Cheng Jinfang

TimelineCBDB

1. 1780 同考官

Office recordsCBDB

FamilyCBDB

AliasesCBDB

• 三長物齋 室名、別號
• 勉行堂 室名、別號
• 勉行齋 室名、別號
• 廷璜 未詳
• 桂宦 室名、別號
• 程廷鐄 别名、曾用名
• 程廷鑛 别名、曾用名
• 程志鑰 别名、曾用名
• 蕺園 室名、別號
• 魚門 字

StatusCBDB

• 富豪
• 藏書家

AssociationsCBDB

ExaminationsCBDB

WorksCBDB

Citations

1. [1] Name, dates, and identity Cheng Jinfang lived from 1718 to 1784 and was a Qing poet and scholar.
   • CBDBCheng Jinfang (65833)The name, date, dynasty, and book-collector values identify Cheng Jinfang as a Qing scholarly figure.
   • Souyun程晉芳 (68311)The profile gives his name, Qing dynasty, and lifespan, while the biography describes his learning and poetic achievement.
   • WikidataCheng Jinfang (Q5091225)The English label and description identify him as Cheng Jinfang, a poet and scholar, and the time claims give 1718 and 1784.
2. [2] Former names His original name was Cheng Tinghuang, and the other forms listed here are associated alternate names.
   • CBDBCheng Jinfang (65833)The alternate-name values give Tinghuang, Cheng Tinghuang, Cheng Tingkuang, and Cheng Zhiyao.
   • Souyun程晉芳 (68311)Both biographical passages state that his original name was 廷鐄.
   • WikidataCheng Jinfang (Q5091225)The alias collection includes the corresponding alternate forms.
3. [3] Courtesy name and sobriquets His zi was Yumen and his hao Jiyuan; four further names are classified as studio names or sobriquets.
   • CBDBCheng Jinfang (65833)The alternate-name values and type fields identify Yumen as a zi, Jiyuan as a sobriquet, and the four other names as studio names or sobriquets.
   • Souyun程晉芳 (68311)Both biographical passages give the zi 魚門 and hao 蕺園.
   • WikidataCheng Jinfang (Q5091225)The alias collection includes the four studio names together with Yumen and Jiyuan.
4. [4] Native place and residence His native place is given as Jiangdu or Shexian in Anhui, and he lived in Yangzhou.
   • CBDBCheng Jinfang (65833)The address values give Jiangdu as the basic native place and Shexian as an alternative native place.
   • Souyun程晉芳 (68311)The profile gives Anhui Shexian and the biography says that he lived in Yangzhou.
5. [5] Family He came from a salt-merchant family and his father, siblings, and son are identified by name.
   • Souyun程晉芳 (68311)The biography identifies his family as a salt-merchant lineage.
   • CBDBCheng Jinfang (65833)The kinship entries identify his father as 程遷益, elder brother as 程原衡, younger brother as 程述先, and son as 程溧.
6. [6] Education In youth he consulted Cheng Tingzuo on the Classics, studied classical prose with Liu Dakui, and studied under Zhu Yun and Dai Zhen.
   • Souyun程晉芳 (68311)The biography directly states that he asked 程廷祚 about the Classics and studied classical prose with 劉大櫆.
   • CBDBCheng Jinfang (65833)The student relationships identify Zhu Yun, Dai Zhen, and Liu Dakui as teachers from whom he studied.
7. [7] Examination and first appointment He was summoned in 1762, entered the Grand Secretariat, became a jinshi in 1771, and entered the Ministry of Personnel with the stated examination standing.
   • Souyun程晉芳 (68311)The biographical passages give the sequence of the Qianlong twenty-seventh-year summons and Grand Secretariat appointment followed by the thirty-sixth-year jinshi success and Ministry of Personnel appointment; the linked years are 1762 and 1771.
   • CBDBCheng Jinfang (65833)The office and examination entries give the Grand Secretariat post, the provincial recommended-candidate and jinshi entries, and the second-class twenty-fourth-place ranking.
8. [8] Official career His recorded offices include Ministry of Personnel posts, editorial and examination appointments, and the additional titles listed in the sentence.
   • CBDBCheng Jinfang (65833)The office values enumerate the Ministry of Personnel, editorial, Hanlin, examination, and honorific posts represented in the sentence.
   • Souyun程晉芳 (68311)The title list confirms the Grand Secretariat, jinshi, Ministry of Personnel, Siku, compiler, and Taizi bin ke titles.
9. [9] Learning and wealth He valued learning, was a book collector, received 50,000 books, neglected livelihood, and became poor after spending his wealth on hospitality.
   • Souyun程晉芳 (68311)The biography says that he valued learning, received 50,000 books, neglected livelihood, spent his wealth on entertaining guests, and was poor in later life.
   • CBDBCheng Jinfang (65833)The status values identify him as wealthy and as a book collector.
10. [10] Late life and death In later life he went to Shaanxi, served in Bi Yuan’s household, and died in Guanzhong; Xi’an and Bi Yuan’s entourage are both associated with the place of death.
    • Souyun程晉芳 (68311)The biography states that he died as a guest in Guanzhong.
    • CBDBCheng Jinfang (65833)The address value identifies Xi’an Prefecture as the death place, while the late-life association and its note place him in Bi Yuan’s household and preserve the alternative wording about his death there.
11. [11] Friends His named friends included Liu Taigong, Li Tiaoyuan, Bi Yuan, Wu Yi, Yuan Mei, Jiang Shiquan, Zhao Yi, Lu Yao, and Shang Pan.
    • CBDBCheng Jinfang (65833)Nine friendship entries pair the names 劉臺拱, 李調元, 畢沅, 武億, 袁枚, 蔣士銓, 趙翼, 陸燿, and 商盤 with the friendship relation.
    • Souyun程晉芳 (68311)The biography says that he was on close terms with Yuan Mei and also describes his later connection with Bi Yuan.
12. [12] Other associations He traveled with Weng Fanggang, knew Ji Yun and Ren Dachun, lent books to Qian Daxin, and recommended Ling Tingkan for the special examination.
    • CBDBCheng Jinfang (65833)The association values record acquaintance with 紀昀 and 任大椿, travel with 翁方綱, lending books to 錢大昕, and recommending 凌廷堪 for the special examination.
13. [13] Tomb inscription Yuan Mei wrote Cheng Jinfang’s tomb inscription.
    • CBDBCheng Jinfang (65833)The relationship entry states that 袁枚 composed the tomb inscription.
14. [14] Scholarly and poetic achievement His writings covered the Classics; his attainments in classical learning were judged modest, while poetry was his strongest achievement.
    • Souyun程晉芳 (68311)The biography says that he wrote on the Classics, judges his attainments there not high, and identifies poetry as his greatest achievement.
15. [15] Classical and bibliographical works The listed classical and bibliographical works correspond to the titles and juan counts in the original records.
    • CBDBCheng Jinfang (65833)The original title values enumerate each classical or bibliographical work and its recorded juan count.
16. [16] Literary works His literary titles include Mianxingtang ji and the prose, poetry, and Jiyuan collections listed in the paragraph.
    • Souyun程晉芳 (68311)Both biographical passages list 勉行堂集.
    • CBDBCheng Jinfang (65833)The title values separately list the Mianxingtang, Mianxingzhai, and Jiyuan prose and poetry collections with their recorded counts.