Are Zheng Xie and Zheng Banqiao the same person?

Zheng Banqiao, whose name was Zheng Xie, was a famous painter and calligrapher in Qing Dynasty. The word Kerou is Banqiao, also known as Zheng Banqiao. When Qianlong was a scholar, he served as the magistrate of Wei County and the history of calligraphy and painting.

Zheng Banqiao is an outstanding celebrity in history, the main representative of "Eight Eccentrics in Yangzhou", and a painter and writer who is famous for his "three wonders of poetry, calligraphy and painting".

Zheng Banqiao's calligraphy is based on official script and running script, which is called "Banqiao Style". The single font of his works seems crooked, but the overall feeling is patchwork and has a unique charm. Some people say that "this kind of work is indispensable."

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Zheng Banqiao (1693- 1765), formerly known as Zheng Xie, was born in Xinghua, Jiangsu, and his ancestral home was Suzhou. Kangxi scholar, a juren in the tenth year of Yongzheng, a scholar in the first year of Qianlong (1736). He served as an official in Fan County and Wei County, Shandong Province, with remarkable achievements. Later, he lived in Yangzhou and made a living by selling paintings. He is an important representative of "Yangzhou Eight Eccentrics".

Zheng Banqiao only painted orchids, bamboos and stones in his life, which is known as "orchids that never fade in four seasons, bamboos that never fall for a hundred days, and invincible stones that never change". His poems, paintings and calligraphy, known as the "three wonders" in the world, are more representative literati painters in the Qing Dynasty. Representative works include Zhuxiu Novelty, Guangqing Liu Zhao, Zhu Lan Fang Xin, Gangu Juquan, Cong Lan Ci, and Zheng Banqiao Collection.

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