Tang Hezheng

TimelineCBDB

1. 1573 禮部主客司主事 萬曆
2. 1575 禮部主客司郎中 萬曆
3. 1585 尚寶司丞 萬曆
4. 1587 尚寶司少卿 萬曆
5. 1589 光祿寺少卿 萬曆
6. 1589 太常寺少卿 萬曆
7. 1606 太常寺少卿 萬曆
8. 1591 太常寺卿 萬曆
9. 1608 太常寺卿 萬曆
10. 1585 工部營繕司郎中 萬曆

Office recordsCBDB

FamilyCBDB

AliasesCBDB

• 一 行第
• 元卿 字
• 凝菴 字
• 凝菴 室名、別號
• 玄卿 字

StatusCBDB

• 天文學家（星象家）
• 陰陽家
• 理學家
• 地理學家
• 數術
• [為官者：文]
• 博學之人
• 思想家

AssociationsCBDB

ExaminationsCBDB

WorksCBDB

Citations

1. [1] Name and dates Tang Hezheng was born in 1538 and died in 1619.
   • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)The main biographical record gives the name Tang Hezheng and the years 1538 and 1619.
   • Souyun唐鶴徵 (44810)The biographical entries identify Tang Hezheng and give his lifespan as 1538–1619.
   • WikidataTang Hezheng (Q45427658)The entity label and its birth and death time values correspond to Tang Hezheng, 1538–1619.
2. [2] Status Tang Hezheng was a Ming-dynasty civil official and learned scholar.
   • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)The record identifies him with the Ming dynasty, civil office, learned status, and an official post.
   • Souyun唐鶴徵 (44810)The profile and biography identify him as a Ming jinshi and a broadly learned figure.
3. [3] Home region His home region was Wujin in Changzhou Prefecture.
   • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)The basic registered-origin address is Wujin.
   • Souyun唐鶴徵 (44810)The biographical profile gives his home as Wujin County, Changzhou Prefecture, in Zhili.
4. [4] Courtesy names and sobriquet His courtesy names include Ning'an, Xuanqing, and Yuanqing; Ning'an also appears as a studio name or sobriquet in the variant form 凝菴, and his generation rank was yi.
   • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)The alias entries list Yuanqing, Ning'an, and Xuanqing as courtesy names, list 凝菴 also as a studio name or sobriquet, and give 一 as the generation rank.
   • Souyun唐鶴徵 (44810)The biographical entries give 凝庵 as a courtesy name in one formulation, and 玄卿、元卿 as courtesy names with 凝庵 as a sobriquet in another.
   • WikidataTang Hezheng (Q45427658)The name statements list 凝菴、元卿、玄卿 and the two written forms 凝庵 and 凝菴.
5. [5] Father Tang Hezheng was the son of Tang Shunzhi, who lived from 1507 to 1560.
   • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)The kinship entry identifies Tang Shunzhi as his father and gives the years 1507–1560.
   • Souyun唐鶴徵 (44810)The biographical entry explicitly calls him the son of Tang Shunzhi.
6. [6] Other family His recorded family included great-grandfather Tang Gui, mother Lady Zhuang, younger brothers Tang Xizheng, Tang Kuizheng, and Tang Fuzheng, wife Lady Wan, and son 唐傚純, who lived from 1558 to 1589.
   • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)The kinship entries identify Tang Gui as great-grandfather, Lady Zhuang as mother, three named younger brothers, Lady Wan as wife, and 唐傚純 as a son born in 1558 and deceased in 1589.
7. [7] Provincial examination In 1567, he placed second in the Dingmao Yingtian provincial examination and became a juren.
   • Souyun唐鶴徵 (44810)The biographical entry gives the Longqing first-year, Dingmao Yingtian examination result as second-place juren.
8. [8] Metropolitan examination In 1571, he was listed 103rd in the Xinwei metropolitan examination.
   • Souyun唐鶴徵 (44810)The biographical entry gives the Longqing fifth-year Xinwei metropolitan-examination ranking as 103rd.
9. [9] Jinshi degree He received the jinshi degree in the second class, 73rd place.
   • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)The examination entry identifies him as a jinshi and gives second class, 73rd place.
   • Souyun唐鶴徵 (44810)The biographical entry likewise gives the second-class, 73rd-place jinshi result.
10. [10] Ministry of Rites post He served as zhushi, yuanwailang, and langzhong in the Ministry of Rites’ Office of Host and Guest.
    • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)The office entries list 禮部主客司主事、員外郎、郎中.
    • Souyun唐鶴徵 (44810)The biographies state that he was appointed to and served in the Ministry of Rites as zhushi.
11. [11] Disagreement with Zhang Juzheng He disagreed with Zhang Juzheng.
    • Souyun唐鶴徵 (44810)The biographical entry explicitly says that he disagreed with Zhang Juzheng.
    • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)Another biographical passage also says that he and Zhang Juzheng were at odds before he left office.
12. [12] Dismissal A biographical account specifies “fuzhao,” or impetuousness, as the stated reason for his dismissal and return home.
    • Souyun唐鶴徵 (44810)The biographical entry connects his dismissal and return home with the characterization 浮躁.
13. [13] Recall after Zhang’s death After Zhang Juzheng’s death, Tang Hezheng became langzhong of the Ministry of Works’ Construction Office.
    • Souyun唐鶴徵 (44810)The biographical entry places his appointment as 工部營繕司郎中 after Zhang Juzheng’s death.
    • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)The office entries list 工部營繕司郎中, while another biographical passage describes his rise as a Ministry of Works langzhong after Zhang’s fall.
14. [14] Wanli promotions From 1585 to 1591, he received the listed promotions and was transferred to Nanjing.
    • Souyun唐鶴徵 (44810)The biographical entry gives each promotion with its Wanli year and month and records the 1591 transfer to Nanjing.
    • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)The office entries match the named posts with the corresponding Gregorian years and place the relevant Taichang Qing post in Nanjing.
15. [15] Nanjing reappointment In 1606 he was reappointed to Nanjing Taichang shaoqing and eventually held the rank of Nanjing Taichang qing.
    • Souyun唐鶴徵 (44810)The biographical entry records the 1606 reappointment as Nanjing 太常寺少卿 and states that he reached Nanjing 太常寺卿.
    • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)The office entries list Nanjing Taichang shaoqing in 1606 and Nanjing Taichang qing.
16. [16] Impeachment of eunuch officials As Nanjing Taichang qing, he impeached eunuch officials for beating a subordinate officer; the throne ordered severe punishment, and he became increasingly disliked.
    • Souyun唐鶴徵 (44810)The biographical entry recounts his impeachment of eunuch officials for beating a subordinate officer, the order for severe punishment, and the resulting dislike.
    • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)Two biographical passages likewise describe the impeachment, punishment order, and suspicion directed at him.
17. [17] Return home He returned home on grounds of illness in the ninth month of 1608.
    • Souyun唐鶴徵 (44810)The biographical entry gives the ninth month of 1608 for his return home on grounds of illness.
    • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)The office record ends the Nanjing Taichang qing tenure in 1608, while a biographical passage describes illness as the reason for leaving office.
18. [18] Death Tang Hezheng died in 1619, the forty-seventh year of Wanli, at the age of eighty-two.
    • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)The main record gives his death year as 1619.
    • Souyun唐鶴徵 (44810)The profile gives 1619, and the biographical entry states that he died in Wanli year 47 at age 82.
    • WikidataTang Hezheng (Q45427658)The death-time statement is dated to 1619.
19. [19] Broad learning Tang Hezheng was known for broad learning.
    • Souyun唐鶴徵 (44810)The biographical entry says that he was known for broad learning.
    • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)The status and biographical entries likewise emphasize his breadth of learning.
20. [20] Fields of learning His listed fields included Neo-Confucian learning, thought, astronomy and astrology, yin-yang studies, geography, and numerological arts.
    • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)The status classifications list astronomy and astrology, yin-yang learning, Neo-Confucian learning, geography, numerological arts, and thought.
21. [21] Connoisseurship He was also noted for connoisseurship.
    • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)A biographical passage describes him as learned and skilled in connoisseurship.
22. [22] Donglin teaching He engaged in scholarly teaching at Donglin Academy with Gong Daoli and Gu Xiancheng, fellow natives of the same commandery.
    • Souyun唐鶴徵 (44810)The biographical entry says that he taught and studied at Donglin Academy with Gong Daoli and Gu Xiancheng, both from the same commandery.
    • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)The association entries classify his relationships with Gu Xiancheng and Gong Daoli as scholarly teaching.
23. [23] Correspondence one His correspondence included Luo Hongxian, Zou Yuanbiao, Tang Xianzu, Mao Kun, Zeng Tongheng, Fang Yang, Wang Zudi, and Wu Zhongxing.
    • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)The association entries list letters involving Luo Hongxian, Zou Yuanbiao, Tang Xianzu, Mao Kun, Zeng Tongheng, Fang Yang, Wang Zudi, and Wu Zhongxing.
24. [24] Correspondence two He also corresponded with Jiang Bao, Mo Ruzhong, Xue Yingqi, Geng Dingxiang, and Jiang Mengyu.
    • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)The association entries list letters involving Jiang Bao, Mo Ruzhong, Xue Yingqi, Geng Dingxiang, and Jiang Mengyu.
25. [25] Funerary text Qian Qianyi wrote a funerary text for Tang Hezheng.
    • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)The association entry identifies Qian Qianyi as the person who wrote the funerary text.
26. [26] Authored works He wrote Zhouyi xiangyi in four juan and Taoxi liji in one juan.
    • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)The works entries assign authorship to the four-juan Zhouyi xiangyi and one-juan Taoxi liji.
27. [27] Xianshibian Xianshibian in six juan appears among works associated with him, although the authorship role is not specified in the listing.
    • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)The works listing includes Xianshibian in six juan but marks the role as unspecified.
    • Souyun唐鶴徵 (44810)The biographical entry names 憲世編 among his associated works.
28. [28] Other works with unspecified authorship The authorship of Fushibian in six juan and Changzhou fuzhi in twenty juan is unspecified.
    • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)The works listing includes Changzhou fuzhi in twenty juan and Fushibian in six juan, with both authorship roles unspecified.
29. [29] Later biography A biography of Tang Hezheng appears in juan 26 of the Mingru xue'an.
    • CBDBTang Hezheng (34220)The biographical note states that juan 26 of the Mingru xue'an contains a biography of him.