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科舉: 進士(籠統)
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Year
Era
桐江集:四卷
桐江續集
續古今考
瀛奎律髓
文選顏鮑謝詩評
虛古閒抄
桐江集補遺:一卷
續古今考 三十七卷
撰著者
虛穀閑抄 一卷
撰著者
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[1]Identity and datesFang Hui lived from 1227 to 1307 and was a poet, critic of poetry, and official active in the Song–Yuan transition.
CBDBFang Hui (3) (27727)The structured biographical entry gives Fang Hui’s name and the years 1227 and 1307.
Souyun方回 (36800)The biographical material places Fang Hui between the Song and Yuan and describes his poetry and official career.
WikidataFang Hui (Q5433784)The English description identifies him as a Chinese historian and politician and gives the same birth and death years.
[2]Names and sobriquetsFang Hui was styled Wanli and Yuanfu, with the variant form 囦甫, and was known by the sobriquets Xugu and Ziyang shanren.
CBDBFang Hui (3) (27727)The name forms listed are 囦甫, 淵甫, 萬里, 虛谷, and 紫陽山人, with the first, third, and fifth forms classed as courtesy names and the others as sobriquets.
Souyun方回 (36800)The profile and biography give the names Wanli, Yuanfu, Xugu, and Ziyang shanren.
WikidataFang Hui (Q5433784)The English and Chinese alias lists preserve all four principal name forms and the variant 囦甫.
[3]Native placeFang Hui was a native of She County in Huizhou, now part of Anhui.
[9]Palace examination resultHis palace-examination ranking was changed from first in Class A to first in Class B by Jia Sidao, after which he was assigned to teach in Suizhou.
Souyun方回 (36800)The biography gives the original and altered palace-examination rankings and the Suizhou teaching appointment.
[10]Jia Sidao and impeachmentFang Hui first cultivated Jia Sidao’s favor, then impeached him after the defeat at Lugang.
Souyun方回 (36800)The biographies describe his early favor toward Jia Sidao and his later memorial impeaching Jia after the Lugang defeat.
CBDBFang Hui (3) (27727)The association entries record both support for and impeachment of Jia Sidao.
[11]Later Song officesFang Hui became taichang si zhubu and was sent out as prefect of Jiande after impeaching Wang Yue as unfit to be chief minister.
Souyun方回 (36800)The biography describes the summons to the Court of Imperial Sacrifices and the subsequent appointment as Jiande prefect; the profile lists taichang si zhubu.
[12]Career under Lü ShikuiUnder Lü Shikui, Fang Hui served as ganban gongshi, Jianghuai dadu si gan official, along-the-river zhigan, and vice-prefect of Anji.
Souyun方回 (36800)The biography gives the sequence of appointments under Lü Shikui, and the profile lists the corresponding ganban, zhigan, and tongpan titles.
[13]Additional officesAdditional appointments included governorships of Mu and Yan, military governorship of Guangde, and posts in the river-construction and pacification administrations.
CBDBFang Hui (3) (27727)The office entries list Guangde, Yan, and Mu appointments, including dated terms for Guangde and Mu.
Souyun方回 (36800)The biographies confirm the Yan appointment, while the profile lists the river-construction and pacification administrative posts.
[14]Surrender and renewed appointmentIn 1276 Fang Hui surrendered to the Yuan at Jiande, became general manager and prefect of Jiande Route, attended an imperial audience in 1277, and returned to his former post.
Souyun方回 (36800)The biography gives the 1276 surrender, the Jiande Route appointment, and the 1277 imperial audience followed by renewed service.
CBDBFang Hui (3) (27727)The office entries give Jiande Route as the place of the prefectural and general-manager appointments.
[15]DismissalAfter seven years in the commandery, Fang Hui was dismissed following accusations by his son-in-law and disciples and did not enter office again.
Souyun方回 (36800)The biography says that he served in the commandery for seven years, was attacked by his son-in-law and disciples, and did not serve again.
[16]Post-dismissal lifeFor more than twenty years Fang Hui lived by poetry among new Yuan grandees, associated with Song loyalists, and resided for a long period in Qiantang.
Souyun方回 (36800)The biography describes more than twenty years among new Yuan elites, contacts with Song loyalists, and long residence in Qiantang.
CBDBFang Hui (3) (27727)The address entry identifies Qiantang as his settled or actual place of residence.
[17]Teaching disciplesFang Hui is also listed as having taught disciples.
[19]Poetic modelsFang Hui first followed Zhang Lei, later admired Chen Shidao and Huang Tingjian, rejected late-Tang poetry, and compared himself with Lu You.
Souyun方回 (36800)The poetic account names Zhang Lei, Chen Shidao, Huang Tingjian, late-Tang poetry, and Lu You as the relevant points of comparison.
[20]Yingkui lüsuiFang Hui selected and commented on Tang–Song regulated verse in Yingkui lüsui, focusing on emotion, scene, appearance, and reality and taking three poets as standards.
Souyun方回 (36800)The biographies describe the selection of Tang–Song regulated verse, the title Yingkui lüsui, attention to emotion and scene and to appearance and reality, and the three poetic standards.
[21]Retirement and poetryThe preface to Tongjiang xuji presents retirement as a time devoted to reading and writing poetry without interruption.
Souyun方回 (36800)The preface says that after retiring at Tongjiang he abandoned worldly affairs but never stopped reading and writing poetry.
[22]Feng Dingyuan’s criticismFeng Dingyuan criticized Fang Hui for confining poetry criticism to the Xijiang school, binding ancient poets to his own views, and increasing his errors through elaboration.
Souyun方回 (36800)The biography quotes Feng Dingyuan’s criticism of Fang Hui’s Xijiang orientation and his tendency to bind ancient poets to his own opinions.
[23]Tongjiang jiTongjiang ji comprised sixty-five juan and is lost, while another listing gives a four-juan version.
Souyun方回 (36800)The literary account gives Tongjiang ji as sixty-five juan and says that it is lost.
CBDBFang Hui (3) (27727)The works list gives another Tongjiang ji entry as four juan.
[24]Tongjiang xujiTongjiang xuji was written after dismissal; its reported lengths are twenty and fifty juan, with thirty-six surviving.
Souyun方回 (36800)The literary account identifies Tongjiang xuji as post-dismissal work and gives the twenty-, fifty-, and thirty-six-juan figures.
[25]Xu gujin kao and circulationXu gujin kao is listed as thirty-seven juan, while Yingkui lüsui is the work in which Fang Hui selected and criticized Tang–Song regulated verse and which continued to circulate.
CBDBFang Hui (3) (27727)The works list gives Xu gujin kao as thirty-seven juan and includes Yingkui lüsui.
Souyun方回 (36800)The biographies identify Xu gujin kao and describe Yingkui lüsui as Fang Hui’s selection and criticism of Tang–Song regulated verse.
[26]Other worksOther listed works include Wenxuan Yan Bao Xie shi ping, Tongjiang ji buyi, Xugu xianchao, and the variant title Xugu jianchao.
CBDBFang Hui (3) (27727)The works list includes all four titles, giving one juan for Tongjiang ji buyi and Xugu xianchao and an alternate Xugu jianchao form.
[27]Defense of serving the YuanAfter entering Yuan service, Fang Hui used poetic lines to defend his conduct and praised the Yuan court; Zhou Mi denounced him and accused him of flattering Jia Sidao.
Souyun方回 (36800)The biography quotes Fang Hui’s self-defense and praise of the Yuan court and recounts Zhou Mi’s denunciation and accusation concerning the plum poems.
[28]Assessment of characterAlthough some writers suggested that Zhou Mi’s attack may have involved personal resentment, other assessments judged Fang Hui’s character unworthy of praise.
Souyun方回 (36800)The account notes the argument that Zhou Mi may have acted from personal resentment but concludes with a negative assessment of Fang Hui’s character.
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