Zheng Banqiao (1693-1765), formerly known as Zheng Xie, also known as Kerou, also known as Li'an, also known as Banqiao, was known as Mr. Banqiao. He was a native of Xinghua, Jiangsu, and his ancestral home was Suzhou. He was a scholar of Kangxi, a scholar in the tenth year of Yongzheng, and a Jinshi in the first year of Qianlong (1736). He was the magistrate of Fan County and Weixian County in Shandong Province. He had outstanding political achievements. He later lived in Yangzhou and made a living by selling paintings. He was an important representative of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou".
Zheng Banqiao only painted orchids, bamboos and stones throughout his life. He called himself "the orchid that never fades in all seasons, the evergreen bamboo with a hundred knots, the unbeatable stone through the ages, and the unchanging person through the ages." His poetry, calligraphy and painting are known as the "Three Wonders" in the world. He is a relatively representative literati painter in the Qing Dynasty. His representative works include "Building Bamboos and New Bamboos", "Clear Lights", "Orchid and Bamboo Fragrance", "Gan Valley and Chrysanthemum Spring", "Crossing Orchids and Thorns", etc. He is the author of "Collection of Zheng Banqiao".