at the beginning of Zhenghe, ended as Chaofeng Dafu, and is also associated with the titles tongpan and you shijin.
Souyun華鎮 (24950)The biographical passages state that he spent more than twenty years in county offices, reached Zhangzhou at the beginning of Zhenghe, and ended as Chaofeng Dafu; one passage specifies responsibility for Zhangzhou military affairs and the profile lists Chaofeng Dafu.
CBDBHua Zhen (13460)The office entries list tongpan, Chaofeng Dafu, you shijin, and an office of governing a prefecture, with Zhangzhou as the associated location.
[7]FamilyHua's father and an elder sister were both named Hua Mou; his wife's grandfather was Zhao Kegao, and his son Hua Chuping died in 1127.
CBDBHua Zhen (13460)The kinship entries identify Zhao Kegao as the wife's grandfather, give his years as 1037 and 1102, identify Hua Mou as father and as sister's name, and give Hua Chuping's death year as 1127.
[8]Prefaces, biographies, and occasional writingsGuo Yin wrote a preface to one of Hua's books and a biography of him; Hua composed an epitaph for Huang Yi, a postface to Zhao Wanzong's book, a biography of Zhao, and a sacrificial text for Sun Sheng.
CBDBHua Zhen (13460)The association values identify Guo Yin as the author of a book preface and biography, and link Hua with an epitaph for Huang Yi, a postface and biography concerning Zhao Wanzong, and a sacrificial text for Sun Sheng.
[9]Letter exchanges IHua addressed letters to An Dun, Cheng Shimeng, Zhang Wan, Jiang Zhiqi, Xu Jiang, Gu Lin, Li Chang, Liang Zimei, Lü Gongzhu, Sun Sheng, Cai Jing, Lüqiu Xiaozhi, Zhu Fu, and Xing Shu.
CBDBHua Zhen (13460)Multiple association values use the relation 致書Y, identifying the letter recipients as An Dun, Cheng Shimeng, Zhang Wan, Jiang Zhiqi, Xu Jiang, Gu Lin, Li Chang, Liang Zimei, Lü Gongzhu, Sun Sheng, Cai Jing, Lüqiu Xiaozhi, Zhu Fu, and Xing Shu.
[10]Letter exchanges IIHua also addressed letters to Xu Duo, Liang Tao, Lin Xi, Liu Zhi, Cai Bian, Feng Ji, Zhang Heng, Liu Yi, Zeng Xiaoyong, Dong Yi, Li Hong, Ke Shu, Chen Gou, and Huang Shi.
CBDBHua Zhen (13460)Multiple association values use the relation 致書Y, identifying the letter recipients as Xu Duo, Liang Tao, Lin Xi, Liu Zhi, Cai Bian, Feng Ji, Zhang Heng, Liu Yi, Zeng Xiaoyong, Dong Yi, Li Hong, Ke Shu, Chen Gou, and Huang Shi.
[11]Learning and styleHua was fond of reading, learned, skilled in poetry and prose, and had a clear and graceful style.
Souyun華鎮 (24950)The biographical passages describe his love of reading, learning, ability in poetry and prose, and clear, graceful diction.
[12]WorksHua's works included Yangzi Fay an Xunjie in ten juan, Shushuo in three juan, Kuaiji langushi in 103 poems, Yunxi Jushi Ji in 100 juan, and Kuaiji lu in one juan.
CBDBHua Zhen (13460)The works list gives Yunxi Jushi Ji as 100 juan, Yangzi Fay an Xunjie as ten juan, Shushuo as three juan, and Kuaiji lu as one juan.
Souyun華鎮 (24950)The biographical passages list Yangzi Fay an Xunjie, Yunxi Jushi Ji, Shushuo, Kuaiji langushi, and Kuaiji lu, with the stated lengths.
[13]Loss and reconstruction of the worksThe original Yunxi Jushi Ji was lost and later reconstructed in thirty juan from the Yongle Dadian; the Yangzi Fay an Xunjie and other works were also lost.
Souyun華鎮 (24950)The passage states that the 100-juan Yunxi Jushi Ji and the Yangzi Fay an Xunjie and related works were lost, and that Qing Siku editors reconstructed thirty juan from the Yongle Dadian, including twelve juan of poetry.
CBDBHua Zhen (13460)The works entries confirm the titles and the original lengths of Yunxi Jushi Ji and Yangzi Fay an Xunjie.
[14]Editing of the poetryThe poetry edition is based on the photoreproduced Wenyuange Siku Quanshu text, collated against several manuscripts and an anthology, with one added juan of poems outside the collection.
Souyun華鎮 (24950)The passage specifies the base text, the manuscripts and anthology used for collation, and the additional juan of poems gathered outside the collection.