[1]Name, dates, and identityThe records identify Jiang Tang, place him in the Northern Song, give his dates as 980–1054, and describe his literary standing and official career.
CBDBJiang Tang (465)The main record gives the name, the years 980 and 1054, the Song dynasty, and the assessment that he was accomplished in writing.
Souyun蔣堂 (29768)The profile and biographical texts identify him as a Northern Song figure who lived from 980 to 1054 and was accomplished in literary composition.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database蔣堂 (A021575)The authority record names him Jiang Tang in Chinese, identifies him as a Northern Song man, and calls him a Song-dynasty writer.
WikidataJiang Tang (Q16076444)The entity record gives the English label Jiang Tang, describes him as a Song-dynasty person, and states the years 980 and 1054 in its birth and death claims.
[2]Courtesy and sobriquetJiang Tang's courtesy name was Xilu and his sobriquet was Suiweng; the name records also distinguish the two forms.
CBDBJiang Tang (465)The alternate-name fields identify Xilu as the courtesy name and Suiweng as a studio name or sobriquet.
Souyun蔣堂 (29768)The profile and all three biographical texts give Xilu as his courtesy name and Suiweng as his sobriquet.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database蔣堂 (A021575)The authority record lists Xilu and Suiweng as his two Chinese aliases.
WikidataJiang Tang (Q16076444)The entity claims and English aliases preserve the forms Xilu and Suiweng.
[3]Native place and residenceThe address information gives Wu County as the registered native place and Yixing as an earlier residence, while the biographical accounts call him a native of Yixing in Changzhou and place his family in Suzhou.
CBDBJiang Tang (465)The address fields label Wu County as the basic native-place address and Yixing as an earlier residence.
Souyun蔣堂 (29768)The biographical texts call him a native of Yixing in Changzhou and say that his family was based in Suzhou; the profile gives the modern Jiangsu identification.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database蔣堂 (A021575)The authority record gives Yixing as his birthplace.
[4]Examination and early appointmentsIn 1012 Jiang Tang passed the jinshi examination, began as military commander's aide in Chuzhou, moved to the Dali Court and Linchuan, and then held assistant-prefect and prefectural posts.
CBDBJiang Tang (465)The examination field records the jinshi qualification and the office list includes the Dali Court post.
Souyun蔣堂 (29768)The three biographical texts provide the 1012 examination date and the Chuzhou, Dali Court, and Linchuan appointments.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database蔣堂 (A021575)The authority note also lists the 1012 jinshi examination, the Chuzhou appointment, and the Dali Court post.
[5]Early prefectural serviceAfter the Linchuan appointment he served as assistant prefect in Meizhou, Jizhou, and Chuzhou and as prefect of Sizhou.
Souyun蔣堂 (29768)The biographical texts list the assistant-prefect appointments in Meizhou, Jizhou, and Chuzhou and the prefecture of Sizhou.
CBDBJiang Tang (465)The office list independently includes Chuzhou and Sizhou among his prefectural assignments.
[6]Censorial serviceThe biographical accounts place his promotion from Censor of Inspection to Investigating Censor at the beginning of Mingdao, while the authority note gives a different Renzong-era title, Grand Master of Remonstrance.
Souyun蔣堂 (29768)The biographical texts state that he was summoned as a Censor of Inspection and promoted to Investigating Censor.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database蔣堂 (A021575)The authority note gives his Renzong-era service as that of an admonition grandee, a different formulation from the censorial title in the biographies.
[7]Transport commissions and demotionHe remonstrated against the abolition of Empress Guo, held transport commissions in Jiangnan East and Huainan, concurrently handled Jiang-Huai transport, and was later demoted to Yuezhou before moving to Suzhou.
Souyun蔣堂 (29768)The career accounts give the remonstrance over Empress Guo, the Jiangnan East and Huainan transfers, the concurrent transport duty, the demotion to Yuezhou, and the move to Suzhou.
CBDBJiang Tang (465)The office list includes the Jiangnan East and Huainan transport commissions, transport administration, and the prefectures of Yuezhou and Suzhou.
[8]Central financial officesHis central appointments included supervising the Ministry of Justice and service in the Revenue, Finance, and salt-and-iron administrations.
Souyun蔣堂 (29768)The career accounts list the Ministry of Justice, Revenue, Finance, and salt-and-iron deputy-commissioner posts.
CBDBJiang Tang (465)The office list includes the salt-and-iron deputy commissioner post.
[9]Later offices and prefecturesFrom Kangding through Qingli he held the Tianzhang Pavilion and Jiang-Huai transport posts and served successively in Hongzhou, Yingtiangfu, Hangzhou, Yizhou, Hezhong, and again Hangzhou and Suzhou.
Souyun蔣堂 (29768)The biographical texts give the Kangding promotion and the appointments in Hongzhou and Yingtiangfu.
CBDBJiang Tang (465)The office list includes the Tianzhang Pavilion post and Hongzhou.
[10]Later prefectures and honorific officeThe Qingli appointments include Hangzhou, the Direct Academician of the Privy Council title, Yizhou, Hezhong, and later Hangzhou and Suzhou.
Souyun蔣堂 (29768)The biographical texts specify the first- and third-year Qingli appointments and the subsequent prefectures.
CBDBJiang Tang (465)The office list includes Hangzhou, Yizhou, Hezhong, Suzhou, and the Direct Academician of the Privy Council title.
[11]Retirement and deathHis retirement is dated generally to Huangyou and specifically to its fifth year in one formulation; he retired as Vice Minister of Rites, died in the sixth year, and was seventy-five.
Souyun蔣堂 (29768)The biographical texts give both the general Huangyou dating and the more specific fifth-year dating, and identify the retiring office as Vice Minister of Rites.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database蔣堂 (A021575)The authority note identifies his final office as Vice Minister of Rites.
[12]Age at deathThe biographical accounts state that he died in the sixth year of Huangyou at the age of seventy-five, while the basic and entity records give the death year as 1054.
Souyun蔣堂 (29768)The biographical texts state that he died in the sixth year of Huangyou at age seventy-five.
CBDBJiang Tang (465)The basic record gives his death year as 1054.
[13]Family and descendantsThe family relationships identify his grandfather, father, third son, sons-in-law, collateral nephew or nephew, grandson, sixth-generation descendant or kunsun, and direct descendant.
CBDBJiang Tang (465)The family fields identify Jiang Hongjin as grandfather and Jiang Jiugao as father.
[14]Children and later descendantsThe family relationships list Jiang Changyuan as his third son, Shao Bi and Wang Jingfen as sons-in-law, Jiang Zhiqi as a collateral nephew or nephew, Jiang Yi as a grandson, Jiang Zhixing as a sixth-generation descendant or kunsun, and Jiang Tinggui as a direct descendant.
CBDBJiang Tang (465)The family fields provide each named relationship and preserve the paired forms for Jiang Zhiqi and Jiang Zhixing.
[15]Religious association and discipleWhile he was serving at Qiantang, Jiang Tang was associated with Shi Weizheng, whose name appears as Weisu in an associated note, and Shi Kan is listed as a disciple.
CBDBJiang Tang (465)The association fields name Shi Weizheng as a friend, describe the Qiantang connection and close religious friendship, and list Shi Kan as a disciple; the note uses the form Weisu.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database蔣堂 (A021575)The authority note calls Weizheng and Jiang Tang close friends in religious circles.
[16]Prefaces and literary exchangesJiang Tang wrote prefaces for works by Zhang Fangping and Li Jinqing, exchanged poems with Li, and was associated with a book preface by Qin Guan.
CBDBJiang Tang (465)The association fields identify Zhang Fangping and Li Jinqing as the authors whose books received his prefaces, Qin Guan as the author of a book preface, and Li Jinqing as his poetry-exchange partner.
[17]Memorial texts and biographyHu Su wrote his epitaph and spirit-way inscription, Song Qi wrote a portrait eulogy and shrine inscription, and Jiang Zhiqi wrote his biography.
CBDBJiang Tang (465)The association fields give the named authors for the epitaph, biography, spirit-way inscription, portrait eulogy, and shrine inscription, with a note specifying the spirit-way inscription.
Souyun蔣堂 (29768)The biographical text specifically identifies Hu Su's spirit-way inscription for Jiang Tang.
[18]Letters and garden connectionsThe associations include letters from Zhang Fangping, Zhang Yu, and Wang Anshi, building inscriptions or names connected with Li Zhongyan and Li Jinqing, and Lu Bing's visit while Jiang Tang was building his garden.
CBDBJiang Tang (465)The association fields record the letters or messages involving Zhang Fangping, Zhang Yu, and Wang Anshi, building inscriptions or names involving Li Zhongyan and Li Jinqing, and Lu Bing's visit during the garden construction.
[19]Character and poetryThe biographies describe him as austere and principled, fond of learning, accomplished in prose, and especially accomplished in poetry; the assessment fields also record literary skill and love of learning.
Souyun蔣堂 (29768)The three biographical texts describe his conduct, learning, prose, and particular strength in poetry.
CBDBJiang Tang (465)The assessment fields record that he was accomplished in writing and fond of learning.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database蔣堂 (A021575)The authority note identifies him as a Song-dynasty writer, consistent with the literary assessment.
[20]Works and YinpuThe twenty-volume Wumen ji is described as lost, Chunqing yigao survives, and Jiang Tang's residence was called Yinpu, for which he composed Twelve Poems on Yinpu.
CBDBJiang Tang (465)The works fields list Chunqing yigao and the twenty-volume Wumen ji.
Souyun蔣堂 (29768)The biographical texts state that Wumen ji was a twenty-volume collection, that it was long lost, and that Chunqing yigao survives.
DILA Buddhist Authority Database蔣堂 (A021575)The authority note supplies the name Yinpu, the Twelve Poems on Yinpu, and the statement that Wumen ji was lost.
[21]Compilation of the surviving collectionIn 1621 his twentieth-generation descendant 鐄 gathered surviving pieces into Chunqing yigao and its continuation, one volume each; in 1895 Sheng Xuanhuai reprinted them and added a one-volume supplement.
Souyun蔣堂 (29768)The collection history dates the descendant's compilation to 1621 and Sheng Xuanhuai's reprinting and supplement to 1895, with the stated volume counts.
[22]Edition and postscriptsThe current edition uses the Sheng version as its base, separates outside poems into a second volume, and has postscripts by Wei Liaoweng and Sheng Xuanhuai.
Souyun蔣堂 (29768)The collection history states that the Sheng version is the base text in one volume and that poems outside the collection form a second volume.
[23]PostscriptsChunqing yigao has postscripts by Wei Liaoweng and Sheng Xuanhuai.
CBDBJiang Tang (465)The association fields identify Wei Liaoweng and Sheng Xuanhuai as postscript authors, with a note linking Sheng Xuanhuai's postscript to Chunqing yigao.
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