Zheng Banqiao was one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou" in Qing Dynasty. He has no talent and a bad memory. But diligence can make up for it, so he worked hard on the word "diligence". For example, a book can be remembered by others after reading it once or twice, but Zheng Banqiao can't.
So, he read a few more times, some classic books, and he will read them hundreds of times until he fully understands them. He is not only diligent in reading, but also diligent in thinking and practice.
He often stares at the sky, motionless in a daze. When others talk to him, his answer is often irrelevant, or the preface is not right, but in fact he is absorbed in thinking. Thanks to his efforts, he finally became a famous painter, calligrapher and poet in Qing Dynasty. ?
Zheng Banqiao (1693- 1765), whose real name is Zheng Xie, has a soft word,No. Lian, No. Banqiao, also known as Mr Banqiao, is a native of Xinghua, Jiangsu, and his ancestral home is 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.