Xu Zhongxing

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• 三 行第
• 天目山人 室名、別號
• 子與 字
• 徐子與 别名、曾用名
• 龍灣 室名、別號

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1. [1] Name and dates Xu Zhongxing (1517–1578), a Ming dynasty writer and official, also romanised as Xu Zhonghang.
   • CBDBXu Zhonghang (129886)CBDB records his name as Xu Zhongxing (徐中行), the romanisation Xu Zhonghang, a man of the Ming dynasty born in 1517 and died in 1578.
   • Souyun徐中行 (46062)The biographical material gives his name as 徐中行, a man of the Ming dynasty born in 1517 and died in 1578, and calls him a literary and political figure.
   • WikidataXu Zhongxing (Q8045165)Wikidata gives his labels as Xu Zhongxing and 徐中行, the alias Xu Zhonghang, birth in 1517 and death in 1578, and describes him as a Ming Dynasty poet.
2. [2] Names and styles His courtesy name was Ziyu (also written Ziyu), and his art names were Longwan and Tianmu Shanren.
   • CBDBXu Zhonghang (129886)CBDB records the courtesy name 子與 and the art names 龍灣 and 天目山人.
   • Souyun徐中行 (46062)The biographical material records the courtesy names 子与 and 子舆 and the art names 龙湾 and 天目山人.
   • WikidataXu Zhongxing (Q8045165)Wikidata records the courtesy names 子與 and 子輿 and the art names 龍灣 and 天目山人.
3. [3] Native place and literary group He was a native of Changxing in Zhejiang and one of the Later Seven Masters.
   • CBDBXu Zhonghang (129886)CBDB records 長興 as his native place.
   • Souyun徐中行 (46062)The biographical material places him in 浙江长兴县 and counts him among the 後七子.
4. [4] Birth and death He was born on 5 September 1517 and died on 11 November 1578.
   • Souyun徐中行 (46062)The biographical material dates his birth to 5 September 1517 and his death to 11 November 1578.
   • CBDBXu Zhonghang (129886)CBDB gives 1517 as his birth year and 1578 as his death year.
   • WikidataXu Zhongxing (Q8045165)Wikidata gives 1517 and 1578 as his years of birth and death.
5. [5] Family His great-grandfather Xu Henglu, grandfather Xu Li, father Xu Jian and mother née Xu; his elder brothers Xu Zhongfu and Xu Zhonghe and his wife née Yang; he was the third son.
   • CBDBXu Zhonghang (129886)CBDB, drawing on the 嘉靖二十九年進士登科錄, records his great-grandfather 徐亨祿, grandfather 徐禮, father 徐柬, mother 許氏, elder brothers 徐中孚 and 徐中和 and wife 楊氏, and gives his birth order (行第) as three.
6. [6] Provincial examination He passed the Zhejiang provincial examination in 1540, in the nineteenth year of the Jiajing era.
   • Souyun徐中行 (46062)The biographical material records that he passed the Zhejiang provincial examination in 1540, the gengzi year of the Jiajing reign.
   • CBDBXu Zhonghang (129886)CBDB records his provincial examination status as 鄉貢舉人.
7. [7] Jinshi and early offices He took the jinshi degree in 1550, ranking fifty-second in the second class, then served in the Ministry of Justice, rose through the Guizhou bureau and became prefect of Tingzhou, where he resisted the bandit Xiao Wu.
   • CBDBXu Zhonghang (129886)CBDB records that he became a jinshi in 1550, ranking 第二甲第五十二名.
   • Souyun徐中行 (46062)The biographical material records his jinshi degree of 1550, his first post as 刑部廣東司主事, his rise to 員外郎 and 貴州司郎中, his appointment as prefect of 福建汀州, and his defence with 徐甫宰 against the Guangdong bandit 蕭五.
8. [8] Mourning and demotion After his father's mourning he was appointed to Runing, was demoted to the Changlu salt administration, became assistant prefect of Ruizhou and went home on his mother's death.
   • Souyun徐中行 (46062)The biographical material records that after his father's mourning he was appointed to 汝寧府, was demoted to 長蘆鹽運使司判官, became 江西瑞州府同知 three months later and went home on his mother's death; it also notes that in 嘉靖四十四年 (1565) he held a post in the Changlu salt administration for three months.
9. [9] Huguang appointment He was promoted to assistant surveillance commissioner of Shandong without taking up the post, and in 1568 was appointed to Huguang, where he captured the lake bandit Ke Caifeng.
   • Souyun徐中行 (46062)The biographical material records his promotion to 山東僉事, which he did not take up, and his appointment in 1568 as 湖廣僉事 in charge of 武昌道, where he captured the lake bandit 柯彩鳳 and saved tens of thousands from famine.
10. [10] Later career and death From 1570 to 1578 he rose from left counsellor of Yunnan to left administration commissioner of Jiangxi, dying in office.
    • Souyun徐中行 (46062)The biographical material records his promotions: 雲南左參議 in 1570, 福建福寧兵備副使 in 1572, 右參政 in 1574, 按察使 in 1575, 江西右布政使 in 1577 and 左布政使 in 1578, dying in office; it also gives his highest office as 江西左布政使.
11. [11] Character and mourning He was fond of guests and his death was widely mourned.
    • Souyun徐中行 (46062)The biographical material records that he was fond of guests, died in office and was much mourned.
12. [12] Appearance and reputation He was handsome and a heavy drinker, and was reckoned one of the Later Seven Masters with Li Panlong and Wang Shizhen.
    • Souyun徐中行 (46062)The biographical material records that he was handsome and fond of drinking, and that he was counted with 李攀龍 and 王世貞 among the 後七子.
13. [13] Prefaces and biographical pieces by others Wang Shizhen wrote a preface, sacrificial addresses and a tomb tablet for him, and Wang Shimao wrote his biography and a sacrificial address.
    • CBDBXu Zhonghang (129886)CBDB records that 王世貞 wrote a preface to his collection and composed sacrificial addresses and a tomb tablet for him, and that 王世懋 wrote his biography and a sacrificial address.
14. [14] Literary associates Wang Daokun prefaced his poems and praised his administration, Li Panlong gave him a farewell piece and wrote a school record for him, and Zong Chen presented him with poems and prose.
    • CBDBXu Zhonghang (129886)CBDB records that 汪道昆 prefaced his poems and praised his conduct in office, that 李攀龍 gave him a farewell piece and wrote a school record for him, and that 宗臣 presented him with poems and prose.
15. [15] Inscriptions and biographies by him He wrote epitaphs for Shi Jun and Xiong Fu, a spirit-path stele for Wang Zongyuan, a life account and a sacrificial address for Gu Yingxiang, and a tomb tablet for Wei Xiao.
    • CBDBXu Zhonghang (129886)CBDB records that he wrote epitaphs for 施峻 and 熊桴, a spirit-path stele for 汪宗元, a life account and a sacrificial address for 顧應祥, and a tomb tablet for 魏校.
16. [16] Works His works include the Qingluo guan ji, the Qingluo ji, the Tianmu xiansheng ji in 21 juan, and the Tianmu shanren ji and Tianmu shantang ji in 20 juan.
    • Souyun徐中行 (46062)The biographical material lists his works as 《青蘿集》, 《天目山人集》, 《天目山堂集》 in 20 juan and 《青蘿館集》.
    • CBDBXu Zhonghang (129886)CBDB lists his own collection 《天目先生集》 in 21 juan.